Since modern times, the city has been improved by science and technology, the life of people has been extended, and life has become more convenient and rich. On the other hand, we are creating challenges that threaten nature and the earth itself. Furthermore, in the 2020s, humankind learned from the coronavirus that everyone is "the person in need of help." Once again, each person is required to return to the consciousness of "life" that is utilized on earth and act.
"Butterfly effect" means that a very small event ultimately leads to a big event that you did not anticipate, and something that seems unrelated to at first glance affects unexpected places. We suggest that each person's consciousness and actions affect other "life" such as society and the global environment.
"Science Agora in Osaka" will be held in Nakanoshima in 2022 as a round table where diverse values intersect toward the 2025 Osaka and Kansai Expo "Design of a Future Society that Shines Life". This time, experts and practitioners from life, water environment, community development, architecture, disaster prevention, etc. will gather to connect points of individual research and activities, draw lines and circles of thoughts and ideas, and deepen the consideration of the relationship between one person and the world through a circulation of dialogue.
Click here for the special website. → https: //21c-kaitokudo.osaka-u.ac.jp/scienceagora_r06/
Information about the Exhibition
< Date and time>
Friday, March 15, 2024
From 18:30 to 20:30 (reception desk, open from 18:15)
<Venue>
① Keizo Saji Memorial Hall on the 10th floor of Osaka University Nakanoshima Center (4-3-53 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka)
② 21st Century Kaitokudo Official YouTube Live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtJapVFEzyU (no application required)
<Participation Fee>
Free of charge
<Target persons>
General/Students (any interested person)
<Capacity>
120 visitors (advance application required)
※You do not need to apply for viewing on YouTube Live distribution.
<How to apply>
Web Application: Please apply using this form.
https://ws.formzu.net/dist/S274631570/
※Applications other than the above (telephone, fax, mail, etc.) are not accepted.
<Application deadline>
Sunday, March 10, 2024
Inquiries
Science Agora in Osaka Office
TEL: 06-6881-8113
Speaker
Takuo Dome (Takuo)
Born in 1959, President of Osaka University Social Solution Initiative. Graduated from the Graduate School of Economics, Kyoto University in 1988. Ph.D. in Economics (Kyoto University). His specialty is the history of economics and economic thought. After working as an assistant professor at Ritsumeikan University and OSAKA UNIVERSITY, he has been a professor at OSAKA UNIVERSITY since 2001. Since 2018, he has also served as the President of the University Social Solutions Initiative, and in 2019 Professor Oe. He was awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 2019. Assistant to the President in charge of the SDGs promoted by the University since 2022 and the promotion of the 2025 Inter-Japan Exposition (Osaka and Kansai Expo). Major books include "Political Economy of Public Finance in Britain 1767-1873" (Routledge, Nikkei Economic Book and Culture Award), "Adam Smith:" Moral Sensitivity "and" The World of The Wealth of Nations "(Chuo Koron Shinsha, Suntory Prize). https://www.ssi.osaka-u.ac.jp/about/
Oki Taikan (Oki Taikan)
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University
Born in Tokyo in 1964, raised in Nishinomiya. Ph.D. (Engineering, University of Tokyo) and meteorological forecaster. He also served as Senior Vice President of the United Nations University in 2016-21. Current position since 2020. He specializes in water science researching global water circulation and global water resources. He also served as Director of the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Member of the National Land Council.
Books include "The Future of Water: Global Risks and Japan" (Iwanami Shinsho), "The Story of the Water Crisis Real" (Shincho Election).
Many awards including the Ecology Lake Biwa Award and the Japan Academy Academic Encouragement Award. He has been a member of the Science Council of Japan since October 2020 and a regular member of the Roman Club. 2021 International Prize for Hydrological Sciences Dooge Medal, 2023 European Union of Earth Science John Dalton Medal. Since October 2021, he has been in charge of the "Future Water Vision" program as Research Director (part-time) of the Tokyo Foundation Policy Research Institute. President of the Society of Hydrology and Hydrological Resources.
https://hydro.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~taikan/
Yuko Nagayama (Yuko Nagayama)
Yuko Nagayama, Representative of Architectural Design, Born in Tokyo in 1975. Graduated from Showa Women's University's Department of Life Science in 1998. Worked at Atsushi Aoki Architectural Planning Office in 1998. Established Yuko Nagayama Architectural Design in 2002. Major works include "LOUIS VUITTON Kyoto Daimaru Store", "Toshima Yokoo-kan", "Dubai International Exposition Main Building", "JINS PARK", "Membrane Roof", "Tokyu Kabukicho Tower". JIA Newcomer Award (2014), WorldArchitecture Festival 2022 HighlyCommendation (2022), iF Design Award 2023 Winner (2023), etc. Currently, plans such as the Panasonic Group pavilion "Nomo no Kuni" and "Women's Pavilion in collaboration with Cartier" (2025) and the Tokiwa Bridge project "TOKYO TORCH" in front of Tokyo Station are underway at the 2025 Osaka / Kansai Expo.
http://www.yukonagayama.co.jp/
Yoko Sugimoto (Yoko Sugimoto)
Representative Director of YCube Lab Co., Ltd. / Representative Director of Mizube Lab Co., Ltd. Born in 1975. Graduated from the Graduate School of Engineering, OSAKA UNIVERSITY in 2004. Ph.D. First-class small ship pilot. Chief of domestic itinerary management. After working as a researcher and researcher at Dan Planning Research Institute Co., Ltd., a city attractiveness planner at the Urban Attraction Division, Urban Attraction Creation Bureau, Osaka Prefectural Citizens' Culture Department, and a researcher at Osaka City University Urban Research Plaza, established Wai Cube Lab Co., Ltd. in 2011. Consultant in town development that works mainly in Osaka and Kansai. He specializes in creating attractive waterfronts and focuses on the operation of a new public space called β-Honmachibashi, which was created through a deregulation scheme based on a business agreement with Osaka City. He has been involved in urban development projects for "Mizuto Osaka" for many years.
https://hommachibashi.jp/
Disaster Prevention Fashion Lab “Expo x Let's Draw the Future of the Environment” (Bowsai Fusion Labangpaku x Kankyo Mirai Egako Project)
Youth member of the Disaster Prevention Group, Expo Future Study Group
Established "BOSAI FASHION LABO" on September 1, 2021, "Disaster Prevention Day" in collaboration with Urban Research in the "Expo x Environmental Future Project" sponsored by Osaka Prefecture. Prize-winning works from the 1st Disaster Prevention Fashion Idea Competition will be commercialized and sold on the theme of “disaster prevention items that you want to learn” and “fashion useful in case of emergency”. At the Osaka-Kansai Expo in 2025, he is working hard every day to exchange opinions with companies and propose proposals to local governments to realize ideas in order to make Osaka a model city for disaster prevention in the world. Speaker: Yusuke Tada (first year of working), Yui Furuichi (second-year student at Kyoto Prefectural University), Shotaro Matsuura (first-year student at the Faculty of Economics, Momoyama Gakuin University)
https://sites.google.com/view/osaka-bosai/project/osaka-pref
https://www.urban-research.co.jp/special/bosaifashion-ideacompetition/
