Enterprises Active Worldwide
Experience the Network.
WAOJE Sanuki 2026 reaches a new frontier through a powerful co-hosting partnership with the Sanuki Global Forum. At its core is "WAOJE x AI-Driven Management"—a mission to empower entrepreneurs with cutting-edge Generative AI strategies that are redefining global business. Featuring deep-dives into the ventures of pioneering overseas entrepreneurs, and with an expected attendance double that of last year, this event is a catalyst for cross-border synergy. It is a unique opportunity for Japan-based members to unlock new ventures and for international members to discover strategic partners in Japan, creating a true gateway for global co-creation.
19
Sessions
200+
Expected Participants
High Quality Networking
Connect with global talents who are "growing worldwide" and "unknown but interesting", not just local dignitaries.
Business Opportunities
Provides opportunities directly linked to actual business, financing, and overseas expansion, not just study sessions.
WAOJE Sanuki 2025 Highlights
Held on July 19, 2025, as the inaugural WAOJE Sanuki branch launch event. Over 100 participants gathered for a great success.
Event Highlights
100+
Participants
11
Sessions
40+
Speakers & Global Entrepreneurs
5
Side Events
SPEAKERS
Speakers & Global Entrepreneurs
* Speakers and content are subject to change.

Takeshi Izuka
President & CEO, Kirirom Digital, Inc. 2nd Representative Director of WAOJE

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

Keiji Ueno
CEO, Living at Ease 6th Representative Director of WAOJE (Current)

Yasushi Odawara
President, Personnel Consultant 3rd WAOJE Representative Director

Yuko Harding
Principal Solicitor, Harding Legal 4th WAOJE Representative Director

Ichiro Hishinuma
President, Hishinuma Trading Co., Ltd. 5th Representative Director of WAOJE

Yoshinari Yatagai
1st WAOJE Secretary General MD, Wellness Life Project - Bangkok

Shinichi Hosokawa
Director & Founder GMO Z.com Research Pte. Ltd

Hiromi Aoki
President, Suntec Co., Ltd. / WAOJE Sanuki Director

Jinichiro Shinohara
President, Bettim farm Co., Ltd. WAOJE Sanuki Director

Terukazu Miyoshi
President, Ability Center Co., Ltd. WAOJE Sanuki Director

Kiyomi Hashimoto
CEO, Dojima Sake Brewery UK&Co.

Takuo Hasegawa
CEO, J Education Co., Ltd. Chairperson, Nippon Haku Bangkok

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

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

Kenji Shiratai
CEO, Somtam Co., Ltd. Influencer Awa Tokushima Tourism Ambassador

Kenichi Yokofujita
Representative Director KYI Accounting & Consulting Limited

Ryoji Ikari
Representative Director iTech Asia Co., Ltd.

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

Shodai Yanagimoto
Representative Director Tanaka Seisakusho Co., Ltd.

Yoshihiko Mizobuchi
Representative, Mizobuchi SME Management Consultant Office WAOJE Sanuki Member

Hiroki Urano
President, Wire Energy Co., Ltd. WAOJE Sanuki Member

Junichi Mita
President, Mai House Co., Ltd. WAOJE Sanuki Member

Naoki Hachiya
President, Hachiya Co., Ltd. WAOJE Sanuki Member

Wataru Aoki
Co-founder & CEO SpaciaNet Co., Ltd.

Akiko Nishio
Managing Director ATOZ Language Center SDN. BHD

Yosa Shibata
Founder & CEO EIJ Consulting Private Limited

Kenichi Matsui
President & CEO Matsui Miso Co., Ltd.

Kengo Senuma
SKH International FZCO

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

Jin Shimamoto
Representative Member M&J LLC

Shigeo Tada
Tokushima Prefecture

Kazutaka Yoshimitsu
Director Aglin. Co., Ltd.

Taeko Nakamura
Representative of Luchouette Sdn Bhd

Yuki Takahara
Representative Director sparkjoy Inc.

Takaya Tomose
Representative Director T.A.S. Co., Ltd.

Issei Tanimura
Director, NPO Minna no Shinro Iinkai Mitoyo City Local Vitalization Cooperator

Daisuke Komatsubara
AI Consultant AI RISE

Hironori Koyama
President, Three E Co., Ltd.

Hideaki Fujiyama
Representative, Lingua Franca Holdings Pte. Ltd.

Rie Yoshikawa
Owner, Salon de Re:me

Miki Endo
Representative Director, Mikicom Co., Ltd.
SCHEDULE
Friday, May 15th, 2026
Thursday, May 14th, 2026
Pre-Event Party
EveningMore than just a party. We are planning networking-focused activities.
AI Driven Management
Mod: Takeshi Izuka
Pan: Keiji Imajo
The Future of WAOJE
Mod: Takeshi Izuka
Pan: Keiji Ueno, Yasushi Odawara, Ichiro Hishinuma, Yuko Harding, Yoshinari Yatagai
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.
Trainer: TBD
Assistant: TBD
Unique Activity Policies of WAOJE Sanuki
Mod: Kei Hashimura
Pan: Shinichi Hosokawa, Hiromi Aoki, Jinichiro Shinohara, Terukazu Miyoshi
AI Driven Management Workshop (Cont.)
Networking Lunch
This is How We Grow Domestic Branches of WAOJE.
Following the Leadership Summit, we will clarify the challenges of domestic branches and discuss countermeasures together.
Mod: TBD
Pan: Hironori Koyama, Kei Hashimura, Miki Endo
Case Studies of Overseas Entrepreneurs (1)
Learn about the businesses of overseas entrepreneurs, especially those selling Japanese products to the world.
Mod: Naoki Hachiya
Pan: Kiyomi Hashimoto, Ichiro Hishinuma, Takuo Hasegawa
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
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
Case Studies of Overseas Entrepreneurs (2)
Learn about the businesses of overseas entrepreneurs, especially in the service industry.
Mod: Rie Yoshikawa
Pan: Keiji Ueno, Yasushi Odawara, Akiko Nishio
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
The Next Generation Goes Global!
While Japanese global expansion has been challenging, the next generation must be different. With GenAI improving language capabilities, we discuss how to enable the next generation to naturally succeed overseas.
Mod: Hiromi Aoki
Pan: Issei Tanimura, Taeko Nakamura
Case Studies of Overseas Entrepreneurs (3)
Learn about the businesses of overseas entrepreneurs, especially in professional services (law, accounting, etc.).
Mod: Yoshihiko Mizobuchi
Pan: Kenichi Yokofujita, Yuko Harding, Yosa Shibata
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
Cross-border M&A
Amid rapid social changes, cross-border M&A is becoming more active. Experts discuss the key points of global M&A, addressing challenges like language, culture, and legal barriers.
Mod: Terukazu Miyoshi
Pan: Hideaki Fujiyama
Case Studies of Overseas Entrepreneurs (4)
Learn about the businesses of overseas entrepreneurs, especially in the marketing sector.
Mod: Hiroki Urano
Pan: Kenji Shiratai, Takaya Tomose, Yuki Takahara
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
Subsidies for Overseas Expansion
While subsidies are received by the Japanese side, we aim to build partnerships that effectively utilize them in collaboration with overseas parties.
Mod: Jinichiro Shinohara
Pan: Shigeo Tada, Jin Shimamoto, Kazutaka Yoshimitsu
Case Studies of Overseas Entrepreneurs (5)
Learn about the businesses of overseas entrepreneurs, especially in the manufacturing industry.
Mod: Junichi Mita
Pan: Yoshinari Yatagai, Ryoji Ikari, Kenichi Matsui
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
WAOJE Night
Mod: TBD
Partners & Sponsors
Our partners who make this event possible.

Bettim farm Co., Ltd.

Kirirom Digital, Inc.
Venue & Access
By Airplane
Free shuttle service from Takamatsu Airport to Sanuki Peer Learning Hub.
* Return shuttle to airport can be arranged upon request.
Shuttle Schedule
Takamatsu Airport → Sanuki PLH
By Car
If using the expressway, exit at Tsuda-Sangawa IC.
Venue
Sanuki Peer Learning Hub
〒769-2323 1615 Kanzaki, Sangawa-cho, Sanuki, Kagawa
Parking
Free parking available (ample space)
By Train/Bus
JR Kotoku Line - Kanzaki Station
Just 4 minutes walk. Very convenient as the venue is right in front of Kanzaki Station.
Kosoku-Tsuda Highway Station
Highway bus is convenient. Get off at Kosoku-Tsuda Station. We will pick you up by car (12 min drive).
Buses available from Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, Aichi, Mie, Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, and Fukuoka.
Recommended Accommodation
Recommended hotels for event participants
Tresta Hakusan Hotel
Comfortable hotel near the venue
Jakomaru Park Tsuda
Accommodation adjacent to roadside station
Airbnb in Sanuki City
Experience local atmosphere
JR Clement Inn Takamatsu
Easy access via JR Kotoku Line
* No shuttle service
JR Hotel Clement Takamatsu
Easy access via JR Kotoku Line
* No shuttle service
Registration
Seats are limited. Register early to secure your spot.
| Ticket Type | Early Bird (Ends March) | Regular |
|---|---|---|
| WAOJE Members | ¥37,400 | ¥42,900 |
| Partner Orgs (Shikoku) | ¥37,400 | ¥42,900 |
| General Admission | ¥49,500 | ¥59,400 |
What's Included
* The fee for the 5/14 Pre-Event Party is not included in the above tickets. Separate registration and payment are required.
Early bird tickets are available before all speakers are confirmed. We appreciate your support for the success of the event.
Cancellation Policy
Feb 15 - Mar 31
30%
Apr 1 - Apr 15
50%
Apr 16 - Apr 30
75%
May 1 onwards
100%
* Refund fees and transaction fees will be deducted.
* Early Bird tickets are limited in quantity
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions


