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Makiko Matsuo, Project Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy / Institute for Future Initiatives, the University of Tokyo
Takuro Matsumoto, Deputy Director, Secretariat of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, Cabinet Office
Daisuke Ishizuka, Deputy Director, Bio-Industry Division, Commerce and Service Industry Policy Group, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Ayano Yoshida, Deputy Director, Life Sciences Division, Research Promotion Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
Hideaki Shiroyama, Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy / Institute for Future Initiatives, the University of Tokyo
Tomohisa Hasunuma, Professor and Director, Engineering Biology Research Center, Kobe University
Masashi Tachikawa, Professor, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University
Wataru Mizunashi, Director- General, Bioeconomy Unit, Technology and Innovation Center, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)

Challenges in Advancing Biomanufacturing Toward Bioeconomy and Framework for Key Considerations in Policy Discussions

Chris D Beaumont, Visiting Researcher, Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo (Term of appointment: May 2019 to June 2024)
Kallin Yamazaki, Undergraduate, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne
John Ricketts, CEO & Founder, Significance Systems

Well-being: the North Star for social development and social entrepreneurism
Perspectives from the Lifestyle by Design, Virtual Living Lab 2019-2024

Ken Suzuki, Former Project Researcher, Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo

Evaluation of Document Similarity between Corporate AI Ethics Guideline and UNESCO’s AI Ethics Recommendation
A Scalable Approach to Analyze AI Ethics Guideline Documents Utilizing Natural Language Processing

Toshiya Watanabe, Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo
Ara Tahmassian, Compliance officer, Harvard University

Restrictions on Public Disclosure of Research Results at U.S. Universities
Classified Research vs. Fundamental Research

Yee-Kuang HENG, Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo

Futures Ecosystems and Nudges for Futures Literacy – the case of the UK and Singapore

Michi Fukushima, Visiting Researcher, Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo / Professor, Graduate School of Economics and Management, Tohoku University
Toshiya Watanabe, Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo

Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in the AI Industry:
Waterloo Toronto (WT) vs. Hongo

Masahiro Sugiyama, Assosiate Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo
Shinichiro Asayama, Senior Researcher, National Institute for Environmental Studies
Takanobu Kosugi, Professor, College of Policy Science, Ritsumeikan University
Atsushi Ishii, Professor, Associate Professor, Tohoku University

Public attitudes to solar radiation modification:
Preliminary results of a two-scenario online survey on perception in four Asia-Pacific countries

Moe Kyaw Thu, Graduate School of Public Policy, the University of Tokyo
Shotaro Beppu, School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo
Masaru Yarime, Visiting Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, the University of Tokyo / Associate Professor, Division of Public Policy, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Sotaro Shibayama, Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives, the University of Tokyo / Senior Lecturer, School of Economics and Management, Lund University

Role of Machine Learning and Organizational Structure in Science

Nazia Hussain, Project Assistant Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives

Scarcity and Contention in Cities in the Global South: Evidence from Karachi and Manila