Ricoh Japan Co., Ltd. Shiga Branch (Branch Manager: Katsuyuki Tamai) will hold "RICOH Value Presentation 2026 in Shiga," an event designed to inspire customers to embrace transformation, on July 16 (Thu) and 17 (Fri), and July 22 (Wed) and 23 (Thu), 2026, for a total of four days. The event will be held at two venues: the Shiga Business Office and the Hikone Business Office, under the concept of "Solidify Your Defense, Accelerate Your Offense. Shiga Paved by AI." The business environment surrounding companies is undergoing significant changes. In addition to the deepening labor shortage and the need for operational efficiency, the sophistication of cyberattacks has made strengthening security measures a critical management issue. This event will bring together the latest solutions to support the sustainable growth of companies, viewing security measures (defense) and business reforms through generative AI and DX (offense) as two wheels of the same cart. Exhibitions and seminars will be held on a variety of themes, including GX (environmental response), providing attendees with "hints that can be put into practice immediately." In particular, we offer numerous sessions directly related to practical work, such as seminars to learn about the threats of cybercrime through experience, responses to the SCS evaluation system, and business innovation through AI utilization. Ricoh Japan Co., Ltd. Katsuyuki Tamai, Shiga Branch Manager The environment surrounding small and medium-sized enterprises in Shiga Prefecture is at a major turning point, with a deepening labor shortage as a backdrop. The "Survey on Small and Medium-sized Enterprises for Reiwa 7" conducted by Shiga Prefecture also identified "securing human resources" as the biggest challenge across all industries, with strengthening "human resource development" and "information dissemination capabilities" also recognized as important themes. In this situation, traditional business processes that rely on manual labor ar