Kakeru Tsubota

Kakeru Tsubota is a seasoned catalyst and strategist for sustainable innovation in large enterprises, known for building a replicable playbook for Japanese firms. As the youngest corporate award recipient and fast-track leader in SAP, Kakeru is a strong believer in the power of design thinking, digital, and entrepreneurship. He is a passionate mentor of startups and intrapreneurs pursuing disruptive innovation, with a mission to help drive transformational change in business all over.

Kakeru has an impressive track record of leadership and experience gained in various prestigious organizations. He currently serves as Senior Principal, Transformation Office at SAP, where he provides key insights and strategic solutions for the company's key stakeholders. He is also the former COO and CSO at EDISON Project - SAP Internal Startup, Mentor at SAP.iO Foundry, Venture Partner at SAP.iO Venture Studio, and Former Investment Fellow, SAP.iO Fund at SAP.iO.

Kakeru has attracted a reputation for being a mentor at various high-profile, innovation-driven organizations such as Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry, LANDLOG, and as the Principal and Japan Representative at SAP Labs Silicon Valley. Besides that, he is a former Global Account Manager, Account Sales Representative at Oracle, and has pursued undergraduate studies in Bachelor of Arts (BA), Media Studies, International Studies at 国際基督教大学.