Making the future in the age of AI, and the orchestration of knowledge

What was discussed

The session discussed how to bridge the gap in outlook between research, which is long-term, and industry, which is short-term, and how to connect research knowledge to industry. The idea of the orchestration of knowledge was presented as a way to unravel research knowledge that has blended into everyday life and become hard to see. ANSWER+, which supports corporate strategy based on academic knowledge, was introduced as a concrete example. The direction of using AI not to automate research but to build a well-supported foundation in which research is easier to do was also discussed.

About this session

Orchestrating knowledge looks straightforward in the age of AI, yet proves anything but once you actually attempt it. esse-sense is trying to solve this practice — the foundation of industry creation — through a system called ANSWER. As the opening of the two days of the esse-sense Future Forum, this special session shares how esse-sense is building that orchestration of knowledge.

Speakers

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  Yu Anma

  esse-sense Inc.　Director / COO

  He served as an executive officer at Accenture Japan, president of Accenture Technology Solutions and president and chairman of Avanade Japan. In 2025 he became Digital Adviser to esse-sense. Drawing on that experience in IT and management, he supports co-creation between researchers, companies and society through AI and IT, and helps build the digital foundations that carry research knowledge into society.

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  Yuya Nishimura

  esse-sense Inc.　Representative Director

  Born in Ikeda, Osaka, in 1981. After a master's in human sciences at Osaka University he worked at a human development venture and at the Japan Productivity Center, and founded the NPO Miratuku in 2011. He supports the building of innovation infrastructure across fields and roles, business creation inside companies, R&D projects, and the search for future visions and currents. In 2021 he founded esse-sense Inc., which runs esse-sense, connecting research knowledge with society.

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  Eriko Matsuo

  ModeratorChewing News Inc.　Director / Freelance Announcer

  Born in 1982. After graduating from the School of Commerce at Waseda University she joined Nippon Television as an announcer, anchoring news and sports programmes including NEWS ZERO. She went freelance in 2013 and now works widely across media and business events as an economics anchor and moderator. She holds a master's degree from the Graduate School of System Design and Management, Keio University.