Official Website URL: https://optimism.rakuten.co.jp/ Rakuten Group, Inc. (hereinafter "Rakuten") has newly released updated information on the content for the "Exhibition" area and guest speakers for the "Business Conference" at its largest-scale business event, "Rakuten AI Optimism" (hereinafter "the Event"), which will be held for three days from Wednesday, August 5, 2026, to Friday, August 7, 2026, at Pacifico Yokohama. The "Exhibition" is an area where visitors can "see, touch, and experience" future experiences and the latest services powered by technologies including AI. At the core "Rakuten AI" booth, visitors can virtually experience the future envisioned by AI utilizing Rakuten's unique "Rakuten Ecosystem" and data. By leveraging the strength of Rakuten ID, which seamlessly connects all aspects of daily life, visitors can experience the potential of "Rakuten's unique AI" that caters to individual lifestyles. Furthermore, the "Exhibition" will feature numerous booths where visitors can experience a future where AI is integrated into various aspects of daily life, enriching lives through the seamless integration of the diverse services within the "Rakuten Ecosystem." The "Rakuten Mobile" booth will offer a variety of exhibits under the theme "Next-Generation Mobile Experience Evolved by AI." It will explain the mechanism for direct "high-speed internet communication" using low-orbit satellites and commercially available smartphones, which is aimed to be realized in Japan, and allow visitors to experience the scale of AST SpaceMobile's low-orbit satellites and phased array antennas through AR displays. The "FinTech" booth will introduce services that make everything from payments to asset building more accessible and convenient. Through the participatory content "Future Tree," where visitors' expectations and desires for future financial experiences are collected as leaves, we will depict the future of financial experiences together with the visitors. In the