Shuzo John SHIOTA President & CEO, Polygon Pictures Inc. Shuzo John Shiota graduated from Sophia University, majoring in International Legal Studies.After joining Nippon Steel Corporation in 1991,Shuzo then jumped industries to participate in the launch of Dream Pictures Studio in 1997. He moved to Polygon Pictures two years later and in 2003 assumed the position of President and CEO. The company has since enjoyed exponential growth as the premier digital animation studio in Asia, winning many accolades including multiple Emmy Awards.In 2008, he was selected as one of the "25ToonTitans of Asia" by popular industry publication Animation Magazine. He is also the recipient of the Audi Wired Innovation Award 2016.Shuzo has also juried on many major Japanese and international film festivals, including PrixArsElectronica, SIGGRAPH, Annecy, and Digicon6. He has given talks worldwide, including TEDxKyoto in 2015. In his spare time, Shuzo engages in his life long passion as a vocalist in a classic rock band.

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Yuichi ITO Animation Director Born in 1962. He graduated from the Tokyo University of the Arts,Department of Design. In 1998, he established I.TOON Ltd and became its representative. Yuichi has mostly worked with clay, but also applied other methods to work on character design andanimation. One of his best known works is NHK E TV’s “Knyacki,” which is now in its 24 th year. He also produced the visuals for“Grasshopper Monogatari,” a song that was included in NHK’s “Minna-no Uta” (everybody’s song). He also made an appearance in the film. Yuichi directed the original animation “HARBOR TALE,” a story set in Yokohama Port in 2011. It received strong reviews both in Japan and overseas. He also designed “Garden Bear,” the mascot for the 2017 National Urban Greenery Fair. Yuichi is also a professor at the Graduate School of Film and New Media at the Tokyo University of the Arts. He sits on the board of the Japan Animation Association.

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Sahel Rosa Actress, Talent Born in Iran in 1985. Rosa moved to Japan with her adopted mother when she was 8 years old. She joined entertainment world while she was in high school. After her DJ debut at J-WAVE, she held various rolls, such as radio DJ, actress, talent and caster of TV, radio, film, and theater.

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Neco Lo che-ying Animation producer and critic Neco Lo che-ying is an experienced animation producer and director who began working as an independent animator in 1977. Most of his animation shorts won gold awards at the Hong Kong Independent Short Film Festival ( now IFVA) and were shown at numerous international film festivals.
He worked as animation designer at Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) between 1978 and 1993, and was responsible for numerous educational animation and opening titles.
Since the 80s, he has written extensively about animation history as well as teaching animation principles in various university and colleges. In recent years, Neco has been a tireless campaigner for Hong Kong animation, and has curated a number of exhibitions on history of Hong Kong and Taiwanese animation since 2006.
He currently serves as the secretary general of the Hong Kong animation industry and cultural association and is producing a new animation feature in Hong Kong.

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Raman Hui Animation and Film Director Born in 1963, Hong Kong animator and film director. Known as the co-director of Shrek The Third (2007). Other director films include Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five (2008), Monster Hunt (2015), and Monster Hunt 2 (2018).

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Jo-jo Hwang CEO,One Punch Creativity Co.Ltd

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