KAI by Mawari

October 10, Tokyo

Overview

Speakers

Agenda

Report

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KAI by Mawari
KAI

October 10, Tokyo

October 10, Tokyo

Overview

Overview

Speakers

Speakers

Agenda

Agenda

Report

Report

Gallery

Gallery

World Models

Need a World

A World Model Without a World is a Dream in a Vacuum.

A World Model Without a World is a Dream in a Vacuum.

A World Model Without a World is a Dream in a Vacuum.

The most capable AI systems are learning to imagine worlds. But as generative AI, world models, and spatial computing converge, the defining question of the next decade is where these intelligences will live and be experienced, and who gets to build that reality.

The most capable AI systems are learning to imagine worlds. But as generative AI, world models, and spatial computing converge, the defining question of the next decade is where these intelligences will live and be experienced, and who gets to build that reality.

KAI by MAWARI convenes the boldest thinkers and builders across AI and XR for a single day of high-signal debate, at the frontier where intelligence meets immersion.

KAI by MAWARI convenes the boldest thinkers and builders across AI and XR for a single day of high-signal debate, at the frontier where intelligence meets immersion.

A Room of the Most Respected Names Developing XR and AI

A Room of the Most Respected Names Developing XR and AI

Avex Music Creative Inc.

Takeya Ino

Takeya Ino

President

President

Avex Music Creative Inc.

Avex Music Creative Inc.

KDDI

Shunpei Tatebayashi

Shunpei Tatebayashi

Deputy Head, Open Innovation Sector

Deputy Head, Open Innovation Sector

KDDI

KDDI

JCBI

Keisuke Itoh

Keisuke Itoh

Representative Director, Japan Content Blockchain Initiative

Representative Director, Japan Content Blockchain Initiative

JCBI

JCBI

AWE

Ori Inbar

Ori Inbar

CEO and Cofounder

CEO and Cofounder

AWE

AWE

Hyper3D

Quinn Wang

Quinn Wang

CMO

CMO

Hyper3D

Hyper3D

PwC Consulting LLC

Toshiaki Mori

Toshiaki Mori

Senior Manager

Senior Manager

PwC Consulting LLC

PwC Consulting LLC

Intercognitive Foundation

Rich Robinson

Rich Robinson

Founding Chair

Founding Chair

Intercognitive Foundation

Intercognitive Foundation

EtherFi

Mike Silagadze

Mike Silagadze

Founder & CEO

Founder & CEO

EtherFi

EtherFi

Placeholder portrait — speaker to be announced
Applied Materials

Said Bakadir

Said Bakadir

VP Product/Business

VP Product/Business

Applied Materials

Applied Materials

Borderless Capital

Patrick O'Kain

Patrick O'Kain

Partner

Partner

Borderless Capital

Borderless Capital

Metaverse Japan

Kuniyoshi Mabuchi

Kuniyoshi Mabuchi

CEO of XinobiAI | AI Management at the Matsuo Lab , University of Tokyo | Representative Director of Metaverse Japan | Director of Generative AI Japan | Expert Member of JDLA

CEO of XinobiAI | AI Management at the Matsuo Lab , University of Tokyo | Representative Director of Metaverse Japan | Director of Generative AI Japan | Expert Member of JDLA

Metaverse Japan

Metaverse Japan

1kx

Christopher Heymann

Christopher Heymann

Founding Partner

Founding Partner

1kx

1kx

Placeholder portrait — speaker to be announced
01.AI

Dr. Ning Ning

Dr. Ning Ning

Vice President, International Business

Vice President, International Business

01.AI

01.AI

Yunai

Yunai

Yunai

Artist

Artist

Yunai

Yunai

Placeholder portrait — speaker to be announced
TechMoat

Jeffrey Towson

Jeffrey Towson

Digital and AI Advisor, Agentic Org Now

Digital and AI Advisor, Agentic Org Now

TechMoat

TechMoat

Shibuya & Japan Spatial Forum

Shinko Osada

Shinko Osada

Director and Secretary General, Future Design Shibuya. Representative Director, Metaverse Japan Association

Director and Secretary General, Future Design Shibuya. Representative Director, Metaverse Japan Association

Shibuya & Japan Spatial Forum

Shibuya & Japan Spatial Forum

Shibuya Japan Forum

Keisuke Toyoda

Keisuke Toyoda

Project Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo. Architect | Director, Metaverse Japan Association

Project Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo. Architect | Director, Metaverse Japan Association

Shibuya Japan Forum

Shibuya Japan Forum

Bitmedia

Masaharu Takano

Masaharu Takano

President and CEO, Bit Media Inc.

President and CEO, Bit Media Inc.

Bitmedia

Bitmedia

MyAnimeList

Atsushi Mizoguchi

Atsushi Mizoguchi

Director & CRO, MyAnimeList Co., Ltd.

Director & CRO, MyAnimeList Co., Ltd.

MyAnimeList

MyAnimeList

MiniMax

Alina Shi

Alina Shi

Senior Sales Manager

Senior Sales Manager

MiniMax

MiniMax

ARtillery Intelligence & AR Insider

Mike Boland

Mike Boland

Founder & Chief Analyst of ARtillery Intelligence, and Editor-in-Chief of AR Insider

Founder & Chief Analyst of ARtillery Intelligence, and Editor-in-Chief of AR Insider

ARtillery Intelligence & AR Insider

ARtillery Intelligence & AR Insider

Mawari

Takeo Yatabe

Takeo Yatabe

Chief Business Officer & Co Founder

Chief Business Officer & Co Founder

Mawari

Mawari

Mawari

Luis Oscar Ramírez

Luis Oscar Ramírez

Founder & CEO

Founder & CEO

Mawari

Mawari

Agenda

Agenda

Agenda

10:00 - 11:00 JST

10:00 - 11:00 JST

Doors Open

Check In

11:00 - 11:30 JST

11:00 - 11:30 JST

Mawari Opening Keynote.

  • Takeo Yatabe, Co Founder & CBO

  • Luis Oscar Ramírez, Founder & CEO

11:40 - 11:50 JST

11:40 - 11:50 JST

Keynote

12:00 - 12:40 JST

12:00 - 12:40 JST

Panel: World Models: Unlocking AI’s Potential.

Panel: World Models: Unlocking AI’s Potential.

  • Dr. Ning Ning, VP of International Business & AI Consulting at 01.AI

  • Qionghui Wang, CMO at Hyper3D

  • Jeffrey Towson, Digital and AI Advisor, Agentic Org Now

  • Luis Oscar Ramirez, Founder & CEO at Mawari

  • Dr. Ning Ning, VP of International Business & AI Consulting at 01.AI

  • Qionghui Wang, CMO at Hyper3D

  • Jeffrey Towson, Digital and AI Advisor, Agentic Org Now

  • Luis Oscar Ramirez, Founder & CEO at Mawari

12:50 - 13:00 JST

12:50 - 13:00 JST

Keynote

  • Shinko Osada, Director and Secretary General at Future Design Shibuya

  • Takeo Yatabe, Co Founder & CBO at Mawari

  • Shinko Osada, Director and Secretary General at Future Design Shibuya

  • Takeo Yatabe, Co Founder & CBO at Mawari

13:10 - 13:50 JST

13:10 - 13:50 JST

Panel: Can AI Experience Shibuya?

  • Shinko Osada, Director and Secretary General at Future Design Shibuya

  • Keisuke Toyoda, Director at Metaverse Japan Association

  • Shunpei Tatebayashi, Deputy Head, Open Innovation Sector at KDDI

13:50 - 14:50 JST

13:50 - 14:50 JST

Lunch Break.

Lunch Break.

Japanese bites & networking.

Japanese bites & networking.

14:50 - 15:20 JST

14:50 - 15:20 JST

Panel: The next trillion dollar opportunity

Panel: The next trillion dollar opportunity

  • Christopher Heymann , Founding Partner at 1kx

  • Patrick O'Kain, Partner at Borderless

15:30 - 15:40 JST

15:30 - 15:40 JST

Keynote

Keynote

  • Takeya Ino, President at Avex Music Creative Inc.

  • Yunai, Artist

  • Takeo Yatabe, Co Founder & CBO at Mawari

15:50 - 16:00 JST

15:50 - 16:00 JST

Keynote

  • Patrick O'Kain, Partner at Borderless

  • Luis Oscar Ramírez, Founder & CEO at Mawari

16:10 - 16:20 JST

16:10 - 16:20 JST

Keynote

  • Alina Shi, Senior Sales Manager at Minimax

16:30 - 17:10 JST

16:30 - 17:10 JST

Panel: Innovation Starts with IP: How Japanese IP Can Win the World in the Age of AI

  • Yusuke Itoh, Head of JCBI

  • Atsushi Mizoguchi, CRO of MyAnimaList

  • Takeya Ino, President at Avex Music Creative Inc.

  • Toshiaki Mori, Senior Manager at PwC Consulting LLC


17:20 - 17:30 JST

17:20 - 17:30 JST

Keynote

  • Masaharu Takano, President and CEO at Bitmedia

  • Takeo Yatabe, Co Founder & CBO at Mawari

  • Luis Oscar Ramírez, Founder & CEO at Mawari

17:40 - 18:10 JST

17:40 - 18:10 JST

Panel: The Spatial Lifecycle: Where are We Now?

  • Said Bakadir, VP Product/Business at Applied Materials

  • Ori Inbar, CEO at AWE

  • Rich Robinson, Head at Intercognitive

  • Luis Oscar Ramírez, Founder & CEO at Mawari

18:10 - 20:00 JST

18:10 - 20:00 JST

Evening Reception & Closing Statement.

Evening Reception & Closing Statement.

An intimate close to the day - food, drinks, and continued conversation.

An intimate close to the day - food, drinks, and continued conversation.

Agenda subject to change.

A luminous landscape at dusk

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Join Mawari's Socials

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