When
Oct 13, 2026 at 8:00AM - Oct 15, 2026 at 5:00PM
Where
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BRINGING TOGETHER THE REGION'S TOP AECO INNOVATORS
The annual Tokyo Global Summit explores the broad spectrum of trends, challenges and opportunities currently defining innovation in the AEC/O industry, both in Japan and the surrounding region as well as around the world. The event is designed to encourage a global exchange of ideas and information, placing a particular emphasis on the region’s expertise in robotics, manufacturing, and innovating infrastructure.
2026 Speakers Include:
Daniel Oscar Baskoro
Senior Technology Advisor for Government Republic of Indonesia, Indonesia Government
Past Speakers Include...
Noriya Tarutani
Deputy Director-General, Innovation Department, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
Etienne Fayette
Head of Digital, Innovation and Transformation (Dragages Hong Kong), Bouygues Construction
Agenda
Day 1 Schedule
Kajima Technical Research Institute (KaTRI) Visit
Join us for a facility tour of Kajima's Technical Research Institute, followed by a presentation from KaTRI researchers facilitated by The GEAR team.
CBRE Idea Lab
Startup Demo Day Competition
See short demonstrations by startups from around the world featuring the latest emerging technology. Startups will largely represent groups ranging from Pre-Seed through Series A.
Day 2 Schedule
Tour of Kajima Koto Pump Station
Kajima KX Lab Facility Tour & Case Studies of Startup Collaboration
KX Lab is a facility designed for internal leadership development at Kajima. The tour will be followed by a case study from Kajima team along with their startup partners.
Networking Reception
Day 3 Schedule
Registration & Breakfast
Opening Remarks and Welcome Address
Keynote Address
Presentation
Speaker:
Fuminori Yamasaki, CTO, iXs
Global Expansion of Gemba Centric Innovation: Kajima Spotlight Presentation
Case Study
Innovation at Kajima starts where challenges are most real: the Gemba. By listening closely to the needs of job sites, customers, and society, they uncover the issues that matter most and transform them into opportunities for innovation. The resulting insights, knowledge, and validated solutions are shared with The GEAR by Kajima (TGK), their global innovation platform, enabling more effective technology scouting, market intelligence, and international deployment of Kajima's technologies and services. This presentation will highlight the distinctive activities of the Innovation & Incubation Office (I.I.O.) and demonstrate how its partnership with TGK is creating a powerful bridge between local challenges and global innovation.
Speakers:
Luke Wu, Managing Director, The GEAR, Kajima Corporation
Yuji Doi, Chief of Innovation Kajma Corporation
Morning Networking Break
Global VC Spotlight: The 2026 Tech Funding Landscape
Panel Discussion
Leading venture funds analyze where capital is moving. After the initial hype waves of generic AI, how are top-tier funds evaluating deep-tech, hardware-enabled startups and late-stage consolidations in the APAC region?
Speakers:
Alexander Bent, Co-Founder, Managing Partner, Undivided Ventures
Juan Nieto, GP & Founding Partner, Zacua Ventures
Ryo Umezawa, Director, J-Seed Ventures
Field Robotics Maturity: Unmanned Jobsites in Action
Panel Discussion
Past years focused on the promise of robotics to solve labor shortages. This panel shifts to concrete operational metrics from major contractors who have successfully deployed multi-agent robotic fleets (bricklaying, finishing, and surveying etc.) with minimal-to-no active human oversight.
Speakers:
TBA
Lunch
BuiltWorlds Business Strategy Working Group | Private Lunch Session
Working Group Session
This session is exclusively for members of BuiltWorlds' Business Strategy Research Track.
BuiltWorlds Research Presentation + Demo Day Winner Announcement
BuiltWorlds Venture & Investment Working Group Session
Working Group Session
This session is exclusively for members of BuiltWorlds' Venture & Investment Research Track.
Obayashi Spotlight Presentation
Case Study
Session details to be announced.
Speakers:
Shinya Sugiura, Construction Autonomous Heavy Machinery Project Leader, Obayashi
Afternoon Networking Break
The New Data Frontier: From Connected Buildings to Autonomous Smart Districts
Panel Discussion
Moving beyond 2024’s isolated smart building tech to look at wide-area data orchestration. The group will explore how regional developers are connecting smart buildings and grids, transit systems, and generally leveraging data for predictive uses rather than reactive.
Speakers:
Shermaine Wong, AI/ML Lead, Smart Cities & Sustainability, JTC
Jeffrey Avina, Vice Chairman, LeapThought Group
Daniel Oscar Baskoro, Senior Advisor Smart City Nusantara, Nusantara Capital Authority
The Global Exchange: Cross-Continental Execution
Lightning Round
The summit's signature closing panel brings together leaders from across the AECO ecosystem to share how they're navigating the shifting realities of building and operating across geographies — from international compliance and localized labor dynamics to evolving ESG expectations and the broader forces reshaping global project delivery. Panelists will draw on their own markets and vantage points to explore what cross-continental execution looks like today, and where it's headed.
Speakers:
Rie Shimada, Chief Expert, Takenaka Corporation
Ruben Camba, Managing Director - Southeast Asia Infrastructure, Acciona
From Partnership to Global Platform: Building the Construction SuperApp
Lightning Round
Point solutions have driven major innovation across construction. The next step is integration - connecting their strengths into one powerful platform. Seiichiro Hori and Omri Sorek will share how DAITEC is combining specialized technologies, data, and workflows to build a construction super app.
Speakers:
Seiichiro Hori, President & CEO, DAITEC Holding
Omri Sorek, President & CEO, DAITEC International; Founder, Trusstor
Closing Remarks & Networking Reception
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