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Looking back at 2025's conference speakers
Gartner experts and globa thought leaders delivered the latest insights at Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo™ 2025 in Yokohama.
Keynote Speakers
Masaaki Taira
Member of House of Representatives/Former Minister for Digital Transformation
Ken Kusunoki
Professor, Hitotsubashi ICS
Ory Yoshifuji
OryLab Inc. / Co-founder CVO
Tsuneo Fujiwara
Distinguished VP Analyst
Gartner
Takeshi Ikeda
VP Analyst
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Hiroyuki Katayama
VP Analyst
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Wataru Katsurashima
VP Analyst
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Yoshi Matsumoto
Distinguished VP, Advisory
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Andy Rowsell-Jones
Distinguished VP Analyst
Gartner
Guest Speakers and Executive Stories
Learn from guest speakers bringing best practices from years of success in their fields.
Rio Hirai
Freelance announcer
Kazuhiro Sakamoto
Mynavi Corporation / Senior Executive Officer Digital Technology Strategy Headquarters General Manager Mynavi TechTus Vietnam Joint Stock Company / Company Director
Taku Takizawa
Seven Bank, Ltd. / Executive Officer / Financial Solution Division
Koichi Ushida
AISIN CORPORATION / Executive General Manager, DX Strategy Center Associate Officer, Mobility Service Engineering, Location Based Solutions & Products Division
Featured Gartner Experts
Meet a selection of Gartner experts dedicated to turning industry trends into actionable, objective guidance.
Dave Aron
Distinguished VP Analyst
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Galliopi Demetriou
VP Analyst
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Janelle Hill
Distinguished VP Analyst
Gartner
Kristin Moyer
Distinguished VP Analyst
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Rob O'Donohue
VP Analyst
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Paul Proctor
Distinguished VP Analyst
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Daniel Sanchez Reina
VP Analyst
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Don Scheibenreif
Distinguished VP Analyst
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Gartner Experts
Get industry-leading insights straight from Gartner experts.
Taiji Abe
Executive Partner
Tomokazu Ando
Expert Partner, Practice
Dave Aron
Distinguished VP Analyst
Toru Asada
VP Service Delivery
Mike Cisek
VP Analyst
Galliopi Demetriou
VP Analyst
Pieter den Hamer
VP Analyst
Tsuyoshi Ebina
VP Analyst
Tsuneo Fujiwara
Distinguished VP Analyst
Shanna Grafeld
Sr Principal Analyst
Eri Hariu
Director Analyst
Hironori Hayashi
Director Analyst
Janelle Hill
Distinguished VP Analyst
Tatsuya Ichishi
VP, Team Manager
Takeshi Ikeda
VP Analyst
Yuichi Isoda
VP, Team Manager
Hiroyuki Katayama
VP Analyst
Iwane Kato
Sr Executive Partner
Wataru Katsurashima
VP Analyst
Eiichiro Kodama
Executive Partner
Kazunori Kumakura
Sr Executive Partner
Morihiro Kushida
Sr Executive Partner
Rihua Lin
Director, Advisory
Tadaaki Mataga
Distinguished VP Analyst
Yuki Matsuda
VP, Team Manager
Yoshi Matsumoto
Distinguished VP, Advisory
Koji Motoyoshi
VP Analyst
Kristin Moyer
Distinguished VP Analyst
Naoki Nakada
Executive Partner
Akimasa Nakao
Director, Advisory
Takenori Namai
VP, Team Manager
Takahiro Noda
Director Analyst
Rob O'Donohue
VP Analyst
Masayuki Otomo
Executive Partner
Yoshifumi Ozawa
Sr Executive Partner
Paul Proctor
Distinguished VP Analyst
Jose Ramirez
Andy Rowsell-Jones
Distinguished VP Analyst
Daniel Sanchez Reina
VP Analyst
Yoshihito Sano
Executive Partner
Don Scheibenreif
Distinguished VP Analyst
Kazuchika Sekiya
Director Analyst
Kentaro Shikanai
Sr Director Analyst
Hiroyuki Suzuki
Director Analyst
Masaki Suzuki
VP Analyst
Takuji Takada
Executive Partner
Atsuyuki Takahashi
Expert Partner, Practice
Masayuki Toriumi
Executive Partner
Ryuichi Tsuchiya
Sr Director Analyst
Yusuke Watanabe
Director Consulting
Toshiki Yabuuchi
Executive Partner
Nori Yamada
Executive Partner
Takuma Yamamoto
Director Analyst
Kaoru Yano
Sr Director Analyst
Eiichi Yoshihira
MVP, Managing Practice Lead
Koichiro Yumi
Sr Principal Analyst
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