Hyper Interdisciplinary Conference Osaka 2025
2025.09.06 [SAT].

Hyper Interdisciplinary Conference Osaka 2025

Unknown Marriage Grand Cube Osaka (Osaka International Convention Center) 10F
ABOUT
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) 10F
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.
REGISTRATION

Participant (audience) Ticket

We look forward to welcoming many people from academia, venture companies, corporations, town factories, local governments, junior high and high school students, and others to the Hyperdifferent Fields Conference.

Researchers affiliated with universities and other research institutions,
Students, educators, middle and high school students

free
*Representatives of poster presenters and booth exhibitors are not required to obtain an auditorium ticket. Co-researchers and accompanying persons must obtain an auditing ticket.

Businesses and government agencies

(Credit card payment) 56,980 yen/person (including tax and settlement fee)

Cancellation policy and billing information for paid auditing tickets
Cancellations will not be accepted after the application has been made for the customer's convenience. Please note that your request will not be cancelled even if you fail to show up on the day of the event.
For credit card payment, we will send you a ticket (QR code) for the reception on the day of the event by e-mail after payment is completed.
In the event that the Osaka Congress 2025 is cancelled due to the organizer's decision, the request will be cancelled.

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program

Session List

Speakers

  • Yusuke Iida
    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.
  • Yukihiro Ishida
    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.
  • Joe Inoue
    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.
  • Takeshi Inoue
    Takeshi Inoue
    • Leave a Nest Co., Ltd. Research and Development Division
  • Hiroko Ohnari
    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
  • Sorin Okudaira
    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.
  • Yuji Kawasaki
    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.
  • Itsuko Kawashima
    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.
  • Motoyasu Kikuchi
    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.
  • Yuko Kumeida
    Yuko Kumeida
    • Osaka Public University Visiting Professor, Research Center for Microbial Control
    • NPO Mold Consultation Center vice-chairman
    For about 30 years, he was engaged in the inspection and research of bacteria and fungi at the Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health, where he helped solve numerous problems in the fields of food hygiene and environmental sanitation. After retirement, he worked for the Osaka Food Sanitation Association before assuming his current position. He is also actively involved in academic activities as a director of the Japanese Society of Bacteriostasis and Mold Prevention and a former director of the Japanese Society of Food Microbiology.
    Combining years of field experience and research results, the company now offers multifaceted mold-related testing, research, and consulting services. They scientifically analyze the ecology and characteristics of various molds and propose highly effective control and prevention measures from a microbiological perspective. Responding to a wide range of needs from industry to households, the company is committed to maintaining people's health and a safe and secure living environment.
  • Kimiko Shimizu
    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.
  • Natsuki Suganuma
    Natsuki Suganuma
    • Bacterico Corporation CEO
    After completing the master's program at Nagoya University Graduate School of Drug Discovery Science, he engaged in research on intestinal bacteria at Ezaki Glico Co. With the mission of "Happiness for tomorrow starts from the intestines - Draw out the potential of intestinal bacteria and make each person's aspirations come true", he provides personalized and optimized intestinal flora care services. He is also a faculty member of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Keio University.
  • Hiroyuki Suzuki
    Hiroyuki Suzuki
    • Senior Managing Director, Yamada Shokai Holding Co. / President, Oval Architects & Engineers, Inc.
    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.
  • Aki Seno
    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.
  • Yoshiya Sengoku
    Yoshiya Sengoku
    • Okayama University Hospital Senior Research Manager, Next Generation Medical Device Development Department, New Medical Research and Development Center
    TBD
  • Kazuya Takahashi
    Kazuya Takahashi
    • The Harmony Co. Representative Director and CEO Care Worker / Dementia Care Specialist / Dementia Practitioner Training
    Born in Tagawa City, Fukuoka Prefecture. After graduating from the Men's Fashion Department of Vantan Design Institute, worked as a fashion designer in Tokyo and Italy. After returning to Japan, he faced the aging of his parents when he lived with them at home and established the company in Iizuka City, Fukuoka Prefecture in April 2012 to solve their nursing care issues. Currently, the company operates six nursing homes and one daycare center specializing in care for the elderly with dementia, and develops and sells a dementia communication robot, "Daichan.
  • Hayato Takahashi
    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.
  • Hironobu Takahashi
    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."
  • Masayuki Tanabe
    Masayuki Tanabe
    • Kumamoto University Graduate School Assistant Professor, Advanced Science Research Division; Fellow, Venture Promotion Division, R&D Strategy Headquarters
    • Salmon Tech Co. CEO
    D. in engineering from Tokyo Metropolitan University, and has been working as an assistant professor at Kumamoto University since 2011, specializing in ultrasound engineering and medical imaging. He is particularly interested in research and development of wearable ultrasound sensing technology, aiming to realize a new diagnostic and monitoring method in the medical field. In addition to his research activities, he co-founded and became the president of SERMONTECH Corporation in 2022 with the goal of "democratizing ultrasound. He continues to challenge the development of next-generation medical devices and their implementation in society beyond the framework of academic research.
  • Shuhei Tsukada
    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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Schedule

TIME THEME SPEAKER
09:30 Main hall

Opening Ceremony

10:00 Short Pitches by Researchers and Venture Companies "Hyper Interdisciplinary Splash" 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

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12:30

Lunch break

12:45-13:15 Knowledge Manufacturing Ignition Workshop

13:30 Keynote: "The Edited Sense, the Expanded Self" 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. Click here for the keynote release
13:50

Movement

14:00 The Science of Quality of Walking - A Rehabilitation Revolution Linked by Data and the Field 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. Click here to view the 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.)
Bridging Science and Society to Promote "Food Choice Behavior Session Room A

Bridging Science and Society to Promote "Food Choice Behavior

Session Partners:
Metagen Inc.
As products and services focusing on the intestinal environment attract attention, how do we deliver them to society and how do we build trust? Public Relations" to build a relationship with society, rather than simply disseminating information, is now being questioned. In this session, we will discuss a new form of bridging science and society, which is necessary in a reality where products and services are not selected solely on the basis of their "correctness. Click here to view the session release.
  • Koji Murakami (Nisshin Flour Milling Co.)
  • Takashi Hayakawa (Fukui Prefectural University)
  • Motoyasu Kikuchi (Kikuchi Shoten)

[Moderator]

  • Shinji Fukuda (Metagen Corporation / Keio University)
Communication Science Shows the Future of Organizational Transformation - Even though We're All Apart! ~ (in Japanese) 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 Prescription for a ton of scent. 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. Click here to view the session release.
  • Sorin Okudaira (Est. Co., Ltd.)
  • Kimiko Shimizu (University of Toyama/)
  • Yusuke Iida (ACCELStars Inc.)

[Moderator]

  • Aki Seno (Leave a Nest Co.,Ltd.)
A New Book on Behavior Change 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.)
Knowledge generated from on-site observation - How to create a place where questions are generated Session Room B

Knowledge generated from on-site observation - How to create a place where questions are generated

Session Partners:
BIZEN Okayama University Hospital Medical Open Innovation Program
A project begins with a question. But who finds the questions, where, and how? In this session, the speakers will trace the process of observation in the medical, engineering, and nursing care fields, sublimating their findings into questions, and putting them into practice. How do the questions that emerge in the field involve people and create collaboration that transcends the barriers of the field? Through these images, we will draw a picture of how encounters and projects should be designed. Click here to view the session release.
  • Yoshiya Sengoku (Okayama University Hospital)
  • Masayuki Tanabe (Kumamoto University Graduate School / Salmon Tech Co.)
  • Kazuya Takahashi (The Harmony, Inc.)

[Moderator]

  • Shuhei Tsukada (Leave a Nest Co.,Ltd.)
16:00

Travel & Rest

16:20 Knowledge Manufacturing Ignition Co-Creation Pitch Main hall

Knowledge Manufacturing Ignition Co-Creation Pitch

Session Partners:
DyDo Group Holdings, Inc. Corporate Strategy Department
Learning from the past - Japanese climate and technology weave together to create a living environment for the new era. Session Room A

Learning from the past - Japanese climate and technology weave together to create a living environment for the new era.

Session Partners:
Yamada Shokai Holding Co.
As the environment surrounding humans changes on a global scale due to climate change, disasters, and the impact of resources and waste, the living environment must also evolve in a sustainable and flexible manner. Now is the time for a new perspective based on Japanese wisdom and technology. In this session, we will add a scientific perspective to our knowledge of construction, materials, and architectural design with a focus on the "uniquely Japanese qualities" to discuss the ideal living environment for a new era, one that changes flexibly with the times and the environment. Click here to view the session release.
  • Hiroyuki Suzuki (Senior Managing Director, Yamada Shokai Holding Co.)
  • Hironobu Takahashi (Kumamoto Prefectural University)
  • Mikio Hanai (Kyowa Leather Co.)

[Moderator]

  • Yukihiro Maru (Leave a Nest Co.,Ltd.)
Session Room B

Beyond Freshness! Microorganisms open up a cold and hot logistics revolution

17:10

Interaction Time

18:00 Main hall

Awards Ceremony and Closing Ceremony (~18:30)

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