Taka Nagao

Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. (NSC) is a wholly-owned brokerage subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TSE: 8604; NYSE: NMR). Headquartered in Tokyo, the firm was founded in 1925. NSC places a strong emphasis on research, both fundamental and quantitative. In addition to stock and bond underwriting, their activities include IPO and M&A advisory, wealth management, separately managed accounts, fund wrap services, prime brokerage and structured equity finance. Their clients include institutions, hedge funds, private banks and private equity funds as well as corporate clients and retail investors.

C&O Pharmaceutical Technology (Holdings) Ltd. manufactures and distributes pharmaceutical products. It offers anti-infection and gastrointestinal drugs, drugs for ageing adults, and specialized drugs. The firm's products are used for various indications, such as skin soft tissues infections, analgesic and antipyretic, indigestion or gastro esophageal reflux disorder, respiratory tract infections, sinusitis, hypertension and migraine. The company was founded by Lai Chi Ma and Bin Gao in 2003 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

Nikko Asset Management Americas, Inc. (Nikko AMA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1981 and is a subsidiary of Nikko AM Americas Holding Co., Inc., ultimately held by Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8309) in Japan. Nikko AMA provides investment advisory services to institutional investors, such as corporations, pension funds, trust banks, charitable organizations, government agencies and funds, supranational organizations, as well as pooled investment vehicles that includes Japanese Investment Trusts and Nikko AMA group affiliates.

Nomura Securities International, Inc. (NSI) is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1969. The firm is a division of Nomura Holding America, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMR, TYO: 8604, AMS: 8604). NSI provides securities brokerage services, as well as asset management, domestic retail, global markets, global investment banking and global merchant banking services. The firm's fixed-income business consists of bond sales and trading, origination and product supply for securitization deals and real estate-focused asset finance operations (in cooperation with Investment Banking). In the equity markets, NSI offers sales and trading of domestic and foreign stocks on a global basis, primarily for institutional investors.

Kurt Salmon US LLC provides management consulting services. The firm’s services include CIO advisory, global financial services, health care, and retail and consumer products. It offers logistics, marketing and merchandising, and information technology services. The company was founded by Kurt Salmon in 1935 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Bank for International Settlements engages in the provision of financial banking services. It supports other central banks' pursuit of monetary and financial stability through international cooperation, and acts as a bank for the central banks. It offers a forum for dialogue and cooperation, a platform for responsible innovation and knowledge-sharing, and analysis and insights on core policies, and financial services. The company was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

DG Ventures Inc. (DG Ventures) is the venture capital subsidiary of a publicly traded company Digital Garage Inc. (TYO:4819) headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The firm was founded in 2009 by Digital Garage Inc.

PT Wijaya Karya Realty engages in real estate development, property management, and construction services. It operates through real estate, property service, construction, and hotel segments. The company was founded on January 20, 2000 and is headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia.

COFCO Meat Investment Co., Ltd. engages in hog and poultry production, processing, distribution, and meat imports and exports. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Scrum Ventures LLC (Scrum Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Tak Miyata. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Kyoto University Innovation Capital Co., Ltd. (KYOTO-iCAP) is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Kyoto University founded in 2014. Kyoto University Innovation Capital Co., Ltd. is headquartered in Kyoto.

Kyoto Drug Discovery & Development Co., Ltd. engages in research and development of pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, regenerative medicine products and medical equipment. The company was founded by Noriyuki Kuno and Kunihiro Musashi on May 15, 2015 and is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.

DG Daiwa Ventures Inc. (DG Daiwa Ventures) is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2016. DG Daiwa Ventures Inc. is headquartered in Tokyo.

NeoX, Inc. engages in the provision of real estate platform website management services and artificial intelligence (AI) related businesses. It also engages in the development of augmented reality (AR) space search tools and spatial database. The company was founded by Tsutomu Nanisho on December 21, 2016 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

aceRNA Technologies, Inc. operates a drug development platform. The company is based in Kyoto, Japan. The Japanese company was founded in 2018 by Teruo Suzumu, Hirohide Saito.

Part of Accenture Plc, Accenture Japan Ltd. is a Japanese company that provides strategic and operational consulting services. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan and was founded in 1962.