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International Conference

March 24, Thursday, 2016

Keynote Address
(Free, Simultaneous
interpretation is
provided between
English and Japanese)
  • 11:00am-11:45am
    Global Perspective : UAV Industry
    Peter Van Blyenburgh
    President, UVS International
  • 11:45am-0:30pm
    The Future of Commercial Drone Market
    Randy Mackay
    Japan Drones
Special Session
(Free)
  • 1:00pm-1:45pm
    Drone Test Field and National Strategic Special Zone
    Mitsuhiro Kadowaki
    Mayor, Senboku city
    Toshihito Kumagai
    Mayor, Chiba city
    Yutaka Fujiwara
    Deputy Secretary General, Office for Promotion of Regional Revitalization, Cabinet Office
Special Session
(Free)
  • 2:30pm-3:30pm
    Drone As Front-runner for the “Robot Revolution”
    Kiyoshi Sawaki
    Director, Industrial Machinery Division, Manufacturing Industries Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
International Conference
(Paid)
  • 1:00pm-1:45pm
    Solutions and Technologies of Drone
    Tomoyuki Izu
    CEO, ENROUTE CO., LTD.
  • 1:00pm-1:45pm
    A Heartful Community Support Developed by Drones
    Miho Koibuchi
    CEO/COO, MIKAWAYA21
  • 1:00pm-1:45pm
    3D Mapping Technology and Drones
    Masashi Nakagawa
    Professor, Geoinformatics Lab., Department of Civil Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology
  • 2:00pm-2:45pm
    Radio Wave Issues for Drones
    Ryu Miura
    Head, Dependable Wireless Laboratory, Wireless Network Research Institute, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology(NICT)
  • 2:00pm-2:45pm
    Legal Issues on Drone Market
    Masahiro Kobayashi
    Lawyer, Hanamizuki Law Office
  • 2:00pm-2:45pm
    Drone Pilot Education System
    Koichi Mizuno
    Senior Managing Director, JAA Foundation for Human ability Development, Japan Aviation Academy
  • 2:00pm-2:45pm
    Advanced Imaging and Sensing Technologies for UAVs
    Koichiro Nakamura
    General Manager, Photonics R&D Center, Ricoh ICT Reserch Laboratory, Ricoh Company., Ltd.
  • 3:00pm-3:45pm
    MicroPilot Autopilots: Safety from the Ground Up
    Howard Loewen
    President, MicroPilot
  • 3:00pm-3:45pm
    Technical Issues on Drone Technology
    Kenzo Nonami
    Emeritus Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University
  • 3:00pm-3:45pm
    Commercial Drone Updates at Silicon Valley
    Ryoji Koike
    CEO, Aerial Innovation LLC
  • 3:00pm-3:45pm
    Big UAS System and Safety Solutions
    Tatsuya Kotegawa
    Project Engineer, Domestic Programs, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc.

March 25, Friday, 2016

Keynote Address
(Free, Simultaneous
interpretation is
provided between
English and Japanese)
  • 1:00pm-11:45pm
    Regulatory Perspective on UAS Integration in the U.S.
    Nate Purdy
    Senior FAA Representative, FAA Tokyo, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Special Session
(Free)
  • 11:45-12:30
    Japan's Safety Rules on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and Further Rulemaking
    Hiroki Matsumoto
    Division Head, Aviation Safety and Security Planning Division, Japan Civil Aviation Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure Transport and Tourism
Special Session
-Panel Discussion-
(Free)
  • 16:00-17:15
    Drone market, the delightful future ～within the scope of five years～
    Shinji Suzuki (Moderator)
    President, Japan UAS Industrial Development Association (JUIDA), Professor, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, School of Engineering, University of Tokyo
    Kakuya Iwata
    Executive Director, Japan UAS Industrial Development Association (JUIDA), Senior Researcher, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
    Daisuke Kubo
    Researcher, UAS Technology Group, Technology Demonstration Research Unit, Aeronautical Technology Directorate, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
    Takayuki Kumada
    CEO, BLUE INNOVATION Co., Ltd.
    Akiko Kohmura
    Chief Researcher, Surveillance and Communications Department, Electronic Navigation Research Institute(ENRI)
    Park Kwan Min
    President, Korea Drone Association
    And more…
International Conference
(Paid)
  • 1:00pm-1:45pm
    Precision Agriculture and Drones
    Hisanori Sunohara
    President, Secure Drone Consortium, Spring Field Inc.
  • 1:00pm-1:45pm
    Perspective of Drone Industry from Financial Industry
    Masahiro Kawasaki
    Reseacher, Research Department, Nomura Research & Advisory Co., Ltd.
  • 1:00pm-1:45pm
    Drones and IT
    Motoaki Nishiwaki
    Evangelist, Microsoft
  • 1:00pm-1:45pm
    Drones on Security Usage
    Shunsuke Ito
    SOHGO SECURITY SERVICES CO., LTD. (ALSOK)
  • 2:00pm-2:45pm
    Usage of Big Data and Drones
    Satoru Shimada
    Director, Business Development, Aerosense Inc.
  • 2:00pm-2:45pm
    A Landscape on Drone Software
    Masayuki Katayama
    CEO, Astropp Corporation
  • 2:00pm-2:45pm
    Drone Surveying
    Hisanori Sunohara
    President, Secure Drone Consortium, Spring Field Inc.
  • 2:00pm-2:45pm
    Safety Operations of Drones
    Yasuhiro Senda
    Executive Vice President, Japan UAS Industrial Development Association (JUIDA)
  • 3:00pm-3:45pm
    Aerial Photography Application
    Hiroki Sakaguchi
    President, Drone Pictures and Creators Association (DPCA)
  • 3:00pm-3:45pm
    Drones and IoT / Big Data Security
    Eiji Sasahara
    President, Japan Cloud Security Alliance
  • 3:00pm-3:45pm
    Drone Usage for Disaster Management
    Takeki Izumi
    Assistant Professor, Geographical Information Sciences Research Group, Department of Geography, Tokyo Metropolitan University
  • 3:00pm-3:45pm
    Robotics Will Accelerate Drone Industry
    Tamao Kikuchi
    Senior Researcher, Nikkei BP Clean Tech Institute, Nikkei Business Publications, Inc.
    Yasuo Tanokura
    Chief Editor, Nikkei Robotics, Nikkei Business Publications, Inc.