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The Conference started with official speeches and then involved two half-day plenary sessions. There were seven parallel sessions (each lasting half a day) which were held on the other two half days.
MONDAY 14 - WEDNESDAY 16 JULY 2003
A separate-but-related UK-Japanese conference was held in Newcastle on "Horizons in Ageing and Health - New Targets for Therapies". The leading conclusions from this conference were fed into the subsequent UK-Japan Forum (Ageing Plenary - Day 2).
TUESDAY 15 JULY 2003
Japanese delegation flew into Newcastle: There was a relatively informal welcoming reception, hosted by ONE NorthEast at the Slaley Hall Hotel.
WEDNESDAY 16 - THURSDAY 17 JULY 2003
A two-day round-table conference at Slaley Hall
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DAY 1: WEDNESDAY 16 JULY 2003
8.45: Chairmans Introductions (Kielder Suite)
Noboru Hatakeyama, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation
Professor Terence Knibb, Chairman, Asia Pacific Technology Network and Chief Scientist, BAE Systems
9.00 Welcome to the North East (Kielder Suite)
Sir Kenneth Calman, Vice Chancellor, Durham University
9.15: PLENARY SESSION 1: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY ISSUES (Kielder Suite)
Co-chair: Noboru Hatakeyama, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation
Co-chair: Professor Terence Knibb, Chairman, Asia Pacific Technology Network and Chief Scientist, BAE Systems
9.15 Mr Steve Loach, Office of Science and Technology
9.30 Dr Hiroshi Tateishi, Director, Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau, International Affairs Office, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
"Japan's Industrial Technology Policy"
9.45 Discussion / Questions
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10.00: PLENARY SESSION 2: ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT: Global Warming, Renewable Energy (Kielder Suite)
Co-chair: Professor Terence Knibb, Chairman, Asia Pacific Technology Network and Chief Scientist, BAE Systems
Co-chair: Dr Seiichi Watanabe, Executive Vice President, Executive Officer, President, Institute for Environmental Research, Strategy Platform, Sony Corporation
10.00 Mr Chris French, Technical Director, & Mr Doug Everard, Chief Executive, New and Renewable Energy Centre (NaREC)
"The Role of Renewables and NaREC in the UK"
10.25 Dr Masayuki Kamimoto, Research Coordinator for Environmental and Energy Technology, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
"Research Strategy of AIST for Preventing Global Warming"
10.50 Coffee Break
11.15 Professor Julian Hunt, Professor of Climate Modelling and Honorary Professor of Mathematics, University College London
"Climate Change Effects in Urban Areas; Prediction and Practical Mitigation"
11.40 Mr Eiichi Abe, Senior Vice President, General Manager, Nissan Motor Co Ltd
"Vehicle Technologies for Addressing Environmental Issues"
12.05 Dr David Hodgson, PEMcoat Technology Manager, Ineos Chlor
"The Dynamics of the UK Fuel Cell Industry"
12.30 Discussion
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12.45: Lunch
13.45: AFTERNOON - 4 parallel sessions:-
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Session 1: NANOTECHNOLOGY AND ULTRA-PRECISION (The Boardroom)
Co-chair: Dr Masayuki Kamimoto, Research Coordinator for Environmental and Energy Technology, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Co-chair: Dr David Parker, CEO, The Parker Consultancy
13.45 Dr Gerson Machado, Chief Executive Officer, CENAMPS (CoE Nanotechnology, Micro and Photonic Systems)
"Emerging Market, Agility and Advanced Manufacturing: New Trends for Japan and the UK"
14.15 Dr Kazuo Eda, Director, Advanced Technology Research Laboratories & Nanotechnology Research Laboratory, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd
"Fusion of Bio- and Nanotechnology, 'Bionano-electronics' "
14.45 Professor Mervyn Miles, Head of Microstructures and Nanostructures Group, Physics Department and Director of Nanoscience Centre, University of Bristol and Chairman, Infinitesima
"Advances in Scanning Probe Microscopy for Nanostructure Characterisation"
15.15 Coffee Break
15.45 Professor Ken Snowdon, Director, Institute for Nanoscale Science & Technology
"Promoting University Interaction with Business: Case Study Nanotechnology"
16.15 Dr Russell Cowburn, Reader in the Department of Physics, Durham University
"Magnetic Nanotechnology and Spintronics"
16.45 Discussion
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Session 2: SECURITY : IT and E-Commerce (The Pennine Suite)
Co-chair: Dr Tony Cox, Independent Science and Technology Advisor
Co-chair: Dr Yasuo Kozato, Manager, Theme Incubation Laboratory, Strategic Planning Division, Canon Research Center, Canon Inc
13.45 Dr Dieter Gollmann, Microsoft Research UK
"Security Engineering Without Trust"
14.15 Dr Seiichi Watanabe, Executive Vice President, Executive Officer, President, Institute for Environmental Research, Strategy Platform, Sony Corporation
"E-Commerce and Security in the World of Edy, Felica Card Based E-Money"
14.45 Dr Brian Collins, Associate Fellow, New Security Issues Programme (NSIP), Royal Institute of International Affairs & Professor of Information Systems, RMCS, Cranfield University
"Trust as the 'Flip Side' of Risk"
15.15 Coffee Break
15.45 Dr Muhammad Farmer, Director and Principal, British Institute of Technology & E-Commerce
"Securing Information X"
16.15 Dr Toshitaka Tsuda, Member of the Board, General Manager, Network Systems Laboratories, Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd
"Biometric Authentication; Technology and Application"
16.45 Professor Iain Stewart, Department of Computer Science, Durham University
"Fundamental Computer Science for E-Science"
17.15 Discussion
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Session 3: ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND VENTURE CAPITAL (The Imperial Suite)
Co-chair: Mr Martin Bloom, Managing Director, Emblem Technology Partners
Co-chair: Dr Hiroshi Tateishi, Director, Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau, International Affairs Office, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
13.45 Dr Alistair Brown, VP International Business, Scientific Generics
"Creating Sustainable Technology Based Ventures"
14.15 Dr Mutsuhiro Arinobu, Corporate Vice President, Director, Corporate Research and Development, Toshiba Corporation
"How Toshiba Promotes New Business"
14.45 Mrs Susan Searle, Managing Director, Imperial College Innovations
"IP to Enterprise"
15.15 Coffee Break
15.45 Emmanuel Roubinowitz, Head of Private Equity, Nomura International
"Venture Capital for Technology in Europe"
16.15 Professor Simon Parker, Director, Barclays Centre for Entrepreneurship, Durham Business School
"Challenges to UK Venture Capital Funding of High-Tech Industries"
16.45 Dr Graham Hughes, Technomark Consulting Services
"Investing in Biotechnology - the current climate and what the investor wants"
17.15 Discussion
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Session 4: 50 YEARS OF DNA (The Cheviot Suite)
Co-chair: Dr Stephen Bentley, Director, ASB Associates
Co-chair: Akito Tani, Deputy Director General, Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), London
13.45 Dr Will Dracup, Director, Non Linear Dynamics
"Advances in Software for Bioinformatics"
14.15 Mr Seiji Hirasaki, General Manager, AnGes Euro
"Gene Therapy and Novel Non-Viral Gene Delivery Systems"
14.45 Professor Andrew Miller, Chairman and CEO, IC-VEC Ltd
"Prospect for Gene Therapy using Synthetic Non-Viral Vectors"
15.15 Coffee Break
15.45 Dr Masaaki Takahashi, Director and General Manager, Research and Development, Precision System Science Co Ltd
"Fully Automated SNPs Typing Analysis towards Tailor-made Diagnostics Application"
16.15 Dr Kotoku Kurachi, Director, Age Dimension Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
"Beyond the Genomic Blue Print to Age Related Regulatory Mechanisms"
16.45 Discussion
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17.30: End of Session
19.00: Drinks
19.30: Dinner hosted by the Japanese side
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DAY 2: THURSDAY 17 JULY 2003
8.45: Chairman's Introductions (The Kielder Suite)
Victor Bulmer-Thomas, Director, Royal Institute of International Affairs
9.00: PLENARY SESSION 3: AGEING: Issues for Technology and Society (The Kielder Suite)
Co-chair: Dr Mutsuhiro Arinobu, Corporate Vice President, Director, Corporate Research and Development, Toshiba Corporation
Co-chair: Prof. Jim Edwardson, Director, Institute for Ageing and Health
9.00 Prof Tom Kirkwood, University of Newcastle
"New Scientific Understanding of the Ageing Process"
Commentator: Prof Kenichi Kitani, Ex-Director General of the National Institute for Longevity Sciences
9.20 Dr Kotoku Kurachi, Director, Age Dimension Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
"Age Related Regulation and Age Dimension Technology"
9.40 Mr Eiichi Abe, Senior Vice President, General Manager, Nissan Motor Co Ltd
"Driving into Old Age: An Automotive Dimension"
10.00 Prof Keith Wesnes, CEO, Cognitive Drug Research
"Cognitive Problems of Old Age"
10.20 Prof. Jim Edwardson, Director, Institute for Ageing and Health
"Brain Ageing and Dementia: the Challenge for Medicine and Assistive Technology"
10.35 Discussion
10.50 Coffee Break
11.10 Dr Seiichi Watanabe, Executive Vice President, Executive Officer, President, Institute for Environmental Research, Strategy Platform, Sony Corporation
"Can IT Help Creating Value in the Aged Society? - a few Challenges"
11.30 Dr Toru Kawata, Senior Executive Technical Research Fellow and Director of KAWATA Laboratory, Sharp Corporation
"Development of Hi-tech Products for the Elderly"
11.50 Discussion
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12.15: Lunch
13.15: Lunchtime speech (The Kielder Suite)
Chairman: Professor Terence Knibb, Chairman, Asia Pacific Technology Network and Chief Scientist, BAE Systems
Speaker: Victor Bulmer-Thomas, Director, Royal Institute of International Affairs
13.45: AFTERNOON: 3 parallel sessions:-
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Session 1: NEW BUSINESS MODELS FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS (The Boardroom)
Co-chair: Dr Toru Kawata, Senior Executive Technical Research Fellow and Director of KAWATA Laboratory, Sharp Corporation
Co-chair: Prof Joe McGeehan, Managing Director, Telecommunications Research Laboratory, Toshiba Research Europe Ltd
13.45 Dr Mutsuhiro Arinobu, Corporate Vice President, Director, Corporate Research and Development, Toshiba Corporation
"Brand-new Business Model: Digital Contents Distribution"
14.15 Dr Jim Terkeurst, Research and Business Development Manager, IC CAVE (International Centre for Computer Games and Virtual Entertainment)
Title to be confirmed
14.45 Dr Simon Armour, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department, University of Bristol
"Industrial-Academic Research Collaboration in Mobile Communications"
15.15 Coffee Break
15.45 Mr James Swift, Senior Lecturer, Centre for Telecommunication Networks, School of Engineering, University of Durham
"Engineering the Revenue: The Complexity Explosion"
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Session 2: R&D MANAGEMENT ISSUES (The Imperial Suite)
Co-chair: Mr Eiichi Abe, Senior Vice President, General Manager, Nissan Motor Co Ltd
Co-chair: Dr John Sime, Director, Research Support and Development, Imperial College
13.45 Dr Michael Minchin, Director of R&D Strategy, Yamanouchi UK Ltd
"Strategies for Successful Pharmaceutical R&D"
14.05 Dr Andrew Crookell, Managing Director, SIRA Innovation
"Innovation Management and the Role of Technology Translation"
14.25 Dr Yasuo Kozato, Manager, Theme Incubation Laboratory, Strategic Planning Division, Canon Research Center, Canon Inc
"R&D Management for Value Creation"
14.45 Mr Stuart McGuire and Dr Faiz Kermani, Senior Business Development Executives, Chiltern International
"Innovation and Japanese Pharmaceutical R&D"
15.05 Coffee Break
15.20 Mr Jerry Hardcastle, Director, Project Management Office, Nissan Technical Centre Europe
"Nissan Technical Centre Europe (NTCE) - European Contribution to Global Research and Development"
15.40 Mr Edward Bell, Managing Director, Crown Bio Systems
"Managing a Eureka Project: "SSTester"; Biosensor for Contaminated Soil Testing"
16.00 Dr Toshitaka Tsuda, Member of the Board, General Manager, Network Systems Laboratories, Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd
"Role Partitioning between Japanese and UK Laboratories"
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Session 3: THE POST GENOMIC CHALLENGE (The Cheviot Suite)
Co-chair: Mr Meredith Lloyd-Evans, Managing Partner, BioBridge Associates
13.45 Dr Robert Coleman, Chief Scientific Officer, Pharmagene Laboratories Ltd
"The Role of Human Tissue"
14.15 John McManus, Inveresk Research
"The Progression of Biologics from R&D to the Clinic"
14.35 Dr Yashiro Furuichi, Director, Gene Care Research Institute
"Ageing Related Diseases and High Technology"
15.00 Coffee Break
15.25 Dr Eric Lewis, Co-Editor, and Yohan Vezinhet, Sales Executive, Global Outsourcing Review
Strategic alliances between Japanese Pharma Companies and Biotechnology Organisations
15.50 Professor Keith Lindsey, Professor of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Durham
"Functional Genomics in Plants: Unravelling Complexity"
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16.15 Mr Yoshitaka Sakurada, Parliamentary Secretary for Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
16.30 Lord Sainsbury of Turville, Parliamentary Undersecretary for Science and Technology, DTI
16.45 Discussion
17.30 Closing Remarks by Chairmen
17.40 End of Conference
19.30: Dinner at the Baltic Exchange, Newcastle
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FRIDAY 18 JULY 2003
There was then the opportunity for members of both delegations (depending on space availability) to visit some of the following laboratories and factories in the region in the morning:
Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd
Magna Kansei Limited
Institute for Human Genetics
Institute for Ageing and Health
Institute of Nanoscale Science and Technology
Centre for Molecular and Nanoscale Electronics