Hitachi Hosts "Hitachi Social Innovation Forum 2017 TOKYO"
2017年9月20日 - 10:26AM
JCN Newswire (英)
Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501) today announced that it will host
"Hitachi Social Innovation Forum 2017 TOKYO" on November 1 and 2 at
the Tokyo International Forum, a convention center in Tokyo
metropolitan area. The goal of this Forum, the largest scale
Hitachi Group event in the world, is to share ideas with customers
about achieving a better future, and to create opportunities for
open discussions.
Hitachi positions this event, which has been held a total of 19
times, as a flagship among independent events held in North
America, Europe, Asia, and other regions around the world. This
year, it expects to see a total of more than 37,000 visitors over
two days. Through a diverse program that includes lectures,
business sessions, seminars, and exhibitions based on the theme of
"Ideas that change society's future," Hitachi, together with
customers and partners, will examine concrete activities ranging
from the present to the near future in the context of the Social
Innovation Business that utilizes digital technologies.
In a Keynote Speech entitled "Social Innovation leads the Change in
Today's World," Hitachi, Ltd. President and CEO Toshiaki
Higashihara will talk about how Hitachi will lead changes in the
world, like the digital transformation and the 4th Industrial
Revolution, with the Social Innovation Business, which Hitachi has
promoted through Collaborative Creation with customers and
partners. He will also discuss specific activities, and explaining
Hitachi's vision.
In a Special Speech entitled "Bridging the Tradition with the
Future; Suggestions for the Modern Society," Dr. Jared Diamond,
Pulitzer Prize Winning Author, Scientist and Author of "Guns,
Germs, and Steel," will offer suggestions for deriving "the essence
of modern society and the best path to take forward" from the
histories of humans and civilization. Dr. Noriko Arai, Director of
the Research Center for Community Knowledge, National Institute of
Informatics, will talk about the possibilities and limitations of
AI, and about a society where humans and AI co-exist; Dr. Sian
Beilock, President of Barnard College, USA, will discuss cognitive
sciences for creating innovation; and Dr. Akie Iriyama, Associate
Professor at Waseda Business School, will present a lecture
offering viewpoints on creating innovations, and will offer hints
on changing the environment surrounding business and accelerating
new collaborative creation.
In the Business Sessions will feature discussions on seven themes,
including the areas where Hitachi is focusing its efforts, such as
Power and Energy fields, as well as Industry, Distribution, and
Water fields, Urban field, and Finance, Public and Healthcare
fields. Hitachi executives, along with leaders, experts, and
managers active in a wide range of fields throughout the world,
will engage in discussions and offer a glimpse into the rich future
made possible by Social Innovations. Discussion topics will include
"IoT Accelerates Business & Social Innovation"; "Energy Reform
Introduced by Distributed Energy Resources"; "Medical x AI in
Digitized Era for Our Better Future"; "From Value Chain to Business
Ecosystem, 'Connecting' Creates New Value and Innovates Business
Models"; "Future City of Digital Society"; "Blockchain Technology
will Change Life and Society"; and "How Should We Act Now for
Sustainable Future?"
At the exhibition venue, Hitachi will introduce a broad range of
case studies in the Social Innovation Business, which continues to
evolve in countries throughout the world. A broad range of hints
for accelerating social innovations through Collaborative Creation
with customers will be divided into a total of eight zones -
"ENERGY," "INDUSTRY," "URBAN DEVELOPMENT," "FINANCIAL," "HEALTH
CARE," "Connected by Lumada," "SECURITY," and "WORKSTYLE
INNOVATION" - and will be introduced through exhibits focusing on
more than 20 themes, including hands-on and 3D exhibits, intended
to pique customers' interest and encourage active dialogue. Hitachi
will also emphasize the appeal of its Social Innovation Business
through more than 60 easy-to-understand seminars, which will
present solutions to the management issues facing customers, along
with case studies of those solutions.
About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, delivers
innovations that answer society's challenges with our talented team
and proven experience in global markets. The company's consolidated
revenues for fiscal 2014 (ended March 31, 2015) totaled 9,761
billion yen ($81.3 billion). Hitachi is focusing more than ever on
the Social Innovation Business, which includes power &
infrastructure systems, information & telecommunication
systems, construction machinery, high functional materials &
components, automotive systems, healthcare and others. For more
information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at
www.hitachi.com.
Source: Hitachi, Ltd.
Contact:
Hitachi Ltd
Corporate Communications
Tel: +81-3-3258-1111
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