APFITA Board Meeting (12:30-14:00) will be held at Room 405 on the 4th floor of the venue on November 7th. After receiving your lunch box, please gather in the meeting room.
November 5th (Tue), 16:00 - 18:00 (4th floor)
The pre-registration desk is located on the 4th floor of the venue.
Welcome party (snacks & drinks) will be provided after pre-registration at Room 406 on the 4th floor of the venue.
November 6th (Wed), 8:15 - 12:00 (2nd floor, Location is different!)
The registration desk is located on the 2nd floor of the venue.
Other times and days (4th floor)
The registration desk is located on the 4th floor of the venue.
The closing ceremony will be held in the Convention Hall 300 on the 3rd floor starting at 11:50.
Lunch will be provided. Please take it on the 4th floor after the closing ceremony.
There is a limit to the number of participants (We have already closed the registration.), and only those
who have applied to participate in the technical tour are allowed. Please gather in front of the main
entrance by 13:20.
The farewell party will be held in Room 406 on the 4th floor of the venue from 18:00.
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Opening Ceremony & Keynote Speeches
9:00 – 12:15, Leo Esaki Main Hall, November 6th
Opening Ceremony
Moderator: Professor Tofael Ahamed (University of Tsukuba)
9:00–9:05 Opening Address by Professor Takaharu Kameoka
General Chairperson of APFITA 2024
9:05–9:10 Welcome Address by Dr. Kazuo Kyuma
President of NARO
9:10–9:15 Welcome Address by Professor Le Huy Ham
President of APFITA
9:15–9:30 Photo Session
Keynote Speech Session
Chairperson: Professor Seishi Ninomiya (The University of Tokyo)
9:30–10:15 Keynote Speech 1
Enabling the SDGs with ISO Agrifood Data Interoperability Standards
Dr. Rafael Andres Ferreyra
Chair of ISO/TC 347 (Data-driven Agrifood Systems)
10:15–10:45 Coffee Break
10:45–11:30 Keynote Speech 2
From Research to Field: Translating Agronomic Research into AgTech Solutions for Sustainable Soil to Harvest
Dr. Rassarin Chinnachodteeranun
CEO, ListenField Inc.
11:30–12:15 Keynote Speech 3
NARO Research DX for Promoting Data-Driven Agriculture
Dr. Takahiro Kawamura
National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Japan
Chairpersons
Please arrive at the room at least 5 minutes before the session begins. While the chairs will oversee the proceedings, we kindly request your cooperation in helping to keep the sessions on schedule.
How to Make Your Presentation
All presentation slides must be created in English. Please make your presentation on your own PC. There will be one Windows PC available at the venue. If you bring your presentation data on a USB memory stick, you can use that PC to make your presentation. The version of PowerPoint prepared at each presentation venue will be in 2021. Please check in advance that your presentation slides are working properly.
Only HDMI cables will be provided. If your computer does not have an HDMI port, please bring a conversion cable.
Presentation and Q&A Time
Each oral presentation is allocated a total of 15 minutes, comprising 10 minutes for the presentation itself and up to 5 minutes for questions and answers.