EU-JAPAN CONFERENCE ON SMART SOCIETY

AND BEYOND FOR THE SUPER-AGING ERA

8th October2018

@ Belgian Royal Academy (BELGIUM) ESPACE ROI BAUDOUIN,

Rue Ducale 1, 1000 Bruxelles

欧州連合日本政府代表部 The Mission of Japan to the European Union

The Mission of Japan to the European Union

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The Future of Robotics and AI in the Super-Aging Era Final Programme

9.00 - 9:30 REGISTRATION

9:30 - 10.00 OPENING SESSION

Prof. Shuji Hashimoto (Senior Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs & Provost, Waseda University, JP)

Prof. Judith le Maire (Vice Rector for International Relations and Cooperation, ULB, BE)

GUEST SPEECH H.E. Ambassador Kazuo Kodama (Mission of Japan to the European Union, JP)

10.00 - 10.30 KEYNOTE SPEECH

The Future of Robotics in Super Aging Societies Prof. Fabio Bonsignorio (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, IT)

10:30 - 11:00 KEYNOTE SPEECH

Humanoid Robots Supporting an Aging Society Prof. Atsuo Takanishi (Waseda University, JP)

11:00 COFFEE BREAK

11:30 PANEL DISCUSSION

Ideal Robots for the Elderly Moderator Prof. Bernardo Innocenti (ULB, BE) Panellists Prof. Hiroyasu Iwata (Waseda University, JP) Prof. Cecilia Laschi (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, IT) Prof. Massimiliano Zecca (Loughborough University, UK) Dr. Roger Andre Søraa (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO) Mr. Ramón Sanmartín Sola(Policy and Project Officer , European Commission, DG Connect, EU)

12:45 - 13:00 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

13:00 NETWORKING LUNCH

14:45 CHAIR AND OPENING REMARKS

Mr. Kostas Glinos (Head of Unit DG RTD/C1, International Cooperation Strategy, EFTA and enlargement countries, Russia, Asia and Pacific, European Commission, EU)

15:00 KEYNOTE SPEECH

Robots and the Workforce in a Super Aging Society Prof. Nicolas van Zeebroeck (ULB, BE)

15:40 PANEL DISCUSSION

Economic Growth through Robot Revolution Moderator Prof. Nicolas van Zeebroeck (ULB, BE) Panellists Mr. Dominik Bösl (Vice President Consumer Driven Robotics and Senior Corporate Innovation Manager, KUKA Corporation, DE)

Ms. Asuka Takamoto (Chief Executive Officer, tmsuk UK Ltd, UK) Prof. Toshie Takahashi (Waseda University, JP) Prof. Tamim Asfour (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, DE) Mr. Sergei Lonshakov (Founding Partner and Director, AIRA Lab, RU)U Leuven) & T. Nakamura (

16:45 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

17:00 CLOSING REMARKS

Prof. Nicolas van Zeebroeck (ULB, BE) Prof. Shuji Hashimoto (Senior Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs & Provost, Waseda University, JP)

17:30 FAREWELL COCKTAIL

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