Side Job Talent Utilization Forum 2026 Autumn to be held in Tokyo

Side Job Talent Utilization Lab will host the ‘Side Job Talent Utilization Forum 2026 Autumn’ at the Tokyo International Forum on October 2, 2026. The event focuses on how companies can effectively integrate side-job professionals into their management structures.

The forum aims to move beyond simple talent matching toward a ‘utilization era,’ where the focus is on how to treat external expertise as a strategic management resource. A key concept to be discussed is the ‘skill transfer model,’ which emphasizes transferring knowledge and capabilities to internal staff so that business functions can be sustained independently after the external professional's contract ends.

Daisuke Sunagawa, representative of Totonoeru Japan LLC and an expert in talent utilization, will deliver the keynote speech. He will share insights from his experience supporting over 200 companies, focusing on how to transform external support into permanent corporate capability.