AI Innovators Forum 2026 locks full lineup; 3,000+ registered

The event is being organized by Exa Wizards, the Tokyo-based AI services company listed under securities code 4259, and it has drawn sponsorship from a group of large Japanese firms including Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, NTT Docomo Business, MS&AD, Persol Innovation, TOKIUM and Smartcamp. Sessions span three halls and mix keynote and top-leader discussions with case-study talks by companies such as Astellas Pharma, AEON, Seibu Holdings, Kansai Electric Power Transmission and Distribution, and Fukuoka Financial Group. The breadth suggests the company intends the forum less as a product showcase than as a venue where senior decision-makers compare how peers are putting AI to work at scale, alongside its own presentations on topics such as AI-enabled systems renewal and HR-focused AI management. Exa Wizards also plans an experience corner limited to existing account holders of its ExaBase AI, which it describes as having the top market share based on a Fuji Chimera Research Institute survey, potentially signaling that the company sees the forum as a chance to deepen ties with current customers as well as court new ones.