Hyper Interdisciplinary Conference Osaka 2025

What is Osaka 2025?

Hyper Interdisciplinary Conference 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.

The Corona disaster is now a thing of the past, and the city of Osaka is buzzing with activity as it prepares to welcome visitors from around the world to the Osaka-Kansai Expo. This meeting will be an occasion to welcome more than ever the "unknowns" of the world. The conference will not only bring together unknowns, but also create new unknowns together, making it a more exciting meeting place than the World Exposition. This is like the "konamon" of Osaka. While incorporating a wide variety of ingredients, the marriage of "Yum! and the event will be a place that embodies the fusion of knowledge that should be spread throughout the world.

Schedule

Saturday, September 6, 2025 09:30-18:30

Venue

Grand Cube Osaka (Osaka International Convention Center)
5-3-51, Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka ACCESS

Organizer

Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.

Entrance fee

Businesses and government organizations 50,000 yen/person (excluding tax and service charge) Researchers affiliated with universities and other research institutions, students, educators, junior high and high school students Free

Target Participants

Academia, Ventures, Large companies, Town factories, Production corporations, Municipalities, Middle and high school students, etc.

Session List

Speakers

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  Yusuke Iida
  • ACCELStars Inc. Executive Officer
  After working as a consultant for Accenture and other companies, he has been in charge of new business development and product management at several operating companies and startups.
  Currently, as an executive officer of ACCELStars, a start-up company from the University of Tokyo, he is in charge of sleep prevention business, business development and co-creation, and sales and marketing.

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  Yukihiro Ishida
  • Second Heart Co. CEO
  Born in September 1981, he has been working as a clinical engineer in the medical field such as dialysis since 2004. 2021, he became a director of Kibata Keiki Seisakusho Co. 2023, he established Second Heart Inc. aiming for zero foot amputation due to diabetes and became CEO and Representative Director. He is promoting social implementation of preventive foot care centered on his main service, "Steplife," a podiatry treatment support platform. In 2024, he will be awarded the Malaysia Tech Entrepreneur Programme by the Malaysian government, and is also focusing on global expansion.

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  Joe Inoue
  • Leave a Nest Co., Ltd. President and Representative Director CCO
  D., Pharmacist, founded Leave a Nest Co., Ltd. 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.

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  Takeshi Inoue
  • Leave a Nest Co., Ltd. Research and Development Division

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  Hiroko Ohnari
  • Interbeing Inc. Chief Analyst
  Data Scientist/People Analyst. He has made "analytics that makes working people happy" his lifelong mission, and has been a researcher for the People Analytics & HR Technology Association since 2018; he will be an advisory committee member of Seijo University's Data Science Education and Research Center in 2019, and a part-time lecturer from 2023. He is the author of "Data Scientist Training Reader - Introduction to People Analytics," 2018; "Data Scientist Training Reader - Social Media Network Analysis," 2016; "Logic Puzzles for Programmers" (translation), 2009; "The Art of Recruitment and Success. WirelessWire News (serialized web articles), 2018

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  Sorin Okudaira
  • S.T. Corporation Executive Expert, New Business Development Office
  After working as a system engineer in the IT Department, he joined the Corporate Planning Department in 2009, where he was involved in medium-term management planning, etc. In 2011, he joined the Product Development Group, where he was responsible for the development of "ELECAL" products that combine electronics and chemicals, such as the electronic air freshener "Auto Deodorant Plug" and the world's first household radiation measuring device "Air Counter. He has been in charge of the development of "ELECAL" products that combine electronics and chemicals. Currently, he is promoting the "Clear Forest Business," which utilizes "forest air" in daily life by using unused resources of Abies sachalinensis in Hokkaido, which has excellent air purification properties.

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  Yuji Kawasaki
  • Liverness Knowledge Co. Director
  As Director General of DX Planning Department of Bellsystem24 Corporation, a major BPO company in the ITOCHU Group, he worked on customer experience for clients in the government, banking, and IT industries. He promoted company-wide digital transformation based on the concept of "people-oriented DX. He has been a speaker at many IT-related events with his practical knowledge of data utilization and AI implementation, and will be a director of Liverness Knowledge from 2025.

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  Itsuko Kawashima
  • Leave a Nest Co., Ltd. Educational Development Division
  Completed graduate studies in Biological Resource Sciences, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba. Master of Agriculture. During his university years, he was a member of the Laboratory of Microbial Function Utilization. He conducted research on the relationship between bacterial biofilm structure and environmental response and intercellular communication, including his master's thesis on "Emergence of variants and biofilm behavior in environmental isolates of Lactobacillus plantarum. At RIVANES, he is engaged in discovering research seeds originating from universities and national research institutes, supporting venture companies, and creating cases of collaboration with companies.

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  Motoyasu Kikuchi
  • Kikuchi Shoten shopkeeper
  He joined Meiji Co. in 1997 and has been consistently engaged in marketing for 20 years. since 2004, he has promoted marketing, branding, and strategic PR for functional yogurt, including the R-1 brand. since 2014, he has overseen the entire business and grown sales to 120 billion yen. His strength lies in his practical ability to provide consistent support from evidence building to product development, branding, and PR. in 2019, he became independent and established Kikuchi Shoten Co. With the creed of "delivering meaningful products as meaning," he participates in research and development from the conception stage, designing a context in which the value of research and technology can be conveyed. In 2022, he began collaborating with Macromill, and is working with companies on the entire process of implementing research results as value.

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  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.

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  Kimiko Shimizu
  • University of Toyama Professor, International Organization
  • (Interfaculty Initiative in Medicine and Science and Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Department of Neurobehavioral Biochemistry)
  He began his research on the mechanism of biological clock oscillation at the Department of Biochemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University (Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University). After that, he worked on molecular mechanisms of memory formation at the University of Tokyo and the University of Washington (Seattle, USA), and is currently working on the diurnal rhythm regulation of brain functions. Using mainly mice, he is currently investigating whether memory learning efficiency, anxiety and depression-like behavior, and olfactory responses differ depending on the time of day, and if so, what mechanisms regulate them, and their relationship with the biological clock, at both the molecular and individual levels.

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  Aki Seno
  • Leave a Nest Co., Ltd. General Manager, Research and Development Division
  M.S., Osaka University, Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences. Master of Science. After working as a researcher at a public research institute, he joined RIVANES in 2012. He has been involved in the creation of research projects by interdisciplinary teams of researchers, venture companies, companies, local governments, and the next generation, utilizing research platforms such as the REVANES research fund and the Interdisciplinary Association for Research in Humanities and Social Sciences. He has been the General Manager of the Research and Development Division since 2025.

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  Hayato Takahashi
  • arience corporation Director of Incubation Center
  After graduating from the University of Tokyo with a Master's degree in Inorganic Chemistry and Physical Chemistry, he joined Toyo Ink Mfg. Ltd. in 2003, where he was engaged in the development of UV-curable functional hard coatings and successfully launched it as a new business within the company, and experienced plant start-up, product development, and overseas marketing. In 2023, the current department was newly established as an organization under the direct control of the president, and is currently engaged in a trial-and-error process to create new businesses.

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  Hironobu Takahashi
  • Kumamoto Prefectural University Professor, Faculty of Environment and Symbiosis / First-Class Architect
  "After running an architectural design office in Minami-Shimabara City (Nagasaki Prefecture), he began teaching and researching architectural design at Kumamoto Prefectural University in 2002. He has proposed "contemporary spatial aesthetics" based on his research on architectural design and space. He explains the importance of "beauty" in architecture. Currently, he is conducting research and spatial analysis of the tea ceremony room space in Japanese architecture, and exploring the "beauty of deep consideration without exaggeration" that underlies the Japanese sense of beauty.
  Appeared 4 times in the TV program "Daikaikenzou! Dramatic Before and After" 4 times.
  Awarded "Good Design Best 100" in '22. '08 "Architecture Kyushu Award", Kyushu Branch of the Architectural Institute of Japan, Honorable Mention. '96 5th Nagasaki Wooden Housing Contest, Excellent Prize, Prize Winner, etc."

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  Shuhei Tsukada
  • Leave a Nest Co., Ltd. Executive Officer
  D. in Applied Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo. D. in Agriculture. Participated in the management of RIVERNESS since 2003, when the company was in its early stages of establishment. After accumulating practical experience in experimental classes and various types of writing, developed and introduced advanced technologies in the agri-field and launched a project to build an ecosystem for regional startups. Committed to technology and business development in collaboration with large and medium-sized companies, venture companies, researchers, etc. on a field-oriented basis.

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  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.

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  Kazuto Nakamura
  • Focus Systems Co. Strategic Sales Management Department, IT Innovation Division
  In 1999, he joined Focus Systems, Inc. In 2018, he began working on the company's new business creation, and has been involved in joint research with universities, venture support, and demonstration experiments using the company's products. Most recently, he has been working with a venture company to develop a system that improves logistics efficiency, lowers costs for shippers, improves utilization and profitability for carriers, and reduces carbon dioxide emissions.

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  Takushi Narumi
  • The University of Tokyo Associate Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology
  He received his B.S. in Systems Innovation from the University of Tokyo in 2006, his M.S. in Interdisciplinary Information Studies from the University of Tokyo in 2008, and his Ph. D. in 2011 from the Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo, and has worked as an assistant professor and lecturer in the Department of Intelligent Machines and Informatics, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo before becoming an associate professor in 2019. D. in Engineering. He is engaged in research on cross-modal interfaces that allow users to experience various senses with limited sensory stimuli, and ghost engineering that changes human cognition, behavior, and abilities by utilizing the interaction between the body and mind, by integrating virtual reality technology with knowledge from cognitive science and psychology. He has received numerous awards, including the Young Scientist Award from the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the Best Paper Award from the Virtual Reality Society of Japan, the Excellence Award in the Entertainment Division of the Japan Media Arts Festival, and the Good Design Award.

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  Tomoya Nishimura
  • Leave a Nest Co., Ltd. Community Development Division

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  Hayao Nogawa
  • Gene Quest Co. General Manager, Research & Development Dept.
  In 2017, he joined GeneQuest Inc. after completing his Master's degree in Bioscience and Biotechnology (Engineering) at Tokyo Institute of Technology (now Tokyo University of Science). At the university, he conducted research on bioinformatics analysis mainly on RNA sequence data, and after joining the company, he has consistently conducted statistical analysis mainly on genome data and research using data analysis on genomes. As Director of Research and Development, he is responsible for developing contents of genome analysis services for general consumers, as well as proposing and promoting collaborative research using collected genome data. He has conducted joint research with more than 30 companies and academia, and has published more than 40 academic conferences and 13 papers, including 2 papers as the first author.

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  Masaya Hasegawa
  • Hiroshima University Professor/Course Director, Course of Physical Therapy, School of Health and Welfare
  • ASI, LLC senior partner
  He is a physical therapist. He specializes in rehabilitation science, and is involved in the development and social implementation of movement instruction techniques that integrate somatosensory and motor learning. He has been conducting research and clinical practice across the fields of education, medicine, welfare, and sports, with a particular focus on the transformation of posture and movement through plantar sensory stimulation. Based on the results of these studies, he developed the Perception Input Type Insole (PSI). He founded ASI, a joint venture company originating from Hiroshima University, and has been making efforts to develop a nationwide movement instruction method using PSI, which has been applied to improve gait for Parkinson's disease, fall prevention for the elderly, exercise support for developmentally disabled children, and form improvement for athletes, among others. He has given numerous lectures and seminars and appeared in the media. He holds patents and trademarks and promotes education, research, clinical practice, and business in an integrated manner.

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  Takeshi Hiratsuka
  • Liverness Knowledge Co. Director
  Born in 1980. After working in mission-critical system development and data infrastructure construction, he is currently a Business Systems Analyst specializing in SaaS combined data utilization. He is engaged in DX support, lectures, and writing, with the goal of "increasing the number of organizations that can use AI/IT to its fullest. After leading the implementation and promotion of business and system areas at SmartNews, he has been a director of Rivanes Knowledge since 2023.

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  Shinji Fukuda
  • Metagen Inc. Representative Director, President and CEO
  • Keio University Professor, Institute of Advanced Life Science
  After completing his PhD in Agriculture at Meiji University in 2006, he worked as a RIKEN Research Fellow before becoming an Associate Professor at Keio University's Institute for Frontier Life Sciences in 2012. He is also a group leader at the Kanagawa Prefectural Institute of Industrial Technology, a specially appointed professor at Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, a representative director of the Society for Intestinal Design, a representative director of the Short Chain Fatty Acids Association, and a representative director of the Intestinal Environment Health Care Association. In 2024, he was selected for Forbes Japan Entrepreneur Book 400 and Highly Cited Researcher 2024 by Clarivate Analytics.

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  Shun Maekawa
  • Humanome Research Institute, Inc. General Manager, Research and Development Office
  D. from the Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University. Specialized in animal physiology, he joined Humanome Research Institute, Inc. in 2023. He has been engaged in data analysis and AI model development in the field of life science. Through his work in health measurement data analysis, disease prediction AI construction, and biomarker search, he promotes cross-disciplinary problem solving by integrating his expertise and data science. Also engaged in educational activities such as planning and teaching AI seminars for beginners.

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  Yukihiro Maru
  • Leave a Nest Co., Ltd. Representative Director, Group CEO
  Ph.D. in Agriculture, founded Leave a Nest Co., Ltd. in 2002 while still a postgraduate student, exclusively for undergraduate and postgraduate students of science and engineering. It was the first company in Japan to develop a business of ‘delivery laboratory classes of cutting-edge science’. He runs a ‘knowledge manufacturing business’ that creates new businesses by combining technologies and knowledge from different fields, and is the driving force behind Asia's largest deep-tech venture ecosystem, Techplanter. He works to solve global issues by discovering deep issues from around the world. His main publications include DeepTech DeepTech: The ‘Sleeping Technology’ That Will Pioneer the Future of the World (Nikkei BP) and The New Era of Knowledge Manufacturing (Leave a Nest Publications).

Schedule

TIME	THEME	SPEAKER
09:30	Main hall Opening Ceremony
10:00	Main hall Short Pitches by Researchers and Venture Companies "Hyper Interdisciplinary Splash" The name "Splash" comes from the meaning of the word "splash," which means "a splash of water or other substance." Researchers and venture capitalists give 90-second pitches to the audience, telling them what they want to do and what they are looking for from the participants. The aim is to find passionate researchers and to use their pitches as inspiration to come up with new ideas. We then aim to develop the discussions into more in-depth discussions at the poster presentations, leading to the creation of new collaborative research. List of Speakers
11:00	Poster and booth Poster & Booth Core Time Click here for a list of abstracts Click here for online abstracts
12:30	Lunch break
	12:45-13:15 Knowledge Manufacturing Ignition Workshop
13:30	Main hall Keynote Speech "The Edited Sense, the Expanded Self" Is it possible to edit human senses and ways of feeling with an aim? This lecture will explore how "sensory editing" can expand human possibilities by introducing Narumi's research, in which he has successively tried to reconfigure the senses, such as the influence of sight and touch on taste, and the transformation of self-perception by avatars. Keynote Speech Release
13:50	Movement
14:00	Main hall The Science of Quality of Walking - A Rehabilitation Revolution Linked by Data and the Field Session Partners: Focus Systems Co. Walking is more than just a means of transportation; it is a lifeline to physical and mental health. Maintaining muscle mass and balance prevents frailty and helps maintain opportunities for independent living and social participation. On the other hand, when functional impairment of the feet occurs, such as in diabetes and stroke patients, it is important to restore function through daily foot care and rehabilitation, but there are many cases in which incorrect walking becomes a habit or is interrupted early due to lack of motivation to continue. In this session, we will discuss the significance of data utilization in foot care and its integration with technology to realize a healthy society. session release	Kazuto Nakamura (Focus Systems, Inc.) Masaya Hasegawa (Prefectural Hiroshima University / ASI, LLC) Yukihiro Ishida (Second Heart Co., Ltd.) [Moderator] Takeshi Inoue (Leave a Nest Co.,Ltd.)
	Session Room A session
	Session Room B Communication Science Shows the Future of Organizational Change 〜We're all in pieces! ~ (in Japanese) Session Partners: Liverness Knowledge Co. Today's organizations have become a collection of individuals with diverse values, expertise, and work styles that appear to be "disparate. In such an environment, how can we create the collaboration necessary for innovation and continue to respond to change? In this session, we will explore hints to help "disparate us" envision the future together, focusing on how individuals connect with each other in organizations and the processes of dialogue, observation, and co-creation from the perspectives of "communication science" and "the field. Click here to view the session release.	Hiroko Ohnari (Interbeing Inc.) Yuji Kawasaki (Liverness Knowledge Co.) Hayato Takahashi (arience, Inc.) [Moderator] Takeshi Hiratsuka (Liverness Knowledge Co.)
14:50	Travel & Rest
15:10	Main hall Prescription for a ton of scent. Session Partners: S.T. Corporation Recent studies have revealed that olfactory sensitivity to smell also varies with time. However, the biological clock of the sense of smell itself and the effects of smell on the various clocks in the body are still largely unknown. In this session, together with researchers of biological clocks and a venture company with unique sleep measurement technology, we will focus on the biological mechanisms that perceive scents and the psychological and physiological responses they induce, and explore their potential application to our wellness. session release	Sorin Okudaira (Est. Co., Ltd.) Kimiko Shimizu (University of Toyama/) Yusuke Iida (ACCELStars Inc.) [Moderator] Aki Seno (Leave a Nest Co.,Ltd.)
	Session Room A A New Book on Behavior Change Session Partners: Humanome Research Institute, Inc. Improving health, continuing to learn, changing work styles - human behavior is always at the root of social issues. No matter how advanced the technology, society will not change unless behavior changes. In this session, practitioners at the forefront of AI and bio-data utilization will gather to thoroughly dissect what "change" means, the technologies that support change, and the design to break through the stagnant period when change is not possible. Furthermore, by adding the perspective of social implementation, we will take on the challenge of significantly developing the concept of behavior change on a scale appropriate for the 100-year life era. Click here to view the session release.	Ryo Nakaki (Rhelixa, Inc.) Shun Maekawa (Humanome Research Institute, Inc.) Hayao Nogawa (Gene Quest Inc.) [Moderator] Joe Inoue (Leave a Nest Co.,Ltd.)
	Session Room B session
16:00	Travel & Rest
16:20	Main hall Knowledge Manufacturing Ignition Co-Creation Pitch Session Partners: DyDo Group Holdings, Inc. Corporate Strategy Department
	Session Room A session
	Session Room B session
17:10	Interaction Time
18:00	Main hall Awards Ceremony and Closing Ceremony (~18:30)