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President and CEO Shigeru Saito of SIGNATE will be taking the podium during the “AI × Human Resources Development” session of the “Applied AI Summit (referred to as “AI/SUM” below), Japan’s largest global AI conference to be held between April 22nd (Monday) and 24th (Wednesday), 2019.

AI/SUM is shining a spotlight on how AI can be applied to actual society and industry, by bringing together domestic and international specialists, policy-makers, related corporations, and startups, all with the goal of exploring the various impacts AI will have on our society in the future.

■Overview of “AI × Human Resources Development” AI/SUM session
As the Fourth Industrial Revolution picks up steam and the training of human resources that can master the use of AI and data becomes an urgent necessity, Japan lacks opportunities for project-based learning (PBL). This session will debate and consider policies for fostering human resources that can master AI and data, starting with the founding of advanced hands-on AI schools utilizing actual challenges faced by industry.

Date and Time: 1:00 to 1:50 PM on April 24th, 2019 (Wednesday)
Location: AI/SUM WORKSHOP (Marunouchi Bldg. 1F, “MARUCUBE”)
Panel Name: AI × Human Resources Development

Presenters
　Jun Iinuma (Co-founder & CEO, Cogent Labs Inc.)
　Masaru Sogabe (CEO, GRID INC.)
　Yuki Matsumoto (CTO, DMM.com Group)
Shigeru Saito (President and CEO, SIGNATE Inc.)

Moderator
　Mirai Odagiri (Deputy Director, Policy Planning and Coordination Division, Commerce and Information Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry)

■Overview of AI/SUM event
Name: AI/SUM
Dates: April 22nd (Monday), 23rd (Tuesday), and 24th (Wednesday), 2019
Venues: Marunouchi Bldg., Shin-Marunouchi Bldg. (Chiyoda, Tokyo)
Sponsor: Nikkei Inc.
Official Site: https://aisum.jp
*Purchase tickets for this event from the official site.

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Shigeru Saito, President and CEO, SIGNATE Inc.
Profile
Shigeru Saito administers SIGNATE, the largest AI developer human resource network in Japan, which offers support services for the fostering and hiring of personnel specializing in the development and operation of AI. Simultaneously held posts specializing in AI education and research at the University of Tsukuba (C-AIR) as a visiting professor, at the RIKEN, Japan Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP) as a visiting researcher, and at the National Cancer Center Research Institute as a visiting researcher. Engages in public activities related to the fostering of AI human resources. Was a lecturer for the first Human Resource Development Promotion Council for the Japanese government’s Council on Investments for the Future, Fourth Industrial Revolution. Human Resource Development Section lecturer for the Second Growth Strategy of the Headquarters for the Revitalization of Education of the Liberal Democratic Party of JAPAN. Has held positions on committees such as the Committee for Fostering Data Scientists to Achieve a Super-Smart Society of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).