Waichi Sekiguchi to moderate panel at CES Unveiled Tokyo

During CES Unveiled Tokyo, CEA executives will debut regional and global research and provide the latest CES news, covering product trends coming from the 2015 International CES and leading up to the inaugural 2015 International CES Asia.

An editorial writer at Nikkei, the largest economic daily newspaper in Asia, Sekiguchi will moderate the startup panel from 3-3:30pm and will use his more than 20-years experience covering the IT industry and cyberspace issues to lead a dynamic discussion with Shinichi Saijo, Co-Founder and General Partner, WiL LLC and Takuma Iwasa, President and CEO, Cerevo. WiL LLC, one of Japan’s largest VC funds, uses its platform and capital to help U.S. and Japanese startups grow into lasting global ventures. Cerevo develops and sells Internet-connected consumer electronics aimed at improving daily lives.

The event provides Japanese press, industry analysts and technology industry influencers the opportunity to interact with leading technology companies from Japan and other multinational brands that will showcase their latest products and technologies during a table top networking exhibition reception. Currently, more than 250 consumer technology professionals have registered for the CES Unveiled Tokyo from major global brands including 20th Century Fox, Amazon, Google, Japan, Wall Street Journal, Yahoo! Japan and more.

“This startup panel discussion is illustrative of the high level of technology industry expertise and prominence of Japan beyond just legacy brands in the consumer electronics industry,” said Gary Shapiro, President and CEO, CEA. “As Japan looks to be a global leader in innovation, it’s the startup scene that will set the tone and stage for things to come.”