Tokyo Advisory Board

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Tokyo Advisory Board

This board consists of insightful business leaders advising Global Chamber® Tokyo in our efforts to support international trade and businesses in the region.  

Advisory Board Chair is Kaoru Nishinakagawa at NeoLeap

Kaoru Nishinakagawa - Founder/Principal Consultant at NEOLEAP

Kaoru is an experienced leader with extensive experience across semiconductor trading, digital innovation, and corporate strategy. She began her career in Japan, where she played an integral role in introducing cutting-edge technologies from the US and Europe to industry leaders such as Panasonic, Sony, and Hitachi. Not only did she facilitate crucial deals, but she also adeptly bridged cultural differences between nations.

Transitioning to the digital realm, Kaoru joined Getty Images in Japan and Australia, where she served as a key liaison between the global headquarters and local markets—customizing products to meet regional needs. After earning her MBA from the Australia Graduate School of Management in Sydney, she delved into the innovation sector, supporting corporate initiatives through venture building, intrapreneurship programs, and human-centered design training.

Driven by a passion for solving complex challenges through collaboration, Kaoru co-founded Innovation Dojo, an initiative designed to accelerate innovation between Japan and Australia through incubation and acceleration programs. She has also taken on several advisory roles, including serving as a startup advisor for JETRO and as Chief Advisor for the Australia-Japan Innovation Fund.

Kaoru founded Neoleap and is dedicated to building authentic business networks and leveraging global talent to drive sustainable, impactful change. 

Alexandra Scott - Global Advisor, International Relations and Japan Programs

A former Global Chamber Intern and Project Manager, Alexandra Scott is excited to now join the Global Chamber community as a Global Advisor for Yokohama. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Pomona College in 2025 with a major in International Relations and minors in Japanese and Asian Studies.

Passionate about fostering international connections, Alexandra has studied abroad at Kyoto’s Doshisha University while living with a Japanese host family and served as an English teaching assistant at Tokyo City University. She has also interned in security research at Pacific Forum, an Indo-Pacific policy institute in Honolulu, HI, and participated in the 76th Japan-America Student Conference (JASC) during the summer of 2024.

Aspiring to build bridges between the U.S. and Japan through cultural understanding, diplomacy, and localization, Alexandra is attending Stanford’s Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies (IUC) in Yokohama to further her study of Japanese with a focus on career application.

Matthew Kyle - Chief Commercial Officer and Co-founder at weconnect

Matthew Kyle who studied Japanese while at Yale has now co-founded two companies in Tokyo in the last 10 years. One is disrupting the traditional tourism industry in Japan by offering experiences that stimulate the appetite and imagination when visiting the land of the rising sun. They partner with travel agents around the world who need fresh ideas and experiences in Japan as a lot of the Japanese providers ideas have gone stale. During COVID Forbes named Arigato Travel a top 10 online experience company globally.  Arigato has helped over 30,000 tourists have a great time in Japan. More here: www.arigatotravel.com  

Another success for Matthew is weConnect which is disrupting the international expansion service market by allowing companies to control financial health, talent, and compliance consistently country to country with all information reported in English no matter the market. Operating in 86 countries, weConnect clients can feel confident that they are legally entering and operating their business in international markets. If you know any businesses which would like to hire in or enter a foreign country, check out weConnect. More here: www.weconnect.co 

Prior to starting weConnect and Arigato Travel Matthew worked for Ernst & Young and Tricor in Tokyo. Prior to his business career, he played professional basketball in Europe, Africa, the NBA with the New York Knicks and in Japan’s top league for the Toyama Grouses.

Maryam Fallah - Founder & International Business Strategist,  Buddy

Maryam Fallah is an entrepreneur and international business strategist dedicated to bridging the gap between global talent and the Japanese market. As the Founder of Buddy, an AI-powered platform for expatriate relocation, she leverages technology to help companies build more inclusive, globalized workplaces and support individuals in thriving in new environments.

Her professional foundation is built on years of experience in business development, supply chain, and procurement within the automotive industry. This background provides her with a strong understanding of international trade and the importance of cross-cultural collaboration. Maryam is passionate about removing barriers to global mobility and fostering diversity at scale.

Shinichiro Suzuki

CFE Corporation CEO & Advisory Board Chair.

Shinichiro is CEO of CFE Corporation, a global business development firm. Since 1975, CFE Corp has specialized in helping overseas firms and individuals achieve their goals and objectives. Shinichiro has been involved in international business from a young age, as his great grandfather acquired the most advanced stamping technologies at the time, brought it back to Japan, and it is now a critical piece within Nissan Motor Corporation. 

With studying college and working professionally in both America and Japan, he has a lot of experience working with people all around the globe. He is particularly interested in working with US and EU companies and that could benefit from assistance in industrial, construction, and other market segments in Japan.  

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