Date: March 10, 2025 (Monday) 13:00-20:00 (including a reception)
Location: Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall (Centennial Hall, International Exchange Hall)
（Address: Yoshida-honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 606-8501, JAPAN) Organizer: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 
Co-organizer: Kyoto University
Support: Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Council on Competitiveness-Nippon (COCN),
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Kyoto Prefecture
Secretariat: Science Japan Office (c/o ASCA Corporation)
Participants: Pre-registration required
Researchers whose research articles have been published in Science and its sister journals
- Researchers affiliated with universities, research institutions, and companies
- Industry professionals involved in the implementation of research outcomes
- Students (undergraduate and graduate students)
- Government officials, media representatives, etc.
Participation fee: Free
Number of expected participants:  approx. 300

Bill Moran, Publisher of the Science Family of Journals
Bill Moran is currently the Publisher of the Science Family of Journals. In his role, Bill and the publishing team are responsible for content, rights and permissions, licensing, scientific meetings, publishing collaborations, advertising, outreach, Science Careers and all publishing operations.

Holden Thorp, Editor-in-Chief of the Science Family of Journals
Holden Thorp became Editor-in-Chief of the Science Family of Journals on 28 October 2019. He came to Science from Washington University, where he was provost from 2013 to 2019 and professor from 2013 to 2023. He is currently a professor at George Washington University and on leave to serve as the Editor-in-Chief at Science.

Mitinori Saitou, Director, Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology (WPI-ASHBi), Kyoto University
Mitinori Saitou received his M.D. and Ph.D. (under Prof. Shoichiro Tsukita) from the Kyoto University, and performed his postdoctoral work at the Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute (with Prof. Azim Surani). He was appointed team leader at the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology in 2003. He was appointed Professor at the Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine in 2009, and Director of the JST ERATO program in 2011. He was appointed Professor at the Kyoto University Institute for Advanced Study (KUIAS) and Director of Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology (ASHBi) in 2018. His work focuses on the mechanism and reconstitution in vitro of germ cell development in mice, non-human primates including great apes, and humans.

Tetsuya Mizumoto, Executive Director, The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
Tetsuya Mizumoto was awarded a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering in March 1979, a Master of Engineering degree in Physical Electronics in March 1981, and a Doctor of Engineering degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering in March 1984, all from the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), Tokyo, Japan.
He began working for Tokyo Tech in April 1984 as a research associate in the Faculty of Engineering and became an associate professor in March 1987. He was promoted to full professor with the Graduate School of Engineering in April 2004. From October 2012 to March 2018, he served as Vice-President for Education at Tokyo Tech, and became Executive Vice-President for Education in April 2018. In October 2021, he began serving as Executive Director at Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), while working at Tokyo Tech. He retired from Tokyo Tech in March 2022. Currently, he is serving as Executive Director at JSPS.
His research fields are applied optics, photonic circuits, and information and communication engineering. His research activity has been concerned mainly with waveguide optical devices, especially magneto-optic devices and all-optical switching devices based on the third-order optical nonlinearity.
Dr. Mizumoto received the Treatise Award in 1994 and the Best Letter Award of Electronics Society Transactions in 2007 from the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE). He was awarded the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Photonics Society Distinguished Lecturer Awards in July 2009, IEEE Fellow grade for “Contributions to investigations of waveguide optical nonreciprocal devices for optical communications” in January 2012, and IEICE Achievement Award for “Pioneering work on optical nonreciprocal circuits” in May 2012. He is a fellow of IEICE, member of the Japan Society of Applied Physics, and the Magnetic Society of Japan.

Nagahiro Minato, President, Kyoto University
After graduating from Kyoto University’s Faculty of Medicine in 1975, Dr. Minato worked as an associate researcher at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine from 1977–80, before receiving a doctorate in medicine from Kyoto University in 1983. Following clinical practice at the Kyoto University Hospital, he was appointed as professor of immunology and cell biology at the university’s Graduate School of Medicine in 1992, where he served as dean from 2010–14. His main interest is immunology, a field in which he has published approximately 220 scientific papers throughout his career. In 2002, he invented PD-1 checkpoint blockade cancer immunotherapy with Dr. Tasuku Honjo. After serving as Kyoto University’s provost and executive vice-president, Dr. Minato was appointed as president in 2020.

Susumu Kitagawa, Executive Vice-President, Kyoto University
Susumu Kitagawa, obtained Ph.D. degree at Kyoto University, is now Distinguished Professor at KUIAS and iCeMS. He serves as Kyoto University's Executive Vice-President for Research Promotion from 2024. Kitagawa pioneered the Chemistry of porous coordination polymers (PCPs) and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), predicting their flexible framework, and developing applications in gas storage, separation, and conversion. He coined the term "soft porous crystals" (SPC), catalyzing a field now integral to materials chemistry. Kitagawa envisions a future where porous materials drive advancements across environmental, energy, resource, and health sectors, labeling the 21st century the "age of gas." His contributions have garnered numerous accolades, including awards from the Chemical Society of Japan, The Medal with Purple Ribbon from the Japanese Government (2011), the Japan Academy Award (2016), and Chemistry for the Future Solvay Prize (2017). Kitagawa's impact extends through memberships in the Japan Academy, Foreign Member of Royal Society, and significant recognition as a highly cited researcher (2014 - 2022).

- Panel discussion moderator
David H Kornhauser, Director of Global Communications, Kyoto University
David Kornhauser facilitates interaction with global media for the Kyoto University community. Previously pr head for KyotoU’s iCeMS and then KURA, David has extensive international communications experience, having served with the United States foreign service in China, Austria, and Japan; Japanese television and government in Washington DC; and corporate and public sector communications in Japan. He has appeared as a commentator on NHK World’s Science View since 2021. David majored in physics and then continued in international relations in graduate school. He is a native of Honolulu HI and is fluent in English, Japanese, and German.

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is the world's largest general scientific society and a non-profit organization. Since its founding in 1848, AAAS has been dedicated to advancing science for the benefit of all people. It contributes to the formulation of science policy, promotes educational activities, enhances diversity in the scientific community, and fosters international collaboration. The journal “Science,” published by AAAS, was first issued in 1880 and is one of the most prestigious academic journals in the world, and has received funding from such notable figures as Thomas Edison. “Science” disseminates groundbreaking and influential information, including the publication of academic papers and reviews of research findings, and has the largest circulation among all scientific journals. It is a highly respected academic journal with each issue eagerly awaited by scientists and stakeholders worldwide.

The "Kyoto University Clock Tower Centennial Hall," which will serve as the venue this time, was constructed in 1925 as a symbol of Kyoto University. The design was overseen by Goichi Takeda, a professor in the architecture department at the time, and the clock was ordered from Siemens in Germany, making it Japan's first large electric clock. In 2003, as part of the university's centennial anniversary project, renovation work was carried out. While preserving the original exterior and interior ambiance, the building was transformed with the incorporation of the latest seismic isolation technology. It was reborn as a venue for academic exchange and a platform for disseminating information from Kyoto University to society, featuring facilities such as the "Centennial Hall" and the "International Exchange Hall."