NetTokyo 2009 - Organizers

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Beers for Books/Gary's Happy Hour

Gary Bremermann
Gary organizes a fun and casual semi-monthly gathering of Tokyo professionals called "Gary's Happy Hour". It brings together a unique group of people from all ages, backgrounds, nationalities, professions to relax, eat, drink, and have a good time.  Gary also launched Beers for Books in 2009, a charity fundraising concept for Room to Read which is spreading around the world to raise funds for childhood literacy in developing countries.
[ http://www.garybremermann.com / http://www.beersforbooks.org/ ]

Charity:
Room to Read (www.roomtoread.org/)

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Contemporary Japan

Founder:Tomoyuki Maeda Born: Minato-ku Azabu
Contemporary Japan creates the Renaissance by riding on the wave of Olympic movement.

He flied to Seattle in the United States when he was 17 years old. While he was at the University of Washington, he was trained by the Olympic Game athlete and LA Olympic event manager. After he graduated, he co-founded DELLAROBBIA Japan, Italian design luxury furniture brand made in California. He has been starting up member of the largest IPTV platform provider in Japan while he organizes several international fraternities and learning group. Last year he organized "Think Tokyo Olympic with modern artists" supported by Tokyo Bid Committee at Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, to accelerate the grassroots movement.
[ http://www.contemporary.jp ]

Charity:
TOKYO●2016 Supporters Club (http://www.tokyo2016.or.jp/jp/about/supporter/)/ JAPAN FIJI FRIENDSHIP SUPPORT (J.F.F.S.) (http://www.fiji.vc)

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Event Coordinator

Chica Sato

Charity:
Kokkyo Naki Kodomotachi (www.knk.or.jp)

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Entrepreneur Assocation of Tokyo, NPO

Dave Mori
Dave Mori is from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Since moving to Japan in 2002 he has helped establish several growing businesses. He is President and co-founder of the Entrepreneur Association of Tokyo NPO which was founded to promote and support entrepreneurship in Japan. He is also President of English OK KK, Japan's first English training and promotion company for the service sector. 
[ http://www.ea-tokyo.com ]

Charity:
The Tyler Foundation (www.tylershineon.org)

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E-Learning Network

Mike Kato
Mike is an independent Learning Consultant specializing in the use of technology to enhance and support learning. Starting off professionally as a teacher, Mike has worked in publishing, PC and Web-based learning systems, offline and online contents development, knowledge and contents management systems, and other projects. His mission is to provide sustainable [Education + ICT] solutions that enable people – primarily in the Pacific Rim - to mitigate and cope with the growing threats and hazards imposed by declining birthrates, graying society, internationalization/globalization, and environmental degradation/global warming.

Charity:
The Hamigaki Project (http://www.tokyo-homeless.com/hamigaki-index.htm)

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MobileMonday

Lars Cosh-Ishii
MoMo Tokyo is the leading networking organization supporting Tokyo’s mobile industry and has become a key gathering point for corporate managers, entrepreneurs, developers, analysts and the media in Japan.MoMo Tokyo is the leading networking organization supporting Tokyo’s mobile industry and has become a key gathering point for corporate managers, entrepreneurs, developers, analysts and the media in Japan.
[ http://www.mobilemonday.jp ]

Charity:
Sala Network (http://www.salanetwork.or.jp) and Kokkyo Naki Kodomotachi (www.knk.or.jp)

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SBF21

Gaku Hagiwara and Eric D’Ignazio
Soft Business Forum 21 is a semi monthly professional gathering for all business people who wish to expand their business opportunities and connections.
[ www.sbf21.org ]

Charity:
Kokkyo Naki Kodomotachi (www.knk.or.jp)

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Ryo Umezawa
Ryo is Business Development Unit Director of Traffic Gate Ltd. and Director of J-Seed Ventures Inc..
Spent 10 years in the Philippines and have graduated from Sophia University, Faculty of Comparative Culture in September 2007. Since 2005, Ryo was an organizer of Mobile Monday Tokyo, a global event and served as executive director of Mobikyo K.K. Currently, involved in new business development and supporting venture companies.
[ http://www.umepro.com/ ] - English homepage
[ http://www.ryoumezawa.com/ ] - Japanese blog

Charity:
PARASAIYO (http://www.parasaiyo.net/)

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