From a 'Resource-Poor Country' to a Resource-Controlling Country: The Forefront of AI Utilization x 'Materials, Ingredients, and Components' as Survival Conditions for Japanese Industry! AI Data Co., Ltd. hosts 'AI Agent x AX Forum Apr. ~Material~' on 4/17
AI Data Co., Ltd. will host a hybrid forum on April 17 focusing on AI utilization and DX in the materials industry, featuring industry leaders discussing solutions to structural challenges.
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Corporate data and AI utilization company, AI Data Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President & CEO Takahito Sasaki; hereafter 'AI Data'), will host the 'AI Agent x AX Forum Apr. ~Material~' focusing on AI utilization and DX promotion in the materials industry on Friday, April 17, at the Nikkei Conference Room in Otemachi in a hybrid format.
Semiconductors, EVs, wind power, aerospace, and defense—all ultimately rely not on the 'factory', but on materials.
The 'materials, ingredients, and components' industry serves as the foundational technology supporting all 17 priority fields of the Japanese government (AI, quantum, space, defense, manufacturing, automotive, semiconductors, biotech, energy, etc.), guarding the 'throat' of Japanese industry.
While boasting world-class technological capabilities, the entire industry is heavily burdened by structural issues such as the dependency on individual expert skills, prolonged development times for new materials, intensifying intellectual property competition, delays in ESG/GX responses, and data silos across departments.
At this forum, industry leaders including Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd., X-Ability Co., Ltd., and Daikin Industries, Ltd. will take the stage to explore practical solutions to the challenges facing the materials industry.
## Challenges
- Dependency on individual expert skills: Knowledge of veteran engineers is individualized, making transfer to younger staff difficult.
- Prolonged development periods: Developing new materials takes over 10 years, falling behind competitors in speed.
- Intensifying IP competition: Strategic IP management is urgently needed in the patent filing race against China and the US.
- Delayed ESG/GX response: Insufficient measures for traceability and low-carbon design.
- Data silos: Research, manufacturing, and quality data are separated by department, making integrated optimization difficult.
## Exclusive Benefits for On-site Attendees
There are exclusive benefits for those participating at the venue.
- Networking time with session presenting companies and speakers (business card exchange)
- Free trial of 'AI Komei on IDX'
- Provision of a collection of prompts for the materials industry usable with generative AI
## 'AI Agent x AX Forum ~Contents~' Hybrid Event
- Date and Time: Friday, April 17, 2026, 14:00 - 16:50 (Registration opens 13:45)
- Venue: Nikkei Hall & Conference Room (Nikkei Bldg. 6F, 1-3-7 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
- Target Audience: Executives, DX and AI promotion managers in the materials industry, and Information Systems/DX promotion managers.
Semiconductors, EVs, wind power, aerospace, and defense—all ultimately rely not on the 'factory', but on materials.
The 'materials, ingredients, and components' industry serves as the foundational technology supporting all 17 priority fields of the Japanese government (AI, quantum, space, defense, manufacturing, automotive, semiconductors, biotech, energy, etc.), guarding the 'throat' of Japanese industry.
While boasting world-class technological capabilities, the entire industry is heavily burdened by structural issues such as the dependency on individual expert skills, prolonged development times for new materials, intensifying intellectual property competition, delays in ESG/GX responses, and data silos across departments.
At this forum, industry leaders including Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd., X-Ability Co., Ltd., and Daikin Industries, Ltd. will take the stage to explore practical solutions to the challenges facing the materials industry.
## Challenges
- Dependency on individual expert skills: Knowledge of veteran engineers is individualized, making transfer to younger staff difficult.
- Prolonged development periods: Developing new materials takes over 10 years, falling behind competitors in speed.
- Intensifying IP competition: Strategic IP management is urgently needed in the patent filing race against China and the US.
- Delayed ESG/GX response: Insufficient measures for traceability and low-carbon design.
- Data silos: Research, manufacturing, and quality data are separated by department, making integrated optimization difficult.
## Exclusive Benefits for On-site Attendees
There are exclusive benefits for those participating at the venue.
- Networking time with session presenting companies and speakers (business card exchange)
- Free trial of 'AI Komei on IDX'
- Provision of a collection of prompts for the materials industry usable with generative AI
## 'AI Agent x AX Forum ~Contents~' Hybrid Event
- Date and Time: Friday, April 17, 2026, 14:00 - 16:50 (Registration opens 13:45)
- Venue: Nikkei Hall & Conference Room (Nikkei Bldg. 6F, 1-3-7 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
- Target Audience: Executives, DX and AI promotion managers in the materials industry, and Information Systems/DX promotion managers.