Rika Nakazawa
Chief Commercial Innovation NTT DataRika 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 Executive Head, Global Strategic Innovation at NTT DATA, a leading technology and business services and solutions provider with over 190,000+ innovators worldwide. At NTT DATA, she focuses on advancing commercial and sustainability relevance of sustainable AI, photonic networks and Space & Satellite intelligence in industry development.
Rika was recognized on the Forbes 50>50 list in Innovation and for two consecutive years, she has been awarded the “Power 70” and “Power 80” recognitions in the Women of Channel awards by The Channel Co’s CRN network. She has also been ranked as "Top 100 in Emerging Tech" by Women of the Future.