Japan CTO Association to Hold AI Strategy Session at IVS2026
The session brings together prominent startup founders and CTOs to publicly debate compensation and governance issues that are usually discussed behind closed doors.
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The Japan CTO Association will host a public session at IVS2026 titled "Serious Discussion on Technology Management Strategy in the AI Era: Hey CEO, Give Us CTOs Stock or We'll Quit and Start Our Own Company!" Panelists include Masashi Miyata, Hironari Umino, Daisuke Kajiwara, and Masato Serizawa. The session will cover incentive design, CTO stock ownership, and the role of CTOs in the AI era.
The Japan CTO Association will hold a public session at IVS2026, Japan's largest startup conference, with a provocative title that signals a direct challenge to CEOs: "Serious Discussion on Technology Management Strategy in the AI Era: Hey CEO, Give Us CTOs Stock or We'll Quit and Start Our Own Company!" The panel features Masashi Miyata, CEO of Nstock and founder of SmartHR, and Hironari Umino, founder of Qiita, alongside association directors Daisuke Kajiwara and Masato Serizawa. Topics include CTO stock ownership ratios, the moment of handing over or taking over a company, and the evolving role of CTOs in the AI era. The session is part of the association's "NO EXCUSE" series, which typically operates in a closed format due to the sensitive nature of the discussions.
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