Dr.Koji Iwasaki is the Professor of Academic Clinical Research Center, Osaka University Hospital. Dr. Iwasaki is incharge of progress of clinical research, specially, building the strategy, clarify the hypothesis and creating the protocol for clinical trial with investigators in reserch team. Dr. Iwasaki has over 30 years' clinical development experience in the pharmaceutical company, including clinical research and reguratory science. Dr. Iwasaki has experience in setting up medical affairs departments in pharmaceutical companies and he is the organizer of the Medical Affairs Certification Training Program of the Regulatory Science Foundation. Dr. Iwasaki holds a PhD in Pharmaceutical science from Kyoto Pharmaceutical University.

Mr. Koichi Konno is a chief executive at PM consulting Positive Intention. Mr. Konno has started his career as a consultant of project management in 2013. He has over ten years of experience as a manager of PMO, after 10 years of working as a leader of clinical study in a pharmaceutical company. Mr. Konno holds certification of Project Management Professional (PMP) and he is a lead of Project Management Community of DIA Japan.

Mr. Shuji Sumida is Senior Director, HR Business Partner of Quality & Regulatory Compliance Unit at CHUGAI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. In this position, Mr. Sumida is a responsible person for HR strategy containing hiring, rotation and carrier development in that division. Mr. Sumida has over 35 years' experience in the pharmaceutical industries, including Formulation Technology, Project Management, and Quality & Regulatory Compliance. Mr. Sumida holds a MSc in Pharmacoscience from Tokyo University of Science and a Project Management Specialist from PMAJ.

Atsushi is the Corporate Officer and Head of Therapeutic Area Strategy in Daiichi Sankyo, to manage multiple therapeutic area strategy. Prior to that, he was VP of New Drug Regulatory Affairs (RA) at Daiichi Sankyo. He has been global project manager for nearly 20 years (in JPN & US) and the head of PM office in Daiichi Sankyo Japan for 3 years. He has been an active volunteer to both DIA global and Japan, playing session chair roles in global annual meeting more than 10 times, and was the vice-chair for 13th DIA Japan Annual Meeting 2016. He holds PhD in Drug Development from Kitasato Univ and is the receipent of DIA outstanding award in 2014.