Kazuhito Yokoi

Software Engineer at Hitachi Academy

Kazuhito Yokoi is a software engineer and instructor at the Hitachi Academy. He started his career as a researcher at the Yokohama Research Laboratory and the Central Research Laboratory of Hitachi, Ltd. for over 10 years. After transferring to the Open Source Software business division, he promoted the OSS business and contributed to developer communities. In that division, he added over 300 commits and 10,000 lines of code to projects under the OpenJS Foundation. Currently, he focuses on organizing community events for the LF AI & Data Foundation with Fujitsu, Mitsubishi, and other leading companies. At the Hitachi Academy, he conducts seminars on the ChatGPT service and he provides technology training to Japanese representatives at the WorldSkills, global engineering competition.

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Training as a Bridge: Bringing Technical Knowledge into Large Companies

Bringing state-of-the-art technology into traditional Japanese companies is sometimes challenging due to their siloed organizational structures and closed cultures. To overcome this situation, we have the corporate training company to deliver training programs to Hitachi employees. In this session, I will explain how to expand technical knowledge within large companies through the process of planning, conducting, and evaluating training seminars. Through these training seminars, not only seminar participants but also instructors benefit by gaining new business opportunities suggested by participants who are key stakeholders in their field. As the notable examples, I will introduce the transition from an OSS training seminar to practical training for WorldSkills competition, and the expansion of a ChatGPT seminar into a global program across the Hitachi Group. By the end of my presentation, you will be inspired by this new approach to breaking down the barriers of traditional Japanese companies and bringing in great technologies.

Language: English