How Enterprises Are Adopting AI - Roundtable #005
Roundtable in Tokyo with ex-Google and BytePlus Kaoru Yoshihara on why AI adoption in Japanese enterprises is hard and what comes next.
- When
- Thu, September 17, 2026 · 18:00–19:00 JST
- Where
- Minato City, Japan · In person
- Region
- Kanto (Tokyo)
- Organizer
- Luma Calendar
- Language
- EN
- Source
- Luma
Summary
An in-person roundtable in Minato City, Tokyo, on the realities of AI adoption inside large organizations. Kaoru Yoshihara, formerly at Google and BytePlus, shares firsthand experience working with Japanese enterprise customers and partners: what makes adoption hard, what he learned, and where he sees opportunities next.
The format is an open conversation rather than a sales pitch or product demo. The evening runs from networking at 6:00 PM into a conversation with Kaoru, a roundtable and Q&A facilitated by Ved Kamat, a group photo, and closing networking with AI builders, founders, consultants, and enterprise professionals.
About the community
A recurring roundtable series that brings together people working across AI, enterprise technology, consulting, and startups in Tokyo to openly discuss the realities of AI adoption, pairing a guest conversation with an interactive group discussion and networking.
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