[Seminar] The New Hegemonic Competition Surrounding Sovereign AI and Japan's Winning Strategy

An era where AI provides "answers." Is there someone in your company who can "ask questions" themselves? Simply introducing AI will not change a company. When people grow, organizations change. The "Future Research Group on People and Organizations" is a series of four practical workshops aimed at business owners, successors, executives, department heads, and next-generation leaders, focusing on the management skills necessary to "nurture people and drive organizations" in the coming era. Rather than passively "listening" to lectures, participants will bring their own management challenges and emphasize self-questioning through dialogue with experienced business leaders and fellow participants. Throughout the four sessions, we aim for participants to take home the following "four values": - A measure for judgment - An external sounding board - Their own management challenges - Their own reform concepts **Target Audience** Business owners / successors / executives / department heads / next-generation leaders **Locations** East Japan: Tokyo Transportation Hall (Yurakucho) West Japan: AP Osaka Station Front **Capacity** Limited to 10 companies and 20 participants from each region *Participation of two people from one company is recommended. **Participation Fee** 200,000 yen per company / 120,000 yen per person *For all four sessions Please join us for an opportunity to think about and discuss your company's challenges regarding management and human resource development in the AI era, and to connect these discussions to reform concepts.

[Lecturer] Shuhei Yamada, Specially Appointed Professor, Graduate School, Otemon Gakuin University [Key Lecture Content] China is promoting the independence of its semiconductor supply chain as a national strategy amid the high-tech hegemony competition with the United States. While U.S. export restrictions and sanctions are expected to continue, the Chinese government is accelerating domestic production through massive financial support, and major companies like Huawei and SMIC are increasing their presence. In recent years, driven by the AI boom, the development of AI semiconductors by Chinese companies has also become active. This lecture will organize the current state and challenges of the Chinese semiconductor industry, as well as analyze the impact of U.S.-China tensions on Chinese companies and the global semiconductor supply chain. It will also consider the opportunities and risks for Japanese companies and explore how they should respond. [Lecture Items] 1. The history and current state of China's semiconductor self-sufficiency 2. The latest trends in U.S.-China tensions and export restrictions/sanctions 3. The reality of Huawei's revival and its implications 4. Challenges faced by Chinese companies in AI semiconductors 5. Competitiveness of major manufacturers such as SMIC, YMTC, and CXMT 6. Global semiconductor supply chain restructuring and China's positioning 7. Opportunities and risks for Japanese companies 8. Q&A / Business card exchange

[Speaker] President and CEO of ICT Solution Consulting Co., Ltd. / AI Architect, Takashi Tominaga [Lecture Topics] 1. Signs that foreshadow the future of healthcare (Top 10 News) 2. Four questions to answer (1) What is the healthcare industry in the first place? - From the perspective of the life cycle - From the perspective of a regulated industry (2) What is disrupting the healthcare industry? - Technology (AI, biotech) - Economics (sources of profit, customers) - Market (demand, supply, price) (3) The future of the healthcare industry - New markets and value chains created by disruptors - New industry structures - Growing businesses and shrinking businesses (4) Survival and new growth opportunities - Information intelligence - The smile curve in the AI era - Tips for corporate transformation 3. Q&A / Business card exchange

Various connectors that are essential for modularizing semiconductor manufacturing. We will showcase solutions related to fluid connectors and electrical connectors. Please be sure to visit us at the venue.

We will be exhibiting at the International Powder Industry Exhibition 2026. Booth number: 3-Q57