Takero has over ten years experience in the technology industry, his role as a multi-country leader involves creating new business development opportunities for Softbank portfolio companies, and establishing long-term strategy relationships with clients and partners in the region.

As the Head of AI, IoT, Robotics and Automation at Softbank, Takero has worked on global projects across artificial intelligence, predictive analytics, and humanoid robots. In his former role at IBM Japan, he was responsible for building and deploying cloud computing, big data, mobile and security software to multinational organisations.

Takero is a Japanese native now based in Singapore.