KDDI IRET Sets Sail for Business Transformation with AI and Cloud: Diamond Sponsor at Google Cloud Next Tokyo 26

KDDI IRET Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Shugo Takagi; hereinafter "KDDI IRET"), an AI integrator that accelerates the social implementation of AI by integrating cloud and multicloud deployment experience with cutting-edge AI technologies, will participate as a Diamond Sponsor in Google Cloud Next Tokyo 26, hosted by Google Cloud Japan LLC, to be held at Tokyo Big Sight from Thursday, July 30 to Friday, July 31, 2026.

At its booth, KDDI IRET will offer a demo experience of AI agents themed around "pirates," and will participate in four sessions—including a sponsor session—delivering practical use cases of generative AI and the latest insights on system infrastructure leveraging Google Cloud.

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Booth Overview

Under the theme "Set Sail with KDDI IRET! Search for the Treasure That Leads Your Business to Success!" the booth will feature an interactive experience where attendees become captains and explore AI agent demos to discover "treasures"—insights to solve their own business challenges. Visitors can also enjoy a novelty giveaway via a roulette draw.

Booth Number: D5

Session Information

【Sponsor Session】

Title

Breaking Away from Knowledge Silos! Advertising Review DX with Metro Ad Agency – Aiming to Drastically Reduce Review Time with AI

Date and Time

July 30 (Thu), 14:00–14:30 (Session ID: D1-DIA-03)

Venue

Room 1

Speakers

Ameno Ishikawa Head, DX Development Division, Cloud Innovation Headquarters, KDDI IRET

Ryo Kimura Media Strategy Department, Media Management Division, Media Headquarters, Metro Ad Agency

Kengo Makita Section Leader, Fullstack Section, DX Development Division, Cloud Innovation Headquarters, KDDI IRET

Overview

While AI can handle various tasks, advertising review has long been considered one of the most challenging for AI.

Reviews involve mixed content—images, videos, and text—requiring simultaneous cross-checking against hundreds of guidelines, while also interpreting context and subtle nuances in expression. Moreover, prior review processes relied on email exchanges, resulting in past review knowledge becoming a black box.

To address this, we adopted a hybrid approach: "initial review by Gemini + final human judgment," successfully structuring tacit knowledge previously confined to individuals. We will share this case study, including technical insights, demonstrating how we significantly reduced review time.

【Customer Session ①】

Title

Building the Future of Online Supermarkets with AlloyDB! Minimizing Downtime Migration Using DMS

Date and Time

July 30 (Thu), 16:00–16:30 (Session ID: D1-DB-02)

Venue

Room 8

Speakers

Keni Arakawa Deputy Head, IT Headquarters, OK Co., Ltd.

Hirotaka Saito Group Leader, Cloud Integration Division, Cloud Innovation Headquarters, KDDI IRET

Overview

This session details OK Co., Ltd.'s migration from on-premises and cloud databases to AlloyDB. We will reveal why Google Cloud was selected, the background behind the decision, and the behind-the-scenes of using Database Migration Service (DMS) to minimize downtime. The session will explore how a scalable, highly available foundation was built to support the growth of an online supermarket, with an eye toward high availability and multicloud strategies.

【Customer Session ②】

Title

[User Group] Jagu'e'r Community Leader on the Role and Development of Engineers in the Age of Working with AI

Date and Time

July 30 (Thu), 17:00–17:30 (Session ID: D1-JAG-01)

Venue

Room 9

Speaker

Yutaka Hiroyama Head, Security Division, KDDI IRET

Overview

In an era where AI can write code, where does the value of engineers lie? Yutaka Hiroyama, a Google Cloud Partner Top Engineer 2025 Fellow, will join as a panelist to candidly discuss engineer development and the role of communities in an environment where collaboration with AI is the norm, sharing real-world practices and insights.

【Developer Stage】

Title

Practical for the Field! Automating Internal Tasks with Agent Development Kit (ADK) and Slack Bot

Date and Time

July 31 (Fri), 13:40–13:50 (Session ID: D2-DEV-18)

Venue

Developer Stage

Speaker

Shunji Nishida Director, AIDD Sales Promotion Office, AIDD Technology Division, gaipack Headquarters, KDDI IRET

Overview

For developers and frontline staff exploring internal automation, this session introduces use cases of an "Internal Task Automation AI Agent" built using Agent Development Kit (ADK) and Slack Bot, with real examples.

Examples include a RAG agent for searching internal wikis, and agents for registering and retrieving information from SFA and CRM systems.

All solutions leverage a hybrid configuration of powerful features from MCP and the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform. The session will explain practical applications that can be implemented immediately, all within a 10-minute presentation.

Event Overview: Google Cloud Next Tokyo 26

Name

Google Cloud Next Tokyo (abbreviated as Next Tokyo)

Date

July 30–31, 2026 (Thu–Fri)

Venue

South Exhibition Hall, Tokyo Big Sight 3-11-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0063 Access Map

Admission

Free (prior registration required)

Website and Registration

https://goo.gle/NxT26_pt024 When registering, please enter KDDI IRET's invitation code: FY26nxt_GPN025

Google Cloud Exhibition Themes and Zoning (planned)

AI and Machine Learning, Application & Infrastructure, Data Cloud, Productivity & Collaboration, Security, Google Map Platform

Solution Themes

Generative AI & ML, App Modernization, Data Cloud, Open Infrastructure, Security, Collaboration (Google Workspace)

Target Audience

CxOs, business and IT decision-makers and leaders, developers, system administrators, engineers, marketing professionals, educators, etc.

KDDI IRET's Achievements with Google Cloud

Since 2010, KDDI IRET has provided "cloudpack," a comprehensive support service for cloud adoption and utilization, establishing itself as one of Japan's leading cloud-specialized system integrators.