Data Leaders Quartet - Tokyo Session 02 (Data and AI topics)
"Once in a while, the right people sit at the same table."
QUARTET is a small private morning gathering organised by Data Leaders.
The session takes place on Tuesday, 03 March 2026 at NOBU café ノブカフェ Tokyo and is limited to four participants.
At the table there will be one of each:
A Builder - An Entrepreneur, founder or independent operator.
A Technologist - A deep tech, data, AI, engineer, developer, scientist or architect.
A Pragmatist - A person with a common sense, generalist from private or public business organisation, or just an aspirational being, non-technical.
The Host.
Protocol
Bring one topic or question you want an answer.
The purpose is a casual peer exchange across different viewpoints, without panels, presentations or performance. No stress.
The gathering is free flow so no forced answers. Feel free to join discussion or just enjoy coffee with the NOBU background piano, aquarium with sharks and fugu.
Typical themes include, Is AI a bubble, where data ROI really comes from, what is latest innovation in data / AI, operating models, why everything still ends up in Excel, geopolitics impact on tech and AI and why the answer is 48.
Chatham House Rule, meaning no recordings. The conversation stays at the table.
Rules • Four people only • One table, one hour • No investors or VCs • Strictly no soliciting or shilling • Chatham House Rule
Coffee is not free, but of great quality. Please do the right thing and order a coffee or drink, so we can appreciate the amazing venue we have. Breakfast available.
Venue
NOBU café ノブカフェ Tokyo
Find cafe at - https://share.google/ijsV32ACJxRanBpwI
English and Japanese welcome.
Please register with full details. Confirmation is subject to availability.
If plans change, please update the RSVP so the seat can be released.
Data Leaders is a regional collective of regional data and AI professionals - connecting peers through events such as Data Leaders, Data Tuesday and DAMA Singapore.