Previous (2026)
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
Under the theme, “Co‑Create the Future,” 28 senior leaders came together to mark the official opening of the show. The lineup included executives from leading automakers alongside representatives from Tier 1 automotive suppliers, IT/software companies, and leading technology companies. It highlighted the convergence of hardware, software, and mobility expertise as the automotive sector enters an era shaped by connected vehicles and software-driven development.
Scene from the 2026 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.
Jun Seki
CSO EV,
Chairman Office,
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
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.
Mitsuhiro Nawashiro
Director, Corporate Officer, CTO
TOYODA GOSEI Co.
Hiroyuki Ashiya
Director,
Managing Executive Officer,
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.
Masato Kobayashi
General Manager,
Business Solution Sector, Mobility Business Div., Executive Officer, Mobility Business Div.,
KDDI Corp.
Masayuki Wajima
Senior Vice President 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 GK
(In no particular order; titles omitted, as of January 14, 2026)
The numbers of visitors, exhibitors and speakers on this website are forecasts. The number may differ from the actual number at the show.