ᵲᶆᶃᴾᵖᵎᶒᶆᴾᵟᶌᶌᶇᶔᶃᶐᶑᵿᶐᶗᴾᵱᶗᶋᶎᶍᶑᶇᶓᶋᴾᶍᶄᴾᵡᶆᶓᶀᶓᴾᵳᶌᶇᶔᶃᶐᶑᶇᶒᶗ How Can Asian Culture, Science and Technology Create a Life-Centered World in the Post COVID-19 Era? in collaboration with The Japanese Association of The Club of Rome (online world-wide)

Info & Registration : https://www.chubu.jp/80th/news/8811/

Wednesday, 14th October 2020 14:00-16:30pm (Japan) , 7:00-9:30 (Central Europe) Tuesday, 13th October 2020 22:00-0:30 (US West Coast)

Host：Chubu University, Japan Co-Organizer：The Japanese Association of The Club of Rome Chunichi Newspaper Cooperation：Asian Development Bank Institute, Japan Association of Human and Environment Symbiosis, The Engineering Association of Japan, United Nations Centre for Regional Development, United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) The 80th Anniversary Symposium of Chubu University How Can Asian Culture, Science and Technology Create a Life-Centered World in the Post COVID-19 Era?

20th century ended nominally but the world has not escaped from the problematique created by the Western homogeneous philosophy and economy centered paradigm.

20th century was successful in increasing mass economic prosperity, being led by a western model, typically by the “superior” fundamental capitalism. But it has left the unsolved problematique such as income extreme discrepancy, resource and energy wasteful consumption, disposals, climate emergency and unilateralism. The people in the world suffer from its negative legacies even more seriously. Now it would be the time for Asia and Japan to rescue the world by introducing more tolerance to the others and by understanding us, the humans, being allowed only as an existence within the great nature system. Japanese culture, science and technology are backed up with quite unique characteristics. In this symposium, gathering world leading scientists, engineers and humanity experts in and around Chubu University and inviting eight members of The Club of Rome, their fusions will find out new principles to remake the future world to be more harmonious and better for everyone.

Program

［1］Opening Tripartite Talk：Mindset in Post COVID-19 Era ・Atsuo Iiyoshi (Chairman of Board and Chancellor of Chubu University) ・Tomoyo Nonaka (Executive Committee Member of The Club of Rome,President of GAIA Initiative) ・Yoshitsugu Hayashi (President of The Japanese Association of The Club of Rome)

［2］Keynote Speech：“Come On! From Planetary Crisis to Balance of Life” ・Ernst von Weizsaecker (Honorary President of The Club of Rome)

［3］Round Table: Contribution of Japanese and Asian Culture, Science and Technology to Forming a Cooperative Society in Post Covid-19 Era ～ SDGs Japan which can be a bridge between the West and the East ～

【Coordinators】 ・Tomoyo Nonaka (Executive Committee Member of The Club of Rome,President of GAIA Initiative) ・Ayumu Iio (Editorial Writer of Chunichi Newspaper)

【Panelists】 ・Hisashi Yamamoto (Director of Frontier Research Institute, Chubu University,Person of Cultural Merits) “Ethnicity and Science and Technology” ・Reiko Kuroda (Professor of Chubu University, Full Member of The Club of Rome,Ex-Vice President of ICSU) “Science and society, and SDGs in post COVID-19 era” ・Chandran Nair (Executive Committee member of The Club of Rome, Founder and CEO of GIFT(Global Institute for Tomorrow), Hong Kong) “Consumptionomics: Asia’ s Role in Reshaping Capitalism and Saving the Planet in post COVID-19 Era” ・Masashi Tsujimoto (Vice President of Chubu University) “Creation of Japanese Philosophy - from the viewpoint of Edo Era” ・Hiroshi Komiyama (President of Mitsubishi Research Institute, Full Member of The Club of Rome, Ex-President of The University of Tokyo) “Japan as An Advanced Country with full of Emerging Issues and The Platinum Society” ・Werner Rothengatter (Emeritus Professor of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, Ex-President of World Conference on Transport Research Society) “Post COVID-19 Mobility and Logistics” ・Takehisa Yaegashi (President of Cordia, Founding Chief Engineer of TOYOTA Prius Hi-Brid Engine) “Moral Hazard in Engine Performance Inspection by Automobile Industries and The Way for Recovery”

【Commentators】 ・Yoichi Kaya (Honorary Member of The Club of Rome, Ex-Full member during late 80th and early 90th working with Saburo Okita, a founding member of Club of Rome) ・Koichiro Matsuura (Honorary Member of The Club of Rome, Ex-Secretary General of UNESCO) ・Hisae Nakanishi (Dean of Graduate School of Global Studies, Doshisha University)

［4］Concluding Remarks ・Osamu Ishihara (President of Chubu University) Profile

Atsuo Iiyoshi Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker Chairman of Board and Chancellor of Honorary President of The Club of Rome Chubu University Prof. Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker has been Professor Atsuo Iiyoshi is currently a chairman Co-President of the Club of Rome between of the Board of Trustees at Chubu University 2012 and 2018. At the beginning of his career, Educational Corporation and also a Chancellor Ernst served as professor and director of of Chubu University. several universities and institutes, such as the He has been known as one of the pioneers of UN Centre for Science and Technology for plasma physics and nuclear fusion. After his PhD from Keio Development. In 1991, he became founding President of the University in Japan, he spent some time in Princeton Plasma Physics Wuppertal Institute, which developed into a leading think tank on Lab in the U.S. and Culham Centre for Fusion Energy in UK in energy efficiency, material flows and climate policy. From 1998 to mid-1960s. After professorship at Kyoto University where he was 2005 he was Member of the German Bundestag, chairing the involved in Heliotron D and E, Prof. Iiyoshi became the first Director Committees on Globalization and the Environment. He then served General of National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS) in Japan in as Dean of the graduate School of Environmental Science and 1989, where the LHD (Large Helical Device) was constructed and Management at the University of California. In 2007, he was has been successfully operated until now. In 1999 he moved to appointed Co-Chair (with Ashok Khosla) of UNEP’ s International Chubu University as the university President, and later as the Resource Panel. Chancellor served there for more than 21 years. In 2015 Professor Ernst is lead author of three Reports to the Club of Rome: Factor Iiyoshi was awarded The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays Four (1995), Limits to Privatization (2005), Factor Five (2009) and with Neck Ribbon, one of the most honorable awards given by the Come On! (2017). He lives in Emmendingen with his wife Christine, Emperor of Japan, for his long and meritorious services in President of Ecoropa, and has five children. academics.

Tomoyo Nonaka Chandran Nair Executive Committee Member of The Executive Committee Member of The Club of Rome Club of Rome, Founder and CEO of GIFT(Global Institute for Tomorrow) Tomoyo Nonaka is Chair and Founder of GAIA Initiative, formed in 2007 as a non-profit Chandran Nair is a Founder and CEO of GIFT, organization. She advocates a shift in the core an independent pan-Asian think tank based in values of society and undertakes various Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur. He was forms of educational activities and supports chairman of Environmental Resources programs for corporations. Tomoyo formerly served as Chair and Management (ERM) in Asia Pacific until 2004, establishing the Chief Executive Officer of Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd., in addition to company as Asia’ s leading environmental consultancy. director or advisor for various large Japanese corporations such as Chandran is a member of WEF’ s Global Agenda Council on Asahi Brewery, Mitsui Fudosan and others. She currently serves as a Governance for Sustainability and Experts Forum. He is a Senior Member of the Advisory Committee for CRDS (Center for Research Fellow of CIMB ASEAN Research Institute (CARI), as well as a and Development Strategy Japan Science and Technology Agency) Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He is also an Advisor to the and is a Member of several government panels. Tomoyo is a visiting Royal Government of Cambodia. scholar at the East West Center – University of Hawaii. In the ‘80s Chandran has served as Adjunct Professor at the Hong Kong and ‘90s she was a journalist and anchorwoman for NHK, Japan’ s University of Science and Technology and the Lee Kuan Yew School national television network and TV Tokyo. Tomoyo earned a Masters of Public Policy in Singapore and is a former Advisor to ORIX degree in Journalism from the Sophia University in Japan. Corporation and a former member of the Stakeholder Advisory Council for BASF, the world’ s largest chemical company.

Yoshitsugu Hayashi Hiroshi Komiyama President of The Japanese Association President of Mitsubishi Research of The Club of Rome, Professor, Center Institute, Full Member of The Club of for Sustainable Development and Global Rome, Ex-President of The University of Smart City, Chubu University Tokyo

Prof. Yoshitsugu Hayashi is Emeritus Prof. Hiroshi Komiyama is a Japanese Professor of Nagoya University and Professor academic, scientist and engineer, best known of Chubu University, Japan. He is also for inventing the “Platinum Society” concept, President of WCTRS (World Conference on Transport Research which serves as the foundation of environmental policy for the Society) which attracts more about 1,500 researchers and present Japanese Government. “The Platinum Society suggest a practitioners in all modes of transport with multi-disciplinary vision for a 21st century that is characterized by: 1) ecological values, approaches, from 80 developing and developed countries/regions. 2) participation by all, including seniors, 3) lifelong growth, 4) His research focuses on urbanization and motorization and the abundant job opportunities, 5) a bright, shining sustainable society, countermeasure policy to overcome their negative impacts. His rail and 6) green, silver and gold innovations. Since its inception in 2011, oriented urban reform plan in 1996 became a trigger to overcome the Platinum Society Network has attracted more than 140 local Bangkok’ s hyper congestion in mid 90’ s resulted in reversing the governments and 80 enterprises as members. . budget of road vs. rail from 1:99 in 90’ s to 82:14 in Transport 2020 Besides heading the Platinum Network, Prof. Komiyama is also Plan. The current research is focused on a measurement method of Chairman of the Mitsubishi Research Institute; Advisor to the individual’ s Quality of Life by attributes (age, gender, income, etc.) Japanese Government on issues including the environment, aging, and by living place considering accessibility to hospitals & shops, the education and community renovation; and former President of the amenity, safety & security and environment. This has been applied University of Tokyo. for planning to make growing and shrinking/aging cities resilient and sustainable. Werner Rothengatter Reiko Kuroda Emeritus Professor of Karlsruhe Institute Professor of Chubu University, Full of Technology, Germany, Ex-President of Member of The Club of Rome World Conference on Transport Received M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Chemistry from Research Society The University of Tokyo. After a Postdoctoral Research Associate and Research Werner Rothengatter was professor of Fellow/Honorary Lecturer in the Departments economic theory at Universität Kiel in 1979; of Chemistry/Biophysics at King’ s College professor of economic theory and policy at London, and a Senior Staff Scientist at Institute of Cancer Research Universität Ulm in 1979–1986; visiting professor at Vanderbilt (UK), she became Associate and later Full Professor at The University in Nashville, Tennessee in 1982; head of the Transport University of Tokyo. Prizes/Awards include L’ Oréal UNESCO Division of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) in Berlin in 1986–1989. From 1990 to 2010 he worked as a professor of Women in Science, and featured as one of 175 past/current chemists economics at the University of Karlsruhe, today the Karlsruhe by the Royal Society of Chemistry UK for its 175th anniversary. Institute of Technology. He was honored with the Francqui-Chair for Foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and Logistics at the University of Antwerp in 2010 and the Fellow of TWAS (The World Academy of Sciences). Her experience Jules-Dupuit-Prize of the World Conference on Transport Research includes Scientific Advisory Board member to the UN Secretary Society (WCTRS) in 2013. He was president of the WCTRS in General, Ban Ki-Moon on SDGs, Vice President of ICSU 2001–2007 and he is still a member of its steering committee. He is a (International Council for Science), Steering Committee member of member of several advisory committees and editorial advisory boards ICEF (Innovation for Cool Earth Forum), Ambassador of WINDS and co-editor of the Springer Series on Transport Economics and (Women’ s Initiative in Developing STEM Career) and Japanese Policy. delegate to W(Women)20 in G20 summits.

Masashi Tsujimoto Takehisa Yaegashi Vice President of Chubu University President of Cordia, Founding Chief Engineer of TOYOTA Prius Hi-Brid Prof. Masashi Tsujimoto is the Vice President Engine of Chubu University since 2017. After graduating from his doctoral studies at Kyoto Takehisa YAEGASHI is the President of University, he worked as an assistant Cordia Corp. Ltd., Graduated MSc Mechanical professor and professor at Kyoto Koka Engineering, Hokkaido univ. in 1969, joined Women’ s University, Konan Women’ s Toyota Motor Corp. (TMC) and engaged in University and Kyoto University (1995-2012, Professor Emeritus of Transmission design. Transferred to Higashifuji Tech Center and Kyoto University in 2012). And then he worked as a professor at engaged in catalyst system development as a clean engine R&D National Taiwan University from 2012 to 2017. He has served as project (Muski project). Since then, has been engaged in the R&D of presidents of The Japan Society for Historical Studies of Education, clean engine system such as digital engine control based on TWC Association of Japanese Intellectual History and Kansai Education catalyst system. In the 90’ s, participated in lobbing and rule making Society. He was a visiting professor of Northeast Normal University activities such as US LEV/ ZEV regulations as a R&D leader of TMC. (China). Prof. Tsujimoto’ s fields of study are the history of education Transferred to the HQ in March 1996 as Chief of Hybrid development and the history of early modern Japanese thought. From his studies After launching the Prius, engaged in hybrid development and of Education and Thought in the Edo period, he gave a critical strategy planning as a project chief of TMC. After being in charge of analysis of the current issues in education and makes some Toyota Techno as Technical Advisor, established a technical suggestions to improve the system. His most recent publications consulting office, Cordia, in 2008 and assumed current consulting include: “Studies in the History of Early Modern Educational work. Thought” , “Restoration of Learning: Imitation and Proficiency” , and “The History of Education in Japan (1600-2000) ” . (edited by Masashi Tsujimoto & Yoko Yamasaki)

Hisashi Yamamoto Yoichi Kaya Director of Frontier Research Institute, President of Research Institute of Chubu University Innovative technology for the Earth (RITE), Honorary Member of The Club of Prof. Hisashi Yamamoto is Director of Rome Molecular Catalyst Research Center at Chubu University. Prof. Yoichi Kaya obtained Doctor of He has been honored to receive the Prelog Engineering of the University of Tokyo in Medal in 1993, the Chemical Society of Japan 1962.Then Lecturer, Associate Professor and Award in 1995, the Max-Tishler Prize in 1998, Le Grand Prix de la Professor of Department of Electrical Engineering, the University of Fondation Maison de la Chimie in 2002, National Prize of Purple Tokyo by 1995. He became a professor emeritus at the University of Medal (Japan) in 2002, Yamada Prize in 2004, Tetrahedron Prize in Tokyo in 1995 and served as a professor of Graduate School of Keio 2006, and The Karl-Ziegler Professorship in 2006, The Japan University since 1995. He is specialized in System engineering in the Academy Prize in 2007, Honorary Member of the Chemical Society of field of energy and environment, chaired Japan Institute of Electrical Japan, 2008, and ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Engineering in 1994-1995 and Japan Society of Energy and Chemistry, 2009. Grand Prize of Synthetic Organic Chemistry of Resources from 1995-1998. He was a member of The International Japan, 2009. Member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences, in Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) Council between 1985 2011, Noyori Prize in 2011, Fujiwara Prize in 2012, Roger Adams and 1995. Prof. Kaya was also a member of the Club of Rome Prize in 2017, and Orders of the Sacred Treasure (Japan) in 2018, between 1974 and 1992. and Person of Cultural Merit (Japan) in 2018. Profile Koichiro Matsuura Hisae Nakanishi The 8th Director-General of UNESCO, Dean of Graduate School of Global Honorary Member of The Club of Rome, Studies, Doshisha University Executive Advisor for Academic Affairs, Chubu University Received Ph. D in History from UCLA in America. Was Associate and later Full Professor of the Graduate School of He was Ambassador to France from 1994 to International Development, Nagoya University 1999, and then became UNESCO’ s in 2001-2010. Currently Dean and Professor of Director-General from 1999 to 2009. He the Graduate School of Global Studies, Doshisha University since received a Ph.D. from Ritsumeikan University in 2011 for his April 2010. Was member of the Japan Commission for UNESCO in publication “The Emergence of a New Africa” . He is the author of 2005-2011. Played an active role as member of the External many other books on education, culture and Japan’ s diplomacy. He Research Evaluation Committee at the Research Institute of is currently President of Africa Society of Japan and Honorary Humanity and Nature in 2011-2017. Major fields of studies: President of Maison Franco-Japonaise and also Honorary Member of International Relations of the Middle East, Gender in Muslim the Club of Rome. Societies, Peacebuilding and International Cooperation Studies.

Ayumu Iio Osamu Ishihara Hleader Writer of Chunichi Shimbun President of Chubu University (newspaper) Fellow, IEEE. Received Ph-D in Electrical Ayumi Iio entered Chunichi Shimbun in 1985. Engineering from University of Tennessee, He started as reporter on citizens’ living, USA. His academic career includes Professor economy, and later covered on Waste and at Electrical Engineering/Phisics, Texas Tech disposal campaign in 1997, on 21st century University, Professor and Dean of Faculty of studio, and then became leader write mainly Engineering, Yokohama National University, focusing on environment and agriculture. Japan. His research focuses on dust in plasma and crystal formation and are published in more than 100 journal papers and 19 books and book chapters.