Speakers
Opening
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H.E. Dr. Andreas BAUM
Ambassador of Switzerland to Japan
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State Secretary Martina HIRAYAMA
Head of the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation
Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research
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Prof. Dr. Mikołaj Jan PISKORSKI
Professor of Digital Strategy, Analytics and Innovation
Dean of Asia and Oceania
IMD
Panel 1
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Prof. Dr. Osamu WATANABE
Executive Vice President for Research
Tokyo Institute of Technology
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Prof. Dr. Christian SCHWARZENEGGER
Vice President, Faculty Affairs and Scientific Information
University of Zurich
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Mr. Allan SUMIYAMA
Head of the Corporate Technology Strategy Division, Sony Group Corporation
Panel 2
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Dr. Gianluca AMBROSETTI
CEO and Co-Founder
Synhelion
Mr. Raymond CRON
CEO
Switzerland Innovation
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Ms. Naoko OGAWA
Director, Industrial Technology Bureau
KEIDANREN (Japan Business Federation)
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Mr. Tetsuya TANAKA
Deputy Director-General
Industrial Science, Technology and Environment Policy Bureau
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
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Ms. Kyoko MARUMO SUZUKI
Head of the Science and Technology Office Tokyo,
Embassy of Switzerland in Japan