The “Excel Macro Problem” in the AI Era: How to Handle Security and Black Boxes in a Factory Where Anyone Can Build Apps with AI
Tue, Nov 17, 2026, 14:00–17:00 (Thailand time)
TopicsManual utilizationWork improvementTeachme Biz
Seminar Overview
With the spread of generative AI, anyone can now build apps and scripts without specialist knowledge. In Thailand, the government has also launched “TH-AI Passport”, which covers generative AI subscription fees for up to 5 million people for one year, making it easier for frontline staff to use paid AI tools on their own.
While this is convenient, using AI and apps on the shop floor also brings new management challenges: handling company information on personal accounts, where data is stored, access rights, sharing outside the company, and operations that depend on the person who built them.
In this seminar, we will share, with real examples, what risks and pitfalls tend to arise as AI and apps spread on the factory floor, and how companies should set up rules and operating systems.
On-site participants will tour the K.U. Nomura Thai Lat Krabang factory to see how apps and AI are used and managed on the shop floor. Please use this opportunity to think about how to manage AI use in your company, make it stick, and prevent black boxes.
* This seminar will be held in Japanese.
Speakers
Managing Director, K.U. Nomura Thai Ltd.
Ryota Nomura
After working at a PR company, he earned an MBA in Singapore. He is now a director of Nomura Kasei Co., Ltd., his family’s extrusion molding business, and Managing Director of its Thai subsidiary, K.U. Nomura Thai Ltd. Based in Thailand, he is also active in Wadfun Digital Solution, a new digital business, and Street Smart Thailand, which supports Google Workspace adoption.
Executive Officer / Head of Global Business, Studist Corporation
Managing Director, Studist (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Chairman, Studist (Vietnam) Co., Ltd.
Yusuke Mameda
After completing a master’s degree at the Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, he worked at INCS Inc. on design and manufacturing consulting for major automakers, and moved to its corporate planning office in 2007. In 2009 he launched Japan’s first B2C online 3D printing service. He joined Studist in 2011, served as Executive Officer and CMO, became Executive Officer and Head of the Global Business Division in January 2018, and has held his current position since September 2018.
Recommended for
- Those at Japanese manufacturers in Thailand who want to understand how generative AI and shop-floor apps are spreading
- Those who want to sort out the risks around information management, access rights and external sharing as more apps and automation come from the shop floor
- Those who want to avoid convenient tools being left to individuals and becoming hard to hand over or manage
- Those who want to learn from another factory’s approach to set AI rules and operations in their own company
Event Details
| Date & time | Tue, Nov 17, 2026, 14:00–17:00 (Thailand time) / 16:00–19:00 (Japan time) * Online streaming until 15:10 (Thailand time) / 17:10 (Japan time) |
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| Venue (on-site) | Seminar room, K.U. Nomura Thai Lat Krabang factory (with factory tour) Google Map |
| Schedule (on-site) | Thailand time 13:30–14:00 Registration 14:00–15:10 Talk, dialogue and Q&A 15:10–15:20 Break 15:20–16:20 Factory tour 16:20–17:00 Q&A and networking 18:30 Optional networking dinner in Bangkok (paid) |
| How to join (online) | After you submit the form, we will email you the URL for viewing. * We stream on our own platform, so you can watch even if you cannot access YouTube. |
| Schedule (online) | 14:00–15:10 (Thailand time) / 16:00–17:10 (Japan time) Talk, dialogue and Q&A * Online participation ends here |
| Fee | Free |
* This seminar is co-hosted with K.U. Nomura Thai Ltd. Please apply only if you also agree to the privacy policy of K.U. Nomura Thai Ltd.
Application Form
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