{"id":697,"date":"2022-09-26T10:53:36","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T08:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/?p=697"},"modified":"2022-11-15T18:42:57","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T17:42:57","slug":"2022-waseda-brussels-office-annual-conference-an-incredible-opportunity-to-exchange-views-on-various-topics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/news-en\/2022\/09\/26\/697\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 Waseda Brussels Office Annual Conference : \u201can incredible opportunity to exchange views on various topics\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RP703UAKDRY&amp;t=5s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022 WBO Conference<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCd8bscXbUXi3cdoVXgqsOtA\">WBO\u2019s Youtube Channel<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>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 \u201cNew technologies and Regulation in Japan and Europe\u201d. This one-day in person event was held on September 13<sup>th<\/sup>, 2022, and gathered around 80 people from interdisciplinary fields throughout the day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RP703UAKDRY&amp;t=5s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-706 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/09\/A32AC98B-C3A8-4939-835F-2B2F6FED13E3_1_105_c-610x458.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/09\/A32AC98B-C3A8-4939-835F-2B2F6FED13E3_1_105_c-610x458.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/09\/A32AC98B-C3A8-4939-835F-2B2F6FED13E3_1_105_c-940x706.jpeg 940w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/09\/A32AC98B-C3A8-4939-835F-2B2F6FED13E3_1_105_c-360x270.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/09\/A32AC98B-C3A8-4939-835F-2B2F6FED13E3_1_105_c-768x577.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/09\/A32AC98B-C3A8-4939-835F-2B2F6FED13E3_1_105_c-720x540.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/09\/A32AC98B-C3A8-4939-835F-2B2F6FED13E3_1_105_c.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The attendees were welcomed by <strong>Prof. Masahiko GEMMA<\/strong>, Vice-President for International Fundraising of Waseda University (Japan) and <strong>Prof. Anne WEYEMBERGH<\/strong>, 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.<\/p>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-708\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/10\/5D2642E5-941C-4818-B04F-9259601831F0_1_105_c-610x458.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"315\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/10\/5D2642E5-941C-4818-B04F-9259601831F0_1_105_c-610x458.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/10\/5D2642E5-941C-4818-B04F-9259601831F0_1_105_c-940x706.jpeg 940w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/10\/5D2642E5-941C-4818-B04F-9259601831F0_1_105_c-360x270.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/10\/5D2642E5-941C-4818-B04F-9259601831F0_1_105_c-768x577.jpeg 768w, 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https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_7331-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_7331-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_7331-720x540.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 314px) 100vw, 314px\" \/>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-701\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_7341-610x458.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"314\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_7341-610x458.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_7341-940x705.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_7341-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_7341-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_7341-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_7341-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_7341-720x540.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 314px) 100vw, 314px\" \/> \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-709\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/10\/F96DC0C0-3F47-480A-AA63-A1D8E587DD9D_1_105_c-610x458.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"315\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/10\/F96DC0C0-3F47-480A-AA63-A1D8E587DD9D_1_105_c-610x458.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/10\/F96DC0C0-3F47-480A-AA63-A1D8E587DD9D_1_105_c-940x706.jpeg 940w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/10\/F96DC0C0-3F47-480A-AA63-A1D8E587DD9D_1_105_c-360x270.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/10\/F96DC0C0-3F47-480A-AA63-A1D8E587DD9D_1_105_c-768x577.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/10\/F96DC0C0-3F47-480A-AA63-A1D8E587DD9D_1_105_c-720x540.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/10\/F96DC0C0-3F47-480A-AA63-A1D8E587DD9D_1_105_c.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ambassador Masaki<\/strong> made closing remarks, reaffirming the importance of interdisciplinary approaches when discussing on the relationship between new technologies and regulation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-702 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/09\/FcoG6-FWQAAGQPx-610x427.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/09\/FcoG6-FWQAAGQPx-610x427.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/09\/FcoG6-FWQAAGQPx-940x658.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/09\/FcoG6-FWQAAGQPx-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/09\/FcoG6-FWQAAGQPx.jpg 1193w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>What has been said about the 4<sup>th<\/sup> WBO Conference ? <\/u><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li>\u201cIt was a fantastic event. I received a lot of academic stimulation and enjoyed talking with participants.\u201d \u2013 Prof. Hitoshi Mitomo, Waseda University (Japan)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSeveral people approached us afterwards, including two ULB professors, and expressed an interest in future collaboration. [&#8230;] 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\u201d. \u2013 Prof. Paul Bacon, Waseda University<\/li>\n<li>\u201cI enjoyed the cross-disciplinary nature of talks and discussion\u201d \u2013 Prof. Heikki H\u00e4mm\u00e4inen, Aalto University (Finland)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cI definitely liaised with very good scholars who are working on a similar topic. This was very useful.\u201d &#8211; Anke Moerland, Maastricht University (The Netherlands)<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe 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.\u201d \u2013 Alina Trapova, Nottingham University (The UK)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WBO-2022-Conference_Programme.pdf\">WBO 2022 Conference_Programme<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2022 WBO Conference on WBO\u2019s Youtube Channel &#8212; 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 \u201cNew technologies and Regulation in Japan and Europe\u201d. 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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":715,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[95],"tags":[82,73,69],"class_list":["post-697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","tag-events-en","tag-research-en","tag-tech-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=697"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/697\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":741,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/697\/revisions\/741"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}