Kurashi Visionary Colab - Team

Head of New Business and CVC, Panasonic Corporation(General Manager overseeing CVC Promotion Office / China CVC Promotion Office / Business Innovation Division)

Member

Kunio Gohara

Gohara has held managerial posts in the field of online service development for AV products. He specializes in DX technology, data use, and profitability strategies.
Hiroyuki Hayashi

Hayashi has held leadership positions for both domestic and international marketing and sales companies. Most recently, he was responsible for new business development in the field of major home appliances.
Kuniaki Utsubo

Utsubo was responsible for business planning and expanding overseas operations after working for financial, materials, and food manufacturing companies.
Kenichi Furukawa

After working in domestic sales and at a foreign-affiliated securities firm, Furukawa was involved in establishing business operations across Asia. He has experience in domestic and international accounting, corporate planning, and new business development.
Tokuda Katsumi

Tokuda led standardization initiatives in the content distribution field and oversaw the development of networking functions for AV equipment.
Toru Kawai

Kawai was responsible for overseas business operations and corporate planning in the electrical equipment materials division. He possesses deep insights into home IoT systems and services.
Shota Hario

Hario is responsible for corporate planning at the headquarters and the home appliances division. He is engaged in long-term strategy development and new business creation.
Akihiro Ito

Ito was engaged in product design within the AV home appliances division. After working in display technology development, he took on responsibility for new business development.
Yuki Nishiguchi

After working at a pharmaceutical company and launching a startup, Nishiguchi has been involved in business contest planning and open innovation initiatives.
ZENG JIAJIA

JIAJIA is responsible for CVC and investment in China.
She focuses on building ecosystems through new business development and venture/fund investments.
Yu Asao

Asao has been involved in brand communication after working on design. He is in charge of public relations, accelerator PG, and business partnerships.