Human-centric Artificial Intelligence: French-German-Japanese

Day 2 – Tuesday, November 17th10:15 – 12:1518:15 – 20:15Parallel session – AI & AgricultureParallel sessionOutline:Agriculture is one of the major global contributors to climate change and, at the same time, directly impactedby its consequences. The sector also faces the immense challenge of meeting the rising food demand of agrowing world population despite a lack of human resources, especially in countries like Japan, Germany andFrance. Artificial Intelligence (AI) can lead the way to sustainable farms which engage in environmentally friendlyproduction in a manner as efficient as mass production.This session discusses which milestones will need to be passed to leverage the potential of AI for environmentallyfriendly, sustainable agriculture on a global level. It also discusses ongoing collaboration by Japan, France andGermany in this field and how these collaborative efforts can and should be improved in the future.Speakers:[Chair] Prof. Dr.-Ing. Cornelia WeltzienHead of Department “Engineering for Crop Production”, Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering andBioeconomy; Chair “Agromechatronics”, TU BerlinDr. Pascal BergeretDirector, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Montpellier, International Centre for Advanced MediterraneanAgronomic Studies (CIHEAM)Dr. Véronique Bellon MaurelDirector of Digital Agriculture Convergence Laboratory and Head Deputy of the Mathnum (Mathematics,computer and data sciences, digital technologies), INRAEMr. Vitali CzymmekCofounder Naiture GmbH; Research Associate, Faculty of Engineering, West Coast University of AppliedSciencesDr. Hiroshi UeharaProfessor, Faculty of System Science and Technology, Akita Prefectural University10

Day 2 – Tuesday, November 17th10:15 – 12:1518:15 – 20:15Parallel session – High Performance Computing for AIParallel sessionOutline:The development of efficient AI models relies not only on a large volume of data to learn from, but also onpowerful computational resources to process those data. In this context, increasingly high-performance computersare being designed with a focus on serving AI applications, including exascale applications dedicated to weatherforecasts, astronomy, petroleum prospecting and or financial market predictions.This session will discuss how and why AI development can leverage high-performance computing as well as howhigh-performance computing can benefit from AI, and how international co-operation can help to optimise thedevelopment and the use of these supercomputers.What advantages do Japan, France and Germany have in working together (i.e. scientists, companies, politicaldecision-makers, etc.) on this subject? Why? How can we improve co-operation and what are the current brakesand deadlocks?Speakers:[Chair] Mr. Stéphane RequenaChief Technical Officer, GENCIProf. Nahid EmadProfessor, Computer Science, University of Paris Saclay/ Versailles (LI-PARAD Laboratory and Maison de laSimulation)Prof. Dr. Matthias WeidemüllerProfessor of Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Physics Institute, Heidelberg UniversityMr. Severin ReizResearch associate, Scientific computing in Computer Science, Technical University of Munich (TUM)Dr. Prof. Satoshi MatsuokaDirector, Riken Center for Computational Science (R-CCS), RIKENDr. Yasunori KimuraSupervisory Innovation Coordinator, Artificial Intelligence Research Center, National Institute of AdvancedIndustrial Science and Technology (AIST)11

Day 3 – Wednesday, November 18th08:30 – 09:4516:30 – 17:45AI & Covid-19Plenary sessionOutline:The emergence and rapid spread of Covid-19 exposed the whole world to a threat it has not considered and forwhich it was not prepared. This crisis shows how our societies could be brittle in the face of pandemics.This session will discuss how our three countries should leverage AI systems to fight against Covid-19 and how AIcould help us to prevent and address future pandemics.Speakers:[Chair] Dr. Hiroaki KitanoChairperson of the AI Japan R&D Network ; President & CEO Sony Computer Science Laboratories Inc.Dr. Hugues BerryDeputy scientific director of Inria for digital biology and health, INRIAProf. Dr. Roland EilsFounding director of the Digital Health Center and professor for Digital Health at the Berlin Institute of Health(BIH) and the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin , Digital Health, BIH/Charite- Universitätsmedizin Berlin12

Day 3 – Wednesday, November 18th10:15 – 12:1518:15 – 20:15Parallel session – AI & DemocracyParallel sessionOutline:Ongoing technological revolution in artificial intelligence brings unprecedented challenges, disrupting some of thefundamental ideas of democracy. Large-scale manipulation for political purposes, for instance, can be achievedby applications relying on AI for targeted misinformation campaigns which leverage the concentration of powerfuldigital platforms and echo chambers. With regulation struggling to keep up with the pace of technologicaldevelopment, confidence in democratic authorities and processes is being challenged.This session will discuss how AI can be used to strengthen our democracies rather than weaken them, how AI canbe used to rethink our democratic processes and how AI could enable new forms of participation in democracy.It also discusses what advantages Japan, France and Germany could derive from collaboration in this field andhow such collaboration could be improved in the future.Speakers:[Co-chair] Dr. Thorsten ThielResearch Group Lead , Research Group “Democracy and Digitalisation”, Weizenbaum Institute for theNetworked Society[Co-chair] Prof. Dr. Jeanette HofmannProfessor, Communication Studies, Freie Universität BerlinMs. Caroline LairFounder, The Good AIDr. Claude KirchnerChair French national committee for digital ethics, CCNE, CNPEN & InriaProf. Dr. Wolfgang SchulzDirector, Leibniz Institut for Media Research Hans-Bredow; Humboldt Institute for Internet and SocietyProf. Takehiko OhyaProfessor of Jurisprudence, Faculty of Law, Keio University13

Day 3 – Wednesday, November 18th10:15 – 12:1518:15 – 20:15Parallel session – AI & Risk PreventionParallel sessionOutline:Japan is known to be prone to natural disasters of various kinds, including earthquakes, typhoons, tsunami andvolcanic eruptions. As these are difficult to predict and impossible to avoid, Japan has no choice but to be asprepared as possible for them.As a consequence of global warming and climate change, extreme situations such as fires, floods, storms anddroughts are an increasingly frequent occurrence. Risk prevention is no longer a challenge impacting only fewcountries but is now crucial for all nations around the globe.Furthermore, the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic is, with tragic consequences, showing us how risks can takevarious forms, how they do not respect borders, how lack of preparation can be critical and how co-operationbetween nations can help to overcome them.This session will discuss how AI can help us to prepare ourselves to face and overcome those risks.What advantages could Japan, France and Germany derive from working together (i.e. scientists, companies,political decision-makers, etc.) on this topic? Why? How can we improve co-operation and what are the currentbrakes and deadlocks?Speakers:[Chair] Dr. Kentaro TorisawaFellow, Director General, Data-driven Intelligent System Research Center (DIRECT), National Institute ofInformation and Communications Technolog (NICT), Nara Institute of Science and Technology (visiting Professor)Mr. Samuel AuclairSeismologist engineer, “Crisis management” project manager, Risk prevention division, French GeologicalSurvey (BRGM)Dr. Pierre LauretAssociate professor, Institute of Science of Risks, IMT Mines AlèsProf. Dr. Günter StrunzHead of Department, Geo Risks and Civil Security, German Aerospace Center (DLR)14

Day 3 – Wednesday, November 18th10:15 – 12:1518:15 – 20:15Parallel session – AI & HealthcareParallel sessionOutline:AI technologies offer the potential to improve health care activities (precision of diagnosis, drug development,personalised medicine, and relationships between treatment techniques and patient outcomes, etc.), but also raiseconcerns about data-sharing and data protection issues, as well as ethical issues more generally.Moreover, as the populations of Japan, Germany and France are aging, our societies will have to offer services(not only care) to an unprecedented number of seniors.This session will discuss how health care, nursing and services can be improved by leveraging AI models in thecontext of an aging society.What advantages could Japan, France and Germany derive from working together (i.e. scientists, companies,political decision-makers, etc.) on this topic? Why? How can we improve co-operation and what are the currentbrakes and deadlocks?Speakers:[Chair] Dr. Nozha BoujemaaChief Science & Innovation Officer, iBiopsy, Median TechnologiesDr. Olivier ClatzProgram Director “AI for Health”, French General Secretariat for Investment (SGPI)Prof. Sandy EngelhardtAssistant Professor, Department of internal medicine III, Heidelberg University HospitalDr. med. Alexander Ulrich BrandtHead, Translational Neuroimaging Laboratory, Experimental and Clinical Research Center, ClinicalNeuroimmunology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Germany); Department of Neurology, University ofCalifornia, Irvine, CA, USDr. Ayako YachieSenior Scientist, The Systems Biology Institute, The Systems Biology InstituteProf. Dr. Ryuji HamamotoTeam Leader, Center for Advanced Intelligence Project, RIKEN / Professor NCC Medical Science TokyoMedical and Dental University15

Day 4 – Thursday, November 19th08:30 – 09:4516:30 – 17:45Visions for the Future of AI & HumanityPlenary sessionOutline:In this session, the floor will be given to three well-known researchers specialising in Artificial Intelligence, who willshare their vision for how our societies will embed AI technologies in the future and the impacts they will have onhumanity.Speakers:[Chair] Mr. Georg LöerPresident & Representative Director, NRW.Gobal Business Japan (NRW Japan K.K.)Dr. Yann LeCunVP & Chief AI Scientist Facebook / Silver Professor New York UniversityProf. Dr. Sebastian PokuttaVice President and Division Head, Mathematical Algorithmic Intelligence AI in Society, Science, and Technology(AIS²T), Zuse Institute Berlin (ZIB)Prof. Dr. Junichi TsujiiAIST Fellow / AIRC Director, Department of Information Technology and Human Factors, Artificial IntelligenceResearch Center (AIRC), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)16

Day 4 – Thursday, November 19th10:15 – 12:1518:15 – 20:15Parallel session – Education to AIParallel sessionOutline:The shortage of AI specialists is an issue faced by almost all developed countries. The demand for AI specialistsoften exceeds the actual number of AI graduates coming out of university every year. In this context, public andprivate actors are engaged in a fierce battle to recruit the top experts.Another crucial issue is enabling the general public to understand the basics of AI, as interaction with AIapplications is increasingly becoming part of our lives and has a growing impact on them.This session will discuss and compare the different strategies envisioned or implemented in Japan, France andGermany to cope with this challenge.What advantages could Japan, France and Germany derive from working together (i.e. scientists, companies,political decision-makers, etc.) on this topic? Why? How can we improve co-operation and what are the currentbrakes and deadlocks?Speakers:[Chair] Dr. Shoko SuzukiProf., Graduate School of Education, Kyoto UniversityProf. Anne BoyerScientific Advisor in Maths, Computer Science & AI for the Director of Higher Education, French Ministry ofHigher Education, Research & Innovation ; Professor in computer science, Loria laboratory, Université de LorraineProf. Dr. Ute SchmidProfessor, Cognitive Systems, University of BambergDr. Yuichiro AnzaiSenior Advisor, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science17

Day 4 – Thursday, November 19th10:15 – 12:1518:15 – 20:15Parallel session – Frugal AIParallel sessionOutline:Attracted by the advantages offered by new technologies and services, people and organisations aredemonstrating a growing tendency to rely on digital technologies and services, whether in their everyday lifeor for business purposes. The emergence of those new digital technologies and services is also triggering newconsumption patterns, which are greedier than ever for digital resources. In this context, the creation of dataworldwide is increasing by the year at an unprecedented pace. Use of computational resources is also rising likenever before. As a result, the increasing need for digital resources, especially for the development of AI models,goes hand-in-hand with a growing need for energy resources to support them.This session will discuss how the energy footprint of AI development can be controlled and reduced. This questioncould be compared to the contribution of AI to reducing energy consumption.What advantages could Japan, France and Germany derive from working together (i.e. scientists, companies,political decision-makers, etc.) on this topic? Why? How can we improve co-operation and what are the currentbrakes and deadlocks?Speakers:[Chair] Mr. Hugues FerreboeufProject Director, The Shift ProjectMr. Rémi BouzelDirector Qlab (R&D Lab), Quarnot ComputingDr. Loreto MateuGroup Manager, Integrated Circuits and Systems, Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated CircuitsDr. Hirotaka KajiGeneral Manager, Advanced Research Department, Toyota Motor Cooperation18

Day 4 – Thursday, November 19th10:15 – 12:1518:15 – 20:15Parallel session – AI & LawParallel sessionOutline:Ongoing digitisation and developments in artificial intelligence are increasingly influencing the legal world, beit the need to develop new regulations for the handling and protection of data and their owners, or dealing withalgorithms governing legal processes in legal administration and the judicial system. Europe and Japan are facingsimilar social and political challenges in this respect and the aim of this session is to provide a platform for acomparative exchange with the participation of well-known experts and proficient speakers to discuss and developsustainable solutions together.The topics will address various related questions, from potential opportunities and benefits arising thanks to the fastprogress of AI and the possible associated risks to the rule of law to how these developments affect members ofthe legal profession—judges, lawyers, academics and businesses—now and in the future.This session discusses ongoing collaboration by Japan, France and Germany in this field and how thesecollaborative efforts can and should be improved in the future.Speakers:[Chair] Mr. Ulrich KirchhoffRepresentative of DJJV in Japan / Partner, Attorney at Law, ARQIS Fogeign Law OfficeProf. Luc GrynbaumProfesseur de droit, Université de ParisProf. Gerald SpindlerHead of Department, Department of Commercial Law and Internet Law, Faculty of Law, University GoettingenProf. Tatsuhiko YamamotoProfessor, Law School, Keio University19

Day 5 – Friday, November 20th08:25 – 08:3016:25 – 16:30GreetingProf. Dr. Joybrato MukherjeePresident of the German Academic Exchange Service08:30 – 09:4516:30 – 17:45Geopolitics of AIPlenary sessionOutline:In the past four years, all developed countries have released their own national AI strategies and started toimplement them. While Japan, France, Germany and others share a vision for the “human-centred” developmentof AI, the definition can differ substantially from one country to another. The values on which each strategy relies,as well as the actors steering its implementation, have resulted in different visions for the integration of AI intosociety across the globe.Given the potential of AI applications and the challenges they raise, the need for international co-ordination hasbeen pointed out from an early stage.Speakers:[Moderator] Ms. Yolanda LannquistHead of Research & Advisory, The Future SocietyDr. Bertrand BraunschweigInterim Director, Paris Center of Expertise of GPAI & former Coordinator of the French national AI researchprogramme, InriaMr. Vito CecereDirector for Research and Academic Relations Policy, Department for Cultural Relations and Communications,Federal Foreign Office, GermanyMr. Yoichi IidaDeputy Director General for G7 and G20 Relations, Chair of Committee on Digital Economy Policy, OECD,Global Strategy Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, JapanDr. Eric BadiquéAdviser for Artificial Intelligence, DG Connect, European Commission, EUDr. Yoko MochizukiHead of Policy, UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development(MGIEP)20

Day 5 – Friday, November 20th10:15 – 11:0018:15 – 19:00Start-up pitch sessionPlenary sessionOutline:Start-ups from the three countries that are developing products or services in the field of Artificial Intelligence willpresent their activities and projects.Speakers:[Moderator] Dr. Lucas WitoslawskiDeputy Delegate of German Industry and Commerce in Japan (AHK Japan) , Management, German Chamberof Commerce and Industry in Japan (AHK Japan)Hoomano (France)Mr. Xavier Basset, Founder & CEOUbiant (France)Dr. Victor Lequay, R&D EngineerDawex (France)Mr. Ludvic Verdier, Senior Account ExecutiveMotionMiners (Germany)Mr. Sascha FeldhorstNaiture GmbH (Germany)Mr. Vitali CzymmekEDI GmbH (Germany)Dr.-Ing Thomas FreudenmannJDLA (Japan)Prof. Yutaka Matsuo, ChairmanEmpath (Japan)Mr. Hazumu Yamazaki, CSOAISing Ltd (Japan)Mr. Junichi Idesawa, Representative Director / CEOMiraikan (Japan)Mr. Yoshiyasu Watanabe, Science CommunicatorMs. Ayuko Sakurai, Science Communicator21

Day 5 – Friday, November 20th11:00 – 11:4519:00 – 19:45Wrap up of the parallel sessionsPlenary sessionOutline:During this session, the chairs of each of the parallel sessions held over the previous few days will share a briefoverview

The funding agencies DFG, ANR and JST launched a call for "Trilateral French-Japanese-German Research Projects on Artificial Intelligence" in the wake of the 1st Japanese-German-French Symposium on Artificial Intelligence (21-22 November 2018). This call was the most visible outcome of the 1st AI Symposium and shows how trilateral