AI, neuroscience, product, the creator economy. Four cross-discipline frontrunners spend 90 minutes pulling the rug from under your assumptions. A no-script business talk show and panel, hosted by Rio Takaichi.
2026 is the year the old playbooks stop working. The very definition of "the right effort" needs an update.
What a junior took a year to learn, an LLM replicates in days. You don't need new tools — you need a new way to ask the questions.
New metrics every day, new strategy every week. This year, decision speed will decide who survives. A neuroscientist breaks down how to choose fast — and choose right.
Customers trust people, not brands. In B2B and B2C alike, the individual inside the org is now the edge. Hear it straight from the people doing it.
Real, unscripted debate. Four panelists step on stage with no prep call. Changing your mind mid-sentence? Leaving questions unanswered? All of it stays on the record.
MC Rio Takaichi sets the night's frame: "Three tectonic shifts you can no longer ignore in 2026."
"Does AI really democratize knowledge?" Saeki, Brooks, and Nanao collide on tech, business, and brain.
Light bites and drinks served on site. All four panelists work the room (photos and business cards welcome).
"Will the creator economy swallow the enterprise?" Nguyen joins, and all four take live questions from the audience.
VIP ticket holders only — a closed mixer with the panelists (about 90 minutes).
Different fields, different passports. That's exactly why every conversation goes somewhere unexpected.
"You can't change finance from inside the bank. I had to leave to make it move."
"Users never tell you what they want. They only tell you what they're tired of."
"People don't want the right choice. They want a story they won't regret."
"The brands that win in Tokyo will start being born in Jakarta."
Business journalist. Former Nikkei reporter, now host of YouTube's "Business Margins" (580K subs). Her trick: she never tidies up disagreement — she pulls it wider.
Not just input. 90 minutes engineered to rewire the muscle of how you think — in real time.
7pm in Toranomon. Step out after work, stretch a little, and update your thinking and your network in one evening.
Zero pre-meeting. Even the speakers don't know where it goes. The real, raw kind of conversation.
Drop questions in the room or online — selected ones go straight to the panel for an instant answer.
During the break and after the show, drink in hand, meet the people who shared your night.
An exclusive event-only notebook, signed books from the panelists, a collab drink ticket.
380 people came in 2025. Many said the last 10 minutes flipped how they see the world.
"The moment it ended, I posted 'rethink the strategy now' in our team chat. That's how hard it shook me."
"Not just speakers chatting — opinions actually clashed. The way I frame questions to my team changed the next day."
"The biggest payoff was friends from outside my industry. We still grab drinks once a month."
In 2025, general sale sold out 10 days after early bird closed. We're tracking the same pace this year.
Tax incl. / live stream + 30-day archive
Regular 16,800 JPY / 56 seats left
Tax incl. / front row + after-party / 12 seats left
The questions we hear most often. For anything else, just drop us an email — happy to help.
Nothing specific. After-work business casual works fine. The venue is climate-controlled, so a light layer is handy.
About 68% of last year's guests came solo. During networking, our staff can introduce you to people in similar industries or with shared interests.
Same depth of content either way, but the networking and the room's energy only happen in person. If you're far away or can't move that night, go online; otherwise, the venue.
Yes. After purchase you'll get an email with a link to issue a receipt with your billing name. Qualified invoice (Japan invoice system) compliant.
Full refund up to 7 days before the event. After that, free transfers to another person are allowed. See the terms of use for details.
Doors at 18:30. Welcome drinks are waiting inside. There's also a pre-show photo session with the panelists (VIP only).
Catch a once-only night on replay later, or be in the room as it happens. Your call.
