Co-creation & Innovation
Hub.
The Main Event of Sanuki Global Forum 2026 features panel discussions crossing boundaries of co-hosted events (WAOJE, KGIB, AI Fest, Sanuki Connect) and keynotes by global leaders.
750+
Total Attendees
100+
Speakers
AI-Driven Management
Learn next-generation management models that place generative AI at the core of business to dramatically improve productivity.
AI-Driven Development
Covering the transformation of development processes and the latest tool utilization for everyone from engineers to executives.
4 Co-hosted Events
PANELISTS
Featured Speakers
Please check the respective event pages for speakers of co-hosted events.
* Speakers and session content are subject to change.

Takeshi Izuka
President & CEO, Kirirom Digital, Inc. Organizer of Sanuki Global Forum

Koro Momose
Kirirom Digital, Inc. Chairman Specially Appointed Professor, Sophia University

Keiji Imajo
Representative, K2 Frontier Visiting Professor, Kwansei Gakuin University

Yasuhiro Arai
Creationline, Inc. Director & CTO Chair, AI-Driven Development Consortium

Toyohito Ikeda
Governor of Kagawa Prefecture

Kumi Fujisawa
President, Institute for International Socio-Economic Studies Member of the Board of Directors, Toyota Motor Corporation

Yasushi Fujita
Media Do Co., Ltd. President and CEO Representative Director, Tokushima Innovation Base

Shinichi Hosokawa
Director & Founder GMO Z.com Research Pte. Ltd Kagawa IB Co-founder & Co-representative

Keiji Ueno
Living at Ease CEO 6th Representative Director of WAOJE

Kei Hashimura
President, Tokushima Kongwan Niage Branch Manager, WAOJE Sanuki

Shinji Nasu
CEO, CISO Inc.

Ryo Sato
Representative Director, Pearl Light Co., Ltd.

Kentaro Ejima
Admit AI Co-Founder & CTO

Masahiro Okamura
CEO, MAKE A CHANGE Co., Ltd.

Ayatoshi Yoshizumi
President & CEO Yoshidumi Holdings, Inc.

Daisuke Mitarai
rakumo Inc. Chairman

Norio Kuriyama
Founder & CEO, PRONI Inc.

Fumiaki Shingai
X-HEMISTRY Inc. Representative Director & CEO

Shunsuke Itaya
CEO, DANNY Pro. Holdings Limited Partner (China Section), PKSHA Algorithm Fund

Shinichi Nakamura
Representative Director, Money Design PLH Generative AI Dept.

Jun Saito
AI King YMMD LLC CEO

Kenken
Co-Director, PLH Generative AI Dept.

Shinichi Shirakawa
Representative Director, Future Core Partners Co., Ltd. Vice Director, PLH Generative AI Dept.

Akiko Sato
Representative Director, POTZ Co., Ltd. Vice Director, PLH Generative AI Dept.

Jun Page
Director, Kirirom Digital, Inc. CEO, ZEPHYROS Co., Ltd.

Lucce Guido
Interdisciplinary artist Sanuki Connect Director

Takeo Kawanishi
Representative Director Bit Communications Co., Ltd.

Takayuki Seki
Director, Web Analytics Consultants Association Associate Professor, Kyoto Kacho University

Shodai Yanagimoto
Representative Director Tanaka Seisakusho Co., Ltd.

Taijiro Kusunoki
President, Kotohira Bus Co., Ltd.

Atsushi Shimada
Representative Director Online Travel Co., Ltd.

Kengo Senuma
SKH International FZCO

Jin Kan
Representative Director Metria Co., Ltd. / Linquages Co., Ltd.

Daisuke Komatsubara
AI Consultant AI RISE
SCHEDULE
May 14th - Generative AI Revolution
Please also participate in the concurrent KAIB 2026 Kickoff! sessions.
AI-Driven Management Workshop (1) "New Standards in AI-Driven Product Development"
Focused on creating requirements documents. We explain AI-driven development concepts and tools for beginners, and demonstrate actual systems created by the moderator. The first step for CEOs to build systems. Includes pre-homework and follow-up support.
Mod: TBD
Pan: Takeshi Izuka
Welcome Lunch
Governor of Kagawa (Mr. Toyohito Ikeda) will participate, offering a rare opportunity for direct interaction. A commemorative photo session will also be held.
Mod: TBD
Latest GenAI Trends
Mod: TBD
Ask Cloud Experts about GenAI Revolution
Mod: Takeshi Izuka
Pan: Daisuke Mitarai, Ayatoshi Yoshizumi
Regional Revitalization in the GenAI Era: The Dawn of Highway Bus Travel
Mod: Taijiro Kusunoki
Pan: Atsushi Shimada
Essence of GenAI Revolution: Our AI Strategy
Mod: Takeo Kawanishi
Pan: Norio Kuriyama
KAIB Night
Our proud super teenage KAIB members from Kagawa will welcome you.
Mod: One-on-One Meetings
Pan: One-on-One Meetings, Yuto Shirai, Uonosuke Honyomitei, Setsu & Nagisa Fukushima, Shohei Nattomaki, Yamakake Tororo Udon Sho
May 15th - AI-Driven Management Workshop
Please also participate in the concurrent WAOJE Sanuki 2026 sessions.
AI-Driven Management
Mod: Takeshi Izuka
Pan: Keiji Imajo
AI-Driven Management Workshop (2) "New Standards in AI-Driven Product Development"
UI design and start of product development. Even without session (1), you can join using the provided requirements document. Dramatically reduce development costs by building it yourself.
Networking Lunch
Education in the AI Era: Redefining Teaching and Learning
AI is forcing education to be redesigned from a framework centered on knowledge transmission to an activity that fosters thinking, judgment, and creativity. In this session, we will take a three-dimensional look at what education should be like in the future from the perspectives of the roles of teachers and instructors, the autonomy of learners, and the restructuring of assessment.
Facilitator: Takayuki Seki
* Participant-centered sessions where the facilitator takes the lead and the entire audience engages in discussion together.
Overseas Expansion in a New Era: The Age of War, AI, and a Weak Yen
With rapid yen depreciation, traditional business models are failing, leading to cases of returning to Japan or moving bases (e.g., Singapore to Bangkok). Some countries have become difficult to expand into due to war, and others have stricter visa requirements. Furthermore, AI is drastically changing the industrial structure. We discuss what is needed to achieve WAOJE's mission: "Increasing the number of Japanese people active in the world."
Mod: Shinichi Hosokawa
Pan: Shunsuke Itaya
AI Personal Agent for Executives: Accelerating Thought, Judgment, and Execution
Learn executive-specific prompt design to master AI Personal Agents as a brainstorming partner, strategy hypothesis generator, and decision risk validator. Furthermore, master practical methods to dramatically improve individual productivity such as email, presentations, and planning. Also introduces the use of personal agents such as OpenClaw.
Facilitator: Shodai Yanagimoto
* Participant-centered sessions where the facilitator takes the lead and the entire audience engages in discussion together.
AI-Native Organizational Design & AI Talent Management
Not about replacing human work with AI, but designing organizational structures with AI as the premise. Explore process redesign (Human→AI→Human), AI agents for each role, and integrated design of talent evaluation with AI capabilities.
Facilitator: Daisuke Komatsubara
* Participant-centered sessions where the facilitator takes the lead and the entire audience engages in discussion together.
How to Make Strategic Decisions AI Cannot Answer
Generative AI provides answers based on past data. However, the job of an executive is to derive "answers for a future that does not yet exist." The key is the power to ask AI. Based on a thinking model that expands intuition, hypothesis, and strategic thinking, this session discusses the state of management judgment where executives and AI become one.
Facilitator: Jin Kan
* Participant-centered sessions where the facilitator takes the lead and the entire audience engages in discussion together.
New Business in the AI Era: What Changes and What is Born
With the rapid evolution of AI, the ways of building businesses and the possibilities for new ventures are expanding significantly. This session outlines the characteristics of businesses required in the AI era, while considering the expansion of new businesses utilizing AI. We will take a birds-eye view of what kind of new businesses will emerge in the coming era, while considering changing industrial structures and the division of roles between humans and AI.
Facilitator: Kengo Senuma
* Participant-centered sessions where the facilitator takes the lead and the entire audience engages in discussion together.
WAOJE Night
May 16th - AI-Driven Management Summit
Moderator-led discussion style involving all participants. Panelists may be present depending on the theme.
Please also participate in the concurrent Generative AI Fest 2026 in Kagawa sessions.
Kirirom Group New Business Plan Session (Breakfast Included / Sponsor)
Mod: Takeshi Izuka
"Feb 2020 Revisited: The AI Shock 'Arrival Order' and Job Impact Map"
Mod: Takeshi Izuka
Pan: Masahiro Okamura, Kenken, Ryo Sato, Shinichi Shirakawa, Jun Saito
"Industries to be Disrupted and Their Probability" - Predicting the Near Future Brought by the Generative AI Revolution
Mod: Shinichi Nakamura
Pan: Fumiaki Shingai
AI-Driven Management Workshop (3) "New Standards in AI-Driven Product Development"
Progress check and feedback on development. Even if already complete, we verify operational details. Building it yourself allows for full control over future maintenance and expansion.
Mod: TBD
Org Design & Evaluation in the AI Era
Reallocating people post-AI. Exploring redesign of job definitions, evaluation/compensation systems, and new managerial roles.
Mod: TBD
How Far Can AI-Driven Marketing Automation Go?
Mod: Shinichi Shirakawa
Networking Lunch
New Standards in AI-Driven Legal Work
Mod: Takeshi Izuka
Can Legacy Systems be Reborn with Generative AI?
Mod: TBD
Mindset for Executives in the AI Era
Indecision as the greatest risk. Exploring the dangers of halting transformation, messaging for society, and traits of surviving leaders.
Mod: TBD
How Much Can Generative AI Reduce Daily Operational Tasks?
Mod: Kenken
Management Strategy Development
How to transform a company with Generative AI? Organize company issues and clarify objectives.
Mod: TBD
Cybersecurity utilizing Generative AI
Mod: Akiko Sato
Pan: Shinji Nasu
What is AI Savvy? - 4 Essential Skills to Survive the AI Era
Mod: Koro Momose
Pan: Jun Page
AI Governance, Risk & Exec Responsibility
Accountability in AI accidents. Information leaks, copyright, legal risks, policy design, and balanced technical knowledge for executives.
Mod: TBD
"Be on the 'Free Side' in 3 Years: AI Era Personal Strategy Workshop (Discard, Learn, and Implement)"
AI isn't "coming"; it's here. To be on the side that uses AI, not the side used by it, we'll build your 3-year plan today. We cover what to learn, what to discard, daily experimentation, and assets (skills, trust, authority). Takeaway: Your personalized 90-day, 1-year, and 3-year action plan.
Mod: Takeshi Izuka
Pan: Yasuhiro Arai, Koro Momose
PLH Networking Dinner
Mod: TBD
May 17th - World Transformed by Generative AI
Kirirom Group New Business Plan (Breakfast Included / English / Sponsor)
Mod: Takeshi Izuka
How will the Generative AI Revolution change the world? (English)
Mod: Takeshi Izuka
AI-Driven Management Workshop (4) "New Standards in AI-Driven Product Development"
Final completion, web publishing, and domain setup. The final stage to get your working system. Those who finish here can enjoy other programs during the afternoon session (5).
Mod: TBD
Round Table (Lunch Session / English)
Sanuki Connect & Property Tour (English)
Mod: Takeshi Izuka
AI-Driven Management Workshop (5) "New Standards in AI-Driven Product Development"
(For those unfinished) The final 4 hours to clear remaining tasks with assistants. If not finished within the period, we will support you through follow-up sessions until completion.
Mod: TBD
Farewell Dinner with Local Entrepreneurs
Leaders from Kagawa Innovation Base, WAOJE Sanuki, PLH GenAI Department, and the PLH Community will host you.
Mod: Takeshi Izuka
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Our partners who make this event possible.
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Sanuki Peer Learning Hub

PLH Generative AI Dept.

AI-Driven Development Study Group Shikoku Branch
Books by Speakers
Introducing books on cutting-edge technology and management written by our speakers.
Masahiro Okamura
Intro to Vibe Coding: For Everyone from New Grads to Engineers
Covers everything from basics to practice of "Vibe Coding" with AI.
Ryo Sato
Fun with Vibe Coding! Building Pro Web Apps with Replit
Teaches Web app development techniques that maximize AI power using Replit.
Koro Momose
Process Mining: Understanding and Practice
The ultimate means to evolve business process reform.
Shinji Nasu
New Common Sense of Cyber Security Measures for Mid-sized and Small Businesses
Covers realistic cybersecurity measures for SME owners in Japan, where over 90% of companies are at risk.
Venue & Access
Venue: Sanuki Peer Learning Hub
Location
〒769-2323
1615 Kanzaki, Sangawa-cho, Sanuki City, Kagawa
By Plane
ANA・JAL便が高松空港(TAK)まで運行
Jetstarが高松空港まで運行
By Car
5 min from Tsuda-Samukawa IC (Takamatsu Expwy)
Free parking available
By Train
4 min walk from JR Kanzaki Station (Kotoku Line)
The venue is right in front of the station.
By Highway Bus
Get off at Kosoku-Tsuda Bus Stop. 12 min by car.
*Pick-up available upon prior request.




