McLaren Racing and TDK Ian James at TDK Kick-off Meeting

Apr. 28, 2025

On March 31, 2025, a kick-off meeting was held at TDK's Yawata Technical Center. During the meeting, Ian James, Team Principal of the NEOM McLaren Formula E Team, took the stage as a guest speaker for a panel discussion. Four members of TDK, including President and CEO Saito, took the stage. They discussed technology, teams, people, and the development of Formula E so far.
The panel discussion was also live-streamed online and was watched by many TDK team members (employees).

The next day, a special dialogue event was held between the team members and Ian. In response to questions from team members about Ian's experience as an engineer and his career, many of the answers were based on his own experience, and it inspired them for the future.