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16th UK-JAPAN HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY FORUM
Locations: Manchester & Cambridge
Dates: Week starting 9 July 2001
WORKING CONFERENCE STRUCTURE
PROGRAMME OUTLINE
Monday 9 July
Japanese Delegation Arrives in London
17.30 - 19.00 APTN-Daiwa Seminar
"Corporate Restructuring in some Japanese High-Tech Companies"
Location: Royal Institute of International Affairs Co-Chairmen Mr Makoto Kakebayashi: Director-General, Jetro London
Mr Louis Turner, Chief Executive, Asia-Pacific Technology Network
Speakers: Dr Seiichi Watanabe, Member of the Board of Directors, Director Research Centre, Sony
Dr Mutsuhiro Arinobu, Chief Specialist, Technology Planning Division, Toshiba
Dr Reiji Sano, Technology Adviser, Matsushita Electric Industries
19.00-20.00 Reception
Tuesday 10 July
08.30 - 9.30: Working Breakfast for Japanese Delegation Meeting with: Lord Sainsbury of Turville, Parliamentary Secretary for Science and Technology, Department of Trade and Industry
Mr Jonathan Spencer, Director General, Business Competitiveness, Department of Trade and Industry
Mid-Morning: Transfer to Cambridge
Afternoon: Seminar "Cambridge Entrepreneurship Scene" Speakers Include Sir Alec Broers, Vice-Chancellor, University of Cambridge
Dr Bruce Boxall, Chief Information Officer, BTexact Technologies
Representative from St John's Innovation Centre
Venture Capital representative
University spin-out company
Dinner: St John's College Hosted by Sir John Boyd, Master, Churchill College, University of Cambridge
Wednesday 11 July Morning: Visits around Cambridge Toshiba's labs
ARM Holdings
St John's Innovation Park
Early afternoon: Transfer to Manchester
Early evening: Check into Crowne Plaza Midland Hotel, Manchester
18.30 - 20.00: Reception hosted by Manchester City Council Professor Sir John Garside, Vice-Chancellor, UMIST (University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology)
Deputy Mayor of Manchester
Thursday 12 July
16th UK-Japan High Technology Industry Forum
Day 1
08.30 - 09.00 "Welcomes" Japan Side: Mr Toru Toyoshima: Chairman, Japan Economic Foundation
UK Side Professor Victor Bulmer-Thomas, Director, Royal Institute of International Affairs
09.00 - 10.00 Plenary Session 1:
"Policy Developments in the UK and Japan" Co-Chairmen Mr Toru Toyoshima: Chairman, Japan Economic Foundation
Professor Victor Bulmer-Thomas, Director, Royal Institute of International Affairs
British Speaker: Mr Allan Mayo, Head, International Technology Service, Department of Trade and Industry
Japanese Speaker to be confirmed
10.00 - 13.00 Plenary Session 2:
"Corporate Restructuring"
Co-Chairmen Professor Tomihiro Taniguchi, Vice-President, Nuclear Power Engineering Corporation
Dr Brian Newbould, Chairman, Asia-Pacific Technology Network
British Speakers Dr David Parker, Technology Consultant, EPICC
Dr Nigel Cutmore, Head of Application and Server Manager, BT Ignite Solutions
Mr Andy Spruce, Senior Investment Analyst, 3i plc
Japanese Speakers Dr Seiichi Watanabe, Member of the Board of Directors, Director Research Centre, Sony
Dr Mutsuhiro Arinobu, Chief Specialist, Technology Planning Division, Toshiba
Dr Reiji Sano, Technology Adviser, Matsushita Electric Industries
13.00 - 14.15 Lunch
14.15 - 17.15 Afternoon: Parallel Sessions
Parallel Session 1:
"Beyond Third Generation Mobile Communications" Co-Chairmen Dr Tsuneo Nakahara, Executive Adviser to CEO, Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd
Mr Phillip White, International Technology Promoter, Department of Trade and Industry
British speakers Dr Walter Tuttlebee, Chief Executive, Mobile VCE "Beyond 3G"
Dr David Leftley, Group Research and Development, Vodafone "Cambridge 3G trials"
Japanese speakers
Dr Yukou Mochida, Senior Vice President, Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd.
Mr Hirooka, (Head, British arm of ) NTT DoCoMo
Parallel Session 2:
"The Latest in UK-Japanese Research Collaboration and Investment" Co-Chairmen
Dr Mutsuhiro Arinobu, General Manager, Technology Planning Division, Toshiba Corporation
Dr David Parker, Technology Consultant, EPICC
Japanese speakers
Professor Hirokazu Negishi, Researcher, Central Research Laboratory, Canon Inc, Visiting Professor, University of Essex
Dr Reiji Sano Technology Advisor, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.
Dr Toru Kawata, Corporate Executive Director and Group General Manager of Advanced Technology Strategic Planning Group Sharp Corporation
British commentators
Dr Tony Cox, Former Science Counsellor, British Embassy, Tokyo
Dr Mark Boden, PREST, University of Manchester
Parallel Session 3:
"Nanotechnology" Co-Chairmen
Dr Seiichi Watanabe. Corporate Executive Vice President, Sony Corporation
Professor Des Mapps, University of Plymouth
Japanese speakers
Dr Noriyoshi Yamauchi, Director, NTT Service Integration Laboratories
Dr Koichi Hiraoka, Technical Associate Director, Technology Group, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
British speakers
Professor Ken Snowdon, Director, Centre for Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University of Newcastle
Professor Terry Knibb, Chief Scientist, BAE Systems
Parallel Session 4:
"Digital Broadcasting" Co-Chairmen Mr Greg Bensberg, Head of Engineering Policy, Independent Television Commission (ITC)
Mr Yasuo Ohnuki, Director-General, European Headquarters, NHK
Japanese Speakers Mr Richard Jones, Network Entertainment Europe, Sony Manufacturing Company
Mr Yasuo Ohnuki, Director-General, European Headquarters, NHK
British speakers Mr John Varney, Technical Director, Granada Media
MUTV: agreement in principle
17.15 - 18.00 Plenary Session 3
Report Back Session Co-Chairmen Professor Tomihiro Taniguchi, Vice-President, Nuclear Power Engineering Corporation
Mr W.St.John White, St.John White Associates
19.30 - 21.30 Dinner Hosted by the British Side "Rhodes & Co", Waters Reach, Trafford Park, Manchester M17 1WS
Friday 13 July
16th UK-Japan High Technology Industry Forum
Day 2
07.30 - 09.00 Buffet-Style Breakfast: Meeting with High-Tech SMEs from Manchester and the North West region These companies will be able to set up simple displays. Both the Japanese and British delegates will be encouraged to mingle with the exhibitors.
09.15 - 12.15 Plenary Session 4
"E-Commerce" Co-Chairmen
Dr Tsuneo Nakahara,Executive Adviser to CEO, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
Mr Martin Bloom, Managing Director, Emblem Technology Partners
Japanese Speakers
Dr Yukou Mochida, Senior Vice President, Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd.
Dr Koichi Hiraoka, Technical Associate Director, Technology Group, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Dr Noriyoshi Yamauchi, Director, NTT Service Integration Laboratories
Dr Tsuneo Nakahara,Executive Adviser to CEO, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
British Speakers Mr Geoff Vincent, Founder Partner, Mediation Technologies "Twin Islands: UK and Japan as pace-setters in the post-PC era"
Mr Bob Evans, ("E-envoy", Department of Trade and Industry
12.15 - 12.30 Plenary Session 5
"Closing Remarks Dr Brian Newbould, Chairman, Asia-Pacific Technology Network
Mr Toru Toyoshima: Chairman, Japan Economic Foundation
12.30 - 14.00 Japanese-Hosted Lunch
14.45 Japanese delegation departs for Manchester Airport
16.30 Japanese delegation fly out from Manchester Airport (BA1399)
17.25 Japanese delegation arrive Heathrow Airport