designing life for future

Overview

What is ?

Innovative City Forum (ICF) was established in 2013 as a global forum to discuss "Designing the future for global cities and lifestyles." Noted authorities from both Japan and abroad who stand out for their advanced accomplishments will gather at ICF to look at the themes of "High Technology," "Urban Development," and "Art and Creativity," crossing national and intellectual boundaries to discuss, exchange information, and learn from one another.

ICF 2014 will focus on biotech, which is evolving even faster than the Internet; "Synthesis of Matter, Information and Life," which explores how algorithms are shaping the world; "Envisioning Global Cities 2025," which will delve into the urban projects and policies of such major urban centers as London, New York, Paris, and Tokyo; "Designing the Creative City;" and "The Future of Art in the City."

We invite you to join us at ICF 2014 in pondering the possibilities of the cities and lifestyles of the future.

Overview

  Innovative City Forum 2014
Dates October 8 (Wed.)-10 (Fri.), 2014
Venue Toranomon Hills Forum
Hosted by Institute for Urban Strategies - The Mori Memorial Foundation, Mori Art Museum, Academyhills
Co-hosted by The Japan Foundation Asia Center, MIT Media Lab
Suppoted by The World Econoimic Forum, Tate Research Centre: Asia-Pacific, International House of Japan, British Council
Supporting Media WIRED, Toyo Keizai Online
Admission ¥15,000 (incl. tax) for all three days
October 8 "Special Session co-organized by The Japan Foundation Asia Center and Mori Art Museum" may be attended separately for ¥1,500 (incl. tax).
Capacity 400
Language Simultaneous interpreting will be provided between Japanese and English
How to make
a reservation		 Please check "Reservation" on menu bar.

Program Committee

  • Heizo Takenaka
  • Joichi Ito
  • Hiroo Ichikawa
  • Fumio Nanjo
City Brainstorming
Heizo Takenaka (Professor, Keio University / Chairman, Institute for Urban Strategies, The Mori Memorial Foundation / Director, Academyhills)
Keynote Address / Leading-edge Technologies Session Moderator
Joichi Ito (Director, MIT Media Lab)
Urban Development Session Moderator
Hiroo Ichikawa (Dean and Professor, Professional Graduate School of Governance Studies, Meiji University / Executive Director, The Mori Memorial Foundation)
Art & Creativity Session Moderator
Fumio Nanjo (Director, Mori Art Museum)

Timetable

Special Session: October 8 (Wed.) We discuss the possibilities for Asian art and design in this special session co-organized by the Japan Foundation Asia Center and Mori Art Museum.
  Main Hall
10:00
10:00-10:30

Welcome Address

Speakers:

Guest Address

Speaker:
 
10:30-12:30

A New Relation between Art and the City

Speakers:
  • Marco Kusmawijaya (Director, Rujak Center for Urban Studies)
  • Karndee Leopairote (Assistant Professor, Thammasat Business School / Executive Director, the Future Innovative Thailand Institute)
  • Jason Hsu (Curator, Shareable Cities & TEDxTaipei / Co-founder, MakerBar)
  • Fumio Nanjo (Director, Mori Art Museum)
11:00
12:00
   
13:00
 
13:30-15:30

Media Art Goes Public

Speakers:
14:00
15:00
   
16:00
16:00-17:30

Art into the Society

Speakers:
  • Kittiratana Pitipanich (Director, Design and Creative Business Development Department, Thailand Creative & Design Center)
  • Venzha Christ (Media Artist, Director of HONF Foundation)
  • Richard Streitmatter-Tran (Artist / Director of Dia/Project, Ho Chi Minh City / Senior Lecturer, RMIT University Vietnam)
  • Jason Hsu (Curator, Shareable Cities & TEDxTaipei / Co-founder, MakerBar)
 
 
 
17:00
 
17:30-18:00

Summary
October 9 (Thu.) - Core Program
  Main Hall
10:00
10:00-12:00

Keynote Session

City Brainstorming

Speaker:
  • Heizo Takenaka (Professor, Keio University / Chairman, Institute for Urban Strategies, The Mori Memorial Foundation / Director, Academyhills)

Keynote Address

Embracing Complexity through a New Science of Design

Speaker:

Keynote Address

Creative Chaos:
Art and Design for Chaotic Future

Speaker:
11:00
12:00  
 
13:00
13:00-15:30

Leading-edge Technologies Session

Synthesis of Matter, Information and Life

Speakers:
14:00
15:00
16:00
16:00-18:00

Urban Development Session

Envisioning Global Cities 2025:
New Definitions of Prosperity and Livability

Speakers:
  • Peter Bishop (Professor of Urban Design, The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London)
  • Vishaan Chakrabarti（Holliday Professor and Director, Center for Urban Real Estate, Columbia University / Partner, SHoP Architects）
  • Dominique Perrault（Architect and Urban Planner / Founder of Dominique Perrault Architecture / Professor at the EPFL / Member of the Grand Paris Scientific Council）
  • Hiroo Ichikawa (Dean and Professor, Professional Graduate School of Governance Studies, Meiji University / Executive Director, The Mori Memorial Foundation)
17:00
October 10 (Fri.) - Core Program
  Main Hall
10:00
10:00-12:00

Art & Creativity Session

Designing the Creative City

Speakers:
  • Christophe Girard (Mayor of the 4th district of Paris / former Deputy Mayor in charge of Culture from 2001 to 2012 / Initiator of "Nuit Blanche" event)
  • Karndee Leopairote (Assistant Professor, Thammasat Business School / Executive Director, the Future Innovative Thailand Institute)
  • Justine Simons (Head of Culture for the Mayor of London / Chair of the World Cities Cultural Forum)
  • Fumio Nanjo (Director, Mori Art Museum)
11:00
12:00  
 
13:00
13:00-15:00

Art & Creativity Session

Future of Art in the City

Speakers:
14:00
15:00
16:00
15:30-17:30

Cross Talk & Closing Session

Group discussion including Program Committee members Heizo Takenaka, Hiroo Ichikawa, Fumio Nanjo, and Joichi Ito, as well as all the speakers.
17:00

Concurrent Events

October 9 (Thu.) 9:30-17:00, Venue: Hall A
October 10 (Fri.) 10:00-17:30, Venue: Hall A

October 10 (Fri.) 10:00-19:00, Venue: Hall B

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