AUTOMOTIVE WORLD OPENING CEREMONY
(Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony)
～Co-Create the Future～
Date: January 21 (Wed), 2026, from 9:40
Venue: Tokyo Big Sight, West Hall 1, Atrium
Purpose of the Ceremony
Creating the Future Through Cross-Border and Cross-Industry Co‑Creation
In an era where no single country, company, or industry can shape the future alone, building connections that transcend borders, sectors, and business domains has become essential.
With exhibitors from 25 countries, 1,850 companies, 200 conference sessions, and 92,000 visitors, this exhibition provides a unique platform. By hosting an event that brings together top leaders in mobility-related technology development, we aim to create a symbolic moment that represents breaking down all boundaries.
Scene from the 2019 Venue
Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Participants
Hirofumi Inoue
President,
Advanced R&D and Engineering Company,
Toyota Motor Corp.
Toshihiro Akiwa
Executive Officer, Chief Officer, Automobile Development Operations,
Honda Motor Co., Ltd./
Director,
Honda R&D Co., Ltd.
Tetsuo Sasaki
Fellow,
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Katsuhiro Kato
Director and Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer,
Suzuki Motor Corp.
Mitsuru Kato
Senior Director, Social Innovation Business Development Function Unit,
DENSO Corp.
Christian Mecker
President and Representative
Director,
Bosch Corp.
Yuichiro Namba
President,
Chief Executive Officer,
AUMOVIO Corp.
Hiromitsu Iwabuchi
Representative Director,
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL JAPAN INC.
Makoto Kudo
Corporate Officer, Deputy CTO,
Astemo, Ltd.
Doru Tașcă
President and Representative Director,
ZF Japan Co., Ltd.
Hirotaka Funabashi
Director,
Valeo Japan Co., Ltd.
Yuya Ota
President,
Faurecia Japan K.K.
Takumi Matsumoto
Advisor,
Innovation Division
JTEKT Corp.
Hiroyuki Ashiya
General Manager,
R&D Div.,
YAZAKI Corp.
Olivier Aparicio
Managing Director,
Turbos & Thermal Technologies (T3)
BorgWarner Japan
Shinpei Kato
CEO,
TIER IV, Inc.
Yoji Takeuchi
General Manager,
Mobility Services Business Div.,
Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd
Takashi Asai
Director, Automotive Industry,
Google Cloud Japan G.K.
Bungo Mizumoto
President,
ETAS K.K.
Isao Arima
Representative Director and Senior Executive Vice President,
NTT DATA Japan Corp.
Kota Yamashita
CEO,
NTT Mobility, Inc.
Masayuki Wajima
Senior Vice Presindet and Managing Director,
NXP Japan Ltd.
Hajime Kambe
President and Representative Director, Regional Segment Head, Automotive Japan
Infineon Technologies Japan K.K.
Koichiro Takakuwa
Country Manager - Japan
STMicroelectronics N.V.
Lei Zhou
Partner,
Deloitte Tohmatsu LLC
Takeshi Tanaka
President, Japan
RX Japan Ltd.
(In no particular order; titles omitted, as of December 24, 2025)
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