Held from July 1-3, the summit brought together business leaders to discuss AI transformation and explore technology platforms and collaboration models that enable AI to become a core operational capability and a sustainable competitive advantage.
Opening the event, Chu Thi Thanh Ha, Chairwoman of FPT Software, FPT Corporation, said AI is reshaping business operations and creating new opportunities for collaboration between people and technology.
“Regardless of how fast technology evolves, trust, partnership, and a shared vision remain central to every transformation journey,” Ha said. “FPT is committed to being a long-term strategic partner, continuously strengthening our capabilities to deliver with quality, speed, and scale as we support Japanese enterprises in their AI transformation.”
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Chu Thi Thanh Ha, Chairwoman of FPT Software, FPT Corporation, delivers the opening remarks at a summit to more than 300 Japanese business leaders. Photo courtesy of FPT |
After more than 20 years in Japan, the Vietnamese tech giant operates 18 offices and research centers in the country with around 5,000 employees. The company also draws on a global workforce of 18,000 technology specialists to serve more than 450 customers in Japan. It has established AI Factories in Vietnam and Japan, both ranked among the TOP500 supercomputers.
Challenges to AI adoption
Pham Minh Tuan, Executive Vice President of FPT Corporation and Chief Executive Officer of FPT Software, said Japanese companies face three major challenges: shortages of technology talent, modernization of legacy IT systems, and growing cybersecurity risks.
He cited estimates that nearly 60% of Japan’s IT systems have been operating for more than 20 years and that the country could face a shortage of 800,000 IT professionals by 2030.
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Pham Minh Tuan, Executive Vice President of FPT Corporation and CEO of FPT Software, speaks at the summit. Photo courtesy of FPT |
These challenges require a more comprehensive approach—from modernizing legacy IT systems and embedding cybersecurity into the foundation, to adopting outcome-based service models and building an AI-enabled workforce capable of scaling enterprise transformation.
According to a global study commissioned by FPT, although 98% of Japanese enterprises have begun adopting AI, fewer than one-quarter have deployed it at scale.
AI transformation framework
Nguyen Xuan Phong, Chief AI Transformation Officer of FPT Corporation, said that the biggest barriers to scaling AI are not the technology itself, but the lack of a clear enterprise-wide roadmap, fragmented governance, inconsistent operating models, and unstructured data. The organizations need a structured roadmap to expand AI beyond isolated pilot projects.
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Nguyen Xuan Phong, Chief AI Transformation Officer of FPT Corporation, shares AI transformation insights at the Ha Long Sapphire Summit. Photo courtesy of FPT |
At the summit, FPT introduced a three-layer AI transformation model comprising: CASAN, an AI capability framework designed to assess organizational readiness and guide AI implementation; FleziPT, an AI ecosystem that integrates technology, people, and industry-specific solutions across sectors including manufacturing, banking, insurance, retail, healthcare, automotive, and energy; and Digital Foundry™, a platform intended to help organizations measure AI implementation through business performance indicators such as productivity, service quality, and operational efficiency.
According to the company, the model is designed to support enterprises in integrating AI into core business operations rather than deploying standalone AI tools.
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FPT showcases its AI ecosystem during the Ha Long Sapphire Summit. Photo courtesy of FPT |
During the summit, attendees also viewed demonstrations of AI applications for process automation, legacy system modernization, productivity improvement, and data-driven decision-making.
The showcased solutions included industry-specific AI products such as AIDP for insurance and ON.E for e-commerce, alongside enterprise platforms including Flezi NEXT and Flezi Metis, which are designed to help organizations assess AI readiness and accelerate AI adoption across business functions.
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