Macnica Open Innovation: technology and intelligence 's new combination "Macnica Exponential Technology 2022" will be held from December 5 (Mon) to 9 (Fri) ~ One week of pursuing the possibilities of corporate and social transformation using data and digital technology with the aim of realizing a prosperous future society Top players in each industry Macnica We will send a message for the future with ~

Macnica (Headquarters: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, President: Kazumasa Hara, hereinafter referred to as "Macnica"), a total Services & Solutions provider in semiconductors, networks, cybersecurity, and AI/IoT, has announced that it will hold an online conference "Macnica" based on the concept of "creating the future together with a bird's-eye view of cutting-edge technology." Exponential Technology 2022 (hereinafter referred to as MET2022)".

The environment surrounding us has changed dramatically due to the spread of the COVID-19 infection, and technology implementation is spreading at an unprecedented speed. It can be said that there is a need for a "technology bird's-eye view" that can determine what will happen at the moment when technologies are mixed and newly combined. Above all, the use of exponential technology ^*, which is developing exponentially, is highly expected as a means of solving various social problems.

At Macnica, we have the power of imagination to discover technologies from around the world, look to the future and create the present, and the power to implement them to make them a reality. Every year, we hold a large-scale conference where top players from various industries who work together on open innovation share messages for the future, and last year we received approximately 3,500 applications.
This year, our President Hara, will be having a conversation with Akio Iriyama, a professor at Waseda University Business School, about ``A future where innovation accelerates (tentative).'' Furthermore, economist and businessman Yusuke Narita will discuss the light and shadow, blessings and disasters brought about by digital technology and data under the title ``The Glory and Frustration of DX.''

During the event, all sessions will be delivered in an "on-demand" format that allows you to watch them at any time.

*Exponential technology: technology expected to grow exponentially

■ Lecture by a special guest

“A future where innovation accelerates (tentative)”
Waseda University Graduate School of Business Administration
Professor, Waseda University Business School
Mr. Akie Iriyama
Macnica
President
Kazumasa Hara

"Glory and Frustration of DX"
Economist/Businessman
Mr. Yusuke Narita

“World-leading sensibility × Possibility of AI”
The University of Electro-Communications Graduate School Artificial Intelligence Advanced Research Center Professor
Mr. Masaki Sakamoto

“Concerning the Diversion of Israeli Defense Technology to the Civil Market -Prospects for Dual-use Technology-”
Israel Ministry of Defense Research and Development Agency - DDR&D (MAFAT)
Mr. Osher Shapira

“Two Israeli Professors Discuss the Future and Present of Braintech with a Potential Market of 7.5 Trillion Yen”
Professor, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Leon Y. Deouell
Professor, Ben-Gurion University, Israel
Mr. Amir Geva

"New value developed through food agritech - present and future revealed through demonstration experiments"
Dialogue between PLANT DATA Co., Ltd. (Mr. Hiroto Kitagawa) x Agrimind Co., Ltd. (Mr. Koji Fujimaki) x Macnica (Shinichi Araki)

"Future SDGs Zone led by Regional Circulatory Symbiosis Zone"
A conversation between the Ministry of the Environment (Mr. Noriaki Okura) and Macnica (Hiroshi Abe)

“Remote operation management that supports social implementation of autonomous driving ~ What is Fleet Management System?”
Aptpod Co., Ltd. (Mr. Hirotaka Kajita, Mr. Ryosuke Iwata) x Macnica (Yu Koide) Dialogue

“Innovation in medical care, nursing care, and healthcare originating from Aomori, the northernmost tip of Honshu.”
~ Jikeikai’s multifaceted DX initiatives and prospects ~”
Jikeikai General Incorporated Association (Mr. Tomohiro Tanno) x Macnica (Yasuhiko Hayashi, Daisuke Nejo) Dialogue

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■Overview

Please see the website for information on how to apply and details of the event.

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