panel discussion

A Stone in the Way of Deforestation - When Accumulated Knowledge Blossoms

Panel Discussion "Casting a Stone at Deforestation - When Accumulated Knowledge Blossoms" at Kagawa Forum 2022, a super interdisciplinary conference hosted by RIVANES (session partner KOBASHI HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.)(the "Company") will be held.

Hyper Interdisciplinary Conference in Kagawa Forum 2022

Since two-thirds of Japan's land area is covered by forests, the country was originally blessed with abundant forest resources. However, the maintenance and effective utilization of these resources have not progressed sufficiently. According to a survey conducted by the Forestry Agency, due to the aging of forestry workers and other factors, the number of forests that can be effectively used as forest resources is decreasing because the main cutting of trees over 10 years old, which is necessary for forest renewal, is not being done sufficiently. On the other hand, looking at the rest of the world, there are many areas where the recovery of ecosystems after resource extraction has not progressed, and land lacking forests, which are essential for material cycles, is spreading. In this session, we will share the issues related to forest resource management in Japan and around the world, and discuss how these issues can be resolved, together with researchers who are working on the management and maintenance of underutilized land use and forest operations, and researchers who are studying microorganisms and plant species that are necessary for the regeneration of such land. We will share our experiences and ideas on how to solve these issues.

We will have a program of discussions among researchers, startups, and large companies from a variety of perspectives, not limited to the themes of this session. For more information, please refer to the conference website.
*The event will be held after taking measures against new coronavirus infection on the day of the event.

A Stone in the Way of Deforestation - When Accumulated Knowledge Blossoms
Session Partner KOBASHI HOLDINGS Co.

Date: Saturday, December 3, 2022, 13:30-14:20
Place: Takamatsu Chamber of Commerce and Industry 2F/4F

speaker

Ms. Keiko Yamaji
Department of Biosphere Resource Sciences, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba
Mito City, Ibaraki PrefectureHe is a graduate of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Hokkaido University and the Graduate School of Agriculture at Hokkaido University. D. in Agricultural Chemistry from Hokkaido University in 2000, a postdoctoral fellowship at the Forest Research Institute of Finland in 2001, and a JSPS PD fellowship at the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tohoku Branch in 2003, where he studied chemical ecology. In 2005, he started research on plants and functional microorganisms native to former mine sites at Tsukuba University, where he discovered that functional microorganisms are involved in the heavy metal tolerance mechanism of native plants and is currently investigating their use in greening technology. Award, KOBASHI Award, and Focus Systems Award.

Mr. Hayato Tsuzuki
Associate Professor, Department of Biological Environment, Graduate School of Agriculture, Ehime University

Born in Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture. Completed the doctoral course at the United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Ehime University. D. in Agricultural Science. Specializing in forest metrology, he is engaged in wide-area precision measurement of forests using aerial laser survey technology. He has worked in Japan, North America, Siberia, Indonesia, Laos, Cameroon, and other countries to determine forest resources, estimate carbon dioxide emissions and absorption, and detect vegetation changes caused by climate change. He has served as a JSPS Research Fellow, a member of the Shikoku Regional Committee of the Forest GIS Forum, a short-term expert for the JICA project "Participatory Land and Forest Management Project for Reducing Deforestation in Laos," and a director of the National University Experiment Forest Council.

Mr. Yevgeny Aster Dulla
Managing Director, Leave a Nest Philippines, Inc.

Born in Iloilo Province, Republic of the Philippines, he graduated from the University of the Philippines - Visayas Campus in 2010 (B.A. Chemistry) and worked as a chemistry lecturer at the University of the Philippines - Manila Campus. 2013, he came to Japan and entered the Kumamoto University - MEXT HIGO Program. 2015, M.Sc. (Health and Life Sciences). D. (Health Life Science and Pharmaceutical Science) in 2018. After graduation, he worked for IntraLink, a business consulting firm responsible for supporting Japanese market entry by sales representatives, etc. He supported Western biotech and medical device companies in their expansion into Japan. After working in the Education Development Division and the Foundation Development Division, he established a Philippine subsidiary in 2021 and assumed the position of representative.

[Moderator]
Yuko Ueno
General Manager, Group Development Business Division, LIVERNESS Co.

D. in Science. While in school, he explored the origin of life in extreme environmental biology. 2013 joined Liverness Inc. After working as the General Manager of the Human Resource Development Division, he joined the Founding Development Division in 2018. While utilizing his research experience, he discovers and nurtures deep tech startups in the U.S., U.K., Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines, where the RIVANES Group has bases, and designs new businesses for Japanese companies in collaboration with the startups. He also has experience in assisting Japanese deep-tech startups to enter Southeast Asia and Southeast Asian startups to enter Japan, and has been in his current position since October 2021. He also serves as Director of Riverness Philippines and Director of Riverness Malaysia.

Hyper Interdisciplinary Conference in Kagawa Forum 2022

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