Masayoshi Ito（伊藤正芳）

Adviser

Business consultant mainly for Japanese private companies to invest or start businesses in Africa. He has a social network in eastern and southern Africa, including Kenya, South Africa and remains.

He started his career in a manufacturer in Japan. When he was in its overseas section, he experienced Africa as a Japanese government volunteer for two years. After it, he worked as the director in an NGO assisting Africa. Then, just before TICAD6 in 2016, he moved to Nairobi to work for JICA Kenya Office, as in charge of the ABE Initiative program.