Matt Myers
Senior Vice President
Erie Insurance
Mandarin Oriental, 2-1-1 Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku , Tokyo, 103-8328, Japan
Mandarin Oriental, 2-1-1 Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku , Tokyo, 103-8328, Japan
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 12:30 - 18:30
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Senior Vice President
Erie Insurance
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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 |
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 |
15:35 |
Break
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15:55 |
Partner Perspectives Details to come soon |
Junpei Shimamura John Harkin |
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. |
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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 Chopper Takeda |
16:50 |
Motivational Speaker Changing Yourself to Change the Future: Lessons in Communication Learned from Challenges |
Kimiyasu Kudo |
17:15 |
Closing Remarks
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Miyuki Ebata Japan Country Manager, Guidewire |
17:20 |
Cocktail Reception
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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.
Chief Product Development Officer
Guidewire
Japan Country Manager
Guidewire
Since joining Guidewire in 2009, Miyuki Ebata has been a trusted partner to insurers in Japan, known for her deep understanding of customer needs and long-term commitment to their success. In March 2024, she stepped into dual roles of Acting Japan Country Manager and Head of Customer Success, leading with a focus on delivering real value to customers through both strategic vision and hands-on support. As of October 2024, Miyuki serves as Country Manager of the Japan office. She remains dedicated to building strong partnerships and ensuring every customer receives seamless, responsive and customer-centric support at every stage of their journey.
Chief Customer Officer
Guidewire
As Guidewire’s Chief Customer Officer, Christina looks after our customers globally and helps them to realize optimal value at every stage of their journey with Guidewire. Christina leads the Customer Success & Alliances organization, bringing together expertise from both internal teams and consulting partners to deliver as much value as possible for our customers. Beyond her 5 years on Guidewire's leadership team, Christina has considerable commercial and operational cloud experience. She brings deep consulting knowledge to Guidewire programs as well as SaaS proficiency from her 15 years at Capgemini. Christina also spent four years on the executive leadership team of Virtustream, the mission-critical cloud company of Dell Technologies.
Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
CSAA Insurance Group
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.
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.
Executive Manager
NTT DATA Japan Corporation
Managing Director
Alchemy Technology Services Limited
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Partner, Insurance
PwC
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Partner, Business & Supply Chain Operations Platform Leader
PwC
Imran Ilyas is a Partner at PwC and a member of the Advisory Leadership Team, where he serves as the firm’s Global and US Guidewire Alliance Leader. PwC’s Global Strategic Guidewire practice includes over 3,000 trained professionals and has successfully delivered 350+ transformation initiatives, including 45+ Guidewire Cloud projects. In his 30 years of global experience, Imran has led many large-scale insurance transformation initiatives across APAC, EMEA, and the United States - encompassing business and IT strategy, enterprise architecture planning, and solutions delivery using Agile techniques. In addition to his Guidewire leadership role, Imran leads PwC's Business & Supply Chain Operations (BSCO) Platform. In this role, he helps clients modernize and manage the core operations that drive their businesses forward. BSCO combines operational consulting, platform delivery, and managed services to enable organizations to increase efficiency, reduce costs, and scale across sectors. Imran holds an Executive MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, a Master of Science in Computer Science from DePaul University, and a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Illinois Chicago. He is a frequent speaker at industry forums, offering insights on insurance modernization and digital operations.
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.
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