Ryo Arai (b. 1977, Tokyo) earned his BA in sociology at Rikkyo University. As a producer at the creative company THINKR, he worked on the production of live-streamed programs for 2.5D, where he was also in charge of alliances and team building.At Konel, he launched Chizai Zukan, promoting innovation at the intersection of creativity and technology. In the web3/NFT realm, he has been involved in projects such as NEO TOKYO PUNKS, 6Town, and QR81V. He is also a mentor at Toranomon Hills “ARCH” and a 2022 mentor for the Japan Patent Office’s I-OPEN initiative.