The "Procurement Excellence Forum 2026 in Osaka" is a business conference hosted by Amazon Japan for those involved in corporate management and purchasing to enhance their knowledge and achieve business reform and improvement. This forum will present practical case studies of procurement and purchasing reform from leading manufacturing companies, as well as introduce Amazon's efforts to optimize procurement using AI. Furthermore, a special lecture by a leading expert in generative AI will delve deeply into the transformative potential and future prospects that AI can bring to corporate management.

Our Chairman, Mr. Kaji, will be speaking at the special lecture, "AI Strategy for Creating the Future: Global Trends and the Future of Japanese Companies," which begins at 4:20 PM. In this lecture, he will discuss in detail the challenges and strategic areas for Japanese companies, based on the Japanese government's "Japan Growth Strategy Council," as well as the introduction of AI into corporate activities and strategies ("physical AI" and "knowledge"), and the possibilities of AI utilization in purchasing and procurement departments.

■Event Overview

event: Procurement Excellence Forum 2026 in Osaka
Sponsored byAmazon Japan G.K., Amazon Business Division
Date and time: Wednesday, September 9, 2026 14:00-18:00
venue: Osaka Station Hotel
Participants: For managers and staff in the manufacturing industry, including those in business planning, purchasing/procurement, accounting, general affairs, DX/AX promotion, AI promotion, and IT.
Participation fee: Free (pre-registration required)

Kaji's session: "AI Strategies for Creating the Future: Global Trends and the Future of Japanese Companies" (16:20-16:50)

Event website: https://www.b-forum.net/event/jp2158jiji/?via=bf