Osaka 2026 Events (December 2-4)

International Standardization Forum 2026

日本語

Dec 3, 2026　10:30-18:30

@Intex Osaka Hall H

An international forum bringing together experts driving international standardization to discuss the role of standards and future prospects for advancing safety, health, and well-being. The Presidents of ISO and IEC visited Osaka for GISHW 2025 and attended the forum. We will formally invite them to participate again in 2026 and further strengthen collaboration with the GISHW Consortium and the International Standardization Center of the University of Osaka.

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.

プログラム（Tentative as of 08Oct2026)

Opening Remarks & Keynote Addresses

10:30–11:00

Hirokazu Nakano

Deputy Vice-Minister, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), in charge of Innovation and Environment

Hiroshi Asahi

President
Japanese
Standards
Association (JSA)

Haruhiko Obara

Senior Vice-President
The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

SESSION 1

International Standardization of Physical AI, Collaborative Safety, and Well-being Technologies

11:00–12:00

MC

Toshiyuki Kajiya
Director, IGSAP
Vice-Chair, the IECEE Certification Management Committee (CMC)
Invited Professor,
SANKEN, University of Osaka

Atsuhi Miyoshi
Group Manager,
Intellectual Property Center
Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

Steven Margis
Vice-President
International Electrotechnical
Commission (IEC)

Tamio Tanikawa
Director, Integrated Research Center for Wellbeing, AIST
Professor, the University of Osaka

Thomas Bömer
Deputy Head of Department, IFA

SESSION 2

International Standardization of Biotechnology & Peptide Sequencing

12:00–13:00

MC
Takeharu Nagai Director, SANKEN, University of Osaka

Hiroki Nakae
Director-General and Director of R&D Division, Japan bio Measurement & Analysis Consortium (JMAC)

Ryo Matoba
Chief Scientific Officer
DNA Chip Research Inc.

Masaki Taniguchi
Professor
University of Osaka
SANKEN

13:00–13:45

Lunch

SESSION 3

International Standardization of Fine Bubble Technology

13:45–14:45

MC
Prof. University of Osaka, SANKEN

GISHW Consortium
Global Committee Chair
GISHW Osaka 2025 Chair

Akira Yabe
Fellow, Sustainable Energy Unit, Technology and Innovation Strategy Center (TSC), New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), National Research and Development Agency of Japan

Tsuyoshi Matsushita
President and Representative Director, MTG Co., Ltd.

Nobuhiro Aya
Chairperson, ISO/TC 281 Fine Bubble Technology
AIST Solutions Co., Ltd.

Teppei Araki
Associate Professor, SANKEN
The University of Osaka

SESSION 4

International Standardization for Marine-Earth and Planetary Systems

— Space Exploration (Hayabusa) and Marine Resources (Minami-Torishima Rare Earths) —JAMSTEC

14:45– 15:45

MC
Manabu Eto

Fellow, JSA Global Search Center
Japanese Standards Association

Professor, the University of Osaka

Yoshinori Takano Director, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)

Shigenobu Mitsuzawa

Chief Engineer at Honda R&D, Biosensing, Human-State Monitoring and Mobility Safety, Honda R&D Co., Ltd.

Yuki Morono
Principal Researcher
Institute for Earth and Material Sciences Kochi Institute for Core Sample Research Earth Microbiology Research Group

15:45–16:00

Break

SESSION 5 Panel Discussion
"Japan’s Future International Standardization Activities and International Collaboration"

16:00– 16:45

MC

Koichi Noda
Board Member, Japanese Standards Association (JSA)

Shingo Nakano
Director, International Standardization Division

Innovation and Environment Policy Bureau

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Japan

Hiroshi Asahi
President & CEO & Representative Executive Officer, Japanese Standards Association (JSA)

Haruhiko Obara

Senior Vice-President
The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

Toshihiro Fujita
The University of Osaka

Takeharu Nagai Director, SANKEN, University of Osaka

Closing Remarks

16:45–16:50

Closing Remarks

Akiko Iimura
Executive Officer|Senior Vice President (Industry–Academia–Government Collaboration, including Osaka/Kansai Science Hills), The University of Osaka (UOsaka)