CEO Takumi Iwaki Speaks at IVS2025 Kyoto Deep Tech Stage

SecureKernel CEO Takumi Iwaki took the stage at the Deep Tech Stage of IVS2025 Kyoto on July 3, 2025.

About IVS2025 Kyoto

IVS (Infinity Ventures Summit) is Japan’s largest startup conference. The 2025 edition brought together startups, investors, and enterprise leaders in Kyoto to discuss deep tech, AI, economic security, and more. The Deep Tech Stage featured startups tackling significant societal challenges with advanced technology.

Session Theme

Takumi joined a panel titled “Urgent Call to Action: Economic Security and Dual-Use Startups in a Changing World,” alongside Takahiro Mayama, Deputy Division Chief at METI’s Aviation, Arms and Industry Division. The session examined the reality of supply chain security risks facing Japanese companies amid rapidly evolving geopolitical and regulatory conditions — including the 2022 Economic Security Promotion Act.

Key Messages

Moving beyond “security theater”

Many organizations still rely on annual questionnaires and paper-based checks for supply chain security management — approaches that fall far short of understanding actual risk. When a supplier incident occurs, procuring organizations rarely had prior visibility to act on. Takumi called for a shift away from this checkbox mentality.

The need for continuous, quantitative assessment

He argued that organizations must move from ad hoc reviews to continuous, data-driven risk measurement. With the SCS scheme (scheduled for October 2026 launch) and other government-driven initiatives raising the bar, automation and efficiency in assessment processes are no longer optional.

SecureKernel’s role

Takumi introduced SecureKernel as the platform built to give organizations real-time visibility into supply chain security posture — enabling risk-based prioritization at scale.

Full details are available in our press release.