Call for Participation [Interdisciplinary Conference] Expansion of Sustainable Ecosystem from the Island ~OIST Deeptech Meetup Seminar~ / March 5, 2021, 16:00~ @Ota-ku, Tokyo

The panel discussion "Expansion of Sustainable Ecosystem from the Island ~OIST Deeptech Meetup Seminar~" (session partner: Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST)) will be held during the 10th Annual Conference of the Association of Transdisciplinary Studies (March 5-6, 2021 (Friday and Saturday)), hosted by RIVERNESS. Session partner: Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST)

The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) is one of the world's top nine research institutions in the world. Currently, Okinawa Prefecture is about to launch an initiative to create an ecosystem to solve social issues facing the world (deep issues) with a collection of science and technology (deep tech), centered on OIST, which is proud of its research capabilities, and taking advantage of its location near Southeast Asia.
In this session, OIST researchers and integrators will discuss the theme of sustainable ecosystems unique to island nations with limited resources. Please pay attention to the role model of sustainable ecosystem construction from Okinawa.

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University, ranked 9th place in the world according to New Nature Index, is a highly Now, OIST is taking the lead in building an ecosystem in Okinawa that aims to solve island Now, OIST is taking the lead in building an ecosystem in Okinawa that aims to solve island deep issues in the world with science and technology, while taking advantage of its location close to Southeast Asia.
In this session, we will have a panel discussion regarding the sustainable ecosystem that is unique to islands with limited resources.

We will have a program of discussions among researchers, start-ups, and large companies from a variety of perspectives, not limited to the themes of this session.
We are now accepting applications for audience participation. Please visit the conference website (see below).

*The event will be held after taking measures against new coronavirus infection on the day of the event.For more information

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Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
FRSC, Professor
Energy Materials and Surface Sciences Unit (EMSSU)
Mr. Yabing Qi

PhD (UC Berkeley, 2008).
MPhil (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2002).
BSc (Nanjing University, 2000).

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Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
Professor (adjunct) Integrated Open Systems Unit
Hiroaki Kitano

D. in Engineering from Kyoto University in 1991. 2011 President and CEO of Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc. and Professor (Adjunct) at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University. He develops software platforms to facilitate systems drug design and therapeutic intervention. He is also working on the development of an "open energy system" for local production and local consumption of electricity in collaboration with Sony Computer Science Laboratories.

Integriculture Inc.
Representative Director, CEO
Yuuki Hanyu, Yuuki Hanyu

D (Chemistry) from University of Oxford in 2010. After working as a PD researcher at Tohoku University and at the Systems Technology Laboratory, Toshiba Research and Development Center, he co-founded Integral Culture in October 2015.

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Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
Entrepreneur in Residence
Masaaki Nakatsu

Founder and former CEO of Orb Inc. he started Japan's blockchain industry from scratch in 2014 and is the founder and director of JBA, an industry self-regulatory organization, as well as assisting in the enforcement of the Virtual Currency Act (now the revised Funds Settlement Act) and serving on the Expert Panel on FinTech Ventures organized by the FSA. After selling Orb in 2018, he joined Google Global Accelator Program as a lead mentor and OIST as an EIR, and is developing the next generation startup ecosystem in Okinawa.