Rika Nakazawa is a senior technology executive, VC investor, best-selling author, and frequent public speaker on breakthrough innovation from AI, Quantum science, Space-tech, and their transformational impact on industries, society, and the future of economies. She is Chief Commercial Innovation at NTT, a leading technology and business services and solutions... Read more
Rika Nakazawa is a senior technology executive, VC investor, best-selling author, and frequent public speaker on breakthrough innovation from AI, Quantum science, Space-tech, and their transformational impact on industries, society, and the future of economies. She is Chief Commercial Innovation at NTT, a leading technology and business services and solutions provider with over 340,000 innovators worldwide. At NTT she focuses on advancing commercial and sustainability applications of Photonic networks and Space & Satellite intelligence, as well as orchestrating impact initiatives across global public and private sectors via the World Expo. Rika was recognized on the Forbes 50>50 list in Innovation. And for two consecutive years, she has been awarded “Power 70” and “Power 80” recognition for the Women of Channel awards with The Channel Co’s CRN network. She has also been ranked as “Top 100 in Emerging Tech” by Women of the Future.
Trilingual in Japanese, German, and English, Rika grew up in Japan and moved to the US to attend Princeton University. Rika lived in Silicon Valley for 18 years and has worked internationally in senior executive roles in strategy, business development, consulting, and marketing with Fortune 500 companies – NVIDIA, Accenture, Capgemini, Sony – and venture-backed startups. She is a digital innovation veteran and has served on multiple boards in AI, Next-gen Computing, Web3, and Cybersecurity ecosystems.
Rika Nakazawa holds a Master’s Degree (MSc) from the University of Leeds in the UK, and is the author of Amazon best seller “Dear Chairwoman,” which explores the evolution of corporate board governance. Her second book, featuring the intersection of sustainability, digital innovation, and the pandemic, called “Beyond the Black Swan: How the Pandemic and Digital Innovation Intensified the Sustainability Imperative – Everywhere”, was released by business/academic publisher Taylor & Francis.
How frontier technologies are reshaping industries, economies, and our collective future
– Applied AI and Agentic Systems: From insight to autonomy
– Quantum & Organic Intelligence: New paradigms in computing and sensing
– The Space Economy: Earth intelligence, multi-orbit connectivity, and digital twins
Harnessing Nature’s Code with AI to Design the Next Era of our Humanity. A new paradigm for designing industry futures that are adaptive, intuitive, and sustainable
– What is Organic Intelligence® and why it matters beyond Artificial Intelligence
– Lessons from organic phenomenon: Enzyme catalysis, quantum sensing, and...
Strategic foresight and human-centric, purpose-driven, leadership in a fast-evolving world
– Era of the “Superleader”: Redesigning power, presence, and purpose
– Inclusive Innovation: Why inclusivity matters for the future of tech
– Corporate Boards & Governance in the Digital Era (based on my book “Dear Chairwoman”)
Driving human-centered growth through mission-anchored leadership and innovation
– R&D as a Commitment to People: Talent attraction and retention in the age of acceleration
– Culture of Curiosity: Creating environments where innovation thrives
Where digital transformation meets the sustainability imperative
– AI for Resilience: Infrastructure, climate intelligence, and global risk
– Sustainability by Design: The role of photonics, satellites, and data
– Beyond the Black Swan: Crisis as a catalyst for ESG transformation
Operating at the intersection of technology, geography, and identity
– Lessons from a Trilingual Technologist: Bridging innovation across cultures
– Japan, Silicon Valley & Europe: Ecosystems of transformation
– The Role of Women in Technology: Global trends and regional insights