AUTHORS

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.”

Director with 10+ years in domestic and international institutional relations, design of advocacy strategies, expert in innovation management, active leader of projects to support business development and internationalization. Marketing and communication director.

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.

Professor Dr. Emmanouil Kakaras has been Executive Vice President NEXT Energy Business at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries EMEA since 1 April 2021. Prior to this role, he was Senior Vice President for New Products and Energy Solutions at MHI Group company Mitsubishi Power Europe since January 2018. Up until then he served as Vice President and Head of Research & Development at Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Europe since September 2012. His R&D activities mainly focus on flexible operation of thermal plants, on fuel cells and electrolysers, the development of large scale energy storage and the utilization of CO2. He is a member of the Board of Directors of EU Turbines. He lectures at the Technical University of Athens, Greece and the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany.

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

Pallavi Baddam is Manager – US New Unit Business Applications Engineering & Process Automation at Mitsubishi Compressors International (MCO-I), part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group.

Ogasawara Ko, Space Systems Division Vice President and General Manager, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)