Participants(15th(Tue)-17th(Wed)July, 2003)

Japan side [53 participantsPublic Sector

Mr Yoshitaka Sakurada Parliamentary Secretary for Economy, Trade and Industry, METI
Mr Tomohiro Okada Secretary to the Parliamentary Secretary for Economy, Trade and Industry, METII
Mr Hiroshi Tateishi Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau, International Affairs Office, METI
Mr Takashi Naruse Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau, International Affairs Office, METI
Dr Kotoku Kurachi Director, Age Dimension Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Dr Masayuki Kamimoto Research Coordinator for Environmental and Energy Technology, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Mr Noboru Hatakeyama Chairman and CEO, JEF
Mr Hiroshi Tsuchiya Executive Managing Director, JEF

Industrial Sector (alphabetical order of sir names)

Mr Eichi Abe Senior Vice President, General Manager, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Dr Mutsuhiro Arinobu Corporate Vice President, Director, Corporate Research & Development, Toshiba Corporation
Dr Kazuo Eda Director, Advanced Technology Research Laboratories & Nanotechnology Research Laboratory, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
Dr Toru Kawata Senior Executive Technical Research Fellow and Director of KAWATA Laboratory, Sharp Corporation
Prof Yasuo Kozato Manager Theme Incubation Laboratory, Strategy Planning Division, Canon Research Center, Canon Inc.
Dr MasaakiTakahashi Director&General Manager, Research & Development,Precision System Science Co., Ltd.
Dr Toshitaka Tsuda Member of the Board, General Manager, Network Systems Laboratories, Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd.
Dr Seiichi Watanabe Executive Vice President, Executive Officer, President, Institute for Environmental Research, Strategy Platform, Sony Corporation

Participants based in UK (alphabetical order of sir names)

Mr Kazuhiro Doi Nissan Motor Co
Dr Lee Gould Assistant Director, Panasonic Mobile Communications Development Laboratory Mr Jerry Hardcastle Director, Project Management Office, Nissan Technical Centre Europe
Mr Tsutomu Hiraoka Consul General of Japan
Mr Seiji Hirasaki General Manager, AnGes Euro
Mr Atsuko Hosoya Accounting Officer, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Mr Makoto Kakebayashi Director General, Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), London
Mr Yukio Kamatani Telecommunications Research Laboratory, Toshiba Research Europe
Dr Masayuki Kamimoto National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Mr Junji Kamimura Executive Vice President, Honda R&D Europe (UK) Ltd
Prof Yauhisa Kanaguchi Director, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Mr John Kelly President, Kowa Research Group Europe Ltd
Mr Naohito Kimura First Secretary, Economic Section (Science and Technology), Embassy of Japan, London
Mr Eiji Kinoshita Senior Research Scientist, DuPont Teijin Films
Mr Masao Kumori Representative - Tokyo Office, One NorthEast
Ms Tomomi Kurata Chief Technology Officer, Toshiba of Europe
Mr Takayuki Makino Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Mr Shoji Mano Managing Director, Telecom R&D Centre, Fujitsu Laboratories of Europe Ltd
Mr Hiro Matsumura Commercial Minister, Japanese Embassy, London
Prof Joe McGeehan Dean of Engineering, Bristol University and Managing Director, Telecommunications Research Laboratory, Toshiba Research Europe
Dr Michael Minchin Director R&D Strategy, Yamanouchi UK Ltd
Mr Kiyoshi Mori Director (Agriculture), Japan External Trade Organisation(JETRO), London
Mr Tomoo Otsuka General Manager, Matsushita Electric Works Ltd, Dusseldorf, Germany
Mr Robert Rigby Corporate Account Manager UK and Ireland, Japan Airlines
Mr Emmanuel Roubinowitz Head of Private Equity, Nomura International
Mr Takashi Saito Executive Vice President, Canon Europe Ltd
Dr Osamu Shiho Manager, Takeda Pharma (to be confirmed)
Ms Cristina Stoica Technical Development Department, Mitsui & Co Europe plc)
Mr Hideaki Sugiura Director, Machinery Division, Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), London
Dr Takashi Tabira Director, National Institute for Longevity Science, Obu
Mr Goji Takahashi General Manager, Matsui & Co Europe
Mr Masaki Taneda General Manager, Teijin (to be confirmed)
Mr Akito Tani Deputy Director General, Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), London
Mr Shinichiro Uda Director, Shinsei kenkyu kai (Institute for the Promotion of Policy Reform)
Mr Yukihiro Uehara Director, Technological Affairs, Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), London
Mr David Wall New Technology Development Manager, DuPont Teijin Films
Dr Koji Yano Researcher, Canon Inc

UK side 86 participantsLord Sainsbury of Turville Parliamentary Undersecretary for Science and Technology, DTI

Mr Andrew Ackroyd Asia-Pacific Technology Network
Mr Kevin Aisbitt Asia Pacific Inward Investment Manager, One North East
Mrs Susanne Alden Scientific Officer, Pharmaceutical Development Services Ltd
Dr Simon Armour Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department, University of Bristol
Mr Peter Bacon Electronics Link Asia
Dr Andy Bateman Business Development Director, CENAMPS (Centre of Excellence Nanotechnology, Micro and Photonic Systems)
Mr Edward Bell Managing Director, Crown Biosystems
Dr Stephen Bentley ASB Associates Ltd
Ms Yintong Betser Chief Executive, ACTIVE
Mr Nigel Birch Head, Corporate International Group, EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
Mr Martin Bloom Managing Director, Emblem Technology Partners
Dr Alistair Brown Divisional Sales and Marketing Manager, Scientific Generics ,Prof Victor Bulmer-Thomas Director, Royal Institute of International Affairs
Mr Mike Cairns Head of Science and Technology, TradePartners UK ,Sir Kenneth Calman Vice Chancellor, Durham University
Mr Brian Cane Development Section, The Welding Institute
Mr Allan Carmichael Manager, TTP
Dr Robert Coleman Chief Scientific Officer, Pharmagene Laboratories Ltd
Dr Brian Collins Associate Fellow, New Security Issues Programme (NSIP), Royal Institute of International Affairs and Professor of Information Systems, RMCS, Cranfield University
Dr Russell Cowburn Reader in the Department of Physics, Durham University
Dr Tony Cox Science and Technology Advisor
Dr Andrew Crookell Managing Director, SIRA Innovation
Ms Jill Dixon Acting Cheif Executive, Northumberland County Council
Dr Will Dracup Manager, Non Linear Dynamics
Mr Phil Eadon Marketing Director, County Durham Development Company ,Prof Jim Edwardson Director, Institute for the Health of the Elderly
Mr Doug Everard Chief Executive, New and Renewable Energy Centre (NaREC)
Dr Muhammad Farmer Director and Principal, British Institute of Technology and E-Commerce
Mr Chris French Technical Director, New and Renewable Energy Centre (NaREC)
Mr Shak Gohir Business and Programme Manager, CENAMPS
Mr Jonathan Gold Acting CEO, NorthSTAR
Dr Dieter Gollmann Microsoft Research UK
Dr Tony Hayward Asia-Pacific Technology Network
Dr David Hodgson PEMCoat Technology Manager, Ineos Chlor
Ms Kelly Hoggeth Marketing Executive, ONE NorthEast
Mr Brad Hoy CEO, Xcellsyz Ltd
Dr Graham Hughes Technical Director, Technomark Consulting
Prof Julian Hunt Professor of Climate Modelling, Honorary Professor of Mathematics, Department of Space and Climate Physics, University College, London
Mr Lakis Kaounides Director, MBA in Management of Technology, City University Business School Mr Nick Kemp Business Manager, Tyne & Wear Development Company
Dr Faiz Kermani Senior Business Development Executive, Chiltern International
Mr Herbert Kim Chief Executive Officer, Codeworks - Centre of Digital Excellence
Prof Tom Kirkwood Head of Gerontology, Newcastle University
Prof Terry Knibb Chairman, Asia-Pacific Technology Network, and Chief Scientist, BAESystems
Ms Helen Knight Reporter, The Engineer
Dr Eric Lewis Director, ELM Ltd
Prof Keith Lindsey Professor of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Durham
Prof Stephen Little Senior Lecturer in Knowledge Management, Open University
Mr Meredith Lloyd-Evans Managing Partner, BioBridge Associates
Mr Steve Loach Office of Science and Technology
Ms Michelle Lowes Senior Executive - Asia Pacific, One NorthEast
Dr Gerson Machado Chief Executive Officer, CENAMPS (Centre of Excellence Nanotechnology, Micro and Photonic Systems)
Ms Helen Mason Conference Manager, Asia-Pacific Technology Network
Mr Chris Massey Conference Co-ordinator, Asia-Pacific Technology Network
Mr Stuart McGuire Senior Business Development Executive, Chiltern International
Dr John McManus Senior Commercial Development Officer, Inveresk Research
Prof Mervyn Miles Head of Scanning Probe Microscopy, University of Bristol
Prof Andrew Miller Chairman and CEO, IC-VEC Ltd
Mr Gerry Moran Head of Japan Team, Invest UK
Mr Peter Murphy Managing Director, Active Recycling
Dr David Parker Managing Director, The Parker Consultancy
Professor Simon Parker Director, Barclays Centre for Entrepreneurship, Durham Business School
Mr Chris Pywell Head of Strategy for Success, One NorthEast
Mr David Richardson Director, Asia-Pacific Inward Investment, South West of England Regional Development Agency
Mr Frank Rott Head, International Technology Service, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
Prof Tim Ryan Managing Director, Epigem
Dr David Scott International Technology Promoter, Japan, PERA
Mrs Susan Searle Commercial Director, Imperial College Innovations
Dr Geoffrey Sheppard Managing Director, Roundcraft Ltd
Dr John Sime Director of Research Support, Imperial College, London University
Professor Ken Snowdon Director, Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology
Professor Iain Stewart Department of Computer Science, Durham University
Dr Paul Sugden Director, Pharmaceutical Development Services Ltd
Mr James Swift Senior Lecturer, Centre for Telecommunication Networks, School of Engineering, University of Durham
Mr Geoff Taylor Manager, International Technology Relations, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
Mr Paul Taylor Inward Investment Manager, One NorthEast
Mr Louis Turner Chief Executive, Asia-Pacific Technology Network
Mr Anil Vaidya Export Promoter, TradePartners UK
Mr Yohan Vezinhet Sales Executive, Global Outsourcing Review
Mr Brendan Vickers Practice Leader, PERA
Prof. Keith Wesnes CEO, Cognitive Research
Mr Phillip White International Trade Promoter, PERA
Mr Jerel Whittingham Business Development Director, CENAMPS
Mr Dafydd Williams PCI Team Manager, Inward Investment, South West of England Regional Development Agency
Mr Corin Wilson Deputy Head of Science and Technology, TradePartners UK