Thursday, July 14th, 2022
Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
The Japan – U.S. Innovation Awards Program proudly announces Slack Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer Cal Henderson as the keynote speaker at the Japan – U.S. Innovation Awards Symposium on July 14, 2022.
Japan - U.S.
INNOVATION AWARDS
Recognizing the best of innovation and entrepreneurship
in Japan – U.S. business
Join us on July 14, 2022
Guests must show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination. We strongly recommend that masks are worn while indoors.
Guests must show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination. We strongly recommend that masks are worn while indoors.
Check Out This Year's Amazing Awardees & Speakers!
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2022 Innovation Showcase
2022 Keynote Speaker
Cal Henderson | Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer, Slack
Cal Henderson is the co-founder and CTO of Slack. He oversees Slack’s world-class engineering team and sets the technical vision for the company.
In 2019, he was named a Fortune 40 Under 40 honoree and recognized by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader.
Previously, Cal built and led the engineering teams at Flickr, through its acquisition by Yahoo. An experienced technology leader and a popular speaker on engineering scalability, he authored the best-selling O’Reilly Media book Building Scalable Websites. Cal was also a pioneer in the use of web APIs, and created the basis for OAuth and oEmbed, now used by YouTube, Twitter and many others.
Cal was involved in London’s early online network through his work with digital creative communities and the blogosphere. He has a BS in Computer Science and has received an Honorary Doctorate from Birmingham City University. He now resides in San Francisco.
Women in Tech
Fireside chat with Michi Kaifu, CEO of ENOTECH Consulting
Radhika Krishnan | Global Chief Product Officer, Hitachi Vantara
As the global Chief Product Officer at Hitachi Vantara, Radhika is responsible for the vision, strategy, delivery, and business performance for all products and solutions across data storage, data operations and analytics, as well as Hitachi’s industry leading Lumada Internet of Things and industrial software.
Radhika has a unique combination of deep technical expertise and experience in end-to-end business management. She has incubated, transformed, and scaled several businesses focused on software and cloud infrastructure. Before joining Hitachi Vantara in September 2020, Radhika was executive vice president and general manager of software at 3D Systems and has previously held leadership roles at HP, Cisco, NetApp, Lenovo, and Nimble Storage.
A passionate advocate for diversity in tech, Radhika was recognized in The WomenTech Network as one of the Top 100 Women in Tech Leaders to Watch in 2022. She has a bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronics engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani and a master’s in business administration degree from San Jose State University.
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