Kyoto Conference Program Released: Discussions on Values, Humanity, and AI

Timetable (as of August 1 - speaker information and other details will be updated)


ーMonday, September 22, 2025ー
Welcome Reception at The Prince Kyoto Takaragaike

18:00-18:05　Opening Remarks & Toast
•Jun Sawada, Co-chairperson, Kyoto Institute of Philosophy/Executive Chairman, NTT

18:05-18:45 Dinner Talk " Considering a Multi-layered Value Society from Kyoto "
〈Moderator〉
•Shinichi Fukuoka, Professor Department of Cultural and Creative Studies, School of Cultural and Creative Studies, Aoyama Gakuin University
〈Speaker〉
•Giovanni Cesare Pagazzi, Archbishop, Vatican Roman Church
•Rukmini Bhaya Nair, Honorary, Professor, Linguistics Literature, Indian Institute of Technology　
•Seigen Mori, Director, Kiyomizu-dera Temple and others (TBD)

18:45-19:55　Dinner ＆ Networking

19:55-20:00　Closing Remarks
•Yasuo Deguchi, Co-chairperson, Kyoto Institute of Philosophy, Dean and Professor of Philosophy at Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University


ーTuesday, September 23, 2025ー
Kyoto Conference Day 1 at Kyoto International Conference Center

9:00-9:05　Opening Remarks
•Jun Sawada, Co-chairperson, Kyoto Institute of Philosophy/Executive Chairman, NTT

9:05–9:20　Welcome Speech
•Shunichi Tokura, Commissioner, Cultural Affairs
•Takatoshi Nishiwaki, Governor of Kyoto Prefecture
•Koji Matsui, Mayor of Kyoto City
•Nagahiro Minato, President, Kyoto University

9:20–9:30　Guest Introductions

9:30–9:45　Keynote Speech
•Yasuo Deguchi, Co-chairperson, Kyoto Institute of Philosophy, Dean and Professor of Philosophy at Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University

9:45–10:00　Keynote Speech
•Markus Gabriel, Senior Global Advisor, Kyoto Institute of Philosophy/ Professor and Chair in Epistemology, Modern, and Contemporary Philosophy, Director of International Centre for Philosophy, Director of Center for Science and Thought, University of Bonn

10:00–10:10　Break
 
10:10–11:10　Panel Discussion 1
" Multilayeredness: Exploring the Nature of Value at its Depth "
〈Moderator〉
•Noburu Notomi, Professor, Chair of the Department of Philosophy, The University of Tokyo (Moderator)
〈Panelist〉
•Teruo Fujii, President, The University of Tokyo
•Kim Heisook, Professor Emerita, Ewha Womans University
•Michael Neocosmos, Emeritus Professor, Rhodes University, Distinguished Visiting Scholar, University of Connecticut Humanities Institute and others (TBD)

11:20–12:20 Panel Discussion 2
" From Multilayered Values to the Human Condition in the Age of AI "
〈Moderator〉
•Mathias Risse, Berthold Beitz Professor in Human Rights, Global Affairs and Philosophy, Harvard University
〈Panelist〉
•Katsuhiko Hibino, President, Tokyo University of the Arts
•Hiroshi Ishiguro, Professor, Professor Intelligent Robotics Laboratory, The University of Osaka
•Yutaka Matsuo, Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Technology Management for Innovation, The University of Tokyo and others (TBD)

12:20–12:30　Break

12:30–13:30 Lunch Sessions “The Role of Value in the Age of AI”

Venue A　" Industry and Value”
〈Moderator〉
•Asli M. Colpan, Professor, Vice-President for Research Promotion, Graduate School of Economics, Kyoto University
〈Panelist〉
•R. Edward Freeman, Stephen E. Bachand University Professor of Business Administration, University of Virginia
•Robert Thomson, Chief Executive, News Corp and others (TBD)

Venue B　" Leadership, Governance, and Value "
〈Moderator〉
•Satoshi Kodama, Professor of Ethics, Kyoto University
〈Panelist〉
•Börje Ekholm, President & CEO, Ericsson
•Roy Ryu Jin, Chairman, Korea Employers Federation
•Tomoyoshi Noda, Chairperson and President, Shizenkan University Graduate School of Leadership and Innovation, SHIZENKAN University
•Audrey Yamamoto, President & CEO, U.S.-Japan Council

Venue C　" Social Ethics, Democracy, and Value”
〈Moderator〉
•TBD
〈Panelist〉
•Fritz Breithaupt, Professor, the University of Pennsylvania
•Kaori Karasawa, Professor, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, University of Tokyo
•Koji Matsui, Mayor of Kyoto City and others (TBD)

13:30–14:00 　Break

14:00–15:20 　Round Table & Wrap-up Panel

Breakout Session A: “Technology and Multilayered Values”
Breakout Session B: “Intercultural Dialogue and Multilayered Values”

15:20–15:40　Buffer/Break

15:40–16:40 　Panel Discussion 3
" The Role and Future of Industry: A Value-Driven Perspective "
〈Moderator〉
•Masaki Nomura, Executive Advisor, Chief Strategist, Kyoto Institute of Philosophy/Harvard University Graduate School of Design/ Yamauchi No.10 Family Office/
〈Panelist〉
•Takahiro Nakajima, Professor of Chinese Philosophy，Comparative Philosophy，Cultural Representation, The University of Tokyo
•Kumiko Oomori, Director, Kyoto Institute of Philosophy/ Vice President, Office of Chief Executive Fellow, NTT, Inc.
•Toshikazu Yamaguchi, Director, Kyoto Institute of Philosophy/ Representative Director President, The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings and others (TBD)

16:40–16:50　Break

16:50–17:30　Day 1 Wrap-up

17:30–18:00　Break

18:00–20:00　Dinner


ーWednesday, September 24, 2025ー
Kyoto Conference Day 2 at Kyoto International Conference Center

9:00-9:10 Day 1 Review
•Yasuo Deguchi, Co-chairperson, Kyoto Institute of Philosophy, Dean and Professor of Philosophy at Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University

9:10–10:10 Panel Discussion 4
" Art and Culture as Manifestation and Mediation of Values "
〈Moderator〉
•Wiebke Denecke, S. C. Fang Professor of Chinese Language and Culture/Professor of East Asian Literatures, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
〈Panelist〉
•Mohsen Mostafavi, Alexander and Victoria Wiley Professor of Design and Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor, Harvard University
•Laurie Ann Paul, Millstone Family Professor of Philosophy & Professor of Cognitive Science, Yale University
•Rein Raud, Professor of Asian and Cultural Studies, Tallinn University and others (TBD)

10:10–11:20  Panel Discussion 5
" Global Cooperation for a Multilayered Society of Values "
〈Moderator〉
•Markus Gabriel, Senior Global Advisor, Kyoto Institute of Philosophy/ Professor and Chair in Epistemology, Modern, and Contemporary Philosophy, Director of International Centre for Philosophy, Director of Center for Science and Thought, University of Bonn
〈Panelist〉
•Zoltan Somhegyi International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences/ Deputy Secretary-General & Associate Professor, University of Szeged and others (TBD)

11:20–12:00 Panel Discussion 6
“Insights from the Kyoto Conference: Uncovering, Proposing, and Creating Value”
〈Moderator〉
•Yasuo Deguchi, Co-chairperson, Kyoto Institute of Philosophy, Dean and Professor of Philosophy at Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University
〈Panelist〉
•Wiebke Denecke, S. C. Fang Professor of Chinese Language and Culture/Professor of East Asian Literatures, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
•Markus Gabriel, Senior Global Advisor, Kyoto Institute of Philosophy/ Professor and Chair in Epistemology, Modern, and Contemporary Philosophy, Director of International Centre for Philosophy, Director of Center for Science and Thought, University of Bonn
•Masaki Nomura, Executive Advisor, Chief Strategist, Kyoto Institute of Philosophy/Harvard University Graduate School of Design/ Yamauchi No.10 Family Office/
•Noburu Notomi, Professor, Chair of the Department of Philosophy, The University of Tokyo
•Mathias Risse, Berthold Beitz Professor in Human Rights, Global Affairs and Philosophy, Harvard University

12:00–12:30 Closing
•Sharing of Participant Impressions and Responses
•Summary
•Closing Remarks

12:45–13:15　Press Conference
•Yasuo Deguchi, Co-chairperson, Kyoto Institute of Philosophy
•Jun Sawada, Co-chairperson, Kyoto Institute of Philosophy
•Markus Gabriel, Senior Global Advisor, Kyoto Institute of Philosophy