ete Japan Co-hosts "Digital Twin × AI Agent Hackathon" and Fukushima Innovation City Concept Kickoff Forum at Dell Headquarters on May 12

ete Japan Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Higashihiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture; Representative Director: Erika Ishikawa) will co-host the "Digital Twin × AI Agent Hackathon + Fukushima Innovation City Concept Kickoff Forum" at Dell Technologies Japan Headquarters (Otemachi, Tokyo) on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

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This event is structured to connect technology and regional innovation in one day, with a morning hackathon competing in the implementation of industrial digital twin and AI agent technologies, and an afternoon forum for the official kickoff of the Fukushima Innovation City Concept. We anticipate 200 participants on-site and 500 online.

Event Overview Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 9:30 AM - 7:30 PM Venue: Dell Technologies Japan Headquarters (Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) Format: Hybrid (on-site participation + online streaming) Admission: Free Organizers: ete Japan Co., Ltd. / Japan Data Organization (JDO) Co-organizer: Dell Technologies Japan Sponsors (planned): Digital Twin Consortium, EDMA (EDM Council), etc. Registration: Pre-registration required via Peatix page: https://dtai-fukushima.peatix.com/view

Part 1: Digital Twin × AI Agent Hackathon (9:30 AM - 1:00 PM) Theme: "Digitalize Yourself with OpenClaw Skills" This AI agent creation hackathon welcomes participants without programming experience, including non-engineers. 9:00 AM - 9:10 AM: Opening & Organizer's Address 9:10 AM - 9:25 AM: OpenClaw Explanation Session 9:25 AM - 9:30 AM: Team Confirmation & Q&A 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM: Main Hack (Digital Twin Creation with OpenClaw Skills) 11:00 AM - 11:10 AM: Break & Preparation for Presentations 11:10 AM - 11:45 AM: Final Presentations (5-7 finalists) 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM: Judging, Awards & Closing

Part 2: Fukushima Innovation City Concept Kickoff Forum (2:00 PM - 6:00 PM) This kickoff forum for the "Fukushima Innovation City Concept" aims to build a next-generation industrial cluster centered on digital twin, AI, and robotics in the Hamadori region of Fukushima Prefecture. Key players from industry, government, and academia will present the overall vision, implementation roadmap, and opportunities for participation. Theme: "The Implementation of a Future City Begins from Fukushima Hamadori" Sharing insights and case studies for the implementation of a future city from the perspectives of digital twin, next-generation infrastructure, and industry-academia-government collaboration.

【Lunchtime Public Streaming】12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Yukiko Suga (Rejoui) × Erika Ishikawa: "Lunchtime Munching Public Stream!"

【Opening Remarks & Guest Speeches】1:00 PM - 1:35 PM 1:00 PM - 1:05 PM: Organizer's Address / Erika Ishikawa (Chairperson, Japan Data Organization) 1:05 PM - 1:10 PM: Guest Address / John Bottega (CEO, EDMA) 1:10 PM - 1:15 PM: Guest Congratulatory Speech / Fumitaka Kambara (Section Chief, Industrial Promotion Division, Namie Town Office) 1:15 PM - 1:25 PM: Lecture / Shunsuke Kojizawa (Former Fukushima Innovation Coast Framework Promotion Organization) 1:25 PM - 1:30 PM: Video Message / Said Tabet (Digital Twin Consortium, USA) 1:30 PM - 1:35 PM: Introduction of Congratulatory Messages / Aiko Nagamatsu (JAXA Space Exploration Innovation Hub)

【Concept Presentation + Keynote Speech】1:35 PM - 2:20 PM 1:35 PM - 1:50 PM: Innovation City Concept Presentation / Erika Ishikawa (EDMA Japan / ete holdings Representative) 1:50 PM - 2:20 PM: Keynote Speech "Dell Technologies' Smart City Strategy - Including Overseas Precedent Cases" / Manminder Takhar (Dell Technologies Global CTO – Smart Cities)

【Company Initiatives Presentations ①】2:20 PM - 3:05 PM 2:20 PM - 2:35 PM: Health Tech × Robotics / Yoshinao Sodeyama (Physical Experience Development Department, Sony Group Corporation) *Hana-chan Robot Demo Exhibition 2:35 PM - 2:50 PM: Initiatives in the EdTech Field / Takashi Abe (General Manager, Mitsubishi Research Institute DCS Co., Ltd.) 2:50 PM - 3:05 PM: Industrial IoT / Smart City