Making Co-Creation Work: Organizations, Systems, and Leadership Commitment
What sets successful companies apart, and how will Japanese corporations transform?
Kazuhiko Chuman
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. Executive Officer, Chief Business Development Officer(CBDO)
Shuji Kawai
Seino Holdings Co., Ltd. Executive Officer, Open Innovation Planning Division General Manager, Last One Mile Planning Team Operating officer,
Tomoki Akutsu
TOUCH TO GO Co., Ltd. President & CEO / Senior Manager, JR East Start UP Co., Ltd.
Kinuyo Hattori
eiicon Co., Ltd. Consulting Division, Consultant
Education × Innovation: What Should Education Look Like to Shape Japan’s Future?
Ichiya Nakamura ph.D
iU President
Satoshi Kanatani
LX DESIGN Inc. Founder / Co-CEO
Yoichi Ito
Musashino University Dean, Faculty of Entrepreneurship
Makoto Aou
LEO Co., Ltd. President & CEO / Professor, Faculty of Entrepreneurship, Musashino University
What Makes Companies Successful in Co-Creation?
Part 1 Keynote:
The Evolution of Corporate Venture Capital 2026 Insights from a Survey of 100+ Companies: What Makes an Organization Deliver Results
Shu Kagawa
XSprout Inc. CEO / eiicon Co., Ltd. Executive Officer, Head of Consulting Division
Part 2 Session:
Diversification of Corporate Venturing and Evolution of New Business Organizations
Shu Kagawa
XSprout Inc. CEO / eiicon Co., Ltd. Executive Officer, Head of Consulting Division
Soichi Kariyazono
GLOBIS Capital Partners Co-Founder Executive Advisor
Kotaro Sasamoto
Managing Partner, Dentsu Ventures
Michiko Kato
Toyota Invention Partners, Inc. Representative Director and CEO Woven Capital Partner and Chief Investment Officer
OI TREASURE PITCH
Food, Agriculture, Environment, and Sustainability
cuoncrop inc.
Agri-Light Lab. Inc.
Ichinomiya Bussan Co., Ltd.
Tokushu Tokai Paper Co., Ltd.
13:30
14:00
Open Innovation in the AI Era
Towards a Society Where Humans Think and Create Together with AI
Masahiro Kotosaka
Keio University Professor, Faculty of Policy Management University of Oxford Associate Fellow, Saïd Business School Mercari, Inc. Outside Director Euglena Co., Ltd. Outside Director SRE Holdings Corporation Outside Director
Noboru Saito
BIPROGY Inc. Representative Director, President & CEO
Naoshi Ozawa
Former President and CEO of Omron Ventures, Inc. Executive Officer of Ever Innovation Smart Agri (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Representative of Bride to i LLC
What Makes an Organization That Drives Innovation
Shunsuke Karasawa
Co-Founder & COO, Almoha | Head of Startup Culture Lab.
Takehiko Fujiwara
Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. Corporate Executive Officer / Chief Innovation Officer
Shiseido Company, Limited Brand Value Development Institute Director
Kazuto Naritomi
Japan Open Innovation Research Association Representative Director
14:30
15:00
GLOBAL SESSION
Part 1:
Open Innovation in Agri-Foodtech: Challenges & Keys to Scale
Darren Leong
Clay Capital Principal
Hiroyuki Saito
Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Innovation Strategy & Corporate Venture Capital Group Research & Business Planning Department Asian Region Lead
Masaki Maeda
Asahi Group Holdings / Asahi Quality & Innovations New Business Development / Department of Corporate Strategy Business Incubation Group Senior Manager / Head of Open Innovation
Ribella Lee
Toyo Seikan Group New Business Promotion Assistant Manager
Jean-Chretien Norreel
PMC Principal
Satsuki Pitts
eiicon Co., Ltd. Global Strategy Office
Part 2:
AUBA Global x Korean Startup Pitch
Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)
JK Technology Co., Ltd.
Ecorenew Inc.
LitiWay Inc.
Bornlake Inc.
DSLAB Inc.
How to Reach Media for New Ventures?
The Authentic Voice of Media | Supporting Partner TOYO KEIZAI INC.
Raina Takayama
eiicon Co., Ltd. PR
Yu Ito
TOYO KEIZAI INC.
Mikan Yamada
Shireru Inc. CEO
Junko Matsuda
Leapfrog LLC Representative
15:30
STARTUP PITCH 2026 Final
Atsushi Tamura
TV Personality
Ayuko Nakamura
eiicon Co., Ltd. CEO
Minoru Moriya
Serial Entrepreneur
Naoto Ohitsu
Midas Capital Co., Ltd. Managing Director & Partner
Meyumi Yamada
istyle Inc. Director and Co-founder Bank for Smiles Representative Director
Kunihiro Tanaka
SAKURA internet Inc. Founder&CEO, President
Toru Shimozono
eiicon Co., Ltd. Quality of Open Innovation officer
15 local governments from across Japan take the stage Promoting regional industry, co-creating with companies, and sharing the future each region envisions
Aomori Prefecture
Saitama Prefecture
Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Kanagawa Prefecture
Yokohama City
Sagamihara City
Toyama City
Yamanashi Prefecture
Gifu Prefecture
Shizuoka Prefecture
Shizuoka City
Aichi Prefecture
Hyogo Prefecture
Nara Prefecture
Okinawa Prefecture
16:00
OI TREASURE PITCH
HR | Organizational Vitalization and Talent (Utilization/Development)
iUM inc.
TRUNK co.,ltd.
CIRCULATION Co., Ltd.
16:30
17:00
OI TREASURE PITCH
Business Creation / Growth Support
CINCA Inc.
Ideascale Japan, Inc.
ONLY STORY Inc.
GESHER, Inc.
ReGACY Innovation Group, Inc.
17:30
OPEN INNOVATION GATE 2026 Final
Atsushi Tamura
TV Personality
Ayuko Nakamura
eiicon Co., Ltd. CEO
Yoshiaki Ishii
Director General, Entrepreneur and Startup Support Department, Organization for Small and Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, Japan (SMRJ)
Naoshi Ozawa
Former President and CEO of Omron Ventures, Inc. Executive Officer of Ever Innovation Smart Agri (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Representative of Bride to i LLC
Yuko Sasahara
NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Inc. CEO&CCO NTT DOCOMO, INC. Executive Officer, Director of R&D Strategy Department, R&D Innovation Division
