{"id":2921,"date":"2023-04-21T14:19:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T05:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/air.tsukuba.ac.jp\/?page_id=2921"},"modified":"2026-03-27T21:55:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T12:55:31","slug":"workshop2023","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/air.tsukuba.ac.jp\/en\/workshop2023\/","title":{"rendered":"The 7th U.S.-Japan Digital Innovation Hub and Advanced Technology Workshop\uff082023.4.29)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-parallax\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;min-height:431px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1841 size-full has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/air.tsukuba.ac.jp\/content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2026\/03\/background1.jpg)\"><\/div><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-vk-color-primary-dark-background-color has-background-dim-40 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer vk_spacer-type-margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_block-margin-xxl--margin-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-huge-font-size\">The 7th U.S.-Japan Digital Innovation Hub<br>and Advanced Technology Workshop<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-regular-font-size\"><strong><strong><em>April 29th, 2023<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-regular-font-size\"><strong>Networking opportunity for a new era of digital innovation and advanced technology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer vk_spacer-type-margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_block-margin-xl--margin-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-button-outer vk_buttons\"><div class=\"vk_buttons_col vk_buttons_col-justify-center\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-button vk_button vk_button-color-custom vk_button-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/air.tsukuba.ac.jp\/en\/workshop2023\/#kaisaishushi\" class=\"vk_button_link btn has-text-color is-style-outline has-vk-color-primary-color btn-md\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\"><div class=\"vk_button_link_caption\"><span class=\"vk_button_link_txt\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-button vk_button vk_button-color-custom vk_button-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/air.tsukuba.ac.jp\/en\/workshop2023\/#gaiyou\" class=\"vk_button_link btn has-text-color is-style-outline has-vk-color-primary-color btn-md\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\"><div class=\"vk_button_link_caption\"><span class=\"vk_button_link_txt\"><strong>Outline<\/strong><\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-button vk_button vk_button-color-custom vk_button-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/air.tsukuba.ac.jp\/en\/workshop2023\/#program\" class=\"vk_button_link btn has-text-color is-style-outline has-vk-color-primary-color btn-md\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\"><div class=\"vk_button_link_caption\"><span class=\"vk_button_link_txt\"><strong>Program<\/strong><\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-button vk_button vk_button-color-custom vk_button-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/air.tsukuba.ac.jp\/en\/workshop2023\/#contact\" class=\"vk_button_link btn has-text-color is-style-outline has-vk-color-primary-color btn-md\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\"><div class=\"vk_button_link_caption\"><span class=\"vk_button_link_txt\"><strong>Contact<\/strong><\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-button vk_button vk_button-color-custom vk_button-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/air.tsukuba.ac.jp\/en\/workshop2023\/#access\" class=\"vk_button_link btn has-text-color is-style-outline has-vk-color-primary-color btn-md\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\"><div class=\"vk_button_link_caption\"><span class=\"vk_button_link_txt\"><strong>Access<\/strong><\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer vk_spacer-type-margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_block-margin-lg--margin-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull vk_custom_css_1 has-black-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-650804818ce3eb75d82661186abd5a2d is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"kaisaishushi\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-vk-color-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-00ad8fd8a34096608caf3cc6576cc09b\"><strong><strong>About the Workshop<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vk-color-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b65059ed391a37195985b1c3f137dedf\"><em>\u958b\u50ac\u8da3\u65e8<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer vk_spacer-type-margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_block-margin-lg--margin-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color has-regular-font-size wp-elements-8021dad399fa524e7b000f761301b7d2\" style=\"color:#3b3b3b\">The 7th U.S.-Japan Digital Innovation Hub and Advanced Technology Workshop will be held in Takasaki City on April 29, 2023, in conjunction with the G7 Digital and Tech Ministers' Meeting in Takasaki, Gunma, held on April 29 and 30, 2023.Through this workshop, we aim to reaffirm the importance of international collaboration in cutting-edge fields based on digital technology, to further promote international grassroots collaboration among universities and companies, especially in Japan and the U.S., and to forge a platform for strengthening competitiveness and creating innovation in the digital and advanced technology fields through industry-academia-government collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer vk_spacer-type-margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_block-margin-xl--margin-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"gaiyou\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:23%\">\n<div style=\"background-position:50% 50%;--bg-position-mobile:50% 50%;--bg-position-tablet:50% 50%;--min-height-mobile:auto;--min-height-tablet:auto;--min-height-pc:auto\" class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-outer vkb-outer-6835f761-eb62-4676-987e-3b64f501a0c0 vk_outer vk_outer-width-normal vk_outer-paddingLR-none vk_outer-paddingVertical-use vk_outer-bgPosition-normal\"><span class=\"vk_outer-background-area has-background has-vk-color-primary-vivid-background-color has-background-dim\" style=\"opacity:1\"><\/span><div><div class=\"vk_outer_container is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-outer-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-418670a80a68b466dcab342563523fe3\">Outline<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ab6a7223ce01af3fa5c5e6f8386099b3\"><em>\u6982\u8981<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t@media (min-width: 992px) {\n\t\t\t\t.vk_outer.vkb-outer-6835f761-eb62-4676-987e-3b64f501a0c0 > div > .vk_outer_container{\n\t\t\t\t\tpadding-left:0px!important;\n\t\t\t\t\tpadding-right:0px!important;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);flex-basis:77%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer vk_spacer-type-margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_block-margin-md--margin-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table vk-table--th--width25 vk-table--th--bg-bright is-style-vk-table-border-top-bottom vk_custom_css_2 has-regular-font-size is-style-vk-table-cell-vertical\" data-cell-vertical-breakpoint=\"table-cell-vertical-mobile\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td><td>April 29th, 2023 (Sat) 10:00-17:30 (Reception 17:30-19:00)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Venue<\/strong><\/td><td>HOTEL METROPOLITAN TAKASAKI (Takasaki, Gunma, Japan)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Organizers<\/strong><\/td><td>Japanese University Consortium for U.S.-Japan Digital Innovation Hub:<br>Tohoku University, University of Tsukuba, Sophia University, Keio University, Nagoya University, Osaka University, Hiroshima University, Kyushu University<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Co-organizers<\/strong><\/td><td>Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), New Energy and Industrial<br>Technology Development Organization (NEDO)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Support<\/strong><\/td><td>Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC),<br>Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA),<br>Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT),<br>Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI),<br>Digital Agency<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer vk_spacer-type-margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_block-margin-lg--margin-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"program\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:23%\">\n<div style=\"background-position:50% 50%;--bg-position-mobile:50% 50%;--bg-position-tablet:50% 50%;--min-height-mobile:auto;--min-height-tablet:auto;--min-height-pc:auto\" class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-outer vkb-outer-5256de3c-7a69-4268-a6ab-f9a4dbfba295 vk_outer vk_outer-width-normal vk_outer-paddingLR-none vk_outer-paddingVertical-use vk_outer-bgPosition-normal\"><span class=\"vk_outer-background-area has-background has-vk-color-primary-vivid-background-color has-background-dim\" style=\"opacity:1\"><\/span><div><div class=\"vk_outer_container is-layout-flow wp-block-vk-blocks-outer-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-27d2499607c0d6e59bc6d3eb2f6c98c2\">Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5be95a663af021b172146ec62dc40747\"><em>\u30d7\u30ed\u30b0\u30e9\u30e0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t@media (min-width: 992px) {\n\t\t\t\t.vk_outer.vkb-outer-5256de3c-7a69-4268-a6ab-f9a4dbfba295 > div > .vk_outer_container{\n\t\t\t\t\tpadding-left:0px!important;\n\t\t\t\t\tpadding-right:0px!important;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);flex-basis:77%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer vk_spacer-type-margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_block-margin-md--margin-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline vk_timeline\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline-item  vk_timeline_item vk_timeline_item_lineStyle-default\"><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_caption\">10:00~10:10<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_content\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-regular-font-size\"><strong>Opening Remarks<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Organizing Committee<\/strong><br>Chair: Kyosuke Nagata \u2015 President, University of Tsukuba<br>Special Advisor: Yasuo Fukuda \u2015 Former Prime Minister of Japan<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_style vk_timeline_item_style-outlined\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline-item  vk_timeline_item vk_timeline_item_lineStyle-default\"><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_caption\">10:10~11:10<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_content\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-regular-font-size\"><strong><strong>Keynote Speech Session<\/strong><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Chair: Takashi Irohara \u2015 Vice President, Sophia University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Keynote Speech 1<\/strong><br>OGUSHI Masaki \u2015 State Minister for Digital Transformation, Digital Agency<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Keynote Speech 2<\/strong><br>Dorota Grejner-Brzezinska \u2015 Vice President for Knowledge Enterprise, <br>The Ohio State University; Member of National Science Board<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Keynote Speech 3<\/strong><br>Kazuhito Hashimoto \u2015 President, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST); Science and Technology Advisor to the Cabinet<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_style vk_timeline_item_style-outlined\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline-item  vk_timeline_item vk_timeline_item_lineStyle-default\"><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_caption\">11:10~12:30<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_content\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-regular-font-size\"><strong><strong><strong>Session1\uff1aInternational Alliance for the New Age of Digital Science<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Chair: Caroline F. Benton \u2015 Advisor to the President, University of Tsukuba<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Special Message<\/strong><br>Dimitri Kusnezov \u2015 Under Secretary for Science and Technology, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Video Message)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Presentation<\/strong><br>Hideo Ohno \u2015 President, Tohoku University<br>Tetsuo Morishita \u2015 Vice President, Sophia University<br>Naoshi Sugiyama \u2015 President, Nagoya University<br>Genevieve Garland \u2015 Associate Vice Chancellor of Research Operations and Communications and Chief of Staff, North Carolina State University<br>Daisuke Kihara \u2015 Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Department of Computer Science, Purdue University<br>Nii Attoh-Okine \u2015 Chair of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park<br>Jihui Yang \u2015 Vice Dean, College of Engineering, University of Washington<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Roundtable Discussion<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_style vk_timeline_item_style-outlined\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline-item  vk_timeline_item vk_timeline_item_lineStyle-default\"><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_caption\">12:30~13:40<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_content\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-regular-font-size\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Lunch &amp; Networking, Luncheon Speech<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Address by guest<\/strong><\/strong><br>Ichita Yamamoto \u2015 Governor of Gunma Prefecture<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Luncheon Speech<\/strong><br>Chair: Shuzaburo Takeda \u2015 President, Takeda and Associates; Special Advisor to President of University of Tsukuba; Council of Tokai National Higher Education and Research System<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AKAHORI Takeshi \u2015 Ambassador, Assistant Minister, Director-General for Global Issues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_style vk_timeline_item_style-outlined\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline-item  vk_timeline_item vk_timeline_item_lineStyle-default\"><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_caption\">13:40\uff5e14:00<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_content\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-regular-font-size\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Keynote Speech 4<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Chair: Nii Attoh-Okine \u2015 Chair of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hiroyuki Fujita \u2015 Chair of Board of Trustees, The Ohio State University<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_style vk_timeline_item_style-outlined\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline-item  vk_timeline_item vk_timeline_item_lineStyle-default\"><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_caption\">14:00\u301c15:00<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_content\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-regular-font-size\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Session 2: Promoting Digital and Advanced Science through International Brain Circulation and Collaboration<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Chair: Kazuya Takeda \u2015 Vice President, CIO and CISO, Nagoya University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Special Message<\/strong><br>Rahm Emanuel \u2015 Ambassador, U.S. Embassy &amp; Consulates in Japan (Video Message)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Presentation<\/strong><br>Matt Chessen \u2015 Regional Technology Officer, U.S. Embassy Tokyo<br>Osamu Kobayashi \u2015 Director, Department of International Affairs, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)<br>Larry Nagahara \u2015 Vice Dean, Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University<br>Gil Latz \u2015 Vice Provost for Global Strategies and International Affairs, The Ohio State University<br>David S. Ebert \u2015 Associate Vice President of Research and Partnerships, The University of Oklahoma<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_style vk_timeline_item_style-outlined\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline-item  vk_timeline_item vk_timeline_item_lineStyle-default\"><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_caption\">15:00\uff5e15:30<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_content\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-regular-font-size\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Coffee Break &amp; Networking<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_style vk_timeline_item_style-outlined\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline-item  vk_timeline_item vk_timeline_item_lineStyle-default\"><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_caption\">15:30\u301c15:50<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_content\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-regular-font-size\"><strong>Keynote Speech 5<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Chair: Larry NagaharaVice Dean, Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jun Sawada \u2015 Chairman and Representative Member of the Board, NTT Corporation<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_style vk_timeline_item_style-outlined\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline-item  vk_timeline_item vk_timeline_item_lineStyle-default\"><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_caption\">15:50\u301c17:00<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_content\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-regular-font-size\"><strong>Session 3:International Collaboration Initiatives through Industry- Government-Academia Cooperation in Advanced Digital Fields<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Chair: Hiroaki Kobayashi \u2015 Special Advisor to President, Tohoku University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Special Message<\/strong><br>TANAKA Tetsuya \u2015 Deputy Director-General, Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)<br>KUDO Katsuyuki \u2015 Director of Information Science and Technology Division, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Presentation<\/strong><br>Masahiko Demura \u2015 Director, Research Network and Facility Services Division, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)<br>Takashi Wada \u2015 Executive Director, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)<br>Mitsuo Umetsu \u2015 Professor, Tohoku University<br>Tetsuya Sakurai \u2015 Director of Center for Artificial Intelligence Research, University of Tsukuba<br>Kazuya Takeda \u2015 Vice President, CIO and CISO, Nagoya University<br>Yuichi Kurita \u2015 Professor, Hiroshima University<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_style vk_timeline_item_style-outlined\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline-item  vk_timeline_item vk_timeline_item_lineStyle-default\"><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_caption\">17:00\u301c17:20<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_content\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-regular-font-size\"><strong><strong>Wrap up and Future Initiatives<\/strong><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Chair: Masahiro Yamaguchi \u2015 Vice President, Tohoku University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kyosuke Nagata \u2015 President, University of Tsukuba<br>Hiroyuki Fujita \u2015 Chair of Board of Trustees, The Ohio State University<br>David S. Ebert \u2015 Associate Vice President of Research and Partnerships, The University of Oklahoma<br>Daisuke Kihara \u2015 Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Department of Computer Science, Purdue University<br>Shuzaburo Takeda \u2015 President, Takeda and Associates; Special Advisor to President of University of Tsukuba; Council of Tokai National Higher Education and Research System<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_style vk_timeline_item_style-outlined\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-timeline-item  vk_timeline_item vk_timeline_item_lineStyle-default\"><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_caption\">17:20\u301c17:30<\/div><div class=\"vk_timeline_item_content\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-regular-font-size\">Closing Remarks<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>OMI Asako \u2015 State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC)<br>OTA Fusae \u2015 State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of 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