Timetable and Additional Speakers Finalized for the 21-Session Accounting & Finance Talent Conference 2026

CPA Excellent Partners Co., Ltd. operates with the mission to "expand human potential and support enriching lives," providing lifelong support for accounting and finance professionals. We are pleased to announce that the timetable and additional speakers have been finalized for one of Japan's largest accounting and finance events, the "Accounting & Finance Talent Conference 2026," which will be held on Sunday, July 5, 2026.

At this conference, including a keynote speech by Hiroshi Mikitani, Chairman and CEO of Rakuten Group, Inc., over 90 professionals active on the front lines of the accounting and finance industry will speak across a total of 21 sessions.

■ Timetable Finalized for the 1,500-Attendee Business Conference

The conference will be deployed across four zones, A through D, with 5 sessions in each zone, making a total of 21 sessions. Attendees are free to join any session of their choice within the allotted time. Additionally, the final keynote speech of all sessions will be delivered by Hiroshi Mikitani of Rakuten Group.

■ Additional Top Runners from the Accounting and Finance Industry Announced

With 36 additional speakers announced this time, the lineup of over 90 top runners active on the front lines of the accounting and finance industry is now complete.

■ Additional Speakers (in Japanese alphabetical order)
- Koji Ando (Executive Vice President, CPA Excellent Partners Co., Ltd.)
- Sachiko Iizuka (Representative Director, Laulea Co., Ltd.)
- Tsuyoshi Igarashi (Investment Professional, KIBOW Social Investment Fund, GLOBIS Corporation)
- Kazuhiko Ishikura (Executive Vice President, CFO and CSO, Akatsuki Inc. / President and CEO, Akatsuki Ventures Inc. / Representative Partner, Dawn Capital)
- Ken Inoue (Director and CFO, Reazon Holdings, Inc. / Representative Director and CEO, FINCHI Inc.)
- Kyoko Iwasaki (Board Member, Japan Swimming Federation)
- Kazunari Ushioda (Representative Director, Syncopation Co., Ltd.)
- Tsuyoshi Ota (Director, MerryBiz Inc.)
- Takahiko Oba (Chairman, Minami Fuji Group / Representative Director, Tetra Works Inc.)
- Takehiro Okumura (Representative Director, Spocati Inc.)
- Kosuke Kita (Director, FUNDINNO, Inc.)
- Chiho Kitano (General Manager, Private & Corporate Dept., Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd.)
- Mimi Kuroishi (Corporate, MW Co., Ltd.)
- Takuji Kurosaka (Managing Member, Marco Polo LLC)
- Miho Jinno (Representative Director, Scion Academy Inc.)
- Yuma Kosaku (Head of Planning, Community Promotion Dept., CPA Excellent Partners Co., Ltd.)
- Masashi Saito (Partner, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC)
- Hirofumi Shikatani (Representative Director, TRIVY Inc.)
- Yusuke Shibata (President and CFO, Airtrip Corp.)
- Keita Suzuki (Representative Director, AuB Inc.)
- Minoru Sengoku (Representative Director, Minami Aoyama Advisory Group Co., Ltd.)
- Kenta Takechi (Executive Officer and CTrO, Rezil Inc.)
- Yuzaburo Tsuchiya (Executive Officer in charge of Finance Management, Cyber Solutions Inc. / Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Bridge Consulting Group Inc.)
- Noriyoshi Tomita (General Manager, Public Underwriting Dept., SBI SECURITIES Co., Ltd.)
- Hayato Nakazono (Representative Director, CPA Career Support Co., Ltd. / Executive Officer, CPA Excellent Partners Co., Ltd.)
- Taichi Hattori (Former CFO, Indeed, Inc.)
- Ryuji Bando (Representative Director, MR12 Inc.)
- Kenji Hirose (Executive Fellow, Rakuten Group, Inc.)
- Toshiyuki Fujita (Executive Officer and CFO in charge of Corporate, PowerX, Inc.)
- Hideharu Horie (Executive Officer and General Manager, Corporate Growth Support Dept., Takara Printing Co., Ltd.)
- Norito Mayama (General Manager, Content Management Dept., CPA Excellent Partners Co., Ltd.)
- Miki Miura (Representative Director, Japan Succession Donation Association / Representative Director, Will for Japan Public Interest Incorporated Foundation)
- Hiroshi Mikitani (Chairman and CEO, Rakuten Group, Inc.)
- Ryoichi Miyazaki (Representative Director and CEO, Bridge Consulting Group Inc.)
- Chigako Morimoto (Representative Director and All Rounder Agent, morich Inc.)
- Shigefumi Wada (Representative Director, OBIC BUSINESS CONSULTANTS CO., LTD.)