37th U.S.-Japan Council Business Advisory Board
Date: August 28, 2025
Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm (JT)
Location: Tokyo American Club
Cost: 10,000 JPY
Registration: Please note that this is a private event. USJC Members and Members of the Business Advisory Board are allowed to attend. For more information, please contact [email protected].
The Business Advisory Board (BAB) provides a platform based in Japan to integrate business leaders from diverse fields including government, academic and non-profit sectors to expand people-to-people connections to strengthen ties between the United States and Japan.
This event will include a keynote speech and a networking dinner. We are honored to welcome Mr. David Ha, co-founder and CEO of Sakana AI.
Featured Speaker
David Ha
Co-founder and CEO of Sakana AI
David Ha is the Co-founder and CEO of Sakana AI. He previously worked as a Research Scientist at Google, leading the Google Brain Research team in Japan. His research interests include complex self-organizing systems and the self-advancement of artificial intelligence. Prior to joining Google, David Ha was a derivatives trader, serving as Managing Director and head of interest rates trading at Goldman Sachs in Japan. He obtained his undergraduate degree in engineering science from the University of Toronto, and a PhD from the University of Tokyo.