Inaugural Kyoto Conference: A Global Forum of Philosophers, Experts, and Executives

Participants

Academia

• Izumi Aizu

  Prefessor, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for InfoSocinomics, Tama University

• Thomas Beschorner

  Professor and Director, University of St.Gallen

• Fritz Breithaupt

  Professor, University of Pennsylvania

• Santtu von Bruun

  Director, Innovations & Ecosystems, University of Helsinki

• Asli M. Colpan

  Professor, Kyoto University

• Bret Davis

  Professor and Higgins Chair of Philosophy, Loyola University Maryland

• Julie De Los Reyes

  Assistant Professor, Hakubi Center and Center for Southeast Asian Studies

• Wiebke Denecke

  Professor of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Literatures & Philosophies, S. C. Fang Chair, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Takuo Dome

  Advisor to the presodent, University of Osaka

• Noriko Endo

  Professor, Waseda University

• Maurizio Ferraris

  Professor, University of Turin

• R. Edward Freeman

  Bachand University Professor, The Darden School, University of Virginia

• Teruo Fujii

  President, The University of Tokyo

• Shin-Ichi Fukuoka

  Professor, Aoyama Gakuin University

• Anil Kumar Gupta

  Visiting Faculty, IIMA & IITB, Academy Professor, AcSIR, Founder, Honey Bee Network, SRISTI, GIAN & NIF Visiting Faculty, IIMA & IITB, Academy Professor, AcSIR

• Koji Hashimoto

  professor, Kyoto University, department of physics

• KIM, Heisook

  Professor Emerita, Ewha Womans University

• Katsuhiko Hibino

  President, Tokyo University of the Arts

• Wakanyi Hoffman

  Head of African AI Ethics Research, Utrecht University, Netherlands (Inclusive AI Lab)

• Tsutomu Horiuchi

  Professor, Tama University Graduate School of Business

• Kaori Horiuchi

  Assistant professor, Kyoto University

• Tatsuhiko Inatani

  Professor, Kyoto University

• Husein Inusah

  Associate Professor, University of Cape Coast

• Tetsuji Iseda

  professor, Kyoto University, Graduate School of Letters

• Hiroshi Ishiguro

  Professor, Department of Systems Innovation, The University of Osaka

• Miki Kadota

  Assistant Professor, Hakubi Center& Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University

• Yoshiki Kageyama

  Professor, KANSAI UNIVERSITY Faculty of Business Commerce

• Kaori Karasawa

  Professor, School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo/President, The Japanese Psychological Association

• Hye Young Kim

  Associate Researcher, Ecole Normale Superieure

• Miki Kinoshita

  Program-Specific Assistant Professor, Kyoto University, Hakubi center

• Atsuo Kishimoto

  Professor, The University of Osaka

• Hiroto Koda

  Professor, Kyoto University Graduate School of Education

• Satoshi Kodama

  Professor, Kyoto University Graduate School of Letters

• Prashant kumar

  Assistant Professor, Lakshmibai College, University of Delhi

• Mikael Malmivaara

  Japan Affairs Manager, Innovation & Ecosystems, University of Helsinki

• Motoji Matsuda

  Program Director, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature

• Yutaka Matsuo

  Professor, The University of Tokyo

• Mohsen Mostafavi

  Professor, Harvard University

• Minami Murata

  Program-Specific Assistant Professor, Kyoto University, The Hakubi Center for Advanced Research

• Yusuke Nagato

  Assistant Professo（Lecturer））, The University of Osaka, Research Center on Ethical, Legal and Social Issues

• Rukmini Bhaya Nair

  Professor (Hon.), Indian Instiitute of Technollogy Delhi

• Takahiro Nakajima

  Director, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, University of Tokyo

• Aya Nakama

  Program-Specific Associate Professor, Kyoto University, The Hakubi Center for Advanced Research/ Graduate School of Letters

• Akihiro Nakao

  Professor, The University of Tokyo, Department of Systems Innovation, School of Engineering

• Takashi Nawa

  Professor, Kyoto University of Advanced Science

• Ryan Nefdt

  Professor of Philosophy, University of Cape Town

• Michael Neocosmos

  Emeritus Professor in Humanities, Rhodes University, South Africa

• Tomoyoshi Noda

  Chairperson and President, Graduate School of Leadership and Innovation, Shizenkan University

• Noburu Notomi

  Professor, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo

• Haruko Nozaki

  Executive Vice-President for Public Relations, Kyoto University

• Naoto Ohtake

  President and Chief Executive Officer, Institute of Science Tokyo

• Abhiruchi Ojha

  Assistant Professor, Jamia Millia Islamia

• Takuro Onishi

  Representative Director, Corporate Offcer, President & CEO, Toshiba Corporation

• L.A. Paul

  Millstone Family Professor of Philosophy and Cognitive Science, Yale University

• Rein Raud

  Professor of Asian and Cultural Studies, Tallinn University

• Tobias Rees

  philosopher, limn

• Mathias Risse

  Berthold Beitz Professor in Human Rights, Global Affairs, and Philosophy, Harvard University

• Guido Saracco

  Full Professor, Politecnico di Torino

• Tokunaga Satoko

  Co-Director, Keio University X Dignity Center

• Zoltan Somhegyi

  Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Szeged

• Kazuaki Takahashi

  Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

• Yoshinobu Takakura

  Director, The Hakubi Center for Advanced Research, Kyoto University

• Ryosuke Takeuchi

  Professor, Yokohama National University

• Tadahiro Taniguchi

  Professor, Kyoto University Graduate School of Informatics

• Sasu Tarkoma

  Dean of the Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki

• Yukiko Uchida

  Director/Professor, Kyoto University Institute for the Future of Human Society

• Mayuko Uehara

  Professor, Kyoto University Graduate School of Letters

• Junichi Ushiba

  Professor, Department of Biosciences and Informatics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University

• Tõnu Viik

  rector, professor of philosophy, Tallinn University

• Anna-Mari Wallenberg

  Docent, University of Helsinki

• Yasuhide Yamanouchi

  professor, ZEN University

• Hiroyoshi Yoshiki

  Auditor, Kyoto University

• Andrej Zwitter

  Professor / Director of Research, University of Groningen

Practitioner

• Yuji Akasaka

  Director, Chairperson, Japan Airlines Co., Ltd

• Shunichi Asada

  Honorary Advisor, Tokyo Century Corporation

• Shima Ayako

  Director, Masaki Video Foundation

• Muntean Bianca

  Cluster Manager, Transilvania IT Cluster

• Stèphane Decoutère

  Member & Secretary General of the Board of Directors, Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator Foundation (GESDA)

• Börje Ekholm

  President & CEO, Ericsson

• Börje Ekholm

  President & CEO, Ericsson

• Nobuhiro Endo

  Executive Advisor, NEC Corporation

• Kazuaki Fujii

  Managing Director, Nikkei Inc.

• Yukihiro Fujimoto

  PARTNER, CITY-YUWA PARTNERS

• Masataka Fujiwara

  President, OSAKA GAS CO.

• Kazuhiro Gomi

  CEO, NTT Research

• Tsuyoshi Hasebe

  President ＆ CEO, Nikkei Inc.

• Eiji Hashimoto

  Representative Director, Chairman and CEO, Nippon Steel Corporation

• Kingo Hayashi

  President & Director, Chubu Electric Power Co.

• Toshiaki Higashihara

  Executive Chairman, Hitachi, Ltd.

• Toda Hirokazu

  Senior Advisor, HAKUHODO

• Tomoyoshi Hirose

  Vice Chairman/Founder, MONEY DESIGN Co.

• Isao Hosoya

  Founder, Office 134

• Keiko Iizuka

  Senior Writer, THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN

• Masahiro Ikeno

  Chief Operating Officer (COO), US-Japan Council

• Seiji Inagaki

  Director, Chair of the Board, The Dai-ichi-Life Insurance Company,Limited

• Manuel Gustavo Isaac

  Science Anticipation Philosophy Lead, GESDA

• Yuki Isogai

  President, Earth Nest

• Ren Ito

  Founder COO, Sakana AI

• Mutsuo Iwai

  Chairperson of the Board, JAPAN TOBACCO

• Taku Iwasaki

  Senior Corporate Officer HAKUHODO

• Seiji Izumisawa

  Chairman of the Board, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

• Hironori Kamezawa

  President & Group CEO, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

• Tetsuo Kamoshita

  President, Nokia Solutions and Networks Japan G.K.

• Yoshinori Kanehana

  Chairman 0f the Board, Kawasaki Heavy Industries

• Masahiro Kihara

  President and Group CEO, Mizuho Financial Group

• Jingo Kikukawa

  Director-General, Innovation and Environment Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

• Keiichi Kobayashi

  CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO.

• Mitsuyoshi Kobayashi

  Executive Adviser, NTT WEST

• Atsuyoshi Koike

  CEO, Rapidus Corporation

• Masakazu Kubota

  Vice Chair & President, Keidanren

• Midori Kubota

  Chairperson of the Board, Certified NPO Creative Support Let's

• Karl-Heinz Land

  CEO, Neuland.ai AG

• Julia Longbottom

  Ambassador, British Embassy Tokyo

• Vito Mabrucco

  VP Brand, NTT

• Mauro Mantovani

  Prefect, Vatican Library of the Holy Roman Church

• Patrizio Mapelli

  Member of the Board, NTT, Inc.

• Metz Maria

  CEO, NTT DATA Romania

• Kazuo Masuda

  Adviser to MOD, Ministry of Defense

• Koji Matsui

  Mayor of Kyoto, Kyoto City

• Naohiko Matsumoto

  President of Social Platform Sales Management Division, Hitachi, Ltd.

• Kuniaki Matsumura

  Group Managing Executive Officer, Rakuten Group

• Masaya Mori

  Corporate Officer ＆ Chief AI Officer Hakuhodo DY holdings

• Seigen Mori

  Kita Hosso Buddhism Director General Kiyomizu-dera Temple Director of Educational Affairs, Kita Hosso Buddhism Kiyomizu-dera Temple

• Martin Müller

  Executive Director Science Anticipation, GESDA

• Tsuyoshi Nagano

  Senior Executive Advisor, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co.

• Seiji Nakata

  Executive Chairman of the Board, Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

• Takeshi Niinami

  Chaiman and CEO, SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED

• Yuya Nishimura

  executive director, MIRATUKU

• Takatoshi Nishiwaki

  Governor of Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture

• Toshimi Nishizaki

  Deputy Director-General, International Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

• Ryutaro Okamoto

  President, Okamoto Corporation

• Daisuke Okanohara

  Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer, Preferred Networks

• Shinji Okuyama

  President, Google Japan G.K.

• Kumiko Oomori

  Vice President, Office of CEF, NTT

• Victor Osumi

  President, The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan

• Giovanni Cesare Pagazzi

  Archbishop (Titular of Belcastro), Archivist and Librarian of the Holy Roman Church, Vatican Library of the Holy Roman Church

• Devdutt Pattanaik

  Mythologist

• Jin Roy Ryu

  Chairman, Federation of Korean Industries

• Shigetoshi Sameshima

  Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi, Ltd.

• Yutaka Sano

  President of Social Innovation Business Division, Hitachi, Ltd.

• Takuko Sawada

  Vice-Chair, Shionogi & Co.

• Jun Sawada

  Executive Chairman, NTT

• Taro Shimada

  Representative Director, Corporate Offcer, President & CEO, Toshiba Corporation

• Midori Shirak

  Executive Officer, News Editor, Nikkei Inc.

• Masayuki Suematsu

  Director, Executive Vice President, CSO, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

• Masahiko Sugimoto

  Kyoto Bureau Chief, THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN, OSAKA

• Kohey Takashima

  Representative Director, CEO, Oisix ra daichi Inc.

• Makoto Takashima

  Chairman of the Board, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group

• Hidenori Tanaka

  Group Leader, NTT Research/ Harvard University

• Takayuki Tanaka

  President, THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN, OSAKA

• Robert Thomson

  CEO, News Corp

• Shunichi Tokura

  Commissioner, Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan

• Yosuke Tsuji

  Representative Director, President and Group CEO, Money Forward

• Katsu Tsunoda

  President (Chief Executive Officer), The Asahi Shimbun Company

• Kei Uruma

  Member of the Board President & CEO, MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION

• Junji Watanabe

  Senior Distinguished Researcher, NTT, Inc.

• Toshifumi Watanabe

  Chairman of the Board Representative Director, Electric Power Development Co.,Ltd.

• Cai Werntgen

  Chairman of the Board, Udo Keller Foundation Forum Humanum

• Wallapa van Willenswaard

  Director, Innovation Network International

• Toshihiko Yada

  Chief Officer, YOMIURI RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN

• Yosuke Yagi

  CEO, Representative Director

• Satoru Yamada

  Director & Senior Corporate Officer HAKUHODO

• Toshikazu Yamaguchi

  Representative Director President Circulation, THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN HOLDINGS

• Audrey Yamamoto

  President & CEO, U.S.-Japan Council

• Banjo Yamauchi

  Founder & CEO, Yamauchi-No.10 Family Office

• Hiroshi Yamazaki

  Senior Managing Director, Editor-in-Chief, Nikkei Inc.

• Sakura Yokota

  Vice President, NTT WEST, Kyoto Branch Office

• Ory Yoshifuji

  CVO, OryLab

• Tetsuro Yoshimatsu

  Representative Director Chairperson and CEO, istyle Inc.

• Laura Younger

  Executive Director, The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan

• Aki Yuki

  Co-Founder, OryLab