Mr. Tan Fabian
Counsellor (Commercial), Singapore Embassy in Tokyo
Regional Director of Northeast Asia and Oceania, Enterprise Singapore

Mr. Fabian Tan is the Counsellor (Commercial) at the Singapore Embassy in Tokyo. He is also the Regional Director in the Northeast Asia and Oceania Group at the Enterprise Singapore (ESG). ESG is the government agency championing enterprise development. Fabian works with other government agencies, trade associations and corporate partners to drive the internationalization of Singaporean companies in the Japanese and Korean markets. He is also active in engaging Japanese and Korean incubators and accelerators, VC and PE funds to anchor their presence in Singapore, as part of building the Singaporean startup ecosystem.
Prior to his current appointment, Fabian was the Assistant Vice President for the Conglomerates Account Group and the Japan & Korea Desk at the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), which is the lead government agency for planning and executing strategies to enhance Singapore’s position as a global business center. He had worked with business leaders from leading F500 conglomerates and was responsible for facilitating business partnerships and investments into Singapore. He had been actively involved in project conversations related to urban mobility, digital economy and battery technologies. Fabian was also responsible for EDB’s collaboration with key Japanese and Korean partners, such as the embassies, banks and consultancies, partnering them to engage the Japanese and Korean business communities in Singapore.

Mr. Akihiko Yoshida
JETRO Manila Office Director

Akihiko Yoshida joined JETRO in 2015. He has been involved in the management of overseas expansion programs for startups and SMEs. After working at the JETRO headquarters in Tokyo and the JETRO Nagoya office, he joined the Manila office in 2020. He is currently in charge of supporting the expansion of Japanese startups, fostering collaboration between Japanese and Philippine companies, and conducting research on the Philippine economy.

Mr. Takeshi Ebihara
Rebright Partners Pte Ltd.,
Founding General Partner

Manages an independent venture capital firm specializing in Asia located in Singapore, Bangalore and Tokyo.
Graduated from Yokohama National University and joined JAFCO in 1994.
Founded Rebright Partners, an independent venture capital firm, in 2008.
Moved business location to Singapore in 2011, and started investing in Asian companies.
Certified analyst (CMA) by the Securities Analysts Association of Japan.

Mr. Yoshihisa Naganuma
ACALL Inc. CEO

ACALL Inc. provides the workstyle platform “WorkstyleOS”, which has been adopted by more than 6,000 companies in Japan and abroad. After graduating from Kobe University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 2004, he worked as an IT engineer at IBM Japan and in consulting sales of IBM’s global software for the financial market before founding ACALL in 2010. In 2021, he established a subsidiary in Singapore, ACALL ASIA PTE, Ltd., and in 2022, he moved his working base to Singapore.

Mr. Tokushi Nakashima
Global Mobility Service, Inc. President/CEO,Founder

Mr. Tokushi Nakashima has founded two EV manufacturers in Japan and the Philippines and established Global Mobility Service, Inc. in 2013.
Global Mobility Service is a business model rooted in social issues that promotes economic independence by creating access to financial services for people who would otherwise fall through the cracks of the existing financial system. As a start-up from Japan, Global Mobility Service has established its business overseas and currently operates in the Philippines, Cambodia, and five other countries, including Japan.
Graduated from the Tokyo University of Science Graduate School. Selected as one of Forbes JAPAN “Entrepreneur Ranking in Japan” 2019-2021, the BEST 10 for 3 consecutive years, and Nikkei Business “50 Japanese who move the world”. Received the “Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award” three times in one year in 2020, and many other achievements. He is a member of the Japan Business Federation Board of Inquiry and a board member of the Fintech Association of Japan. He has been a part-time lecturer at the University of Tokyo Graduate School and a visiting professor at Gifu University Graduate School.