The 2nd Kondo Memorial Foundation Symposium

～Advanced Carbon Materials and Their Practical Applications Creating New Value～

The Kondo Memorial Foundation was established by Teruhisa Kondo, the late founder of Toyo Tanso, who felt it was deeply regrettable that students with strong academic ability and good character were sometimes forced to abandon their studies due to financial difficulties. To address this, he established the Kondo Scholarship Foundation to provide financial support to such students and to support the development of future talent.

In addition, Toyo Tanso, a co-founding organization, has long supported research in carbon materials, driven by a strong belief in the material’s limitless potential. The Foundation also supports programs that foster early-career researchers engaged in original and innovative research. Building on this, the Foundation has decided to hold this symposium to further advance carbon materials technologies and to provide opportunities for exchange among researchers and industry professionals.

• Date & Time：September 26, 2025 | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
• Venue：Tokyo Kaikan 7th Floor, “Royal Ballroom”
• Organizer：Kondo Memorial Foundation
• Supported by：Toyo Tanso Co., Ltd.
• Capacity：100 participants
• Admission：Free

Symposium　1:00～5:00 PM　"Royal Ballroom"

Registration Opens：0:30 PM
Moderator：Takahiro Morishita

1. 1:00 PM – 1:10 PM　Opening Remarks
   The event began with opening remarks by Naotaka Kondo, President of the Kondo Memorial Foundation and Chairman, President & CEO of Toyo Tanso Co., Ltd.
2. 1:10 PM – 1:20 PM　Kondo Memorial Foundation Award Ceremony
   Citation：Professor Masahiro Toyoda
   Recipient　Kazuo Muramatsu　President & CEO, Incubation Alliance, Inc.
   Presenter：Chairman Naotaka Kondo
3. 1:20 PM – 2:00 PM　Award Lecture
   「グラフェンの大量合成方法および応用製品の開発とその事業化」
   （Kazuo Muramatsu　President & CEO, Incubation Alliance, Inc.）
4. 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM　Special Lecture
   「異種元素と炭素の相互作用による炭素材料の構造制御と機能化：燃料電池用非白金カソード触媒の進化」
   （Professor Junichi Ozaki　Gunma University）

ブレイク（14:50～15:00）

5. 3:00 PM – 5:15 PM　Lectures
   ・3:00 PM – 3:30 PM　Technical Sessions　Professor Yosuke Ishii　Nagoya Institute of Technology
   ・3:30 PM – 4:00 PM　Lecture 1　Yusuke Murata　Toyo Tanso Co., Ltd.
   ・4:00 PM – 4:30 PM　Lecture 2　Professor　Junichi Tatami　Yokohama National University
   ・4:30 PM – 5:00 PM　Lecture 3　Takahiro Morishita　Toyo Tanso Co., Ltd.
   
6. 5:00 PM – 5:15 PM　Closing Remarks

Reception　5:15 PM– 6:45 PM　"Magnolia"