Tokyo Executive Forum 2026 - A Leader's Guide to Cloud-Native Application Modernization

Legacy applications run mission-critical processes, but increasingly limit innovation and organizational agility through outdated architectures. This session equips leaders with frameworks to refactor applications into cloud-native solutions while preserving business operations. Successful modernization requires answering strategic questions: why modernize, at what cost, how to modernize, what risks exist, and when to act. Learn how to define scope, prioritize features, and reskill teams through proven organizational models. Discover adaptive governance that replace traditional project management to deliver incremental value while managing inherent modernization risks. Leaders will explore how generative AI accelerates application analysis and migration, reducing modernization timelines. Follow AWS Executive Insights on LinkedIn: https://go.aws/4fI7mFo Learn more about AWS events: https://go.aws/events Subscribe: More AWS videos: http://bit.ly/2O3zS75 More AWS events videos: http://bit.ly/316g9t4 ABOUT AWS Amazon Web Services (AWS) hosts events, both online and in-person, bringing the cloud computing community together to connect, collaborate, and learn from AWS experts. AWS is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform, offering over 200 fully featured services from data centers globally. Millions of customers—including the fastest-growing startups, largest enterprises, and leading government agencies—are using AWS to lower costs, become more agile, and innovate faster. #AWSEvents