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Dec 3, 2026
@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.
プログラム（Tentative as of 17Sep2026 -Ver.19)
Opening Remarks & Keynote Addresses
10:30–11:00
Prof. Atsushi Kumanogoh
President,
The University of Osaka
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
Mr. Toshiyuki Kajiya
Director, The Institute of Global Safety Promotion (IGSAP)
Vice-Chair, the IECEE Certification Management Committee (CMC)
GISHW2025 Executive Committee Member
Steven Margis
Vice-President
International Electrotechnical
Commission (IEC)
Tamio Tanikawa
Director, Integrated Research Center for Wellbeing, AIST
Professor, the University of Osaka
Riccardo Mariani
VP Industry Safety, NVIDIA
TENTATIVE
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
Masaki Taniguchi
Professor,
University of Osaka
SANKEN
Hiroki Nakae
Director-General and Director of R&D Division, Japan bio Measurement & Analysis Consortium (JMAC)
Rie Yamashige
Clinical Sales Specialist, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
TENTATIVE
Catherine Ohura
President and General Manager, Illumina Japan K.K.
TENTATIVE
Miwako Kitazume
TOMY Digital Biology Co., Ltd.
TENTATIVE
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.
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
Shigenobu Mitsuzawa
Chief Engineer at Honda R&D, Biosensing, Human-State Monitoring and Mobility Safety, Honda R&D Co., Ltd.
MORONO YUKI
MORONO YUKI
Institute for Earth and Material Sciences Kochi Institute for Core Sample Research Earth Microbiology Research Group
Principal Researcher
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)
MC
Shingo Nakano
Director, International Standardization Division
Innovation and Environment Policy Bureau
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Japan
TENTATIVE
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)
TENTATIVE
MC
Takeharu Nagai Director, SANKEN, University of Osaka
Toshihiro Fujita
The 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)
Discussion & Networking (Grand Prince Hotel Osaka Bay) (with IEEE/ISR SIAS members)
17:00–18:30
Greetings
Takeharu Nagai Director, SANKEN, University of Osaka
Onoye Takao
Executive Vice President
University of Osaka
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