Experts Makoto Shiono
Group Head, Emerging Technologies
/Director of Management
Profile
B.A. in Political Science, Faculty of Law, Keio University (Kubo, Fumiaki Research Group of American Politics), Master of Laws, Washington University (St. Louis) School of Law.
Member of the Working Group of the Digital Market Competition Council of the Cabinet Office, Member of the Working Group of the Green Innovation Project Subcommittee of the Industrial Structure Council, and other positions. He participated in the drafting of the Ethics Guidelines (2017) in the Ethics Committee of the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence. At the Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives), he served as Vice Chair of the Innovation Strategy Committee (2022).
[Concurrent Positions]
Managing Director, Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI)
Executive Director and CIO (Chief Investment Officer), JBIC IG Partners
Board of Director, JB Nordic Ventures (Finland)
Member of the Working Group of the Digital Market Competition Council of the Cabinet Office, Member of the Working Group of the Green Innovation Project Subcommittee of the Industrial Structure Council, and other positions. He participated in the drafting of the Ethics Guidelines (2017) in the Ethics Committee of the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence. At the Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives), he served as Vice Chair of the Innovation Strategy Committee (2022).
[Concurrent Positions]
Managing Director, Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI)
Executive Director and CIO (Chief Investment Officer), JBIC IG Partners
Board of Director, JB Nordic Ventures (Finland)
Expertise
Technology and International Politics / Energy Security / Innovation Policy
Publications
Digital Technology and the Dynamics of International Politics (NewsPicks Publishing, 2020)
Research
Emerging Technology
How to deal with influence operations in the era of generative AI
2024 will be a year when we watch over electi…
Group Head, Emerging Technologies
Makoto Shiono
Emerging Technology
Will generative AI hold power in international relations?
Science and technology have traditionally bee…
Group Head, Emerging Technologies
Makoto Shiono