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Location: Kazusa Hills, Chiba Prefecture
(Kazusa Akademia Park is a bio-oriented science park just across Tokyo Bay from Yokohama)
Dates: Week starting 15July 2002
Updated 15 January 2003
Previous Programmes, 2001, 2000, 1999,
Provisional British Delegation click here
Provisional Japanese delegation, please click here
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For Hotel and Travel details click here
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JULY 15 (Mon)
British Delegation arrive at Narita Airport, and proceed to Kazusa Akademia Park by chartered bus. Japanese participants check-in at the hotel individually.
18:30~20:30 - Okura Akademia Park Hotel, 2nd floor, "Asuka-no ma- Room"
Welcome Reception hosted by the Governor of Chiba Prefecture
JULY 16 (Tues) 1st day
08:30~08:50 - Conference Room 202-B, Kazusa Akademia Hall, 2nd Floor
Opening Remarks
Chairs and Speakers Mr. Toru Toyoshima, Chairman, Japan Economic Foundation
Professor Terry Knibb, Chairman Asia-Pacific Technology Network & Chief Scientist, BAE Systems
08:50~09:00
Welcome Remarks H.E. Sir Stephen Gomersall, British Ambassador
09:00~10:00 - Conference Room 202-B
Plenary Session
"Policy Developments in the UK and Japan"
Chairs Mr. Toru Toyoshima, Chairman, Japan Economic Foundation
Professor Terry Knibb, Chairman Asia-Pacific Technology Network & Chief Scientist, BAE Systems
Speakers Mr. Kazumasa Kusaka, Director General, Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Mr Allan Mayo, Head, International Technology Service, Department of Trade and Industry
Q&A 30min.
10:00~10:15 - Foyer front of Conference Room 202-B
Coffee break
10:15~13:00 - Conference Room 202-B
Plenary Session II
"Innovation and High-Technology: The New Business Models"
Chair Dr. Seiichi Watanabe, Executive Vice President, Sony Corporation
Mr Allan Mayo, Head, International Technology Service, Department of Trade and Industry
Speakers Dr. Tsuneo Nakahara, Executive Adviser to CEO, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd ."Digital New Deal (DND) Project"
Mr. Koji Yamaguchi, Corporate Chief Engineer, Environmental Affairs, NEC Corporation "Effective Use of IT :examples of environmental problem solving"
Dr. Mutsuhiro Arinobu, General Manager, Technology Planning Division, Toshiba Corporation Technology Revolution in the 21st Century (tentative)"
Dr. Masatoshi Kawarasaki , Director, NTT Service Integration Laboratories, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) "Perspectives of broadband and IT driven services"
Mr David Winter General Manager and Senior Director, Philips Mobile Display Systems "New Business Models in the Electronics Industry: changes in the supply chain"
Dr Mike Gregory, Institute of Manufacturing, University of Cambridge "New manufacturing models"
13:00~14:15 - Okura Akademia Park Hotel, 2nd floor, "Ariake-no-ma Room"
Buffet style lunch
14:15~17:15 - PARALLEL SESSIONS
A coffee break will be held 15:30-16:00 in front of the Parallel Session rooms.
Parallel Session 1 - Conference Room 102, Kazusa Akademia Hall, 1st floor
"Mobile Communications"
Chairs: Dr. Mutsuhiro Arinobu, General Manager, Technology Planning Division, Toshiba Corporation
Professor Joe McGeehan, Dean of Engineering, Bristol University & Managing Director, Telecommunications Research Laboratory, Toshiba Research Europe
Speakers: Mr. Eiichi Abe, Senior Vice President, General Manager, Nissan Research Center, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. "IT technology for automobiles : today and future"
Dr. Toru Kawata, Corporate Executive Director and Group General Manager of Advanced Technology Strategic Planning Group, Sharp Corporation "Prospective of mobile communications in broadband network"
Dr. Hideki Mizuno, Senior Manager, Technology Management, Research and Development Planning Department, NTT DoCoMo "IMT-2000 Service 'FOMA' in NTT DoCoMo"
Dr John Thompson, Chief Technical Officer, J-Phone "Evolving requirements for handsets"
Mr Patrick Horgan, Director of IT and Telecom, APCO Batey Burn, Adviser to E-Commerce China Forum "China's M-Commerce Environment: the place for foreign investors"
Ms Rachel Yould, Doctoral Student, Christ Church College, University of Oxford "The Mobile Communications experience: Japan and the UK compared"
Parallel Session 2 - Conference Room 202-B, Kazusa Akademia Hall, 2nd floor
"Life-Science"
Chair: Dr. Tsuneo Nakahara, Executive Adviser to CEO, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
Dr Eric Lewis, Director, ELM Ltd
Speakers: Dr. Tetsuo Miwa, Director, Strategic Research Planning, Pharmaceutical Research Division, Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd. "Drug Discovery Based on Genomic Information"
Dr. Masaaki Takahashi, Director, Research Development, Precision System Science Co., Ltd. "Magtration Technology and application to Genome & Proteome Industry"
Dr. Hironaga Matsubara, Managing Director, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. "Development of a hair-growth tonic based on regenerative medicine"
Dr Gareth Roberts, CEO, Proteom Ltd "Science in vitro - the new drug discovery frontier"
Dr Eric Lewis, Director, ELM Ltd "Personalised Medicine"
Dr Gerhard Fasol, President, Eurotechnology Japan KK "Bio-nanotechnology and Venture Capital in Japan"
Parallel Session 3 - Conference Room 103, Kazusa Akademia Hall, 1st floor
"Renewable Energy/Environmental Technology"
Chair: Dr. Hiroshi Tateishi, Director for Strategic Innovation Policy, Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau, METI
Dr Michael Norton, Science Counsellor, British Embassy
Speakers: Dr. Seiichi Watanabe, Corporate Executive Vice President, Sony Corporation "Environmental Vision and Technology at Sony”
Mr. Tomohide Satomi, Manager, PEFC/Hydrogen Project Group, Technology Development Dept., Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. "Polymer electrolyte fuel cell cogeneration system for residential use"
Mr. Kazutoshi Kusakari, Residential Energy Services, Marketing & Customer Relations Dept., Tokyo Electric Power Company "Development and Significance of CO2 Heat Pump Water Heater"
Mr David Powell, President, BNFL Japan "Nuclear Energy: it's role in climate change"
Dr David Scott, International Technology Promoter, Department of Trade and Industry "UK Energy and Environmental Companies - Strengths and Opportunities "
Mr Dylan Tanner, Representative, ERM Japan Ltd "Transfer to Japan of In-Situ Land Remediation Technology"
Parallel Session 4 - Conference Room 104, Kazusa Akademia Hall, 1st floor
"Nanotechnology and Miniaturization"
Chair: Prof. Hirokazu Negishi, Researcher, Strategic Planning Div., Central Research Center, Canon Inc.
Professor Ken Snowdon, Institute of Nanotechnology, University of Newcastle
Speakers: Dr. Shouzou Fujita, Research Fellow, Nanotechnology Research Center, Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. "Bio-Nanotechnology for Biomedical Applications"
Dr. Koichi Hiraoka, Technical Associate Director, Technology Group, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. "Nanoparticles / Introducing several research studies"
Dr. Kazuo Eda, Director, Advanced technology Research Laboratories, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. "Miniaturization and Nanotechnology in Electronics Industry"
Dr Anders Hansson, Future Flight "Microsystems for Aerospace"
Ms Julie Deacon, Bio-Marketing & Operations Director, CRL "Miniaturisation to increase throughput in the Pharmaceutical Industry"
Mr Takashi Adachi, Representative, QinetiQ Nanomaterials Limited "QinetiQ and Nanomaterials"
18:00~18:30 - Hei-an-no-ma Room, Okura Akademia Park Hotel, 2nd Floor
Cocktails
18:30~20:30 - Hei-an-no-ma Room, Okura Akademia Park Hotel, 2nd Floor
Dinner hosted by Japan side
JULY 17 (Wed)
08:30~09:10 - Conference Room 202-B, Kazusa Akademia Hall, 2nd floor
"Report back from four Parallel Sessions"
Chair: Dr. Koichi Hiraoka, Technical Associate Director, Technology Group Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Professor Mike Gregory, Institute of Manufacturing, University of Cambridge
Reporters report back from each Parallel Sessions
09:10~12:10 - Conference Room 202-B, Kazusa Akademia Hall, 2nd floor
Plenary Session III
"The Bioscience Revolution : Implications for the World Economy"
Chair: Dr. Michio Oishi, Director, The Kazusa DNA Research Institute
Mr Martin Bloom, Managing Director, Emblem Technology Partners
Speakers Mr. Yoshiaki Tsukamoto, Director, Bio-industry Division, Manufacturing Industries Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry "Bioscience Revolution - Future Perspective"
Mr Tetsuo Kawasaki, Associate General Manager, Business Development Dept., INTEC Web and Genome Informatics Inc. "Perspective on Bio-Informatics - challenge for network supported medical treatment"
Dr. Ryuichi Morishita Founder, AnGes MG, Inc. "Challenge of Academia-Spin Off Bioventure to Molecular Therapy"
Dr. Yukio Fujisawa, Deputy General Manager, Pharmaceutical Discovery Research Division, Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd "International trend in the field genome-based pharmaceutical research"
Dr. Masuhiro Kato, Vice-President, R&D, AstraZeneca K.K. "Personalized Medicine"
Professor Jim Edwardson, Director, Institute of Ageing and Health, Newcastle "The Challenge of Research on Ageing for Academia and Industry"
12:10~12:25 - Conference Room 202-B
"Closing Remarks"
Chairs: Mr. Toru Toyoshima, Chairman, Japan Economic Foundation
Professor Terry Knibb, Chairman Asia-Pacific Technology Network & Chief Scientist, BAE Systems
12:25~13:45 - Okura Akademia Park Hotel, 2nd floor, "Ariake-no-ma Room"
Lunch: Guest Speaker Dr Chris Earnshaw, Group Engineering Director and Chief Technology Officer, British Telecom
13:45~17:00
Study Tour - Kazusa Akademia Park by bus
13:45 Meet at the Hotel Lobby and departure
Kazusa DNA Research Institute 14:00~14:20 Outline of the Institute
14:20~15:00 Research Projects of the Institute (lecture)
15:00~15:20 Tour at the Institute
15:20~15:30 Transfer to Biological Resource Center
15:30~16:20 Outline & Projects of the Center (lecture)
16:20~17:00 Tour at the Center
17:00~17:10 Return to the hotel
14:00~17:00 - Conference Room 202-B
Special Parallel Session
"Corporate Innovation: the Japanese and British Experiences"
Chair: Dr. Toru Kawata, Corporate Executive Director and Group General Manager of Advanced Technology Strategic Planning Group, Sharp Corporation
Dr Sandro Macchietto, Chairman and Managing Director, Process Systems Enterprise Limited (& Imperial College)
Speakers: Prof. Hirokazu Negishi, Researcher, Strategic Planning Div., Central Research Center, Canon Inc. "UK-Japan Collaboration within Canon Global R&D System"
Mr. Eiichi Abe, Senior Vice President, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. "A New Way of Managing Research: Nissan's Exploration"
Dr. Takayuki Tsuda Senior Vice President, Network Systems Laboratories, Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. "Background and Current Status of R&D Globalization. Fujitsu Laboratories, Ltd."
Dr Geoffrey Sheppard, Managing Director, Roundcraft Ltd " Corporate Venturing - internal and external: The Cambridge phenomenon and Scientific Generics' experiences".
Mr Colin Mason, General Manager and Representative Director, Celoxica Japan KK "Japan Market Entry. Lessons from Setting Up a KK and Bringing New Technology Products to Market in Japan"
18:00~20:00 - The Garden, Okura Akademia Park Hotel, 1st floor
Beer Garden Party, hosted by UK side (and sponsored by ONE North East)
JULY 18 (Thur)
Japanese participants return to Tokyo individually after checking out.
The Japanese participants, who have applied to the Optional Tour, proceed to the Hotel Lobby at the 08:45 after checking-out.
British participants visit the Institute & Company (Optional tour) 08:45 Meet at the Hotel Lobby
10:00~12:00 RIKEN (Yokohama)
12:00~14:00 Transfer & Lunch
14:00~16:00 Hitachi Software Engineering (Yokohama)
16:00~ Proceed to Tokyo
Reception hosted by UK Embassy