"Web3 & AI Chokaigi 2025 Autumn," an event for students and working adults in their 20s, will be held on November 30th

The student organization WeCreate3 and Chiba Institute of Technology's Web3 Study Group will be hosting the "Web3 & AI Cho Kaigi 2025 Autumn," an event aimed at students and working adults in their 20s.

This event focuses on how to utilize next-generation technologies to build one's career, with an eye toward the ever-evolving fields of AI and Web 3.0. The concept is to provide participants with guidance on surviving in the AI ​​era, regardless of their stage of development, such as job hunting, career change, or starting a business.

Slash Vision Labs, a company that handles cryptocurrency payments, will serve as the main sponsor, while Vir, which proposes a luxury lifestyle centered on golf using cutting-edge technologies such as AI and Web 3.0, will also serve as a sponsor.

Web 3.0 industry media outlets, including Iolite, will also be listed as media sponsors, and numerous companies and organizations will participate as community partners and student partners.

The specific event outline is as follows:

• Date: Sunday, November 30, 2025
• ​Time: 13:00 - 18:00 (reception begins at 12:30)
• Venue: Sumishin SBI Net Bank Headquarters & Online Streaming
• ​Participation fee: Free(Pre-registration required, venue capacity 200 people)
• Target Audience：

  　・Students facing job hunting and struggling with career planning in the age of AI

  　・Students and young professionals interested in cutting-edge technologies like AI and Web3

  　・Young professionals considering a career change

  　・People looking to meet like-minded peers and build diverse networks

• Organizer: WeCreate3/Chiba Institute of Technology web3 Study Group
• Co-hosted: Sumishin SBI Net Bank
• Cooperation: Waseda University Global Science and Knowledge Integration Institute

The program and timetable are as follows:

Program

• Keynote & Pitch Session

Speakers

- Usutaku, CEO, Mithikusa Inc.
- Shinsuke Sato, CEO, Slash Vision Labs
- Tensei Ando, ​​Executive Vice President and Head of Sales, Vir Inc.

• Opening Session | The choices people in their 20s should make in the age of rapid AI growth

Speakers

Yuji Akabane, Managing Director, Breakthrough Partners, Inc.

Yuji Akahane, author of bestselling books including "Zero Second Thinking" which has sold a total of 1.38 million copies, and who spent 14 years at McKinsey, will be speaking at the event. Drawing on his experience supporting ventures and reforming large corporations, he will discuss how people in their 20s should build their careers in the age of AI.

• ​Main Session①｜The reality of careers in the age of AI

Speakers

- Takashi Sakai, Executive Officer (Human Resources and Data Science), SBI Sumishin Net Bank
- Gomi Hayakawa, AI Strategy, Mercari, Inc. (210,000 total social media followers)
- Tomohide Nagashima, General Manager & Chief of Staff (AI Strategy), Rakuten Group, Inc.
- Hiroyuki Momoi, Customer Engineer, Google Cloud

Companies using AI to evolve their businesses will take to the stage to discuss real-world challenges and new career possibilities. Rather than choosing between stability and challenge, the event will present a variety of options from the perspective of how to design a career with AI in mind.

• ​Main Session② | The Future of Finance

Speakers

- Taisuke Isono, General Manager, Nikko Open Innovation Lab, SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
- Saori Nakai, Deputy General Manager, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
- Kai Otsuki, Principal Technologist, Web3, NTT Docomo
- Shinsuke Sato, CEO, Slash Vision Labs
- Toru Takagi, Associate Professor, Department of Digital Transformation Science, Chiba Institute of Technology

Stablecoins, based on blockchain technology, are gaining attention worldwide. What kind of future will this system, which is redefining conventional wisdom in finance and payments, create? In this session, we will thoroughly discuss the coming financial revolution and the perspectives that students and young people should know in order to prepare for it.

• Special Session | All speakers appear! Q&A session

Speakers

- Yuji Akabane, Breakthrough Partners, Inc.
- Gomi Hayakawa, AI Strategy, Mercari, Inc.
- Taisuke Isono, Director of Nikko Open Innovation Lab, SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
- Saori Nakai, Deputy Director, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

The climax of Chokaigi. All the speakers gather together for a lively Q&A session with attendees! This interactive session answers real-life questions on topics such as careers, entrepreneurship, AI, and Web3.

Timetable 

12:30 - 1:00 PM | Registration Opens

1:00 PM - 1:15 PM | Opening Remarks by Toru Asahi, Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Dean of the School of Advanced Science and Engineering, and Dean of the Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM | Keynote & Pitch Session

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Opening Session

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM | Break

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM | Main Session 1

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM | Main Session 2

4:15 PM - 4:30 PM | Break

4:30 PM - 5:15 PM | Special Session

5:15 PM - 6:00 PM | Reception & Closing

Please note that in-person participation is limited to 200 people (150 students and 50 working adults in their 20s, on a first-come, first-served basis). Even if the in-person participation slots are filled, you can still watch the online broadcast by registering to participate.

Students and young working adults with an interest in AI and Web 3.0 should consider this opportunity to attend.