Collection: Tech Diplomacy

Chief Financial Officer, Re-Element Technologies Kirk P. Taylor, CPA, is Co-Founder and Chief Financial Officer of ReElement Technologies Corporation, a U.S. leader in advanced rare earth and critical mineral refining. He brings more than 20 years of experience in finance,...

Associate Professor, Sophia University Takehito Kamata, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor by Special Appointment at Sophia University in Tokyo. His research focuses on international research collaborations, research integrity, research security, science, technology, and innovation policy, higher education internationalization, and Japan-U.S....

Vice President for Government Affairs and Defense, JetZero Julie is a seasoned aerospace, consulting, and leadership expert bridging business and public policy across government, renewable energy, and aviation industries. She leads the Global Government Affairs team at JetZero as the...

Chief Global Engagement Officer, Krach Institute for Diplomacy, Purdue University Janice deGarmo is a Washington, DC-based executive with deep public sector and technology expertise. She was the inaugural Chief Operating Officer for the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue...

Senior Official, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs asey Mace represents the United States as the U.S. Senior Official to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum. In this role, Mr. Mace leads U.S. engagement to...

Director of the Economic Diplomacy Strategy Division, Economic Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Akira Kadomoto is the director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’s newly created Economic Diplomacy Strategy Division, where he oversees the foreign policy aspects of...

Dr. Ryoichi "Roy" Sugimura serves as a Supervisory Innovation Coordinator at Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), where he is affiliated with the Research Promotion Division for Information Technology and Human Factors. In addition to this...