EXPO2005 INTERNATIONAL FORUMS

“Industrial Infrastructure in the 21st Century:
A Message for the Development of Eco-Communities”

｜1.Outline ｜2.Contents ｜3.Profiles ｜4.How to apply ｜5.Where to query ｜

1.Outline

+ Date & Time

1:20 pm - 5:00 pm, June 2, 2005 (Thursday)

+ Venue

Nagoya University

+ Organizers

Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition
Bureau of International Expositions (BIE)
Nihon Keizai Shimbun,Inc

+ Cooperation

Economic Research Center, Graduate School of Economics, Nagoya University
The Kitankai

+ Supporters

Environmental Partnership Organization Club(EPOC)

+ Participants

Limited to 400

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2.Contents

“Industrial Infrastructure in the 21st Century: A Message for the Development of Eco-Communities” is the theme and the forum will be focusing on “Company Management and Environment Governance”, and discussing the companies and industries reponsibilities to the society and the environment. The discussion will be about the method how we are able to realize a sustainable society integrating environmental, economical and social factors.

+ Keynote Speech
Sustainable development: is it viable?

• Prof. José Goldemberg

Former Secretary of the Environment of Federal Government of Brazil,
Secretary of State for the Environment of the State of São Paulo

+ Speech
Building a Recycling Economy and Society through Partnership Formation
The Activities and Progress of the Environmental Partnership Organizing Club

• Mr. Kosuke Ikebuchi
  
Chairman, Environmental Partnership Organizing Club(EPOC)
(Vice Chairman, Toyota Motor Corporation)

+ Speech
Creating Value for a New Lifestyle aiming to “Coexist with the Global Environment”

• Mr. Hidetsugu Otsuru
  
Managing Director, Member of the Board,
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

+ Panel Discussion
Industrial Infrastructure in the 21 st Century:What Is the Goal of Companies Today?

Panelist:

• Prof. José Goldemberg
  Former Secretary of the Environment of Federal Government of Brazil,
  Secretary of State for the Environment of the State of São Paulo
• Mr. Shinji Fukukawa
  Director, The Global House of the EXPO 2005
  The Executive Advisor to the Dentsu Inc.
• Dr. Shin-ichi Hirano
  President, Nagoya University

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3.Profiles

• Prof. José Goldemberg
  [Former Secretary of the Environment of Federal Government of Brazil,Secretary of State for the Environment of the State of São Paulo]

Professor José Goldemberg earned his Ph.D. in Physical Science from University de São Paulo of which he is Full Professor and former Rector. He has served as the President of Brazilian Association for the Advancement of Science, President of the Energy Company of the State of São Paulo (CESP), Secretary of State for Science and Technology, Secretary of the Environment and Minister of State of Education of the Federal Government of Brazil. He has authored many technical papers and books on Nuclear Physics, Environment and Energy.

• Mr. Kosuke Ikebuchi
  [Chairman, Environmental Partnership Organizing Club(EPOC),(Vice Chairman, Toyota Motor Corporation)]

Kosuke Ikebuchi entered Toyota upon graduating in 1960 from Osaka University, where he majored in welding technology. Production technology in domestic and overseas operations has been a continuing emphasis for Mr. Ikebuchi. In the 1970s, he participated in engineering the Tahara Plant, Toyota's largest vehicle plant in Japan. Then, in early 1984, he joined the technical team that coordinated start-up work at the production joint venture between Toyota and General Motors in Fremont, California.

Mr. Ikebuchi became a vice president at the California joint venture in May 1984 and served in that capacity for three years. Returning to Japan in 1987, he became a general manager at the Takaoka Plant, which manufactures passenger cars, while continuing to play a role in supervising production activities in North America. Mr. Ikebuchi joined Toyota's Board as a director in 1988, and in 1994, was appointed managing director. He was named senior managing director in 1996, where he was involved with production and logistics, specifically safety and health promotion, and operations management consulting. He also oversaw Toyota’s Kamigo and Shimoyama plants. In 1999, Mr. Ikebuchi assumed the position of executive vice president. His areas of responsibility included production and Total Quality Management promotion. In 2001, Mr. Ikebuchi became a vice chairman.

• Mr. Hidetsugu Otsuru
  〔Managing Director, Member of the Board, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.〕

+ Date of Birth

August 20, 1943

+ Birth Place

Oita, Japan

+ Educational Background

March 1967
Graduated from Engineering Department of Kyushu Institute of Technology

+ Business Career

April 1967
Entered Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
June 1998
Director, Member of the Board of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
Director, Corporate Production Engineering Division, Concurrently in charge of Corporate Quality Administration Division, Corporate Purchasing Department and Manufacturing Equipment Division.
April 1999
President, Matsushita Electronics Corporation Concurrently President, Electron Tube Company,
Matsushita Electronics Corporation
April 2001
President, Display Device Company, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
June 2001
Managing Director, Member of the Board of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
June 2002
Managing Director in charge of Corporate Quality Administration and Corporate Environmental Affairs
June 2003
Managing Director in charge of Corporate Facility Management, Corporate Quality Administration and Corporate Environmental Affairs
April 2004
Managing Director in charge of Corporate Facility Management, Corporate Quality Administration, Corporate Environmental Affairs and Recycling Business Promotion

• Mr. Shinji Fukukawa
  〔Director, The Global House of the EXPO 2005,The Executive Advisor to the Dentsu Inc.〕

Shinji Fukukawa is Executive Advisor to the Dentsu Inc. He graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1955 and joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI). He served as Private Secretary to Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira (1978-80); Director General of the Coal Mining Department, Agency of Natural Resources and Energy (1980-82); Director- General of the International Trade Administration Bureau (1982-83); and Director- General of the Minister’s Secretariat (1983-84); Director-General of the Industrial Policy Bureau (1984-86); and Vice Minister (1986-88). Then he became Senior Advisor to MITI, Japan Industrial Policy Research Institute, and the Nomura Research Institute. He was appointed as Vice President of Kobe Steel Co., Ltd. in 1990 and Vice Chairman in 1994. Then, he served as Chief Executive Officer of the Dentsu Institute for Human Studies from 1994 till 2002. He is concurrentlyChairman on agriculture policy committee to Keizai-Doyukai) Japan Association of Corporate Executives), Advisor and trustee to the Global Industrial and Social Progress Research Institute, Vice President of Inamori Foundation, and Chairman of Japan Partnership Co., Ltd. as well as Co-Chairman of Japan –china Economic Information Exchange Committee and Vice Chairman of the board of the U.S.-Japan Foundation.

• Dr. Shin-ichi Hirano
  〔President ,Nagoya University〕

+ Date of Birth

August 7, 1942

+ Birth Place

Aichi Prefecture, Japan

+ Educational Background

B. Eng., Applied Chemistry, Nagoya University, March 1965
M. Eng., Applied and Synthetic Chemistry, Nagoya University, March 1967
Dr. Eng., Nagoya University, March 1970

+ Work Experience

1970-1976
Research Associate, Research Laboratory of Engineering Materials,Tokyo Institute of Technology
1976-1978
Associate Professor, Research Laboratory of Engineering Materials,Tokyo Institute of Technology
1978-1983
Associate Professor, School of Eng., Nagoya University
1983-1997
Professor, School of Engineering, Nagoya University
1997-2004
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University
1999-2002
Director, Research Center for Advanced Energy Conversion, Nagoya University
2002-2003
Director, Center for Cooperative Research in Advanced Science and Technology, Nagoya University
2003-2004
Dean, Graduate School of Engineering and School of Engineering, Nagoya University
2004- present
President, Nagoya University

+ Research Fields

Inorganic Materials Chemistry

+ Research Awards

Society Award (1982, Tokai Chemical Industry Society), Society Award (1984, Powder and Powder Metallurgy Society of Japan), Academic Award (1986, Ceramic Society of Japan), Academic Award (1989, Chemical Society of Japan), Fellow (1989, American Ceramic Society), The Richard M. Fulrath Award (1989, American Ceramic Society), Memorial Award (1991, Ceramic Society of Japan), International Prize (2000, Japanese Fine Ceramic Association)

• 【Coordinator】Dr. Yoichi Kaya
  〔Director General of the Research Institute of Technologies for the Earth(RITE)〕

+ Date of Birth

May 18, 1934

+ Birth Place

Sapporo, Japan

+ Education and Degrees

B.A. in engineering the University of Tokyo, 1957
M.A. in engineering the University of Tokyo, 1959
Doctor of Engineering the University of Tokyo, 1962

+ Teaching and Research

1963:Lecturer, Department of Electrical Engineering, the University of Tokyo,
1964:Associate Professor
1978:Professor
1993:Senator of the University of Tokyo
1995:Professor Emeritus, the University of Tokyo
1995-Present:Professor, Keio University (SFC)
1998-present:Director General, RITE,

+ Research Area

Systems Engineering in the field of Energy and Environment

+ Awards

7 awards from 4 Japanese academic institutions, 3 publication awards

+ Activities in Academic Societies

1993-1994: President, Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan
1997-2000: President, Japan Association of Energy and Resources

+ Principal activities

Chairman of the board, Research Institute of Policy Science
External auditor, Nippon Steel Corporation
External auditor, Toyota Motor Corporation

+ International Activities

Chairman of National Committee, International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Luxembourg, Austria

+ Principal Publications (only books)

New Energy Era, Energy Conservation Center, 1987 (in Japanese)
Electrical Energy in the Global Era, Nikkei, 1995 (in Japanese)

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4.How to apply

*Participants shall be accepted on the first-come first- serve basis.
If you wish to participate the forum, please send us a fax filling in your name, postal code, address, telephone number, telefax number (if available), mail address (if available, no mobile phone addresses). After the application is confirmed, a participation ticket will be sent. Issuing tickets are on the first-come first–serve basis and when the 400 capacities are filled, no application is accepted. Please note that no tickets will be sent after the application deadline.

5.Where to query

[EXPO 2005 INTERNATIONAL FORUMS（June）]Administration Office
TEL:81-3-5537-1546 FAX:81-3-5537-7761

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