Frontier Day — by Japan Airlines Ventures

Japan Airlines Ventures (JALV), the corporate venture capital arm of JAL Group, takes over the stage at Tokyo Innovation Base for a full day of three programs. Based in Silicon Valley and investing in startups worldwide, JALV brings together the AI frontier, JAL Group's new initiatives, and a joint session with ANA.

■ (1) 10:00–13:00 (Doors 10:00 / Start 10:20)

JALV Stage: Connecting the AI Frontier — San Francisco and Japan

• 10:30–11:05  Keynote & demo: "The Enterprise of 2030 — What Is Eragon, the Enterprise AI Japanese Companies Can't Do Without?" followed by a panel

• 11:05–12:10  Sessions with more speakers from Silicon Valley (to be announced)

• 12:15–13:00  Networking

The race in AI has moved from model performance to how companies actually put AI to work. Eragon, the San Francisco-based enterprise AI company, comes to Tokyo for a keynote and live demo, followed by a panel on how Japanese governments and companies should own and run their own AI. The morning closes with networking between speakers and attendees.

About Eragon: Eragon is a sovereign AI platform that lets companies own their intelligence, running AI agents that learn on models the enterprise itself controls. Founded in 2025, Eragon powers AI-native work at leading companies worldwide.

Speakers: Josh Sirota (Founder & CEO, Eragon), Shiro Matsuzaki (Managing Partner, JALV), Ao Kamio (Senior Principal, JALV). More speakers from Silicon Valley to be announced.

*Morning attendees will be entered into a drawing for JAL Mileage Bank miles (100,000 miles in total).

■ (2) 14:30–16:30

JAL Group's New Frontiers

Beyond aviation — JAL Group shares its new initiatives powered by frontier technology. Program details coming soon.

■ (3) 17:00–17:30

ANA × JAL: How Japan's Airlines Partner with the Global Startups

For the first time, the venture arms of Japan's two flagship airlines share a stage. ANA Future Creation Fund and Japan Airlines Ventures talk about how each works with startups, and where airline-startup collaboration goes in the next ten years. Recommended for anyone working on corporate-startup collaboration, running a CVC, or building new businesses.

Speakers: Yoshiaki Tsuda (Senior Executive Officer, Head of Future Creation Office, ANA HOLDINGS), Shiro Matsuzaki (Managing Partner, JALV)

■ Event details

Venue: Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB), 2F STAGE

Admission: Free (registration required)

Language: Japanese and English. English sessions will have real-time AI interpretation (EventCAT), with Japanese subtitles delivered to attendees' smartphones.

Part of Tokyo Tech Week 2026.

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