Osaka 2026 Events (December 2-4)
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Dec 4, 2026 (10:30-13:00)
@Intex Osaka Hall H
An international symposium dedicated to advancing safety, health, and well-being for all through the use of cutting-edge technologies. Experts from industry, academia, government, and international organizations come together to share the latest developments in AI, robotics, digital technologies, and more, and to discuss technological innovation and strategies for creating better lives and a more sustainable society.
This project is implemented under the FY2026 Demonstration Project for Strengthening the Development of Open and Closed Strategies and Organizational Frameworks for Foundational Collaborative R&D, sponsored by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Japan.
- Beyond Osaka, Toward the World -
The Future of Collaborative Safety and New Prospects for International Standardization supported by the GISHW Consortium
Facilitator:
Jun Kurihara
The Canon Institute for Global Studies
Opening
Remarks
10:30-10:35
Opening Remark
Takeharu Nagai
Professor, Director of the Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research (SANKEN), University of Osaka
Hiroshi Asahi
President
Japanese
Standards
Association (JSA)
SESSION 1
10:35-11:15
Legacy of Expo 2025 Osaka and Its Ensuing Efforts toward Expanding Global Networks: The Role of the University of Osaka
Toshihiro Fujita
Prof. University of Osaka, SANKEN
GISHW Consortium
Global Committee Chair
GISHW Osaka 2025 Chair
Kazutsugu Suita
Director, Institute of Global Safety Promotion (IGSAP)
Kazutsugu SUITA, Invited Professor, SANKEN, University of Osaka and Professor, Daido University
Masahiro Morioka
Chief Engineer, Robot Mechanical Research & Development Division, FANUC Corporation
SESSION 2
11:15-11:55
Standardization Policy regarding Collaborative Safety in the Age of Physical AI Perspectives of IEC, BSI and University of Cambridge
Koichi Noda
Board Member, Japanese Standards Association (JSA)
Steven Margis
Vice- President
International Electrotechnical
Commission (IEC)
Zongshuai Fan
Senior Policy Analyst, IfM Engage, Cambridge Industrial Innovation Policy, University of Cambridge
Francisco Pereira
Policy Analyst, IfM Engage
Cambridge Industrial Innovation Policy, University of Cambridge
SESSION 3
Collaborative Safety and AI & Robotics Technology:
Global Networks based upon Cambridge-Osaka University Collaboration
—Toward Nurturing of New Industrial States through Global Industry-Government-Academica Collaboration—
11:55–12:55
Facilitator
Jun Kurihara
Invited Professor, the University of Osaka
The Canon Institute for Global Studies
Panelists
Carlos LÓPEZ GÓMEZ
Head of the Policy Unit at Cambridge Industrial Innovation Policy (CIIP), University of Cambridge
Steven Margis
IEC Vice President and Conformity Assessment Board (CAB) Chair
Toshiyuki Kajiya
Director, IGSAP
Vice-Chair, the IECEE Certification Management Committee (CMC)
Invited Professor,
SANKEN, University of Osaka
(A representative) British Standards Institution (BSI)
Masahiro Morioka
Chief Engineer, Robot Mechanical Research & Development Division, FANUC Corporation
Closing
Remarks
12:55-13:00
Takeharu Nagai
Professor, Director of the Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research (SANKEN), University of Osaka
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