Okinawa Open Days 2026

Overview

The 14th edition of the general ICT conference held every December in Naha since 2013, built around research presentations from the Okinawa Open Laboratory. A single venue spans networking, cloud, edge, generative AI operations, security and robotics, combining keynotes, poster sessions and sponsor booths with a hands-on program in which early-career engineers build the venue network themselves. The 2024 edition passed 1,000 attendees for the first time in several years.

Program

• Main program on Dec 3-4 runs in parallel in the 2F Hall and Room 201; no live streaming
• Dec 3: two keynotes (Shinichiro Yasukawa, Shinichiro Isago) and a talk session, lunch lightning talks, a panel discussion, Okinawa Open Laboratory research presentations, and a members-only OOL Summit
• Dec 4: panel discussion, a young engineers LT challenge, lunch lightning talks and more
• Sponsor exhibits and a venue network build program by young engineers
• Paid networking party on the evening of Dec 3 (advance registration); co-located events on Dec 2 including Okinawa Cloud Native Study Group 2026

Speakers

• Akihiro Nakao (Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, 2026 speaker)
• Yoshikazu Shima (CTO, KDDI Technology, 2026 speaker)
• Masatoshi Yokota (Executive Officer, SAKURA internet, 2026 speaker)
• Toru Miyahara (President and CEO, VirtualTech Japan, 2026 speaker)

Foundation

Founded

2013

Founder

Launched in 2013 by the Okinawa Open Laboratory

Launched in 2013 by the Okinawa Open Laboratory, which researches and validates cloud and SDN technology, as a venue to present its results and connect engineers. Framed around the Okinawan words yuntaku (dialogue) and jinbun (wisdom), it brings engineers, businesses, researchers and students together each December in Naha. Recurring fixtures include an international exchange session with partner institutions from Taiwan and Malaysia, and a program where early-career engineers build the venue network.

Transition

1. 2013 First edition held as a venue for Okinawa Open Laboratory to present results and for engineers to connect
2. 2022 Held as a hybrid event at the Okinawa Municipalities Jichi Kaikan on December 13-15, with poster sessions on joint research into network automation
3. 2024 Held December 4-6, with attendance passing 1,000 for the first time in several years
4. 2025 13th edition held
5. 2026 14th edition on December 3-4, with a pre-event on December 2

Voices

Sponsors

• 日本電気株式会社
• ミドクラジャパン株式会社
• NTTドコモビジネス株式会社
• デル・テクノロジーズ株式会社

PLATINUM

• AVIZ Networks. Inc
• The Linux Foundation
• 株式会社本田技術研究所
• 双日テックイノベーション株式会社

GOLD

• DevRev Japan合同会社

SILVER

• 株式会社イーサイド
• 株式会社アイランドシックス

Source: official sponsor list (as of October 9, 2026)