AUTHORS

Josh Spero is transport correspondent at the Financial Times.

Robin Harding is the FT’s Tokyo Bureau Chief. Until 2015, he was based in Washington covering the US Federal Reserve, the Treasury and the IMF.\n\n

Alex Bellamy is the Chief Development Officer of Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation.

Eiichi Yamaguchi is a professor at Kyoto University Graduate School of Shishu-Kan. Physicist (innovation theory, condensed matter physics). After a series of prestigious positions including principle researcher at NTT Basic Research Laboratories, visiting research scholar at IMRA Europe France, principle researcher at the 21st Century Public Policy Institute, professor at Doshisha University Graduate School, and guest research fellow at Clare Hall, Cambridge, he assumed his current position in 2014. He has written several books including “Why Has Innovation Died Out? Japan’s Scientific Crisis,” “Science of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy” (co-author), “Five Physics Theories to Learn Before You Die,” and “Innovation: Paradigm Disruptions and Fields of Resonances.”

Kentaro Watanabe is the Managing Director, Ecolab G.K.

Chinmay Jadhav has significant experience working as a copywriter and content writer for numerous publications and now works as a Content Manager for Formative Content.

Julian Popov is a fellow of the European Climate Foundation and former environment minister of Bulgaria.

Kazuo Okamoto is Chief Executive Officer of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Europe.

Matthew Devitt is an Australian eco-copywriter specializing in renewable energy, technology, sustainability, and the environment.

Jun Shirota is the General Manager of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Vietnam. He heads the company’s two liaison offices in the country. MHI Group also makes a significant contribution to the local economy through its factories that form part of the global supply chains for diesel engines and aircraft components.\n