National Knowledge Manufacturing Conference 2026 on March 27th】 Panel Session: "From Talent Theory to Design Theory - What is an Organization that Continuously Creates Businesses?

(Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Group CEO: Yukihiro Maru) will hold the National Knowledge Manufacturing Conference 2026 on Friday, March 27, 2026. The panel session will be entitled "From Talent Theory to Design Theory: What is an Organization that Continuously Creates Businesses?

In recent years, an increasing number of companies are launching new businesses. However, in order to continuously create new businesses, it is important to have a "testable structure" within the organization, rather than just a "call to action. How to develop human resources who can take on challenges, how to design an organization that can learn from failures, and how to balance existing and new businesses? In this session, we will discuss the mechanisms to gather knowledge beyond organizational boundaries, verify hypotheses, and move closer to implementation, based on practical examples of human resource ecosystem development from large companies, second startups of regional companies, and commercialization of deep tech. Together, let's explore the turning point for Japanese companies where businesses continue to be born.

speaker

Mr. Masato Ohtsubo, President and Representative Director, Yuki Holdings Co.
After completing graduate school at the University of Tokyo, he joined INX Corporation (now Solize), and in 2006 joined Yuki Seimitsu, founded by his grandfather, and entered the aerospace industry as a research and development-oriented town factory; acquired JIS Q 9100 certification, won the IT Management Power Award from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and focused on management strategies specialized in high value-added manufacturing. In 2017, he founded Yuki Holdings Corporation, which supports small and medium-sized enterprises with elemental technologies; in 2020, he became President of the Factory Scientists Association of Japan.

Mr. Shintaro Nishikawa, Senior Director, D-LAB, Japan Tobacco Inc.
After working for a financial institution and a consulting firm, he currently works for the Corporate R&D Organization (D-LAB) of Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT), where he promotes activities to explore and create businesses for the realization of the JT Group's Purpose. He also serves as a program advisor for the Comprehensive Practical R&D Program (RInCA) of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), which deals with "ethical, legal, and social issues in science and technology.

Yukihiro Maru, Group CEO and Representative Director, Leave a Nest Co., Ltd. (Moderator)
D. in Applied Biotechnology from the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Tokyo. 2002, while still a graduate student, he founded Leave a Nest with only undergraduate and graduate students of science and engineering. He has developed Japan's first "delivery laboratory class of cutting-edge science" into a business. Through the world's first "knowledge manufacturing business" that creates new industries by combining technologies and knowledge from different fields, he has built one of Asia's largest deep tech venture ecosystems and is working with venture companies, business corporations, universities, and financial institutions around the world to solve global-scale issues. He is responsible for the launch of numerous venture companies, including Euglena Co. and the management of 30 group companies, including overseas subsidiaries in Southeast Asia.

Outline of the event

■Date: March 27, 2026 (Friday) 10:00-18:00
Location: Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center Hamamatsucho Building 5F Exhibition Room (Tokyo Port City Takeshiba, 1-7-1 Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
■ Website:https://km.lne.st/

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