13th DSCI Executive Leadership Forum 2026
Tokyo, Japan

• Marko Kovacevic, Managing Director, DSCI
• Sopan Shah, SVP, Chief Procurement Officer, IHG
• Abhijay Sandilya, Managing Director, Japan & Micronesia, IHG and CEO, IHG ANA Hotels Group Japan

• Takayuki Sumita, President, Japan Paper Association and former member of METI & Chief Strategy Officer, Sumitomo Corporation

Description: Asia now includes four of the largest economies in the world, consequently its geopolitical influence is also shifting. It is home to many of the world’s leading companies across many sectors as well as a generator for critical advanced technologies. How this environment is impacting global economic and political trends provides important context to companies’ investment and operating decisions.

• Joseph Chou, CEO, H Saga
• Hiroshi Nakatake, Managing Director, Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF)
• Marcello Ferrari, SVP, Head of Global Customer Development (CCO) Contract Logistics, Kuehne+Nagel
• Pamela Mar, Managing Director, Digital Standards Initiative (DSI), International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
• Nick Weaver, Head of BT CCS-UK (Cargo Community Systems) & BT Air Logistics, BT

Description: Many organizations continue to face practical challenges in adopting digital trade. Hear directly from a cross-industry panel of manufacturing, logistics and finance leaders on how to overcome adoption barriers and learn about the DSCI-ICC Digital Trade Initiative and practical steps to build your organization's digital trade capabilities.

Description: An interactive 30-minute session on our applied research program to share key findings from our latest work. Participants will have the opportunity to test their instincts through live audience polls and compare their views with research findings in real time. The session will close with the most interesting and surprising insights from the research.

• Noly Morimoto, Chief Technology Officer and Vice President, IBM Research & Development, IBM Japan
• Justin Oh-Hyung Kwon, Head of SRM Business and Strategy Group, Samsung SDS
• Yoshiaki Shimada, PhD, Acting Director, Quantum Information Technology Division, SoftBank Corporation
• Ian Zhang, Founder and CEO, Geno Group

Description: New frontier and advanced technologies are reshaping business operations including supply chain execution. Among the technologies to be discussed will be applied AI, quantum computing, and industrial supply chain use of stablecoins and digital assets.

• Marcus Bartley Johns, Head of North Asia, Government Relations, Microsoft
• Kris Schroeder, CEO and Founder, Replica
• Shinichi Yokohama, Group CISO, NTT Corporation and CEO, NTT Security

Description: This session will explore how leaders can build secure, AI-ready supply chains through business leadership, technology, and public-private collaboration. Bringing together perspectives from government, technology, and critical infrastructure, the discussion will examine the leadership actions, partnerships, and practical approaches needed to strengthen resilience across increasingly interconnected ecosystems while enabling innovation, economic security, growth, and long-term competitiveness.

• Ilya Levtov, CEO, Craft and Co-Chair, DSCI

• Tomohiko Taniguchi, former special advisor to the Japanese Cabinet and speechwriter for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

• Tushar Agarwal, Head of APAC Operations, Amazon Business
• Ravi Jakhar, Director, Strategy & Group CFO, Allcargo Group
• Joseph Phi, CEO, Li and Fung
• Sopan Shah, SVP, Chief Procurement Officer, IHG

Description: Bringing together key DSCI research findings with B2B and B2C leaders, this interactive executive exchange will explore how organizations are using data, AI, digital platforms, supply chain capabilities and new operating models to create greater value and trust across the ecosystem. Participants will share challenges, opportunities and identify practical actions they can apply as they drive business model transformation and navigate geopolitical uncertainties.

Description: The global shipping chokepoint at the Panama Canal highlights a major shift where trade routes are no longer just commercial paths, but central arenas for geopolitical conflict, climate risk, and international security. Panama did not ask to be the center of the conversation — but as long as the hemisphere’s commerce passes through the Panama Canal, securing this corridor has become everyone’s business.

Description: This interactive session will explore a 30-day research case study with DSCI member company Geno — and they will demonstrate and share firsthand how they turned a sprint into concrete action. The session will conclude with a brief overview of the workshops, sprints, projects, and pilots available to DSCI members and non-members.

• Chris Caine, President, CGE
• Marko Kovacevic, Managing Director, DSCI