Team

Puveneswaran Karuppiah

Ceg Inc. CEO

An accountant by training. Managing Partner of Vaersa. Puven’s expertise lies in company valuations and M&A through more than 16 years career of auditing of listed and non-listed entities. As Vaersa’s Managing Partner, Puven’s strength lies in his excellent client relationship management capabilities. Puven spearheads Vaersa’s Technical Committee which deals with all technical updates of tax and accounting legislation and standard setting. Puven’s broad based experience also include stints in forensic audit and investigations, financial compliance and financial due diligence.

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Yasuo Hara

TEG, INC. CEO

Yasuo Hara is developing a business based at Tokyo Tower that matches IPs with fans. Utilizing Japanese IPs and K-pop, he develop theme parks, pop-ups, VR concerts, etc., expanding the realm of fan × IP matching and growing the community. With over a decade of experience in industries including talent, finance, real estate, and entertainment. Former Recruit employee and a graduate of Doshisha University.

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Ryoichi Wada

TOKYO EPIC Inc. CEO

Content creator/producer

Ryoichi Wada is Developing Japanese IPs in the global market, focusing on anime, Webtoon, and Roblox. Collaborating with top Hollywood teams to develop unique IPs and handle the production of several original anime. He is also the original author of the award-winning film ‘One Cut of the Dead,’ which grossed over 4 billion yen and had more than 60 titles worldwide. Additionally, he is involved in directing the genre-mix battle ‘FREESTYLE SPACE’ in extreme sports and the entertainment startup pitch event ‘NINJA PITCH’ held in Kyoto Uzumasa.

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Tomoo Ohyama

TOKYO EPIC Inc. COO

AREA81 Co., Ltd.　CEO

Tomoo Ohyama is a founder and current chairman of the digital art battle platform LIMITS. As the representative of AREA81, a creative agency based in Harajuku, he has over 20 years of experience and achievements in the entertainment and marketing industry. He graduated of the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the United States.