A comprehensive overview of 10 IT-related companies
120% increase in participating companies compared to previous year
Expected to exceed 50,000 visitors 
The 9th Japan IT Week Autumn will be held for three days from October 24th to 26th. 'The 9th Japan IT Week Autumn' will be held from October 24th to 26th at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan.
Japan IT Week Autumn, one of Japan’s largest comprehensive B2B IT exhibitions held in the second half of the year, is celebrating its 9th anniversary this year. Hosted by Reed Exhibitions Japan, the show is expected to attract 750 companies, which is 109 more than the 641 companies from last year, and is the largest number since its inception. Therefore, it is expected that 50,000 industry professionals will participate in this exhibition for business purposes.
The exhibition is divided into 10 independent IT fields as follows:
▲9th Cloud Computing Expo Japan Autumn ▲8th Web & Digital Marketing Expo Autumn ▲7th Data Center Expo Autumn ▲8th Information Security Expo Autumn ▲8th Mobile Solutions Expo Autumn ▲7th Big Data Management Expo Autumn ▲6th E-Commerce Solutions Expo Autumn ▲4th IoT/M2M Expo Autumn ▲2nd Store IT Solutions Expo Autumn ▲2nd AI & Business Automation Expo Autumn
The 9th Japan IT Week Autumn consists of 10 IT field exhibitions. The 10 exhibitions will feature the latest technologies and solutions from Japan, Asia, and around the world, including major companies such as NTT Communications, Microsoft Japan, Zoho Japan, Ricoh, Sony Mobile Communications, iSiD, Contela, eBay Japan, Phitec, SCSK, Oracle, Mizuho Information Research Institute, PayPal, Fujifilm, and Casio Computer.
In particular, the holding of the 2nd AI & Business Automation Expo Autumn is the most notable exhibition in the IT industry that has entered a new era due to AI. The exhibition will showcase AI and business automation technologies, back office/workflow automation, RPA/robot automation, chatbots and automated response systems, data analysis automation, development and test automation, marketing automation, AI applications, etc., responding to the increasing demand for investment in AI and business automation technologies.
The conference sessions held concurrently with the exhibition will be a great opportunity to learn about the latest trends in various IT technologies. Leaders in the IT industry will participate as speakers, and 30 sessions will be held during the exhibition period.
A total of 30 conference sessions will be held during the exhibition period. Special sessions with simultaneous interpretation will feature speakers from industry leaders such as Blue Planiworks, CISSP Silence, DataRobot, Salesforce.com, Bosch, GE Healthcare Japan, and Deep Blue Technologies.
Also notable on the morning of the first day of the exhibition were the keynote speeches by Toyota Research Institute for Advanced Studies (TRI-AD) on “Advanced Developments in the Future of Automobiles and AI” and Sony on “Artificial Intelligence and Robotics.”
Japan IT Week Autumn is considered one of the largest IT business platforms in Japan for entering the Japanese market. Japan IT Week is held three times a year and consists of three exhibitions held at different times and locations, providing opportunities to expand business to Japan and Asia.
