Jonathan Strand

Kento is Country Manager, Persefoni Japan. Prior to Persefoni, Kento held multiple roles in his 12 year career at Apple, finishing as Country Director, Apple Pay, Wallet, and Payments. Before Apple, Kento held positions as Director of North Asia Sales Operations & Strategic Planning Manager at Dell, Sales & Management roles at Microsoft, and began his career at NTT. He holds an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University and a BE, Naval & Ocean Engineering from the University of Tokyo.

Kentaro Kawamori is CEO & Co-Founder of Persefoni, a prominent Climate Software company. Persefoni's Climate Management & Accounting SaaS Platform is used by companies and financial institutions worldwide to account for, disclose, and manage their climate impact. Kentaro is a serial entrepreneur, his first venture-backed enterprise software business, Umbrage, was acquired by Bain & Co. in 2023. He was also an early-stage software investor at Rice Investment Group and held technical and executive roles at major technology firms, including serving as the Chief Data Officer at Chesapeake Energy. Kentaro has been honored with several awards for his exceptional work, including Forbes 30 Under 30, EY Entrepreneur of the Year, and SXSW Startup Competition.

Shell started her career in management consulting, working on complex projects for large multinational and state-owned enterprises. She then transitioned to strategy and commercial management roles in the chemicals industry. She brings over 15 years of experience in corporate strategy, market analysis and growth strategies, M&A, and operations across the US, Asia, and the Middle East. At Persefoni, Shell has worn many hats and has been rapidly scaling up multiple teams since late 2021. She currently leads Persefoni’s global partnership with Bain & Co.