Masayuki joined Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC in 2007. From 2010, he took part in the second founding of Deloitte Tohmatsu Venture Support, establishing its Silicon Valley office in 2015 and leading its expansion to 260 employees across five global locations as COO. He supported numerous Japanese companies in digital and service transformation, and held roles including COO/Partner at Deloitte Tohmatsu Venture Support and Emerging Growth Leader at Deloitte Private Asia Pacific.

In June 2025, he joined Sompo Holdings, Inc. as Group Co-CDO and Executive Vice President. Leveraging his extensive track record and robust global network, he leads the group’s digital, data, and AI initiatives. 

Hirokazu Shimoda joined the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI, Japan) in 1999, and he was engaged in promoting various industries, including IT, cybersecurity, biotechnology and cell and gene therapy, healthcare, and the service sector. From 2016 to 2020, he served as Senior Director of the San Francisco Office of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), concurrently holding a position as a Fellow at the World Economic Forum’s Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

After returning to Japan, he held key positions at METI, including Director of the Information Systems Division and Director of the Bio-Industry Division, where he was responsible for biotechnology industry policy. Since July 2025, he has been serving as a Senior Director at the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED), overseeing the practical application of research outcomes and the promotion of the drug development ecosystem.

Dr. Jianyu (Daniel) Wu is a biologist by training with a background in stem cell research. Following his postdoctoral fellowship at Yale University, Dr. Wu joined Insilico Medicine as a Biology Project Leader in R&D, where he spearheaded early-stage drug discovery across immunology, oncology, and CNS diseases. Notably, he led the successful nomination of a Preclinical Candidate (PCC) that subsequently received FDA IND approval.

In May 2023, Dr. Wu transitioned to the Business Development team. He now oversees external collaborations for Insilico’s proprietary AI drug discovery platform, AI drug discovery collaboration as well as the out-licensing of the internal pipeline in APAC region including Japan and South Korea. He has been driving and closed multiple AI drug discovery collaboration with total deal value approximal $3 billion and being a key contributor to multiple global pharmaceutical deals.

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