2022 WBO Conference on WBO’s Youtube Channel
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After 2 years of covid crisis, the Waseda Brussels Office was happy to welcome back to Brussels our colleagues from Waseda University for the Annual Conference on “New technologies and Regulation in Japan and Europe”. This one-day in person event was held on September 13th, 2022, and gathered around 80 people from interdisciplinary fields throughout the day.
The attendees were welcomed by Prof. Masahiko GEMMA, Vice-President for International Fundraising of Waseda University (Japan) and Prof. Anne WEYEMBERGH, Vice Rector for External Relations and Cooperation of University libre de Bruxelles (Belgium). They could listen to a number of panel presentations, policy roundtables and an eminent keynote from the EU Commission throughout the day. In total, eighteen speakers from more than eight different countries took part in vibrant discussions about the regulatory dialogue surrounding technological innovation.
Ambassador Masaki made closing remarks, reaffirming the importance of interdisciplinary approaches when discussing on the relationship between new technologies and regulation.
What has been said about the 4th WBO Conference ?
- “It was a fantastic event. I received a lot of academic stimulation and enjoyed talking with participants.” – Prof. Hitoshi Mitomo, Waseda University (Japan)
- “Several people approached us afterwards, including two ULB professors, and expressed an interest in future collaboration. […] Further, I was able to deepen my connection with two of the other speakers on my panel, and we have decided that we will apply for a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence award together. So I can say from my perspective that participating in the conference was certainly very fruitful for my research”. – Prof. Paul Bacon, Waseda University
- “I enjoyed the cross-disciplinary nature of talks and discussion” – Prof. Heikki Hämmäinen, Aalto University (Finland)
- “I definitely liaised with very good scholars who are working on a similar topic. This was very useful.” – Anke Moerland, Maastricht University (The Netherlands)
- “The event provided for an incredible opportunity to exchange views on various topics not only across various jurisdictions but also across different legal fields and sectors. The knowledge dissemination aspect of the event was of extremely high level.” – Alina Trapova, Nottingham University (The UK)
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