Shinichi Warisawa, Dr. Eng.
Professor, Vice Dean, Special Adviser to the President Department of Human and Engineered Environmental Studies Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo

Susumu Takahashi, Ph. D.
College of Industrial Technology, Mechanical Engineering Dept., Nihon University

Takaaki Imura
Secretary General, The Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity

Katsuhiro Uchida
General Manager, SCM promotion Dept., Production Technology Center, Production & Procurement Group, Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.

Takashi Kuboki, Ph. D in Eng.
Professor, Department of Mechanical and Intelligent Systems Engineering, The University of Electro-Communications

Katsumi Kobayashi
Senior Manager, Manufacturing Engineering Department, Production & Procurement Management Division, Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.

Motonao Kobayashi
Manager, Advanced Technology Center, Production Division, Okamura Corporation

Takanori Ouchi
Deputy Director General of Skills Testing Department, Japan Vocational Ability Development Association

Mao Suzuki
Managing Editor, The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun

Masahiro Tsukamoto, Ph. D.
Professor, Department of Laser Materials Processing, Research Division of Materials Joining Process, Department of Laser Additive Manufacturing, Research Center for Additive Joining Application, Joining and Welding Research Institute, Osaka University

Yoshihisa Harada, Ph. D.
Leader, Structural and Processing Reliability Research Group, Advanced Manufacturing Research Institute, Institute of System and Information Engineering, University of Tsukuba, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

Takeshi Miitsu
General Manager, MONOZUKURI Strategy Division, Hitachi Ltd.