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The annual MyData Japan Conference is here again.

Date and time:July 17, 2024 (Wednesday), 10:00–18:45 (doors open at 9:40)
Venue:Hitotsubashi Hall (details), 101-8439, National Center of Sciences, 2-1-2 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (Google Map)
Official event pagehttps://mydatajapan.org/events/mydata-japan-2024/
TicketsWithout lunch: ¥2,000
With lunch: ¥3,500

I will once again deliver the opening declaration this year, but there is also a packed lineup of other sessions that simply cannot be missed. The program splits into 2 tracks partway through; I wish I could clone myself.

Please join us!

Program

  • 10:00 Venue information Yuichi Ota (Managing Director, MyDataJapan)
  • 10:05 Opening declaration Natsuhiko Sakimura (Chair, MyDataJapan)
  • 10:20 Where Is Digital Identity Heading?
    • Tatsuya Hayashi (Identity Architect / Head of the Identity Unit, Digital Agency)
    • Masako Wakae (Editorial Board Member, The Yomiuri Shimbun)
    • Hikaru Kusaka (CEO, xID Inc.)
    • Moderator: Natsuhiko Sakimura (Chair, MyDataJapan)
  • 11:50 Use Cases for Digital Identity Wallets
    • Yuichi Ota (President and CEO, DataSign Inc.)
  • 12:00 5-Minute Pitches
    • DIW Development Based on OWND Wallet
      • Kantaro Fujimori, CEO, VESS Labs Inc.
    • Data Interoperability Beyond National and Business Boundaries Enabled by DID/VC Technology
      • Masatake Nakase, Representative, Recept Inc.
    • Calling All Developers! DIF (Decentralized Identity Foundation) Has Launched in Japan!
      • DIF Japan members
    • Designing the Future of Personal Data Use through Citizen Co-Creation
      • Masako Kitazaki, Musashino Art University
  • 13:00 Navigating Ethics: Implementing Ethics in the Data Age [Room A]
    • Toshio Taki (Group Executive Officer and Head of CoPA Fintech Institute, Money Forward, Inc.)
    • Megumi Yokono (Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, Waseda University)
    • Shunsuke Sugimoto (Associate Professor, Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University)
    • Moderator: Heechul Joo (Visiting Associate Professor, Osaka University ELSI Center / Chief Research Director, Dentsu Inc.)
  • 13:00 Protecting and Using IoT and Household Data from Cars and Televisions [Room B]
    • Ryota Osumi (Group Manager, Data Business Promotion Office, e-TOYOTA Division, Digital Software Development Center, Toyota Motor Corporation)
    • Reo Takezawa (Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. / Leader, Data Governance Study Team, Digital Task Force, Next-Generation Mobility Committee, Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association)
    • Shunichiro Matsuse (Head, Data Solutions Center, IoTv Division, TV Asahi Corporation)
    • Sogo Tsuboi (Head, Cloud Business Center, TVS REGZA Corporation)
    • Moderator: Shintaro Kobayashi (Public Policy Group Manager, ICT and Content Industry Consulting Department, Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.)
  • 14:30–14:40 Fujitsu’s Initiatives for a Safe and Secure AI Society
    • Akane Kikuchi (Delivery Technology Promotion Division, Japan Global Gateway, Fujitsu Limited)
    • Akio Shimono (Senior Manager, Delivery Technology Promotion Division, Japan Global Gateway, Fujitsu Limited)
  • 14:30–14:40 A Safe and Trustworthy Digital Society Enabled by Verifiable Credentials and Decentralized ID
    • Hiroshi Matsui (Vice President, Indicio)
  • 14:55–16:25 Technology and Consumer Privacy in the Post-Cookie Era [Room A]
    • Shuji Kobayashi (Marketing & Growth Group, Platform Promotion Office, Nikkei Inc.)
    • Yoshihiko Miyaichi (CEO, PIER1 Inc.)
    • Tetsuji Okuuchi (Country Manager, RTB HOUSE JAPAN)
    • Moderator: Keiko Watanabe (CEO, BICP DATA Inc.)
  • 14:55–16:25 Personal Information Protection, Privacy, and AI: What Companies Must Do
    • Tomomi Hioki (Attorney, Miura & Partners)
    • Hiroaki Sakuma (Head of Policy Planning, Robust Intelligence, Inc.)
    • Hisato Hiraiwa (Partner, Risk Assurance, PwC Japan LLC)
    • Ryo Funakoshi (Director for Information Policy Planning and Coordination, Information Economy Division, Commerce and Information Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)
    • Moderator: Sakura Onda (Principal Researcher, Electronic Information Utilization Research Department, Japan Institute for Promotion of Digital Economy and Community)
  • 16:50–18:20 George’s Bar: Toward the 3-Year Review of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information
    • Tatsuhiko Yamamoto (Professor, Keio University Law School)
    • Ryoji Mori (Attorney, Eichi Law Offices)
    • Emi Kato (Chair, Consumer Rights Japan)
    • Moderator: Joji Shishido (Professor, Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, The University of Tokyo)
  • 18:30–18:45 Closing Remarks
    • Naoyuki Ito (Managing Director, MyDataJapan)

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