Opening Ceremony

Monday, September 29, 2025

Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Uji Campus, Kyoto University

Authorities Meeting at Special Meeting Room, DPRI
15:00 15:45 45min SAWARAGI Tetsuo, Executive Vice-President Kyoto University.
5min Group photo with Authorities

 

Opening Ceremony

Uji Obaku Plaza/Kihada Hall

 

start end time Speaker / MC
16:00 16:05 5min Welcome MC: KOHNO Kotaro, Director, Institute of Astronomy, The University of Tokyo.
16:05 16:10 5min Opening Remarks SAWARAGI Tetsuo, Executive Vice-President, Kyoto University.
16:10 16:15 5min HORI Tomoharu,
Director, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University.
16:15 16:20 5min OHKOSHI Shin-ichi, Dean, School of Science, Special Advisor to the President (Vice president equivalent), The University of Tokyo.
16:20 16:25 5min Rosa DEVÉS, President, The University of Chile.
16:25 16:30 5min H.E. Mr. Ricardo G. ROJAS, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Chile to Japan
16:30 16:35 5min Carlos LADRIX,
Deputy Director of Applied Research at the National Agency for Research and Development (ANID)
16:35 16:40 5min MATSUMOTO Masami, General Manager, Japan Society for the Promotion of
Science (JSPS)
16:40 16:45 5min Buffer
16:45 17:05 20min Plenary sessions keynote lecture 1
Title: Comparative Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Sciences: iLETs’ Vision for Japan-Latin America Collaboration
ITO Yoshihiro,
Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University.
17:05 17:25 20min Plenary sessions keynote lecture 2
Title: Advancing Human Wellbeing through Cross-Disciplinary Research: Visionary Initiatives and the Institute of Biomedical Engineering at Science Tokyo
MORIO Tomohiro, Executive Vice President for Global Affairs, Institute of Science Tokyo.
17:25 17:45 20min Plenary sessions keynote lecture 3
Title: Design
Enrique WALKER,
Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism,
The University of Chile.
17:45 18:05 20min Plenary sessions keynote lecture 4
Title: Can we regulate the aging process?
NAKANISHI Makoto, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo.
18:05 18:10 5min Closing KOHNO Kotaro, Eduardo Vera. ITO Yoshihiro,
General Chairs
*Information about photos and
reception
MC: KOHNO Kotaro
18:10 18:15 5min Group photo

Welcome Reception

Uji Obaku Plaza/ Hybrid Space

start end time Speaker / MC
18:30 18:35 5min Opening MC: MOTOHARA Kentaro, Institute of Astronomy, The University of Tokyo.
18:35 18:40 5min Opening remarks DOI Mamoru,  Director General, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan.
For a Toast SAWADA Jun,
Executive Chairman, NTT, Inc. Vice Chair, KEIDANREN (Japan Business Federation), Chairman, Japan-US Business Council,
Co-Chairman, Kyoto Institute of
Philosophy
18:40 19:50 70min Mingling
19:50 19:55 5min Closing Remarks José M. Aguilera, PUC (TBC)
19:55 20:00 5min Event concludes MC: MOTOHARA Kentaro, Institute of Astronomy, The University of Tokyo.