Dr. Shigeyuki Ohba, Director of HR Science Institute, to Speak at 'HR Strategy Conference 2026: Speaking with Numbers' on June 16

Persol Innovation Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Seiya Oura) announced that Dr. Shigeyuki Ohba, Director of the HR Science Institute, will appear as a guest speaker at the 'HR Strategy Conference 2026: Speaking with Numbers' online event, hosted by FAZOM Co., Ltd. on Tuesday, June 16, 2026.

The theme of this conference is 'HR Practitioners Discussing Results with Data,' bringing together experts at the forefront of the HR field. Dr. Ohba's session, titled 'Recruitment and Employment of Frontline Workers from the Perspective of Motivation Science,' will leverage his expertise in statistics and machine learning to explain matching and communication design perspectives from a scientific standpoint.

The frontline worker sector often faces challenges in motivation during both recruitment and employment due to a lack of understanding of the actual work. In this lecture, Dr. Ohba will provide practical tips for companies looking to upgrade their recruitment processes through 'science' rather than 'intuition.'

Event Overview Date & Time: Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 9:00 – 16:35 Speaking Slot: 12:05 – 12:45 (Scheduled) Organizer: FAZOM Co., Ltd. Fee: Free Platform: Online (Zoom Webinar) Registration: https://conference.coteam.jp/2026-06/

Speaker Profile Shigeyuki Ohba, Ph.D. (Engineering): Director of HR Science Institute. After serving as a lecturer at Kyoto University, he joined Miidas Co., Ltd. in 2020 and assumed his current position in April 2026. He specializes in statistical machine learning and high-dimensional data analysis.

About HR Science Institute Established on April 1, 2026, the institute aims to blend data science with human science to scientifically unravel the relationships between worker behavior, decision-making, and workplace environments.