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STS forum Russia-Japan Workshop ONLINE 2020
～Toward the post COVID-19 era～

It is our pleasure to invite you to the STS forum Russia-Japan Workshop to be held Online on the 17th of November 2020.
The STS forum Russia-Japan Workshop will be held this year for the very first time, guided by the themes of"Deepening Russia-Japan cooperation in science, technology and innovation" and "Focusing on societal needs forscience, technology and innovation in Russia and Japan".
With all the various fields and perspectives, and the solid relationship Russia and Japan have established, the workshop
will address the issue of how to deepen our cooperation focusing on our societal needs, specially to confront theunprecedented difficulties in the coming post COVID-19 era.

➢ DateTuesday, 17th November 2020, 10：00 – 14 : 50 (Moscow) / 16 : 00 - 20 : 50 (Japan)➢ Program● Session 1 “Deepening Russia-Japan cooperation in science, technology and innovation”● Session 2 “Focusing on societal needs for science, technology and innovation in Russia and Japan”
The workshop will be guided by these two themes and will be followed with a panel discussion and Q&A time withparticipants. Participants will be able to ask questions to the speakers through an application, and we are now
preparing other programs for interaction between participants.
The detailed program is available on our Website: https://events.skoltech.ru/sts-forum and attached program.

➢ How to participate
It would be appreciated if you would let us know the following information.

【Contacts】 workshop_russia@stsforum.org （Lisa Honjo (Ms.)(STSforum) Tel: +81-3-3519-3351 ）【Required Information】 1) Name 2)Title in organisation 3)Organisation（in English）4)Email address★ Further details will be sent to you in due course.

➢ Application Deadline

Friday, 6th November ※You are welcomed to contact us after the deadline as well

PROGRAM
10:00 – 10:10 (Moscow) / 16:00 – 16:10(Japan)

OPENING

Omi, Koji, Founder and Chairman, Science and Technology in Society forum (STS forum)
From Japan –TBD
From Russia –TBD
10:10 – 10:20 / 16:10 – 16:20

KEYNOTE

Dvorkovich, Akardy, Chair, Skolkovo Foundation, Russia
Kuleshov, Alexander P., President, Skoltech, Russia
10:20 – 12:00 / 16:20 – 18:00
SESSION 1 “Deepening Russia-Japan cooperation in science, technology and innovation”
10:20 – 10:30 / 16:20 – 16:30 Co-Chairs

Ivanova, Natalia, Academician,HeadofScienceandInnovationResearch,PrimakovNationalResearchInstituteofWorldEconomyandInternationalRelations(IMEMO),RussianAcademyofSciences,Russia
Yamada, Kiyoshi, Chancellor, Tokai University, Japan
10:30 – 11:10 / 16:30 – 17:10 Speakers
Popova, Natalia, First Deputy СEO of «Innopraktika», IT Ombudsman, Russia
Galazhinskiy, Eduard V., Rector of Tomsk State University (Russian regional university), Russia
Kajiwara, Susumu, Deputy Director-General, Science and Technology Policy Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan
Khlunov, Alexander, Director General, Russian Science Foundation, Russia
Lyulin, Sergey, Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education, Russia
Hagiwara, Takahiro, Deputy Director-General, Industrial Science and Technology and Environment Bureau Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), JapanSaeki, Koji, Senior Vice President, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Japan
11:10 – 11:40 / 17:10 – 17:40 Discussion among Panelists (30min)
11:40 – 12:00 / 17:40 – 18:00 Q&A with audience (20min)

12:00 – 13:00 / 18:00 – 19:00

LUNCH BREAK
Please enjoy the website contents

13:00 – 14:40 / 19:00 – 20:40
SESSION 2 “Focusing on societal needs for science, technology and innovation in Russia and Japan”
13:00 – 13:10 / 19:00 – 19:10 Co-Chairs

Repik, Alexey, Chairman, All Russia Public Organization "Business Russia", Chairman of Russian Japanese Business Council, Founder of R-Pharm group Russia
Hayashizaki, Yoshihide, Program Director, Preventive Medicine and Diagnosis Innovation Program, RIKEN, Japan
13:10 – 13:50 / 19:10 – 19:50 Speakers

Ishizuka, Hiroaki, Chairman, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Japan
Ivashchenko, Andrey, Chairman of the Board of ChemRar Group of Companies, Russia
Kashin, Alexey, CEO, Chairman of the Board of Directors, InEnergy Group, Russia
Movsesian, Oleg, CEO, Moscow State University Science Park (MSU Science Park), Russia
Nobutani, Kazushige, President, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Japan
Peskov, Dmitry, Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI), General director of the National Technology Initiative (NTI), Russia
Rybak, Konstantin, CEO, Ajinomoto-Genetika Research Institute13:50 – 14:20 / 19:50 – 20:2014:20 – 14:40 / 20:20 – 20:40

Discussion among Panelists (30min)
Q&A with audience (20min)

14:40 – 14:50 / 20:40 – 20:50

CLOSING

Ponomarev, Alexey, Vice-President Skoltech, Russia
Adachi, Toshio, Advisor to the Chairman, Science and Technology in Society forum (STS forum), Japan