About the speaker
Megumi is a highly accomplished serial entrepreneur known for her expertise in growth hacking and cross-border business expansion. She has successfully scaled two startups in Japan and the United States to valuations of USD 750 million and USD 2 billion, establishing nearshore and offshore offices in the Middle East, India, and Latin America. Currently, she serves as the Head of APAC Marketing for Plaud, and sits on the boards of numerous Silicon Valley-based AI startups and actively assists early-stage companies in achieving global scalability. Megumi holds dual Bachelor’s degrees from Waseda and Peking University and a Master’s degree from Stanford University as a Rotary Global Scholar. Deeply committed to education, she teaches Marketing and Strategy at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and GLOBIS Graduate School of Management. Megumi has spoken at the World Economic Forum, SXSW, Milken, G20, and APEC CEO Summit.
