14:30 (07:30 Finnish time)-14:45 Opening session

(Moderator: Juha Saunavaara)

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Ambassador Pekka Orpana (Embassy of Finland, Tokyo)

Nobukuni Yamaoka (Hokkaido Government, Department of Economic Affairs)

Yasushi Fukamachi (Hokkaido University Arctic Research Center)

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14:45-16:15 Session 1 Data Center and Digital Society

Chair: Tsuyoshi Yamamoto (Hokkaido University)

Taneli Vuorinen (Cinia): Arctic Connect as an unique opportunity to DC connectivity between Japan and Europe through Finland

Jun Murai (Keio University and WIDE): Digital Technology and Policy

Yasutoshi Kikuchi (ARTERIA Networks): Data Center and Network - Twins for Digital Society - 

Kei Furuta (Digital Edge): Mission and Success of Digital Infrastructure Businesses

Naotaka Yanagawa (Flower Communications): Hokkaido and Global Information Infrastructure

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16:15-16:25 Break

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16:25-17:50 Session 2 Sustainability and Energy

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Antti Laine (CTS Enteg): Data Centre Sustainability - The past - present and the future

Juha Röning (University of Oulu): Arctiq DC Project

Ari Kurvi (Yandex): Reuse of Datacenter excess heat as practical ecological and economical showcase

Seppo Ihalainen (Ficolo): Beyond the Green: Ficolo The Air - The world's first dark green data center

Shin Shirahata (Sakura Internet): Ishikari Data Center: Japan's First Green Hyper-scale DC 

James McIntyre and Takahisa Tsuchiya (City of Bibai): Data center utilizing snow cooling

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17:50-18:10 Break

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18:10-19:45 Session 3 Regional Development and National Policies

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Hiroshi Esaki (Tokyo University and WIDE): Data center industry in Japan – recent developments

Veijo Terho (FDCF/Ficolo): Data Center Business development in Finland　

Joona Tolonen and Timo Partanen (Kajaani University of Applied Sciences): 20 years of system administration education - Data center studies in KUAS

Jukka-Pekka Partanen (CSC): HPC datacenter ecosystem in Kajaani

Janne Mustonen (BusinessOulu): Need to store your data inside the EU? Why not in Finland/Oulu

Hirokazu Tanabe (Hokkaido Government): Hokkaido initiatives to attract and accumulate data centers

Masanao Kikuchi (City of Tomakomai): Business environment and industrial sites in Tomakomai

Makoto Doyashiki (City of Ishikari): To zero emissions / strengthen the resilience of data centers

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19:45-19:50 Closing

 Eiji Atsumi (Business Finland)