Dec 3, 2026
@Intex Osaka Hall G / Hall H (Discussion)
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.
Program (Tentative as of Aug 21, 2026)
Opening Remarks & Keynote Addresses
10:30–10:45
Prof. Atsushi Kumanogoh
President,
The University of Osaka
SESSION 1
International Standardization of Physical AI, Collaborative Safety, and Well-being Technologies
10:45–11:45
MC
Mr. Toshiyuki Kajiya
Director, The Institute of Global Safety Promotion (IGSAP)
Vice-Chair, the IECEE Certification Management Committee (CMC)
GISHW2025 Executive Committee Member
10:45–11:45
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
Thomas Bömer
Deputy Head of Department, IFA
SESSION 2
International Standardization of Biotechnology & Peptide Sequencing
10:45–11:45
MC
Manabu Eto
Fellow, JSA Global Search Center
Japanese Standards Association
Professor, the University of Osaka
11:45–12:45
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
Catherine Ohura
President and General Manager, Illumina Japan K.K.
Miwako Kitazume
TOMY Digital Biology Co., Ltd.
12:45–13:30
Lunch
SESSION 3
International Standardization of Fine Bubble Technology
13:30–14:30
MC
Prof. University of Osaka, SANKEN
GISHW Consortium
Global Committee Chair
GISHW Osaka 2025 Chair
Ryoji Doi Chairman, Fine Bubble Industries Association (FBIA)
Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.
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
13:30– 14:30
MC
Takeharu Nagai Director, SANKEN, University of Osaka
Yoshinori Takano Director, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
Tomomi Nonaka
Professor, School of Creative Science and Engineering, Waseda University
Madoka Takai
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Masahito Natsuhara
Special Executive Manager, Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration Project Promotion Office, Shimadzu Corporation
Hideaki Miyamoto
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
15:30–15:45
Break
SESSION 5 Panel Discussion
"Japan’s Future International Standardization Activities and International Collaboration"
15:45– 16:45
MC
Koichi Noda
Board Member, Japanese Standards Association (JSA)
登壇者検討中
Hiroshi Asahi
President & CEO & Representative Executive Officer, Japanese Standards Association (JSA)
Toshihiro Fujita
The University of Osaka
閉会の挨拶
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)
意見交換会(Hall H)
17:00–18:30
Greetings
Takeharu Nagai Director, SANKEN, University of Osaka
Onoye Takao
Executive Vice President
University of Osaka
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Collaboration
Industry / Government / Academia