International Conference on Science and Technology for Sustainability 2025 - Strengthening research capability and promoting international talent mobility and circulation: a focus on early career researchers who will lead the academia of the future
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International Conference on Science and Technology for Sustainability 2025 - Strengthening research capability and promoting international talent mobility and circulation: a focus on early career researchers who will lead the academia of the future（PDF Format：669KB）

　In order for Japan to demonstrate competitive research capability at an international level, this conference will feature leading researchers at world-class universities and institutions overseas as role models to share the knowledge acquired from prior engagement and proposals based on that knowledge to deepen discussions. Furthermore, it will also highlight strategic measures such as the strategic dispatch and acceptance of research personnel, taking into account Japan’s circumstances and trends in international talent mobility and circulation.

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Time & Date 10:00-17:25 (JST) February 11, 2026
 9:20-15:50 (JST) February 12, 2026
Venue Hybrid (Auditorium of Science Council of Japan and Zoom Webinar)
Participation For on-site participants, Please access here
For online participants, Please access here
Fee Free
＊Children can attend the conference under the supervision of a guardian.
＊Nursery service is available with advance reservation due to limited capacity.
Language English (Simultaneous interpretation into Japanese available)
Organizer Science Council of Japan
Supported Secretariat of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Programme
Day 1＜Wednesday February 11＞
” Strengthening the research capability of early career researchers who will lead the future of science”

10:00-11:55　Opening

10:00-10:05　Opening Remarks
MITSUISHI Mamoru, President, Science Council of Japan
10:05-10:10　Guest Speech
To Be Determined
10:10-10:25　Introduction
ISO Hiroyasu, Vice President, Science Council of Japan
10:25-10:55　Government initiatives
SAKASHITA Suzuka, Deputy Director-General, Research Promotion Bureau
KOTANI Motoko, Executive Director of Science, RIKEN / Executive Vice President for International Research Strategy, Tohoku University
10:55-11:25　Keynote Speech 1
Wilfred VAN DER WIEL, Professor of the NanoElectornics Group, University of Twente / Director, the Center for Brain-Inspired Computing (BRAINS)
11:25-11:55　Keynote Speech 2
FUKAMI Tadashi, Professor of Biology and Earth System Science, Stanford University / Visiting Senior Researcher at the Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo / Visiting Professor at the Institute for Advanced Research, Yokohama National University
12:05-13:15　Lunch Break

13:30-17:25　Panel Discussion 1

13:30-13:40　Moderator Description
KITAJIMA Kaoru, Professor, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University
13:40-14:05　Speech 1
HAMADA Fumika, Professor, the University of California, Davis
14:05-14:30　Speech 2
Anna DREBER ALMENBERG, Professor, the Swedish School of Business
14:30-14:55　Speech 3
Rob JENKINS, Professor, York University
14:55-15:10　Youth Perspective
TATSUMI Chikae, Term-appointed Assistant Professor, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University / Postdoctoral Researcher, Boston University Department of Biology
15:10-15:25　Break
15:25-17:25　Panel Discussion
Moderator：KITAJIMA Kaoru, Professor, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University
Panellists：
1. HAMADA Fumika, Professor, the University of California, Davis
2. Rob JENKINS, York University
3. TATSUMI Chikae, Term-appointed Assistant Professor, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University / Postdoctoral Researcher, Boston University Department of Biology
4. OGAKI Masao, Special Visiting Professor, Faculty of Economics, Doshisha University
Day 2＜Thursday February 12＞
“Promoting international talent mobility and circulation”

9:20-13:00　Panel Discussion 2

9:20-9:30　 Moderator Description
KANO Mitsunobu, Vice President, Vice Executive Director, and Professor, Faculty of Health Systems Integrated Science, Okayama University
9:30-9:55　Speech 4
Keshav M. DANI, Professor, Femtosecond Spectroscopy Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
9:55-10:20　Speech 5
IGARASHI Kei, Presidential Associate Professor, the University of California, Irvine / International Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Physiology, the Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
10:20-10:45　Speech 6
Rees KASSEN, Professor, McGill University
10:45-11:00　Break
11:00-13:00　Panel Discussion
Moderator：KANO Mitsunobu, Vice President, Vice Executive Director, and Professor, Faculty of Health Systems Integrated Science, Okayama University
Panellists：
1. Keshav M. DANI, Professor, Femtosecond Spectroscopy Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
2. IGARASHI Kei, Presidential Associate Professor, the University of California, Irvine / International Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Physiology, the Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
3. Rees KASSEN, Professor, McGill University
4. SAKA Chika Professor, Faculty of Commerce, Kwansei Gakuin University
13:00-14:00　Lunch Break

14:00-15:30　Integration Session

14:00-15:30　Session

15:30-15:50　Closing

15:30-15:45　Ceremonial Address
ISO Hiroyasu, Vice President, Science Council of Japan
15:45-15:50　Closing Remarks
HIBIYA Junko, Vice President, Science Council of Japan
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