● Date and Time

Monday, May 11, 2026, 1:50 PM - 5:00 PM (Doors open at 1:20 PM)

● Venue

Hotel Grand Hills Shizuoka, 5th Floor 'Century' (18-1 Minamicho, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka City)

● Keynote Lectures

'Research and Development Trends of AUVs in Japan' Toshihiro Maki, Associate Professor, Underwater Observation and Implementation Engineering Research Center, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo

'Cooperative Marine Robotics and Deployable AI: Applications and Possibilities' Matthew Dunbabin, Professor, Queensland University of Technology

● Corporate PR Presentations

Ichiro Fuwa, President, Yanmar Blue Tech Co., Ltd.

Ryosuke Itai, President, UMIAILE Co., Ltd.

Melanie Olsen, Research Leader, ReefWorks (Australia)

Karen Joyce, Co-founder / Head of Product & Science, GeoNadir (Australia)

*Australian companies will present online.

● Registration (Deadline: May 1, 2026)

https://maoi-i.jp/event-form/?event_id=1455

(Capacity: 60 on-site, unlimited online)

● Admission

Free

~ Program Overview ~

● Inquiries

Marine Open Innovation Institute (MAOI) Business Department Phone: 054-340-1800 Email: info@maoi-i.jp

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  • Source: PR TIMES
  • Category: Event
  • Organizations: ReefWorks / GeoNadir