The 3rd Kondo Memorial Foundation Symposium

～ Major Advances in Functional Materials ～

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：October 16, 2026　| 1:00 PM – 4:50 PM
• Venue：Osaka Station Hotel 7th Floor　"The Ball Room East Half"
• Organizer：Kondo Memorial Foundation
• Supported by：Toyo Tanso Co., Ltd.
• Capacity：100 participants
• Admission：Free

Symposium　1:00～4:50 PM　"The Ball Room East (Half)"

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 – 2:00 PM　Special Lecture
   「Materials Innovation Driven Strategies for Achieving Net-Zero Emissions and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)」
   （Mrityunjay Singh, Ph.D. Chair, Global Alliance for Technology and Society, USA President, World Academy of Ceramics Principal Scientist, Ohio Aerospace Institute, USA）


3. 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM　Research Presentation
   「Development of a Novel Synthesis Method for Graphene Quantum Dots on Oxide Nanoparticles Using Low-Temperature CVD」
   （Takeharu Yoshii. Associate Professor, Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University）



2:50 PM – 3:10 PM　Break

4. 3:10 PM – 4:50 PM　Lecture
   
   ・3:10 PM – 4:00 PM　Lecture 1　「Development of Electrode Catalysts for Fuel Cells Using Novel®」
   （Yasuhiro Seki. General Manager, Advanced Development Department, R&D Center, N.E. Chemcat Corporation）
   ・4:00 PM – 4:50 PM　Lecture 2　「Future Potential of Advanced Carbon Materials in Industrial and Energy Applications」
   （Masashi Shimada. Senior Executive Officer, General Manager, Technical Division, Toyo Tanso Co., Ltd.）
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Reception　5:00 PM– 7:00 PM　"The Ball Room East (Half)"