Akihiro Hikita

Worked for Fuji Bank (currently Mizuho Bank) after graduating from Sophia University with a degree in Economics. He went to Shanghai to study Chinese abroad, then left Shanghai for Tibet, India, Nepal, and Thai with 6 companions of different nationalities for 4 months as a backpacker. In Nepal, he broke the Annapurna Circuit, which was the starting point for his engaging in international business. In 2003, he became a country manager of Datastream Systems, a Nasdaq-listed company acquired by Infor Global, implementing EAM (= Enterprise Asset Management System) in 3 refineries of Showa Shell and other multiple sites in the process industry. In 2019, he joined a StartupBootCamp Osaka program held by Rainmaking Innovation as an Innovation Partner. There, he facilitated 20 POCs between 13 startups from 11 countries and 7 Japanese large corporations. In March 2021, he became CEO of Global DX Inc., and is supporting the establishment of a global ecosystem and venture building through it.