Symposium
The Present Situation and Future Perspective
of Ocean-related Investigation and Research Business
—A challenge to grasp a whole picture of various existing ocean-related investigation and research movements and trends in Japan and overseas, and to explore their future—
| Date: | Tuesday, 26 February 2013, 9:30-17:30 |
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| Venue: | International House of Japan 5-11-16 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo (Access) |
| Language: | English and Japanese. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided. |
| Sponsor: | Graduate School of Public Policy, the University of Tokyo |
| Co-sponsor: | Ocean Alliance, the University of Tokyo |
| Policy Alternative Research Institute, the University of Tokyo | |
| Support: | Fisheries Research Agency |
If you wish to participate, please register from here.
Background and aim
Many entities have done various efforts for enhancing the effectiveness of ocean governance of Japan under the framework given by UNCLOS and Basic Act on Ocean Policy and related legal instruments.
The followings are two of important elements for improving the ocean governance.
- - Enrichment of scientific knowledge of oceans;
- - Generation and promotion of business which deal with development, use and conservation of oceans.
The symposium focuses on ocean-related investigation and research business, in which the two elements intersect. It is a challenge to grasp as widely as possible the current situation of ocean-related investigation and research activities done sharing responsibilities among various entities including industrial, governmental and academic ones in Japan and overseas, and to have a perspective of possible future of the business.
Program
| 1) | Opening address (9:30-9:35) |
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| Naoya Okuwaki, Professor emeritus, the University of Tokyo, Professor, Meiji University Law School | |
| 2) | Background and aim of the symposium (9:35-9:45) |
| Hideaki Shiroyama, Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, the University of Tokyo | |
| 3) | Keynote lectures |
| 3-1) | Future perspective of generation and promotion of ocean-related business (9:45-10:25) |
| Ken Takagi, Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Science, the University of Tokyo | |
| 3-2) | Frontiers of ocean-related investigation and research business—from the viewpoint of industrializing and pursuing public interest (10:25-11:05) |
| John Gunn, CEO, Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) | |
| 4) | International oceanographic data and information exchange and ocean-related investigation and research in private sector (11:20-12:00) |
| Yutaka Michida, Professor, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, the University of Tokyo | |
| 5) | Academic oceanographic research and ocean-related investigation and research in private sector (12:00-12:30) |
| Yoshihisa Shirayama, Executive Director of Research, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology | |
| 6) | Several practical ocean-related investigation and research business movements in private sector |
| 6-1) | Oceanic minerals and energies area (13:30-14:00) |
| Sumio Yamano, Managing Director, Fugro Japan Co., Ltd. | |
| 6-2) | Fisheries area (14:00-14:30) |
| Tokio Wada, Executive Director, Fisheries Research Agency | |
| 6-3) | Ocean-related environmental assessment area (14:45-15:15) |
| Satoshi Suzuki, Global Environment Unit Leader, Japan NUS Co., Ltd. | |
| 6-4) | Ocean-related global warming prevention area (15:15-15:45) |
| Jun Kita, Senior Researcher, Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth | |
| 7) | Panel discussion (16:00-17:30) |
| Panelists: All the lecturers | |
| Coordinator:Hideaki Shiroyama |