Hitachi Social Innovation Forum 2017 TOKYO

Hitachi Social Innovation Forum 2017 TOKYO has ended.

The event enjoyed a strong turnout. Thank you very much.

Hitachi released a video of the keynote speech by Toshiaki Higashihara, President & CEO of Hitachi, Ltd.

We are pleased to announce that we released a video clip of Keynote Speech "Social Innovation Leads the Change in Today's World" by Toshiaki Higashihara, President & CEO of Hitachi, Ltd. on November 1st at Hitachi Social Innovation Forum 2017 TOKYO. Please take a look and enjoy!

Hitachi Social Innovation Forum 2017 TOKYO -Keynote Speech- Hitachi (YouTube)

Hitachi Social Innovation Forum 2017 TOKYO Reports

Special Speech
Speeches
Business Sessions
Exhibits

Special Speech

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Bridging the Tradition with the Future
-Suggestions for the Modern Societies-

Jared Diamond
Pulitzer Prize Winning Author and Scientist,
Author of "Guns, Germs, and Steel"

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Speeches

Speech 1

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Social Change in the Age of AI Getting into Universities

Noriko Arai
Professor, National Institute of Informatics
Director, Research Center for Community Knowledge,
National Institute of Informatics

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Speech 2

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Introduction to Cognitive Science for Creating Innovation
-Innovation and Stress-

Sian Beilock
President, Barnard College, USA
Author of "How the Body Knows Its Mind"

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Speech 3

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Management Theories for Japanese Firms' Innovation

Akie Iriyama
Associate Professor,
Waseda Business School
(Graduate School of Business and Finance)

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Business Sessions

Business Session 1

IoT Accelerates Business & Social Innovation

Speakers

Atsuki Matsumura
Executive Officer, Head of Division, Business Process Innovation Division
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
Toshihide Kasutani
Director-General, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Katsuhiro Nishinari
Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science & Technology
The University of Tokyo

Yutaka Saito
Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of IoT Business Promotion Division
Hitachi, Ltd.

Moderator

Tomio Kikyoubara
Director, ICT Innovation Research Institute, Nikkei BP Intelligence Group
Nikkei Business Publications, Inc.

「Hitachi Social Innovation Forum 2017 TOKYO」 Business Session 1 - Hitachi (YouTube)

Business Session 5

Future City of Digital Society

Speakers

Yohji Furumiya
Managing Director, Director General, Railway Operations Headquarters
Kyushu Railway Company
Seiichi Saito
President
Rhizomatiks co., ltd.
Yoshiyasu Suzuki
Principal Consultant, General Manager,
NIKKEN SEKKEI Research Institute
Keizo Kobayashi
Vice President and Executive Officer,
CEO of Urban Solutions Business Unit
Hitachi, Ltd.

Moderator

Yasuhiro Kawai
Director, Cleantech Institute
Nikkei BP Intelligence Group
Nikkei Business Publications, Inc.

「Hitachi Social Innovation Forum 2017 TOKYO」 Business Session 5 - Hitachi (YouTube)

Special Program

How Should We Act Now for Sustainable Future?

Speakers

Masaya Futamiya
Chairman and Representative Director,
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc.
Chair, Committee on Corporate Behavior & Social Responsibility,
Keidanren
Peter White
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Mao Kurahashi
Director, Head of Research
The Good Bankers Co., Ltd.
Yukiko Araki
Corporate Officer, Executive General Manager, CSR and Environmental Strategy Division
Hitachi, Ltd.

Moderator