International Symposium
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Commemorative Speech

Mr. Juichi Yamagiwa

President, Kyoto University

Born in Tokyo in 1952.
Doctor of Science
Having graduated from faculty of science, he withdrew with approved graduation from doctoral program of graduate school of science, Kyoto University.
Prior to becoming professor of this school, he worked as a researcher at Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, trainee at Kyoto University, fellow at Japan Monkey Centre, assistant at Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University, and assistant professor of graduate school of Science, Kyoto University.
He has been in the current position since 1st, October, 2014, following experiences as head of graduate school of science, and dean of science from FY2011 to FY2012.

He has published a plenty of prominent books, including “How to study with fun- Kyoto university method-“ (2015, Asahi Shimbun), “Human today resembling monkey.”(2014, Shueisha International), “Evolution History of Human Family”(2012, University of Tokyo Press), “terakoya series for teenagers-Lesson From Gorillas-”(2012, KODANSHA), “Where does violence come from?”(2007, NHK publishing), “Golliras”(2005, University of Tokyo Press).
Important positions he has assumed so far vary; chairman of Primate Society Japan, International Primatological Society, executive director of Japan Association For African Studies, a member of Central Environment Council, Science Council of Japan, and vice chairman of The Japan Association of National Universities. Throughout Africa, he seeks the original lifestyle of primate human beings based on the data on gorillas’ mode of life and behaviors to find out where the unique feature of human society dates from.

Keynote Speech

Mr. Vinay Venkatraman

CEO, Leapcraft, Denmark

Vinay Venkatraman is the founder and CEO of Leapcraft (www.leapcraft.dk) - a new age global innovation provider blending design, data and science to create sophisticated data enabled products. Vinay works closely with companies & governments to create new offerings with a breed of new tools and methods based on big data analytics & internet of things driven by rapid prototyping and a user centric approach to making technology usable. He has helped shape product strategy for companies like Nokia, Intel, Novo Nordisk, Maersk line, Lufthansa Technik, Philips, city of Copenhagen etc. His passion lies in incubating new technology ideas, finding new models of sustainable socio-economic development using appropriate technologies.

As part of his academic interests Vinay has also co-founded CIID (Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design) and the Big Data Visualization academy in collaboration with Danish Design Center to create new skills and build awareness of how big data can be utilised with design thinking and innovation strategy.

Vinay routinely travels and lectures world wide in platforms like TED on innovation, user centered methods and design for digital technologies. in 2013 he was the recipient of an award from the Danish Design Council and has served on numerous jury panels for design awards etc.

Find out more about Vinay and his work at www.idnext.com

Mr. Toshifumi Yoshizaki: Vice President, Watson, IBM Japan, Ltd.; Currently he is in charge of Watson Group Japan. Prior to this position, he has rich experience as a leader of starting new business for Smarter Cities in IBM Japan (2012-) and Cloud Computing business unit. Before that he has been responsible for ITS ( 2007-), ibm.com center (2004-), e-business promotion and support for the entire Asia Pacific region (2003-), BT/CIO CRM in the Asia Pacific branch (1999-). Joined IBM Japan in 1985

Parallel Sessions

Mr. Matthew Smith: Global Head of Market Development-IoT, Cisco Systems; Matthew leads a global team, driving the creation of disruptive market opportunities to develop the global market for Internet of Things. Matthew’s charter is to work with large Multi-National and Government customers to develop robust large scale opportunities that enable digitised business outcomes and positive investment returns for all parties.
Matthew joined Cisco in 2000. He has taken varied roles throughout his Cisco career, including leading Cisco’s Brand Protection initiatives throughout Asia and Europe; leading Cisco’s Business Operations for the Middle East and Africa region and, based in Riyadh, heading sales and subsequently as General Manager for Cisco’s Saudi Arabian business. Prior to his current role, Matthew was based in Bangalore as the Strategy and Operations lead for Cisco’s Globalisation office.
Matthew holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Business Systems and an MBA from Edinburgh University Business School, Heriot Watt.

Mr. Hiroyuki Morikawa: Professor of Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo; Hiroyuki Morikawa received the B.E., M.E, and Dr. Eng. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, in 1987, 1989, and 1992, respectively.
Since 1992, he had been in the University of Tokyo and is currently a full professor of the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Tokyo.
His research interests are in the areas of big data/IoT/M2M, sensor networks, wireless communications, and network services. He serves as a vice chair of OECD Committee on Digital Economy Policy (CDEP), director of New Generation M2M Consortium, and he sits on numerous telecommunications advisory committees and frequently serves as a consultant to government and companies.
He has received more than 50 awards including NTT DoCoMo Mobile Science Award, Rinzaburo Shida Award, and the Radio Day Ministerial Commendation.

Prof. Kazuyuki Hirao: Professor of Kyoto University / Director of Nano Technology Hub, C-PiER, Kyoto University; Professor Hirao was born in Osaka, Japan, on May 29, 1951.
He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D degrees in Kyoto University in 1974, 1976, and 1979, respectively. He is currently a professor of Kyoto University, and He was post doctoral fellow at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute from 1985 to 1986, and he held the director of Hirao Active Glass Project, ERATO, Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST) from from 1994 to 1999, the director of Photon Craft Project, ICORP, JST from 2000 to 2005, and the director of Nanotechnology Glass Project, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) from 2001 to 2006 and he directs two NEDO Project; “High-efficiency Processing Technology for Three-dimensional Optical Devices” and “Integrated Photonics Laboratory” from 2006 to 2011.

Mr. Minoru Shimomura: Director, KYOTO AQUARIUM; Born in Osaka, on 17th, March, in 1965.
He grew with curiosity in fish and aquatic animals in his childhood and worked at Osaka Aquarium KAIYUKAN mainly as in charge of fish for 20 years since it opened. Engaged in founding KYOTO AQUARIUM and SUMIDA AQUARIUM, he made a role in management of breeding. Currently director of KYOTO AQUARIUM.

Mr. Noboru Ota: Mayor, Maniwa City, Okayama Prefecture; Born in 1951.Graduated in the Faculty of Law from Kyoto University. Mayor Noboru Ota started out his career at the provincial office of Kyoto in 1975. He served as a chief officer of the Financial Department and the office of the Governor, and as the head of the general affairs department. After serving as the deputy governor since 2010, he was elected mayor of Maniwa City in April 2013. Since then, he has been serving as the mayor of Maniwa City.

He believes that discovering, utilizing and connecting local resources are one fundamental plan for the sustainable development of Maniwa City and he is striving for his strategic initiative which optimizes variety local resources of Maniwa City, such as the biomass power station generated by lignum resources and defusing CLT(Cross Laminated Timber).

His motto is’近き者説（よろこ）び、遠き者来る(chikakimono yorokobi tokimono kitaru)’ from the Analects of Confucius. It means that “Those who close to you are happy, and those who are far away will come to you.”

Mr. James M. Walsh

founder of Walsh Advisors, LLC

Jim Walsh founded Walsh Advisors, LLC in 2002 to assist international financial services firms with asset management and banking strategies, to consult on cross-border M&A and strategic alliance opportunities and to identify investment managers appropriate for introduction to institutional investors. It operates at the intersection of financial markets, innovation technology and the secular shift that has occurred in global markets.

Significant growth in global assets has changed the roles of asset aggregators and market intermediaries in the global capital allocation process.

Financial markets have been transformed from the task of accessing capital on the basis of price, to one of allocating capital on the basis of risk. Walsh Advisors seeks to reflect the comprehensive implications of this shift in all of its advisory assignments.

Jim has served as Senior Advisor for several large asset management and financial advisory firms and held senior positions in capital markets and investment management at First Boston/CSFB, now Credit Suisse (NY, London, Tokyo), Prudential Securities (Tokyo), Société Générale (NY) and Zurich Financial Services (NY, Zurich).

During eleven years based in Tokyo Jim opened offices in Japan and China and managed business across the Asia Pacific region. He led one of the first teams to trade US Treasury Securities with Chinese institutions and expanded commodities trading in China. He obtained memberships on exchanges in the region and built sales, trading, research, compliance and operations to support those new businesses.

In Tokyo he was a frequent industry spokesperson on critical issues of market liberalization and worked closely with US and Japanese regulators on policies to support market development.

He is a member of the Advisory Committee of Morgan Stanley Capital Partners V LP, a diversified domestic private equity fund, and is a former director of several funds including a listed (NYSE) BDC. He has been an Associated Member of the NYSE.

Jim has an MBA from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business and BS and MS degrees in physics from Stevens Institute of Technology where he was a member of the Board of Trustees 1997-2013. He is a member of the Tokyo Club, Tokyo American Club and the Tokyo Lawn Tennis Club.

Ms. Guo BAI: Assistant professor, China Institute of Fudan University; Guo BAI is an assistant professor at China Institute of Fudan University, and principle of Global Futures Group. She is co-author of the book “China’s Development: Capitalism and Empire”, which provided unique perspectives to understand the logic of China’s reform and pointed out a roadmap that could lead China onto a more sustainable growth path. Her book has been published in English, French, Chinese, and received wide press coverage. Her current research interest is on governance of inter-organizational collaborations for complex ICT-driven projects, especially smart city projects. She is a Ph.D. in strategic management at HEC Paris, and was a senior researcher in economy and finance at the French Embassy in Beijing.

Mr. Hiroshi Hosoi: President, Nara Medical University; 1975　Bachelor of Medicine, Nara Medical University
1999 Professor of Nara Medical University, Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2005 Deputy director of Nara Medical University Hospital
2014 President of Nara Medical University

Mr. Tsuyoshi Kinoshita: Vice President, the Internet Association Japan
Advisor, The Smart City Global Network; Kinoshita currently serves as Vice President at Internet Association Japan where his key responsibilities include the international harmonization concerning with the Internet economy development, Internet Governance,
and the IoT business development by collaborating together with private sector members from various industries.

Served in various Japanese government technology policy development study groups regarding the Internet policy, IPv6, IoT, Green, Cyber security agenda.
Also, held variety of leadership positions in Sales, Marketing, Strategic Alliance, and Business Development in the ICT industry in Japan and Asia Pacific region.
Most recently CTO and Managing Director of Strategic Business Development at Cisco Japan as well as the IoE Innovation Center Tokyo lead of Cisco Inc.

Mr. Hiroyuki Yoshihara: Emeritus Professor, Kyoto University
Emeritus Professor, University of Miyazaki; 1984 graduate from Graduate School of Medicine (Miyazaki Medical College)
1995 Professor of Miyazaki Medical College
1998 Visiting Associate Professor of Harvard University
2000 Professor of Kumamoto University
2003 Professor of Kyoto University
2013 Emeritus professor, Kyoto University
2014 Director of University Hospital of Miyazaki
Currently special-appointed professor of The Center for EHR,University of Miyazaki, and director of EHR Research Program at Kyoto University, since April in 2016

Mr. Yutaka Ukegawa: Senior Vice President, NEC Corporation; 1987 Graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan University
Joined NEC Corporation
2000 Manager, Radio Application Division
2001 Manager, Defense Network Centric Promotion Division
2004 Department Manager, Defense Network Centric Promotion Division
2007 Assistant General Manager, Defense Network Systems Division
2012 General Manager, Defense Network Systems Division
2016 Currently working as Senior Vice President

Mr. Yuji Yoshimura: Co-founder of laboratory urban DECODE/MIT SENSEable City Lab Research Affiliate; Yoshimura was born in Aichi, Japan. He has mostly worked at public institutions such as Barcelona Contemporary Culture Centre, UNESCO Chair at UPC, Barcelona Urban Ecology Agency and Centre for Innovation in Transport. Currently co-founder of laboratory urban DECODE and MIT SENSEable City Lab Research Affiliate. His primary projects include the pedestrianization of the Gracia district in Barcelona and a new bus line system for the city of Barcelona. Recently, he is dedicated to analyzing the transaction datasets for human behaviors collaborating with Spanish banks and visitors’ behavioral analysis in the Louvre Museum, Paris. He also has a personal blog (http://blog.archiphoto.info/) about social, cultural and political issues in Europe.

Prof. Kenji Yamaji: Director-General, Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE); 1972: B. Engineering (Nuclear Engineering), the University of Tokyo. 1977: Dr. of Engineering, the University of Tokyo. 1977-1994: Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI). 1994-2010: Professor, School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo. 2010-: Director-General, Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE); and Emeritus Professor, the University of Tokyo. Research Field: Energy systems engineering. 2005-2014: Council Member, Science Council of Japan. 2011-2013: President, Japan Society of Energy and Resources. 2015-: President, Japan Institute of Energy.

Mr. Kiyoshi Aoshika: Deputy Director, Smart Community Policy Office, Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Dept., Agency for Natural Resources and Energy; 2007 Japan Patent Office
2015 Agency for Natural Resources and Energy
2016 Part-time professor, Tokyo Woman’s Christian University

Mr. Kazunori Nagahata: Executive director of KES environment institute, authorized non-profit organization.; Executive director of KES environment institute, authorized non-profit organization. Born in Osaka in 1952. Having graduated from faculty of engineering, Osaka University, he entered Japan Storage Battery Co., Ltd. Before he was assigned to be a department of environment in 2008 and assumed the leader in 2011, he had had wide experiences in production technology, design, planning, sales promotion, sales, production management and material procurement. He belongs to the current position after he resigned office in March, 2016, following to resignation of the department leader in October, 2014.

Mr. Sébastien Tremblay: Director and Professor of Joint Research Unit in Urban Sciences at Laval University; Sébastien Tremblay is a Professor at Université Laval, Honorary Professor at Cardiff University, UK, and Director of the Co-DOT lab (www.co-dot.ulaval.ca). He was recently appointed as Scientific Director of the Joint Research Unit in Urban Sciences – a consortium of academic, industrial and government partners teaming up in a joint R&D initiative to create innovative and smart solutions to city emerging challenges. His program of research is centred on human interaction with technologies. The main goal is to maximize human performance and well-being in a wide range of domains such as public safety, transportation and entertainment. He holds a Ph.D. in Psychology (1999) from Cardiff University

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