The Meeting and Seminar for the Establishment of the Smart City Global Network was successfully held as follows:

■Date & Time:

13:00 – 15:00, Tuesday 15th September 2015

■Venue:

2nd floor hall, Keihanna Open Innovation Center (KICK)

■Programme:

1. Opening Ceremony
2. Opening Remarks (Mr. Makoto Nagao, Special Executive Advisor, Kyoto Prefecture)
3. Concept Explanation
4. Commemorative Discussion
   
   1. Mr. Tsuyoshi Kinoshita
      Senior Director, CTO, Strategic Bisiness Development IoE Innovation Center Tokyo Cisco Systems
   2. Dr. Sei-ichi Nishimoto (moderator)
      Chairman of the Board, Advanced Scientific Technology & Management Research Institute of KYOTO
   3. Mr. Akimasa Yamashita
      Vice-Governor of Kyoto Prefecture

   

5. Keynote Speeches
   
   1. Mr. Akio Ichihara
      Head of Natural Resources, Energy and Environment Department, Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan
   2. Mr. Kazuaki Ariwaka
      Head of Smart HIKARI-Town Promotion Division, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation
   3. Mr. Yu Murai
      Deputy Department Manager, Department of Policy and Planning, Aizuwakamatsu City
   
   Mr. Akio Ichihara
   
   Mr. Kazuaki Ariwaka
   
   Mr. Yu Murai
6. Closing Ceremony
7. Tour of KICK

■Distributed materials on the day

1. Smart City Global Network Establishment Ceremony Programme
2. Global Network explanatory materials