Story Group has been named a 2026 IABE International Excellence Award Winner, receiving the highest level of recognition issued by the International Association for Business Excellence for exceptional strategic communications and high-stakes reputation expertise.

Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States, 16th Sep 2026 — Story Group, the Charlottesville, Virginia-based strategic communications firm serving enterprise organizations, executives, public figures, and mission-driven organizations, has been named a 2026 IABE International Excellence Award Winner by the International Association for Business Excellence.

The International Excellence Award represents the highest level of recognition issued by the International Association for Business Excellence, recognizing organizations that demonstrate exceptional standards of professionalism, customer excellence, operational integrity, industry experience, and digital presence on an international scale.

View Story Group’s official 2026 IABE International Excellence Award recipient profile.

Story Group has established a distinguished reputation in strategic communications for high-stakes moments, with expertise spanning crisis communications, public relations, executive communications, reputation management, public affairs, strategic visibility, premium video production, litigation and regulatory communications, and major corporate launches and transitions.

The firm’s positioning is direct: Protect enterprise value. Shape the narrative.

Visit Story Group to learn more about its strategic communications capabilities and work with organizations operating in some of the most consequential environments in business and public life.

Story Group Recognized at IABE’s Highest International Level

The 2026 IABE International Excellence Award places Story Group at the highest recognition level within the International Association for Business Excellence’s award framework.

IABE’s recognition program evaluates organizations across five core Excellence Standards:

• Digital Presence
• Customer Reputation
• Operational Standing
• Industry Tenure
• Professional Integrity

Story Group met the requirements for the International Excellence distinction during the 2026 evaluation period.

The recognition reflects the firm’s established presence in the strategic communications industry and its ability to deliver sophisticated communications solutions for organizations and leaders facing complex, high-stakes circumstances.

The International Association for Business Excellence describes International Excellence as its highest level of recognition, representing organizations operating at an exceptional global standard.

Learn more about the International Association for Business Excellence.

A Strategic Communications Firm Built for High-Stakes Moments

Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia, Story Group has developed a premium strategic communications model built around senior-level expertise, integrated strategy, creative execution, and measurable outcomes.

According to Story Group, the firm advises Fortune 500 companies, national nonprofits, high-profile individuals, and mission-critical causes.

Its team brings experience across media, corporate leadership, marketing, entertainment, public affairs, and strategic communications.

Story Group operates as a remote-first organization with senior professionals serving clients across major markets and time zones.

The firm’s philosophy is that consequential organizations need strategic partners rather than conventional vendors. That philosophy brings strategy, creativity, and execution together around the issues that matter most to an organization’s reputation and enterprise value.

Story Group’s capabilities include crisis communications, public relations, public affairs, executive communications, reputation management, strategic visibility, premium video production, brand development, media placement, and communications surrounding litigation, regulatory exposure, launches, transitions, and other high-stakes situations.

Crisis Communications and Reputation Protection

Story Group’s crisis communications practice is designed for organizations that need experienced strategic counsel when circumstances move quickly.

The firm’s crisis response capabilities include immediate crisis response, situation assessment, risk mapping, holding statements, real-time messaging, media inquiry management, spokesperson preparation, internal communications, and employee messaging.

Story Group states that its active crisis response operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with a 15-minute response SLA.

The firm has positioned crisis communications as a discipline that goes far beyond responding to reporters. Its approach encompasses the strategic decisions that can influence an organization’s reputation, stakeholders, employees, customers, investors, and long-term enterprise value.

That expertise is complemented by Story Group’s reputation recovery capabilities, which address organizations seeking to rebuild trust, reshape narratives, strengthen digital reputation, re-engage stakeholders, and establish a new chapter following a major reputational event.

Executive Communications and Reputation

Story Group also specializes in communications for CEOs, founders, C-suite leaders, and other high-profile executives.

Its executive communications work includes thought leadership development, media training, personal brand strategy, executive communications, reputation defense, board and investor communications, media management, and proactive narrative development.

The firm’s work recognizes the growing connection between executive reputation and organizational reputation.

For highly visible leaders, communications can influence relationships with employees, customers, investors, boards, journalists, partners, and other stakeholders.

Story Group brings senior-level communications strategy to those environments, helping executives build authority proactively while preparing for moments of scrutiny when they arise.

Strategic Visibility and National Media

Story Group’s work also includes strategic visibility and media positioning.

The firm works with executives, founders, enterprise brands, authors, thought leaders, nonprofits, and organizations seeking greater recognition and authority.

Its capabilities include national media booking strategy, thought leadership, op-ed development and placement, book tour strategy, speaking engagement strategy, podcast and digital media opportunities, executive highlight reels, and recognition submissions.

The firm’s broader public relations capabilities include media relations, press releases, interview preparation, thought leadership, and national media booking.

Story Group’s website identifies media exposure across prominent U.S. and international outlets and positions the firm as a strategic partner for organizations seeking meaningful visibility rather than publicity for its own sake.

Strategic Communications With Measurable Business Outcomes

Story Group’s public portfolio demonstrates the breadth of situations in which the firm applies its strategic communications expertise.

Its published work includes communications campaigns involving healthcare organizations, Fortune 500 companies, technology companies, financial institutions, pharmaceutical companies, nonprofits, manufacturers, energy organizations, professional services firms, private equity, defense technology, and high-profile individuals.

Examples published by Story Group include a federal policy and regulatory campaign associated with $12 billion in protected revenue and three bills passed; a cybersecurity SaaS launch generating 22 million impressions and an $18 million pipeline; a regional bank regulatory investigation associated with 97.2% customer retention; and a healthcare market-entry campaign reporting 22% first-year market share.

The firm’s case studies also highlight executive positioning, reputation recovery, national visibility, thought leadership, litigation communications, corporate transitions, and major launches.

Explore Story Group’s published work and case studies.

These examples demonstrate the firm’s broader philosophy: strategic communications should ultimately contribute to meaningful organizational outcomes.

A Senior-Only Approach

Story Group’s operating model is another defining feature of the firm.

The company describes itself as a senior-only strategic communications firm, emphasizing experienced professionals directly involved in high-value client relationships.

The firm reports that it was founded in 2011 and maintains its headquarters in Charlottesville, Virginia, while operating remotely across multiple major markets.

Story Group also reports an average employee tenure of eight years and an 88% annual employee retention rate, reflecting an emphasis on continuity and long-term relationships.

Its leadership includes Founder and CEO Aaron Evans, who brings more than 20 years of experience in strategic messaging, crisis communications, and reputation management; Chief Operating Officer Brittnie Furuvald, whose background includes enterprise marketing experience with Fox Racing, Lids, and major retail brands; and Vice President Vincent Catalano, who oversees senior client relationships, strategic partnerships, and operational execution.

The result is a communications firm structured around experienced professionals and long-term strategic relationships.

Story Group’s Charlottesville Roots and Global Reach

Story Group’s headquarters are in Charlottesville, Virginia, but the firm’s reach extends well beyond its home market.

The company serves organizations across the United States and internationally, operating a remote-first model designed to support clients across multiple markets and time zones.

Its client profile includes Fortune 500 companies, national nonprofits, high-profile individuals, enterprise brands, executives, public figures, regulated industries, and mission-driven organizations.

That combination of Charlottesville roots and international reach is central to the firm’s identity.

Story Group represents a modern strategic communications organization capable of operating wherever high-stakes communications require senior expertise.

International Excellence for a Globally Oriented Firm

The 2026 IABE International Excellence Award is particularly meaningful because of the global scope of Story Group’s work.

Strategic communications today operates across borders.

A corporate announcement can reach international media within minutes. An executive reputation issue can move across markets instantly. A regulatory event can attract global attention. A product launch can require coordinated communications across multiple regions.

Story Group’s capabilities are designed for precisely this environment.

The firm brings together strategy, public relations, media relations, crisis response, executive communications, reputation management, public affairs, video production, and strategic visibility under one integrated communications model.

The International Excellence designation recognizes that level of professional capability at IABE’s highest recognition tier.

It is an acknowledgment of Story Group as an organization operating at an exceptional global standard within its field.

Story Group Earns a Prestigious 2026 Recognition

The International Association for Business Excellence congratulates Story Group on earning the 2026 IABE International Excellence Award.

The award recognizes a Charlottesville-based firm that has developed an international-caliber strategic communications platform serving organizations and leaders at some of the highest levels of business, media, public affairs, and public life.

Story Group’s expertise in high-stakes communications, crisis response, executive reputation, public relations, strategic visibility, premium video production, and reputation recovery reflects a sophisticated approach to protecting and strengthening organizational reputation.

The firm has built its reputation around situations where communications matter most.

Where enterprise value is at stake.

Where leadership reputation matters.

Where public perception can influence business outcomes.

Where timing matters.

Where strategy matters.

Where execution matters.

And where the quality of communications can have consequences far beyond a single news cycle.

The 2026 IABE International Excellence Award recognizes Story Group at the highest level of the International Association for Business Excellence’s recognition program and places the firm among organizations recognized for exceptional standards on a worldwide scale.

About Story Group

Story Group is a Charlottesville, Virginia-based strategic communications firm specializing in high-stakes communications for enterprise brands, executives, public figures, regulated industries, nonprofits, and mission-driven organizations.

Founded in 2011, Story Group provides crisis communications, public relations, public affairs, executive communications, reputation management, strategic visibility, premium video production, brand development, media placement, and communications strategy for major corporate events and sensitive situations.

Contact Story Group for a confidential conversation.

About the International Association for Business Excellence

The International Association for Business Excellence is a global business recognition organization evaluating organizations across five core Excellence Standards: Digital Presence, Customer Reputation, Operational Standing, Industry Tenure, and Professional Integrity.

Its recognition program includes City, Regional, National, and International levels, with International Excellence representing the highest level of recognition issued by the organization.

The International Association for Business Excellence recognizes organizations across industries and countries that demonstrate exceptional standards of business excellence.

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Award: 2026 IABE International Excellence Award
Recipient: Story Group
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
Industry: Public Relations / Video Production
Recognition Level: International Excellence

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Official award recognition and recipient information are available through Story Group’s IABE recipient profile.

Story Group — 2026 IABE International Excellence Award Winner

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Houston, TX, United States, 16th Sep 2026 — Process Solutions International (PSI) builds its MAX2000 mud agitators around a drop bearing design created specifically to handle the shaft deflection that occurs in deep tanks, a problem that shortens the service life of agitators built without this feature. The design lets crews maintain the bearing from the top side of the tank instead of draining or entering the vessel.

Solving a Deep Tank Problem

PSI’s mud agitators use a rugged drop bearing casting that bolts directly to the top of the tank without requiring an additional supporting structure. Oversized high-capacity taper roller bearings absorb the radial and axial loads that come off the impeller shaft, and the units use common output flange dimensions so operators can drop in a replacement at an existing installation without reworking the tank. Every agitator is built around a reinforced cast iron gear case housing helical bevel gearing, with gears precision ground and hardened to keep backlash low and let thermal capacity exceed torque capacity. A sight glass lets an operator check lubrication levels without removing any components, and a keyless bushing gives a full range of impeller depth settings on the shaft.

Built for Hazardous Locations Worldwide

PSI configures its motor and gearbox combinations to meet UL, ATEX, and IECEx requirements, so the same agitator platform can be installed in classified hazardous areas across the United States, the Middle East, and other international markets without a separate design for each region. Operators can also choose between hydrofoil impellers, which move fluid in an axial flow, or canted blade impellers, which produce a combined radial and axial flow, in either carbon or stainless steel.

“Shaft deflection is one of the most common reasons agitators fail early in deep tank service. We engineered the drop bearing specifically to solve that problem and to be serviced from the top, without asking a crew to enter a tank,” said Kye Keliehor, representative of Process Solutions International.

PSI has been designing and manufacturing its mud agitators alongside its centrifugal and progressive cavity pump lines since 1991.

About Process Solutions International

Process Solutions International (PSI) has been manufacturing industrial equipment since 1991. Based in Houston, Texas, with a secondary location in Midland, Texas, PSI designs and builds pumps, mud agitators, gas management systems, material handling equipment, and cleaning and filtration systems for the oil and gas, construction, mining, and industrial sectors. PSI holds ISO 9001, UL, ATEX and IECEx, and CEMA certifications and operates the MAX2000, MAKDADDY, and vAK product brands.

Learn more at:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/processsolutionsinternational

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/process-solutions-international/

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Organization: Process Solutions International

Contact Person: Kye Keliehor

Website: https://psimax2000.com/

Email: Send Email

Contact Number: +12818934774

Address: 7519 Prairie Oak Dr

City: Houston

State: TX

Country: United States

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Dubai, UAE, September 16th, 2026, ZEX PR WIRE – Zameera, a global ultra-luxury travel company curating extraordinary experiences for ultra-high-net-worth clients, and PayitFast, a digital payments platform, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Zameera and Verati, PayitFast’s dedicated lifestyle and concierge platform.

The partnership will bring a curated selection of Zameera’s ultra-luxury travel experiences to PayitFast members through Verati, giving members access to unique destinations and rare-access adventures. The initial selection includes some of Zameera’s most distinctive journeys, among them a private safari camp on Kenya’s Maasai Mara, a heli-skiing week beneath Iceland’s midnight sun, and a two-part journey through Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coastline, each one reflecting the same standard of curation the Zameera name is built on.

The agreement reflects a broader shift in how premium digital platforms extend value to their members, moving beyond payments and rates toward genuine, curated access. Through Verati, PayitFast members can access something historically reserved for private banking relationships and personal introductions. For Zameera, it opens a new, high-intent distribution channel.

The companies will work together on platform integration, service onboarding, and joint marketing initiatives in the lead-up to launch, applying their respective standards to ensure a seamless client experience from discovery through to booking. The partnership will be delivered through Verati and made available to PayitFast members as part of the broader PayitFast ecosystem. 

“Ultra-luxury travel has always depended on trust, on knowing that what you are being offered has actually been vetted by someone with real judgment. Bringing our catalogue to PayitFast’s members means extending that same standard to a new audience of high-net-worth clients, exactly the traveler Zameera was built for,” said Sebastian Taskila, Chief Executive Officer of Zameera.

“At PayitFast, we are building an ecosystem that delivers meaningful value beyond payments. Through Verati, we are bringing together exceptional travel, hospitality and lifestyle partners to create unique experiences for our members. Zameera’s reputation for curating world-class journeys makes them a natural partner, and we are excited to make these experiences available to our growing member base,” said Catherine Thin Nwe Nyein, Group Partnership Director of PayitFast.

Both companies will share further details on member access and launch timing in the coming months as the integration progresses.

About Zameera

Zameera is a global ultra-luxury travel company headquartered in Dubai, curating extraordinary experiences for ultra-high-net-worth clients around the world. Its portfolio spans private island buyouts, fully private polar expeditions, exclusive safari camps, and rare-access journeys across the Maldives, Saudi Arabia, Antarctica, Indonesia, the Arctic, Kenya, Rwanda, and beyond, each experience selected to the standard of the world’s finest luxury houses.

About PayitFast

PayitFast is a digital payments platform enabling digital assets and traditional fiat payments built for retail and corporate customers. PayitFast is a trading name of Silverleaf E-Money Services LTD, Canada, an authorised Money Services Business (MSB) and Payment Services Provider (PSP) by FINTRAC and Bank of Canada. PayitFast offers lifestyle concierge services through Verati, its dedicated concierge platform operated in Dubai. PayitFast lets members hold, spend and send across currencies through its app and card, and serves businesses with cross-border collections, payouts and invoicing. Verati brings curated travel and experiences into the same app, with Zameera joining as a founding experience partner. Through Verati, PayitFast continues to expand its network of travel, hospitality, lifestyle and concierge partners, providing members with access to curated experiences alongside its payments and financial services ecosystem.

This article is an announcement of a strategic partnership between PaytiFast, Verati and Zameera and is provided for informational purposes only. Nothing in this article should be construed as a solicitation, offer, or invitation to customers in any jurisdiction where PayitFast is not duly authorised or licensed to provide its services. PayitFast operates only in jurisdictions where it holds the necessary regulatory authorisations.

Rosh Pinna, Israel, September 16th, 2026, FinanceWire

• Letter of Intent (“LOI”) signed to cooperate in the evaluation, research support, localization, commercialization preparation and regulatory preparation of the PressureSafe medical device in Japan.
• Collaboration addresses a significant potential market need in Japan, which includes more than 36 million people aged 65 and older and approximately 8,000 hospitals, 13,600 long-term care facilities, and 16,000+ home-visit nursing stations.
• Strategic collaboration combines IR-MED’s infrared spectroscopy technology and proprietary algorithm with Dice Technologies’ capabilities in coordinating clinical evaluation, localization and regulatory preparation activities in Japan.
• Clinical research and evidence-generation activities are expected to include cooperation with the Department of Plastic Surgery at Kobe University, subject to required ethics review, institutional approvals and separate written arrangements.

IR-MED Ltd. (OTC: IRME) (the “Company” or “IR-Med”), developer of infrared spectroscopy-based medical device technology,, and Dice Technologies Co., Ltd., a leading Japanese healthcare digital transformation and medical IT provider, today announced the signing of a LOI. The LOI sets forth a framework for the parties to cooperate in the evaluation, research support, localization, commercialization preparation and regulatory preparation of IR-MED’s PressureSafe device for the Japanese market. Except for certain provisions relating to confidentiality and data protection, intellectual property rights, and device management, return and disposal, the LOI is not intended to create legally binding obligations between the parties.

Ultimately, the partnership is driven by a shared, transformative vision: Build pressure-injury prevention platform — device, AI, and EHR systems unified across hospitals, LTC, and home care nation wide

The parties intend to evaluate PressureSafe for use in hospitals, long-term care facilities and home healthcare settings in Japan, with a focus on supporting the assessment of early signs of pressure injuries.

PressureSafe is a medical device that uses infrared technology to support the assessment of early changes associated with pressure injuries and skin conditions. It provides real-time, on-site, non-thermal and blood-flow-related indicators intended to support, and not replace, the clinical judgment of nurses and physicians. PressureSafe combines infrared spectroscopy with a proprietary algorithm and is intended to support the assessment of early signs of pressure injuries.

Market Need in Japan

Japan is facing an unprecedented demographic and systemic challenge. With an aging population of 36.19 million individuals aged 65 and older (29.4% of the total population), national care expenditures have reached a record ¥11.94 trillion. Concurrently, the healthcare sector is bracing for a projected shortage of hundreds of thousands of nurses and approximately 300,000 care workers.

This convergence of an aging population and severe workforce shortages has driven a significant increase in the prevalence of pressure injuries—particularly in the rapidly growing home care sector, which reports a 1.93% prevalence rate. To address this, Japan requires scalable, technology-assisted care solutions across its approximately 8,000 hospitals (1.2 million beds), 13,600 long-term care facilities (1.0 million residents), and 18,042 home-visit nursing agencies.

A complementary Strategic Synergy

The collaboration between IR-MED and Dice Technologies represents a highly complementary alignment of technological innovation and domestic operational mastery.

• The Technology & Science Engine (IR-MED): IR-MED brings its proprietary PressureSafe sensors, predictive AI algorithms, and a foundation of global clinical data. The technology addresses the crucial “Layer 1” of early risk assessment—sub-epidermal tissue health—providing objective metrics to a field that has historically relied on subjective visual observation.
• The Domestic Commercial & Integration Leader (Dice Technologies): Dice Technologies will lead and coordinate the evaluation program in Japan. Leveraging an established nationwide footprint serving over 1,000 clinics well-distributed across Japan, Dice Technologies will support Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (“PMDA”) consultation preparation and regulatory communications in Japan.. Crucially, Dice Technologies bridges the gap between device and daily workflow by integrating PressureSafe data into its existing CareNest platform and domestic Electronic Health Records (“EHR” ), creating a seamless data flow from the hospital to the patient’s home.

Phased Rollout and Clinical Validation

The partnership will execute a highly structured, reverse L-shaped Go-to-Market strategy. The initial phase will focus on real-world evaluations in long-term care (“LTC”) and home-visit settings to generate clinical utility data and user feedback.

Simultaneously, the partners will advance rigorous clinical research and PMDA consultation to support the regulatory pathway for PressureSafe in Japan. This validation process will be bolstered by anticipated cooperation with Japanese clinical leaders, including the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Kobe University, subject to required ethics review, institutional approvals and separate written arrangements.

Executive Commentary

Ken Ishiga, President and Representative Director of Dice Technologies Co., Ltd., stated, “Japan’s care crisis cannot be solved with isolated tools. We must unify prevention, observation, and discharge support. By combining IR-MED’s extraordinary ‘sensing the invisible’ technology with our EHR integrations and CareNest platform, we are delivering on our shared vision to build a continuous, patient-centered care infrastructure that supports our overstretched healthcare workforce over the long term.”

“Entering the Japanese market requires more than just groundbreaking technology; it requires a deep integration into the local care ecosystem. In Dice Technologies, we have found the perfect partner,” said Dr. Yaniv Cohen, Interim CEO and Chief Scientific Officer of IR-MED. “Their expertise in medical IT, their impressive footprint serving over 1,000 care facilities, and their ability to navigate PMDA regulations make them the ideal catalyst for PressureSafe. Together, we are not just evaluating a device; we are working toward a new national standard for objective, preventive care.”

About IR-MED Ltd.

IR-MED Ltd. is developing a cutting-edge infrared spectroscopy and AI analysis platform technology as a basis for point-of-care decision support devices. The infrared spectroscopy technology allows harmless and non-invasive gathering of bio-information from patient blood and tissue. That data is then processed by the Company’s AI-based system to provide healthcare professionals with decision support in the assessment of various medical conditions. PressureSafe, the Company’s lead platform product, is a handheld device designed to revolutionize the assessment of pressure injuries (PI) affecting skin and underlying tissue regardless of patient skin tone. IR-MED holds patents protecting its innovations in non-invasive tissue assessment.

For more information, visit: https://www.ir-medical.com/

About Dice Technologies Co., Ltd.

Based in Osaka, Japan, Dice Technologies Co., Ltd. specializes in comprehensive digital solutions optimized for clinics, hospitals, and welfare facilities. Backed by a strong national footprint encompassing over 1,000 clinics well-distributed across Japan, the company streamlines healthcare workflows through advanced medical IT systems, seamless electronic medical record (EMR) migrations, medical device distribution, and innovative home assessment applications. Dice Technologies leverages technology and community partnership to reduce operational burdens and build a sustainable healthcare future.

For more information, visit: https://d-technologies.co.jp/

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws. Statements that are not statements of historical fact, including statements regarding the timing and success of the strategic partnership, the activities contemplated by the LOI, the clinical evaluation results, PMDA regulatory consultations and classification, and commercial acceptance of PressureSafe in Japan, are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including regulatory delays, the non-binding nature of most provisions of the LOI, clinical trial outcomes, competition, and general economic conditions. IR-MED undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.

Sources:

Statistics Bureau of Japan, Statistical Topics No.146 (published 14 Sep 2025) / MHLW, “Japan’s Population” / MHLW, Report on the Status of Long-Term Care Insurance (Nov 2024) / MHLW, Survey of Long-Term Care Benefit Expenditures FY2024 (published 30 Sep 2025) / MHLW, Survey of Institutions and Establishments for Long-Term Care 2024 (published Dec 2025) / MHLW, Survey of Medical Institutions and Hospital Report 2024 (published 26 Sep 2025; confirmed figures as of 1 Oct 2024)

Investor & Media Contacts:

IR-MED Ltd. Investor Relations Email: contact@ir-medical.com

Website: https://www.ir-medical.com/

Dice Technologies Co., Ltd.

Website: https://d-technologies.co.jp

Contact

IR-MED Ltd. Investor Relations
contact@ir-medical.com

Rosh Pinna, Israel, September 16th, 2026, FinanceWire

• Letter of Intent (“LOI”) signed to cooperate in the evaluation, research support, localization, commercialization preparation and regulatory preparation of the PressureSafe medical device in Japan.
• Collaboration addresses a significant potential market need in Japan, which includes more than 36 million people aged 65 and older and approximately 8,000 hospitals, 13,600 long-term care facilities, and 16,000+ home-visit nursing stations.
• Strategic collaboration combines IR-MED’s infrared spectroscopy technology and proprietary algorithm with Dice Technologies’ capabilities in coordinating clinical evaluation, localization and regulatory preparation activities in Japan.
• Clinical research and evidence-generation activities are expected to include cooperation with the Department of Plastic Surgery at Kobe University, subject to required ethics review, institutional approvals and separate written arrangements.

IR-MED Ltd. (OTC: IRME) (the “Company” or “IR-Med”), developer of infrared spectroscopy-based medical device technology,, and Dice Technologies Co., Ltd., a leading Japanese healthcare digital transformation and medical IT provider, today announced the signing of a LOI. The LOI sets forth a framework for the parties to cooperate in the evaluation, research support, localization, commercialization preparation and regulatory preparation of IR-MED’s PressureSafe device for the Japanese market. Except for certain provisions relating to confidentiality and data protection, intellectual property rights, and device management, return and disposal, the LOI is not intended to create legally binding obligations between the parties.

Ultimately, the partnership is driven by a shared, transformative vision: Build pressure-injury prevention platform — device, AI, and EHR systems unified across hospitals, LTC, and home care nation wide

The parties intend to evaluate PressureSafe for use in hospitals, long-term care facilities and home healthcare settings in Japan, with a focus on supporting the assessment of early signs of pressure injuries.

PressureSafe is a medical device that uses infrared technology to support the assessment of early changes associated with pressure injuries and skin conditions. It provides real-time, on-site, non-thermal and blood-flow-related indicators intended to support, and not replace, the clinical judgment of nurses and physicians. PressureSafe combines infrared spectroscopy with a proprietary algorithm and is intended to support the assessment of early signs of pressure injuries.

Market Need in Japan

Japan is facing an unprecedented demographic and systemic challenge. With an aging population of 36.19 million individuals aged 65 and older (29.4% of the total population), national care expenditures have reached a record ¥11.94 trillion. Concurrently, the healthcare sector is bracing for a projected shortage of hundreds of thousands of nurses and approximately 300,000 care workers.

This convergence of an aging population and severe workforce shortages has driven a significant increase in the prevalence of pressure injuries—particularly in the rapidly growing home care sector, which reports a 1.93% prevalence rate. To address this, Japan requires scalable, technology-assisted care solutions across its approximately 8,000 hospitals (1.2 million beds), 13,600 long-term care facilities (1.0 million residents), and 18,042 home-visit nursing agencies.

A complementary Strategic Synergy

The collaboration between IR-MED and Dice Technologies represents a highly complementary alignment of technological innovation and domestic operational mastery.

• The Technology & Science Engine (IR-MED): IR-MED brings its proprietary PressureSafe sensors, predictive AI algorithms, and a foundation of global clinical data. The technology addresses the crucial “Layer 1” of early risk assessment—sub-epidermal tissue health—providing objective metrics to a field that has historically relied on subjective visual observation.
• The Domestic Commercial & Integration Leader (Dice Technologies): Dice Technologies will lead and coordinate the evaluation program in Japan. Leveraging an established nationwide footprint serving over 1,000 clinics well-distributed across Japan, Dice Technologies will support Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (“PMDA”) consultation preparation and regulatory communications in Japan.. Crucially, Dice Technologies bridges the gap between device and daily workflow by integrating PressureSafe data into its existing CareNest platform and domestic Electronic Health Records (“EHR” ), creating a seamless data flow from the hospital to the patient’s home.

Phased Rollout and Clinical Validation

The partnership will execute a highly structured, reverse L-shaped Go-to-Market strategy. The initial phase will focus on real-world evaluations in long-term care (“LTC”) and home-visit settings to generate clinical utility data and user feedback.

Simultaneously, the partners will advance rigorous clinical research and PMDA consultation to support the regulatory pathway for PressureSafe in Japan. This validation process will be bolstered by anticipated cooperation with Japanese clinical leaders, including the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Kobe University, subject to required ethics review, institutional approvals and separate written arrangements.

Executive Commentary

Ken Ishiga, President and Representative Director of Dice Technologies Co., Ltd., stated, “Japan’s care crisis cannot be solved with isolated tools. We must unify prevention, observation, and discharge support. By combining IR-MED’s extraordinary ‘sensing the invisible’ technology with our EHR integrations and CareNest platform, we are delivering on our shared vision to build a continuous, patient-centered care infrastructure that supports our overstretched healthcare workforce over the long term.”

“Entering the Japanese market requires more than just groundbreaking technology; it requires a deep integration into the local care ecosystem. In Dice Technologies, we have found the perfect partner,” said Dr. Yaniv Cohen, Interim CEO and Chief Scientific Officer of IR-MED. “Their expertise in medical IT, their impressive footprint serving over 1,000 care facilities, and their ability to navigate PMDA regulations make them the ideal catalyst for PressureSafe. Together, we are not just evaluating a device; we are working toward a new national standard for objective, preventive care.”

About IR-MED Ltd.

IR-MED Ltd. is developing a cutting-edge infrared spectroscopy and AI analysis platform technology as a basis for point-of-care decision support devices. The infrared spectroscopy technology allows harmless and non-invasive gathering of bio-information from patient blood and tissue. That data is then processed by the Company’s AI-based system to provide healthcare professionals with decision support in the assessment of various medical conditions. PressureSafe, the Company’s lead platform product, is a handheld device designed to revolutionize the assessment of pressure injuries (PI) affecting skin and underlying tissue regardless of patient skin tone. IR-MED holds patents protecting its innovations in non-invasive tissue assessment.

For more information, visit: https://www.ir-medical.com/

About Dice Technologies Co., Ltd.

Based in Osaka, Japan, Dice Technologies Co., Ltd. specializes in comprehensive digital solutions optimized for clinics, hospitals, and welfare facilities. Backed by a strong national footprint encompassing over 1,000 clinics well-distributed across Japan, the company streamlines healthcare workflows through advanced medical IT systems, seamless electronic medical record (EMR) migrations, medical device distribution, and innovative home assessment applications. Dice Technologies leverages technology and community partnership to reduce operational burdens and build a sustainable healthcare future.

For more information, visit: https://d-technologies.co.jp/

Forward-Looking Statements

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By operationalizing the model set out in former tech executive Rainier Mallol’s paper “The Operative Republic,” the Ministry of Housing issued 85% more licenses in the first half of 2026

Dominican Republic, 16th Sep 2026 —The Dominican Republic recorded a 157% increase in private housing investment in the first half of 2026, driven in part by a rebuilt construction permitting process. Permits rose 85%, translating into RD$3,301.91 million (USD $5.6 billion) in additional construction investment. The gains follow reforms led by Rainier Mallol, then Director of Digital Transformation at the Ministry of Housing, who rebuilt permitting around the principles set out in his paper The Operative Republic: shared digital public infrastructure spanning identity, workflows, rules, registries, payments, and audit trails, rather than isolated digital procedures bolted onto existing bureaucracy. 

“We matched all of last year’s licensing output in seven months, with more technical rigor, since controls that used to depend on the reviewer are now enforced by the system,” Mallol said. The approach was adopted as the technology base of the Construction Permits Modernization Plan. The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic now ranks construction as the fastest-growing sector this year, up 14.9% in June, citing faster approval of new works among the drivers. In fact, construction has become the Dominican Republic’s fastest-growing sector as tech-driven permitting reform adds $5.6 billion.

The Minister of Housing has since been appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, with Mallol serving as his senior advisor. He is now applying the same operating model to consular services and diplomatic case management. “The same digital public infrastructure we built in housing will be used in consular services and diplomatic relationship management,” Mallol said. “We are turning theory into practice, affecting GDP and public satisfaction with government. These ideas are replicable across departments.” 

Mallol’s background spans government modernization, public-sector data systems, COVID-19 technology response, digital infrastructure, and international public-service technology work, including emerging-technology ventures. He has held senior government technology roles, led 60-person and 28-person technology teams across the private and public sectors, and negotiated multi-million-dollar infrastructure budgets for nationwide software systems and cross-ministerial data integrations. He has spoken on technology policy in Japan, Malaysia, Panama, the U.S., the UAE, Chile, and the Dominican Republic, and holds a Master’s in Public Administration in International Development from Harvard University.

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Dallas, USA, September 16th, 2026, FinanceWire

Toogood Gold Corp. announced the definition of two priority exploration corridors at its Table Mountain Gold-Silver Project in Lincoln County, Nevada, and plans to advance the project toward a 3,000-meter maiden drill program. The company’s Phase 1 fieldwork identified the Widowmaker and Pacifico trends as priority targets within the project’s approximately 4-by-2-kilometer alteration footprint. Toogood holds an option to earn a 100% interest in the low-sulphidation epithermal system, which has never been drilled and is located roughly 9 kilometers south of Nevada King’s past-producing Atlanta Gold Mine.

The project was generated by Orogen Royalties through a regional exploration approach that included airborne spectral data — the same method behind identifying the Silicon project and later a 4+ Moz Au discovery by AngloGold Ashanti. Orogen’s senior management has called Table Mountain the best greenfields opportunity the company has generated.

Phase 1 fieldwork defined two priority corridors. The Widowmaker trend is an arcuate structure running more than 5 kilometers through the core of the system, with the Widowmaker vein exposed intermittently over more than 1 kilometer, with a train of epithermal vein float extending for an additional kilometer. About 500 meters east, the subparallel Pacifico trend adds more than 5 kilometers of cumulative mapped fault trace, and also hosts structurally controlled epithermal veins. Lattice-textured quartz is widespread across Table Mountain, in both veins and hydrothermal breccias — this texture is a signature of boiling, the process that drops gold and silver out of solution in systems of this type. The surface dataset includes >6,400 soil samples, 1,688 gravity stations, and 780 line-kilometers of drone magnetics, with analytical results from the current Phase 1 program still pending. Zonge International is running roughly 15 line-kilometers of CSAMT across both corridors this month, and SWCA Environmental Consultants is advancing Notice of Intent permitting for a 3,000-meter maiden drill program planned for late 2026 or early 2027.

The technical bench is deeper than the stage suggests. CEO Colin Smith is a geologist who came through the Discovery Group and SSR Mining; VP Exploration Lee Hess is a structural geologist specializing in Great Basin epithermal systems, also formerly of SSR Mining; and technical advisor Dr. Stuart Simmons, with more than 40 years on epithermal systems, concluded the surface exposures represent the upper levels of a well-preserved system with widespread evidence of boiling.

Investors should keep the stage in view. Table Mountain has no mineral resource and has never been drilled; analytical results from the current Phase 1 program remain pending, and Toogood holds the project under an earn-in option rather than outright ownership. Everything described above is surface work whose purpose is to decide where the first drill goes.

Nevada’s Gold Pipeline: From First Drilling to 100 Million Ounces

Gold is trading in the $4,300-$4,400 range, and investors following it want two things at once: exposure to the metal and a jurisdiction with an established mining industry and relatively predictable rules. That combination keeps pulling capital back to Nevada. The state hosts the largest gold-mining complex on earth, a bench of past-producing mines being brought back to life, and explorers advancing prospects that remain much earlier in development — like Toogood. The names investors talk about sit at different points on that curve, and the market prices each stage differently.

The Two That Set the Terms

Barrick Mining Corporation (NYSE: B) (TSX: ABX) and Newmont Corporation (NYSE: NEM) own Nevada Gold Mines, the joint venture spanning the Carlin, Cortez, Turquoise Ridge and Phoenix districts, at 61.5% and 38.5% respectively. On August 10, the two companies ended years of disputes with an agreement that folds Barrick’s Fourmile discovery and Newmont’s Fiberline and Mike developments into the joint venture, with Newmont paying Barrick $1.95 billion cash for the difference in contributed value. Barrick says the agreement expands the Nevada complex to nearly 100 million ounces. The settlement also cleared Newmont’s consent for Barrick’s planned IPO of its North American gold business, expected to complete by year-end.

Nearly every ounce in that complex started as somebody’s exploration target. Fourmile, the discovery Barrick has called one of the century’s greatest, came out of ground beside a mine that had been operating for decades. The rest of the Nevada pipeline is built on that pattern.

Three Juniors Further Along the Curve

Each of the three below has crossed a threshold Toogood hasn’t: drilling has defined a mineral resource. Their figures aren’t directly comparable — one reports measured-and-indicated oxide ounces, one reports inferred ounces only, and one reports gold-equivalent ounces that fold in silver at elevated metal prices.

Nevada King Gold Corp. (TSXV: NKG) (OTCQB: NKGFF) owns the 130-square-kilometer Atlanta Gold Mine project, a past-producing open pit with a 1.02-million-ounce measured-and-indicated oxide resource, immediately north of Toogood’s ground. It’s at the district-expansion stage: the company doubled its 2026 drill program to 40,000 meters, and by late August a fourth rig was testing new targets around the historical pit, including an undrilled 500-by-300-meter zone.

Scorpio Gold Corp. (NASDAQ: SGLD) (TSX-V: SGLD) consolidated the Manhattan District in Nye County, about 20 kilometers south of Kinross’s (NYSE: KGC) (TSX: K) Round Mountain mine, combining its Goldwedge mine and mill with four past-producing pits acquired from Kinross in 2021. It’s at the maiden-resource stage: an estimate effective June 2025 holds 740,000 inferred ounces at 1.26 g/t gold, and a 32,585-meter Phase Two program has tested well beyond the resource pit shell, with recent results including 3.02 g/t gold over 48.92 meters.

Lahontan Gold Corp. (TSX-V: LG) (OTCQB: LGCXF) is at the restart-permitting stage. Its Santa Fe Mine in Mineral County produced roughly 359,000 ounces of gold and 702,000 ounces of silver by heap leaching between 1988 and 1995. An updated resource effective August 13, 2026 carries 1,195,000 gold-equivalent ounces indicated and 1,190,000 inferred, calculated at $3,200 gold and $40 silver. A revised preliminary economic assessment is targeted for September, permitting is underway, and the company is targeting 2027 for construction.

Nevada King, Scorpio and Lahontan are each several years and tens of thousands of drill meters past the point Toogood is at now, and the two majors are decades past it. Whether Toogood follows a similar path depends first on what the maiden program finds. For now, the company is doing the groundwork next door to one of the most active drill programs in the state, in a jurisdiction where successful exploration has repeatedly attracted much larger pools of capital, which is enough to warrant some attention.

About Toogood Gold Corp.

Toogood Gold Corp. is a Canadian exploration company focused on the discovery and advancement of high-grade gold systems in tier-one mining jurisdictions. The Company has two core areas of focus: the Table Mountain Project in Nevada, where the Company has an option to earn a 100% interest in a large, undrilled low-sulphidation epithermal system with extensive surface alteration and multiple mineralized vein exposures; and the district-scale Toogood Gold Project in Newfoundland, where the Company has an option to earn a 100% interest in a 164 km² land package covering a highly underexplored gold district with multiple target areas and demonstrated gold prospectivity.

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Dallas, USA, September 16th, 2026, FinanceWire

Toogood Gold Corp. announced the definition of two priority exploration corridors at its Table Mountain Gold-Silver Project in Lincoln County, Nevada, and plans to advance the project toward a 3,000-meter maiden drill program. The company’s Phase 1 fieldwork identified the Widowmaker and Pacifico trends as priority targets within the project’s approximately 4-by-2-kilometer alteration footprint. Toogood holds an option to earn a 100% interest in the low-sulphidation epithermal system, which has never been drilled and is located roughly 9 kilometers south of Nevada King’s past-producing Atlanta Gold Mine.

The project was generated by Orogen Royalties through a regional exploration approach that included airborne spectral data — the same method behind identifying the Silicon project and later a 4+ Moz Au discovery by AngloGold Ashanti. Orogen’s senior management has called Table Mountain the best greenfields opportunity the company has generated.

Phase 1 fieldwork defined two priority corridors. The Widowmaker trend is an arcuate structure running more than 5 kilometers through the core of the system, with the Widowmaker vein exposed intermittently over more than 1 kilometer, with a train of epithermal vein float extending for an additional kilometer. About 500 meters east, the subparallel Pacifico trend adds more than 5 kilometers of cumulative mapped fault trace, and also hosts structurally controlled epithermal veins. Lattice-textured quartz is widespread across Table Mountain, in both veins and hydrothermal breccias — this texture is a signature of boiling, the process that drops gold and silver out of solution in systems of this type. The surface dataset includes >6,400 soil samples, 1,688 gravity stations, and 780 line-kilometers of drone magnetics, with analytical results from the current Phase 1 program still pending. Zonge International is running roughly 15 line-kilometers of CSAMT across both corridors this month, and SWCA Environmental Consultants is advancing Notice of Intent permitting for a 3,000-meter maiden drill program planned for late 2026 or early 2027.

The technical bench is deeper than the stage suggests. CEO Colin Smith is a geologist who came through the Discovery Group and SSR Mining; VP Exploration Lee Hess is a structural geologist specializing in Great Basin epithermal systems, also formerly of SSR Mining; and technical advisor Dr. Stuart Simmons, with more than 40 years on epithermal systems, concluded the surface exposures represent the upper levels of a well-preserved system with widespread evidence of boiling.

Investors should keep the stage in view. Table Mountain has no mineral resource and has never been drilled; analytical results from the current Phase 1 program remain pending, and Toogood holds the project under an earn-in option rather than outright ownership. Everything described above is surface work whose purpose is to decide where the first drill goes.

Nevada’s Gold Pipeline: From First Drilling to 100 Million Ounces

Gold is trading in the $4,300-$4,400 range, and investors following it want two things at once: exposure to the metal and a jurisdiction with an established mining industry and relatively predictable rules. That combination keeps pulling capital back to Nevada. The state hosts the largest gold-mining complex on earth, a bench of past-producing mines being brought back to life, and explorers advancing prospects that remain much earlier in development — like Toogood. The names investors talk about sit at different points on that curve, and the market prices each stage differently.

The Two That Set the Terms

Barrick Mining Corporation (NYSE: B) (TSX: ABX) and Newmont Corporation (NYSE: NEM) own Nevada Gold Mines, the joint venture spanning the Carlin, Cortez, Turquoise Ridge and Phoenix districts, at 61.5% and 38.5% respectively. On August 10, the two companies ended years of disputes with an agreement that folds Barrick’s Fourmile discovery and Newmont’s Fiberline and Mike developments into the joint venture, with Newmont paying Barrick $1.95 billion cash for the difference in contributed value. Barrick says the agreement expands the Nevada complex to nearly 100 million ounces. The settlement also cleared Newmont’s consent for Barrick’s planned IPO of its North American gold business, expected to complete by year-end.

Nearly every ounce in that complex started as somebody’s exploration target. Fourmile, the discovery Barrick has called one of the century’s greatest, came out of ground beside a mine that had been operating for decades. The rest of the Nevada pipeline is built on that pattern.

Three Juniors Further Along the Curve

Each of the three below has crossed a threshold Toogood hasn’t: drilling has defined a mineral resource. Their figures aren’t directly comparable — one reports measured-and-indicated oxide ounces, one reports inferred ounces only, and one reports gold-equivalent ounces that fold in silver at elevated metal prices.

Nevada King Gold Corp. (TSXV: NKG) (OTCQB: NKGFF) owns the 130-square-kilometer Atlanta Gold Mine project, a past-producing open pit with a 1.02-million-ounce measured-and-indicated oxide resource, immediately north of Toogood’s ground. It’s at the district-expansion stage: the company doubled its 2026 drill program to 40,000 meters, and by late August a fourth rig was testing new targets around the historical pit, including an undrilled 500-by-300-meter zone.

Scorpio Gold Corp. (NASDAQ: SGLD) (TSX-V: SGLD) consolidated the Manhattan District in Nye County, about 20 kilometers south of Kinross’s (NYSE: KGC) (TSX: K) Round Mountain mine, combining its Goldwedge mine and mill with four past-producing pits acquired from Kinross in 2021. It’s at the maiden-resource stage: an estimate effective June 2025 holds 740,000 inferred ounces at 1.26 g/t gold, and a 32,585-meter Phase Two program has tested well beyond the resource pit shell, with recent results including 3.02 g/t gold over 48.92 meters.

Lahontan Gold Corp. (TSX-V: LG) (OTCQB: LGCXF) is at the restart-permitting stage. Its Santa Fe Mine in Mineral County produced roughly 359,000 ounces of gold and 702,000 ounces of silver by heap leaching between 1988 and 1995. An updated resource effective August 13, 2026 carries 1,195,000 gold-equivalent ounces indicated and 1,190,000 inferred, calculated at $3,200 gold and $40 silver. A revised preliminary economic assessment is targeted for September, permitting is underway, and the company is targeting 2027 for construction.

Nevada King, Scorpio and Lahontan are each several years and tens of thousands of drill meters past the point Toogood is at now, and the two majors are decades past it. Whether Toogood follows a similar path depends first on what the maiden program finds. For now, the company is doing the groundwork next door to one of the most active drill programs in the state, in a jurisdiction where successful exploration has repeatedly attracted much larger pools of capital, which is enough to warrant some attention.

About Toogood Gold Corp.

Toogood Gold Corp. is a Canadian exploration company focused on the discovery and advancement of high-grade gold systems in tier-one mining jurisdictions. The Company has two core areas of focus: the Table Mountain Project in Nevada, where the Company has an option to earn a 100% interest in a large, undrilled low-sulphidation epithermal system with extensive surface alteration and multiple mineralized vein exposures; and the district-scale Toogood Gold Project in Newfoundland, where the Company has an option to earn a 100% interest in a 164 km² land package covering a highly underexplored gold district with multiple target areas and demonstrated gold prospectivity.

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Former Sony, Rakuten, KPMG, and McKinsey executive Masayuki Chatani explores how AI is reshaping leadership in his new book.

Tokyo, Japan, 16th Sep 2026 – Masayuki Chatani was involved in the development of successive PlayStation platforms at Sony Computer Entertainment (now Sony Interactive Entertainment), before holding senior leadership positions at companies including Rakuten, KPMG, and McKinsey.

Today, Chatani practices what he calls the “Solo CEO with AI” model, an approach in which a single entrepreneur leverages multiple AI systems as a virtual team. Grounded in more than 30 years of experience at the forefront of Japan’s technology industry, his new book examines how the rise of AI is transforming leadership and presents a vision for the future of technology leaders.

Following “Behind the Scenes at PlayStation: Former CTO Talks about 16 Years of Creation” and “A Compass for Leaders who Create the Future” (Trilogy – Survival Strategy, Practical Implementation, Future Outlook), this book serves as a guide for current and future leaders navigating a rapidly changing technological landscape.

Key Points of the Book

Cover of the New Book

1. AI may first transform the role of the “leader,” not the frontline worker

Before practical tasks such as writing code or preparing documents, the core responsibilities of leaders—including gathering information, evaluating options, making decisions, and developing strategies—are increasingly becoming areas where AI demonstrates strong capabilities.

Having observed the evolution of technology for more than 30 years, Chatani directly addresses this uncomfortable paradox: the very skills traditionally associated with leadership may be among the areas most affected by AI.

2. The author is not a commentator, but a practitioner

After leaving his position as head of Build by McKinsey Japan, Chatani has been putting the “Solo CEO with AI” model into practice, using multiple AI systems as part of his daily operations.

This book is not only an analysis of AI and leadership but also a record of practical knowledge gained through his own experience as an AI solopreneur.

3. From managing people to orchestrating AI: A new measure of leadership

Drawing on leadership experience ranging from the launch of PlayStation to management roles at global professional services firms, the book explores how leadership may shift from managing large organizations to effectively orchestrating AI systems.

It offers a new perspective for technology leaders navigating the changing relationship between humans and artificial intelligence.

4. Answering the question: “What remains?”

Through the concept of “Science, Technology, and Business: Integrated Thinking,” the book reframes AI not as a threat, but as a “creative partner.”

It presents a new vision of leadership beyond traditional definitions of technology leadership, while exploring what responsibilities and values will remain in an era where AI increasingly participates in analysis, decision-making, and creation.

Background: Why Reconsider “Tech Leaders” Now?

With the rise of generative AI, discussions about “AI taking people’s jobs” have traditionally focused on frontline professionals. However, many core responsibilities of leaders—including collecting information, comparing options, and making decisions—are increasingly becoming areas where generative AI can provide significant support.

The era when leading a large organization was considered the defining characteristic of leadership is giving way to an era of the “Solo CEO with AI,” or AI solopreneur, where an individual entrepreneur can leverage multiple AI systems as a virtual team.

The starting point of this book is the question of what aspects of leadership may disappear, and what essential qualities will remain.

This perspective is developed around the concept of “Science, Technology, and Business: Integrated Thinking.” Regarding the “Solo CEO with AI” (AI solopreneur) concept, Chatani discussed its emergence in a 2021 Forbes JAPAN web column. Drawing on his own experience as an AI solopreneur, he explores its background, practical implementation, and future possibilities.

The concept points toward a new working model in which a solo entrepreneur collaborates with multiple AI systems as a virtual team.

Book Overview

Title:
“Tech Leaders in the Age of AI – The Fading Tech Leaders”

Author:
Masayuki Chatani

Structure:
10 chapters (312 pages; paperback and hardcover editions)

Publication Date:
August 2026

Publisher:
Office Chatani Publishing

Price:
Hardcover: GBP 28.00
Paperback: GBP 20.00
eBook: GBP 8.00

Distribution:
Available through Amazon stores in 17 countries, including UK.

Prices are individually set for each country’s store.

ASIN:
B0HHDGGWY5 (Paperback edition)

Available on Amazon:

https://amzn.eu/d/0e9uWkmx (UK Amazon)

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Disappearing Tech Leaders

Chapter 1: Imagination and Daydreaming—The Keys to Surviving an Era of Discontinuity

Chapter 2: Tech Leaders Must Be Able to Unite the “Otaku”

Chapter 3: Can AI Be Creative?

Chapter 4: What Does “Learning” Mean in the Age of AI?

Chapter 5: AI “Does Not Die.” That Is Why It Cannot Possess Wisdom

Chapter 6: Become the Strongest “Homo Ludens”

Chapter 7: Young Professionals Should Use the Number of Attempts as Their Weapon; Veterans Should Use Trust

Chapter 8: The OS of Society Is Being Rewritten—The Polarization Between “Mega-Corporations” and “Solo Entrepreneurs”

Chapter 9: The Real Reason GAFAM Hasn’t Emerged from Japan

Chapter 10: Those Who Take Responsibility for an Unfinished Future

In Closing: A Future Where, 30 Years From Now, We Can Say, “That Was the Lowest Point”

Author’s Comment

This book follows “The Age of Creators” and the trilogy for future leaders, “A Compass for Leaders who Create the Future” (Survival Strategy, Practical Implementation, and Future Outlook).

Masayuki Chatani’s Business Books

Drawing on the experiences and knowledge accumulated throughout my career while looking toward the future, this book conveys a message of hope and aspiration for those who will create value in society in the years ahead.

It has been developed as a guide for addressing the uncertainty that anyone may experience in the age of AI and offers perspectives on how individuals can continue creating value in a rapidly changing world.

Author Profile – Masayuki Chatani

Masayuki Chatani was involved in the development of successive PlayStation platforms at Sony Computer Entertainment (now Sony Interactive Entertainment), where he served as CTO.

He subsequently held senior positions including Executive Officer at Rakuten, CEO of KPMG Ignition Tokyo, Chief Digital Officer (CDO) of KPMG Japan, and head of Build by McKinsey Japan within McKinsey’s digital team.

He is currently Representative Director and CEO of Office Chatani Co., Ltd., supporting the growth and success of numerous companies.

As a writer, he contributes an ongoing column as an official columnist for Forbes JAPAN. He is also active as a calligrapher under the name “KouTetsu Chatani.”

KouTetsu Chatani’s Calligraphy Books

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