【Online Symposium】
University-Based Startup Aggregation in the AI Field
– Comparison between Hongo, Tokyo, Japan and Toronto, Canada –

Overview

Hongo campus of the University of Tokyo has become the core of a cluster of AI startups in Japan.

Mitsui Fudosan UTokyo Lab relational asset Working-Group will conduct a comparative study of the AI startup cluster in Hongo and Toronto, Canada, which was formed mainly by University of Toronto, and develop a project to find the key to the development of an AI cluster in Hongo.

As a kick-off to the project, we will have a panel discussion on issues for future research development, focusing on a discussion between Professor Yutaka Matsuo, a key figure in Hongo AI research, and Visiting Professor Shane Gu, a young leading AI researcher who studied at University of Toronto.

Contents

  • 10:00～10:05

    Introduction

    Introduction by Dr. Toshiya Watanabe, Deputy Director, Institute for Future Initiatives

  • 10:05～11:05

    Prof. Matsuo, Visiting Prof. Shane, Discussion on "Hongo (Toronto) and AI Research" 60 min.

    Discussion by Professor Yutaka Matsuo, a leading AI researcher in Japan, and Visiting Professor Shane Gu, who was trained by Professor Hinton.

  • 11:05～11:15

    Business introduction by Mr. Maruyama, Mitsui Fudosan: " Current Status of Startup Ecosystem in Hongo area" 10 min.

    Introduction of the current status of the startup ecosystem in Hongo area

  • 11:15～11:25

    Research Presentation "Key Points and Issues of Technology Clustering in the Redevelopment of Toronto" 10 minutes

    Introduction of case studies on redevelopment in Toronto.

  • 11:25～12:05

    Panel Discussion "Agglomeration through AI Research and Projects: Application and Hypothesis to Hongo" 40 minutes

    Discussion on key success factors for AI research and business in Hongo, based on case studies discussed above

  • 12:05～12:10

    Closing

Target

  • Stakeholders in general, including universities, start-ups, companies, local governments, NPOs, etc., who are practicing the creation of university-originated innovations and start-ups through industry-academia and regional cooperation, etc.
  • Members of the press
  • Other people and organizations interested in the accumulation of research and business.

Schedule

Monday, February 28, 2022
10:00-12:10 (JST UTC+9)
(Held online)

Speaker

Toshiya Watanabe

Toshiya Watanabe

Vice Director, Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo
Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives
Executive Director / Executive Vice President
Professor, Department of Technology Management for Innovation, Graduate School of Engineering (Additional Post)

Yutaka Matsuo

Yutaka Matsuo

Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

Shane Gu

Shane Gu

Google LLC Google Brain, Senior Research Scientist

Michi Fukushima

Michi Fukushima

Professor, Department of Economics and Management, Graduate School of Economics and Management, Tohoku University

Yuki Maruyama

Yuki Maruyama

Mitsui Fudosan Co.
Solution Partner Division
Director, Industry-Academia Collaboration Promotion Division

Shohei Nishikata

Shohei Nishikata

The University of Tokyo
Institute for Future Initiatives
Commissioned Researcher

Masaru Sogabe

Masaru Sogabe

GRID INC. CEO

Kazuya Tanaka

Kazuya Tanaka

Director, CSO, scheme verge Inc.
AI Director, HONGO AI

How to Join

Please apply from the following link.
https://ifi.u-tokyo.ac.jp/event/12110/

Organizer

Institute for Future Initiatives

Institute for Future Initiatives

Mitsui Fudosan UTokyo Laboratory

Mitsui Fudosan UTokyo Laboratory

Contact

Co-organized by Institute for Future Initiavives of The University of Tokyo, Mitsui Fudosan UTokyo Lab.

Secretariat of the Symposium “University-Based Startup Agglomeration in the AI Field” (within Japan Counselors, Inc.)
ifi-mfutlab@jc-inc.co.jp