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  • 2022

    Digital Trust: Towards a Reliable Internet Society

  • 2021

    Post–New Normal: Towards a Resilient Society

  • 2020

    ―5G and NEXT―

  • 2019

    From IT Revolution to DT Revolution – New Economy Driven by Data Technology

  • 2018

    Facing Challenges of Singularity

  • 2017

    Innovation and Growth Spurred by IoT

  • 2016

    Digital Transformation
    – Changing Business and Changing Manufacturing

  • 2015

    City, Business and Society Built by Intelligence

  • 2014

    Data Science Carving Out the Future Society

  • 2013

    Toward Exa-Scale Computing:The Evolving Social Information Society

  • 2012

    New Economic Growth Strategy led by Smart Revolution

  • 2011

    ICT for Empowering People's Ties in Rebuilding Japan

  • 2010

    The Information Society to be Changed by Cloud Computing

  • 2009

    The Future of the Information Consumption Society

  • 2008

    To Create the Next Generation Network Society

  • 2006

    Digital Work Model

  • 2005

    Digital @Home

  • 2004

    Digital ID Revolution

  • 2003

    From Net to Mesh

  • 2002

    Next Stage

  • 2001

    Launching the Era of the Ubiquitous Network

  • 2000

    Net Strategies for the Digital Divide Era

  • 1999

    The Emerging Network Economy

  • 1998

    Cyber Warfare and Global Collaboration

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Program

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or online via video conferencing.

Day1:Monday, June 5
9:25-9:30

Welcome address by host organization

Tsuyoshi Hasebe

President and CEO, Nikkei Inc.
9:30-9:45

Greeting from Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications

KUNIMITSU Ayano Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
KUNIMITSU Ayano
9:45-10:15
D1-1

Dialogue

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Harnessing emerging technologies for Web3.0

Aliette Mousnier-Lompré CEO, Orange Business Services, France
Robert Enslin
Interviewer
Waichi Sekiguchi President, MM Research Institute
Former Editorial Writer of Nikkei Inc.
10:15-10:45
D1-2

Lecture

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Digital Transformation, Emerging Technology, and Critical Leap in Between

Yuanqing Yang Chairman and CEO, Lenovo, China
Yuanqing Yang
Break
11:00-11:30
D1-3

Lecture

Akira Shimada President and CEO, NTT
Akira Shimada
11:30-12:00
D1-4

Lecture

New tech trends -now the world goes into action

Ken Miyauchi Director and Chairman, SoftBank Corp.
Ken Miyauchi
12:00-12:30
D1-5

Lecture

Making the real world computable with AI

Daisuke Okanohara Co-Founder and Chief Research Officer, Preferred Networks
Daisuke Okanohara
Lunch Break
13:30-14:00
D1-6

Lecture

Truly Open, Truly Trusted - Making Web3 work for society

Takayuki Morita President and CEO, NEC Corporation
Takayuki Morita
14:00-14:30
D1-7

Lecture

Building trust in society through The New Equation: The possibilities of Web3

Nobuaki Otake Partner, CEO, PwC Consulting
Consulting Leader, PwC Asia Pacific
Nobuaki Otake
14:30-15:00
D1-8

Dialogue

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Digital transformation: sustainable, data-first, and hybrid by design

Antonio Neri President and CEO, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, USA
Antonio Neri
Interviewer
Akito Tanaka Senior Staff Writer, Nikkei Asia Chief business news correspondent, Nikkei Inc.
Break
15:15-16:55
D1-9

Session 1

Government Session Future of Internet Governance

Keynote speech

TAWARA Yasuo Director-General Global Strategy Bureau
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan (MIC)
TAWARA Yasuo

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Vinton G. Cerf Chair, IGF Leadership Panel
Vinton G. Cerf

Speech

Internet Governance Based on Advanced Digital Technological Development

Jun Murai Professor, Keio University
Jun Murai

Panel discussion

Panelists

Tatsuhiko Yamamoto Professor
Keio University
Tatsuhiko Yamamoto
Daisuke Furuta Journalist
President, media-collab
Daisuke Furuta
Johannes Buchheimicon_video Professor of Public Law and the Law of Digitalization
Marburg University
Johannes Buchheim
Day2:Tuesday, June 6
9:30-9:45

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Greeting from Minister for Digital Transformation

KONO Taro Minister for Digital Transformation
Minister for Digital Reform
Minister for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety
Minister in charge of Civil Service Reform
KONO Taro
9:45-10:15
D2-1

Lecture

Integrated innovation and possibilities of patent monetisation using large language models and generative AI

Komal Sharma Talwar President and Founder, TT Consultants / Xlscout, India / USA
Komal Sharma Talwar
10:15-10:45
D2-2

Dialogue

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Digital Transformation Driven by Emerging Technologies

Natarajan Chandrasekaran Chairman, Tata Sons, India
Natarajan Chandrasekara
Interviewer
Waichi Sekiguchi President, MM Research Institute
Former Editorial Writer of Nikkei Inc.
Break
11:00-12:30
D2-3

Session 2

Panel Discussion

Wataru Fukatsu CEO and COO, Scalar
Wataru Fukatsu
Ryohei Fujimaki CEO and Founder, dotData, USA
Ryohei Fujimaki
Takuya Fujikawa Senior Officer, Partner, Data & Analytics Leader, PwC Consulting
Data & Analytics/ AI Lab Leader, PwC Japan Group
Takuya Fujikawa
Ikkjin Ahn Co-founder and CEO, Moloco, USA
Ikkjin Ahn
Moderator
Waichi Sekiguchi President, MM Research Institute
Former Editorial Writer of Nikkei Inc.
Lunch Break
13:30-14:00
D2-4

Lecture

Technology Frontiers and the Future of Digital Transformation

Akio Yamaguchi General Manager, IBM Japan
Akio Yamaguchi
14:00-14:30
D2-5

Lecture

Finding a role for Large Language Models in your organization

Carl Hoffman CEO and Co-Founder, BasisTech, USA
Carl Hoffman
Simson Garfinkel Chief Scientist, BasisTech, USA
Simson Garfinkel
14:30-15:00
D2-6

Lecture

Europe & Technology
From global standardsetter to $1 trillion Digital Single Market

Jens Heithecker CSO, IFA Berlin, Germany
Jens Heithecker
Break
15:15-16:45
D2-7

Session 3

Speech & Panel Discussion

Katsuhiko Kawazoe Senior Executive Vice President, CTO, CIO and CDO, NTT
Katsuhiko Kawazoe
Kuniko Ogawa Managing Director, Equinix Japan
Kuniko Ogawa
Akio Yamada Corporate Senior Vice President, Head of Research & Development Division, NEC Corporation
Akio Yamada
Hirokazu Mochizuki President and Managing Director, Hewlett Packard Japan
Hirokazu Mochizuki
Moderator
Waichi Sekiguchi President, MM Research Institute
Former Editorial Writer of Nikkei Inc.
Business Day:Wednesday, June 7
13:00-13:30
D3-1

Lecture

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The United States, Japan, and China: Global Competition in the New Digital Age

Glen S. Fukushima​ Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress​
Former Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Japan and China
13:30-14:00
D3-2

Lecture

Accelerate your DX with Converged Cybersecurity Strategy

Yoshimasa Tai Country Manager and VP Sales for Japan, Fortinet Japan
Yoshimasa Tai
14:00-14:30
D3-3

Lecture

Technology for tomorrow and beyond: Breakthroughs to forge the future with tech-

Shinichiro Sanji Senior Officer and Partner, Head Researcher, Technology Laboratory, PwC Consulting
Shinichiro Sanji
14:30-15:00
D3-4

Lecture

From Collecting to Sharing,
Decentralized ML Platforms Open Up Possibilities for Data Utilization Beyond Organizational Boundaries

Shinichiro Oikawa Operating Officer and Director, Japan Presales, Hewlett Packard Japan
Shinichiro Oikawa
Break
15:15-16:45
D3-5

Session 4

Panel Discussion

Ichiya Nakamura President, iU (Professional University of Information and Management for Innovation)
Ichiya Nakamura
Yasuhiko Taniwaki Executive Vice President Internet Initiative Japan
Takeshi Natsuno President, KADOKAWA CORPORATION
Specially Invited Professor, Director of Cyber Informatics Research Institute, Kindai University
Takeshi Natsuno
Nanako Ishido Professor, Keio University Graduate School of Media Design
President, CANVAS
Nanako Ishido
Kan Suzuki Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo
Moderator
Waichi Sekiguchi President, MM Research Institute
Former Editorial Writer of Nikkei Inc.

(As of May 26, 2023)

  • *Honorifics and titles omitted.
  • *English and Japanese simultaneous interpretation will be available during the summit.
  • *Please be advised that speakers may be subject to change.
  • *Some Speakers will participate online. Please be aware that video and audio may be disturbed due to technical problems with internet connections or server.
  • *All times listed are Japan Standard Time.

Overview

Date

Monday, June 5 – Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Event Format:  Live streaming

Venue

Nikkei Hall(1-3-7 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)

Organizer
Nikkei Inc.
Supporters

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

Digital Agency

Special Supporter
MM Research Institute
Contact

Secretariat of Global Digital Summit 2023

info@digital-summit.jp
Special Sponsors
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