Rebuilding the Research EcosystemKnowledge Capital Conference Room Tower C
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Outline of the event
What is the Hyper Interdisciplinary Conference?
It is a place where researchers, large corporations, small factories, and venture companies, regardless of their field or industry, can fuse their knowledge and technology through discussion, identify new research themes and issues that humanity needs to face, and promote research together.
Research that creates something new from nothing is, to begin with, "fun. However, all we hear from the research community in Japan today are gloomy stories. Perhaps the current way of conducting research, including budgets, postings, priority themes, evaluation systems, and researcher training, is no longer functioning well in the changing times. On the other hand, Southeast Asian countries have developed, and local researchers have become equal research partners, both academic and civilian. The field of research is expanding not only to Japan, Europe, the U.S., and China, but also to Southeast Asia. Now that the global situation has changed, let us return to our roots as researchers and start a discussion on the reconstruction of the research ecosystem, including academia, corporate research institutes, and even bridging the research results to society.
Please be careful for your safety as typhoon No. 10 is approaching.
Schedule
Saturday, August 31, 2024 09:30-18:30
Venue
Knowledge Capital Conference Room Tower C 8F Grand Front Osaka Tower C, 3-1 Ohfuka-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka City, OsakaACCESS
Organizer
Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.
Entrance fee
Corporations and government agencies 50,000 yen/person (tax and handling fee not included) Researchers affiliated with universities and other research institutions, students, educators, junior high and high school students: Free
Target Participants
Academia, ventures, large companies, SMEs, local governments, secondary and high school students, etc.
Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.Research and Development Division
D. in International Development Engineering from Tokyo Institute of Technology. D. in Engineering. From engineering to physiological psychology, he does not hesitate to dive into any field that interests him. As a student, he conducted manufacturing projects both inside and outside of Japan. During his doctoral years, he conducted research on measuring human emotions using wearable terminals. In his hometown of Kagawa Prefecture, he established the Kagawa Tech Planter and the Society of Transdisciplinary Studies, and is currently struggling to create a project that will change the world from the local community.
Rui Izumiyama
Nihon UniversityAssociate Professor, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Science and Technology
Co-Chairman, Sotonova General Incorporated Association
Co-Chairman, General Incorporated Association Area Management Lab
PlacemakingX Japan Leader
Rui Izumiyama (泉山塁威) is an urban tactician and placemaker born in 1984 in Sapporo, Japan. As an Associate Professor in the Department of Architecture, College of Science and Technology, Nihon University, he has been conducting innovative research and practice in the field of urban planning and urban design. He holds a doctorate in engineering and is a certified associate urban planner.
As co-chairman of Sotonova Incorporated Association and Area Management Labo Incorporated Association, he is involved in practice, public awareness and human resource development, and internationally, he is also the Japanese leader of PlacemakingX. He specializes in urban management, area management, public space utilization, tactical urbanism, placemaking, and walkable cities.
He has published 13 urban books under the motto "Rich Places Create the Future of Areas and Cities. He continues to take on the challenge of sustainable urban renewal with his unique approach that combines theory and practice, including his recent book, "Dictionary of Public Space Utilization.
Shuji Ide
Natural Electric Power Co.Group Leader, Community Development Group
Born in Saga Prefecture, he joined Natural Power Company in 2015. After working on wind power business projects, he has been in charge of business planning for farm-based solar power and resilience enhancement since last year, as well as the operation of "Green Business Producers," a community leadership development project. His goal is to implement a new capital circulation system that reinvests in the blue earth and the next generation, rather than a one-off profitable business.
Takashi Ito
Fukui Prefectural Universityprofessor
D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences. D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University. Currently, he is engaged in education and research on the health functions of agricultural and marine products from Fukui Prefecture at the Faculty of Bioresources, Fukui Prefectural University. He established the International Taurine Research Association in 2014 and promotes taurine research in collaboration with domestic researchers.
Joe Inoue
Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.President and Representative Director CCO
D., Pharmacist, founded LIVERNESS in 2002 while still in graduate school. After completing his PhD process, he worked as an Assistant Professor and Lecturer at the Faculty of Science, Kitasato University, Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, and Specially Appointed Associate Professor at Keio University before assuming and concurrently serving as Professor of Advanced Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University and Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Keio University from 2018. He is a researcher and manager involved in launching joint research projects with universities and research institutions and supporting the establishment of research institutes while conducting research and development. He has also been involved in the establishment of many venture companies and serves as an advisor.
Kan Ebisawa
Mobile Internet Capital, Inc.chairman of board of directors
After working as a device/system/software engineer in the optical disc field at Sony Corporation, he experienced technology planning in the R&D area, group-wide technology strategy, new business creation such as the launch of PlayStation network business, JV establishment, and business transfer.
He joined the Company as an advisor in March 2018 and was appointed President and Representative Director in April 2018 and Chairman of the Board in 2024.
He has given many classes, seminars, and workshops related to venture business and open innovation at universities, graduate schools, and companies, and has trained future generations of venture business professionals.
Graduated from the School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University. He is a visiting professor at Chuo University Business School and an outside director (independent director) of Synspective Inc.
Yoshinobu Osaka
Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.Director, Center for National Policy Research
He holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from Keio University, Graduate School of Business Administration. After working at Mitsubishi UFJ Bank and Japan Bank for International Cooperation, he worked at the Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo (Specially Appointed Researcher) and Japan Science and Technology Agency (ACCEL Program Manager). Since joining RIVANES, he has been responsible for supporting the commercialization of research results by researchers and the investment and development of venture companies. He also serves as Representative Director of GLOKA LINK Corporation, Representative Director of KOBATA HOLDINGS Corporation, and Outside Director of Chalenagy Corporation.
Mitsuhiro Ogawa
Teikyo UniversityProfessor, Department of Information Electronics, Faculty of Science and Engineering
Graduated from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University in 1992, completed the Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University in 1994, and the Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University in 1998, where he received his Ph. After working as a post-doctoral fellow, he became an assistant at the Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University in 1999. After working for domestic and international venture companies, he became a lecturer at Teikyo University in 2012, an associate professor in 2018, and a professor in 2021 (current position).
He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Japan Society for Biomedical Engineering, the Board of Directors of the Japan Society for Digital Game Engineering, and a member of the IEEE and the Japan Society of Nursing Science and Technology.
He specializes in biomedical measurements (especially physiological measurements), biological signal processing and game science.
Yosuke Obata
S.T. CorporationResearch & Development Division Director
After obtaining a doctorate (engineering), he joined a consumer goods manufacturer as a new graduate and worked in the R&D and business divisions. In 2022, he was transferred to his current position, and from 2024, he has been the General Manager of the R&D Division. He has gained experience in product design and development of general merchandise and medical devices, as well as in human efficacy testing and physiological psychological research in collaboration with external research institutions. Currently, he is engaged in activities to explore the seeds of wellness values and technologies utilizing fragrance and heat.
Takeo Kanade
Carnegie Mellon UniversityFounder's Memorial All Professors
Kyoto UniversityInvited Distinguished Professor, School of Advanced Studies
D. in Engineering from Kyoto University in 1973. After working as an assistant and associate professor at the Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University, he moved to Carnegie Mellon University in 1980. He has served as Director of the Robotics Institute.
As a computer vision and intelligent robotics researcher, he is particularly proud of his achievements, including the development of the world's first computerized human face image recognition and face detection technology, the invention of the Lucas-Kanade algorithm used in most video processing today, and the development of multi-camera imaging technology used today, such as the "eye vision" technology used in the 35th Super Bowl, in which more than 30 robot cameras captured a 360-degree view of the field of vision. He is also known for the invention of an algorithm called the Lucas-Kanade method, which is used in most video processing today, and for the development of many technologies used in everyday life today, including the multi-camera imaging technology represented by "Eye Vision," which used more than 30 robot cameras to capture a 360-degree field of view at the 35th Super Bowl.
He has received the Kyoto Prize, the Franklin Foundation Medal Bauer Award, the IEEE Founder's Medal, the Allen Newell Award from the American Society for Intelligence, the Armenian National Award Global IT Award, and the Tateishi Special Award.
He is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Engineering, a Person of Cultural Merit, and a member of the Japan Academy.
Motohei Kanayama
Kyushu University Graduate SchoolFaculty of Agriculture, Division of Environmental and Agricultural Sciences, Department of Soil and Environmental Science, Professor
He graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University in 1997, received his master's degree from the same university in 1999, and his doctorate in 2002. After working as an academic researcher at the Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyushu University, and as a lecturer at the Center for Regulation of Biological Environment, Kyushu University, he joined the Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyushu University as an assistant professor in 2005 (reassigned as an assistant professor in 2007), an associate professor in 2013 at the Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, a professor in 2020 at the Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, and a professor from 2023. He has been a professor at the Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyushu University since 2013. He is engaged in research on soft ground and river sediment distributed in low-lying coastal areas, which is useful for conservation, maintenance, and management of agricultural production infrastructure, as well as improvement of ground improvement technology and deformation prediction technology.
Susumu Kawaguchi
Shiodamari Foundationboard chairman
Graduated from Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Department of Hygienic Pharmacy, and became President and Representative Director of Nutry, Inc. in 1991. In April 2024, he established a foundation to restore the rich coastal ecology of the Ise Bay area.
Naoko Kishimoto
Kwansei Gakuin UniversityProfessor, Faculty of Engineering
D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Tokyo. After working as an Invited Research Fellow at the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), a JST-PRESTO Researcher at Kyoto University, and a Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Setsunan University, he has been in his current position since April, 2023. He is engaged in research to analyze the form and properties of space structures launched by rockets and functioning in orbit and on planets, and to propose new and interesting structures. His main research themes include the proposal of modular and inflatable structures, the application of natural forms such as marine plankton and insect hatching to space structures, and research on morphing wings that can autonomously change their shape.
Taro Kinoshita
UntroD Capital Japan, Inc.Growth Manager
He joined Sumitomo Chemical in 2009, where he was involved in R&D and new business planning related to high-functional materials, etc. In 2017, he joined Realtech Holdings (now UntroD Capital Japan), where he was involved in investment operations and management support as a growth manager. In 2022, he founded Tokyo Nucleic Acid Synthesis Co. He established Tokyo Nucleic Acid Synthesis Co. with Prof. Okamoto of Tokyo University as the first real-tech company creation in 2022, and assumed the position of Representative Director (currently Director). Program Manager, SBIR Program, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (current position)
Yasuto Sakuraba
Tenchijin, Inc.Co-founder, President/CEO
With a diverse network of human resources and a wealth of experience in new business development gained through the establishment and expansion, he is the President of Tenchijin.
He also has experience in developing agricultural IoT sensors, and his knowledge ranges from hardware to software, and designs Tenchiin services from a business perspective.
Yuzuka Sasaki
Osaka Prefectural Kitano High School/ADvanceLab
Eighth year student of the Masayoshi Son Scholarship Foundation. Poster presentation on "Cosmic Rays Arrival Frequency and Solar Activity" at the Osaka Conference of the Society for Hyperdifferent Fields 2022, supported by the Osaka University SEEDS program and the Accelerator Kitchen from the youngest eighth grader in history, still working on cosmic ray and particle measurements. He has received multiple awards for his published work on radiation imaging using scintillators, and in 2024, he was the first Japanese to be selected for Beamline for Schools, a high school accelerator experiment proposal competition by the international accelerator facility CERN-DESY, for "Sakura Particles. He is scheduled to conduct a two-week experiment in Geneva, Switzerland, in September as a member of "Sakura Particles.
Shintaro Sato
Ishikawa prefectureDirector, Creative Reconstruction Promotion Division, Noto Peninsula Earthquake Reconstruction and Recovery Promotion Department
In 2013, he joined the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. In 2013, he joined the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), where he was in charge of revising the renewable energy FIT system, supporting overseas expansion through investment in the public-private fund "Cool Japan Organization", launching the "Town Personnel Department" policy to support local employment of young and mid-career workers, and various benefit programs to support business continuity for Corona disaster in SMEs, etc. From 2022 he was transferred to the Ishikawa prefectural government as Director of Industrial Policy Division. In response to the Noto Peninsula earthquake in January of this year, he assumed the newly established position of Director of the Creative Reconstruction Promotion Division in April. He has been involved in the formulation and promotion of the prefecture's Creative Reconstruction Plan and the establishment of an intermediary support organization to support local activities. He also serves as a policy advisor to the town of Kyotamba in Kyoto Prefecture. He holds a Master's degree in Regional Economics from Cornell University, USA.
Miyuki Shigenaga
Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.Human Development division
D. in Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University. D. in Chemistry. D. in Chemistry from Tohoku University, Japan. In 2019, he joined the editorial board of incu-be, a research career support magazine for young researchers, and has proposed the path of "commercialization" as a career option for young researchers. 2022, He was in charge of matching researchers and companies in the NEDO Public-Private Young Researcher Discovery Support Project. Currently, he belongs to the Human Resources Development Division, where he is engaged in various training programs and commercialization support under the theme of diversifying the way researchers live and work.
Yusuke Shinozawa
Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.Executive Officer
Graduated from the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Tokyo (Master of Agricultural Science). 2008 Worked for a PR company before joining RIVERNESS in 2009. In the same year, he launched the Silicon Valley training program for graduate students, the first overseas business for Riverness. 2012, he launched the media development business. 2013, he launched the seed acceleration business "TECH PLANTER". 2018, he became the head of the foundation development business. Started working on the theme of "founding a business" instead of starting a business. started Project Ikkaku in 2019. executive officer since 2021.
Hiroyuki Suzuki
Yamada Shokai Holding Co.(senior) managing director
In 1983, he joined Yamada Shokai Co. He has been in the back-office consistently in labor, human resources, and accounting, and was appointed as Executive Officer and General Manager of the General Affairs Department in 2012. 2016, he led the launch of "Yamada Shokai Holding" and subsequently experienced many M&A transactions. 2024, he assumed his current position and is currently involved in new business creation for the entire group. In addition, he also serves as a director of the Aichi Prefecture Federation of Social Insurance Committees and as a councilor of the Aichi Prefecture Health Insurance Association.
Kohei Shimasaki
Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima UniversityAssistant Professor (Tenure track)
Born in Kochi Prefecture, Japan, he was appointed to the position of Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University in December 2022, after launching the Digital Manufacturing Education and Research Center at Hiroshima University as a specially appointed Assistant Professor in February 2019, and is engaged in research and social implementation of high-speed camera technology to visualize vibration.
On February 18, 2023, the company won the Grand Prize and the Company Prize at the 3rd Hiroshima Tech Plan Grand Prix organized by Liverness Corporation, and the Company Prize at the Deep Tech Grand Prix. Subsequently, the company received the "Judges' Special Award" in NEDO's NEP "Pioneering Course" entrepreneurship support program, and is well prepared for its establishment in 2025.
Shinya Takaya
METIAssistant Manager, Industry Creation Division (General Manager)
Joined the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) in 2009. At METI, he has been mainly in charge of innovation-related work, including startup policy, promotion of innovation management and open innovation by large companies, innovation promotion for SMEs, establishment of the Green Innovation Fund, and reform of the R&D system. In his current position, he has promoted the revision of the Industrial Competitiveness Enhancement Act and other laws, and the establishment of a medium-sized enterprise policy system, as well as examined the nature of management and stakeholder dialogue for sustainable corporate value creation. 2007 Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Tokyo, 2009 MBA from the University of Tokyo, 2018 MPA from the University of Chicago.
Shuichiro Takahashi
Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.Representative Director, President and COO
D. (Life Sciences), Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo. Founding member of RIVANESS. He established the RIVANES research institute and built the foundation for research support and R&D projects. He has devised unique business models such as "RIVANESS Research Fund" and "L-RAD," a platform for unused research ideas, and has led many projects involving industry, academia, and education.
Satoko Tachibana
Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.General Manager, Human Resource Development Division / Project Leader, Liverness Resilience Project
Ryo Nakaki
Rhelixa, Inc.Representative Director, CEO / CTO
Computational Biologist (Ph.D. in Engineering). D. from the Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo. He specializes in the development and application of computational algorithms for the analysis of whole genome and epigenome data obtained from next-generation sequencers. In February 2015, he founded Rhelixa Inc. and was elected as a councilor of the Japanese Society of Anti-Aging Medicine at the 16th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Anti-Aging Medicine in recognition of his achievements in the field of anti-aging medicine. He was elected as a councilor of the Japanese Society of Anti-Aging Medicine.
Kazuhiro Hasegawa
Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.Executive Officer CHO
He holds a master's degree in engineering from Tokyo Metropolitan University. He joined RIVERNESS in his first year of master's degree and later became the first new employee of RIVERNESS. He launched the Human Resource Development Division and became an executive officer in 2012, leading the launch of the TECHPLANTER business and real-tech fund, building case studies of collaboration between startups and local factories, opening the "Center of Garage" incubation facility, and supporting new business creation for small and medium-sized enterprises.
Shungo Hayashi
Komingle Corporation/comingleDirector/CEO
modern villagethe first person who claims innocence is guilty
Noto no kuni hyakunen no keisokurepresentative of a board of directors
Born in 1986. Born in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. Spent time in Kanazawa until graduating from Kanazawa University, and joined Toyota Tsusho in 2009. After working as a teacher at a private high school, he returned to Kanazawa City in April 2016 with the hope of "doing something good for the community. Upon returning home, he and his wife founded Kominguru Co. With the vision of "creating a community where people want to live and work with their families even 100 years from now," they are developing various businesses. TABI-NE" has 25 private lodgings in Kanazawa. Workit," a management training program that creates interesting jobs in order to create an interesting community. He also operates "Modern Village," a self-sufficient community in Suzu City, which provides safe and comfortable energy for a prosperous life 100 years from now.
Hideki Hayashida
Graduate School of Tokyo University of Agriculture and TechnologyProfessor, Department of Industrial Technology, Graduate School of Engineering
New Industry Creation Partners, LLCsenior partner
D. in Materials Science, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, and a Master of Business Administration in Modern Business Administration, Graduate School of Business Administration, Kobe University. He has a total of 32 years of experience in the chemical industry, including 19 years at two major Japanese chemical companies and 13 years at two major European foreign chemical companies. His experience ranges from R&D of functional chemicals for the global market to commercialization of new businesses and management of existing businesses, as well as venture investment business. Through innovation activities in a wide range of areas such as chemicals/semiconductor materials, biotechnology, healthcare/medical devices, robotics, industrial infrastructure, and AI, he has launched new business development projects by combining the resources of large companies with technologies owned by other companies, universities, and venture companies, and has implemented many of these projects in society. Currently, as a professor in the Department of Industrial Technology, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, he is engaged in education and research in technology management.
Hirofumi Fukushima
Safety Research Center Takaoka Co.board member
Ltd. belongs to Safety Research Center Takaoka, a group company of Kanamori Sangyo Corporation, a trading company specializing in chemical products. As an environmental measurement certification office, a designated soil investigation organization, and a working environment measurement organization, we collect and analyze accurate data in surveys and analyses related to water quality, air quality, noise and vibration, odor, soil, and other environmental preservation, as well as in work related to the work environment and health and safety, and help identify problems and propose solutions. In recent years, asbestos-related projects include sampling, visual inspections, and detailed surveys of building materials to determine the presence or absence of asbestos in buildings and facilities. (Major qualifications: environmental certified measurer, odor analyst, working environment certified measurer)
Shinji Fukuda
Metagen Inc.Representative Director, President and CEO
D. in 2006 from the Graduate School of Agriculture, Meiji University. D. in Agricultural Science. After working as a special researcher at RIKEN, he became an associate professor at Keio University's Institute for Advanced Biosciences in 2012, a professor at Keio University in 2019, a representative director of the Society for Intestinal Design from 2021, and a professor at Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine from 2022. In 2015, he won the top prize at the Bioscience Grand Prix for his business plan "Healthy Society Created from Stool" and founded Metagen Inc. He was appointed as President and CEO. He specializes in intestinal design studies.
Takeshi Matsumoto
Japan Innovation NetworkExecutive Director / IMS (Innovation Management System) Evangelist
After joining Osaka Gas in 1981, he was involved in the creation of a number of new businesses and the launch of national projects for technology development, and later worked in the Technology Planning Office, planning company-wide technology strategies and promoting technology alliance strategies with overseas companies. In 2002, he established a MOT (Management of Technology) school in Japan and promoted the education business at a group company. Since 2016, he has served as Vice President of Nine Sigma Japan, Advisor to Nine Sigma Asia Pacific, and Advisor to Linkers, and will assume his current position in 2019. He is also a Visiting Professor in the Department of Business Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University.
Yukihiro Maru
Leave a Nest Co., Ltd. Representative Director, Group CEO
Dr. Maru acquired his PhD in Agriculture from the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo. In 2002, while still a graduate student, he founded Leave a Nest with only undergraduate and graduate students of science and engineering. He has developed Japan's first "Science Delivery Experimental Workshop" into a business. He runs a "knowledge manufacturing business" that creates new businesses by combining technologies and knowledge from different fields. As the instigator of one of Asia's largest deep-tech venture ecosystems, he works to solve global issues by discovering deep issues from around the world. He has also been involved in the launch of numerous ventures, including Euglena.
Kazushi Miyashita
Hokkaido UniversityDirector/Professor, Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere
He graduated from the Faculty of Fisheries, Hokkaido University in 1991, received his master's degree from the same university in 1993, and completed his doctoral studies at the University of Tokyo in 1996, earning a doctorate in agriculture. After working as a Research Fellow of the University of Tokyo and a Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, he joined the National Marine Fisheries Research Center (now the Fisheries Research and Education Organization) in 1997. He has been an assistant professor at the Faculty of Fisheries, Hokkaido University since 1998, an associate professor in 2002, a professor in 2007, a professor in 2011, and the director of the Center from 2022 to the present. Engaged in the development of underwater observation techniques, research on the ecology of underwater organisms using the developed techniques, research on sustainable use of fishery resources, and research on smart fisheries.
Eiichiro Mori
molmir, Inc.CEO
Spent his childhood in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. with co-founder Masataka Yamamoto (Director and COO). While a student at Nara Medical University, he engaged in basic research in cell biology. After completing a clinical internship at Nara Medical University Hospital, he went to the University of Texas, U.S.A., for further study. Through research into the pathophysiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurological intractable disease, he established MORMIL in June 2022 with scientific advisors Shunsuke Tomita (AIST) and Tomohide Saio (University of Tokushima), and Masataka Yamamoto and Kota Togami (CFO). The company received the KRP Award at HVC KYOTO 2023, the Grand Prize at Biotech Grand Prix 2023, and the Metagen Award, among others.
Akihisa Morito
Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.General Manager
Pharmacology, Self-Medication Research Center
D. (Systems Engineering). D. from the Graduate School of System Design and Management, Keio University. Engaged in research and development of pharmaceuticals, quasi-drugs, and food products, focusing on evaluation of efficacy of anti-fatigue ingredients such as taurine and vitamins. He specializes in a wide range of anti-fatigue research, from fatigue recovery in the daily lives of ordinary people to recovery and conditioning research aimed at improving the performance of athletes.
Tatsuo Monda
Shikoku Kasei Holdings Co.New Business Department
Mr. Kato is concurrently in charge of the New Business Department and the Special Sales Department of the Building Materials Business at Shikoku Kasei Holdings Co. His specialty is sales marketing. After joining the company, he was engaged in sales to house manufacturers and railroad companies, and planned, commercialized, and sold OEM products based on his own original product development. He was later involved in new business development through in-house recruitment, and is currently studying the launch and commercialization of the "SWALOCCA" brand, a spatial design tool that utilizes outdoor public spaces, and is also taking on challenges in the creative field. The company aims to maximize the value of outdoor public spaces as a challenge to create new businesses by a company that is "one step ahead of the competition" with its originality and creativity.
Daisuke Yamane
College of Science and Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ritsumeikan UniversityAssociate Professor
D. in Electrical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo. D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tokyo. D. in Engineering from the University of Tokyo. He was a visiting researcher at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and an assistant professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology before assuming his current position in April 2020. He is also an Associate Fellow of the Ritsumeikan Academy for Advanced Research (RARA), Ritsumeikan University, where he is engaged in research on MEMS sensors, MEMS energy harvesters, and integrated CMOS-MEMS. He was a finalist in the Shiga Tech Planter in 2023 (Kyocera Prize) and was selected as a member of the team for the NEDO: Management Personnel Management Program (MPM) for University Startups in 2024.
Satoyuki Washitani
ACSL CorporationPresident and Representative Director
He joined ACSL in July 2016. Previously, he worked for McKinsey & Company in Japan and Sweden on management reform projects for Japanese and European companies. He holds a Master's degree from the Graduate School of Creative Science and Engineering, Waseda University.
Junji Watanabe
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation Communication Science LaboratoriesSenior Distinguished Researcher, Human Information Science Laboratory
D. in 2005 from the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo. D. in Information Science and Engineering. D. in Information Science and Technology from the University of Tokyo in 2005. Recently, he has been working on the field of wellbeing education and the development of wellbeing competencies. He is also the chairperson of the organizing committee for the exhibition "Well-Being Technology" to be held in January 2025. He is the author of numerous books, including "Tactile Intelligence to Generate Information" (winner of the Mainichi Publication Culture Award, Natural Science Division), "To Create Our Well-Being" (2020), and "How to Create Well-Being" (2023).
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Schedule
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THEME
SPEAKER
09:30
Main hall
Opening Ceremony
10:00
Main hall
Short Pitches by Researchers and Venture Companies "Hyper Interdisciplinary Splash"
Splash, named after the word "splash," which means "to splash or splash (water, etc.)," is an opportunity for researchers and venture capitalists to pitch what they want to do and what they are looking for from the participants in a 90-second pitch. The aim is to find passionate presenters while being exposed to the knowledge and enthusiasm of researchers who appear one after another, and to use their pitches as hints for new ideas. The poster presentations will be followed by more in-depth discussions that will lead to the creation of new collaborative research.List of Speakers
Knowledge Manufacturing Ignition (Ignition: ignition, ignition) is a program that aims to create new research projects among participants from different fields and industries, including researchers, venture companies, and business companies. The project initiators will be asked to concretize in a single slide the collaborative project proposal that emerged from the dialogue in the hall and present it at the Co-Creation Pitch starting at 5:20 pm. The projects selected by the partner companies will be materialized with the assistance of RIVANES.enforcement release
To access the online abstracts, you need to log in with your LIBANES ID. To access detailed information, you need to register your abstract or attend the 2024 Osaka-Kansai Congress.VIEW MORE
Keynote Speech
"Start a new research - Let's continue to do interesting research with amateur ideas and professional execution.
Mr. Kanade is a leading expert in computer vision and intelligent robotics, and has created a number of innovative technologies that are now part of everyday life, such as face recognition technology and automatic driving. In this lecture, Mr. Kanade will talk about his research, which has produced surprising results while solving problems, as well as the concept of "amateur idea, expert execution" and research entrepreneurship, which he has developed through his own experience.Release page
First Social Implementation - How do researchers face the barriers of the start-up period? How do researchers face the obstacles in the start-up phase?
Session Partners:
UntroD Capital Japan, Inc.
Innovative technology is coming soon! But how do we deliver that technology to society? Perhaps the most effective way is for the researchers themselves to "start a business. Although there are mechanisms to support entrepreneurship, it is not uncommon for those actually involved to be in the situation of groping their way through the process. In this session, we will welcome university faculty members who are working on social implementation of their research results, and discuss the challenges they face and how they should face them, while sharing their real experiences in the field.session release
Daisuke Yamane(Ritsumeikan University)
Eiichiro Mori(molmir, Inc.)
Kohei Shimasaki(Hiroshima University)
[Moderator].
Taro Kinoshita(UntroD Capital Japan, Inc.)
Miyuki Shigenaga(Leave a Nest Co.,Ltd.)
Session Room A
Bring back the richness of the sea with aggressive ideas.
Session Partners:
Shiodamari foundation
In order to restore the abundance of marine living resources, we are about to begin the challenge of pursuing the "tide pool method," which is a departure from conventional approaches. In order to proceed with this new endeavor, it is necessary to aggressively expand our thinking and accumulate scientific evidence. In this session, we will discuss the creation of sustainable soil environments and visualization of the economic value of ecosystem services with researchers who are working on research from different perspectives.session release
Susumu Kawaguchi(Tidamari Foundation)
Motohei Kanayama(Graduate School of Kyushu University)
Kazushi Miyashita(Hokkaido University)
[Moderator].
Yusuke Shinozawa(Leave a Nest Co.,Ltd.)
Session Room B
Compass for R&D Projects
〜˜To find out the way forward for the organization and its R&D personnel from the status of conformity to ISO 56002
Session Partners:
Focus Systems Co.
R&D projects are difficult to evaluate and not easy to manage. The Innovation Management System (IMS), which is becoming an international standard, refers to the organizational state necessary for effective value creation by the organization and field researchers. In this session, we will discuss the results of the RISM project, which has been working on the visualization of the state of organizations and front-line researchers, and discuss the embodiment of the efforts of both organizations and front-line researchers.session release
Shinya Takaya(Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)
Hideki Hayashida(Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Graduate School / New Industry Creation Partners, LLC)
Takeshi Matsumoto（Japan Innovation Network)
[Moderator].
Shuichiro Takahashi(Leave a Nest Co.,Ltd.)
14:50
Travel & Rest
15:10
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Can we get younger? ~ Biological Age and Taurine Changing the Concept of Aging ~
Session Partners:
Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. / Rhelixa, Inc.
Why is it that some people are born in the same year (calendar age), but some feel younger and others feel more and more decrepit day by day? In recent years, "biological age," which reflects the degree of aging of the body's cells and tissues, has been the focus of much attention. Advances in aging science have begun to show scientifically that we can become younger by improving our lifestyle. In addition, the anti-aging effects of taurine became a hot topic when it was published in Science last year. In this session, we will discuss the expanding research on taurine's anti-aging properties and lifestyle habits that can help us stay young.session release
Ryo Nakaki(Rhelixa, Inc.)
Akihisa Morito(Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.)
Takashi Ito(Fukui Prefectural University)
[Moderator].
Yukihiro Maru(Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.)
Session Room A
Japanese Settlements and Resilience in the Wake of Noto's Infrastructure Destruction
Session Partners:
Ishikawa prefecture
The Rivanes Resilience Project, launched in the wake of the Noto Peninsula earthquake on New Year's Day, aims to build a resilient social system using deep tech. In this session, Mr. Sato, who is leading the recovery and reconstruction efforts at the Ishikawa Prefectural Government, Mr. Hayashi, who has decided to introduce cutting-edge technology to his own land in a marginalized community in Ishikawa, and Mr. Ide, who has been running a business since before the earthquake to shift to natural energy, will discuss how to live 10 years from now by utilizing deep tech. The discussion will be held in the evening.session release
From Earth to Space, from Space to Earth, the possibility of deepening opened up by all generations
Session Partners:
Mobile Internet Capital, Inc.
The universe, which until now has only been a place to look at, is finally entering an era in which many human beings will be able to be involved. In such an exciting era, how can we measure and utilize space and the Earth? High school students thinking about space from Earth, researchers learning on Earth and trying to utilize it in space, venture companies and investors looking at Earth from space. We will discuss what kind of space age will come in 2040 and how we can be involved in it, transcending fields and generations.session release
Kan Ebisawa(Mobile Internet Capital, Inc.)
Yuzuka Sasaki(Osaka Prefectural Kitano High School/ADvanceLab)
Naoko Kishimoto(Kwansei Gakuin University)
Yasuto Sakuraba(Tenchijin Co., Ltd.)
[Moderator].
Yoshinobu Osaka(Leave a Nest Co.,Ltd.)
16:00
Travel & Rest
16:20
Main hall
Can Gut Design® be achieved outside of food!?
Session Partners:
Metagen Inc.
A good intestinal environment not only relieves constipation, but also suppresses appetite, improves endurance, stress, and is related to all points of health maintenance and business performance. Currently, the mainstream approach is to regulate the intestinal environment through "food intake" such as lactic acid bacteria, fermented foods, and dietary fiber, but are there any other methods? In this session, we will discuss the possibility of realizing Gut Design® through physical interventions other than food such as temperature and VR contents.session release
Shinji Fukuda(Metagen, Inc.)
Mitsuhiro Ogawa(Teikyo University)
Yosuke Obata(S.T. Corporation)
[Moderator].
Joe Inoue(Leave a Nest Co.,Ltd.)
Session Room A
Transformation of behavior and mind led by space
Session Partners:
Shikoku Kasei Holdings Co.
In many places, "parklets," spaces for pedestrians created on sidewalks and road shoulders, have been created to shift urban areas from being "car-centered" to "people-centered," and to create places for diverse people to gather and interact. However, while social experiments have been conducted, there are few examples in Japan of permanent use of such spaces. In this session, we will focus on the impact of space on people, and discuss with experts in placemaking and wellbeing. We will pursue the value of space for people and how our behavior and mind can be changed by spatial design and operation.session release
Tatsuo Monda(Shikoku Kasei Holdings Co.)
Rui Izumiyama(Nihon University)
Junji Watanabe(Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Communication Science Laboratories)
[Moderator].
Junichiro Ishio(Leave a Nest Co.,Ltd.)
Session Room B
Drone services created by small and midsize companies x startups
Session Partners:
ACSL Corporation
While the use of drones is attracting attention at many major companies, what direction are medium-sized companies that promote business closely tied to the local community taking? In this session, ACSL, the first drone brand listed in Japan, and two regional mid-sized companies with sales of 20 billion yen and promoting various businesses will be invited to discuss the potential of drone utilization in the environmental measurement field, gas and water works, and other regional infrastructure businesses.
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