January 24, 2023 14th New Business Strategy Seminar for the Beyond 5G Era

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) will hold a seminar on February 6 to outline the future technology trends that emerged at CES 2023, one of the world's largest international technology trade fairs, which took place from January 5 through January 8, 2023 in Las Vegas, U.S.A. The speakers at the seminar will be Mr. FUTAMATA Toshifumi of the University of Tokyo, Mr. SUGIURA Takaaki and Mr. SATO Satoshi of Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc., and motoring journalist Mr. AIDA Hajime.

1. Purpose

Launched by MIC in December 2020, the Beyond 5G New Business Strategy Center (co-headed by MORIKAWA Hiroyuki, Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo, and YANAGAWA Noriyuki, Professor, Graduate School of Economics, the University of Tokyo) works with the Beyond 5G Promotion Consortium and relevant ministries, agencies, and organizations to strategically promote intellectual property acquisition and international standardization related to Beyond 5G.

As part of the efforts of the Center, a seminar under the theme of "CES 2023" will be held for corporate executives, IP department managers, international standardization and R&D department managers, and researchers, etc.

2. Outline

• Time and date: 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm on Monday, February 6, 2023
• Venue: Online (The URL link will be sent to those who register)
• Participation fee: Free
• Organizer: Beyond 5G New Business Strategy Center
• Co-organizer: Planning and Strategy Committee, Beyond 5G Promotion Consortium
• Content: The four speakers will give reports from multifaceted perspectives regarding future technology scenarios that became apparent from gathering information at CES 2023, one of the world's largest international technology trade fairs, which took place from January 5 through January 8, 2023 in Las Vegas. They will also speak about efforts to take on challenges toward the Beyond 5G era.

3. About application

For participating in this seminar, please apply via the URL for application before the deadline.

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  Application deadline: No later than 5:00 pm on Friday, February 3, 2023
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  The published materials are in Japanese only.