Convention
Speakers
As of December 11, 2025
The presentation schedule for each speaker will be announced in due course.
Additional speakers will be posted as they are confirmed.
Keynote Speech
Title: "The Third Wave of Anime and Manga Expansion: The Future of Experiential Business Cultivated by Retail."
Super Session
Akio Nitori (Representative Director & Chairperson, Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd.) Japan
Akio Yoshida (President and CEO, AEON Co., Ltd.) Japan
Malina Ngai (Group CEO, AS Watson Group) Hong Kong SAR
Vichai Kulsomphob (President and CEO, Saha Pathana Inter-Holding Public Company Limited) Thailand
Themed Session
Session 1Theme: "The Universal Value of Retail - Japanese Tradition and the Customer-First Principle"
Mitsuhiro Kurokawa (Chairman, Toraya Confectionery Co., Ltd.) Japan
Kiyoko Niwasaki (President and CEO, Wako Co., Ltd.) Japan
Kentaro Fujiwara (Representative Corporate Executive Officer, President and CEO, Shiseido Co., Ltd.) Japan
Session 2Theme: "Strategies and Case Studies of Domestic and International Retailers Tackling Social Issues"
Kensuke Hosomi (Representative Director and President, FamilyMart Co., Ltd.) Japan
Reiko Kojima (Director, Senior Executive Officer and Chief Well-being Officer (CWO), MARUI GROUP Co., Ltd.) Japan
Ayumi Ishikawa (President and CEO, SHIBUYA109 Entertainment Corporation) Japan
Teruyuki Omote (President and CEO, LUMINE Co., Ltd.) Japan
Rhyoe Min Kyaw (CEO, City Mart Holdings Company Ltd.) Myanmar
Molly Fong (Executive Director, InNature Berhad) Malaysia
Session 3Theme: "Challenges Facing Japan's Retail Industry
Tomoyasu Maruya (Chairman, Secoma Co., Ltd.) Japan
Kozo Furukawa (Chairman, Takamatsu Marugamemachi Shopping District Promotion Association) Japan
Masaru Wasami (President and CEO, AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings Inc.) Japan
Tomoya Sumitomo (Director, Tokushimaru Inc.Co.,Ltd.) Japan
Nanako Sadasue （President & CEO, Maker's Shirt Kamakura Co., Ltd.) Japan
Session 4Theme: "IT and Innovation"
Atsushi Toyonaga (President, GS1 Japan) Japan
Renaud de Barbuat (President & CEO, GS1 Global Office)
Bharat Rupani (Representative Director, AEON NEXT Co., Ltd.) Japan
Miki Tsusaka (President, Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.) Japan
Yoshihide Nagai (Representative Director & COO, Retail AI, Inc.) Japan
Akira Sakakibara (Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd.) Japan
Hiroshi Ishiguro (Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University) Japan
Ryan Alfons Kaloh (Marketing Director, Alfamart) Indonesia
Pang Shi Hao (Director, APPBAY STUDIO SDN. BHD）Malaysia
Session 5Theme: "Strategies and Case Studies of Globally Expanding Enterprises"
Junro Ito (Representative Director & Executive Chair, Seven & i Holdings Co.,Ltd.) Japan
Naoya Okada (Executive Officer, AEON Co., Ltd.) Japan
Naoki Yoshida (Director, Pan Pacific International Holdings Corporation (PPIH)) Japan
Satoshi Shimizu (President and Representative Director, Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.) Japan
Supaluck Umpujh (Chairwoman, The Mall Group Co., Ltd.) Thailand