2024: 3rd Symposium of the European Researcher Associations in Japan

Topic: EU-Japan AI Bridge – Connecting International Researchers and the Japanese AI Start-up Scene
Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Venue: Europe House, Tokyo, 4-6-28 Minami-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0047

Sciencescope – the Association for French-speaking students and researchers in Japan, Ace Japón – Asociación de Científicos Españoles en Japón, the Association of Italian Researchers in Japan (AIRJ), and the German JSPS Alumni Association, are pleased to invite you to a AI Researchers and Start-up Meetup, organized with the support of the Diplomatic Service of the European Union.
 


PROGRAM (260 KB)

Time (JST)
 
Sections and Speakers
 
14:30Opening Remarks
H.E. Ambassador of the European Delegation in Japan, Jean-Enrique Paquet
 
14:40EU-Japan AI activities and strategies
EU Digital Counsellor Peter Fatelnig
 
15:00Al activities by EU researchers in Japan
Presentations by four associations of EU researchers in Japan
  • ACE Japon (Spain): Noa Garcia (Associate Professor, Osaka University)
  • AIRJ (Italy): Sarah Cosentino (Chief Researcher, Araya)
  • JSPS (Germany): Dominik Köppl (Project Associate Professor, University of Yamanashi)
  • ScienceScope (France): Florian Richoux (Senior Researcher, AIST)
 
16:00Coffee Break
 
16:20EU funding opportunities for researchers and startups in Japan
  • MCAA: Federico Da Rold (JSPS Fellow at Ochanomizu University)
  • EURAXESS Worldwide: Judit Erika Magyar (Country Representative, EURAXESS Japan)
 
16:50Frontier Al research startups in Japan
  • Ilya Kulyatin (Founder @ Tokyo Al): Al tech ecosystem in Japan
  • Ryota Kanai (CEO @ Araya): Advancing humanity with neuroscience and Al
  • Llion Jones (CTO @ Sakana Al): Building a world class Al research lab in Japan
  • Andrei Filchenkov (Chief Scientist @ Noeon): General Intelligence from first principles
 
17:50Closing remarks and group photo
 
18:00Networking and Refreshments

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