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Kinya Tagawa
CEO, Design Engineer
Takram
Speaker Bio
Kinya is an award-winning design engineer experienced in a wide range of products including hardware, software and interactive art. He holds a BEng from the University of Tokyo, an MA from the Royal College of Art in the UK. His work was selected as a permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. He was assigned as a visiting professor at the Royal College of Art, from 2015 to 2018. With his contribution to the RCA, he was awarded as an Honorary Fellow, RCA in 2018. Kinya is also appointed as a member of several design related committees of the Japanese Government.
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Session
Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM JST
Guest Keynote: Change Leadership and Design in AI Age
Kinya Tagawa,
CEO, Design Engineer, Takram
Since the First Industrial Revolution, design has served as a bridge between technology and society. Today, its role goes beyond aesthetics and usability, contributing to innovation, branding, and even management. As we enter an era where AI is becoming widespread, design skills are emerging as essential qualities for change leaders who drive transformation in organizations and society. In this session, we will introduce cutting-edge examples of design in practice, explore the future vision of change leaders in the age of AI, and discuss the possibilities for talent development.
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