**NOTE: Registration is for attending the keynote session and student presentations. Food will not be served at this event**

Agenda

Check-in opens: 12:30 p.m.

Welcome remarks by Kiyoteru Tsutsui: 1:00 p.m.

Keynote by Audrey Tang: 1:05-1:25 p.m.

Fireside Chat with Audrey Tang and Gita Wirjawan: 1:25-2:00 p.m.

Student Presentations: 2:00-6:20 p.m.

Award Ceremony: 6:40 p.m.

Closing Remarks: 6:55 p.m.

The Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC) Japan Program hosts an interdisciplinary event highlighting the transformative potential of technology for societal benefit. Designed to pair immersive cultural engagement with advanced problem-solving, the program convenes university students who apply computer science and programming skills to urgent social and organizational challenges.

This year’s program explores the intersection of generative artificial intelligence and Japan’s fisheries sector, encouraging innovative solutions that address real-world industry needs while fostering a deeper appreciation of Japanese culture.

The event will feature a keynote address by Audrey Tang, Taiwan’s former Minister of Digital Affairs (2022–2024), on Ethical AI for Societal Good, followed by a fireside conversation with Gita Wirjawan, former Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia. Subsequent sessions will showcase presentations from university student teams unveiling generative AI projects developed specifically to enhance sustainability and efficiency in Japan’s fisheries industry.

This event is hosted by the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center Japan Program and co-sponsored by GDX Co., Ltd. and SMBC

Speaker:

Audrey Tang, Taiwan’s Cyber Ambassador-at-large and 1st Digital Minister (2016-2024), is celebrated for her pioneering efforts in digital freedom. Named one of TIME’s “100 Most Influential People in AI” in 2023, Tang was instrumental in shaping Taiwan’s internationally acclaimed COVID-19 response and in safeguarding the 2024 presidential and legislative elections from foreign cyber interference.
Tang is now focused on broadening her vision of Plurality — technology for collaborative diversity — to inspire global audiences.

Discussant:

Gita Wirjawan is a visiting scholar at Stanford's Precourt Institute for Energy and formerly a visiting scholar at Shorenstein APARC (2022-24). Wirjawan is the chairman and founder of Ancora Group and Ancora Foundation, as well as the host of the podcast "Endgame." While at APARC, he researched the directionality of nation-building in Southeast Asia and sustainability and sustainable development in the U.S. and Southeast Asia.

Moderator:

Kiyoteru Tsutsui is the Henri H. and Tomoye Takahashi Professor, Professor of Sociology, Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and Director of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, where he is also Director of the Japan Program and Co-Director of the Southeast Asia Program. Tsutsui’s research interests lie in political/comparative sociology, social movements, globalization, human rights, and Japanese society. His most recent publication, Human Rights and the State: The Power of Ideas and the Realities of International Politics (Iwanami Shinsho, 2022), was awarded the 2022 Ishibashi Tanzan Award and the 44th Suntory Prize for Arts and Sciences.