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Regular Member

Tae Young Yoo

The Segye Times

Yoo Tae-young joined the Segye Times in April 2007 and has worked as a reporter for 18 years. He has primarily covered social affairs, politics, and international relations. He reported on two presidential elections and worked as a correspondent in the Blue House during the Moon Jae-in administration, where he covered inter-Korean and U.S.-North Korea dialogue related to denuclearization and peace on the Korean Peninsula.

In 2024, he returned to the political desk and reported on the period marked by martial law and impeachment. As the political situation stabilized, he was dispatched to Tokyo.

He is particularly interested in cultural interactions between South Korea and Japan, as well as the unique characteristics of Japanese politics. During his tenure as Tokyo correspondent, he is closely observing whether the Korean Peninsula peace process will resume and what role Japan may play in it.

Professional Associate Member

Vince Chan

Calibr Group Corporation

Classically trained as a financial capitalist, I am a human capitalist at heart.

Born in colonial-era Hong Kong and fluent in English and Chinese, I learned early how to move between worlds. My life and outlook have been shaped by British and Canadian systems, Japanese and American ways of thinking, and the constant negotiation between cultures.

For more than two decades, I worked inside global financial systems as a central banker at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, a credit ratings analyst at S&P Global Ratings, and a multi-billion-dollar fund manager at TCW Asset Management. I operated across market cycles, financial crises, investment strategy, and cross-border capital flows, with a front-row seat to how money, power, institutions, markets, and human judgment interact.

That experience now informs my doctoral work in geopolitics and geoeconomics at Geneva Business School, where I focus on Japan's soft power, economic security, and tourism economy.

At the center of my work is a simple belief: politics is personal. I am not claiming the phrase as my own, but my life has shown me its truth. Geopolitics is not abstract. It shapes markets, jobs, cities, families, freedoms, and the choices people make every day.

That belief led me to found Five Seasons Foresights: to bring geopolitics into the mainstream in a way that is human, noise-free, and understandable. My aim is to help people make better decisions for themselves, their organizations, and the people they care about.

I hold two MBAs from Yale University and Chicago Booth, with a focus on finance and strategy. Earlier, at the University of Toronto, I studied accounting and economics before becoming a U.S. Certified Public Accountant and beginning my career in audit at Deloitte and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

I am also a CFA Charterholder, trained not only to read numbers at scale, but to see through them, uncover what they hide, and translate complexity into stories people can understand.

In 2024, I marked the 18th major turning point of my life and career by launching my first podcast show, Chief Change Officer. It has since become a Global Top 1% podcast and reached No. 1 in the US Careers category on Apple Podcasts. Through conversations with leaders, policymakers, academics, founders, and change-makers, the show explores change as something lived, not performed.

Beyond finance, I have long helped people turn ambition into direction and change into meaningful progress. I authored two Chinese-language books for emerging young leaders navigating career and ambition, including Becoming Your Own Angel Investor, which became a business bestseller on Amazon China.

That work expanded into coaching and education. I advised aspiring global leaders as a career coach to Schwarzman Scholars in Global Affairs at Tsinghua University's Schwarzman College, and served as an entrepreneur coach at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

Over time, this work brought me onto the global education technology stage as a voice on human capital, career development, and the future of learning. I have keynoted and hosted CEO and founder panels with leaders from Degreed, Udemy, VIPKid, and other education innovators at SXSW, Web Summit, RISE Conference, and more, reaching more than 100,000 investors and entrepreneurs across major global cities.

I was named one of Forbes China's Outstanding Overseas Returnees and selected as a 2025 EdTech Leadership Awards Finalist by EdTech Digest.

Beyond work, I am formally trained in wine through the WSET Level 3 Award in Wines, a devotee of Lego and tennis, and a reader who keeps returning to Timothy Snyder's On Tyranny and The Little Prince. One keeps me honest about systems. The other reminds me not to become one.

If your work touches power, markets, geopolitics, geoeconomics, or the future of being human, we probably have something worth talking about.

Professional Associate Member

Kanako Enjo

The Electric Daily News

Staff writer at The Denki Shimbun, Japan's leading specialized newspaper covering the power sector, for 33 years. Currently serves as Managing Vice-Director, involved in management, and also writes articles as an editorialist.

Job Title

  • Jul. 2025-present: Managing Vice-Director of Newspaper Division and Editorialist, The Denki Shimbun
  • Jul. 2021-Jun 2025: General Manager, Editorial Department, The Denki Shimbun
  • 0ct. 2013-Mar. 2017: Manager, Newsroom, Editorial Department, The Denki Shimbun
  • Apr. 2011-Dec. 2013: Manager and Senior Writer, Tokyo Branch, The Denki Shimbun
  • Apr. 2008-Mar. 2011: Manager and Senior Writer, Kyushu Branch, The Denki Shimbun
  • 0ct. 2004-Mar. 2008: Senior Writer, Newsroom, Editorial Department, The Denki Shimbun
  • May 2000-Mar. 2004: Staff Writer, Tokyo Branch, The Denki Shimbun
  • Apr. 1992-Apr. 2000: Staff Writer, Editorial Department, The Denki Shimbun

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Economics, Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan, 1992

Professional Experience

  • From the 1990s to 2010s, she covered Japan's electricity and energy policies, as well as the management trends of The Tokyo Electric Power Group and Kyushu Electric Power Group.
  • She covered the liberalization of the UK electricity market and published the book "The Electricity Big Bang in the UK" through The Denki Shimbun in 1997.

Professional Associate Member

Masahiro Fujiwara

The Electric Daily News

Staff writer at The Denki Shimbun, Japan's leading specialized newspaper covering the power sector. Currently serves as Chief Editorialist.

Job Title

  • Apr. 2024-present: Chief Editorialist, The Denki Shimbun
  • Jul. 2021-Mar. 2024: Deputy Chief Editorialist, The Denki Shimbun
  • Jan. 2014-Jun. 2021: Editorialist, The Denki Shimbun
  • Oct. 2012-Dec. 2013: Senior Writer, Editorial Department, The Denki Shimbun
  • Apr. 2009-Sep. 2012: Manager and Senior Writer, Tohoku Branch, The Denki Shimbun
  • May 2001-Mar. 2004: Manager and Senior Writer, Shikoku Branch, The Denki Shimbun
  • May 1999-Apr. 2001: Staff Writer, Editorial Department, The Denki Shimbun
  • Mar. 1998-Apr. 1999: Staff Writer, Tokyo Branch, The Denki Shimbun
  • Oct. 1991-Apr. 1998: Staff Writer, Editorial Department, The Denki Shimbun

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts in School of Social Science, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, 1988

Professional Experience

  • Having worked as a writer in Kyushu, Shikoku, and Tohoku, he is well-versed in the power and energy situations in each region. While stationed in Tohoku, he experienced the Great East Japan Earthquake and led the reporting effort on the inner workings of power restoration.
  • Currently, as Chief Editorialist, he writes columns for the front page, editorials, and interview articles.

Professional Associate Member

Makoto Yamada

The Electric Daily News

Staff writer at The Denki Shimbun, a major specialized newspaper covering the power sector, for 30 years. Currently serves as General Manager (Editor-in-chief) of Editorial Department.

Job Title

  • Jul. 2025-present: General Manager (Editor-in-chief), Editorial Department, The Denki Shimbun
  • Jul. 2024-Jun. 2025: General Manager, Publishing and Business Development Department, The Denki Shimbun
  • May 2021-Jun. 2024: Vice General Manager, Publishing and Business Development Department, The Denki Shimbun
  • May 2017-Apr. 2021: Senior Editor, Editorial Department, The Denki Shimbun
  • Apr. 2013-Apr. 2017: Associate Editor, Editorial Department, The Denki Shimbun
  • Apr. 2010-Mar. 2013: Branch Manager, Chugoku Branch, The Denki Shimbun
  • Apr. 2008-Mar. 2010: Senior Writer, Tokyo Branch, The Denki Shimbun
  • Apr. 2004-Mar. 2008: Senior Writer, Editorial Department, The Denki Shimbun
  • Apr. 2002-Mar. 2004: Staff Writer, Editorial Department, The Denki Shimbun
  • Jan. 1999-Mar. 2002: Staff Writer, Kyushu Branch, The Denki Shimbun
  • Apr. 1995-Dec. 1998: Staff Writer, Editorial Department, The Denki Shimbun

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Studies, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan, 1995
  • Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain, 1992-1993

Professional Experience

  • From the 1990s to the 2010s, he conducted extensive coverage of energy-related central government ministries, electric power companies, and heavy electrical equipment manufacturers.
  • He also has experience working as a writer and manager in the Kyushu and Chugoku regions, giving him deep knowledge of regional power and energy issues.

Professional Associate Member

Tsugio Ichiba

The Denki Shimbun

Staff writer at The Denki Shimbun, Japan's leading specialized newspaper covering the power sector, for 35 years. He currently serves as a representative of The Denki Shimbun and is involved in its management.

Job Title

  • Oct. 2025-present: Director of Newspaper Division, The Denki Shimbun
  • May 2023-Sep. 2025: General Manager, Western Headquarters, The Denki Shimbun
  • Jul. 2017-Apr. 2023: General Manager, General Affairs Department, The Denki Shimbun
  • Jan. 2014-Apr. 2017: Manager and Senior Writer, Kyushu Branch, The Denki Shimbun
  • Apr. 2010-Dec. 2013: Senior Writer, Newsroom, Editorial Department, The Denki Shimbun
  • Apr. 2007-Mar. 2010: Manager and Senior Writer, Hokkaido Branch, The Denki Shimbun
  • Apr 1990-Mar. 2007: Staff Writer, Newsroom, Editorial Department, The Denki Shimbun

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts in School of Letters, Arts and Sciences (Second Faculty), Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, 1990

Professional Experience

  • As a writer, he energetically covered Japan's power and energy policies and the electrical engineering industry during the 1990s.
  • He subsequently worked as a manager and senior writer in Kansai, Hokkaido, and Kyushu, gaining deep expertise in power and energy situations in each region.

Associate Member

Lee Hock Tan

Asia Asset Management

Tan Lee Hock is the Founding Editor and Publisher of Asia Asset Management ('AAM'), a monthly journal on investments and pensions which was launched in Hong Kong in 1995. The monthly journal marked a significant milestone this year when it transitioned to a fully digital platform at Asiaasset.com.

Tan started his journalistic career as a markets reporter with Business Times in Malaysia in 1981; he left Business Times in 1985 to be the Malaysia Correspondent for the then banking journal Asian Finance and in 1987 moved to Hong Kong to join the monthly banking journal as its Deputy Editor. In 1991 following the sale of Asian Finance to Euromoney magazine, Tan was appointed Personal Finance Editor for Executive Magazine in Hong Kong.

Tan then decided to start his own publication, Asia Asset Management in 1995 and the first issue of the monthly newsletter was launched in December 1995.

Aside from the publication, AAM now hosts a series of events and conferences focused on pensions and investments in 10 countries in the Asia-Pacific region. AAM also hosts the 'Best of the Best' Awards annually, recognizing investment excellence and leadership across the Asia-Pacific region and this year re-launched its Annual ETF Awards program.

Tan is passionate about investor education and leverages on the events to promote his agenda throughout the Asia-Pacific region focused on pensions and investments.

Associate Member

Koichiro Kageyama

Kageyama Construction Co., Ltd.

Koichiro Kageyama was born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1967. He is licensed as both a First-Class Architect and a First-Class Building Construction Management Engineer and has successfully led Kageyama Co., Ltd. as its President and CEO.

He actively participated in Junior Chamber International (JCI), contributing to various community development initiatives.

In addition, Koichiro has been a member of the Tokyo Kohoku Rotary Club for 15 years and has actively supported nonprofit disaster recovery and reconstruction efforts.