Dr. Yasuo Fukushima is a project manager of new drug developmen at Daiichi Sankyo Inc., and responsible for global drug development of a antibody-drug conjucate for cancer treatment. His background is Ph.D. for pharmaceutical science, and he has over 20 years of experience in the company for drug discovery research and project management (located in Japan and USA) in early- & late-stage projects having various drug modalities such as small molecules, biologics, and nucleic acid, or alliance programs with extenal parties. He also holds a Master degree for Business Administration, and a Certificate for Project Management Specialist of Program & Project Management. He is a member of DIA PM Community.

Mr. Masaki Kawai is Clinical Scientist at Janssen Pharmaceutical and is in doctoral program on the University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences . Mr. Kawai has a over 11 year's experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

Mr. Mizokawa has been a member of the DIA operations team since 2017. In 2020 and 2021, he was appointed as a Leader, supporting the execution of each DIA Japan event and working on improvements. He is a member of the PM Community and has served as a facilitator for the DIA Project Management Training Course both last year and this year. At last year's DIA Japan Annual Meeting 2022, he served as an assistant to the vice program chair and contributed to the smooth running of the event.

Mr. Noriaki Nagao is Clinical Quality Management Team Leader at Clinical Development Dept. Pharmaceutical Division JAPAN TOBACCO INC. In this position, Mr. Nagao is responsible for keeping and managing quality of conducting clinical trials in this organization, including GCP training , document management, document check, and SOP management and so on. Mr. Nagao has 16 year' experience in the Pharmaceutical industry, including CRA and quality management. Mr. Nagao holds a PMP certified by Project Management Institute, and holds a MPharm in Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences.

Takashi Sato has worked in research and development division of a pharmaceutical company for more than 30 years, and currently belongs to the planning and administration function. Before these works, he led Global Project Management Office and had work experience in Clinical Operations, and as a pharmacovigilance specialist in clinical studies. Besides his works in the company, he run his private business since 2021. He serves training for project management, consultations, and coaching in his business. Takashi Sato is Project Management Professional certified by Project Management Institute. Also, he is a Certified Professional Co-active Coach by Coach Training Institute.

Mr. Suzuki is project management category lead, Japan Portfolio & Project Management, Pfizer R&D Japan Inc. In this position, Mr. Suzuki is responsible for managing multiple Japan development projects in global program as a project manager, and leading project managers in as inflammation and immunology disease category representative in that division. Mr. Suzuki has over 20 years' experience in the pharmaceutical industries including Clinical Operation, Clinical Research, and Project Management. Mr. Suzuki holds a BS in Chemistry from Tokyo University of Science. In DIA, Mr. Suzuki is a member of PM community.