Bizibl Technologies Inc. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Yohei Hanatani, hereinafter "the Company") is pleased to announce that it has acquired a patent for its technology that automatically generates webinars with AI avatars from existing slide materials. This technology enables the efficient creation of webinars featuring AI avatars by utilizing existing content such as white papers and sales materials. It resolves issues in webinar production, such as securing presenters and the continuous utilization of content, thereby promoting the use of content assets held by companies. ■ Development Background In BtoB marketing, webinars have become an established important measure for generating business opportunities and nurturing customers. However, many companies are unable to proceed with actual webinar hosting even if they have plans. The background to this includes the following challenges: Presenters do not wish to appear on camera. Presenters are not accustomed to speaking in public, making the hurdle for presenting high. Appropriate presenters cannot be secured, hindering the progress of planning. If a presenter is transferred or leaves the company, the same content cannot be continuously utilized. As a result, content such as white papers and sales materials, which should be utilized, remains buried and underutilized. To solve these problems, the Company has been developing a system that allows anyone to easily create and host webinars with AI avatars, as long as they have slide materials. ■ Overview of Patented Technology The technology for which a patent has now been acquired can automatically generate webinars with AI avatars based on existing slide materials. The main features of this technology are as follows: Generates webinars from existing slide materials such as white papers and sales materials. Supports not only AI avatars based on images and voices of real people but also presentations by characters. Creates a single webinar by generating videos for each sl