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Thank you very much for participating in this committee meeting. We sincerely appreciate the overwhelming response with approximately 500 registrations and attendees, making this event a great success.

Opening Remarks
(Toru Okabe / Professor,University of Tokyo / Director, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo)

Chairperson’s Greetings
(Takayoshi Nakano / Professor, Osaka University / Chairperson, AM Research Association)

Lecture①:”Overview of Material Industries – Trends with a Focus on Energy and International Perspectives”
(Masashi Hoshino / Director, Material Industries Office, Manufacturing Industries Bureau, METI)

Lecture②:”Introduction to AM Application Examples at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries – Case Studies of Applications to Gas Turbines”
(Masato Kataoka / Chief of Gas Turbine Manufacturing Department, Energy Domain GTCC Business Division, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.)

Panel Discussion: “Realities of Implementing AM Industries – Challenges and Directions for Solutions”
(Masato Kataoka / Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Shinya Kirihara / Executive Officer,  SIGMAXYZ Inc.)

Lecture③: Introduction to AM Business Topics (1st)
(Shinya Kirihara / SIGMAXYZ Inc.)

Lecture④:Introduction to AM Technology Topics (3rd)
(Shinya Hibino / Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.)

Lecture⑤:Introduction to AM Science Topics (3rd)
(Masayuki Okukawa / Assistant Professor, Osaka University)

PR for Formnext Forum Tokyo 2023
(Messe Frankfurt Japan Corporation)

Closing Remarks
(Atsushi Maekawa / Vice Chairperson, AM Research Association)

A glimpse of the venue. We had many participants join us in person.