Panel discussion "Beyond the Sigmoid Curve" How to create the world's only story in the region?

We will hold a panel discussion, "Beyond the Sigmoid Curve - Creating the World's Best Stuff in the Region with Science and Technology," within the 7th Annual Conference of the Association of Hyperdifferent Fields, sponsored by RIVANES (March 2 and 3, 2018 @ TEPIA Advanced Technology Pavilion).

Efforts to "create industry and employment in the region" continue to change their names to "regional revitalization," "regional development," and "industrial promotion," depending on the government and social conditions of the time. In each of these areas, the process is still in the trial-and-error stage, and there are still issues that need to be resolved in each region.

We believe that the use of science and technology to create the "best in the world" in each region will lead to sustainable, not transient, development. In this session, we will compare the growth of each regional city to a "sigmoid curve" and discuss what kind of future can be created beyond the mature and declining phases, together with key persons from each region who have started new initiatives with research as the core.

Advance registration is required to attend the lecture, so please register as soon as possible.

Panel Discussion: Beyond the Sigmoid Curve
Date: Friday, March 2, 10:00 - 11:20
Venue: TEPIA Advanced Technology Pavilion, 3F, Room A, Session Room 3
Overview:
<Speakers
Dr. Kimikazu Murashita, Chief of Strategy, COI Research Promotion Organization, Hirosaki University
Mr. Isao Uraguchi, Health Creation Special Zone and Project Section, Monozukuri Promotion Division, Commerce, Industry, Tourism and Labor Department, Shiga Prefecture (Deputy General Manager, Corporate Business Department, Kansai Urban Banking Corporation)
Mr. Mamoru Yanagimachi, Director, Golden Pecan Co.
Professor Hotaka Nakanishi, Director of Intellectual Property Center, Teikyo University
Hiroshi Fukuda, Director, Institute for Natural Industrial Symbiosis, LIVERNESS, Inc.

<Organizer
Toshihiro Ishizawa, General Manager, Community Development Division, Liverness Co.

Introduction of Speakers
Mr. Koichi Murashita
Hirosaki University COI Research Promotion Organization, Strategic Management

After working for the Aomori Prefectural Government, Sony, and as a fellow at the University of Tokyo, he assumed his current position in 2014. At Hirosaki University COI, he oversees the management of industry-academia collaborations as the Chief of Strategy. He is also a member of the MEXT's COI and AI study group, as well as a number of other government-affiliated committees. Specializes in regional industrial (innovation) policy and social medicine.

Mr. Retsu Uraguchi
Health Creation Special Zone and Project Section, Monozukuri Promotion Division, Commerce, Industry, Tourism and Labor Department, Shiga Prefecture (Deputy General Manager, Corporate Business Department, Kansai Urban Banking Corporation)