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2017.11.15

Result report of "2017 New Silk Summit in Yamaga"

We held "2017 New Silk Summit in Yamaga" which developed the "2016 Yamaga Silk Seminar" held in 2016 for two days on November 9 and 10, 2017.
 We will report on the summary of this summit as follows.

9th / 2017 New Silk Summit in Yamaga / Summary

 On the 9th, it was a great success to establish satellite venues by visiting more than 430 people for the capacity of 400 people.
 Contemporary artist who developed art work using "glowing silk" developed by the National Institute of Agriculture and Food Industry Research Institute of Technology (National Agriculture and Food Research Organization) by Modern artist / Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo RCA-IIS Design Lab Associate Professor Ms.Sputniko! and Mr. Kengo Suzuki, Director of Euglena Co., Ltd. talked about the possibilities of the new business that silk silkworm industry has. To everyone who visited us, I felt about the specific development of the silk industry and the possibilities of the future.
 In addition to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, lectures on national efforts to revitalize Silk Silkworm Industry etc., lectures on latest trends in silk industry abroad such as France and Thailand In the domestic, lectures were given on efforts of Kyotango City etc.



Date
November 9, 2017 13: 30-18: (4 hours 30 minutes)
Place
Yamaga Citizens Exchange Center Cultural Hall
Organizer
Yamaga new silk sericulture concept promotion council(Yamaga City・Atsumaru Holdings co.,ltd・Atsumaru Yamaga Silk co.,ltd)
Support
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries・Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry・Kumamoto Prefecture・Kumamoto University・Higo Bank・Itochu Corporation
Presentation of the day
◆Greeting from the organizer
・Yamaga City mayor Mr. Kensei Nakashima

◆Greeting from guest
・Kumamoto Prefecture Vice Governor Mr. Taisuke Ono
・Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Technology Conference Secretariat General Affairs Officer Mr.Yoshihisa Hishinuma
・Kumamoto Prefecture Industry Policy Advisor / Visiting Professor Shigeru Sakai

◆Lecture
・Futuristic silk and the future of silk Contemporary artist / Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo RCA-IIS Design Lab Associate Professor Ms.Sputniko!
・Creation of bio industry using regional biological resources Mr. Shinichi Mizumoto Research and Development Officer, Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
・On the efforts of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Manufacturing Industry Bureau Lifestyle Product Division Textile Planning Officer, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Mr.Takeshi Yano

◆Progress Report on The new silk sericulture plan Initiative
・Atsumaru Holdings co.,ltd Managing Director Mr.Yuta Shimada
・Mr. Taido Matsumoto, Executive Vice President, Kumamoto University

◆Workshop experience report
・"Silkworm is a creature that creates the future" Yamaga Junior High School First-year General Learning Sericulture course 32 people
・"Silkworms to keep dreams" Kahoku Junior High School First grader 1st grade all 18 people

◆Lecture
・Outline and outline of "New industry creation project by silkworm revolution" Ms. Keiko Kadono, Director of Research on New Industry Development Research Division, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
・Studies of the euglena and possibilities in the sericulture industry Mr. Kengo Suzuki Director, euglena Co.,Ltd.
・Now and Thai silk industry towards the future Thailand Textile Institute, THTI Director of technology promotion Mr.Chanchai Sirikasemlert
・European silk industry and fashion and its future Ms. Silvie Testman, atelier testman CEO
・World Silk Business circumstances now and future Mr. Takakiyo Matsunaga, Senior Managing Director, Matsumura Corporation
・New silk industry creation project of Kyotango City Mr. Naoyoshi Takahashi, Kyotango City commerce and tourism department commerce and industry promotion section manager

(Left)Yamaga City mayor Mr. Kensei Nakashima (Center)Kumamoto Prefecture Vice Governor Mr. Taisuke Ono (Right)Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Technology Conference Secretariat General Affairs Officer Mr.Yoshihisa Hishinuma

Contemporary artist / Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo RCA-IIS Design Lab Associate Professor Ms.Sputniko!

Mr. Shinichi Mizumoto Research and Development Officer, Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Manufacturing Industry Bureau Lifestyle Product Division Textile Planning Officer, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Mr.Takeshi Yano

(Left)Atsumaru Holdings co.,ltd Managing Director Mr.Yuta Shimada (Right)Mr. Taido Matsumoto, Executive Vice President, Kumamoto University

Yamaga Junior High School First-year General Learning Sericulture course 32 people

Kahoku Junior High School First grader 1st grade all 18 people

(Left)Ms. Keiko Kadono, Director of Research on New Industry Development Research Division, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (Right)Mr. Kengo Suzuki Director, euglena Co.,Ltd./p>

Thailand Textile Institute, THTI Director of technology promotion Mr.Chanchai Sirikasemlert

(Left)Ms. Silvie Testman, atelier testman CEO (Center)Mr. Takakiyo Matsunaga, Senior Managing Director, Matsumura Corporation (Right)Mr. Naoyoshi Takahashi, Kyotango City commerce and tourism department commerce and industry promotion section manager

10th / New Silk Summit in Yamaga Open Seminar

 Following 9th, on 10th, we held an open seminar to provide more detailed information on business and research and development, for silk industry officials.
 Initially about 50 participants were expected to participate, but at the time of the application deadline we received applications for participation from 104 people, and on the same day some people got involved in dive and eventually 125 people Was attended.

On this day, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced the "Smart Sericulture Project", which is a research and development project to establish new sericulture techniques promoted by the Agricultural Research Organization and , Detailed progress on aseptic sericulture by Atsumaru Holdings co.,ltd and future plans were announced. Silkworm egg (egg of a silkworm) production and a match of the Nomura silk which invents the high value by original spinning method were announced from Ehime-ken, and you could inform of the active new development circumstances by the silk industrial world.

Date
November 10th, 2017 10: 30 - 12: 15 (1 hour 45 minutes)
Place
Yamaga City Hall 5th Floor 501 Conference Room
Organizer
Yamaga new silk sericulture concept promotion council(Yamaga City・Atsumaru Holdings co.,ltd・Atsumaru Yamaga Silk co.,ltd)
Support
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries・Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry・Kumamoto Prefecture・Kumamoto University・Higo Bank・Itochu Corporation
Number of participants
Cumulative 125 people
Presentation of the day
◆Greeting from the organizer
Chairman of Yamaga new silk sericulture concept promotion council Mr. Eijitsu Ikeda

◆Greeting from guest
Mr. Koichi Kadowaki, Director of Research Department, Biological Function Use Research Division, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization

◆Lecture
・Introduction and Progress and Outlook of Smart Sericulture Project Biological function utilization research division Mr. Tetsuya Iizuka area New industry development research field
・Efforts of Atsumaru HD and Kumamoto University Atsumaru Holdings co.,ltd Managing Director Mr.Yuta Shimada
・Mr.Hiroto Ohta Associate Professor, Advanced Science Research Dept., Kumamoto University
・Ehime silk industry tradition and innovation Ehime Economic and Labor Affairs Department Industry Support Division Director Mr.Kunio Sekiguchi
 Mr. Takashi Kawai, President and Representative Director, REBIRTH PROJECT TRADING co.,ltd
・Overview of activities of silk industry related companies in France and Italy Ms. Silvie Testman
・Current status of support for industrial revitalization by country and business outline of each business operator Mr.Chanchai Sirikasemlert