KOBUSHI BEER LOUNGE & BAR to Host Executive Dinner on Practical DX and AI Use on June 1

KOBUSHI MARKETING LLC, operated by representative Yusuke Inoue in Shibuya, Tokyo, announced that its KOBUSHI BEER LOUNGE & BAR in Shibuya Dogenzaka will host a dinner event for business executives on June 1, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. The event will be co-hosted by Katsutoshi Taminato, representative of Mistea, and Shiori Kamesaka, representative of CenternationaL, and will focus on practical AI adoption and digital transformation. The event, titled “A Dinner to Discuss the Reality of DX and AI in the Field,” aims to share ways to use DX and AI as management tools rather than stopping at software implementation. The organizers position DX not merely as a way to improve efficiency, but as a survival strategy for solving labor shortages and overdependence on individual staff, while helping executives regain time for creative decision-making. In practice, many companies face issues such as expensive tools that are not fully used or DX initiatives that become hollow due to resistance from frontline teams. The event is designed as a safety net to reduce such information asymmetry. The dinner will bring together a small group of executives in a relaxed setting with Taminato, an expert in AI adoption and DX support. Participants will exchange candid, practical examples of both failures and successes, avoiding abstract ideals and focusing on insights directly applicable to business operations. The event also aims to create dense networks among like-minded executives and help them develop blueprints for future growth. Staff will also assist with business matching. KOBUSHI BEER LOUNGE & BAR is a new type of space that combines coworking and a bar. The organizers invite both past visitors and those who have been interested but have not yet had the opportunity to visit to experience the KOBUSHI BEER community and its business matching environment. The event will be held on Monday, June 1, 2026, from 7:30 p.m. at KOBUSHI BEER LOUNGE & BAR, 2F Top Bian, 2-17-2 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. Eligible participants must be corporate executive officers or higher. Sole proprietors and licensed professionals are not eligible. Sales-related occupations such as insurance, investment real estate, MLM, religion, spirituality, and brokerage are not permitted. The participation fee is 10,000 yen with advance payment, including the event fee, a special all-you-can-drink plan for craft beer and cocktails, and a substantial meal. Same-day advance payment is 11,000 yen. Participants who do not meet the eligibility requirements must pay an additional 10,000 yen. Applications are available at https://peatix.com/event/4993824/view . Attendees are asked to bring business cards. Tickets are non-refundable except in the case of cancellation by the organizer. Co-host Katsutoshi Taminato is the representative of Mistea and an AX/DX producer from Okinawa. He began his career as a financial systems development engineer, later working as an IT consultant and generative AI business development leader before becoming independent. He has led more than 120 business improvement projects within a listed corporate group. As an engineer who understands business, he supports small and medium-sized enterprises in AI adoption and DX from both technical and management perspectives. Shiori Kamesaka, representative of CenternationaL, supports corporate growth through business matching and consulting. She has an extensive network among executives in Japan and focuses on creating new businesses and providing opportunities from an international perspective. Her philosophy is to generate new businesses through her influence and to maximize the potential of companies and individuals. KOBUSHI MARKETING connects people through KOBUSHI BEER, an original craft beer brand from Shibuya. The company operates a community of about 5,000 Shibuya marketers and entrepreneurs and hosts more than 200 business networking events annually. Its Community Sponsor program, a sales support service leveraging a network of around 10,000 executives mainly in web, IT, and creative industries, has been adopted by about 80 companies, including growing startups. KOBUSHI BEER Community Sponsor is a partnership program that uses the brand’s network of around 10,000 executives and marketers to provide high-quality referral-based business meeting opportunities from 30,000 yen per month excluding tax. Beyond simple business card exchanges, the program offers branding opportunities as an organizer, including the right to host events with customer-attraction support at the Shibuya Dogenzaka venue and the right to post in a closed online community of more than 5,000 members. Past cases have achieved an ROI of around 15 times, highlighting the program’s cost-effectiveness in both increasing awareness and improving practical sales outcomes.