Meet the JADE Program Fellows

Cohort 2 Program (2025-2026)

(Japan)

Portrait of Kotaro Abe

Kotaro Abe
Japan Bank of International Cooperation

Portrait of Takuya Matsuda

Takuya Matsuda
Assistant Professor, Aoyama Gakuin University

Portrait of Toshiki Matsukiyo

Toshiki Matsukiyo
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

Portrait of Mari Shimizu

Mari Shimizu
Professor, Osaka University
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Portrait of Ai Watanabe

Ai Watanabe
Keidanren (Japan Business Federation)

(Australia)

Portrait of Pilar Cossio

Pilar Cossio
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia

Portrait of James Ghusn

James Ghusn
Associate, Mandala

Portrait of Tristan Moss

Tristan Moss
Senior Lecturer, The University of New South Wales, Canberra

Portrait of Catherine Scheffer

Catherine Scheffer
Department of Defense, Australia

Portrait of David Vallance

David Vallance
Research Associate, The Lowy Institute

Cohort 1 Program (2024-2025)

(Japan)

portlate of Yuka Hinohara

Yuka Hinohara
The Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association

portlate of Rintaro Inoue

Rintaro Inoue
Ph.D. student at the Graduate School of Law, Keio University

Media Coverage
The Strategist 19 March 2025, Japan and Australia can fill each other’s defence gaps | The Strategist

portlate of Takato Ishida

Takato Ishida
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Ph.D. student at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)

(Australia)

portlate of Haidee Barrenger

Haidee Barrenger
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia

portlate of Jack Butcher

Jack Butcher
PhD candidate in Political Science and a part-time Teaching Lecturer at the University of Adelaide

portlate of Dirk Staunton

Dirk Staunton
National Security Professional, Australian Government

portlate of Samuel Wendfeldt

Samuel Wendfeldt
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia

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