The 7th Hyper Interdisciplinary Conference
- Conference Theme
- What is a person and to research surrounding people
- Day & Time
- Friday, March 2 and Saturday, March 3, 2018
- Place
- TEPIA Advanced Technology PavilionAccess
Digest of Past Sessions/Related Articles
Abstract submission period: September 12 (Tue.) - February 5 (Mon.)
The period for accepting new and revised abstracts has ended.
The 7th Conference of the Association of Hyperdifferent Fields will be held under the theme of "What is a human being? Researchers from Japan and overseas, people from venture companies, factories, and large corporations will gather to discuss new knowledge and technologies that can be created by integrating and understanding diverse data related to people. We will challenge ourselves to create new research teams out of this gathering.
■Number of participants: 400/day
Application period for auditing participation: December 1 (Fri.) - February 28 (Wed.)
If you wish to participate, please register below. We look forward to seeing you there.
Ticket sales for the 7th Annual Hyperdifferentiation Conference for this conference have been closed. If you are strongly interested in attending, please contact us at [email protected].
Friday, March 2, 2018 9:00 - 20:00
4th Floor Main Hall
- 9:30-9:50Opening Ceremony
- 10:00-11:50TECH PLANTER World communication
- 12:00-12:50Lunch Social (in the foyer outside the Main Hall)
- 13:00-14:20Panel Discussion by International Accelerators
- 14:40-16:001st Cellular Agriculture Conference - Pure cultured meat from regenerative medicine to space agriculture
- 16:20-17:40Real Tech Venture of the Year 2018 Awards Ceremony
- 17:50-18:30Visionary Partner Award Ceremony
4F Session Room 1
- 10:00-11:20session
Using Business Administration and Technology to Create an Organization that Lasts 100 Years
- 13:00-14:20session
Agriculture and Food Changing with the Introduction of Smart Agriculture - 14:40-16:00session
Sensing Unraveling Deep Human Information
4F Session Room 2
- 10:00-11:20session
The Science of Weirdos: People with High and Low Weirdness Values. Can one remain a weirdo? - 13:00-14:20session
Strategy for Town Factories in the Era of Great Business Downturn
3rd Floor Session Room 3
- 10:00-11:20session
Beyond the Sigmoid Curve - Creating the world's best stories in the region through science and technology - 18:40-20:00get-together
3F Poster and Booth Area
- 10:00-18:20 Researchers' posters, venture booths Postings and exhibits
- 14:40-16:20 Poster Booth Core Time
9:30-9:50
- 4th Floor Main Hall
Opening Ceremony
10:00-11:50
- 4th Floor Main Hall
TECH PLANTER World Communication
The startup world is beginning to realize that it is not fancy showcase events that make the world a better place, but a series of steady communication. Based on this belief, in 2017 "TECH PLANTER" continued to steadily discover and nurture real tech startups in 8 countries and 9 locations overseas.
As a culmination of these activities, this session will feature presentations by six teams carefully selected from more than 200 applicants. The presentation will be based on each team's vision, challenges, core technologies to solve them, and collaboration with Japanese companies to realize their visions, and will provide an opportunity for the audience to share in the inspiration for new businesses.
For more information
speaker
Dr. Steven Banerjee, CEO, Mekonos Inc.
Co-Founder & President, Ms. Madhavi Gavini, Droplette Inc.
Mr. Dan Esposito, CEO, Guardion Inc.
Dr. Brian Miller, Managing Director, uFraction8 Ltd.
FlowVIEW tek CEO, Dr. Kyle Lee
Mr. Andre Stolz, COO, EcoWorth Tech Pte. Ltd.
organizer
Ryuta Takeda, Director, Global Bridge Research Institute, Liverness, Inc.
<Speaker Team Information
Mekonos Inc.
CEO, Mr. Dan Esposito
He holds a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University where he worked at the NSF funded Center for High-Rate Nanomanufacturing. As an R&D Nanotechnologist at NanoLab, he focused on carbon nanotube synthesis, functionalization and device fabrication for both government and commercially available nanomaterials. As an R&D Nanotechnologist at NanoLab, he focused on carbon nanotube synthesis, functionalization and device fabrication for both government and commercially funded projects. Daniel is also the Business Lead for the related NSF I-Corps and PFI grants.
Daniel left NanoLab following the success of his business, Daniel Esposito Research and Development (formerly Herd Marketing Solutions), which focused on helping small and medium sized businesses and nonprofits examine, and build solutions for, business problems. He was brought on to start a Online Marketing Division for Digital Media Communications and has lead development projects with clients like The Kingdom of Tonga'a. Online Marketing Division for Digital Media Communications and has lead development projects with clients like The Kingdom of Tonga's Daniel has operated his business for 6 years, working with small businesses to ecommerce. Daniel has operated his business for 6 years, working with small businesses to ecommerce companies with $3-5 Million in revenue, and has managed marketing campaigns to over 100,000 people.
Droplette Inc.
Co-Founder & President, Ms. Madhavi Gavini
Biotechnology entrepreneur and mathematician who has developed a patented/patent-pending portfolio including novel therapeutics (NP-6A) designed using mathematical/computational algorithms, and drug delivery technology. Co-Founder of Novopyxis/Droplette.
Guardion Inc.
CEO, Mr. Dan Esposito
He holds a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University where he worked at the NSF funded Center for High-Rate Nanomanufacturing. As an R&D Nanotechnologist at NanoLab, he focused on carbon nanotube synthesis, functionalization and device fabrication for both government and commercially available nanomaterials. As an R&D Nanotechnologist at NanoLab, he focused on carbon nanotube synthesis, functionalization and device fabrication for both government and commercially funded projects. Daniel is also the Business Lead for the related NSF I-Corps and PFI grants.
Daniel left NanoLab following the success of his business, Daniel Esposito Research and Development (formerly Herd Marketing Solutions), which focused on helping small and medium sized businesses and nonprofits examine, and build solutions for, business problems. He was brought on to start a Online Marketing Division for Digital Media Communications and has lead development projects with clients like The Kingdom of Tonga'a. Online Marketing Division for Digital Media Communications and has lead development projects with clients like The Kingdom of Tonga's Daniel has operated his business for 6 years, working with small businesses to ecommerce. Daniel has operated his business for 6 years, working with small businesses to ecommerce companies with $3-5 Million in revenue, and has managed marketing campaigns to over 100,000 people.
uFraction8 Ltd.
Managing Director, Dr. Brian Miller
With previous experience working as an industrial automation and controls engineer, he brings experience to the team of specifying, creating and commissioning of industrial equipment to uFraction8. With previous experience working as an industrial automation and controls engineer, he brings experience to the team of specifying, creating and commissioning of industrial equipment to heavy industries. Working towards regulatory compliance and implementation of quality management systems will be simplified by utilisation of his experience. In addition, significant design and development can be done in house saving on time and cost.
Applying his experience and insight during the initial invention of uFraction8's technology has also allowed for manufacturing concerns to be Working closely with a key supplier, uniquely capable of producing the high precision parts required for the thousands of microfluidic components required, CoG's has been kept within tight economic constraints. Working closely with a key supplier, uniquely capable of producing the high precision parts required for the thousands of microfluidic components required, CoG's have been kept within tight economic constraints.
FlowVIEW tek
CEO, Dr. Kyle Lee
EcoWorth Tech Pte. Ltd.
COO, Mr. Andre Stolz
Mr. Andre Stolz has 16 years experience in Portfolio Innovation, Product Supply and Engineering. He's an expert in innovation leadership, supply chain, manufacturing processes and product program leadership, and brings an extensive understanding of FMCG businesses from Braun/Oral-B and Procter & Gamble. He also brings significant experience in managing multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural diverse teams, specifically in Asia. He has been embedded in the Singapore Innovation ecosystem since 2008, and worked in Asia since 2005.
＜Organizer Profile
Ryuta Takeda
Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.
Global Bridge Institute
chief
After graduating from International Christian University, he studied for his degree at Ohio State University in the United States. D. in 2011 after studying the structure of plant pathogen viroids. D. in 2011. After joining RIVANES, he served as the General Manager of the Human Resource Development Division before assuming the position of Director of the Global Bridge Research Institute. He has contributed to the development of overseas strategies for each of RIVANESS' businesses, especially the "TECH PLANTER" seed acceleration program that discovers and nurtures ventures in the deep technology field. He has a wide network of contacts with key players in the VB ecosystem in Asian countries and the United States. Since 2011, he has also served as President of the U.S. subsidiary, Leave a Nest America Inc.
13:00-14:20
- 4th Floor Main Hall
Panel Discussion by International Accelerators
How Should We Deal with Chaos in New Businesses? Can chaos be tamed? Accelerators from around the world will discuss what kind of space is needed.
For more information
speaker
Singularity University, Program Manager - SU Ventures Ms. Molly Pyle
Head of Talent Ms. Santa Astratova, Deep Science Ventures
Mr. Kelvin Ong, CEO, Focustech Ventures
Mr. Ryusuke Komura, Program Manager, Venture Cafe Tokyo
organizer
Ryuta Takeda, Director, Global Bridge Research Institute, Liverness, Inc.
<Speaker Profile
Ms. Molly Pyle
Singularity University
Program Manager - SU Ventures
Molly serves as the Program Manager of SU Ventures at Singularity University, where she helps support and scale startups using exponential tech to tackle the world's most pressing problems. She is passionate about exploring the role technology plays in advancing social progress and human Prior to Singularity University, she worked for the Institute of International Education on the TechWomen program, a State Department initiative bringing women leaders in STEM from 20 countries to Silicon Valley for professional development and entrepreneurship training.
Ms. Santa Astratova
Deep Science Ventures
Ecosystem Development Manager
Previously business mentor at Australia's leading business incubator, Cicada Innovations. Managed a med-tech commercialisation training program helping 9 companies raise over 1TP4 T13M in private and public investment over two years.
Mr. Kelvin Ong
Focustech Ventures
CEO
CEO of FocusTech Ventures, which focuses on investing in seed-stage technology ventures, Mr. Huang has over 15 years of experience in precision engineering and is an Executive Director of Focus Tech Holdings, a global hard disk driver component manufacturer. a global hard disk driver component manufacturer. He will provide an update on the current state of technology startups in Singapore.
Mr. Ryusuke Komura
Venture Cafe Tokyo
program manager
Graduated from Doshisha University, Faculty of Economics, and Babson College F. W. Graduate School of Business (MBA). After graduating from university, he worked for a manufacturer IT company, mainly in account sales in the mass media industry and in a project to launch a cloud service related to video transmission. He has worked on next-generation management development for large companies and organizational development for startups, while developing content and educational materials in the field of entrepreneurship. He is also a founding member of Binnovative, a non-profit organization based in Boston.
＜Organizer Profile
Ryuta Takeda
Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.
Global Bridge Institute
chief
After graduating from International Christian University, he studied for his degree at Ohio State University in the United States. D. in 2011 after studying the structure of plant pathogen viroids. D. in 2011. After joining RIVANES, he served as the General Manager of the Human Resource Development Division before assuming the position of Director of the Global Bridge Research Institute. He has contributed to the development of overseas strategies for each of RIVANESS' businesses, especially the "TECH PLANTER" seed acceleration program that discovers and nurtures ventures in the deep technology field. He has a wide network of contacts with key players in the VB ecosystem in Asian countries and the United States. Since 2011, he has also served as President of the U.S. subsidiary, Leave a Nest America Inc.
14:40-16:00
- 4th Floor Main Hall
1st Cellular Agriculture Conference - Pure cultured meat from regenerative medicine to space agriculture
Cellular agriculture is the production of agricultural, livestock, and marine products through cell culture. A typical example is "clean meat" (cultured meat), which is produced by culturing muscle cells using regenerative medicine technology, and is expected to be a decisive factor in solving the world's food problems.
Conferences on cellular agriculture have been held in the Netherlands, Israel, and the U.S., but this will be the first meeting to be held in the East Asian region.
This session welcomes Erin Kim of "New Harvest," a non-profit organization known for having pioneered the concept of cellular agriculture, from the United States, and Professor Tatsuya Shimizu, Director of TWIns at Tokyo Women's Medical University and a leader in regenerative medicine from Japan, Professor Tatsuya Shimizu, Director of TWIns at Tokyo Women's Medical University, a leader in regenerative medicine, and Professor Yayoi Obata, who has received numerous awards for her life science applications in agriculture at Tokyo University of Agriculture.
For more information
speaker
Communications Director, New Harvest Ms. Erin Kim
Mr. Kazumichi Kawashima, Senior Advisor, Integriculture Inc.
Dr. Tatsuya Shimizu, Professor and Director, Institute for Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Tokyo Women's Medical University
Professor Yayoi Obata, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Tokyo University of Agriculture
organizer
Mr. Yuki Hanyu, Representative Director, Integriculture Inc.
<Speaker Profile
Ms. Erin Kim
New Harvest
Communications Director
Erin has been working in cellular agriculture since 2014, when she started out at as one of New Harvest's first volunteers while completing a J.D. at the Erin's long held interests in futurism, sustainability, global catastrophic risk mitigation - and love of food led her to the discovery of animal products made without animals. - As Communications Director, she brings a down-to-earth approach to translating developments in New Harvest's As Communications Director, she brings a down-to-earth approach to translating developments in New Harvest's research into accessible content in print and on the web, fundraising communications, media relations, social media, and community outreach. social media, and community outreach.
Mr. Kazuhiro Kawashima
Senior Advisor, Integriculture, Inc.
D (Agriculture) from Hiroshima University in 2012. He has been a Baylor College of Medicine Fellow, a JSPS (DC1, PD) Fellow, and a Co-Lab member of the Citizen Science organization Co-Lab, He co-founded the Citizen Science Organization Co-Lab, Shojinmeat Project, and Integrative Culture Co.
Mr. Tatsuya Shimizu
Professor and Director, Institute for Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Tokyo Women's Medical University
Born in 1968, he graduated from the University of Tokyo Faculty of Medicine in 1992 and worked as a cardiologist at Saiseikai Central Hospital and JR Tokyo General Hospital. In 1999, he started regenerative medicine research using cell sheet technology at the Institute for Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Tokyo Women's Medical University, and succeeded in creating three-dimensional myocardial tissue that beats at the level of the naked eye. In addition to the application of 3D tissue construction technology to regenerative medicine and drug discovery models, he aims to expand the technology to cell agriculture.
Mr. Yayoi Obata
Professor, Department of Bioscience, Faculty of Life Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture
D. degree in Animal Science from Tokyo University of Agriculture in March 1999. From his student days to the present, he has been engaged in research on oogenesis in mammals; in 2016, he developed a culture system to produce mature oocytes from germ cells of mouse fetuses, creating a new platform for reproductive engineering technology. The goal is to elucidate the mechanism of oocyte formation, which is the root of life, and to develop technologies that enable the use of oocytes.
＜Organizer Profile
Mr. Yuki Hanyu
Representative Director, Integriculture Inc.
In 2010, he graduated from Oxford University with a PhD in Chemistry, and after working at Tohoku University and Toshiba, he founded the "Shojinmeat Project" in 2014 with the aim of realizing cellular agriculture. In 2015, he founded and became the representative director of Integral Culture Co.
16:20-17:40
- 4th Floor Main Hall
Real Tech Venture of the Year 2018
The awarding of prizes to venture companies selected by RIVANES for their unique, novel, and high-growth businesses in the real-tech field will be followed by presentations by representatives of the award-winning companies.
<Selection Criteria
To have a Question and Passion that can change the world.
Businesses in the real-tech field that have uniqueness, novelty, and growth potential
Promotion system with execution capability
*Real tech refers to research-based innovative technologies that contribute to solving the problems of the earth and mankind.
*Awarded in the Startup category if the company has been in business for 3 years or less, and in the Growth category if the company has been in business for 3 years or more.
17:50-18:30
- 4th Floor Main Hall
Visionary Partner Award Ceremony
We have positioned future-oriented companies that understand the significance of TECH PLANTER, which seeks out researchers with a passion to change the world through science and technology and nurtures them together from the pre-seed stage toward commercialization, and that are not afraid to change themselves and continue to take on new challenges, as "Visionary Partners". Starting this year, we will hold the TECH PLANTER Visionary Partner 2017 Award Ceremony.
10:00-11:20
- 4F Session Room 1
session
Using Business Administration and Technology to Create an Organization that Lasts 100 Years
I believe that social scientific methods and communication technologies that visualize invisible knowledge can contribute to the creation of organizations that will grow in the future society.
which was founded by a researcher and has built an organizational structure while incorporating technology and science from a unique perspective, will join Associate Professor Iriyama of Waseda University, who has brought many cutting-edge management theories from overseas to Japan and advocates the "search for and deepening of knowledge," to discuss how organizations can be created by utilizing new technologies and social scientific knowledge. The discussion will focus on how to create an organization that utilizes new technologies and social scientific knowledge.
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speaker
- Shoei Iriyama, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Business Administration, Waseda University
- Shuichiro Takahashi, President and COO, Liverness, Inc.
organizer
- Mariko Kanno, Human Resources Development Division, Liverness, Inc.
<Speaker Profile
Mr. Shoei Iriyama
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Business Administration, Waseda University
D. from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Management in 2008. D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Business in 2008. D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Business in 2008, and has been an assistant professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Business since 2013. He has published articles in the Strategic Management Journal, Journal of International Business Studies, and other major international management journals.
Shuichiro Takahashi
Representative Director, President and COO, Liverness, Inc.
He has participated in RIVANESS since its establishment. After completing graduate school, while continuing his research activities as a faculty member at the University of Tokyo, he established a research institute at RIVANESS and built the foundation of its R&D business. In 2010, he was appointed as Representative Director.
＜Organizer Profile
Mariko Kanno
Human Resource Development Division, LIVERNESS Co.
Graduated from the Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba. After studying marine ecology, he joined RIVANES Corporation, where he was an intern. He is the editor-in-chief of "incu-be", a research career support magazine for university and graduate students, and is involved in the development of many training programs for researchers and working professionals, as well as the development and operation of human resource development and recruitment programs within RIVANES.
13:00-14:20
- 4F Session Room 1
session
Agriculture and Food Changing with the Introduction of Smart Agriculture
The aging of farmers, the lack of successors, and the inability to pass on farming techniques are some of the problems facing the agricultural sector, and attempts are being made to solve these problems by introducing advanced technologies such as IT and drones. In this session, we will invite producers as users, companies as system providers, and researchers who develop core technologies to discuss what is necessary for the diffusion of these technologies and how the field will change as a result of their diffusion, and explore predictions for the future of agriculture and the direction of technology diffusion.
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speaker
Kawakami Village Mr. Tomohiro Nishio, Deputy Mayor and Head of Policy Coordination Office
Mr. Kiichiro Katsumata, President and Representative Director, Drone Japan K.K.
Dr. Kazuhiro Nishioka, Project Researcher, Institute for Ecological and Harmonious Agriculture, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
organizer
Yosuke Miyauchi, Director, Agri-Garage Research Institute, Liverness, Inc.
<Speaker Profile
Mr. Tomohiro Nishio
Kawakami Village Deputy Mayor and Head of Policy Coordination Office
Joined the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in 2009. After joining the Ministry, he was in charge of overall food safety administration planning, enforcement of livestock quarantine measures, and revision of laws and regulations related to agricultural material regulations. After being transferred to the Reconstruction Agency, he was in charge of the Fukushima Reconstruction and Revitalization Special Measures Law, which aims for early recovery and reconstruction from the nuclear power plant accident. He has been in his current position since April 2015. In Kawakami Village, he is in charge of leading the formulation of the village's mid-term plan, the Comprehensive Plan, etc., as well as planning and managing measures for population decline.
Mr. Kiichiro Katsumata
President and Representative Director, Drone Japan K.K.
He was in charge of sales and marketing at Microsoft for 23 years in the early stage of Windows and its expansion, and contributed to the foundation of the current IT industry. After a year of preparation, he and co-owner Haruhara started Drone Japan Corporation with the aim of revitalizing the skills of "agricultural artisans," the origin of Japanese manufacturing, through the use of drone IOT. They have created original businesses such as "drone software engineer training school" and "drone rice sales.
Mr. Kazuhiro Nishioka
Project Researcher, Institute for Ecological and Harmonious Agriculture, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Director, CTO/COO, Kisvin Science Inc.
He developed a low-cost sap flow sensor that measures the flow rate of sap sucked up by plants from their roots, and founded a venture company at the University of Tokyo to promote its use in the agricultural scene. At the same time, he has served as an advisor to several agri-tech ventures. His love of wine led him to organize Team Kisvin, a viticulture research group, 14 years ago, while he was involved in winemaking in Yamanashi, Japan. This year, he will start winemaking in California, USA.
＜Organizer Profile
Yosuke Miyauchi
Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.
Agri-Garage Research Institute
chief
14:40-16:00
- 4F Session Room 1
session
Sensing Unraveling Deep Human Information
Presenters will provide cutting-edge information on non-invasive biological sensing with different technologies, and discuss the new world that will be opened up by utilizing these technologies. We aim to use the discussion as a starting point for collaboration to realize the future vision that emerges from the discussion.
10:00-11:20
- 4F Session Room 2
session
The Science of Weirdos: People with High and Low Weirdness Values. Can one remain a weirdo?
The Liberace Center for Education and Research and the Institute for Weirdo Anthropology will hold a discussion on the theme "How to Keep Being a Weirdo" at the Association of Transdisciplinary Studies, where "weirdos" who create new values in the world gather.
Why is it that the "deviation value" (not "deviation score") is high in childhood, but low in adulthood? Why do adults have less intuition and imagination? How can we remain professional weirdos? We will take a cultural anthropological, pedagogical, and brain-scientific approach to these and other questions, using various oddballs as examples.
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speaker
Kimio Konishi, Associate Professor, Multicultural Education Course, Tokyo Gakugei University
Kenichi Masaki, Associate Professor, Tokyo Gakugei University, Arts and Sports Sciences
Michito Miyamoto, Ph.D. Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
Shogo Sato, Representative Director, QREATOR AGENT Co.
organizer
Daigo Fujita
<Speaker Profile
Kodai Konishi, Associate Professor, Multicultural Education Course, Tokyo Gakugei University
Born in 1975. D. in Social Anthropology. After working as a researcher at the University of Tokyo and Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, currently Associate Professor at Tokyo Gakugei University. Director of the Institute for Research on Human Variants. Based on social anthropological findings, his research focuses on human coexistence and communication through performance, sound, and vision. He is also involved in community development practices using performing arts and photography in India and Japan. He has co-edited "Field Photography" (Kokinshoin) and "55 Chapters to Travel in India" (Akashi Shoten, forthcoming).
Kenichi Masaki, Associate Professor, Tokyo Gakugei University, Arts and Sports Sciences
Born in Tokyo in 1970. Deputy Director of the Research Institute for Weirdoanthropology. After graduating from Tokyo Gakugei University, he worked at a design office before assuming his current position. He is involved in practical research on "media expression education" with a focus on design and art education, and is a vice director of the NPO Tokyo Gakugei University Children's Future Research Institute, a director of the NPO Artful Action, and a member of the Picture Book Society of Japan. He is involved in corporate VI planning, advertising, character and web design, and is the author of the picture book "carnimal. ［Laboratory Website]http://www.u-gakugei.ac.jp/~kenichi/index.html
Michito Miyamoto, Ph.D. Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
Born in Tokyo in 1989. While studying neurophysiology in the Department of Physics, he writes mainly criticism. He is co-author of "Literature after the Great East Japan Earthquake" and "Visual Communication" (both published by Nan'un-do). He is also a contributor to "Eureka" and other publications. He has written mainly on open science, visual expression, and science fiction under the theme of "creating a new scientific culture. In addition, he also focuses on cooperation in other fields, such as manga and stage productions, etc. Since 2017, he has been a senior researcher at the Institute for Heteroanthropology. ［Personal HP.]http://dohjin.tumblr.com/
Shogo Sato, Representative Director, QREATOR AGENT Co.
Representative Director, FIREBUG Corporation / Representative Director, QREATOR AGENT Corporation Graduated from the Department of Political Science and Economics, Meiji University, and joined Yoshimoto Kogyo Co. in 2005. He has worked as a manager for Ninety-Nine, London Boots No. 1 and No. 2, COWCOW, Robert, and others, and produced various new businesses such as Papa Park, a project for dad comedians, and Laugh School, a workshop school for elementary school students. In February 2015, he became independent and launched QREATOR AGENT, a PR agency for executives and cultural figures, and has done PR work for over 200 people, including high school girl entrepreneur Rika Shiiki and Yoichi Ochiai, an assistant professor at Tsukuba University In February 2016, he launched FIREBUG, a content production company, He also produces content for marketing for Mercari and MERY, as well as TV shows, AbemaTV, and LINELIVE.
＜Organizer Profile
Daigo Fujita, LIVERNESS Co.
Science Education Producer
Born in Onomichi, Hiroshima, raised in Nagareyama, Chiba, and currently lives in Yokohama.
A lover of science and nature since childhood, he earned his Fuji Chapter in the Boy Scouts of America and tried his hand at amateur radio, electronics, and theater lighting while at Higashi Katsushika High School.
Upon entering Tokyo Institute of Technology, he was involved in the establishment of Miraikan volunteers under Director Mamoru Mohri, and founded and served as the first representative of Tokyo Tech ScienceTechno, a science event circle. He also served as the executive director of Volunteer Messe, which brought together museum volunteers from all over Japan. He joined RIVANES shortly after its founding and has been involved in educational development in a variety of fields. In line with RIVANES' motto of "turning familiar mysteries into interest," he has been involved in a space education project using the International Space Station, robotics classes for elementary school students, "Omoro Fushigi Labo" in collaboration with Yoshimoto comedians, supervised the planning of the Real Robot Battle for Nippon Television Network Corporation, and developed educational programs for nearly 100 other companies. In addition to programs that allow a wide range of people to experience the appeal of science and technology, he is also involved in the development of educational programs for nearly 100 other companies, transforming them into education that encourages exploration and the creation of new knowledge. Currently, he is also supporting the development of educational curricula for high schools and universities in order to nurture the next generation that will lead the 21st century. Director of the Center for Liberness Education Research Center, Inc. / Part-time lecturer at Tokyo Institute of Technology / Founder of ScienceTecno, Tokyo Tech
13:00-14:20
- 4F Session Room 2
session
Strategy for Town Factories in the Era of Great Business Downturn
In 2025, more than 60% of Japan's small- and medium-sized business owners will be over 70 years of age, and despite their current account surpluses, they will be forced to close their companies one after another due to the lack of successors. In Japan, which is on the verge of a period of great business closure if nothing is done, there are some small factories that have broken out of the existing industrial structure and are achieving growth. We will invite four managers from Sumida-ku, Ota-ku, Itabashi-ku, and Minato-ku, Osaka, to discuss what strategies they are using to survive and what can be done to make Japanese factories the center of global manufacturing again in the future.
For more information
speaker
- Mr. Yoichi Suzuki, President and Representative Director, Sumida Kakoh Co.
- Mr. Koichi Sato, President and Representative Director, Nihon Tokushu Kogaku Jushi K.K. (Itabashi-ku, Tokyo)
- Mr. Yoshihiro Tsuchiba, Representative Director, Sankei Engineering Co.
- Mr. Hironori Takamitsu, President, Nariko Seimitsu Co.
organizer
- Kazuhiro Hasegawa, Executive Officer and CBO, Liverness Inc.
<Speaker Profile
Mr. Yoichi Suzuki
President and Representative Director, Sumida Kakoh Co.
Since 2000, he has also been a part-time lecturer at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music's Department of Design. Founded in 1946, Sumida Kakoh has consistently specialized in the processing and molding of small-lot plastic parts, mainly industrial parts, and has been producing plastic parts for various industrial machines, medical care equipment, aircraft seats, etc. on consignment. The company's consulting services on the use and application of plastics are highly evaluated due to the wide range of plastic materials and molding processing methods that the company has cultivated over many years of plastic processing and molding.
Mr. Koichi Sato
President and Representative Director, Japan Special Optical Resins Co.
From the time he was born, his father, the current chairman of the company, instilled in him the philosophy of "creating the real thing" in manufacturing, and he studied mechanical engineering at the School of Science and Engineering at Waseda University. Once he joined the company, he knew it would be his last chance, so he went to the University of Nottingham in the U.K. to study and received a Master of Science in Management Engineering in 2001. After working as an engineer at a Japanese IT company, he worked as a network security consultant for the UK subsidiary of a major Japanese telecommunications company in London before joining the company in 2006 and becoming its president in 2012. Currently, he also serves as the chairman of the Itabashi Ward Next Generation Management Council.
Mr. Yoshihiro Dooba
Representative Director, Sankei Engineering Co.
After retiring from a major manufacturer, he started a venture company with "heating technology" at its core. Backed by the power of a small factory in Ota-ku, Tokyo, the company performs a full range of services, from atari-testing for universities and major companies, to prototyping of equipment and manufacturing of industrial manufacturing equipment. The company has a wide range of customers in the food, automobile, medical, and semiconductor industries. The company aims to become a "prototype laboratory" for its customers, functioning as a place for experimentation, measurement, and prototype assembly, while leaving the manufacture of parts to nearby factories with optimal equipment and technology.
Mr. Hironori Takamitsu
Representative Director, Nariko Seimitsu Co.
Born in Okayama Prefecture in 1976, he started his career as an industrial machine tool parts machinist in Minato-ku, Osaka in 2001, and incorporated in 2007 (company name: Nariko Seimitsu Co., Ltd.). He established Garage Minato as a base for exchanges with various companies, universities, and research institutes for the planning and development of new products through open innovation, and participates in the DeSET project to solve global manufacturing issues.
＜Organizer Profile
Kazuhiro Hasegawa
Executive Officer and CBO, Liverness, Inc.
He launched Tech Planter at Liverness Inc. He also became the representative director of GLOKA LINK, Inc. which invests in and fosters technology startups. He provides management and commercialization support to various technology startups. In addition, based on his experience of visiting 3,500 factories in Sumida Ward, he also supports technology startups in prototyping and mass production through his network of numerous local factories. He is also a director of Hamano Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and a growth manager of a real-tech fund.
10:00-11:20
- 3rd Floor Session Room 3
Beyond the Sigmoid Curve - Creating the world's best stories in the region through science and technology
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 administration and social conditions of the time. In each of these areas, we are still in the trial-and-error stage, and I believe that there are still issues 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.
10:00-18:20 (core time 14:40-16:00)
- 3F Poster and Booth Area
Researchers' posters, venture booths Postings and exhibits
This is a place for poster presentations that are not limited to a specific field, but rather, where a wide variety of presentations are made simultaneously to exchange passions among different fields and to create opportunities for innovation.
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Saturday, March 3, 2018 9:00 - 20:00
4th Floor Main Hall
- 9:00-9:20opening remark
- 9:20-9:50keynote speech
- 10:00-11:50Liverness Research Funding Award 2018
- 12:00-12:50 Lunch Social (in the foyer outside the Main Hall)
- 13:00-14:20symposium
Pumping new value out of uncharted waters - 14:40-16:00panel discussion
How to Reform Work Styles and Generate Innovation in the Knowledge Society - 16:20-17:40panel discussion
Humanome research, beginning - 17:50-18:20Researcher Award Ceremony
4F Session Room 1
- 10:00-11:20session
Imagining the future of creative human resource development from the front lines of education - 14:40-16:00session
-Plan for the Migration of One Million Humans to Mars- Presentation and Discussion of the Concept - 16:20-17:40session
A society in which robots will become the norm - Where is the breaking point of dissemination and how will humans and society change?
4F Session Room 2
- 11:00-12:20 Robotics opens up the near future of Japanese agriculture (Lunch Session)
- 13:00-14:20 Researcher Pitch
- 14:40-16:00 Very Young Researchers Presentation
- 16:20-17:40 Researcher Pitch
3rd Floor Session Room 3
- 10:00-11:20 What is "Sustainability Sense"? Human resource development by industry, government, and academia for the realization of the SDGs
- 13:00-14:20 Mitsubishi Electric Idea Plus
- 18:30-20:00 get-together
3F Poster and Booth Area
- 10:00-18:20 Researchers' posters, venture booths Postings and exhibits
- 14:40-16:20 Poster Booth Core Time
9:20-9:50
- 4th Floor Main Hall
keynote speech
Artificial Intelligence vs Life Intelligence - Reverse Engineering the Brain
Mr. Hirotomo Takahashi
Lecturer, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
D. in 2003 from the Graduate School of Engineering (Department of Industrial and Mechanical Engineering) at the University of Tokyo, and has been a lecturer at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Tokyo since 2006. He has been engaged in research at the interface between medicine and engineering, including welfare engineering, development of sensory substitution devices, and auditory physiology. D. (Engineering).
After entering graduate school, he was engaged in the development of microelectrode arrays for measuring neural activity and other experimental methods for biological systems using microfabrication techniques. Since then, he has not limited himself to the development of experimental techniques, but has been working mainly in the fields of neuroengineering and neuroscience, with the aim of elucidating brain functions.
10:00-11:50
- 4th Floor Main Hall
Liverness Research Funding Award 2018
The Liverness Research Fund for young researchers under 40 years old. 2017 saw the establishment of research funded themes on regenerative medicine, three-dimensional culture, education , data science, entertainment, human behavior, and more. In this project, research presentations will be made mainly by the recipients of the 2017 call for themes, and the best of the year will be selected.
13:00-14:20
- 4th Floor Main Hall
symposium
Pumping new value out of uncharted waters
In 2017, the Nippon Foundation and RIVANES launched three ocean projects aimed at fostering the next generation, research and development, and the creation of new industries as joint projects. In this session, a university-launched venture that is taking on the challenge of creating new businesses from research results in the ocean, and a team that has formed an ultra-disciplinary R&D structure to develop innovative technology for seafloor topographic mapping will take the stage to discuss the future of the ocean.
For more information
speaker
- Mr. Shohei Ito, CEO, Spatial Intelligence Laboratory
- Mr. Toyoki Sasakura, Chairman and Representative Director, AquaSound Inc.
- Mr. Michihiro Shonai, Manager, Data Analytics, Development Department, Ecomot Inc.
- Mr. Hiroki Yamanaka, Lecturer, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Ryukoku University
- Jun Ogura, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology
<Speaker Profile
Mr. Shohei Ito
Representative Director and CEO, Spatial Intelligence Laboratory, Inc.
A true engineer with skills spanning mechanical design, electric circuit design, and embedded software, he was driven by a dream in the spring of 2008 to see deep-sea fish using a deep-sea exploration robot he had built, and has been striving to make that dream a reality ever since. In March 2016, he launched the deep-sea robot business. He graduated from the University of Tsukuba with a bachelor's degree in engineering systems.
Mr. Toyoki Sasakura
Chairman and Representative Director, Aqua Sound Inc.
Visiting Researcher, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Ph.
He was engaged in the development of new models of fish finder and sonar during his time at Furuno Electric, where he was the head of the marine equipment development department. 1999: After leaving Furuno Electric, he became the president of a cell phone security-related venture company. 2009: He became involved in marine-related business again, and founded AquaSound in 2012. 2014: He invented the "ultra high-speed transmission periodic ultrasonic exploration system" and is currently working to develop products that apply this technology. He invented the "ultrasonic exploration system" and is currently working on product development applying the technology to make Japan a leader in global ocean development.
Mr. Michihiro Shonai
Manager, Data Analytics, Ecomot Inc.
Born in Sapporo. After completing graduate school, engaged in monitoring systems, IT support, various surveys, analysis, and R&D work in the primary industry field. Major research projects: development of automatic asparagus harvesting robot, greenhouse cultivation environment monitoring, image analysis of beef loin core, development of cattle body shape measuring device using 3D sensors, web natural language processing, etc.
Hideki Hashimoto
SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation
Corporate Strategy Division and New Business Promotion Department, Space & Satellite Business Division
Born in 1970. While in college, he worked as a freelance editor and producer for magazines and other media, and was fascinated by "technology and people". After graduation, he joined a listed telecommunications equipment company, where he experienced design, overseas production, and product management, and in 1996 joined JskyB, a venture company at the time, to prepare for the launch of digital satellite broadcasting, where he currently works. He has a wide range of experience from elemental technologies such as digital distribution, broadcasting, and encryption to service UI/UX design, corporate planning, and M&A. He has also been involved in the start-up industry. In the startup industry, he is called "Mr. Deck" and as a "media innovator", he is creating a new world with them.
Mr. Hiroki Yamanaka
Lecturer, Faculty of Science and Technology, Ryukoku University
Born in Nagahama City, Shiga Prefecture. D. in Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University. D. in Science. After working as a researcher at the Research Institute for Humanity and Nature and as a laboratory assistant at Ryukoku University, he has been in his current position since 2013.
While studying the ecology of fish inhabiting Lake Biwa, he started environmental DNA research with his colleagues when he was at the Research Institute for Comprehensive Global Environmental Studies. He continues his research activities to develop and disseminate this new technology, which uses DNA in ocean and river water as a clue to estimate aquatic organisms that inhabit without being caught.
Mr. Jun Ogura
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Bioscience, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology
He holds a B.S. in Agriculture from the University of Tokyo and a M.S. in Agricultural and Life Sciences from the University of Tokyo, and a Ph.D. in Genetics from the Graduate University for Advanced Studies.
He was a Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, a Research Fellow at Harvard University, and a Specially Appointed Assistant Professor at Ochanomizu University before assuming his current position.
DeSET project
The DeSET project is a joint project of the Nippon Foundation and LIVANES Corporation that will run from April 2017 to March 2019.
The ultimate goal of this project is to create a seafloor topographic map with a resolution of less than 100m in the XY-axis direction for the entire ocean surface of the earth, and this project aims to create technology from Japan that can dramatically accelerate the realization of this goal.
In this symposium, the three teams responsible for developing innovative technologies in the DeSET project will present their visions for their development and an overview of their technologies.
Marintec Grand Prix
Within the TECH PLANTER seed acceleration program in the real tech field, the 1st Marine Tech Grand Prix was held in 2017 for the first time in a marine setting.
The teams that won the Grand Prize and the Company of the Year Award in the MarinTech Grand Prix will take the stage in this session to introduce new business possibilities.
14:40-16:00
- 4th Floor Main Hall
panel discussion
How to Reform Work Styles and Generate Innovation in the Knowledge Society
We are now entering a "knowledge society" in which knowledge has the greatest value. From now on, it will be important for "everyone," not just "someone in particular," to be able to properly evaluate the information that abounds in the world and create new knowledge. What should we do to develop such skills, habits, and attitudes? We will discuss methods for individuals to understand "what knowledge is" and to be able to generate knowledge, using the results of "knowledge science" research and practical examples from industry.
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speaker
- Atsushi Shimojima, Professor, Faculty of Culture and Information Studies, Doshisha University
- Professor Takashi Hashimoto, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
- Yukihiro Maru, CEO and Representative Director, Liverness, Inc.
- Satoko Isogai (Facilitator), Liverness Inc.
Three speakers will speak and participate in a panel discussion.
<Speaker Profile
Atsushi Shimojima, Professor, Faculty of Culture and Information Studies, Doshisha University
Born in Akashi City, Hyogo Prefecture, Dr. Kikuchi received his M.A. in Philosophy from Doshisha University in 1988, and moved to the U.S. in 1990 as a Fulbright Scholar. After working as a research fellow at ATR Intelligent Imaging and Communications Research Laboratories and as an assistant professor at Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, he moved to Doshisha University. 2012-14: Visiting scholar at Stanford University, USA. He specializes in functional analysis of graphic representations. He is the author of "Knowledge Science - 81 Keywords for Reorganizing Knowledge - Revised and Expanded Edition" (co-authored; published by Kindai Kagaku-sha).
Takashi Hashimoto, Professor, School of Knowledge Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
D. in Regional Science, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo. D. in Science. D. in the Department of Interdisciplinary Sciences, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies, the University of Tokyo, and is currently conducting research in the field of knowledge science, a meta-science that aims to understand the creation, sharing, and utilization of knowledge, and in the field of complex systems science. He is also a VCASI Fellow at the Virtual Institutional Research Institute. A VCASI Fellow at the Virtual Institutions Institute, he was a visiting researcher at the Language Evolutionary Computation Group at the University of Edinburgh from 2001-2002 and at Telecom ParisTech's School of Information Networks from 2014-2015. He is a board member of the Japanese Society for Behavioral and Evolutionary Studies. His publications include "Dynamism of Bounded Knowledge" (co-authored; Iwanami Shoten) and "Evolutionary Economics: Fundamentals" (co-edited; Nippon Keizai Hyoronsha).
Yukihiro Maru, CEO and Representative Director, Liverness, Inc.
D. in Applied Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo. D. in Agriculture. While in graduate school, he founded LIVERNESS, Inc. with only undergraduate and graduate students of science and engineering. He has developed Japan's first "delivery laboratory class of cutting-edge science" into a business. He operates a "knowledge manufacturing business" that combines management resources and technologies that lie dormant in universities and local communities to create the seeds of new businesses, and he has facilitated more than 200 projects through his "knowledge platform," an infrastructure that gathers knowledge from around the world. He is also an innovator who has been involved in the launch of numerous venture companies, including as a technical advisor to Euglena. He is the author of "Businesses that change the world are born from the 'passion' of a single person" (Nihon Jitsugyo Shuppansha, Ltd. (Nihon Jitsugyo Shuppansha) and others.
16:20-17:40
- 4th Floor Main Hall
panel discussion
Humanome research, beginning
The "post-health era" is sure to arrive, when advances in medical technology and science and technology will lead to a shift from treatment to prevention, and people will begin to ask questions about their health and the state of society. In anticipation of that time, humanomics research pursues the question of "what is a person" and speculates on the nature of people, based on an understanding of all kinds of data related to people. In this session, we will discuss with researchers from various fields how human consciousness and society will change, and discuss a future that is not a fantasy, which can be found through super-fusion research.
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speaker
- Mr. Takuji Yamada, Executive Vice President CTO, Metagen, Inc.
- Mr. Ryu Nakagi, President and Representative Director, Rhelixa Corporation
- Mr. Takanori Kobayashi, Representative Director, Neurospace Inc.
- Dr. Masahiro Shinohara, Lecturer, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
organizer
- Jyo Inoue, Executive Vice President CTO, Liverness, Inc.
<Speaker Profile
Mr. Takuji Yamada
Executive Vice President CTO, Metagen, Inc.
D. in 2006 from the Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University. D. in Science. In 2015, he was appointed as Executive Vice President CTO of Metagen, Inc. He aims to elucidate the interaction between humans and intestinal bacteria through metabolites by compiling a database of metabolic pathways woven by bacterial communities living symbiotically in the human intestine.
Mr. Ryu Nakaki
President and Representative Director, Rhelixa Corporation
D. from the University of Tokyo. Computational biologist. He founded Rhelixa Inc. in February 2015.
Mr. Takanori Kobayashi
Representative Director, Neurospace Inc.
President, SleepTech Venture NeuroSpace, Inc. https://neurospace.jp/ In order to fundamentally solve sleep problems, he developed the "Corporate Sleep Improvement Program" in collaboration with universities and medical institutions. He has been a one-man sales force for 30 companies, mainly large corporations, and has improved the sleep of many employees at those companies. In addition, he is working to spread "sleep education" in schools and collaborating with many institutions to help students learn about sleep, which is an important wisdom for living. We aim to create a world where each individual can design and enjoy sleep, one of the three major needs, in the same way that people today enjoy a meal at a restaurant. Ideal sleeping hours: 7 hours and 30 minutes
Mr. Masahiro Shinohara
Lecturer, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
D. in Agricultural Chemistry from the University of Tokyo and a Master's and Doctoral degree in Applied Biochemistry from the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the University of Tokyo. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biology, The University of Tokyo, an assistant professor at the Graduate School of Medicine, Shinshu University, and an assistant professor at the Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University before assuming his current position. He is also a PRESTO researcher of the Japan Science and Technology Agency's Strategic Basic Research Program. He hopes to develop meaningful research to support a super-aging society.
＜Organizer Profile
Joe Inoue
Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.
Executive Vice President CTO
Executive Vice President CTO, Liverness, Inc.
One of the founding members of REVANES, he established REVANES with only undergraduate and graduate students of science and engineering while he was a graduate student. After completing his doctoral studies, he worked as an assistant professor and lecturer at the Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kitasato University, and as an assistant professor at the Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, before being appointed and concurrently serving as a specially appointed associate professor at Keio University on August 1, 2015. While conducting research and development, he is responsible for launching joint research projects with universities and research institutions and supporting the establishment of research institutes.
10:00-11:20
- 4F Session Room 1
Imagining the future of creative human resource development from the front lines of education
The field of school education for nurturing the next generation is undergoing major changes with the reform of university entrance examinations in 2020 and the revision of the Courses of Study in 2022, which is said to be the most significant reform since the Meiji Restoration. Children's learning is becoming more "self-directed," with the introduction of "problem-based research," in which students set their own problems and think about how to solve them, and the introduction of learning methods such as active learning and project-based learning (PBL). What kind of skills will the next generation, who will become our future colleagues, have when they enter society? If we look at it as a place to nurture "creative human resources" who set their own issues and take on the challenge of solving them, there must be many hints in the field of education that we can apply to our own lives.
14:40-16:00
- 4F Session Room 1
-Plan for the Migration of One Million Humans to Mars- Presentation and Discussion of the Concept
Today, it is no longer a dream for humans to live on Mars. However, what would a realistic life on Mars be like? In the latter half of last year, 410 students participated in "Project Mars -Education League JP-," a project sponsored by HP Japan, Inc. with the cooperation of JAXA, and envisioned a plan to send 1 million people to Mars. In this session, we will invite the students who have passed the final selection of the first phase with their original and well-reasoned concept proposals, and they will give a presentation on their plans. After the presentation, we will have a discussion with the participants to explore life on Mars, transcending the boundaries between students, professionals, and educators.
16:20-17:40
- 4F Session Room 1
A society in which robots will become the norm - Where is the breaking point of dissemination and how will humans and society change?
What will be the future relationship between robots and people? This session will focus on what is required for robots to play an active role in our living environment. Robot developers from large corporations with experience in developing humanoid and field robots, engineers who are trying to link robot arms with CG software, robot designers, and alter egos to eliminate loneliness. Four panelists, including representatives of venture companies striving to research and develop robots, will be invited to participate in the discussion.
In addition, we will ask the panelists to present sketches of their own ideas about robots of the future, while considering a society in which robots and people coexist in harmony.
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speaker
Naotsugu Taniguchi, CEO and CTO, HoloEyes Inc.
Mr. Tsune Sugiura, Chief Researcher, Strategy Group, Technology Planning Department, Central Research Laboratory, Yanmar Co.
Mr. Hiroyuki Hoshino, Representative of otuA Inc.
Mr. Kentaro Yoshifuji, Representative Director and CEO, Oly Research Institute, Inc.
organizer
Shinya Kirihara, Director, Sherpa IoT & Robotics Team, Sigmaxis Digital Force, Inc.
<Speaker Profile
Mr. Naotsugu Taniguchi
CEO and CTO, HoloEyes Inc.
CEO and CTO of HoloEyes, a company that develops AR/VR/MR for medical applications, and part-time lecturer at Joshibi University of Art and Design. born in 1970, graduated from Yokohama National University with a degree in construction engineering, and worked at Japan Research Institute and Nabla before establishing his own company. He established HoloEyes with his co-founder Maki Sugimoto in 2016.
Mr. Hisashi Sugiura
Chief Researcher, Strategy Group, Technology Planning Department, Central Research Laboratory, Yanmar Co.
Completed graduate studies at the Graduate School of Science and Engineering, University of Tsukuba in 1993. In the same year, he joined Wiring Systems Japan, Ltd. In 1998, he joined Honda Research & Development, where he conducted research and development of humanoid robots and disaster response robots. In 1998, he joined Honda Research Institute of Technology, where he was engaged in research and development of humanoid robots and disaster response robots. D. in Engineering from Bielfeld University, Germany in 2005. Currently in the Technology Planning Department of the Central Research Laboratory, where he is involved in formulating robotics strategies and promoting research and development, mainly in the field of field robotics.
Mr. Hiroyuki Hoshino
Representative of otuA Inc.
Robot designer and president of otuA Inc. studied 3DCG at Digital Hollywood in 1998. 2001-2009 he worked at Flower Robotics, mainly in robot design and manufacturing, winning If Design Award and Good Design Award twice. 2009 he founded otuA Inc, In 2014, he started a hardware startup project at KANDA Robotics. 2017, he was selected for the Toyota City Matching Project to develop a monitor-type robot "Moniii". He is also a part-time lecturer at Digital Hollywood University (2016-). He hopes to make people's lives better and happier through design and technology. My focus is on robot and technology design, branding, and hardware startups. I am good at balancing fantasy, challenge, and social implementation, and would like to create a wonderful future with you.
Mr. Kentaro Yoshifuji
Representative Director and CEO, Oly Research Institute, Inc.
He took a unique approach to research and development of alter ego robots for the purpose of relieving loneliness, established his own laboratory, and in 2012 established Oly Laboratory, Inc. as its president and representative director. National Honor Award for Youth "Human Power Award", Stanford University E-bootCamp Japan Representative, etc. AERA "100 People Who Break Through Japan", Forbes Magazine's "30 Under 30 2016 ASIA" 30 young people representing Asia, etc.
＜Organizer Profile
Shinya Kirihara
Sigmaxis Corporation
Digital Force Sherpa
Director, IoT & Robotics Team
After graduating from Tokyo Institute of Technology, Faculty of Bioscience and Biotechnology, he worked for a foreign consulting firm before joining Sigmaxis in 2013. He has worked on a number of new business development and R&D innovation projects in the manufacturing industry, including industrial machinery, automobiles, heavy industry, electronics, and materials. He also has experience in launching a design analysis outsourcing service business using the company's India base. He has also served as a training instructor for engineers at manufacturers and as a lecturer at many external seminars. He is also a technical advisor to the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). He is the author (supervisor) of the book "New Manufacturing: The Front Line of 3D Printer Application" (NTS Publishing).
11:00-12:20 (Lunch session)
- 4F Session Room 2
Robotics Pioneering the Near Future of Japanese Agriculture
According to the Census of Agriculture and Forestry published by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan's agricultural working population in 2017 was 1,816,000, down about 800,000 from 2,606,000 in 2010, meaning that more than 30% of the labor force has been lost. The need for next-generation agricultural robots has long been recognized to enable a smaller production population to perform labor-intensive tasks, but now it has become an urgent issue. Researchers, agricultural machinery manufacturers, and venture companies in the field of agricultural robotics will gather to discuss the significance and results of their research in light of domestic and international development trends.
*This session is open to academics only.
13:00-14:20 / 16:20-17:40
- 4F Session Room 2
Researcher Pitch
Up to 50 research topics, mainly poster presentations, will be presented by researchers. Presenters will have 3 minutes to present the appeal of their research to the audience. We hope that this event will serve as a starting point for interaction and discussion among the participants.
14:40-16:00
- 4F Session Room 2
Very Young Researchers Presentation
The next generation of junior high and high school student researchers will present their research in English. Science Castle, a conference for junior high and high school students (Conference HP→)https://s-castle.com/The presenters will be invited to present their research, which received the highest award at the
10:00-11:20
- 3rd Floor Session Room 3
What is a "sense of sustainability"?
Human resource development by industry, government, and academia for the realization of the SDGs
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are common global goals adopted at the UN Summit in September 2015. The business world has begun to move in response to these goals, and SDGs and corporate management and strategy are increasingly being discussed in overlapping terms. To achieve this, it is important to have human resources who can create a business vision that aims to solve a wide range of social issues.
How can we produce human resources who have a bird's eye view, who can connect the global and the local, and who can look far into the future? We will discuss how to nurture human resources with a "sense of sustainability" that can transcend diverse fields and organizations, including business, government, and academia.
13:00-14:20
- 3rd Floor Session Room 3
Mitsubishi Electric Idea Plus
The research laboratories of large corporations are a treasure trove of superior technologies. However, it is not easy to create businesses that take advantage of these technologies. What would happen if students, researchers, and engineers from local factories who are not affiliated with these companies came up with new applications for these technologies? We believe that this is where the seeds of innovation lie, and have launched a new human resource development initiative at RIVERNESS.
This time, with the cooperation of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, we are making a new attempt to implement two of our own technologies in society through collaborative creation with people from outside the company with diverse backgrounds. The four teams that completed the three-month idea-thon will give their presentations.
10:00-18:20 (core time 14:40-16:00)
- 3F Poster and Booth Area
Researchers' posters, venture booths Postings and exhibits
This is a place for poster presentations that are not limited to a specific field, but rather, where a wide variety of presentations are made simultaneously to exchange passions among different fields and to create opportunities for innovation.
Click here for more information.
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