
Masaki Umeda
Masaki spearheads innovative AI-driven risk assessment systems for climate-sensitive infectious disease outbreak and response in Africa, as the Director and Vice CEO of SORA Technology, Japan.
With a fervent passion for leveraging technology to address public health challenges in developing countries, he has been successfully implementing the new surveillance systems, which can improve operations of vector controls and disease outbreak preparedness such as in Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Kenya.
Holding Bachelor & Master of Engineering degrees from University of Tokyo, Masaki excels in interdisciplinary innovation inside the company, from negotiating and coordinating with ministries, international organizations to technical developments of AI.
Contributing also as Global Shaper selected by the World Economic Forum, he aims to create a healthier and more connected world through technological innovation.