Companies that Fail to Use AI Have "Overseas Data" in Common |Works Applications, Inc.

Business Problem Solving

The common denominator of companies that fail to utilize AI was "overseas data

- Global Data Utilization Seminar to Break Away from Excel Management -.

Tuesday, 2026/05/12 from 16:00

How should we proceed with AI? Have you introduced AI, but it doesn't lead to results?
Do you feel such problems?
The cause is not AI itself, but rather the lack of data that can be used.

In many cases, especially in global companies, Excel-centered operations remain in place at each overseas office, and data is often fragmented.
In this situation, even if you try to introduce AI, it will only stop at PoC and will not lead to actual business improvement or management decisions.

In this seminar, three companies in charge of each area will collaborate to provide a one-stop explanation of the process from data collection and integration, including overseas offices, to utilization of AI, under the theme of "How to maintain global data and link AI utilization to results".

MultiBook, Inc.
Integration and standardization of business and accounting data including overseas offices

Works Applications, Inc.
Construction and integration of data infrastructure using Microsoft Fabric

■Lupinus Corporation
Advancement of data utilization and analysis through AI

In order to successfully utilize AI, it is essential to first develop "usable data".
Through this seminar, we would like to draw concrete first steps for global data utilization.

Event Summary

Date and Time: Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 16:00-18:00 (Doors open/registration starts at 15:45)
Admission: Free (advance registration required)
Application Deadline: May 11, 2026 (Mon.) 18:00 (The application will be closed as soon as the number of participants reaches the limit.)
Location : Works Applications, Inc. Tokyo Headquarters
1-12-1 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0083, Japan Sumitomo Fudosan Fukuoka Hanzomon Building 7F MAP
Access : 3 minute walk from Exit 4 of Hanzomon Station on the Hanzomon Subway Line
8 minute walk from Exit 3 of Kojimachi Station on the Yurakucho Subway Line

Recommended for

Those who want to promote internal DX and data utilization in corporate planning, accounting, production planning, information systems, etc.
Those who want to realize more advanced and faster global management.
Those who want to strengthen control of overseas offices, but are struggling with how to proceed without a large increase in personnel or costs.
Those who are considering the use of AI, but are concerned about how to proceed with the specifics.

Speaker Information

Mr. Manabu Watanabe

Multibook Co., Ltd.
President and CEO

An executive with an unparalleled passion for AI. He uses AI as his partner to drive the automation of his company’s operations and organizational processes. After serving as head of accounting and corporate IT at Macnica, as controller for the Asia-Pacific region, and as CFO for the Siemens Group and other companies, he joined MultiBook in 2019 and has held his current position since 2021.He supports the creation of systems that leverage accounting data for business management from both financial and AI perspectives. He holds an MBA and is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).

Mr. Tatsuro Meno

Director, Lupinus Corporation

He joined Accenture in 2013, where he focused on supporting transformation initiatives, primarily in the finance and accounting domains.He is well-versed in end-to-end business process transformation—including Order-to-Cash and Procure-to-Pay—and provides comprehensive, end-to-end support ranging from the formulation of company-wide business transformation strategies (extending beyond the accounting domain) to operational transformation, business outsourcing, and system implementation. He has particular expertise in core system planning based on a global management infrastructure.He joined Lupinus Co., Ltd. in 2022 and currently serves as a Director, overseeing the entire corporate division.

Mr. Keiya Wada

Director, AI Laboratory, Lupinus Corporation

After joining Fujitsu in 2003, he worked as a systems engineer and data analyst, focusing on system development and data analysis. He later moved to a biotech startup, where, as the leader of the informatics department, he built a data analytics infrastructure from the ground up and, as an analyst, drove the analysis of cutting-edge biotech data.In 2011, he joined CyberAgent, where he spearheaded the launch of a data science organization within the media business. Since then, he has led initiatives in the field of HR data science and the internal implementation of AI technologies. In 2025, he joined Lupinus, Inc., where, as Head of the AI Lab, he drove the research, development, and implementation of generative AI and AI agents for client companies.

Natsumi Nagashima

Works Applications, Inc.
OXYG Headquarters, DX Promotion Department, Management Consulting Group

Naoki Aruga

Works Applications, Inc.
Project & Delivery Services Division, DX Promotion Department, AX Consulting Group

After working in IT infrastructure sales, he joined Works Applications, Inc. in 2022.He has driven a wide range of data utilization strategies, including the planning and conceptualization of Microsoft Fabric for telecommunications carriers and the implementation of “Datagate,” a data utilization platform, for a major private railway company. Currently, as an AX Consultant in the OXYG Division, he focuses on core customer challenges and drives AX/DX initiatives from a neutral perspective, unbound by specific products.

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