Shimpei Ago
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Director-General for Startup Policy
He entered the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) of Japan in 1989. After serving as Director of the New Business Policy Office, Director of the Corporate Finance and Tax Affairs Division of the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency (SMEA), Director of the Distribution and Retail Industry Division, Director of the Industrial Science and Technology Policy Division, Director-General of the Business Environment Department of the SMEA, he appointed Deputy Director-General for Startup Policy in 2022 and Director-General for Startup Policy in 2023. He is in charge of coordinating the startup policy of the METI.
7/25
10:30AM - 11:00AM
(30min)
Japan as a Web3 Hub? Public and Private Sector Perspectives
MODERATOR
Noriyuki Hirosue
bitbank
CEO
Masaaki Taira
Liberal Democratic Party
Head, Project Team on Web3, LDP
Shimpei Ago
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Director-General for Startup Policy
Mamoru Yanase
Financial Services Agency of Japan
Deputy Director-General, Strategy Development and Management Bureau
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