Date & Venue:
Monday, November 16th, 2009
Embassy of Canada to Japan in Tokyo
http://www.international.gc.ca/missions/japan-japon/menu-eng.asp
Schedule:
09:00 - 09:30 Registration
PLENARY: OPENING SESSION
Master of Ceremonies
Mark Scullion, Counselor, Investment, Science and Technology, Embassy of Japan, Government of Canada
09:30 - 09:35 Welcome Greeting
Jonathan Fried, Ambassador of Canada to Japan, Government of Canada
09:35 - 09:40 Special Remarks from University of Toronto
Janice Stein, Director, Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto
09:40 - 10:05 Keynote Speech
Toichi Sakata, Administrative Vice Minister of Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
10:05 - 10:30 Keynote Speech
GLOBAL GOVERNANCE OF INNOVATION
The Honourable John Manley, Chair, School of Global Affairs at the Munk Centre for International Studies and President Designate, Canadian Council of Chief Executives (CCCE)
10:30 - 10:45 BREAK
THEME 1: CLUSTER INNOVATION
Cluster Innovation in the IT and Energy Sectors
Moderator: Judith Wolfson
10:45 - 11:40 PANEL
- Meric Gertler, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto
- Yoko Ishikura, Professor, Hitotsubashi University
- Gerald J. Hane, Founding Managing Director, Q-Paradigm
11:40 - 12:15 DISCUSSION
12:30 - 13:30 LUNCH
LOCATION: 4TH Floor South *Lunch Box will be provided
THEME 2: INNOVATION in SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Integrating Science with Entrepreneurship in the Health and Biotechnology
Moderator: Hiroshi Nagano
13:30 - 14:30 PANEL
- Cynthia Goh, Professor of Chemistry, Associate Director of Institute for Optical Sciences, University of Toronto; co-founder, Axela Inc and Vive Nano Inc
- Yoshihide Hayashizaki, Project Director, Genome Exploration Research Group, RIKEN Genomic Science Center (GSC)
- Shinobu Oguchi, Founder and Representative Director & Executive Vice President & COO of UPSTREAM INFINITY,INC. , and fellow of Center for Research and Development Strategy Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST-CRDS)
- Joseph Wong, Professor and Canada Research Chair, Political Science, Director, Asian Institute, University of Toronto
14:30 - 15:15 DISCUSSION
15:15 - 15:30 BREAK
THEME 3: GLOBAL CHALLENGES FOR INNOVATION
Moderator: Judith Wolfson
15:30 - 16:15 PANEL
- Govindan Parayil, Vice-Rector of UNU and Director of UNU-IAS
- Kiyoshi Kurokawa, Professor, GRIPS
- Ito Peng, Professor and Associate Director of School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Toronto
16:15 - 17:00 DISCUSSION
