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AI-nization
Saturday, November 18, 2023
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A Special THANK YOU to our 15th Year RTC Attendees, Speakers, Partners and Sponsors.

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The Rakuten Technology Conference is back again this year under the theme of “AI-nization.” In the 15th edition of the event, tech leaders, engineers, researchers and tech enthusiasts from around the world will gather at Rakuten Crimson House, Rakuten Group’s headquarters in Tokyo, for talks and panel discussions on AI, cloud and a wide range of tech topics. Join us on Saturday, November 18, 2023, to hear about the latest trends in technology.

  • Talks and panels with tech leaders and experts from a wide range of fields, including AI and cloud
  • Interact with the speakers and other guests in the networking areas and at the after party event
  • Fun activities for both children and adults at the Kids Park
  • Lunch and refreshments at the company cafeteria
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The Rakuten Technology Conference is back again this year under the theme of “AI-nization.” In the 15th edition of the event, tech leaders, engineers, researchers and tech enthusiasts from around the world will gather at Rakuten Crimson House, Rakuten Group’s headquarters in Tokyo, for talks and panel discussions on AI, cloud and a wide range of tech topics. Join us on Saturday, November 18, 2023, to hear about the latest trends in technology.

  • Talks and panels with tech leaders and experts from a wide range of fields, including AI and cloud
  • Interact with the speakers and other guests in the networking areas and at the after party event
  • Fun activities for both children and adults at the Kids Park
  • Lunch and refreshments at the company cafeteria

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

MICKEY MIKITANI

Chairman and CEO,
Rakuten Group, Inc.

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Erwan Menard

Director Product Management and
Customer Activation, Cloud AI, Google LLC

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Sean Varley

Chief Evangelist & Vice President Business Development, Ampere Computing LLC

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Scott Jarkoff

Senior Threat Intelligence Advisor,
CrowdStrike, Inc.

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

SESSION SPEAKERS

SESSION SPEAKERS

TIME TABLE

Saturday, November 18

Saturday November 18
Main Stage 4F Asakai Theater Main Stage, 4F Asakai Theater Track A 4F Conference Room Track A, 4F Conference Room Track B 4F Seminar Room A Track B, 4F Seminar Room A
11.00 am
11.00 am - 11.40 am
AI Operations in a Next Generation Mobile Network
Sharad Sriwastawa
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11.00 am - 11.30 am
Picture Perfect: Transforming Ecommerce with Image Generation AI
Bjorn Stenger, PH.D
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11.00 am - 11.30 am
AI journey: Safe and Fraud Resistant
Chiawei Tsai, Sorn Jarukasemratana, Harish Jothimani
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11.15
11.30
11.45
12.00 pm
12.00 pm - 12.15 pm
Opening Remarks
Yasufumi Hirai
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Live Streaming
Live Streaming
12.15
12.15 pm - 01.00 pm
Keynote Speech
Mickey Mikitani
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12.30
12.45
01.00 pm
01.15
01.15 pm - 01.55 pm
Navigating the challenges of AI
Erwan Menard, Ting Cai
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01.15 pm - 01.45 pm
Redefining Online Travel Experiences with Generative AI
Robert Johansson, Koki Hikichi
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01.15 pm - 01.45 pm
Mastering LLM Training in 15 Minutes: A Quick Guide
Johanes Effendi, PH.D, Maksim Tkachenko, PH.D
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01.30
01.45
02.00 pm
02.10 pm - 02.50 pm
Sustainable Compute in the AI Era
Sean Varley, Rohit Dewan
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02.00 pm - 02.30 pm
Insurance new platform and AI-nization
Yukimoto Naito, Yutaka Yoshikawa
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02.00 pm - 02.30 pm
Utilizing machine learning model in warehouse operation
Boris Yau
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02.15
02.30
02.45
02.45 pm - 03.15 pm
AI in Advertisement Technology
Toshiaki Ishibashi, Sujit Kumar Khandai
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02.45 pm - 03.15 pm
The Synergy of Blockchain and AI in Gaming
Yasuaki Sakamoto, Trinh Doan
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03.00 pm
03.05 pm - 03.45 pm
Security in the Age of AI
Scott Jarkoff, Yoshinari Fukumoto, Kenji Zaitsu
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03.15
03.30
3.30 pm - 4.00 pm
How Rakuten Data Platform accelerates AI value delivery
Lei Ai, Hongmeng Wang, Keerthana Kuncham
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03.30 pm - 04.00 pm
AI Initiative for Rakuten Card Customers
Hirofumi Iwasaki, Yoshiaki Matsukawa
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03.45
04.00 pm
04.00 pm - 04.45 pm
Cloud as a Foundation for the AI-nization
Yoichi Takizawa, Ken Otani,Shinji Taketsume,Akihito Kurozumi, Hironori Yoshida
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04.15
04.15 pm - 04.45 pm
EコマースでのAI活用と今後の未来について
AI Utilization in E-Commerce and Future
Tomoyuki Kawamoto, Yuta Hono, Yusuke Kobayashi
注:本セッションは一部日本語で行なわれます。
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4.15 pm - 4.45 pm
Fusing AI with Pro Sports Insights: State and Future of Sports Performance Assessment with Computer Vision
Seiji Hirosawa, Mitsuru Nakazawa, PH.D
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04.30
04.45
05.00 pm
05.00 pm - 06.00 pm
Rakuten Technology Excellence Awards
05.15
05.30
05.45
06.00 pm

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AWARDS

4F ASAKAI THEATRE

Don't miss out the ceremony for Rakuten Technology Excellence Award Winners.

AWARDS

4F ASAKAI THEATRE

Don't miss out the ceremony for Rakuten Technology Excellence Award Winners.

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NETWORKING

Communicate with speakers, guests, and Rakutenians. Have a coffee break or join after party from 18:00 to 20:00.

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FOOD AND BEVERAGE

Food and refreshments will be provided, watch out for more details.

KIDS PARK

Calling tech enthusiasts of all ages! Come and join us at Kids Park where you can enjoy the latest technologies, foster logical thinking, and feel the future!

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EVENT VENUE

RAKUTEN CRIMSON HOUSE

1-14-1 Tamagawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo

DIRECTIONS

Rakuten Crimson House:
4 Minutes Walk From Futako Tamagawa Station


For detailed information,
Please check "SATELLITE LOCATIONS" below.
For detailed information, Please check "SATELLITE LOCATIONS" below.

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Satellite
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GRAPHIC Recording

GRAPHIC RECORDING

Rakuten's in-house Graphic Recording Team created live drawings during every session!

RAKUTEN TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE TEAM

Program and Marketing Directors
James Bell, Hana Yamamoto, Huaiyin Zhang
Track Directors
Mami Soshizaki, Claire Hong
Award Director
Yu Hirate
VIP Coordinators
Satomi Bondesson, Satomi Maeda
Yoshimi Miyanga
Volunteer Staff Management
Ido Sheaffer, Benny Choi
Logistics and Facility Directors
Akiko Yamamura, Mikiko Homma
Stage MCs
Richard Golden, Mana Sugiyoshi
Cody Sean Victor, Shaimay Mayur Shah
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Kids Park Directors
Felix Phan, Yuiko Narita
Designer
Nozomi Tokunaga
Satellite Director
Mikiko Homma
Live Streaming Manager
Hiroaki Saito



Rakuten India
Website Development team
Kalyani G, Bharath KM, Chandan, Vinaya K, Sohan, Puneeth, Sreenivas, Jayanth, Manoj U, Dheeraj, Narmadha, Ashish, Harsha, Abhishek, Mahitha S
Program Manager
Akshat Shrivastava
Website Designer
Balamurugan K
Staff (Volunteers)
Kaoru Matsuda, Yanai Mari, Miki Soichiro a, Ikuo Nagayama, Ridvan Baluyos, Miyu a Nakajima,
Miroslava Nikolaeva, Xueqiong b Piao, Marfiandhi Putra, Victor Tang, Risa Nishio, S M Rakibul Haque, Yikun Zhang,
Sandi Theintanwin Michael Kramer, Santosh Anand Shah, Rajat Dayma, Tingting Lou, Yaswant Chaudhary, Tina
Ruan, Anita Pal, Ajay kumar Tumsare, Pavan Mahadevaiah, Arunkumar Bopche, Tilak Gondi, Eido a Inoue, Ting Fung,
Mahdi Mallaki, Prateek Kumar, Amandeep Singh Rana, Zhou Manru, Shi Zhengwu, Tsz Kan Cheng, Gerardo Fidel
Robles Fernandez, Richard Lea, Horleang Choeng, Chun Hin Chan, Deepak a Rai, Fox, Kim Anh Nguyen,
Sravankumar Rachakonda, Ayushi Gupta, Yekatierina Korotova, Alisa Ponomareva, Dengke a Li, Mihir Kulkarni,
Denuwan Liyanage, Pawan Kumar, Shashank Mishra, Trong Hai Do, Longlong Wang, Bingjun Wang,
Ravi Prabhat, Rahul Tomer, Sarat Mantripragada, Prashant Walvekar, Usman b Mian, Aniket a Kumar, Nurul Amin,
Anna Bedulina, Benny Choi, Toyama Hitomi, Padmaja Madala, Enri Nan, Rafi Sudrajat, Jimmy Butare,
Khanddorj Mendbayar, Abdul Ali, Vikas Kandwal, Bodhisatwa Bagchi, Sumit Agrawal,
Priyanshu Gupta, Dipayan Sen
Special Thanks to
Nalini George, Rakuten Drone Academy, Sustainability Department, Robot Club,
Graphic Recording Club, Ecocycle team, TECH Human Resources & General Affairs Department,
Global Talent Acquisition Department, Rakuten Mobile, Inc.

Director
Satoshi Katagiri
Lead Organizer
Tsubasa Shiraishi
Executive Sponsor
Akihito Kurozumi

RAKUTEN TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE TEAM

Program and Marketing Directors
James Bell, Hana Yamamoto, Huaiyin Zhang
Track Directors
Mami Soshizaki, Claire Hong
Award Director
Yu Hirate
VIP Coordinators
Satomi Bondesson, Satomi Maeda
Yoshimi Miyanga
Volunteer Staff Management
Ido Sheaffer, Benny Choi
Logistics and Facility Directors
Akiko Yamamura, Mikiko Homma
Stage MCs
Richard Golden, Mana Sugiyoshi
Cody Sean Victor, Shaimay Mayur Shah
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Kids Park Directors
Felix Phan, Yuiko Narita
Designer
Nozomi Tokunaga
Satellite Director
Mikiko Homma
Live Streaming Manager
Hiroaki Saito
Rakuten India Website Development team
Kalyani G, Bharath KM, Chandan, Vinaya K, Sohan, Puneeth, Sreenivas, Jayanth, Manoj U, Dheeraj, Narmadha, Ashish, Harsha, Abhishek, Mahitha S
Program Manager
Akshat Shrivastava
Website Designer
Balamurugan K
Staff (Volunteers)
Kaoru Matsuda, Yanai Mari, Miki Soichiro a, Ikuo Nagayama, Ridvan Baluyos, Miyu a Nakajima, Miroslava Nikolaeva, Xueqiong b Piao, Marfiandhi Putra, Victor Tang, Risa Nishio, S M Rakibul Haque, Yikun Zhang, Sandi Theintanwin Michael Kramer, Santosh Anand Shah, Rajat Dayma, Tingting Lou, Yaswant Chaudhary, Tina Ruan, Anita Pal, Ajay kumar Tumsare, Pavan Mahadevaiah, Arunkumar Bopche, Tilak Gondi, Eido a Inoue, Ting Fung, Mahdi Mallaki, Prateek Kumar, Amandeep Singh Rana, Zhou Manru, Shi Zhengwu, Tsz Kan Cheng, Gerardo Fidel Robles Fernandez, Richard Lea, Horleang Choeng, Chun Hin Chan, Deepak a Rai, Fox, Kim Anh Nguyen, Sravankumar Rachakonda, Ayushi Gupta, Yekatierina Korotova, Alisa Ponomareva, Dengke a Li, Mihir Kulkarni, Denuwan Liyanage, Pawan Kumar, Shashank Mishra, Trong Hai Do, Longlong Wang, Bingjun Wang, Ravi Prabhat, Rahul Tomer, Sarat Mantripragada, Prashant Walvekar, Usman b Mian, Aniket a Kumar, Nurul Amin, Anna Bedulina, Benny Choi, Toyama Hitomi, Padmaja Madala, Enri Nan, Rafi Sudrajat, Jimmy Butare, Khanddorj Mendbayar, Abdul Ali, Vikas Kandwal, Bodhisatwa Bagchi, Sumit Agrawal, Priyanshu Gupta, Dipayan Sen
Special Thanks to
Nalini George, Rakuten Drone Academy, Sustainability Department, Robot Club, Graphic Recording Club, Ecocycle team, TECH Human Resources & General Affairs Department, Global Talent Acquisition Department, Rakuten Mobile, Inc.

Director
Satoshi Katagiri
Lead Organizer
Tsubasa Shiraishi
Executive Sponsor
Akihito Kurozumi

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Sponsors

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