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Yousuke Okada

Representative Director, ABEJA, Inc.

Biography

Born in 1988, from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. Started programming at the age of just ten. Majored in computer graphics at senior high school and received the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award. During college, he presented his study of 3D computer graphics at international conferences. In 2011, he took a position of director and CTO of Hibiki Inc., with responsibility for its overall technology business including service development. Joined a venture company in Tokyo, got promoted to the youngest manager of the business headquarters only in six months and achieved the business development worth hundred millions of yen in a quarter. Then he visited Silicon Valley to research state-of-the-art computer science, and witnessed the revolutionary advance in artificial intelligence (particularly deep learning). After returning home he founded ABEJA, Inc., as the first venture company specializing in deep learning in Japan. In 2014 he made a speech at "TED x NagoyaU".

Sessions

Diversification of the Global AI Development

Description

AIの活用が実装フェーズに入り、AIの開発をリードしてきた米国や中国で新しい連携やコラボレーションの動きが出始めている。国対国の競争といった側面も見せる中で、世界の最先端のAI開発はどのような形で進むのか。その中で、日本が取るべき道は何か、スペシャリストを集めて議論する。

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Location

2-4-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Marunouchi Building, Hall

Schedule

April 23, 2019 at 01:00PM - 02:00PM