Tokyo Institute of Technology Open Innovation Platform held the “Agri-Food Health Innovation Forum” on February 29, 2024 [in cooperation with Greater Tokyo Biocommunity (GTB)].
This forum will discuss and seek future-oriented solutions to various social issues by taking a bird’s eye view of agriculture, food industry, and health industry (agri-food health industry) and utilizing digital twin technologies. For innovation in this field, it is essential to build an innovation ecosystem in which various stakeholders, from producers to consumers, work together. We welcomed speakers from various fields such as industry, academia, government, and finance, and discussed from various perspectives, including recognition of the current situation, sharing of challenges, and raising issues.
The event was held in a hybrid format, combining a digital multi-purpose hall in the West 9 Building on the Ookayama Campus and online streaming, and was attended by about 220 people who engaged in lively discussions. After the lectures, networking was held at the adjacent Tsubame Terrace to deepen the friendship among the participants.
The symposium outline is as follows
Symposium Outline
【Opening Remarks】
Osamu WATANABE, Executive Vice President (Research) and Director, Open Innovation Platform, Tokyo Institute of Technology
【Lecture 1】 “Why Tokyo Institute of Technology is working on agri-food health?”
Yoichi OSHIMA, Vice President for Industry-University-Government Partnerships and Assosiate director, Open Innovation Platform, Tokyo Institute of Technology
【Lecture 2】”FoodTech 〜Unlocking the potential of Food~”
Mr. Hirotaka TANAKA, CEO, UnlocX
【Lecture 3】”Digital Food Platform: Integration of Smart Agriculture and Well-Being Value Creation of Food”
Eiichiro KIMURA, Proffesor, School of Environment and Society, Tokyo Institute of Technology
【Lecture 4】”NTTDATA Food&Wellness Initiatives.”
Mr.Mizuho MITAKE, Head of CPG Division, Second Industry Bussiness Sector, NTT DATA Japan Corporation
【Lecture 5】”Food Strategies Aimed at Using the Digital Twin.”
Katsuki FUJISAWA, Proffesor, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology
【Lecture 6】”Transitions to a sustainable food culture: the example of animal welfare in livestock products.”
Takumi OHASHI, Associate Proffesor, School of Environment and Society, Tokyo Institute of Technology
【Lecture 7】”The CamCam Dx Project for Sustainable Behavior Change.”
Mr.Koichiro MATSUO, Department of Oral Health Sciences for community Welfare Graduate School of Medical and Dental Ssiences Tokyo Medeical and Dental University(TMDU)/ Derector of Oral Health Center, TMDU Hospital
【Lecture 8】”Problems with the Japanese Diet and the Global Insufficiency of Protein Supply.”
Mr.Hiroaki SUZUKI, CEO, Suzuhiro Kamaboko
【Lecture 9】”WAGRI, an agricultural data collaboration platform that supports Japanese farmers with data and AI.”
Mr.Kaoru TSURU, API Coordinator, WAGRI Promotion Office, Agricultural Information Research Center, Fundamental Technology Research Division, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
【Lecture 10】”Introduction of Cloud Applications in Distribution and Logistics”
Mr.Makoto YOKOYAMA, Enterprise Solutions Architecture Land, Infrastracture, Transport Solutions, aws
【Lecture 11】”About Food Valley.”
Ms.Sonoko TAKAHASHI, Innocation Officer, Innovation, Science and Technology, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherland
Ms.Yuko SAITO, Agricultural Advisor, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherland
【Lecture 12】Building a global innovation ecosystem “DOIC” with the Expo as a catalyst
Mr.Takashi KOBAYASHI, CEO, Bunkashihonsoken/DOIC Secretariat
【Panel Discussion】Building an Open Innovation Ecosystem in the Agri-Food and Health Industry.
Facilitator:Eiichiro KIMURA, Tokyo Institute of Technology
panellist :Kenji HARADA, City of KITAKYUSYU/Kiyotaka TOKURAKU, MURORAN Institute of Technology/Yuji KOSUGI, MUFG BANK/Tadashi KAWAMOTO, Tressbio Laboratory/Hirotaka TANAKA, Unlocx/Yoichi OSHIMA, Tokyo Institute of Technology
【Closing Remarks】
Yoichi OSHIMA, Vice President for Industry-University-Government Partnerships and Assosiate director, Open Innovation Platform, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Since this event covered many areas, the number of presentations was too large to allow for in-depth discussions. On the other hand, there were many issues and insights, and I felt that a common momentum was fostered to push agri-food health as a whole forward. We would like to take this opportunity to promote innovation through the establishment of an open innovation ecosystem in agri-food health.
We would like to thank all the participants and all the speakers.
