新社会システム総合研究所 Company Overview

[Lecturers] SOMPO Institute Plus Inc. Research Department, City Mobility Area, Senior Researcher Toyoshi Okada Senior Researcher Kazuta Fukushima [Key Lecture Content] As population decline and aging progress, regional revitalization and urban development have become important themes not only for local governments but also for companies. In recent years, there have been movements where companies engage in regional issues and urban development beyond their existing businesses, such as Toyota's Woven City, Nagasaki Stadium City, and East Japan Railway Company's redevelopment of station areas and urban development along railway lines. This lecture will organize how companies can apply their strengths to regional issues from the perspectives of public transportation, station area redevelopment, life services, and tourism. Furthermore, it will explain the necessary points to consider when examining business opportunities, such as understanding regional issues, public-private partnerships, sustainability, and balancing public interest.

[Speaker] RAUL Co., Ltd. President and CEO Kenji Eda, Director of the Energy Information Center [Key Lecture Content] With the expansion of renewable energy adoption, there is growing interest in Virtual Power Plants (VPP) that utilize small grid-connected storage batteries, as well as storage batteries for homes, stores, and businesses, solar power generation, and electric vehicles (EVs). This lecture will clarify the differences between low-voltage grid-connected storage batteries and VPPs, the structure of equipment and operations, the structure of revenue generation, and the roles of key players from the basics. Furthermore, we will discuss overseas examples from Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom, explaining the differences with Japan and key points for commercialization. Without delving deeply into complex systems or technical details, we will clearly introduce practical perspectives on entry methods, challenges and risks, and future market outlooks. [Lecture Items] 1. Basic overview of low-voltage grid-connected storage batteries and VPPs 2. Structure of equipment and business for low-voltage grid-connected storage batteries 3. How storage batteries and VPPs generate revenue 4. Overview of VPP and aggregation business 5. Case studies of storage batteries and VPPs overseas 6. Challenges of commercialization, entry methods, and future outlook 7. Q&A / Business card exchange

[Speaker] Mr. Kimihiro Horiuchi, President and CEO of Data Driven Consulting Inc. [Key Lecture Content] We are confident in the strategies created in collaboration with our internal elite and external consultants. However, we are not achieving the results we desire. Many companies facing such challenges share a common issue: a lack of execution power to realize their strategies. On the other hand, when we talk about increasing execution power, it involves complex factors such as sales, human resources, organization, and marketing, making it difficult to find effective solutions. In this lecture, we will introduce a method for building an organization with overwhelming execution power by thoroughly refining the PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) cycle, which should be practiced by everyone, aimed at business owners and middle management who are struggling with such concerns.