Commemoration Speech
Wednesday, March 26
Osamu Masuko
President, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation
Born on February 19, 1949. Graduated from Waseda University (School of Political Science and Economics) and joined Mitsubishi Corporation in April 1972. Appointed as Senior Vice President (Head of the Motor Vehicle Business Division) in April 2003. Appointed as Representative Director (Managing Director responsible for supervising operations outside Japan) of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation in June 2004. Appointed as Representative Director and President of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation in January 2005.
Thursday, March 27
Martin Jetter
General Manager, IBM Japan, Ltd.
Martin Jetter joined IBM in January 1986. He has served various leadership positions, including General Manager of Product Lifecycle Management, General Manager and Managing Director of IBM’s worldwide business with Siemens and General Manager of IBM Business Consulting Services in Central and Eastern Europe. Mr. Jetter was also appointed as General Manager of Global Business Services in Northeast Europe in July 2005 and General Manager for IBM Germany in November 2006. In these positions he was responsible for transformation initiatives in critical business segments in Central Europe. Mr. Jetter took a corporate role as Vice President of Strategy and General Manager, Enterprise Initiatives for IBM in May 2011, where he led the worldwide strategy planning and execution of IBM Corporation. In April 2012, he joined the Board of Directors of IBM Japan, and on May 15, he became the IBM Japan General Manager. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Stuttgart.
Keynote Speech
Wednesday, March 26
Carlo Ratti
Director, SENSEable City Lab, MIT (Boston, USA)
An architect and engineer by training, Carlo Ratti practices in Italy and teaches at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he directs the Senseable City Lab. Carlo holds several patents and has co-authored over 250 publications. As well as being a regular contributor to the architecture magazine Domus and the Italian newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore, he has written for the BBC, La Stampa, Scientific American and The New York Times. His work has been exhibited worldwide at venues such as the Venice Biennale, the Design Museum Barcelona, the Science Museum in London, GAFTA in San Francisco, MoMA in New York and MAXXI in Rome, and he was included in Wired Magazine's ‘Smart List 2012: 50 people who will change the world’. He is currently curating the ‘Future Food District’ at Expo Milano 2015. For further information visit
www.carloratti.com and senseable.mit.edu
Thursday, March 27
Sudhir Krishna
Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India (India)
Sudhir Krishna is a member of the Indian Administrative Service since 1977. Currently, he is the Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India, since August 2011, in-charge of urban planning, urban renewal and urban infrastructure including transport. He is also the Chairman of the Metro Rail Corporations of Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, and Kochi. He holds a PhD in Public Finance from the Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi. He is also an alumnus of the John Heinz School of Public Policy of the Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh (USA) for his Master of Public Management (1992).
Serge Goldenberg
President, Schneider Electric Japan
Senior Vice President, Human Intelligent Interface, Schneider Electric
Serge joined Schneider Electric in 1990 and since then has spent most of his career in Asia, through several assignments in Japan and China;
In 2005, he joined the executive committee of the company and he directed initiatives aiming at developing Customer satisfaction before coming back to Japan in 2009 where he is currently responsible of Schneider Electric operations.
Parallel Session / Panel Discussion
Wednesday, March 26
Tim Stonor
Managing Director, Space Syntax, UCL (London, UK)
Tim Stonor is an architect and urban planner who has devoted his career to the analysis and design of human behaviour patterns - how people move, interact and transact in buildings and urban places. He is an internationally recognised expert in the design of spatial layouts and the role of space in determining social, economic and environmental value.
Yoichi Hangai
Program Execution Manager, Business Development & ICT Solution Department,
Energy & Environment, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Joined Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. in 1996. Left the company and joined Boston Consulting Group in 2005. Re-joined Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. in 2009. Currently Program Execution Manager, Energy & Environment Strategy Promotion Center, Engineering Headquarters.
Philipp Bouteiller
CEO, Tegel Projekt (Berlin, Germany)
A state-owned company conferred with the task to develop Tegel airport after its closure into a research and industrial park for urban technologies. He worked previously as IT-Entrepreneur and independent strategy adviser.
Satoshi Yotsuhashi
Chief researcher, Advanced Technology Research Laboratory, R&D Division,
Panasonic Corporation
Completed the Physics Course (Solid State Physics), Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University in 2002. Joined Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. in 2002, and worked on the development of thermoelectric conversion materials at the Advanced Technology Research Labs. Temporarily assigned to the Correlated Electron Research Center, the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology from 2004 to 2006. Started to work on the development of oxygen reduction catalyst materials for fuel cells in 2006. Engaged in the development of photocatalyst materials for recycling carbon dioxide since 2009.
Akira Sakakibara
CTO, Smarter City Project, IBM Japan
Joined IBM Japan, Ltd. in 1986. Participated in many system development projects as a system engineer.
Specializes in architecture design technologies. Started to engage in research on service software engineering at IBM Research - Tokyo in 2006; later appointed as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Global Business Services. Appointed as CTO of the Smarter City Project in 2012. IBM Distinguished Engineer.
Regular members of ACM, IEEE Computer Society, Information Processing Society of Japan (IPSJ), and Society of Project Management. Director of the Association of Software Test Engineering (ASTER).
Zvika Popper
Director, Sustainable Development International R&D, Edna Pasher & Associates (Israel)
A Senior Consultant, Researcher and Project Manager - Zvika is the Director of the Sustainable Development & International R&D departments @ Edna Pasher PhD & Associates. He is leading local & International projects on sustainable development, Smart Cities, Services & Societies - focusing on Technology - Society interaction & on the Triple Bottom Line principals.
Kazunori Sekiya
Executive Manager, Planning Group Kashiwanoha Campas City Project Development Planning Department Mitsui Fudosan Co.,Ltd.
Joined Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. in 1989. Responsible for administering/managing large buildings and formulating plans/strategies etc., in the Office Building Division. Worked on the Kashiwa-no-ha Campus City Project since 2011; appointed as project leader of Gate Square, a complex facility scheduled to fully open in July 2014.
Carles Agustí Hernández
Commissioner, Participative Citizenship and Associationism,
Barcelona City Council (Spain)
Comissioner for Citizen Participation and Associations at the Barcelona City Council
BA in Political Science and a degree in History, specialized in International Relations. Comissioner for Citizen Participation and Associations at the Barcelona City Council. Visiting Lecturer at the Rovira Virgili University and at the University of Barcelona. Co-President of the International Observatory of Participative Democracy (OIDP). He is also Vice-President of the Catalan Association of Communication, Research and Political Strategy (ACCEIP) and was a member of the Rector Council at Center of Studies and Opinion of Generalitat de Catalunya (CEO). He was also Director of Inter-Departmental General Affairs at the Presidency Department of Generalitat de Catalunya.
Kenji Yamaji
Director-General, Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth
Born in February 1950. Graduated from The University of Tokyo (Department of Nuclear Engineering, Faculty of Engineering) in April 1972. Completed the doctoral course and earned a PhD in engineering from the Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo in March 1977. Joined the Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI) in 1977. Subsequently appointed as visiting researcher at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and director of CRIEPI Energy Laboratory, etc. Appointed as professor of The University of Tokyo (Electrical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering) in 1994. Has served as director and laboratory director of the Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE) since 2010. Professor emeritus of The University of Tokyo. Currently engaged in research on energy systems engineering. Vice-President of the Japan Institute of Energy (JlE). Honorary member of the Japan Society of Energy and Resources (JSER). Member of the Science Council of Japan (SCJ).
Kuniaki Iwatani
Deputy Director, Policy Planning Division Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Department Agency for Natural Resources and Energy
Joined the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Government of Japan, in 2006. Engaged in information and trade policies, and appointed as Deputy Director of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Division in 2010. In charge of smart communities in the Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Department since 2012.
Bipinbhai Punambhai Shrimali
Chairman & Managing Director (CMD), MSETCL (Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Ltd). Government of Maharashtra. (India)
Mr Bipin Shrimali is a 1992 Batch Officer of Indian Administrative Service. He has a vast experience in City Management ,having served as Collector and District Magistrate (DM)- Junagadh , Chief Officer Mumbai Board MAHADA, Vice Chairman & Managing Director (VCMD), MSRDC (Maharashtra state Road Development Corporation).
Thursday, March 27
Praveen Subramani
Resarcher, Changing Places, MIT (Boston, USA)
Praveen Subramani is a Visiting Professor at the Design Lab of Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez in Santiago, Chile and a Research Affiliate at the MIT Media Lab. His research examines the design and deployment of urban mobility systems based on fleets of shared, lightweight electric vehicles that are coupled with local renewable energy generation technologies. His most recent research project focuses on the implementation of sustainable electric vehicle carsharing in emerging markets (using Chile as a case study), and will be featured in a forthcoming publication by the International Energy Agency. Previously, Praveen led the development of the battery systems and electronic architecture for the MIT Media Lab City Car, a modular folding EV designed for shared urban use. Praveen holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering and Urban Design from MIT and an M.Sc. from the MIT Media Lab.
Hideo Okamoto
Chief Engineer, Automobile Operations, Business Planning Supervisory Unit, Smart Community Planning Office, Honda Motor Co.,Ltd.
Joined Honda R&D Co., Ltd. in 1982 and engaged in R&D of engines. Started to work on the development of fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) in 1997. Appointed as manager of the Fuel Cell Development Center in 2003; appointed as senior manager of the Center in 2009. Started to work on a hydrogen-related project at the Smart Community Planning Center, Business Project Division, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. in December 2013. Currently serves as a co-supervisor of the FCV/hydrogen infrastructure WG at the Fuel Cell Commercialization Conference of Japan (FCCJ).
Anja Georgi
Managing Director, NiO Nahverkehr in Offenbach GmbH (GE) (Offenbach, Germany)
Anja is Managing Director of Public Transport Company Offenbacher Verkehrs-Betriebe since April 2013. She is also Head of electromobility model region Rhein-Main Transport and Managing Director of the Local Passenger Transport Authority NiO.
Masashi Mori
Mayor of Toyama City
Born in 1952. Graduated from Chuo University (Faculty of Law). Elected as a member of the Toyama prefectural assembly for the first time in 1995. Elected as mayor of Toyama (former City of Toyama) for the first time in 2002; elected as mayor of Toyama (new City of Toyama) in 2005; currently serving his third term. Committed to advancing a project to create an attractive community amid a depopulating society, in accordance with the basic policy of “creating a compact community based on public transport.” Consistently works on measures that will also be highly evaluated by people 20 and 30 years later, so that young people can have hope for the future.
Naoki Wakihama
Section Manager, Planning Section, Planning Department, Osaka Urban Development Division, Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.
Graduated from Osaka University (Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering) in March 1992. Joined Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. in April 1992. Worked on development projects primarily for single-family detached homes in the Urban Development Division.
Carlos Moreno
Professor, Scientific Committee of the HighCouncil for Strategic Education and Research (CSFRS) (France)
University Professor, I was always focused on the intelligent control of complex systems and I develop around the “Digital and sustainable City” a vision of Living Cities for human smart cities.
The driving force behind my activities has always been the convergence between research, innovation and industrial practice.
Finally I am strongly involved in the activities of the worldwide eco system of the science, technology and innovation.
Sei-ichi Nishimoto
Chairman of the Board, Advanced Scientific Technology & Management Research Institute of KYOTO
Sei-ichi Nishimoto (Doctor of Engineering and Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University) completed a doctoral course in Engineering (Polymer Chemistry), Kyoto University in 1975, where he studied relaxation phenomena in the photo-physicochemical systems. After pursuing his studies on laser photolysis as a JSPS Research Fellow, he joined the Department of Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University in 1977. He received his Ph.D. degree from Kyoto University in 1978 and was appointed to an Associate Professor in 1985. In 1993 he was appointed to the Professor of Excited-State Hydrocarbon Chemistry at the Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry,Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University. From 2008 to 2013 he was the Chief Researcher, “Kyoto Environmental Nanotechnology Cluster” in the Knowledge Cluster Initiative of the MEXT, Japan. After retirement from Kyoto University in March 2012, he has been appointed Chairman of the Board, Advanced Scientific Technology & Management Research Institute of KYOTO (ASTEM RI), and Director, Kyoto Municipal Institute of Industrial Technology and Culture. Currently, he is the Chief Researcher, “Creation of Highly Efficient Energy Utilization System for Realizing a Green Sustainable Society” in the Super-cluster Program of the MEXT, Japan.
Eddie Bet-Hazavdi
Director of Energy Conservation and Smart City Development, Ministry of Infrastructures, Energy and Water (Israel)
Mr. Bet Hazavdi is an expert on energy conservation, energy efficiency and management since 1986, currently he serves as the director of the “Department of Energy Conservation and Smart Cities” at the Ministry of National Infrastructures, Energy and Water of Israel, Eddie is now working on implementing 2020 National energy efficiency master plan to reduce 20% of electricity consumption in Israel. He is also building the Administration for Smart Cities.
Mr. Bet-Hazavdi is at the advisory board of smart cities Fira Barcelona Expo.
Kenichi Arai
General Director, Smart Community Department, Energy and Environment Center, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
Date of birth: May 3, 1966. Mar.1989: Graduated from Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, Apr.1989: Joined Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Apr.1996: New Energy Promotion Dep. NEDO, Aug.2005: Deputy Director-General for Safety Examination Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA), Jun.2007: Special Assistant to Director General for Nuclear Energy, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE), Jul.2010: Director-General for Regional Safety Management, NISA, Sep.2012: Director-General for Regional Regulation Management, Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA), Aug.2013: Director General, Smart community Dep. NEDO.
Jong-Sung Hwang
Head of National IT Policy Group, National Information Society Agency (NIA),
(Seoul, South Korea)
Dr. Jong-Sung Hwang is a head of Big Data Center at the National Information Society Agency (NIA) in Korea and his main mission is to develop data infrastructure and promote data analysis across both the public and private sectors. He has long experiences for smart city initiatives since 2004, including a head of the u-Korea forum and a CIO of Seoul.
Hila Oren
Founder & CEO, Global & Tourism Administration, Tel Aviv Municipality (Israel)
Hila Oren is the founder & CEO of Tel Aviv Global & Tourism, a city-owned company that strategically plans and oversees the city's global development and promotion, including ‘Tel Aviv Startup City’ -- a plan aimed at promoting Tel Aviv as a global business center, focusing on innovation. In this capacity, her role closely relates to Smart City platforms developed for and by Tel Aviv- positioning Tel Aviv as a“Smart Startup City”. Tel Aviv's “Digitel” Smart City Plan is comprised of a spectrum of infrastructure, communications and data management platforms, including ground-breaking city-wide free WiFi. Hila Oren holds a BA with honors and a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Tel Aviv University and is currently writing her PhD dissertation in city-branding.
