~ Future agriculture changing from rural areas ~ Presented at panel talk session
SB Technology Corp. (Head office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, President & CEO: Shinichi Ata, hereinafter referred to as SBT) participated in the "Smart Agriculture Summit" hosted by the Smart Agriculture Promotion Association (Koyu Regional Development Promotion Organization). Ikuma Uehara, Deputy Director of Public Works Department, will be on stage.
The "Smart Agriculture Summit" has been held once a month since June 2019, and is attended by leading experts from industry, government, and academia, including startup companies that solve agricultural issues through business, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, university research institutes, and active farmers. This is an event where participants gather to discuss solutions to agricultural issues together with the audience. In addition to lectures, there will be booth exhibitions, Q&A sessions, and networking events with guests at the venue. This time, SBT Uehara will be speaking at panel talk session A, "Utilization of robots in agriculture and the future that opens up from it."
■ Speaker introduction
Ikuma Uehara(UEHARA Ikuoma)
Born in Nagano Prefecture in 1979.
SB Technology Corp. Deputy General Manager, Public Works Department
REDEN Corp. Representative Director
Graduated from the Graduate School of System Design Management (SDM) at Keio University in 2007. SoftBank Group He is a member of SoftBank Academia, a school for discovering and fostering successors who will take charge of the future of the company. SB Technology SoftBank Group In 2015, he became a director of ASORA Tech Corp., a subsidiary of . In 2016, he launched REDEN, a smart agriculture service company, and became a representative director. In 2019, based on the knowledge of SDM, he renewed AGMIRU as a platform and engaged in solving issues in agriculture.
■ Event overview
Date and time | 2020/2/26 (Wed) 13:30-17:30 (Community meeting from 18:00 to 19:30) |
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venue | Ag Venture Lab (9th floor, Otemachi Building, 1-6-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) |
Tuition fee | Early bird discount 2000 yen *Tickets will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until sold out. |
Capacity | 100 people |
Detailed URL | https://smart-agri.co/?page_id=1183 |
■ Program
13:30-13:45 | Opening, greetings, and about the association |
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13:45-14:15 | Opening session: “What is needed for smart agriculture now” |
14:15-14:45 | Panel talk session A “Utilization of robots in agriculture and the future that spreads from it” |
15:00-15:30 | Panel talk session B “Smart agriculture starting in rural areas” |
15:45-16:15 | Panel talk session C “The reality of smart agriculture in Shintomi Town, Miyazaki Prefecture” |
16:30-17:00 | Closing session: “Changing the future of agriculture starting from rural areas” |
17:00-17:30 | Closing session |
17:30-19:00 | Exchange meeting |
Contact information regarding this press release
● SB Technology Corp. Corporate Communication Group Person in charge: Yoshida, Yogi
Email: sbt-pr@tech.softbank.co.jp