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Takaaki Umada
Director of FoundX, The University of Tokyo
Speaker Bio
Takaaki Umada is a director at FoundX, the official startup accelerator program at the prestigious University of Tokyo. With over a decade of experience supporting software developers and startup founders, Umada brings deep expertise in startup support, including navigating public affairs and regulatory matters.
Prior to his current role, Umada held positions at Microsoft Japan as a product manager and technical evangelist. In 2016, he transitioned to the University of Tokyo, where he founded and led Hongo Tech Garage before launching FoundX in 2019. He is the author of ""Paradoxical Startup Thinking,"" ""Successful Entrepreneurs Choose Where to Stay,"" ""Implementing the Future,” “Raising Your Resolution, “Hypothesis-driven Doing.”
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Prior to his current role, Umada held positions at Microsoft Japan as a product manager and technical evangelist. In 2016, he transitioned to the University of Tokyo, where he founded and led Hongo Tech Garage before launching FoundX in 2019. He is the author of ""Paradoxical Startup Thinking,"" ""Successful Entrepreneurs Choose Where to Stay,"" ""Implementing the Future,” “Raising Your Resolution, “Hypothesis-driven Doing.”
Session
Thursday, 19 June, 2025 03:45 PM - 04:30 PM JST
Guest Keynote: Implementing the Future: On the Social Implementation of Technology
Takaaki Umada,
Director of FoundX, The University of Tokyo,
Cutting-edge technologies such as generative AI are making headlines around the world. However, many of these technologies fade away without ever being successfully implemented in society. What, then, distinguishes technologies that achieve social implementation from those that do not?
In this session, we will examine past cases of technological social implementation and identify five key perspectives that should be considered in the implementation process. We will clarify what businesses and stakeholders should consider from each perspective and introduce essential points for implementing future technologies in society.
Please join us to gain insights into approaches and frameworks for technological social implementation, and be inspired to take on the challenge of implementing the next generation of technologies. ... Show More Show Less
In this session, we will examine past cases of technological social implementation and identify five key perspectives that should be considered in the implementation process. We will clarify what businesses and stakeholders should consider from each perspective and introduce essential points for implementing future technologies in society.
Please join us to gain insights into approaches and frameworks for technological social implementation, and be inspired to take on the challenge of implementing the next generation of technologies. ... Show More Show Less