Ureru Net Ad Company Group (9235) Announces Full Speaker Lineup for 'D2C no Kai' Forum 2026, Featuring Popular YouTuber Hikaru

Ureru Net Ad Company Group Inc. (Headquarters: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture; President and CEO: Sohei Uekihara; TSE Growth Market: Securities Code 9235; hereinafter referred to as Ureru Net Ad Company Group) is pleased to announce that it will hold the 'D2C no Kai' Forum 2026, one of the industry's largest D2C executive summits, in Daiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, on Thursday, June 11, 2026.

The 'D2C no Kai' is a group of D2C professionals launched by Ureru Net Ad Company with the desire to 'lead all D2C-related companies to success.' The 'D2C no Kai' Forum is a D2C event where a total of 300 people—150 D2C business executives and decision-makers, and 150 D2C support companies—gather to 'learn successful D2C know-how together and create a future that dramatically increases D2C sales.'

Thanks to its great popularity, this will be the fifth time the event is held, following previous editions in 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.

At the 'D2C no Kai' Forum 2026, we are thoroughly committed to the 'real' experience, providing a place for 'learning' and 'encounters' that will highly satisfy all attendees.

The speakers for the sessions are executives of D2C companies. We have prepared an extensive program to share the 'success stories' of notable D2C companies with growing sales, revealing a wide range of knowledge and practical know-how to boost D2C revenue. Furthermore, networking time will be provided for attendees, including the speakers. With 300 industry professionals gathering—including D2C business owners (executives and decision-makers) and D2C support companies—this event serves as an excellent venue to expand your network.

■ Features of the 'D2C no Kai' Forum 2026

1. Speakers are 'Executives of D2C Companies'

To provide only genuinely useful and 'real' know-how, the speakers taking the stage at the 'D2C no Kai' Forum 2026 are prominent executives from D2C companies. Leaders from D2C companies with sales exceeding 10 billion yen and executives from category-leading D2C brands are scheduled to speak, unveiling the 'success secrets' of highly watched D2C companies. Additionally, there are absolutely no sponsored sessions where you are forced to listen to promotional pitches from D2C support companies. You can enjoy dense, substantial sessions where 'prominent D2C executives' take the stage as speakers.

[List of Speakers] *In random order

Katsuhisa Kinoshita (President and Representative Director, Kitanotatsujin Corporation)

Hwan Kim (Senior Executive Officer and Healthcare Company CEO, Euglena Co., Ltd.)

Katsumi Takekawa (President and Representative Director, BELTA Co., Ltd.)

Kotaro Tanaka (President and Captain, Kyunan Service Co., Ltd.)

Atsuhiro Nakamura (President and CEO, J Frontier Inc.)

Michinori Sawai (President, Sawai Coffee Co., Ltd.)

Yosuke Miyama (Representative Director, Sparty, Inc.)

Kazumasa Tamura (Director and CMO, THE RICH, Inc.)

Yukari Yamazaki (Executive Officer, Mirai Co., Ltd.)

Masahiro Mochimaru (Representative Director, LADDAR Inc.)

Takahito Tsukagoshi (Executive Vice President, Takeuchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.)

Toshihiko Nishi (President and Representative Director, ILUMIRUDO Inc.)

Shohei Shimizu (President and Representative Director, ECX Group Co., Ltd.)

Masao Nishiguchi (Representative Director, SOLIA Co., Ltd.)

Arisa Sakanashi (Representative Director, mederi Inc.)

Shuhei Oshima (President and Representative Director, Oz link & STYLE Co., Ltd.)

Hikaru (YouTuber, ReZARD Inc.)

Koichi Leo Kato (Founder and Chairman, Ureru Net Ad Company Group Inc.)

[List of Moderators] *In random order

Kei Taoka (Representative Director, office K Inc.)

Masaki Tamura (Representative Director, Direct Marketing Zero Inc.)

Yuhei Shibata (Representative Director, koujitsu Inc.)

Toshiyasu Nishii (President and Representative Director, Synchro Inc.)

Ryo Fukushima (Representative Director, Japan EC Association)

Hiroyuki Irie (Representative Director and CEO, Samurai Partners Inc.)

This time, a special session with [Samurai Partners] has also been decided as special content!

- Hiroyuki Irie (Representative Director and CEO, Samurai Partners Inc.)

- Hikaru (YouTuber, ReZARD Inc.)

- Koichi Leo Kato (Founder and Chairman, Ureru Net Ad Company Group Inc.)

This luxurious lineup will deliver the session!

Don't miss out on these valuable stories that can only be heard by those who come to the venue on the day!

2. Sessions are filled with 'Know-how to Dramatically Increase D2C Sales'

At the 'D2C no Kai' Forum 2026, we have set themes that will be beneficial for increasing the sales of D2C business owners. Appropriate speakers aligned with the themes (D2C compa