Special Collaboration with Developers Summit! IT Strategy Summit 2026 for IT Departments to Be Held on July 16 (Thu)

Shoeisha Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: 5 Funamachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Kaoru Usui) will host the event "IT Strategy Summit 2026" for IT and information systems departments on Thursday, July 16, 2026, at JP Tower Hall & Conference in Tokyo (free admission).

◆ Event Registration Page: https://event.shoeisha.jp/devsumi/20260716/itstrategysummit

What is the optimal solution for governance, security, and platforms in the AI era? We deliver the latest insights.

Centered on the theme "IT Infrastructure to Sustain Business Growth—Exploring Optimal Solutions for Governance, Security, and Platforms in the AI Era," this event features exclusive sessions, including case studies from leading companies and industry forecasts by renowned experts, tailored for IT departments, information systems teams, and development organizations.

Event Overview

By 2026, AI-driven code generation and automation have become deeply embedded in development environments. While development processes are rapidly evolving, enterprises face new challenges: security risks from vast AI-generated assets, governance complexities in increasingly intricate development and operations environments, and the need to establish robust systems to prevent large-scale system failures.

What is now required is not simply writing code faster with AI, but building and operating trusted IT environments that ensure safe, reliable, and continuous business scaling. We will bring in frontline experts to share insights on constructing AI-native vulnerability management and response frameworks, establishing infrastructure for consistent, non-person-dependent governance, and designing operational systems to minimize business impact from unforeseen risks—delivering practical guidance for building and operating IT infrastructure that keeps business growth on track.

Featured Sessions

Bridging the Gap Between IT and Development—ZOZO's IT Infrastructure Strategy for Balancing Offense and Defense in the AI Era

This session will explore how to balance security and productivity in a fast-changing AI landscape. It will present a transformation in the role of information systems departments—from "stopping to protect" to "enabling to advance"—illustrated with concrete decision-making episodes (what was approved, what was halted). We hope this 40-minute session offers valuable takeaways that IT and corporate IT leaders can apply within their own organizational contexts.

Speaker:

Naoyoshi Seo, Executive Officer and CTO, ZOZO, Inc.

[CxO Panel] The True Essence of IT Infrastructure and Investment That Accelerates Business Growth, as Seen by Persistent IT Leaders

To fully deploy AI across the enterprise and achieve genuine business growth, a "flexible yet robust IT infrastructure" is indispensable. How can organizations overcome challenges such as scalability to keep pace with AI’s rapid evolution, flexibility to meet needs from executives to frontline teams, and security and governance frameworks that support proactive AI utilization?

In this session, leading CxOs from top Japanese companies will discuss the perspectives required of IT and development teams, and the realities of IT investments that contribute to business strategy, through an engaging panel format. The moderator will be the EnterpriseZine editorial team.

Speaker:

Kazutoshi Ono, Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, CDO, and CTO, Credit Saison Co., Ltd.

※ The panel co-speaker will be announced later on the dedicated website.

Event Details

IT Strategy Summit 2026

Dedicated Website: https://event.shoeisha.jp/devsumi/20260716/itstrategysummit

※ Pre-registration accepted until Monday, July 13, 13:00

Date and Time: Thursday, July 16, 2026, 11:00–16:20 (tentative)

Venue: JP Tower Hall & Conference

KITTE 4F, 2-7-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-7004 (directly connected to Tokyo Station)

Admission: Free (pre-registration required)

Organizer: EnterpriseZine Editorial Department, Shoeisha Co., Ltd.

About IT Strategy Summit

IT Strategy Summit is a newly launched event leveraging the network of EnterpriseZine, a specialized media platform for IT leaders. It delivers timely content to a broad audience of IT professionals, including IT departments, engineers, and CIOs/CTOs. "IT Strategy Summit 2026" will be co-hosted with "Developers Summit 2026 Summer," also organized by Shoeisha.

EnterpriseZine—Specialized Media for IT Leaders

EnterpriseZine is a specialized media platform for IT leaders operated by Shoeisha Co., Ltd. Since its official launch on July 30, 2007, it has expanded with sub-media such as DB Online and Security Online, continuously delivering information across the enterprise IT landscape. As the importance of IT and digital technologies continues to grow, we remain committed to fully supporting action-oriented IT leaders.

https://enterprisezine.jp/