Transforming Geopolitical Risks into Opportunities: Practical AI Utilization Seminar

Transforming Geopolitical Risks into Opportunities

In today's rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape, businesses face unprecedented challenges. The upcoming seminar hosted by Daisuke Imaizumi, CEO of Infrastructure Commons, aims to shed light on the practical utilization of AI to navigate these turbulent times. Scheduled for May 21, 2026, this event promises essential knowledge for professionals grappling with significant market disruptions.

Seminar Overview

Titled Transforming Geopolitical Risks into Opportunities: Practical AI Utilization, this seminar is set against the backdrop of rising oil prices and potential supply chain disruptions. Attendees will delve into how AI, specifically Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), can be a game changer amidst the volatility spurred by crises like the Hormuz Strait situation.

Key Themes

The seminar is tailored for business professionals who directly feel the impacts of price hikes and supply uncertainties. The focus will be on three pivotal areas of AI OSINT application:

1. Automated Forecasting: Learn to generate tailored forecasting scenarios for shipping trends and energy prices specific to your industry, projecting 7 and 30 days into the future.
2. Rapid Identification of Alternatives: Discover how to quickly scout alternative suppliers and materials globally to circumvent blocked regions.
3. Enhanced Sales Strategies: Craft compelling reports that logically explain increased costs and delayed deliveries to build trust with clients.

Addressing Current Challenges

Participants will explore the harsh reality that nearly 93% of Japan’s oil passes through critical geographical chokepoints. With logistics facing delays and key petrochemical product availability under threat, gaining robust insights into the supply situation is crucial. The seminar will equip attendees with techniques to turn this information into actionable strategies that address both immediate and long-term risks.

Target Audience

This seminar is specifically designed for professionals in several key roles:

- B2B Sales and Marketing: Individuals involved in negotiating price adjustments and delivery timelines due to rising raw material costs.
- Procurement and Supply Chain Management: Professionals managing inventory risks related to materials highly dependent on the Middle East, such as naphtha and helium.
- Business Planning and Strategy: Those needing to visualize future management risks, like electricity costs surging in summer, to justify budget revisions.

Structure of the Seminar

The seminar will be divided into three parts:

1. Analysis & Structuring: Utilizing AI to visualize vulnerabilities within supply chains and identifying critical choke points.
- Session 1: Structuring prompts to pinpoint supply chain vulnerabilities.
- Session 2: Risk analysis discussing the implications of a 250-day inventory blind spot and the urgency around inventory management.

2. Forecasting & Research: Ahead of competitors by employing AI OSINT to discover rapidly available alternatives amidst market chaos.
- Session 3: Assessing alternative supply sources through rapid scouting methods.
- Session 4: AI investigations for substituting essential raw materials and assessing market stocks.

3. Implementation & Sales: Converting obtained insights into powerful proposals and reporting.
- Session 5: Creating predictive scenario reports tailored to customer sectors based on gathered data.
- Session 6: Developing a bespoke AI OSINT news filter for your organization.

Interactive Q&A

Attendees will have the opportunity to engage in a Q&A session, providing a platform for clarifying doubts and sharing perspectives.

Engagement and Registration

The seminar will be accessible via live streaming through Zoom Webinar and will also provide an archive option allowing participants to revisit sessions for up to two weeks.

About SSK

NSSK (New Social Systems Research Institute), located in Tokyo, offers over 500 corporate seminars annually to assist businesses in adapting to diverse changes in market environments. It has been a trusted source of information and strategic partnership since its establishment in 1996.

For further inquiries, please contact us via email at [email protected] or call 03-5532-8850.

Join us on May 21st, 2026, to equip yourself with the strategies needed to turn geopolitical risks into business advantages!