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Industry-Academia Collaboration Symposium | Human-AI Collaboration

Organizers: Yukinobu Yokota (i.school/ADDReC), Mari Kobayashi (Keio University), Takeshi Yui (Aichi Gakuin University)
Co-sponsored by: SHIBUYA QWS

【Event Summary】
How will rapidly evolving generative AI change the way we learn, think, and conduct business?

This event will bring together leading experts from both industry and academia to discuss the theme of "Collaboration between Humans and AI" from multiple perspectives. From the use of AI in education to the development of innovative talent and business application plans, this 75-minute session is packed with hints for navigating the coming era.

Educators, new business development managers at companies, and anyone interested in the social implementation of AI are encouraged to participate.

[Date, Time and Location]
Date and time: Thursday, April 16, 2026 18:30 - 19:45 (doors open 18:15)
Venue: SHIBUYA QWS Cross Park
Participation fee: Free

【time schedule】

18:30 – 18:35 Opening remarks
18:35 – 18:55 Lecture 1: The Use of Generative AI and How to Incorporate It into Educational Settings – New Ways of Learning and Teaching in the AI Era

Speaker: Mari Kobayashi

18:55 – 19:15 Lecture 2 (recorded): Will AI enhance human thinking ability? – Development of innovative talent and generative AI as a "thinking environment"

Speaker: Yukinobu Yokota

19:15 – 19:35 Lecture ③: Complementarity of Human Mentors and Generative AI in Innovation Support – Application Plans for Essential Services

Speaker: Takeshi Yui

19:35 – 19:45 Q&A
19:45 Announcement and closing of the research meeting

[How to apply]
Please apply by clicking the "Apply for Tickets" button on this page.
Application deadline: Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 17:00

[Speaker profile]

Mari Kobayashi
Specially Appointed Professor, AI and Advanced Programming Consortium, Keio University
Visiting Researcher, Institute for Medical Regulatory Science, Waseda University
Part-time Lecturer, Graduate School of Health and Sports Science, Toyo University
For 28 years, I worked at a major electronics manufacturer, gaining diverse experience in areas such as basic research, recruitment, and overseas assignments. For the latter 10 years of my career, I collaborated as a researcher at the Institute for Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science, a joint facility of Tokyo Women's Medical University and Waseda University, on research to "create a pulsating tubular artificial heart from iPS cells," earning a PhD in Biomedical Science. My experience on the front lines of research and development taught me that innovation is not born from technology alone; the key lies in the "people" who drive it. Currently, as a university professor, I leverage my understanding of both industry and academia to cultivate individuals who can create new value by integrating knowledge in the health and medical fields with cutting-edge AI technology.

Yukinobu Yokota
i.school Executive Fellow
Part-time lecturer at Waseda Business School
Innovation Director, ADDReC
A consultant and researcher specializing in innovation creation and new business development. He has consistently supported companies in everything from business creation and organizational design to human resource development. After completing his master's degree at Kyushu University Graduate School in 2006, he joined Nomura Research Institute, where he worked as a management consultant on new business and technology strategy projects. In 2011, he founded the innovation consulting firm i.lab and became its representative director. He has been involved in over 100 new business creation and organizational transformation projects, mainly for major corporations. His areas of expertise include new business development, business design, future foresight, and brand strategy. In the field of education, he served as the director of the University of Tokyo i.school for 10 years and currently teaches innovation-related courses at Waseda University Business School. Author of "INNOVATION PATH" (Nikkei BP). As an inventor, he has a track record of filing and registering 60 patents both domestically and internationally.

Mr. Takeshi Yui
Associate Professor, Faculty of Business Administration, Aichi Gakuin University
He completed his doctoral studies at the Graduate School of Global Policy and Management, Doshisha University, earning a PhD in Technology and Innovative Management. His specialties are entrepreneurship and new business development. After joining Iwatani Corporation as a new graduate, he was involved in sales of high-pressure gases and M&A. After working at the Robotics & Design Center of Osaka Institute of Technology and the Research Center for Higher Education, Tokushima University, he joined Aichi Gakuin University in 2021. In 2025, he will be a fellow at the Faculty of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia. From 2019 to the present, he has launched six university-based and student-led startups, and has invested in all of them. His recent publications include "Entrepreneurial Startups: Innovation Realized Through Design Thinking and Future Foresight" (single author, 2025, Hakuto Shobo) and "The Science of Teamwork: How to Create Teams that Lead to Innovation" (contributing author, 2025, University of Tokyo Press). He has registered the winning idea from S-College (Student Innovation College) 2022, Japan's largest product development competition, as a design patent. They then collaborated with companies and students to commercialize the product. As a result, they received the Aichi Prefecture Invention Association Chairman's Award in 2025.

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