AZOO Inc. (Headquarters: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Representative Director: Yuko Yokota) announces that its representative, Yuko Yokota, will speak at "Beyond Software," an official side event of IVS 2026 to be held in Kyoto on July 2, 2026 (Thu). This event is a forum to consider, together with participants, the evolution of Software/SaaS in the AI era. AZOO will contribute its practical knowledge from the hotel operations domain to the discussion. ■ Event Overview AZOO Inc. will speak at "Beyond Software," an official side event of IVS 2026. This event is a forum to consider, together with participants, the evolution of Software/SaaS in the AI era. Event Name: IVS Side Event "Beyond Software" Date and Time: July 2, 2026 (Thu) 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM (Reception opens: 11:30 AM) Venue: GROWTH Kyoto Kawaramachi (Sumitomo Real Estate) 8F Kyoto Kawaramachi Garden, 68 Shimmachi, Higashi-iru, Shijo-dori Kawaramachi, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture Participation Requirements: IVS 2026 Ticket (IVS PASS / IVS PASS STUDENT / CORE PASS / CORE PASS Startup) required Registration Site: https://4s.link/ja/12b62aae-6065-48da-ab2b-2c98883ed6bd Target Audience: Entrepreneurs and startup CXOs working on Software, individuals developing, planning, or considering the introduction of Software in business companies, CVCs, open innovation managers, etc. View Event Details ■ AZOO Representative Yokota to Speak Yuko Yokota (Representative Director, AZOO Inc.) Yuko Yokota (Representative Director, AZOO Inc.) After graduating from the Faculty of Engineering at Kyoto University, she studied abroad as a Darmasiswa scholarship student of the Indonesian government. Upon returning to Japan, she engaged in supporting the overseas expansion of Japanese SMEs for organizations such as the Ministry of the Environment. Convinced of the necessity of increasing the "related population" in regional areas, she founded AZOO Inc. in January 2020. The company develops and provides the AI software "WA