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Guidewire Insurance Forum Tokyo 2026

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"Guidewire has a history of investing in R&D to continually improve its system, which gives us confidence that as our needs evolve, they will evolve with us."

Matt Myers

Senior Vice President
Erie Insurance

Agenda

Agenda

 
Time
   Speakers
12:30
 Registration  
13:00

Guidewire Keynote: Entering the Era of Intelligent Insurance in Japan

Join the Guidewire executive team for a keynote introducing Intelligent Insurance, a new era enabled by modern insurance platforms and AI. The session will explore how platform innovation is driving faster development, greater efficiency, and smarter automation, and how new applications enable more adaptive pricing, stronger risk decisions, and faster, more consistent claims and underwriting outcomes for insurers across Japan.

Mike Rosenbaum
CEO, Guidewire
14:15
 Break  
14:45

Insurer Success Story

Scaling a Member‑First Insurance Model: How CSAA Insurance Group Delivers Superior Service and Sustainable Growth

 Brad Lontz
Executive Vice President and CIO, CSAA
15:00

Partner Perspectives

Details to come soon

 Hiroko Kakiuchi
Partner, Insurance, PwC Consulting LLC
15:20

Insurer Success Story

Future of Insurance - North Star of Claims Handling

Chopper Takeda
Vice President of Insurance (BizDev & Strategy), MOTER Technologies, Inc.
15:35
 Break
  
15:55

Partner Perspectives

Details to come soon

Junpei Shimamura
Executive Manager, NTT DATA

John Harkin
Managing Director, Alchemy
16:15

Guidewire Japan User Group Community

This short session will highlight how the Guidewire user community in Japan is building connections, sharing knowledge, and learning from one another, featuring perspectives from community members on what the community means to them and the value it brings to their work.
16:25

Customer Discussion

Beyond the Core: Unleashing the Full Power of Guidewire Cloud to Shape the Future of Insurance

As the P&C insurance landscape evolves at unprecedented speed, this session repositions Guidewire from a traditional core system to an integrated cloud platform that accelerates the entire business. We’ll explore the impact of connecting the full Guidewire Cloud stack end to end, featuring candid, real-world transformation stories from the senior leaders at Sompo Direct and MOTER Technologies.

Tadashi Yamanaka
CIO, Sompo Direct Insurance Inc.

Chopper Takeda
Vice President of Insurance (BizDev & Strategy), MOTER Technologies, Inc.
16:50

Motivational Speaker

Changing Yourself to Change the Future: Lessons in Communication Learned from Challenges

Kimiyasu Kudo
Former coach of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
17:15
 Closing Remarks
 Miyuki Ebata
Japan Country Manager, Guidewire
17:20
 Cocktail Reception
  
 

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Set in the heart of Tokyo’s historic Nihonbashi district, the Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo offers a refined setting that blends contemporary luxury with Japanese tradition—an ideal backdrop for meaningful discussions and high-level exchange.

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Speaker Bios

Customers
Tadashi Yamanaka

 Chief Information Officer, Sompo Direct, Inc
After beginning his career at a system integrator, Mr. Yamanaka joined Sompo 24 Insurance Company (currently Sompo Direct Insurance Company) in 2005. In 2019, he was appointed Head of the Information Systems Department, and later served as Head of System Services Department at Saison Automobile & Fire Insurance Company (currently Sompo Direct Insurance). He has served as Executive Officer since 2022, Board Director and Executive Officer from April 2025 and Senior Executive Officer from April 2026.
Chopper Takeda

 Vice President of Insurance (BizDev & Strategy), MOTER Technologies, Inc.
Chopper started his career at Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Co., Ltd., working in sales for local market before moving to the international division, where he gained global experience across Europe, Oceania, and the Americas. In the UK and New Zealand, Chopper led the implementation of Guidewire and established best practices for insurance platform development from business standpoint. Since April 2024, Chopper has been with MOTER Technologies as Vice President, leveraging this experience to lead and oversee new insurance business development, sales, and marketing.
Brad Lontz

 Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, CSAA Insurance Group
Brad Lontz is Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer at CSAA Insurance Group. With more than 25 years of leadership experience across insurance, financial services, and consulting, he focuses on aligning technology transformation with business outcomes. Prior to joining CSAA, he served as CIO at CopperPoint Insurance Companies, where he led the migration of core systems to Guidewire Cloud and a broader cloud-native data and integration architecture. He has also held senior leadership positions at Liberty Mutual Insurance, Cummins Inc., and Price Waterhouse.

Guest Speaker
Kimiyasu Kudo

 Former Manager of Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Kimiyasu Kudo, born in Aichi Prefecture in 1963, is a former professional pitcher who played for 29 years for teams including the Seibu Lions, Fukuoka Daiei Hawks, Yomiuri Giants, and Yokohama BayStars, earning the reputation of a “championship-winning pitcher” with 14 league championships and 11 Japan Series titles. He retired in 2011 with 224 career wins and numerous individual honors, including MVP awards, Best ERA titles, Highest Winning Percentage titles, and five Shoriki Matsutaro Awards, and was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 2016. From 2015 to 2021, he managed the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, leading the team to five Japan Series championships. While managing, he completed a Master’s degree in Physical Education at the University of Tsukuba in 2020 and entered its doctoral program in 2022, pursuing a PhD in Sports Medicine. He is currently involved in farming and DIY projects, creating handmade baseball fields and play spaces for children as part of his commitment to supporting future generations.

Guidewire
Mike Rosenbaum

 Chief Executive Officer, Guidewire
Mike Rosenbaum joined Guidewire as Chief Executive Officer in 2019 and has served on our board since then. Since Mike’s arrival, Guidewire has cemented its position as the leading cloud platform serving the P&C insurance industry, growing cloud adoption by over 500%, tripling cloud revenue, and expanding the Guidewire partner ecosystem to become the largest in P&C insurance. Mike’s focus on delivering value for customers, coupled with his “ship, shipmate, self” approach to prioritization, continue to shape the industry-leading platform, applications, and content trusted by insurers globally. Prior to Guidewire, Mike led product management and go-to-market strategy for core CRM products at Salesforce and served in the US Navy as a submarine officer. He has also served on the board of directors of Docusign, Inc. (NASDAQ: DOCU) since September 2025.