Flying into the Future: Transforming Travel with Air Taxis

Electric air taxis could transform how we navigate cities—offering faster, cleaner, and more efficient travel. But how will this cutting-edge technology redefine urban infrastructure and air mobility? 

Join us on February 12, 6:00pm (In-person); 6:15pm PT (online)// February 13, 11:15 am JT (Online)for a discussion with Yasuyuki Kohaya, Strategic Business Relationships Lead at Joby Aviation, a global leader in air taxi development. Together, we will explore the technological, infrastructural, and investment factors shaping the future of transportation and air mobility. 

SPEAKER:
Yasuyuki (Yas) Kohaya
Yas joined Joby Aviation in 2020. Prior to joining Joby, he spent 22 years at Toyota Motor Corporation where he first began his career as a production engineer then as a product and business strategist for various projects such as Lexus, Tesla partnership, and alternative fuel vehicles strategy. He moved to the Bay Area in 2014 and helped launch Toyota Research Institute and Toyota Ventures which catapulted Toyota’s presence in the Silicon Valley community. Currently at Joby, Yas leads the Japan service business strategy in addition to managing the relationship with Toyota, a major investor and manufacturing partner to Joby.