Overview

On March 19, Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science (Currently: Institute for Future Initiative), The University of Tokyo (IR3S) organized the Alliance for Future Society (AFS) development team Meeting. The meeting was held at the Sanjo Conference Hall, Hongo Campus, The University of Tokyo with the following programs.

Programs

09.00 – 09.30	Registration
09.30 – 09.40	Welcome note and explanation of schedule Prof. Kensuke Fukushi
09.40 – 10.00	Self-Introduction Each participant
10.00 – 11.00	Framing of the alliance Prof. Kensuke Fukushi
11:00- 11.30	Coffee/ tea break
11.30- 12.15	Presentation by IIT Bombay and discussion Prof. K. Narayanan
12.15-13.00	Presentation by Tsinghua University and discussion Prof. Xuehui An
13.00-14.30	Lunch and Refreshing Time
14.30-15.30	Discussion 1 Value of alliance for each school and society
15.30-16.30	Discussion 2 Member university composition and target countries, and sectors
16.30-17.00	Coffee/tea break
17.00-18:00	Discussion 3 Management and governance
18.00-18.30	Wrap up and next step

Participants

Prof. Jürg Brunnschweiler, ETH Zurich
Prof. Lucas Bretschger, ETH Zurich
Prof. Mattias Höjer, KTH
Prof. Yusak Octavius Susilo, KTH
Prof. Krishnan Narayanan, IIT Bombay
Prof. Vikram Singh Sirola, IIT Bombay
Dr. Unmesh Patnaik, Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Dr. Santosh Kumar Sahu, IIT Madras
Mr. Kalandi Charan Pradhan, IIT Bombay
Prof. Yang, Dawen, Tsinghua University
Prof. Fu, Xudong, Tsinghua University
Prof. Xuehui An, Tsinghua University/ construction engineering
Prof. Michael David Lepech, Stanford University
Prof. Kincho Henry Law, Stanford University
Dr. Di Su, The University of Tokyo
Prof. Shu Takagi, The University of Tokyo
Prof. Junichiro Shiomi, The University of Tokyo
Prof. Taikan Oki, The University of Tokyo
Prof. Kensuke Fukushi, The University of Tokyo
Prof. Akimasa Sumi, The University of Tokyo
Prof. Yuya Kajikawa, The University of Tokyo
Dr. Yasunori Kikuchi, The University of Tokyo
Prof. Satoshi Watanabe, The University of Tokyo
Dr. Marcin Jarzebski, The University of Tokyo
Dr. Martiwi Setiawati, The University of Tokyo
Dr. Supriya Pipil Note-taker
Dr. Mina Yanagihara, The University of Tokyo

Meeting outcome and the way forward

The meeting was concluded with following three key goals for the Alliance for Future Society to be successfully established:

• Meeting with industries, stakeholders
• Creating study sites in India and China which will provide uniqueness of the alliance.
• Africa is a place to be focused in the future.