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
Dentsu Inc. 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.
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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, Keidanren Chair, Committee on Startups
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
