What is the Power of People that is Questioned Beyond Efficiency? Former Mitsubishi Materials CIO Discusses the Competitiveness of Japanese Companies in the AI Era - Tailor-Hosted Dialogue Webinar "The Big Picture" to be Streamed on Tuesday, June 2nd

Tailor Technologies, Inc. (Headquarters: San Francisco, California, USA; CEO: Yo Shibata), which provides a headless ERP platform, will stream the 9th episode of its webinar series "The Big Picture" on June 2, 2026. The theme this time is "Why is DX difficult for Japanese companies?" Featuring former Mitsubishi Materials CIO, Mr. Norihiro Itano, the session will start by unraveling the fundamental reasons why ERP implementations fail, stemming from the operational complexity unique to Japanese companies—a reality of 100 million variations in Japan compared to businesses that function with 100-200 in the US—which can be described as a "brute force of numbers." Furthermore, it will focus on the fundamental perception gap between management and the frontline on "who the ERP is for," and the "last 2%" that remains after AI automation—the human will and emergence that determine sales and profit—to address management challenges that IT alone cannot solve. Why does human power become more important as digitalization progresses? And where does the inherent competitive advantage of Japanese companies lie? This session will present the essence of DX from a management perspective, not confined to "IT talk." ▼For details and free pre-registration, click here: https://webinar.tailor.tech/ *Archive viewing will be available at a later date. ◾️Streaming Overview Event Name: "The Big Picture" Date & Time: Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 16:30 - 17:10 (JST) Venue: Online Participation Fee: Free (pre-registration required) Organizer: Tailor Inc. ◾️How to Participate Please register in advance from the link below. https://webinar.tailor.tech/ *Even if you cannot attend on the day but wish to watch, please pre-register, and we will send you the URL for archive viewing later. ◾️Speakers Guest: Norihiro Itano President of Mitsubishi Materials IT Solutions, Inc. Joined Mitsubishi Kasei (now Mitsubishi Chemical) in 1989. After a posting in Silicon Valley, USA, he moved to the information systems department to promote e-business. He has served as Information Systems Department Manager and DX Promotion Leader. In 2021, he was appointed Executive Officer and CIO of Mitsubishi Materials and won the Grand Prize for the "Nikkei xTECH CIO/CDO of the Year 2025." He has been in his current position since 2026. Moderator: Yo Shibata CEO of Tailor Technologies, Inc. / Tailor Inc. A former McKinsey serial entrepreneur. MC: Mai Sekiguchi Radio personality, AI creator, and entrepreneur ◾️Reference Click here for the press release of the 8th episode https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000028.000101637.html About Tailor Tailor Technologies, Inc. provides enterprise companies with the "Tailor Platform," a platform that can develop tailor-made business software for individual companies at 10x speed, and the world's first (*1) Headless ERP (API-based ERP product) built on the "Tailor Platform," as a business operation foundation that is resilient to change and can respond quickly. Tailor's composable architecture allows for flexible combination of business modules such as inventory, purchasing, shipping, accounting, and omnichannel management, eliminating the constraints common in traditional ERPs. Its schema-driven, API-first design enables the construction of proprietary UIs and integration with existing systems, bringing the speed of the AI era directly to large enterprise DX. 【Tailor Technologies, Inc. Company Profile】 Company Name: Tailor Technologies, Inc. CEO: Yo Shibata Address: San Francisco, California, USA URL: https://www.tailor.tech 【Tailor Inc. (Japan Corporation) Profile】 Company Name: Tailor Inc. Representative Director: Yo Shibata Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo Established: July 19, 2021 Parent Company: Tailor Technologies, Inc. (100%) URL: https://jp.tailor.tech *1: According to our research