Amita Launches Press Registration for 'Roshinban Forum 2026,' Questioning Corporate Management in the AI Era

Amita Corporation (hereinafter 'Amita') announces the opening of press registration today for the 'Roshinban Forum 2026,' set to launch on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. Corporate management is now at a major turning point, driven by the rapid evolution of multi-agent AI and the full-scale implementation of sustainability disclosures (such as SSBJ). This forum is a four-part series that re-examines the nature of corporate management in this era from three perspectives: 'intelligence,' 'market,' and 'organization.'

The opening session, Part 1 (July 28), will feature Jun Sawada, Chairman of NTT, who has led the development of next-generation communication IOWN, and Takahiro Nakajima, Professor at the University of Tokyo's Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, a philosopher who explores the essence of humanity in the age of AI. They will discuss 'How does AI expand human intelligence?' from both managerial practice and philosophical viewpoints.

Image: Previous Roshinban Seminar 2025

For Journalists | On-site Interview Guidelines

On-site interviews are available for this forum (each session is capacity-limited and requires prior registration).

Recommended for journalists interested in covering:

✓ Value creation and corporate transformation brought by AI, beyond mere efficiency and productivity improvements

✓ The relationship between intelligence (cognition), data infrastructure, and new market development in the AI era

✓ The essence of corporate evaluation, as discussed by disclosure designers and corporate executives ahead of the phased mandatory implementation of SSBJ standards

✓ The purpose of organizations and the ideal form of organizations that continuously generate value in the AI era

There are no plans to release full recordings or transcripts after the event. Primary information can only be obtained on the day of each session.

Approximately 100 executives from around 50 companies will gather for this discussion-based forum, where panelists and experts will deepen their inquiry through roundtable-style dialogue. Across all four sessions, the themes of 'intelligence,' 'market,' and 'organization' will be explored progressively, creating a space where insights from diverse fields intersect and generate new perspectives and knowledge.

Registered journalists will receive a press kit including background information, speaker profiles, and event photos. * Remote participants may attend online.

▶ Registration: Email '[email protected]' with the subject line 'Roshinban Forum Press Registration'

Inquiries are also welcome at the same address.

* Please note: Press participation in the corporate networking event scheduled at a separate venue after the symposium is not permitted.

1. About the 'Roshinban Forum 2026'

The overall theme of the forum is 'From economic superpower to circular society—pioneering markets for solving social issues through corporate coexistence strategies.' Part 1, 'Compass of Intelligence,' will examine era awareness and management philosophy; Part 2, 'Compass of Market,' will explore how to capture business opportunities; Part 3, 'Compass of Organization,' will re-examine the nature of management; and Part 4, 'Synthesis,' will chart the course toward a circular society. Designed as a continuous series, it aims to progressively update the very perspective of management and is not a venue for discussing individual improvement measures or tactics.

The moderator for all sessions is Eishin Kumano, Chairman and Chief Vision Officer of Amita Holdings Corporation (hereinafter 'Amita HD'), who has spent half a century turning social challenges into business ventures. Through dialogues with leading figures across various fields, he will weave diverse forms of intelligence into a single guiding question: 'the course toward a circular society.'

Session & Theme

Speakers

Key Discussion Points

[Part 1]

July 28 (Tue)

Compass of Intelligence ~What does human augmentation through multi-agent AI mean?~

▸ Jun Sawada

(Chairman, NTT Corporation)

▸ Takahiro Nakajima

(Professor, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo)

How does AI expand human intelligence?

Sawada, who has led the IOWN next-generation communication initiative, and Nakajima, who studies world philosophies across cultures, have long engaged in dialogues on 'the essence of humanity.' They will tackle this question by moving between management practice and philosophy.

[Part 2]

September 9 (Wed)

Compass of Market ~What business model transformation will multi-agent AI bring?~

▸ Kazutoyo Yashiro

(Professor, Faculty of Environmental Information, Keio University)

▸ Yasuyuki Kamata

(Representative Director and President, Kamakura Investment Trust Co., Ltd.)

▸ Susanne Stormer

(Chair, GRI Standards Board)

* Video message appearance

Beyond sustainability disclosures, what will the market evaluate in companies?

Yashiro, who surveys the structure of market transformation from data and macro perspectives, and Kamata, who has built systems to measure 'value beyond numbers' as an investment criterion. Through the contrast of structure and intention, they will envision the next form of the market. A special video message from Stormer, Chair of the international disclosure standard GRI Standards Board, will also be screened for Japanese executives.

[Part 3]

October 9 (Fri)

Compass of Organization ~What is organizational design in the multi-agent AI era?~

▸ Masatoshi Funabashi

(Research Director, Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc.)

▸ Norihisa Yamashita

(Professor, College of Design and Arts, Ritsumeikan University)

How will the roles of organizations and talent change in the AI era?

Systems are shifting from centralized to decentralized autonomy; humans are evolving from production units to 'editors of relationships.' Funabashi, who applies ecosystem self-organization to organizational design, and Yamashita, who interprets societal structural changes from civilizational history. The convergence of biological principles and civilizational history will fundamentally re-examine organizational design for the AI era.

[Part 4]

November 19 (Thu)

Synthesis ~What course do the compasses of intelligence, market, and organization point to?~

▸ Eishin Kumano

(Representative Director, Chairman, and CVO, Amita HD)

▸ Nobuaki Miyahara

(Representative Director and President, Amita Corporation)

What course do the compasses of intelligence, market, and organization point to?

Kumano of Amita, who has served as moderator, will integrate the discussions from the previous three sessions and redefine sustainability management for the future. He will outline the path for Japan's transformation from an 'economic superpower' to a 'circular society.'

* For detailed information and speaker profiles, please visit the dedicated website: https://www.sea-amita.com/forum

Event Overview

Name

Roshinban Forum 2026

Organizer

Amita Corporation

Schedule

Four sessions (7/28, 9/9, 10/9, 11/19) Each session: 16:00–18:00 (Networking events with speakers and participants will be held on-site after each session)

Venue

Tokyo Midtown Yaesu Conference, 4th Floor

(2-2-1 Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo)

Participation Methods

On-site (Capacity: approx. 100) / Online (No capacity limit) * Targeted at SEA member companies and those introduced by members; no public recruitment

* Program and speakers are subject to change. Please understand in advance.

2. Background of the Forum

The corporate management environment is at a major turning point, driven by the rapid advancement of multi-agent AI and the application of SSBJ standards. These changes are structural and cannot be addressed through incremental improvements to existing businesses. What is now required is not the refinement of individual measures, but a re-examination of the very premise of management: Why does our company exist, and in which markets and how should we conduct our business?

This awareness is already spreading among executives. Last year, Amita hosted the 'Roshinban Seminar 2025,' which attracted over 100 companies cumulatively