On Wednesday, September 16 and Thursday, September 17, 2026, “esse-sense Future Forum 2026 — Encountering the Future: Orchestrating Knowledge into Industry Creation” will be held at Tokyo Midtown Yaesu. Researchers participating in IoB will speak in two sessions on brain tech and brain-machine interfaces (BMI).

Sessions:

• Wednesday, September 16, 17:30– / Venue A, 4F ROOM 1: “Brain tech — where neuroscience meets what lies beyond AI”
• Thursday, September 17, 16:00– / Venue E, 5F Studio: “Science for Capital — Beyond the AI Society Envisioned by Brain Machine Interfaces”

Speakers:

• Mitsuaki Takemi (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University) — Sept. 16
• Kan Akutsu (General Manager, R&D Division / Team Leader, MultiSense Foundation, Araya Inc.) — Sept. 16 and 17

Event Overview
Date & Time: Wednesday, September 16 and Thursday, September 17, 2026, 10:00–19:00 Venue: Tokyo Midtown Yaesu, 4F–5F (partly 7F), 2-2-1 Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Format: On-site (invitation-only) and online streaming
Organizer: esse-sense, Inc. / Co-organizer: Miratuku (NPO)
 How to Apply: Please apply through the official website