The 10th U.S.-Japan Digital Innovation Hub
and Advanced Technology Workshop

Networking opportunity for a new era of digital innovation and advanced technology

DateSeptember 7–9, 2026
VenuePurdue University, Indiana, USA

Note: Times are in local time (UTC-4).

*Program sequence to be finalized

Monday, September 7, 2026 | 5:00pm – 7:00pm

  • Welcome Reception

Tuesday, September 8, 2026 | 8:00am – 5:00pm

  • Light Breakfast
  • Opening Remarks
  • Keynotes
  • Thematic Sessions (▶AI Transformation ▶Semiconductors ▶Materials & Manufacturing ▶Tech Diplomacy)
  • Meeting & Presentations
  • Poster Presentations
  • Lunch/ Dinner

Wednesday, September 9, 2026 | 8:00am – 12:00pm

  • Light Breakfast
  • JETRO Session
  • Thematic Sessions (▶Space ▶Quantum)
  • Meeting & Presentations
  • Wrap-up Session

Chair
Kyosuke Nagata — President, University of Tsukuba
Members
Teiji Tominaga — President, Tohoku University
Miki Sugimura — Sophia University
Kohei Itoh — President, Keio University
Naoshi Sugiyama — President, Nagoya University
Atsushi Kumanogoh — President, University of Osaka
Mitsuo Ochi — President, Hiroshima University
Naoto Ohtake — President and CEO, Institute of Science Tokyo
Shuzaburo Takeda — President, Takeda & Associates


Chair
Masahiro Yamaguchi — Executive Vice President, Tohoku University
Members
Hiroaki Kobayashi — Special Advisor to the President, Tohoku University
Yoichiro Tanaka — Special Advisor to the President, Tohoku University
Jun Ikeda — Special Advisor to the President, University of Tsukuba
Tetsuya Sakurai — Executive Research Director, Center for Artificial Intelligence Research, University of Tsukuba
Masayuki Akahori — Vice President, Sophia University
Mariko Iijima — Vice President, Sophia University
Motohiro Tsuchiya — Vice President, Keio University
Kazuya Takeda — Executive Advisor, Nagoya University
Tomohisa Koyama — Special Advisor to the President, Nagoya University / Director, NU-Tech
Takao Onoye — Executive Vice President, Osaka University
Shinji Kaneko — Executive Vice President, Hiroshima University
Nobuhiro Hayashi — Vice President, Institute of Science Tokyo
Yoichi Nonaka — Corporate Chief Researcher, Hitachi, Ltd.
Hiroshi Tsuda — Executive Advisor, Fujitsu Research
Miho Ito — Executive Officer / Head of Advanced Research and Innovation Center, DENSO Corporation
Yoko Inaba — Senior Vice President, Head of Innovation Technology Department, Technology and Innovation General Headquarters, NTT DATA Group Corporation
Shuji Kakegawa — Managing Officer / Director of Institute of Technology, Shimizu Corporation

Office of U.S.-JP Digital Innovation Hub Workshop
Japan Secretariat

Global Engagement Division, Tohoku University
Office of the 10th Workshop
kokusai-k@grp.tohoku.ac.jp

Center for Artificial Intelligence Research, University of Tsukuba
Digital Innovation Hub Secretariat (Website)
us-jpdih@un.tsukuba.ac.jp