India -Japan Science Technology Innovation Forum
About the Conference
We are delighted to announce the upcoming conference, "Flourishing Through Societal Change" organized as part of the India Japan Science Technology Innovation Forum. The conference deliberates and addresses some of the challenges presented by our rapidly changing world. Held at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, the conference will bring together leading changemakers, industry stakeholders, policy experts, and civil society representatives from India and Japan. With a core focus on SMEs, Energy, Innovations, and Sustainability, the conference will deliberate on innovative approaches like data markets, new technologies like AI and ML, and products, and services that address people-centric developmental challenges. Providing a collaborative platform, the event aims to empower India-Japan cultural connect and strategize to tackle emerging needs and overcome shared challenges.
A key highlight of the conference will be the release of a Policy Note that calls for action on the human and societal dimensions of technology led change, for India and Japan. This policy note will contribute to deliberations and discussions envisioning a sustainable future, and fostering a world where technology, society and nature can flourish in harmony.
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The Speakers
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FEATURED INDUSTRY EXPERTS
GUEST OF HONOUR
Mr. Nishi Ryuhei
First Secretary - Embassy of Japan
Mr. Nishi Ryuhei works at the Embassy of Japan, First Secretary in charge of Science and Technology, Grassroots Grant Assistance program. He was assigned from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) to his current position from October 2021. At MEXT, he had been in charge of space policy, quantum technology, and science and technology human resource development. He was also in charge of reforming university education and international education at the compulsory education level.
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President and COO
Mr. Niladri Mazumder
President and COO, Seiko Watch India
Mr. Niladri Mazumder is the President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Seiko Watch India. Mr. Mazumder completed his MBA from the University of Sheffield, UK. He topped his batch in marketing at the Business School and was awarded the prestigious ‘Sheffield Insulation Group Award’. Mr. Mazumder was a crucial member of the Seiko Watch Corporation Team that devised the initial and critical ‘Entry Strategy’ for Seiko’s venture in the very competitive Indian Watch Market.
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Director Strategic Alliances
Dr. Sapna Poti
Director, Principal Scientific Adviser's Office, Gov. of India
Dr. Sapna Poti is Director, Strategic Alliances in the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India. She works for the government to promote R&D and Innovations through Centre's of Excellence and S&T Innovation Clusters.
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Second Secretary
Mr. Yuta Hikichi
Second Secretary - Embassy of Japan, India
Mr. Yuta Hikichi is a policy maker at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Japan. Mr. Yuta studied product design in Indian Institute of Science (IISc). He also has a Masters degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the University of Tokyo.
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ACS Cum DC
Dr. Shalini Rajneesh, IAS
Additional Chief Secretary Cum Development Commissioner
Dr. Shalini Rajneesh, woman topper of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) 1989 batch, is a gold medalist in Psychology, MBA from Australia, and Ph.D. in Rural Development. She has penned 13 books, 8 in English and 5 in Kannada covering various subjects like Management, Personality Development, Women Empowerment, IAS Coaching etc. She has worked in many capacities in Government of India in the Ministries of Finance, Civil Aviation, Shipping, Agriculture and Road Transport.
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Vice Chancellor
Prof. Kuldeep K Raina
Vice Chancellor, MS Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences (MSRUAS), Bengaluru
Prior to joining MSRUAS, Professor Raina, well known for his scientific acumen and leadership has served in various administrative capacities as the Vice Chancellor (DIT University Dehradun for 7 years). Professor Raina did Ph.D. in Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal Materials followed by post-doctorate research work from Wolfson Laboratory, University of Manchester (UK) supported by M/S Dow Corning.
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Chief Representative
Mr. Yoshiro Kaku
New Energy and Industrial
Technology Development Organization (NEDO), India
Mr. Yoshiro KAKU, is the Chief Representative of NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization) Branch Office, New Delhi. He was a member of the study team for drafting Japan’s Long-term Strategy under the Paris Agreement. He has worked at METI, Japan for about 20 years. Prior to the position, he was engaged in policymaking regarding technological innovation such as the revision of the Japan’s IT Strategy and Roadmap for utilizing drones.
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President and CEO
Mr. Sudhir Jaiswal
President & CEO, Enterprise System Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Sudhir Jaiswal has over 25 years of experience with across industries, including Mahindra and Mahindra based in Tokyo, and Representative Director and CFO of Mitsubishi Mahindra Agricultural Machinery Co, Japan. He has a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) degree in MBA - Marketing & Finance from XLRI Jamshedpur, India and a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) degree in Mechanical Engineering from Regional Insitute of Technology, Jamshedpur, India.
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Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Vibhav Joshi
Chief Operating Officer, PADECO, India.
Mr. Vibhav Joshi is the Chief Operating Officer for PADECO Co. Ltd, Japan. He is a Civil Engineer from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee and has over 30 years rich experience in all forms of Infrastructure Development Projects such as Metros, High Speed Rail, Long span Signature Road Bridges, Highways, Water and e-Water management projects. Currently, he is also overseeing climate change and environment sustainability projects such as Forestry, Horticulture, Crop Diversification, Ecosystem restoration and more that are funded by Govt of Japan in India. He has travelled across the world and worked overseas on International Infrastructure projects for Bechtel and Afcons Infrastructure.
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Founder and CEO
Mr. Siddharth Deshmukh
CEO, Shimbi Labs and President, IJBC
Mr. Siddharth is an entrepreneur. He started his his first company Ask4Host.com in Japan, a web hosting and server management company with more than five thousand customers worldwide. Currently he is also the president of India Japan Business Council.
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Professor
Dr. Srabani Roy Choudhury
Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Dr. Srabani Roy Choudhury is a Professor of Japanese Studies Centre for East Asian Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Her association with Japan began with Japan Foundation Fellowship 1996-1997. She has been on visiting scholar programme to Keizai Koho Centre, Ministry of Economics and Industry, Japan, Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance, Japan, Kobe University, Nagoya University and Keio University.
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GUEST OF HONOUR
Prof. Jun Murai
Professor and Founder JUNET
Dr. Jun Murai is a professor at Keio University and is known as "the father of Internet in Japan" and "Internet Samurai". He is the founder of JUNET and WIDE Projects, two major innovative internet related initiatives. He entered the “Internet Hall of Fame” in 2013, recognizing his administrative and co-ordination efforts in establishing Internet connectivity in Japan, and serving as President of Japan Network Information Center he received the Knight of the Legion of Honour Medal from the French government in 2019. Currently, he is also a senior advisor to the Digital Agency of Japan.
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Industry 4.0 Advisor
Dr. Aravind Chinchure
Board Member, Deshpande Startups, India
Dr. Aravind Chinchure is the Founder and CEO of QLeap Academy. Dr. Chinchure is on the board of many non-profit organizations, and advisor to many companies in sectors across technology and social entrepreneurship. He has received the Innovation Excellence Award from Indira International for his contributions towards spreading awareness on innovation across India. He has designed and implemented India’s first two-year residential and experiential MBA course on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, at SIBM, Pune.
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Chief People Officer
Ms. Nalini George
Chief People Officer,
Rakuten India
Ms. Nalini George is Chief People Officer, Rakuten India. Ms. Nalini has more than 24 years of experience in the sector, working with people from a variety of cultures, including India, Japan, the USA, the UK, Canada, and Korea. She was instrumental in effective adoption of HR best practices and strategies In India in line with the organization’s overall mission.
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Director General
Mr. Koji Sato
Director General, The Japan Foundation, New Delhi
Mr. Koji Sato is the Director General of the Japan Foundation, New Delhi. He has also served as the Director of Asia Center as well as the Yangon Office of the Foundation. Mr. Sato completed his studies in Law from the Hokkaido University, Japan.
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Executive Advisor
Mr. T R Parasuraman
Executive Advisor - Toyota Group
Toyota Kirloskar Motors
Mr. T R Parasuraman currently works with an affiliate of Toyota Industries Corporation, Japan, and has been working in the Toyota Group of companies for nearly 21 years. As well as his role as President and Deputy Managing Director of Toyota Industries Engine India (which is an affiliate of Toyota Industries Corporation and a joint venture between Toyota Industries Corporation and Kirloskar Systems), he is the Senior Vice President of Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce (BCIC).
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Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Rajiv Duggal
Shimizu Corporation India Pvt Ltd,
(Subsidiary of Shimizu Corporation, Japan)
Mr. Rajiv is working as Chief Operating officer for India Operations of Shimizu Corporation in Bangalore. He has over 33 years of professional experience in the construction industry, including more than 16 years with Shimizu. He has graduated from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi in Civil Engineering and has post graduate Masters from University of Tokyo, Japan. He is currently leading the Operations at Shimizu India for Industrial and Heavy construction/ Engineering projects whereby Design & Build customized, Integrated end to end solutions are provided to the Clients.
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General Manager
Mr. Masao Naka
General Manager, International Sales Division
Pilot Corporation
Pilot corporation is one of the worldwide leading companies of writing instruments industries. Mr. Masao Naka is a General Manager of Sales Department for International Sales Division, where he is in charge of South Asia, Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa region. He completed his studies in Politics and Economics from the Tokai University, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan.
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Head - ODC and Head DX E
Mr. Shrikant Deshmukh
General Manager
Head - ODC (Global) and Head DX E
Yokogawa India Limited, Bangalore
Mr. Shrikant Deshmukh comes with 28+ years of experience in Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Operations Technology. He has gained insights via numerous engagements in Manufacturing, Retail, Oil & Gas, Pharma, Hi-Tech, and Services industries covering enterprise technology(s) solutions as well as open-source technology(s) solutions including digital technology(s).
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Director
Mr. Takuma Otaki
Director, Japan External Trade
Organization (JETRO), Japan
Mr. Takuma Otaki serves as the Director of Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) New Delhi. He has over 10 years of experience in the energy sector (renewable, nuclear and deregulation of electricity market) and reconstructing Small and Medium sized Enterprises. Previously he has worked at the METI, Japan and Nuclear Energy Agency under the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), as a researcher on decommissioning finance. He is under a Ph.D. course in Keio University.
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Professor
Dr. Rajib Shaw
Professor, Keio University, Japan
Prof. Rajib Shaw works in the area of Disaster Risk Management. He is currently the Chair of the United Nations Asia Regional Task Force for Urban Risk Reduction, and the President of Asian University Network of Environment and Disaster Management (AUEDM).
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Senior Researcher
Dr. Yuka Ando
Adjunct Lecturer, Keio University, Japan
Dr. Yuka Ando is Adjunct Lecturer at Keio University and Senior Researcher at Japan-Indo Lab, Keio Research Institute (SFC). Dr. Ando received her Masters from Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), USA. She received a PhD in International Relations from GRIPS, Tokyo. Ando served as a political secretary to Foreign Minister under the Democratic Party of Japan government.
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CHIEF GUEST
Dr. Chintan Vaishnav
Mission Director, Atal Innovation Mission, Government of India
Dr. Chintan Vaishnav is a socio-technologist, an engineer trained to design and build large-scale systems that possess both human as well as technological complexities. Presently, he serves as the Mission Director for Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), a flagship initiative of the government of India under the auspices of the NITI Aayog. As a teacher, innovator, and entrepreneur, he has split his time between teaching and research at MIT.
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Professor
Prof. Manmohan Kapshe
Professor, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology
Prof. Manmohan Kapshe is an Architect and Urban Planner. He is a Fellow of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India. He has twenty nine years of teaching experience in Architecture, Planning, Energy and Management courses at various levels in different institutes. Prof. Kapshe has done research and consultancy assignments with many national and international agencies. He has authored two books, contributed chapters to various books and published a number of papers in national and international journals. He has contributed and authored reports for Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
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The Organizers
Indian Institute of Science was established in 1909 by a visionary partnership between the industrialist Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, the Mysore royal family and the Government of India. Over the last 111 years, IISc has become India’s premier institute for advanced scientific and technological research and education.
Centre for Society and Policy is a policy research center based at the Indian Institute of Science, exploring interdisciplinary interactions between science, technology, society, and development.
Keio University is one of the oldest, private higher education institutions in Japan. Founded in 1858 by Yukichi Fukuzawa, it is Japan’s first modern institution of higher learning, and a leader in Japan through its continued commitment to education, research, and medicine.
India Japan Laboratory engages students and faculty members in inter-disciplinary and multi-stakeholder citizens) education, action research and policy advocacy programs on issues relevant to India and Japan.
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The Venue
Faculty Hall, Main Building
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India
The main building of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore, India, is known as the "Faculty Hall." IISc is one of the premier research institutions in India, renowned for its contributions to science and engineering.
The Faculty Hall is a historic and iconic structure within the IISc campus. It serves as the main administrative and academic building and holds a significant place in the institution's history and culture. The building's architectural style reflects a blend of classic and modern elements, adding to its charm and importance.