Participants(May 24(Tue)-25(Wed), 2005)

Japanese participants (alphabetical order by surname)

Ms Toshiko Aoi Deputy-Director, International Affairs Division,International Affairs Department,Kansai Economic Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI-Kansai Bureau)
Mr Hisashi Aoki Specialist, Research Planning Office Corporate Research & Development Center, Toshiba Corporation
Mr Teruo Aoyagi Director, International Bureau, General Manager,International Affairs Group, Kansai Economic Federation (Kankeiren)
Dr Mutsuhiro Arinobu Corporate Vice President Director of Corporate Research & Development Center,Toshiba Corporation
Dr Kazuo Eda Executive Engineer (Senior Councilor) Advanced Technology Research Laboratories,Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
Dr Shun Egusa Group Manager, Planning & Coordination Group,Technology Planning Division, Toshiba Corporation
Mr Takefumi Fukumizu Director General,Kansai Economic Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI-Kansai Bureau)
Mr Minoru Hase ssistant General Manager Environment Department, Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.
Mr Ryousuke Hata Executive Officer, Senior Vice General Manager, R & D Unit,Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
Mr Noboru Hatakeyama Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation
Dr Teruo Higashino Professor, Mobile Computing Laboratory
Department of Information Networking
Graduate School of Information Science and Technology,Osaka University
Dr Masakazu Hineno General Manager of Kansai Office, Shimadzu Corporation
Dr Yohei Hirai Associate Professor, Institute for Frontier Medical Scienses, Kyoto University
Dr Michinori Ichikawa Laboratory Head, Laboratory for Brain-Operative Device,Brain Science Institute, RIKEN
Mr Kazuo Ichiki Project Manager, Field Marketing Promotion/ West, IBM Japan Ltd.
Mr Toshio Inoue Director, International Affairs Division,International Affairs Department,Kansai Economic Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry(METI-Kansai Bureau)
Mr Yoshiaki Ishiia Deputy Director, Industrial Organization Division,Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau,Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Mr Hiroaki Izumaa Manager, Energy IT, Energy Technology Lab., Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.
Mr Eiji Kamagataa Chief Specialist, Research Planning Office,Corporate Research & Development Center, Toshiba Corporation
Dr Tetsuhiko Kobayashia Director, Research Institute for Ubiquitous Energy Devices,National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST-Kansai)
Dr Toshiro Kobayashia Senior Managing Director, Industry Innovation System (IIS)
Mr Yasutsugu Kohzukia Director,International Division, Osaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Mr. Hirotoshi Komodaa President & CEO, The Historia Partners, Ltd.
Dr Yasuo Kozatoa Deputy Chief, Global Search Project
Leading-Edge Planning & Administration Center,Leading-Edge Technology Development Headquarters, Canon Inc.
Mr Shinichi Kuriyama Deputy Director,New Technology Division, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
Mr Susumu Kusakabe Research Director,Information Technologies Laboratories, Sony Corporation
Dr Minoru Makimura Associate Officer & Senior Manager, Research Planning Department Technical Institute, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Dr Toshihiro Masaki Assistant Professor, Division of Comprehensive Liaison & Coordination Center for Advanced Science and Innovation, Osaka University
Dr Koichiro Matsuda Project Leader,Advanced technology Research Project, R&D Center, Horiba Ltd.
Mr Koji Matsumoto Manager,Information & Communication Systems Dept., Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.
Mr Yasuyuki Matsumura Attorney At Law, Yasuyuki Matsumura Law Office
Mr Masayuki Matsushita Chairman, International Committee
Kansai Economic Federation (Kankeiren)
Vice Chairman of the Board,
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Panasonic)
Dr Hideo Miyahara President, Osaka University
Mr Tetsuji Miyanoh Group Leader,New Business Planning Office, Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
Mr Akiyoshi Miyawaki Manager,New Business Planning Office, Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
Dr Kumiko Miyazaki Management Department of MOT, Graduate School of Innovation, Tokyo Institute Technology
Mr Toshinari Miyazawa Director-General,Japan External Trade Organization, Osaka (JETRO, Osaka)
Dr Ryuichi Morishita Professor and Chairman of Clinical Gene Therapy,Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University
Board Member of AnGes MG, Inc.
Vice Chairman, Special Committee of Bioindustry Promotion, Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Prof Masayuki Murata Professor, Multimedia Network Laboratory,Department of Information Networking,Graduate School of Information Science and Technology Osaka University
Mr Hideharu Nagasawa General Manager, Innovation Group, R&D Headquarters,Planning and Administration Office, SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
Ms Rieko Nagata Technical Official, International Affairs Office,International Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau,Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Mr Masahiro Nakagawa Assistant General Manager,R&D Planning, Department, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
Dr Tsuneo Nakahara Executive Advisor to CEO, Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.
Dr Makoto Nakamura Division Deputy General Manager Kawata Laboratory, Sharp Corporation
Mr Takuma Nakatsuka President & CEO, Genomidea, Inc.
Ms Yoko Nishida R&D Planning Department,R&D Unit, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
Dr Shojiro Nishio Dean, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology,Osaka University
Mr Hidemi Ohoka Director-General, International Affairs Department,Kansai Economic Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry(METI-Kansai Bureau)
Ms Fusae Ohta Governor, Osaka Prefecture
Mr Masatoshi Ohyama Deputy General Manager, Corporate Technology Division,General Manager, Technical Institute,Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd
Mr Yoshitaka Osawa Assistant General Manager, R&D Planning Department, R&D Unit,Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
Mr Toshiyuki Saito Manufacuring Technical Support Office
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST-Kansai)
Mr Toshimi Saito President and Representative Director, Green Cycle Corporation
Mr Hiroshi Saito Director-General,Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau,Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Mr Hiroyuki Sakagawa Senior Consultant,Osaka Representative's Office, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc.
Ms Rikka Sakamoto International Affairs Division, International Affairs Department, Kansai Economic Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry(METI-Kansai Bureau)
Mr Koichi Sakuta Director, International Affairs Office Policy and Environment Bureau,Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Mr Masahiro Sasaki Manager, New Products Developmetn Section, Tokibo Co.Ltd.
Dr Junichi Seki Mayor of Osaka
Dr. Akiyoshi Shimada Molecular and Bio-Science Research Group,Materials Science Research Laboratory,NTT Basic Research Laboratories, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
Dr. Hiromichi Shimada Director, Research Institute for Innovation in Sustainable Chemistry, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology(AIST)
Dr Shinji Shimojo Professor, Applied Multimedia Engineering (Cybermedia Center), Osaka University
Prof Yoshinori Shiozawa Professo,Graduate School for Creative Cities, Osaka City University
Dr Masaaki Takahashi Director & General Manager, Research & Development,Precision System Science Co., Ltd.
Mr Kazumi Tanimoto Deputy Director, Research Institute of Ubiquitous Energy Devices,National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST-Kansai)
Mr Nobuharu Taniuchi International Affairs Division, International Affairs Department
Kansai Economic Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry(METI-Kansai Bureau)
Dr Toshio Tanuma Manager, Innovation Group, R&D Headquarters,Planning and Administration Office, Collaboration Promotion Dept.,SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
Mr Akito Toi Director General, Industrial Policy Department,Kansai Economic Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry
(METI-Kansai Bureau)
Mr Takuo Tokunaga Executive Officer, Osaka International Business Promotion Centre
Mr Shigeru Toyota Manager, Research Allinaces, Research Management Dept.,Pharmaceutical Research Division, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd.
Mr Hiroshi Tsuchiya Executive Managing Director, Japan Economic Foundation
Dr Toshitaka Tsuda Member of the Board, President,
Fujitsu Laboratories of Europe Limited.
Mr Hiroshi Tsukamoto President, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
Mr Itsuki Uehara Deputy Director General
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST-Kansai)
Dr Koji Ukegawa Vice President, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST-Kansai)
Dr Yukichi Umakoshi Trustee, Vice President, Osaka University
Mr Shinji Watanabe Advisor, Nippon Telenet Co., Ltd.
Dr Seiichi Watanabe Advisor, Sony Corporation
Mr Takeshi Watanabe Manager, Industrial Affairs Group, Industrial & Regional Affairs Bureau Kansai Economic Federation (Kankeiren)
Dr Ei Yamada President & CEO, AnGes MG, Inc.,
Mr Howard (Hisayoshi) Yamamoto General Manager, Corporate New Business Promotion Operations
Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.

British Participants (alphabetical order by surname)

Martin Atkins Advisor, Group Technology, BP International
Tadahiko Awaya Business Development Manager, Electronic Links Asia
Peter Bacon Managing Director, Electronic Links Asia
Gary Clemo Toshiba European Telecommunications Research Laboratory
Dr Brian Condon Chief Executive Officer, Complexity Group
Tomoe Enokida Japan/UK Research and Development Manager, DARP
Dr Muhammad Farmer Principal & Director, British Institute of Technology and E-Commerce
Pierrick Fillon-Ashida Science Attache, European Union, Tokyo
His Excellency Graham Fry Ambassador, British Embassy, Tokyo
Professor Mike Gregory Head, Institute of Manufacturing, University of Cambridge
M. Christophe Grignon Economic Attach in charge of Information and Communication
Technology, French Embassy
Takashi Hayakawa Japanese Representative, South West Regional Development Agency
Victor Humberstone Executive Vice-President, The Technology Partnership
Kiyohide Ikeda TTPCom
Jonathan Jones Account Manager, TTPCom
Yasutsune Kanatani Scottish Development International
Yung Kim VP, Technology & Innovation for Japan and Korea, BT Group
Professor Terry Knibb Chief Scientist, Bae Systems / Chairman, Asia-Pacific Technology Network
Paul Lynch Commercial Consul - West Japan, British Consulate, Osaka
Professor Sandro Macchietto Director, Centre for Process Systems Engineering, Imperial College
Professor Joe McGeehan Dean of Engineering, University of Bristol /Managing Director, Toshiba European Telecommunications Research Laboratory
Professor Hirokazu Negishi Vice-President Asia-Pacific Technology Network
Professor Michael Norton International Engineering Department Tokyo Institute of Technology
Robin Ord-Smith First Secretary (Commercial), British Embassy, Tokyo
Dr. Tony Perry Head, Laboratory of Mammalian Molecular Embryology, RIKEN
Center for Developmental Biology
Chris Phillips Senior Research Scientist Ordnance Survey
Dr David Price Chief Technical Officer, Torotrak plc
Mr. Michael Reiterer Deputy Head of Delegation, Delegation of the European Commission in Japan
David Richardson Director, Asia-Pacific, South West Regional Development Agency
Dr Phillippa Rogers Science and Innovation Counsellor (Designate), British Embassy,Tokyo
David Scott International Technology Promoter, GlobalWatch Service, Department of Trade and Industry
Alex Stewart Alexander Capital Access Co., Ltd.
Chris Stuart Science and Innovation Section, British Embassy, Tokyo
Dr Paola Subacchi Head, International Economics Programme, Chatham House
Louis Turner Chief Executive, Asia-Pacific Technology Network
Dr Michael Tusch Managing Director, Apical
Phillip White International Technology Promoter, GlobalWatch Service,Department of Trade and Industry
Professor Hugh Whittaker Doshisha Univ
Professor Eichi Yamaguchi Doshisha Business School, Deputy Director of ITEC, Executive Vice President of Powdec KK