Masao Yoshikawa

Pacific Mutual Holding Co. engages in the provision of insurance, financial services, and other investment-related businesses. It operates through the following segments: Life Insurance, Retirement Solutions, Aircraft Leasing, Reinsurance, and Corporate and Other. The Life Insurance segment includes universal life, indexed universal life, variable universal life, hybrid long term care, and term life insurance. The Retirement Solutions segment involves variable and fixed annuity products; mutual funds, and structured settlement and group retirement annuities which are offered through multiple distribution channels. The Aircraft Leasing segment offers aircraft leasing to the airline industry and provides brokerage and asset management services to other third parties. The Reinsurance segment provides reinsurance to insurance and annuity providers in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Australia. The Corporate and Other segment consists of assets, liabilities, and activities which support the other operating segments of the firm. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, CA.

Since its founding in 1987, Casio Micronics has been engaged in the development of wafer bump forming technology and the provision of wafer bumping services. Casio Micronics is committed along with its partners and collaborating companies to assisting customers in the areas of related testing, dicing, tape & reel, device control, substrate embedding, modularization, design and other technologies and business areas. Furthermore, for the protection of the global environment, Casio Micronics also aims to contribute to the development of embedded wafer level package (EWLP) technology, in order to realize solderless mounting, which is an energy conservation theme in the mounting industry.

Siemens Industry, Inc. provides building controls, fire safety, energy and environmental solutions, and security system solutions. It offers electrical engineering services and manufactures electrical products. The firm also provides communication, transportation, and power generation systems and services. The firms divisions include building technologies, drive technologies, industry automation, industry solutions and mobility. The company was founded on July 5, 1994 and is headquartered in Buffalo Grove, IL.

Nippon Steel Stainless Steel Corp. produces and sells stainless steel products. Its products include cold-rolled stainless steel sheets and coils, tandem mill cold-rolled stainless sheets and stainless steels and plates. The company was founded on October 1, 2003 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

UBS Securities Japan Co., Ltd. (UBS-SJ) is part of the investment banking division and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Switzerland-based UBS AG (SWX: UBSN; NYSE: UBS). Located in Tokyo, the firm was established in 1988. The firm's culture emphasizes cross-business cooperation with fellow subsidiaries both in Japan and globally, combining the reach of a global group with local knowledge and insight. One of the largest securities operations in Japan, UBS-SJ provides investment products and services to Japanese institutional and corporate clients, as well as to foreign investors doing business in Japan. The firm's business is organized in three departments: FIRC (fixed income, rates and currencies), equity and investment banking. The investment banking division specializes in large-cap mergers and acquisitions, performing market research and analysis of M&A deals from a global perspective. The equity department is research-oriented and covers an extensive universe of large-cap Japanese firms. They also cover small- and mid-cap equity, and have specialist expertise in the automobile, auto parts, machinery and pharmaceutical sectors. Services provided to corporate clients include assistance with IPOs, block trades, convertible bonds, and warrants.

Sony Life Insurance Co. Ltd. provides life insurance, term insurance, endowment insurance, health insurance, nursing care insurance, personal pension insurance, education endowment insurance and equities insurance services. The company was founded in August 1979 by Akio Morita and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Siemens Industry Software, Inc. engages in the development and provision of product lifecycle management software solutions. Its products include mechanical design, electrical and electronics development, software engineering, simulation and test, manufacturing planning, factory automation, manufacturing operations, and performance analytics. The company is headquartered in Plano, TX.

Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co., Ltd. is the Japanese broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in Tokyo, the firm was founded in 1984 and provides investment banking, sales & trading, real estate and investment management products and services. It offers securities services including global sales and trading in fixed income and equities, debt and equities financing and investment research. The firm is a provider of products and services in fixed income, equities, global capital markets and investment research to corporations and institutional clients in Japan.

Sony Bank, Inc. provides commercial banking services. The company also provides online and telephonic banking services. It offers currency deposits, investment trust, and home loans services. It is a subsidiary of Sony Financial Holdings, Inc. Sony Bank was founded in April, 2001 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan

Part of Sony Group Corp., Sony Assurance, Inc. provides direct property, casualty, and life insurance services. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

IT Frontier Corp. provides comprehensive support in a full range, from supporting IT strategy planning, designing and integration of IT systems, and development of IT infrastructure, to the operation of IT systems/IT infrastructure. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan

Part of Proterial Ltd., Baosteel Hitachi Rolls (Nantong) Co., Ltd. is a Chinese company that manufactures and distributes high-grade metal products. The company is based in Nantong, China. The company was founded in 2006. The CEO is Masao Yamada.

Capria Ventures LLC (Capria Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Dave Richards and Will Poole. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Part of Hitachi Ltd., Hitachi Global Digital Holdings Corp. is a company that engages in electronic computer manufacturing. The company is based in Santa Clara, CA. The CEO of the company is Toshiaki Tokunaga.

Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM) is an organization that partners with professionals in academia, government, and industry to research solutions to manufacturing challenges. The private company is based in Disputanta, VA. William T. Powers has been the CEO of the company since 2016. CCAM's industrial operations board oversees all of the organization's operations, approving research funding and checking the progress of projects.

Alliance for Peacebuilding is a global organization with over 120 members from various sectors, including non-profits, civil society organizations, universities, and for-profit companies. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The organization operates in 153 countries and focuses on different areas of expertise related to peacebuilding.

Part of Hitachi Ltd., Hitachi Global Life Solutions, Inc. is a Japanese company that develops and sells home appliances and housing equipment. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 2019.

Arkam Ventures is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2017 by Rahul Chandra and Bala Srinivasa. The firm is headquartered in Bangalore.

Part of Capria Ventures LLC, Unitus Ventures LLC is a venture capital fund that invests in early-stage startups working to increase access and affordability in the healthcare sector. The company is based in Seattle, WA and leads the largest network of collaborating fund managers in emerging markets. The company's portfolio includes businesses in fintech, healthcare, jobtech, and business service sectors.

Hitachi Energy Ltd. engages in the acquisition, holding, management, and sale of participations in domestic and foreign companies. It focuses on firms that specialize in the development, engineering, manufacture, and sale of products, systems, and projects related to power grid automation, power grid integration, high voltage products, as well as transformers. The company was founded on September 20, 2018 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Hitachi Astemo Ltd. engages in the provision of mobility solutions to automotive and motorcycle industries. The company is headquartered in Japan.

Part of International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation, The Value Reporting Foundation is a non-profit organization that offers support services for businesses and investors. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The CEO of the company is Janine M. Guillot. The Value Reporting Foundation was acquired by International Sustainability Standards Board on November 04, 2021.