About the Symposium

本シンポジウムでは、社会的に価値の⾼い研究が直⾯する根本的な課題、すなわち明確な公共的利益をもたらす⼀⽅で商業的な採算性を⽋くイノベーションを、いかに持続させるかという問題に焦点を当てます。多くの研究者は、サンゴ礁の再⽣⼿法や ADHD の影響を受ける家族への⽀援フレームワークのように、社会的インパクトの⼤きい解決策を開発し、試験的に成功させることさえあります。しかし、初期資⾦が終了すると、それらの成果を⻑期的に維持・拡⼤するための明確な道筋が存在しない場合が少なくありません。これらの解決策は、⾃然に対価を⽀払う顧客や従来型の事業投資を引きつけるものではないため、その⻑期的な持続可能性は決して⾃明ではありません。本シンポジウムでは、このギャップについて率直に議論し、研究段階を超えても社会にとって重要なイノベーションを利⽤可能な形で存続させるための、実践的なモデル、パートナーシップ、制度的アプローチを探求することを⽬的としています。

開催概要

日時：2026年3月9日(月) 9:30-17:00

場所：シドニー・ブレナーレクチャーシアター (セミナールームB250),
　　　OIST メインキャンパス, センター棟
　　　https://www.oist.jp/ja/campus/access-map

言語：英語（同時通訳あり）

開催形式：ハイブリッド形式（対面＋Zoom）

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Agenda

Time and details are subject to change.

Time	Session	Details	Speaker(s)
9:30	Welcome & Opening Remarks	Introduction of the Healthy Society Stream	Hiroaki Kitano Adjunct Professor and Project Leader, COI-NEXT Program at OIST
10:10	Keynote: The Challenge of Establishing a Marine Remote Sensing Hub	Introduction to Activities by Hiroshima University and Kure City	Yuji Sakuno Professor and Project Leader, COI-NEXT Program at Hiroshima University
10:50	Coffee Break & Photo
11:15	Keynote: Surprising thermodynamics of landfalling typhoons	How rethinking where we study tropical cyclones (moving from ocean-centric to land-focused perspectives) can deepen fundamental understanding while increasing societal relevance and impact	Pinaki Chakraborty, OIST Interim Dean of Faculty Affairs
11:55	Talk: Plankton eDNA as a Policy Tool: Early Warnings for Healthier Oceans and Coastal Communities	How fisheries managers, policymakers, and coastal communities can use plankton eDNA as an early-warning system to detect shifts in species composition, harmful algal blooms, and ecosystem stress long before they become visible	Filip Husnik, Associate Professor at OIST
12:10	Lunch
13:10	Talk: Beyond the Technology: How Japanese Attitudes Toward Waste Shape Biowaste Innovation	How cultural perceptions of waste in Japan influence the adoption of biowaste upcycling technologies	Karim Honein, Founder of TLALOC BLUE
13:25	Talk: From Data to Dialogue: The Research Value of Deep Stakeholder Engagement	How research becomes stronger, more accurate, and more impactful when stakeholders are included as active partners rather than passive data sources	Jamila Rodrigues, COI-NEXT Fellow at OIST
13:40	Talk: Building with Families, Not for Them: Lessons from Developing an ADHD App	How co-designing creates more relevant, effective, and sustainable tools grounded in real-life needs	Gail Tripp, Professor at OIST
13:55	Talk: Mapping Vulnerability: The Policy Value of Understanding Health Shocks	TBD	Yuliya Kulikova, Science and Technology Associate at OIST
14:10	Keynote: No Profit, Big Impact: Rethinking Sustainability Through Social Entrepreneurship	How social entrepreneurship can create sustainable support structures for high-impact projects that are neither profitable nor commercially viable, ensuring their long-term societal value is not lost.	Takuji Hiroishi, CEO of empublic Ltd.
14:50	Parallel Group Discussions (3 groups)	Guided discussions on collaboration, community engagement, institutional support, and governance	Session Moderators
15:50	Coffee Break
16:10	Plenary Integration & Call to Action: Where Could We Go from Here?	Parallel Discussion reports on aligning scientific work with community needs	Session Moderators
16:40	Closing Remarks	Leadership responses and introductions of two new roles	Gil Granot Mayer, Executive Vice President for Innovation and Outreach, Vice CEO at OIST