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2021 | Mobility: Asia Moves Forward in the 4th Industrial Revolution

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2021 | Mobility: Asia Moves Forward in the 4th Industrial Revolution

Sep 23, 2021 - Dec 2, 2021

05:30 pm - 07:00 pm

The shift of IT to the cloud and the growth of new tools such as AI and edge computing have already caused major advances in mobility; for example, smartphones now serve as platforms for banking, education, ride hailing, ID authentication, wellness monitoring, etc.  This series examines new technology-and-business solutions that may shape the future of mobility, e.g. smart city infrastructure for autonomous vehicles, intelligent prosthetics for physical mobility, autonomous delivery robots, new propulsion and navigation systems, new applications of mobile IT devices, and more.

The series begins September 23, 2021 and continues weekly until December 2, 2021. Seminars will be held online via Zoom, Thursdays, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM, with online informal networking following until approximately 7:30 PM (PST).  

Instructor: Richard Dasher <rdasher [at] stanford [dot] edu>

The series is available to Stanford students for credit; register for EASTASN 402A “Topics in International Technology Management,” also cross-listed as EE-402A and EALC-402A, 1 unit S/NC. 

Course Schedule

Sep 23
2021

Where is Asia Going? Mobility as an Aspect of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Dr. Richard Dasher
Director, US-Asia Technology Management Center, Stanford University
Sep 30
2021
Oct 07
2021

Open Source Strategy in the Automotive Industry

Mr. Akimichi Degawa
Co-Founder and CEO, Tier IV
Mr. Daisuke Tanaka
COO, Tier IV and Exec. Officer, Autoware Foundation
Oct 14
2021

Indoor Mapping and Navigation for Visually Impaired Persons

Dr. John Chan
Founder & CEO, Mapxus (Hong Kong)
Oct 21
2021
Oct 28
2021

The Future of Motorcycles

Mr. Yoshimoto Matsuda, P.E.
Deputy GM, R&D Division, Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.

Deputy GM, Advanced Smart Mobility Supervisory Department, Presidential Project Management Division, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Nov 04
2021
Nov 11
2021

Mobile Communications and the Future of Digital Transformation in India

Mr. Amitabh Kant
CEO, NITI Aayog
Mr. Gopal Vittal
CEO, Airtel
Co-Moderator: Dr. Amit Kapoor, Honorary Chair, Institute for Competitiveness, India
Nov 18
2021

Smart City Infrastructure for Mobility

Mr. Hiroshi Saijo
Vice President, Business Development & Strategy, Woven Planet Holdings
Dec 02
2021

Series Final Keynote: What Asia Mobility means for U.S. Business

Mr. Hans Tung
Managing Partner, GGV Capital

Details

REGISTER below for the entire series.  The same link will be used for all sessions.

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://stanford.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMsc-uvqDkrG9JJBIGwCHyIgRoTWeKDzARi

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting series.

The series is available to Stanford students for credit; register for EASTASN 402A “Topics in International Technology Management,” also cross-listed as EE-402A and EALC-402A, 1 unit S/NC. 

Session Recordings are typically posted 3 business days after each session.

The series begins September 23, 2021 and continues weekly until December 2, 2021. Seminars will be held online via Zoom only, Thursdays, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM, with informal networking following until approximately 7:30 PM (PST).  There will not be a session on November 25, 2021 due to the Thanksgiving holiday.

Instructor: Richard Dasher <rdasher [at] stanford [dot] edu>

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