Takuya Fukumoto

Deputy Director-General for Innovation Policy METI Japan

Japan

Artificial Intelligence

About Me

Takuya Fukumoto has been the Deputy Director-General for Innovation Policy since July 2024, having joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) in 1996. He holds master’s degrees in economics and economic philosophy from the London School of Economics. Mr. Fukumoto served as Director of Corporate Accounting, Disclosure, and CSR policy from July 2012, where he worked on corporate governance and stakeholder communication, notably the "Ito Review Project" in 2014. In July 2015, he became Director of the Industrial Finance Division and led the "J-Startup" initiative to promote Japanese startups globally. He was a Board Member of the Japan Investment Corporation from 2019 and Chief Strategy Officer for three years. From July 2022, he oversaw science, technology, and environmental policies as Director of the Policy Planning and Coordination Division. Most recently, he was Director of the Business Process Re-engineering Division since July 2023

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Unveiling Startup Genome's 2025 Global Startup Ecosystem Report

Discover the latest insights shaping the global innovation landscape with the launch of Startup Genome’s Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER) 2025. Drawing on over a decade of independent research and policy work, the GSER analyzes data from more than 5 million companies across 350+ innovation ecosystems — making it the most comprehensive research of its kind. Ranking the top 40 global ecosystems, top 100 emerging ecosystems, and detailed regional insights an expanded regional ranking, the GSER 2025 provides expert insights into the global startup landscape, offering a data-driven roadmap for founders, policymakers, and ecosystem leaders. In this session, we’ll reveal the latest rankings, cover global trends and explore the underlying drivers of today’s startup economy. Following the launch presentation, a distinguished panel of global policy makers and ecosystem leaders will share their interpretation of global trends and their impact on startups, ecosystem and economic development and related policy around the world.