5 Offerings from Kyoto - Keihanna at the Kyoto Smart City Expo 2015
- Smart City Expo - An international event held via partnership and cooperation between three regions around the world.
- Business support through the international networks of Barcelona (Spain), Montreal (Canada) and Kyoto - Keihanna (Japan). (The previous expo at Kyoto - Keihanna saw participation from 1,800 persons from 28 countries.)
- Implementation of multifaceted discussions and information exchange among participants from around the world, based on such themes as the latest world trends, research, technological development, and city policy relating to the expanding Smart City market.
- Promotion of corporate technological exchange and corporate collaboration.
- Keynote speeches, sessions, seminars and more from top-level Smart City experts invited from Japan and abroad, in a tranquil environment surrounded by abundant nature.
- Fine tuning of corporate Smart City strategies.
- This expo, Kyoto’s second, offers corporate exhibitions for the purpose of B-to-B transactions and “Smart City Msse in Keihanna” as a place for business matching.
- 5,000 people will gather at KICK - a locale started as a hub for international open innovation - to create new business opportunities.
- Provision of opportunities to come in contact with the latest Smart City research and technological development within Japan’s cutting-edge innovation environment including regional designations of national and international strategic zones.
- Promotion of entry to the expanding Smart City market and creation of new markets.
- November 18 - 20, 2014
Barcelona (Spain)
Smart City Expo to be held - December 10 - 12, 2014
Montreal (Canada)
Smart City Expo to be held
Keihanna Open Innovation Center @Kyoto (KICK)
Smart City Messe in Keihanna Venue Layout /
Zoning Diagram May 21 (Thurs.) May 22 (Fri.) 2015
* The venue layout may be altered due to various circumstances.
Smart Innovation Zone
Exhibitions from corporations relating to environment/energy, ICT, mobility, culture/education, etc.
- Electric and Other Energy Equipment / Infrastructure-related
- Solar/thermal power generation systems, wind/hydroelectric power generation systems, gas and other co-generation systems, heat pumps, power conditioners, superconductive cables, batteries, electric vehicle-related, charging stations, etc.
- Energy Control, etc.
- Energy management systems, transmission system monitoring/control systems, other various control systems, etc.
- Information / Telecommunication Equipment / Infrastructure
- Smart meters, communication units, optical fiber, sensors, etc.
- ICT-related
- Various informational/telecommunication equipment, infrastructure, software, service providers for internet, etc.
- Environmental Solutions
- Environmental measuring/analytical instruments, Devices related to energy saving, eco products, etc.
Smart Life and Agriculture Zone
Exhibitions unique to this year’s expo, relating to healthcare, food, plant factories, etc.
- Health/Medical
- Home-use medical products, health-checking instruments (scales, body composition meters, blood-pressure meters, etc.), medical equipment, medical supplies, testing equipment, analytical instruments, caregiving devices, software, etc.
- Agriculture
- Biotech-related, plant factories (fully artificially-lit factories, sunlight-utilizing factories), plant factory components, light environment apparatuses (LED, CCFL, fluorescent lamps, etc.), various environmental control apparatuses for temperature, humidity, CO2, etc., wrapping/packing machinery/materials, refrigeration/freezing equipment, hygiene management equipment, software, etc.
Next Generation Demonstration and Smart City Project Zone
Exhibitions by corporations, universities, municipalities, groups, and other organizations related to Smart City projects and next generation demonstrations, including energy management.
Keihanna R&D Zone
Exhibitions from corporations, research institutes, research and development projects, etc. located or talking place at Kansai Science City.
International Zone
Exhibitions from overseas corporations, municipalities, etc. engaged in Smart City-related projects.
Special Sponsor Zone
Exhibitions from special sponsors.
Planning Exhibition Zone
Special exhibitions in line with the expo’s theme.