City & Tech [Report] City&Tech Releases Report and Video on “The Food and Beverage Industry and Retail Stores in the ‘With COVID-19’ and ‘Post-COVID-19’ Eras” 
On June 29, we held an online symposium titled “The Future of Restaurants and Retail Stores in the ‘With COVID-19’ and ‘Post-COVID-19’ Eras.” Lively discussions took place on the future of restaurants in the “With COVID-19” and “Post-COVID-19” eras, as well as the foodservice industry’s approach to digital transformation (DX). Click here for the report.
https://citytech.jp/report/ct-online_symposium4_report/
・Date and Time: Monday, June 29, 12:00–1:00 p.m.
・Speakers (in alphabetical order)
Takanobu Ikegami
, General Manager of the Royal Customer Division and General Manager of the Shashokuru Division, Star Festival Co., Ltd.; Nanako Ishido, Professor
at Keio University;Chair of the City&Tech Committee; Shujiro Kusumoto, President and CEO, Café Company Co
., Ltd.; Atsunori Tanaka, Group Leader, Building Business Division, Urban Business Headquarters, Urban Business Unit,
Tokyu Land Corporation;
Ichiya
Nakamura, President of iU and Chairman of
the CiP Council; Hideyuki Maemura, Director, Mellow Co
., Ltd.
Professor, Keio University; Ph.D. (Policy and Media)
Director, B Lab
Chairperson, Learning of Tomorrow (General Incorporated Association)
Chairperson, CANVAS
After graduating from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo, he served as a visiting researcher at the MIT Media Lab before founding the NPO CANVAS and the Learning of Tomorrow Association, a General Incorporated Association, and assuming the role of representative. He serves as an outside director for Matsuya Co., Ltd., Fuji Media Holdings, Inc., and Digital Garage, Inc.
He has served on various government committees, including the Information and Communications Council of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, as well as the NHK Central Broadcasting Program Council. He also serves as a director of the Digital Signage Consortium, among other roles. He holds a Ph.D. in Policy and Media.
His publications include *Turning On Children’s Creativity!*, *What Are Smart Kids Doing on Their Smartphones?*, *The Forefront of Online Education in Japan: Considering Learning in the Post-COVID Era*,“What Is Programming Education? 45 Questions Parents Want to Know,” and “Declaration on Digital Education.” He has also provided supervision for numerous works, including “Ah, I See! Programming Education for Parents and Children Through Manga.”
