11:00Doors open

11:00-13:00 Exhibition

13:00-13:10 Opening remarks

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (TBD)

13:10-13:40 Guest lecture 1

"Toward a medical information communications experiment and SDN within a high-speed network"

Yuichi Fujino, Professor, Future University Hakodate

13:40-14:10 Guest lecture 2

"The business potential of large-format UHD* screens"

Akira Yoshizawa, Executive Controller, Media Planning Bureau, Japan Broadcasting Corporation

*UHD (Ultra High Definition) is a standard of ultra high-definition televisions, imaging systems, and broadcasts with a large number of pixels. The resolution is either 4K (known as 4K UHD) or 8K (known as 8K UHD).

14:10-14:40 Guest lecture 3

"Initiatives for realizing a smart IoT society and outlook for the future"

Hideyuki Tokuda, Professor, Keio University/Keio University Graduate School

14:40-15:20 Research outcomes presentation

Results of "Research and Development of Network Virtualization Technologies" (Research consigned by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)

Yoshiaki Kiriha, Senior Principal Researcher, Cloud System Research Laboratories, NEC Corporation

15:20-15:30 -Break-

15:30-16:45 Panel discussion

"Building a comfortable and bright future: SDN enters the next stage"

Moderator

Shuji Nakamura, Deputy General Manager, Policy and Public Affairs Business Unit, Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.

Panelists

- Yuichi Fujino, Professor, Future University Hakodate

- Yosuke Yamashita, Kashiwa City Council member and Education consultant

- Kosuke Ito, Secretary General, Connected Consumer Device Security Council

- Tomoaki Sakurai, Service Design Study Group, Okinawa Open Laboratory

- Akiko Yamada, Assistant to General Manager, First Business Division, SDN Solution Business Unit, Fujitsu Limited

- Takashi Torii, Board Member, Japan OpenStack User Group/Manager, Okinawa Open Laboratory

-17:30Exhibition and demonstration

Exhibition and demonstration of research outcomes