Takanari Hayama

About

Takanari Hayama is a technology executive serving as President at IGEL Co., Ltd., an engineering company based in Musashino, Tokyo. IGEL was established in 1998 in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, and describes itself as a group of specialist engineers with extensive knowledge of the Linux kernel and global standards. The company offers technical research, design and development services. Its work includes the BitVisor virtual machine monitor, with version 3.0 released in August 2024, and the company presented at Open Source Summit Europe 2024 and KVM Forum 2024. He is also listed as a mentor with Founder Institute. Takanari brings an engineering-company leader's perspective on systems software, Linux and open source development, virtualization, and running a specialist technical services business. The role provides direct exposure to how low-level software work is scoped, delivered to clients, and sustained over many years. Takanari is particularly relevant to conversations around deep-tech product development, open source strategy, building engineering teams, and technical services businesses.