Network of Professionals

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JERA CEO Okuda’s Challenge with DX

President, CEO, and COO, JERA Co., Ltd

Hisahide Okuda

Nikkei Business

“ASV Management”-Pursuing Economic and Social Value Together

President, and Representative Director, Ajinomoto Co., Inc

Taro Fujie

Nikkei Business LIVE

Changing Business Practices and Internal Organization to Focus on the Customer

Representative Director and President, Panasonic Corporation

Masahiro Shinada

Nikkei Business LIVE

The Arrival of a “World with Interest Rates” – How to Avoid Being the Emperor Who Has No Clothes

President and CEO, Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

Masahiko Kato

Nikkei Business LIVE

Adding Data to People and Assets to Drive Both “Advancement of Existing Businesses” and “Reform of Business Structure”

Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Cybersecurity Officer, TEPCO Power Grid, Inc.

Haruki Mino

Think! Special Edition: Approaching the Essence of DX

Creating Visions with Extraordinary Goals to Change the Landscape of Business and Society

Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo Chairman Japan Deep Learning Association

Yutaka Matsuo

Think! Special Edition: Approaching the Essence of DX

“DX and Corporate Management” Endowed Lecuture

Associate Professor / Associate Professor / Professor / Specially Appointed Professor, Graduate School of Economics, The University of Tokyo

kiyohiro Oki / Nobuyuki Inamizu / Makoto Abe / Won Young Park

University of Tokyo

“Mechanisms” that Change People and Society Evolve CX – Perspectives and Approaches to Shikake Studies That Companies Should Embrace

Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Osaka University

Naohiro Matsumura

Forbes JAPAN

Always Pursue the “Next Innovation” Through “Relativization”

Senior Managing Executive Officer, CSO, and General Manager of Strategic Planning Division, Hitachi, Ltd.

Mamoru Morita

Sharpening the Issues

DX or Die: Companies Must Transform

Group CDO, Executive Managing Director, Sompo Holdings Inc.

Koichi Narasaki

Think! Special Edition: Approaching the Essence of DX

Principles-Based and Agile Working Styles Accelerate DX

Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, and CDIO, Aflac Life Insurance Japan Ltd.

Tohru Futami

The Intersection of Strategic Theory and DX

Integrating Digital and Business Divisions to Bridge the Gap with Customers and Radically Transform Our Mass Retail Business

Managing Executive Officer, Head of Digital Services Division, and CDTO, MUFG Bank, Ltd.

Masakazu Ohsawa

The Intersection of Strategic Theory and DX

Establishing a System to Integrate Sustainability Management and Growth Strategies. Building a Hydrogen Value Chain and Setting Ambitious Goals to Lead the Way Toward a Decarbonized Society

Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer (CSO), Domain CEO, and Head of Energy Domain, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Hitoshi Kaguchi

SX sustainability Management: Practice

Embedding the DNA of “Solving Social Issues” in Our Purpose and Employees. Practicing New Sustainability Management with a Focus on Future Generations

Managing Director and Group Sustainability Officer, Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

Kiyoshi Wada

SX sustainability Management: Practice

Continuously Supplying Carbon-Neutral Energy and Hydrocarbons to Humanity. Exploring All Advanced Technologies and Business Possibilities Toward Decarbonization

Executive Managing Director and Head of Central Research and Development Center, ENEOS Corporation

Yuichiro Fujiyama

SX sustainability Management: Practice

What is the “Core” and What is the “Context”? Continuously Questioning These Assumptions

Executive Vice President, CDO and CIO, Sony Group Corporation

Tsuyoshi Kodera

Sharpening the Issues

“Three Capabilities” Required in the Age of AI

Executive Officer, Head of IT and Transformation, Asahi Group Holdings

Yoshio Chikayasu

NewsPicks Brand Design

Promoting SX through Intrinsic Motivation. Balancing Project Planning with Organizational Development and Enhancement of Organizational Capabilities

Executive Officer and Chief Sustainability Officer, Japan Tobacco Inc.

Hisato Imokawa

SX sustainability Management: Practice

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance’s DX Started with Understanding Changes in Customers

General Manager of CX Design Department and CMO, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd.

Hiroamasa Kida

Nikkei Business

The Source of Problem-Solving Ability is”Communication” and “Creativity”

Executive Director and General Manager of R&B Planning Department, Corporate Headquarters, Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

Nobuyuki Shimba

Sharpening the Issues

The Goal is to Be a Partner to Customers: The Key to a B2B Customer Success Strategy That Adapts to Change

Corporate Marketing Division Head / Customer Success Division Head, SoftBank Corp.

Kunihiko Ueno / Ken Nagayoshi

NewsPicks Brand Design

Evolving Customer Experiences Through Digital Technology to Support and Enhance People’s Live

Executive Officer, Group Digital Division Head and Marketing Development Sector Head, Benesse Holdings, Inc. Director, Benesse Corporation

Hidetomo Hashimoto

Think! Special Edition: Approaching the Essence of DX

Improving CX by Building a Points-Based Economy: JR West’s DX Strategy to Diversify its Business Portfolio

General Manager of Digital Solutions

Hideo Okuda / Yusuke Miyazaki

Forbes JAPAN

The Will of Management to Maximize AI’s Potential

President and CEO, BrainPad Inc.

Takashi Kusano

Think! Special Edition: Approaching the Essence of DX

Lovalization of Food Delivery Dominated by Demae-can: How to Create “CX” That Surpasses Customer Expectations

President and CEO, Demae-can Co., Ltd

Hideo Fujii

Forbes JAPAN