Name: OktoberTech - IoT/ICT Innovations
Start: 2021-10-26T12:00:00+02:00
End: 2021-10-26T19:30:00+02:00
Location: Webex

Webex

Japanese-English simultaneous translation

Free

Event Start
2021/10/26 · 12:00
Event End
2021/10/26 · 19:30

JST (UTC +9)

- Link the real and the digital world empowered by Japanese and German technology leaders -

For the further acceleration of innovation, the solution of social problems and the creation of ecosystems

The event will feature lectures and panel sessions by Professor Ken Sakamura, Director of INIAD at Toyo University, and others, who are active in the IoT / ICT field in Japan. And also leading Japanese companies related with smart city and Dr. Helmut Gassel, Chief Marketing Officer of Infineon Technologies AG will attend as a speaker. There will also be demonstrations by Japanese start-ups of robotics solutions that contribute to solving social problems. In addition, panel exhibition by German start-ups will be held.

Please note that for infection control reasons, only those who have been invited in advance will be allowed to attend the event on site.

Program

Time (JST)	Talk Session @Main Hall with Webex Connection
12:00	Registration Open (only for participants on site)
12:40 - 13:00	Welcome Notes Mr. Marcus Schürmann, Chief Executive Officer of AHK Japan / Delegate of German Industry and Commerce in Japan Greetings from Guests Mr. Minoru Kiuchi, Member of the House of Representatives (Lower House) Personal History Mr. Yutaka Kitagami, Deputy Director-General for International Economic Affairs, Global Strategy Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and　Communications of Japan Mr. Ikuya Kawasaki, President, Infineon Technologies Japan
13:00 - 13:15	Keynote Address Dr. Helmut Gassel, Member of the Management Board and Chief Marketing Officer, Infineon Technologies AG
13:15 - 14:05	Panel Discussion - Innovating Together to Make Life Safer Easier Greener approaches to address social/demographic challenges by German and Japanese tech leaders Moderator: Mr. Takuji Okubo, Global Head of Thought Leadership at NEC Corporation Ms. Yuko Fukushima, NHK World Anchor Panelists: Professor Ken Sakamura, President of INIAD, Honored professor of the Univ of Tokyo, and an ITU150 Award professor Mr. Kazuhiko Oigawa, Governor of Ibaraki Prefecture Mr. Adam White, EVP & CMO Power & Sensor Systems, Infineon Technologies AG
14:05 - 14:15	Activity Introduction - German Japanese collaboration on innovation
14:15 - 14:40	Break
14:40 - 15:25	Fireside Chat - mobility service for smart city Moderator: Ms. Yuko Fukushima, NHK World Anchor Panelists: Mr. Yuzuru Ohashi, Managing Partner (Japan), Roland Berger Mr. Hiroshi Saijo, Vice President of Business Development and Strategy, Woven Planet Holdings, Inc. and Director, Woven Alpha, Inc. Mr. Klaus Meder, President and Representative Director, Bosch Corporation Mr. Peter Schaefer, Executive Vice President and CMO Automotive, Infineon Technologies AG
15:25 - 15:50	Break
15:50 - 16:10	Executive Flash Talks Mr. Ken Matsui, CEO, UGO Inc. Mr. Teppei Sekiguchi, COO, BionicM Inc. Mr. Tatsushi Morokuma, CEO, Ubiquitous Computing Technology Corporation Mr. Oliver Stahl, CEO, Robotise AG Mr. Claude Toussaint, Managing Partner, navel robotics GmbH
16:10 - 16:40	Fireside Chat - smart building Moderator: Mr. Shota Mitsuya, Partner, Arthur D Little Japan Panelists: Mr. Ken Matsui, CEO, UGO Inc. Mr. Tatsushi Morokuma, CEO, Ubiquitous Computing Technology Corporation Mr. Dominik Bilo, Executive Vice President & CMO IPC, Infineon Technologies AG
16:40 - 16:50	Break
16:50 - 17:40	Panel Discussion - role of innovation for future society Moderator: Mr. Takeshi Kawasaki, Sr. Director, Strategic Growth & Investments, Fujitsu Limited. / Adjunct Associate Professor, Shizenkan University Panelists: Dr. Noboru Koshizuka, Professor, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, The University of Tokyo Mr. Yoshiaki Ishii, Director, Industrial Finance Startup and New Business Promotion Office, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Mr. Yuya Nakamura, President and CEO, Axcelspace Corporation Mr. Thomas Rosteck, Division President Connected Secure Systems, Infineon Technologies AG Commentator: Dr. Andreas Schumacher, Executive Vice President Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Infineon Technologies AG
17:40 - 17:45	Closing Remarks Mr. Isao Takahata, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Infineon Technologies Japan
17:45 - 19:30	Network Cocktail "Oktoberfest" (only for participants on site / might subject to cancellation due to COVID-19 situation)

Exhibitors at Exhibition Corner

- ugo, Inc.
- BionicM Inc.
- Axcelspace Corporation
- obniz Inc.
- QuantumCore, Inc.
- HACARUS INC.

- Ubiquitous Computing Technology Corporation
- Open Smart UR
- navel robotics GmbH
- Robotise AG.
- Koshizuka-Laboratory, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, The University of Tokyo