A seminar for manufacturers was held at Ast Hall in Tsu, where Hyakugo Bank and others explained their aim of supporting the sustainable growth of the automotive industry through collaboration. Former Toyota Executive Vice President Kawai Mitsuru (河合 満) emphasized that “people are at the center.”
A seminar hosted by Hyakugo Bank was held at Ast Hall in Tsu, attracting approximately 100 representatives from manufacturers. It was positioned as the first initiative to support the development of manufacturing in Mie, with a focus on the automotive industry.
Kawai Mitsuru (河合 満), who delivered the lecture, discussed the importance of converting the advanced technologies used in manufacturing into data and promoting automation based on his experience in the field, while pointing out that people will continue to have a role even as AI advances. He said that human resource development is central and that communication and relationships of trust are essential to this development.
He expressed the view that collaboration between young people skilled in DX and experienced veterans familiar with production sites would lead to better improvements. At the seminar, executive officers and others from YAMADA Consulting Group introduced examples of business succession and M&A.
Hyakugo Bank’s Automotive Industry Support Team explained its business overview, and the future direction of collaboration was also discussed.