Since modern times, cities have been improved by science and technology, people's life has been extended, and life has become convenient and richer. On the other hand, we are creating challenges that threaten nature and the earth itself. Furthermore, in the 2020s, humanity learned that everyone is a "person in need of help" through coronavirus. Once again, each and every one of us is required to return to the consciousness of the "life" that lives on the earth and act.
"Butterfly effect" means that a very small event ultimately leads to a big event that had never been anticipated, and that seemingly unrelated affects unexpected places. It suggests that the consciousness and actions of each individual affect other "life" such as society and the global environment.
"Science Agora in Osaka" will be held in Nakanoshima from 2022 as a round table where diverse values intersect toward the Osaka and Kansai Expo 2025 "Designing a Future Society that Shines Life". This time, experts and practitioners in life, water environment, community development, architecture, disaster prevention, etc. gather to connect points and points of individual research and activities, draw lines and circles of thought and thought, and through the circulation of dialogue, deepen the discussion of the relationship between one person and the world.
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 The University of Osaka Nakanoshima Center 10th Floor Keizo Saji Memorial Hall (4-3-53 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka City)
② 21st Century Kaitokudo Official YouTube Live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtJapVFEzyU (no application required)
<Participation Fee>
Free
<Targets>
General and students (anyone interested)
<Capacity>
Real visitors 120 people (advance application required)
※No application is required for viewing on YouTube Live streaming
<Application method>
Web Application: Please apply from 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
Speakers
Takuo Dome (Doume Takuo)
Born in 1959, President of the Osaka University Social Solutions Initiative. Graduated from the Graduate School of Economics, Kyoto University in 1988. Ph.D. in Economics (Kyoto University) He specializes in the history of economics and economic thought. After working as an assistant professor at Ritsumeikan University and an assistant professor at The University of Osaka, Professor The University of Osaka since 2001. Since 2018, he has also served as the President of the University Social Solutions Initiative, and Professor Oe in 2019. He was awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 2019. Assistant to the President in charge of promoting the SDGs promoted by the University since 2022 and the 2025 Japan International Expo (Osaka and Kansai Expo). He has authored "Political Economy of Public Finance in Britain 1767-1873" (Routledge, Nikkei and Economic Book Culture Award), "Adam Smith: Theory of Moral Sensation 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)
Special Advisor, President, Tokyo University, Professor, Graduate School of Engineering
Born in Tokyo in 1964 and raised in Nishinomiya. Ph.D. (Engineering, University of Tokyo), Meteorological Forecaster. In 2016-21, he was also Senior Vice President of the United Nations University. Current position since 2020. He specializes in hydrology, researching global water circulation and global water resources. He was in charge of writing the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a member of the National Land Council, and others.
Books include "The Future of Water: Global Risks and Japan" (Iwanami Shinsho) and "The Story of the Water Crisis Real" (Shincho Chosensho).
Many awards including the Ecology Lake Biwa Award and the Japan Academy Academic Encouragement Award. Since October 2020, he has been a member of the Science Council of Japan and a regular member of the Club of Rome. 2021 International Hydrological Award Dooge Medal and 2023 European Geoscience Union 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's Policy Research Institute. President of the Institute of Hydrology and Hydrology.
https://hydro.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~taikan/
Yuko Nagayama (Nagayama and Yuko)
Yuko Nagayama was born in Tokyo in 1975. Graduated from Showa Women's University in 1998. In 1998, he worked at Atsushi Aoki Architectural Planning Office. 2002 Yuko Nagayama architectural design was established. His main tasks include “LOUIS VUITTON Kyoto Daimaru Store”, “Toshima Yokookan”, “Dubai International Expo Day Main Building”, “JINS PARK”, “Membrane Roof Noie”, and “Tokyu Kabukicho Tower”. JIA Newcomer Award (2014), WorldArchitecture Festival 2022 Highly Commended (2022), iF Design Award 2023 Winner (2023). Currently, plans such as the Panasonic Group Pavilion "Nomo no Kuni" and "Woman'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 and Kansai Expo.
http://www.yukonagayama.co.jp/
Yoko Sugimoto (Sugimoto and Yoko)
Representative Director of WyCube Lab Co., Ltd. / Representative Director of Mizube Lab Co., Ltd. Born in 1975. Graduated from The University of Osaka Graduate School of Engineering in 2004. He was a professor of engineering. First-class small ship pilot. Chief of domestic itinerary management. After working as a researcher and researcher at Dun Planning Research Institute Co., Ltd., a city charm planner at Urban Attraction Division, Osaka Prefectural Cultural Department Urban Attraction Creation Bureau, and a researcher at Osaka City University Urban Research Plaza, established WyCube Lab Co., Ltd. in 2011. Consultant on community development activities mainly in Osaka and Kansai. He specializes in the creation of attractive watersides, and focuses on the operation of a new public space "β Honmachibashi" born from a deregulation scheme based on a business agreement with Osaka City, as well as surveys related to watersides. I have been involved in urban development projects for "Mizuto Osaka" for many years.
https://hommachibashi.jp/
Disaster Prevention Fashion Lab "Expo x Environmental Future Project" (Bowsai Fashion Lab Bangpaku 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 “Exposition x Environmental Future Project” sponsored by Osaka Prefecture. Prize-winning works of the "1st Disaster Prevention Fashion Idea Competition" on the theme of "disaster prevention items that you want to learn" and "fashion that is useful in case of emergency" will be commercialized and sold. At the Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025, we are working hard every day to exchange opinions with companies and make proposals to local governments to realize ideas in order to make Osaka a model city for disaster prevention. Speaker: Yusuke Tada (first year of working adults), Yui Furuichi (second-year student at Kyoto Prefectural University), Shotaro Matsuura (first-year student at Momoyama Gakuin University)
https://sites.google.com/view/osaka-bosai/project/osaka-pref
https://www.urban-research.co.jp/special/bosaifashion-ideacompetition/
