Announcement
Economic activities are increasingly becoming globalized amid intensified levels of competition. Research and development (R&D) is no exception. Japan must now improve its economy's industrial competitiveness while simultaneously tackling other challenges posed by the globalizing economy. The State of New Mexico and METI have entered into a mutually beneficial agreement to promote cooperation in their high-tech endeavors. We hope that this symposium will provide our audience, including members of academia, industry, and the public sector, with an opportunity to become familiar with our experiences, potential, and the future direction of this cooperative relationship.
Information
- Time and Date:
13:00-18:00, Monday, September 3, 2007
- Venue:
Keidanren Hall, Keidanren Kaikan, 1-9-4 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (14th floor of Keidanren Kaikan) - Language:
Japanese / English (with simultaneous interpretation) - Charge: Free
- Hosts: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
- Contact: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Mr. Okakura and Ms. Ohnishi (e-mail: qqgbbd@meti.go.jp )
Tel:03-3501-6011
Agenda (subject to change)
Symposium Chair: OKAKURA Shinji (Director for International Affairs Office, Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau, METI)
13:00-13:10 Opening Remarks
ISHIDA Toru (Director-General, Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau, METI)
13:10-14:30 Keynote Speech
Thomas BOWLES (Advisor to the Governor on Science, New Mexico)
William TUMAS (Director, Science Program Office, Los Alamos National Laboratory)
MIYATA Seizo (Senior Program Manager, NEDO)
AKIBA Etsuo (Principal Research Scientist, AIST)
14:30-15:30 Special Speech
NAKAMURA Michiharu (Fellow, Hitachi, Ltd.)
Gary JONES (Technology Transfer Manager, Sandia National Laboratories)
Lisa KUUTTILA (President, Science and Technology Corporation)
15:30-15:45 Coffee Break
15:45-16:45 Panel Discussion 1 "Partnership and Technology Transfer for Industry-Academia Collaboration"
Session Chair: DOI Ryoji (Director, Research and Development Division, Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau, METI)
Panelists
Lisa KUUTTILA (President, Science and Technology Corporation)
Matthew ENNIS (Vice President for Research, Lumidigm)
YAMAMOTO Takafumi (President & CEO, TOUDAI TLO, Ltd.)
MORI Yusuke (Professor, Osaka University)
16:45-17:50 Panel Discussion 2 "Methodology for Creating Innovation in Interdisciplinary Area"
Session Chair: DOI Ryoji (Director, Research and Development Division, Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau, METI)
Panelists
Chris WOOD (Vice President, The Santa Fe Institute)<
Jun AKEDO (Group Leader, Advanced Manufacturing Research Institute, AIST)
MATSUMI Yoshio (Adviser, ITOCHU Corporation / Director, ITOCHU Research Institute of Innovative Technology)
17:50-18:00 Closing Remarks
Thomas BOWLES (Advisor to the Governor on Science, New Mexico)
*Agenda is subject to change
