(Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Rika Oyama) will hold a special seminar on Digital Transformation (DX) of the primary industry on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at CIC Tokyo VENTURE CAFE.

Background and purpose of the seminar

Today, primary industries face a variety of challenges, including climate change, labor shortages, and rising material costs.
Meanwhile, the evolution of advanced technologies such as AI, data analysis, and next-generation communications is creating new possibilities to transform the workplace.
In this seminar, we will share the challenges and trials and errors that are actually occurring in the field of agricultural DX, and discuss with participants the next-generation technologies that will be required in the future and the possibilities for their utilization. and will share actual challenges and trial-and-error experiences in the field of agricultural DX, while discussing with participants the next-generation technologies that will be required in the future and the possibilities for their utilization.

This seminar will be co-hosted with XGMF (XG Mobile Promotion Forum).
XGMF is an industry-government-academia collaborative forum that promotes the research and development of next-generation mobile infrastructure technologies with an eye toward 6G, and the creation of demonstration experiments and use cases for social implementation.
XGMF project leaders Mr. Uemoto and Mr. Kano will take the stage to talk about the real challenges they are facing in the primary industry.

Seminar Outline

Featured Speakers (tentative)

Speakers Name Alphabetical order

• Ms. Emi Uemoto (CSO, Fager Corporation / XGMF Project Leader)
  Based on efforts to visualize and commercialize environmental values in the agricultural sector, the role of data and digital technologies in creating value for primary industries will be presented.
• Ms. Kika Okugawa (President, Somano Base Co., Ltd.)
  Efforts to expand involvement in the primary industry from the perspective of "enjoying" forestry will be shared, as well as the potential for technology to connect people and forests.
• Ms. Kayo Kano (President, aglink.lab Inc. / XGMF Project Leader)
  We will introduce the need for a "bridge" between the primary industry and ICT, as well as Agri-Girl's efforts to connect the primary industry and ICT, with empathy for the issues on the ground.

Key points of the seminar: Reflecting the "voices" of participants

Questions will be solicited from applicants in advance of this seminar.
On the day of the event, speakers will answer and discuss questions submitted by the participants, and interactive discussions will be held starting from the interests and sense of issues in the field. By thinking together with participants, we aim to share more practical knowledge.

About ON BOARD Inc.

Established in February 2021. We are engaged in creating and fostering human resources to support the digital society, as well as providing project support, research and study work for the government and companies to raise awareness of next-generation communications and create new value.