Arnold Ackerer is a seasoned professional with over a decade of experience helping foreign businesses succeed in the Japanese market. He is a co-founder of TechBIZKON, an annual start-up and investor tech conference in Tokyo. Arnold has a wide range of expertise, including organizing symposia and exhibitions, lobbying work with Japanese government and organizations, and scouting for startups in the high-tech and innovative industries.

Arnold is fluent in German, English, and Japanese, with excellent conversation, reading, and writing skills. Throughout his educational career, he has earned degrees in various areas of expertise, including Business, Global Management, Law, Psychology, Education, and Political Science.

Arnold's professional career includes serving as the Deputy Head of Advantage Austria in Tokyo, where he worked as a Commercial Attache at the Austrian Embassy. He has also worked as a Jurist at the Federal Court of Appeal Vienna and as a curriculum development and language teacher at various Boards of Education in Hiroshima Prefecture.