VIP Jury
The Jury is an elite group of VIP professionals with deep experience in cross-border investment between Japan and Central Eastern Europe. Some are direct investors in the CEE region, others are top advisors, and some are key Associations, Chambers, or media bridging Japan and CEE.
Jury Dinner - 1st September:
We start in the early evening (6:15pm CET), and after Sake kanpai, our VIP Jury Members will discuss the Short-Listed companies, reviewing their merits in 14 categories, and casting final, confidential votes for one Winner per category.
Here are the preliminary Jury Members for 2021:
The Jury is an elite group of VIP professionals with deep experience in cross-border investment between Japan and Central Eastern Europe. Some are direct investors in the CEE region, others are top advisors, and some are key Associations, Chambers, or media bridging Japan and CEE.
Jury Dinner - 1st September:
We start in the early evening (6:15pm CET), and after Sake kanpai, our VIP Jury Members will discuss the Short-Listed companies, reviewing their merits in 14 categories, and casting final, confidential votes for one Winner per category.
Here are the preliminary Jury Members for 2021:
Steve Moriyama Partner, Japanese Business Practice PWC CEE Brussels 
Masanori Tonegawa Global Media Corporation 株)グローバルメディア Tokyo 
Philip Howard Managing Director and Co-FoundeR GR Japan K.K. Tokyo & London 
Matjaž Ingolič minister Counsellor Embassy of Slovenia Tokyo |
Andrzej Sajkiewicz Director, Japan Desk Europe EY Warsaw 
Dr. Zoltan Sudy Founder Sudy & Co. Budapest & Tokyo 
Marcus Schuermann CEO German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK) in Japan Tokyo 
Artur Fedotenko First Secretary for Economic Affairs Embassy of Ukraine Tokyo |
Michael Mroczek Chairman European Business Council in Japan Tokyo 
Tsuneo Morita Senior Adviser Tateyama R&D Europe Budapest 
Yuki Miyagaki Senior Executive Officer Wise Finance Solutions SRL Bucharest |