A Hitachi executive in a Tokyo studio addressed the company’s event in New Delhi at full height, live and glasses-free, on a HoloBox911. Set-up took an afternoon, not a week.
Hitachi hired a HoloBox911 unit and crew for the event. We ran the capture in Tokyo, the stream, the live show on the New Delhi stage and the post-production. The executive could address the room without flying in, and nobody in the audience needed a headset.
The full case study
A live hologram keynote from Tokyo for Hitachi’s event in New Delhi
Summary
Lorena Dellagiovanna, Senior Vice President and Executive Officer at Hitachi, Ltd., needed to address Hitachi’s company event in New Delhi. Instead of flying in, she spoke live from a studio in Tokyo and appeared life-size on the Delhi stage inside a HoloBox.
We ran the capture, the stream, live show management and post-production. The address ran without a drop from start to finish, and no flights were booked.
The brief: three problems for one keynote
The keynote needed the executive, not a recording
A pre-recorded address plays to an emptying room. The event needed her live and able to respond in the moment, which meant either her physically in Delhi or something the audience would accept in its place.
Her calendar was the constraint
Tokyo to Delhi and back for one address takes most of a working week out of a senior executive’s schedule. The event date was fixed.
A live stage runs once
There is no second take and no cutting to a backup slide. The stream had to hold its synchronisation and quality for the full address, in front of the whole company.
What we built
A HoloBox shows a person inside an 86-inch 4K transparent LCD enclosure at true human scale. Each unit pairs a 4K, high-transmission transparent panel with its own operating system and control app. Nobody wears anything, the lights stay up, and everyone in the hall sees the same figure at once.
An audience gives a screen a couple of seconds; it gives a person in the room its full attention. That is why a life-size figure on stage holds a room in a way a broadcast does not.
How the live stream works
The speaker stands in front of a green screen. Chroma key removes the background in real time, and the isolated figure is sent to the HoloBox at up to 2K over Ethernet, WiFi or 4G. It appears inside the enclosure at full human height. Afterwards, we edit the recorded feed.
The capture rig travels to the speaker, instead of the speaker travelling to the audience. This is also known as holographic telepresence, holoportation or a hologram video call.
How it worked on the day
An event hire like this is planned around the date, with capture set up at the speaker’s end, a connectivity check and a rehearsal. On the day, the executive spoke from the Tokyo studio and appeared live and life-size on the New Delhi stage, with no drops across the presentation. Our operator managed the show from a control laptop beside the unit.
Delegates also met the HoloBox up close in the lobby area of the event.
Results
- The executive gave an afternoon to the address instead of the working week a round trip from Tokyo to Delhi would take.
- No flights were booked.
- The audience saw her live and at full height, not as a broadcast.
- The stream ran without a drop for the whole presentation.
Other jobs the same unit can do
Hitachi hired the HoloBox for one keynote. Without any reconfiguration, the same unit can also:
- Show hardware too heavy to ship, such as a rail bogie or grid transformer, life-size on a stand.
- Pull apart a plant schematic in mid-air, with live operating data running against it.
- Bring a specialist into a Delhi briefing from a desk in Tokyo, at full height.
- Record a safety procedure demonstrated by the engineer who wrote it, then replay it at every site induction.
- Test new formats, such as an AI avatar answering dealer questions or a product reveal timed to a stage cue.
Frequently asked questions
Can a speaker appear as a hologram from another country?
Yes. Hitachi’s executive addressed the New Delhi event from a Tokyo studio, live and life-size, with no drops across the presentation.
Do viewers need headsets or 3D glasses?
No. Everyone in the room sees the hologram with the naked eye at the same time, which is what makes it work on a stage.
Can a hologram meeting replace travel?
For a keynote, yes. The audience gets the speaker live at full height, which a video call cannot match.
What does a HoloBox need to run?
Mains power and a connection: Ethernet, WiFi or 4G to stream live, or local media to run offline. It needs no rigging, special lighting or darkened room. Full figures are in the HoloBox brochure.
How long does deployment take?
An event hire is planned around the date: capture set-up at the speaker’s end, a connectivity check and a rehearsal. A permanent installation is planned around the site. We run hardware, content, streaming and live show management. Talk to our team about your event.
About the solution
HoloBox: life-size hologram display
HoloBox is an 86-inch 4K transparent display that shows a person or product as a life-size hologram. Use it to bring your managing director to a conference live from another city, or to run an AI avatar that answers visitor questions at your booth, in several languages.
- Live two-way holographic streaming of leaders and experts
- AI avatar trained on your product catalogue and FAQs
- 3D product showcases and interactive quizzes
- Available to buy or rent for an event
About the event
This was a global company event convened by Hitachi in New Delhi for an invited internal audience. It was not a public conference: there was no registration, ticketing or exhibition floor. Its official name, date, venue, agenda and attendance have not been published, so this page does not state them.
The format
- Host: Hitachi, as its own company event
- City: New Delhi
- Audience: invited delegates, seated in a conference layout facing the stage
- Keynote: about 20 minutes, delivered live from a studio in Tokyo
The event date was fixed and the executive’s diary could not allow the trip, so the keynote came from Tokyo instead. No flights were booked for the appearance. Outside the main session, the display also stood in a lit lobby, where delegates walked up to it.
About Hitachi
Hitachi, Ltd. is a Tokyo-headquartered technology company. Namihei Odaira founded it in 1910 in a mining machinery repair shop in Ibaraki Prefecture, and the company was established on 1 February 1920. Its first product was a 5-horsepower induction motor. Toshiaki Tokunaga is President & CEO.
The business runs in three sectors, Digital Systems & Services, Green Energy & Mobility and Connective Industries, which Hitachi calls its Social Innovation Business. The stage backdrop in New Delhi carried its message, “Hitachi Social Innovation, Powering good”.
- Consolidated revenues of 10,586,781 million yen for the year ended 31 March 2026
- 287,901 consolidated employees as of the end of March 2026
- 606 group companies in the Hitachi Group
Hitachi says it has been in India “for over nine decades”. Kosuke Horiuchi is Executive Chairman of Hitachi India Pvt. Ltd., and N Venu is Managing Director of Hitachi India. In India, Hitachi names energy, mobility, payments, education, healthcare and digital public infrastructure as its sectors.
What we delivered
An executive physically in a Tokyo studio appeared on the New Delhi stage at full height, live and glasses-free. The name plate on the display read “Lorena Dellagiovanna, Senior Vice President and Executive Officer”.
- Display: an 86-inch 4K transparent LCD HoloBox911
- Stream: up to 2K over Ethernet, WiFi or 4G
- Capture: speaker filmed against a green screen in Tokyo and keyed in
- Our crew ran capture, stream, live show management and post-production
- No drops across the presentation, and set-up in an afternoon
Frequently asked questions
What was the Hitachi event in New Delhi?
A global company event convened by Hitachi for an invited internal audience. A Hitachi executive gave the keynote from a studio in Tokyo, appearing on the New Delhi stage at full height as a live hologram.
Can I attend or register for this event?
No. It was an internal Hitachi event with no public registration, ticketing or exhibition floor.
When and where exactly was it held?
The city was New Delhi. The date, venue and official event name have not been published.
Who was the speaker?
The name plate on the display read “Lorena Dellagiovanna, Senior Vice President and Executive Officer”. Hitachi’s officer listings show her remit includes Chief Sustainability Officer and Chief Human Resources Officer.
How large is Hitachi?
Hitachi reported consolidated revenues of 10,586,781 million yen for the year ended 31 March 2026, 287,901 employees and 606 group companies. These are group-wide figures.
What technology was used for the live hologram?
An 86-inch 4K transparent LCD HoloBox911, fed by a stream of up to 2K over Ethernet, WiFi or 4G. The speaker was filmed against a green screen in Tokyo and keyed in.
How long did the keynote run, and were there any drops?
About 20 minutes, with no drops across the presentation.
This guide was first published on holobox911.com.
