Digital Deputy Minister, Former Google Strategic Partnership Head, and Former Hitachi CIO to Speak at Conference Bringing Together Key Persons for AI Social Implementation
INTLOOP Co., Ltd. announced that three additional speakers will join "INTLOOP Ventures MIX 2026," a conference focused on the social implementation of AI. Key figures from policy, global AI, and large enterprise DX will gather to foster concrete discussions and collaborations towards AI's integration into society.
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INTLOOP Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Hirofumi Hayashi, hereinafter INTLOOP) announced the addition of three new speakers to "INTLOOP Ventures MIX 2026," a conference on the social implementation of AI, to be held on June 10, 2026.
Mr. Soichiro Imaeda, a member of the House of Representatives, State Minister of the Cabinet Office, and Digital Deputy Minister; Ms. Mikiko Ujihara, Executive Officer and COO of Recursive Co., Ltd., an AI startup committed to sustainable transformation for companies and organizations; and Mr. Seiichiro Nukui, Executive Strategist at INTLOOP Co., Ltd. and former CIO of Hitachi, Ltd., have been confirmed as speakers.
By bringing together key persons from diverse fields such as policy, global AI, and large enterprise DX, the conference aims to generate concrete discussions and collaborations for the social implementation of AI.
Digital Deputy Minister, Former Google Strategic Partnership Head, and Former Hitachi CIO to Speak
The following three individuals have been newly confirmed to speak at this event:
Soichiro Imaeda (Member of the House of Representatives, State Minister of the Cabinet Office, Digital Deputy Minister)
As Secretary-General of the Parliamentary League for Startup Promotion, he is involved in Japan's startup policy. He will discuss industrial growth and startup support from a policy perspective.
At this event, he will participate in Panel Discussion ⑤ "AI is the Future of Japan: Exploring AI Solutions Driving Industrial Transformation" to discuss the relationship between AI-driven industrial transformation and policy.
*Please note: Speakers may change due to official duties or other circumstances.*
Mikiko Ujihara (Executive Officer and COO, Recursive Co., Ltd.)
Majored in engineering at Cornell University in the United States and earned an MBA from Washington University. She served as an engineer in the International Space Station division and R&D division at Boeing's U.S. headquarters. Subsequently, she worked as a manager in management consulting at Accenture Japan. Most recently, she served as a Partnership Manager in the Partnership Business Development Department at Google LLC, concurrently leading the Sustainability Team. In 2024, she joined Recursive.
At this event, she will join Mr. Imaeda in the same session to discuss the practical implementation of industrial transformation through collaboration between companies and AI startups.
Seiichiro Nukui (Executive Strategist, INTLOOP Co., Ltd.)
After joining Arthur Andersen & Company (now Accenture Japan Ltd.), he became a partner and then Executive Officer and Head of the Communications, Media, and High-Tech Industry Division. He primarily engaged in management strategy, IT, and business process re-engineering for high-tech manufacturing. After joining Hitachi, Ltd. in 2015, he successively served as Executive IT Strategist, Chief One Hitachi Promotions Officer and Team Leader of the One Hitachi Promotion Team in the Corporate Strategy Division, and Executive Vice President and CIO concurrently serving as Head of the IT Digital Division. He spearheaded large-scale organizational transformation and drove company-wide DX, spanning management strategy, business reform, and IT. In 2026, he assumed his current position as Executive Strategist at INTLOOP.
At this event, he will participate in Panel Discussion ② "Large Enterprise x AI Strategy: Our Own AI Strategy and Desired Startup Profile" to discuss how companies should tackle business and organizational transformation using AI, drawing on case studies.
Panel Discussions (as of April 24)
This event will feature five panel discussions on the theme of Japan's industrial challenges and AI utilization. Some speakers are still being adjusted and will be announced sequentially.
Title: Unleashing the Power of AI to Revitalize the Future: Japan's Strategy for Resurgence as a Declining Population Nation
Content: Japan's Industrial Challenges and Resurgence Strategy
Planned Speakers: Kensuke Ozawa (AICX Association), Takahiko Sugibayashi (McDonald's Japan)
Title: Large Enterprise x AI Strategy: Our Own AI Strategy and Desired Startup Profile
Content: Corporate AI Utilization and Collaboration
Planned Speakers: Eiichi Mizoi (ITOCHU Techno-Solutions), Seiichiro Nukui (INTLOOP)
Moderator: Takashi Tojo (INTLOOP Strategy)
Title: Social Infrastructure x AI Implementation Theory: Startups Challenging Japan's Transformation
Content: Infrastructure Challenges and AI Utilization
Planned Speakers: Kyotaro Takahashi (LobbyAI), Yusuke Haga (Robotruck)
Title: The Future of AI x Consulting: How AI Changes the Value of Professionals
Content: Professionals in the AI Era
Planned Speakers: Hirohisa Ichikawa (INTLOOP Strategy), Shigeru Shiina (INTLOOP Strategy)
Moderator: Shota Fujikawa (INTLOOP Strategy)
Title: AI is the Future of Japan: Exploring AI Solutions Driving Industrial Transformation
Content: (Implied: AI-driven industrial transformation)
Planned Speakers: Soichiro Imaeda, Mikiko Ujihara (Implied from speaker sections)
Mr. Soichiro Imaeda, a member of the House of Representatives, State Minister of the Cabinet Office, and Digital Deputy Minister; Ms. Mikiko Ujihara, Executive Officer and COO of Recursive Co., Ltd., an AI startup committed to sustainable transformation for companies and organizations; and Mr. Seiichiro Nukui, Executive Strategist at INTLOOP Co., Ltd. and former CIO of Hitachi, Ltd., have been confirmed as speakers.
By bringing together key persons from diverse fields such as policy, global AI, and large enterprise DX, the conference aims to generate concrete discussions and collaborations for the social implementation of AI.
Digital Deputy Minister, Former Google Strategic Partnership Head, and Former Hitachi CIO to Speak
The following three individuals have been newly confirmed to speak at this event:
Soichiro Imaeda (Member of the House of Representatives, State Minister of the Cabinet Office, Digital Deputy Minister)
As Secretary-General of the Parliamentary League for Startup Promotion, he is involved in Japan's startup policy. He will discuss industrial growth and startup support from a policy perspective.
At this event, he will participate in Panel Discussion ⑤ "AI is the Future of Japan: Exploring AI Solutions Driving Industrial Transformation" to discuss the relationship between AI-driven industrial transformation and policy.
*Please note: Speakers may change due to official duties or other circumstances.*
Mikiko Ujihara (Executive Officer and COO, Recursive Co., Ltd.)
Majored in engineering at Cornell University in the United States and earned an MBA from Washington University. She served as an engineer in the International Space Station division and R&D division at Boeing's U.S. headquarters. Subsequently, she worked as a manager in management consulting at Accenture Japan. Most recently, she served as a Partnership Manager in the Partnership Business Development Department at Google LLC, concurrently leading the Sustainability Team. In 2024, she joined Recursive.
At this event, she will join Mr. Imaeda in the same session to discuss the practical implementation of industrial transformation through collaboration between companies and AI startups.
Seiichiro Nukui (Executive Strategist, INTLOOP Co., Ltd.)
After joining Arthur Andersen & Company (now Accenture Japan Ltd.), he became a partner and then Executive Officer and Head of the Communications, Media, and High-Tech Industry Division. He primarily engaged in management strategy, IT, and business process re-engineering for high-tech manufacturing. After joining Hitachi, Ltd. in 2015, he successively served as Executive IT Strategist, Chief One Hitachi Promotions Officer and Team Leader of the One Hitachi Promotion Team in the Corporate Strategy Division, and Executive Vice President and CIO concurrently serving as Head of the IT Digital Division. He spearheaded large-scale organizational transformation and drove company-wide DX, spanning management strategy, business reform, and IT. In 2026, he assumed his current position as Executive Strategist at INTLOOP.
At this event, he will participate in Panel Discussion ② "Large Enterprise x AI Strategy: Our Own AI Strategy and Desired Startup Profile" to discuss how companies should tackle business and organizational transformation using AI, drawing on case studies.
Panel Discussions (as of April 24)
This event will feature five panel discussions on the theme of Japan's industrial challenges and AI utilization. Some speakers are still being adjusted and will be announced sequentially.
Title: Unleashing the Power of AI to Revitalize the Future: Japan's Strategy for Resurgence as a Declining Population Nation
Content: Japan's Industrial Challenges and Resurgence Strategy
Planned Speakers: Kensuke Ozawa (AICX Association), Takahiko Sugibayashi (McDonald's Japan)
Title: Large Enterprise x AI Strategy: Our Own AI Strategy and Desired Startup Profile
Content: Corporate AI Utilization and Collaboration
Planned Speakers: Eiichi Mizoi (ITOCHU Techno-Solutions), Seiichiro Nukui (INTLOOP)
Moderator: Takashi Tojo (INTLOOP Strategy)
Title: Social Infrastructure x AI Implementation Theory: Startups Challenging Japan's Transformation
Content: Infrastructure Challenges and AI Utilization
Planned Speakers: Kyotaro Takahashi (LobbyAI), Yusuke Haga (Robotruck)
Title: The Future of AI x Consulting: How AI Changes the Value of Professionals
Content: Professionals in the AI Era
Planned Speakers: Hirohisa Ichikawa (INTLOOP Strategy), Shigeru Shiina (INTLOOP Strategy)
Moderator: Shota Fujikawa (INTLOOP Strategy)
Title: AI is the Future of Japan: Exploring AI Solutions Driving Industrial Transformation
Content: (Implied: AI-driven industrial transformation)
Planned Speakers: Soichiro Imaeda, Mikiko Ujihara (Implied from speaker sections)