[Seminar Details] https://www.ssk21.co.jp/S0000103.php?spage=pt_26346 [SSK Seminar] 【MAKE JAPANESE MARITIME INDUSTRY GREAT AGAIN】 MTI's Vision for the Evolution and Potential of the Maritime Industry ~Learning from History to Create the Future~ [Speaker] Hideki Suzuki, President and CEO, MTI Ltd. [Date and Time] Thursday, August 6, 2026, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM [Participation Method] ■On-site Participation SSK Seminar Room Ziamax Nishishimbashi Bldg. 4F, 2-6-2 Nishishimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo ■Live Streaming (Zoom Webinar) ■Archive Streaming (Available for 2 weeks, viewable multiple times at your convenience) [Key Lecture Topics] With shipbuilding selected as a key national strategic field alongside AI and quantum technology, and amidst rising international tensions such as the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, the importance of the maritime industry is once again drawing attention for Japan, which relies on the sea for the supply of essential goods. What is happening on the front lines? What are the challenges? Are there solutions? As the situation changes daily, it is a complex scenario with no easy answers. This seminar will be an attempt to unravel the past, analyze the present, and consider the future, including organizing my own thoughts. 1. Company Introduction - NYK and MTI Why does a shipping company have a research and development company? 2. Self-Introduction - A life driven by curiosity, never refusing a request 3. The Importance of the Maritime Industry - A foundational industry supporting people and livelihoods Is Japan merely an island nation? Or a maritime nation? Towards full utilization of the ocean's potential 4. Challenges Facing the Maritime Industry - From goods, money, and people to people, people, people 5. Strategy for a Nation Without Possessions? - People, technology, and trust 6. Connecting to the Future - From a coordinator of the maritime industry to an integrator of people, organizations, and wisdom 7. Q&A / Business Card Exchange [Contact I