Japan
Engineer passionate about GitHub and Azure PaaS/serverless; runs the YouTube channel “GitHub Vibe Riders” streaming GitHub Copilot content and speaks on Copilot across communities and organizes the AI-Driven Development study group, JAZUG(Japan Azure User Group), and GitHub dockyard and so on. Microsoft MVP for Azure AI Foundry, Microsoft Azure.
On GitHub dockyard's regular community broadcast, I explained GitHub Copilot-related updates from the second half of July 2026. Event: GitHub dockyard Radio — Second Half of July 2026 Event URL: https://github-dockyard.connpass.com/event/402508/
Video/Podcast / 08-07-2026
Following the update that made it possible to configure GitHub Copilot's OTel settings at the enterprise level, I talked about what's needed and what the challenges are when actually trying to send that data to Azure Application Insights. This was a meetup held locally in Hiroshima. Event: Event: 10th Azure Travelers Study Session - Hiroshima Trip Event URL: https://jat.connpass.com/event/382813/ Slides: https://www.docswell.com/s/yuma/ZX2GVR-2026-08-01-jat
Speaking (conference/usergroups) / 08-01-2026
I served as an organizing committee member for this community conference, which also featured a talk from GitHub. Held over two days, the event mainly focused on talks about adopting various AI-driven development tools within organizations. Event: AI-Driven Development Conference Summer 2026 Event URL: https://aid.connpass.com/event/392229/
Event organization / 07-30-2026
I served as the executive committee chair for AI Dev Day, one of Japan's largest community conferences with around 1,000 attendees. We invited James Montemagno to Japan, where he gave a session on GitHub Copilot and shared insights at our booth. We also ran a session as the GitHub dockyard community to share the latest GitHub updates. Event: AI Dev Day 2026 Event URL: https://aidevday.com/
Event organization / 07-24-2026
As a pre-event for AI Dev Day, one of Japan's largest community conferences, I organized a meetup centered on a session by James Montemagno and a networking event. Event: AI Dev Day Pre-Event: Redefining Development in the GitHub Copilot Era Event URL: https://aid.connpass.com/event/397514/
Event organization / 07-23-2026
At this meetup focused specifically on AI observability, I talked about what's needed and what the challenges are when trying to send GitHub Copilot's OTel data to Azure Application Insights. Event: AI Observability Special #2 Event URL: https://aid.connpass.com/event/400096/
Speaking (conference/usergroups) / 07-22-2026
On GitHub dockyard's regular community broadcast, I explained GitHub Copilot-related updates from the second half of June 2026. Event: GitHub dockyard Radio — Second Half of June 2026 Event URL: https://github-dockyard.connpass.com/event/398807/ Archive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtF4Y-LUf2I
Video/Podcast / 07-02-2026
At a Microsoft-hosted recap event held locally in Kobe, I gave a Japanese-language reprise of the talk I originally delivered on-site at Microsoft Build. The talk covers building an AI palm-sized robot, Stack-chan, using GitHub Copilot and Microsoft Foundry, including tips for developing with unfamiliar technologies with the help of GitHub Copilot. Event: Microsoft Build //localhost:Kobe Event URL: https://msevents.microsoft.com/event?id=863066692 Slides: https://www.docswell.com/s/yuma/ZR8EP1-2026-06-18-msbuild
Speaking (conference/usergroups) / 06-22-2026
