{"id":41,"date":"2025-06-26T12:38:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T16:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iwrc.ieeeusa.org\/smartag\/?page_id=41"},"modified":"2026-08-06T17:21:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T21:21:03","slug":"speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iwrc.ieeeusa.org\/smartag\/speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--link_color: var(--awb-color1);--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0%;--awb-padding-bottom:3%;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1260px + 30px );margin-left: calc(-30px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-30px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:60%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:calc( 0.04 * calc( 100% - 30px ) );--awb-margin-bottom-large:10px;--awb-spacing-left-large:15px;--awb-width-medium:60%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:calc( 0.04 * calc( 100% - 30px ) );--awb-spacing-left-medium:15px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:15px;--awb-spacing-left-small:15px;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"align-self: flex-start;margin-right:auto;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;max-width:50%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);border-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);border-top-width:10px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;magistral&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;margin:0;--fontSize:34;line-height:1.2;\">Meet the Speakers &amp; Panelists<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:40%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:15px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:calc( 0.04 * calc( 100% - 30px ) );--awb-width-medium:40%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:15px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:calc( 0.04 * calc( 100% - 30px ) );--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:15px;--awb-spacing-left-small:15px;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:15px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:15px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:15px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:15px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:15px;--awb-spacing-left-small:15px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-post-cards fusion-post-cards-1 fusion-grid-archive fusion-grid-columns-4\" style=\"--awb-column-spacing:30px;--awb-dots-align:center;--awb-active-filter-border-size:3px;--awb-filters-height:36px;--awb-row-spacing:20px;--awb-columns-small:50%;\" data-post-type-label=\"portfolio\"><ul class=\"fusion-grid fusion-grid-4 fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-grid-posts-cards\"><li class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-min-height:no;--awb-min-height-medium:no;--awb-min-height-small:no;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:calc( 100% + 30px ) !important;max-width:calc( 100% + 30px ) !important;margin-left: calc(-30px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-30px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:15px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:15px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:15px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:15px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:15px;--awb-spacing-left-small:15px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:5px;--awb-caption-title-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-caption-overlay-color:rgba(190,30,45,0);--awb-caption-margin-bottom:5px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:&quot;magistral&quot;;--awb-caption-title-font-weight:700;--awb-caption-title-font-style:normal;--awb-caption-title-size:18px;--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-zoomin\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/iwrc.ieeeusa.org\/smartag\/speaker-bios\/naohiro-idegami\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Naohiro Idegami\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Naohiro Idegami\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27800%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20800%20800%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27800%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/iwrc.ieeeusa.org\/smartag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/Naohiro_Idegami.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-511\"\/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);--awb-margin-top:3px;--awb-margin-bottom:3px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);--awb-font-size:16px;\"><h4 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;proxima-nova-condensed&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:1em;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.25;\">FEATURED SPEAKER<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:5px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:5px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-link-hover-color:rgba(24,58,94,0.74);--awb-font-size:22px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:22;--minFontSize:22;line-height:1.2;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iwrc.ieeeusa.org\/smartag\/speaker-bios\/naohiro-idegami\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">Naohiro Idegami<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:16px;\"><h4 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;proxima-nova-condensed&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.25;\">Representative Director & CEO, NARO-Nature Ponics Co., Ltd.<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-min-height:no;--awb-min-height-medium:no;--awb-min-height-small:no;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:calc( 100% + 30px ) !important;max-width:calc( 100% + 30px ) !important;margin-left: calc(-30px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-30px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-1 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:15px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:15px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:15px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:15px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:15px;--awb-spacing-left-small:15px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:5px;--awb-caption-title-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-caption-overlay-color:rgba(190,30,45,0);--awb-caption-margin-bottom:5px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:&quot;magistral&quot;;--awb-caption-title-font-weight:700;--awb-caption-title-font-style:normal;--awb-caption-title-size:18px;--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-zoomin\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/iwrc.ieeeusa.org\/smartag\/speaker-bios\/shujiro-kusumoto\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Shujiro Kusumoto\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Shujiro Kusumoto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27800%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20800%20800%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27800%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/iwrc.ieeeusa.org\/smartag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/Shujiro_Kusumoto.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-522\"\/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);--awb-margin-top:3px;--awb-margin-bottom:3px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);--awb-font-size:16px;\"><h4 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;proxima-nova-condensed&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:1em;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.25;\">FEATURED SPEAKER<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-6 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:5px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:5px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-link-hover-color:rgba(24,58,94,0.74);--awb-font-size:22px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:22;--minFontSize:22;line-height:1.2;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iwrc.ieeeusa.org\/smartag\/speaker-bios\/shujiro-kusumoto\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">Shujiro Kusumoto<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-7 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:16px;\"><h4 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;proxima-nova-condensed&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.25;\">Founder & Executive Advisor, Cafe Company Inc.<br>\r\nPresident & CEO, ZEROCO Inc.<br>\r\nRepresentative Director, Oishii Mirai Institute<br>\r\nPresident & CEO, Japan Farm Partner Inc.<br><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-min-height:no;--awb-min-height-medium:no;--awb-min-height-small:no;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:calc( 100% + 30px ) !important;max-width:calc( 100% + 30px ) !important;margin-left: calc(-30px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-30px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-2 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:15px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:15px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:15px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:15px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:15px;--awb-spacing-left-small:15px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:5px;--awb-caption-title-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-caption-overlay-color:rgba(190,30,45,0);--awb-caption-margin-bottom:5px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:&quot;magistral&quot;;--awb-caption-title-font-weight:700;--awb-caption-title-font-style:normal;--awb-caption-title-size:18px;--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-zoomin\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/iwrc.ieeeusa.org\/smartag\/speaker-bios\/kazuo-kyuma\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Kazuo Kyuma, Ph.D.\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Kazuo Kyuma, Ph.D.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27800%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20800%20800%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27800%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/iwrc.ieeeusa.org\/smartag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/Kazuo-Kyuma.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-505\"\/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-8 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);--awb-margin-top:3px;--awb-margin-bottom:3px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);--awb-font-size:16px;\"><h4 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;proxima-nova-condensed&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:1em;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.25;\">FEATURED SPEAKER<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-9 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:5px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:5px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-link-hover-color:rgba(24,58,94,0.74);--awb-font-size:22px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:22;--minFontSize:22;line-height:1.2;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iwrc.ieeeusa.org\/smartag\/speaker-bios\/kazuo-kyuma\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">Kazuo Kyuma, Ph.D.<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-10 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:16px;\"><h4 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;proxima-nova-condensed&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.25;\">Senior Executive Adviser (Former President)<br>\r\nNational Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO)<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-min-height:no;--awb-min-height-medium:no;--awb-min-height-small:no;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:calc( 100% + 30px ) !important;max-width:calc( 100% + 30px ) !important;margin-left: calc(-30px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-30px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-3 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:15px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:15px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:15px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:15px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:15px;--awb-spacing-left-small:15px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:5px;--awb-caption-title-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-caption-overlay-color:rgba(190,30,45,0);--awb-caption-margin-bottom:5px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:&quot;magistral&quot;;--awb-caption-title-font-weight:700;--awb-caption-title-font-style:normal;--awb-caption-title-size:18px;--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-zoomin\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/iwrc.ieeeusa.org\/smartag\/speaker-bios\/noguchi-noboru\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Dr. Noboru Noguchi\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Dr. Noboru Noguchi\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27800%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20800%20800%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27800%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/iwrc.ieeeusa.org\/smartag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/Noboru-Noguchi.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-530\"\/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-11 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);--awb-margin-top:3px;--awb-margin-bottom:3px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);--awb-font-size:16px;\"><h4 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;proxima-nova-condensed&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:1em;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.25;\">Featured Speaker<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-12 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:5px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:5px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-link-hover-color:rgba(24,58,94,0.74);--awb-font-size:22px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:22;--minFontSize:22;line-height:1.2;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iwrc.ieeeusa.org\/smartag\/speaker-bios\/noguchi-noboru\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">Noguchi Noboru, Ph.D.<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-13 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:16px;\"><h4 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;proxima-nova-condensed&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.25;\">Executive Vice President, Hokkaido University<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-min-height:no;--awb-min-height-medium:no;--awb-min-height-small:no;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:calc( 100% + 30px ) !important;max-width:calc( 100% + 30px ) !important;margin-left: calc(-30px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-30px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-4 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:15px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:15px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:15px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:15px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:15px;--awb-spacing-left-small:15px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:5px;--awb-caption-title-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-caption-overlay-color:rgba(190,30,45,0);--awb-caption-margin-bottom:5px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:&quot;magistral&quot;;--awb-caption-title-font-weight:700;--awb-caption-title-font-style:normal;--awb-caption-title-size:18px;--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-5 hover-type-zoomin\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/iwrc.ieeeusa.org\/smartag\/speaker-bios\/taiga-sakai\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Taiga Sakai\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Taiga Sakai\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27500%27%20height%3D%27500%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20500%20500%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27500%27%20height%3D%27500%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/iwrc.ieeeusa.org\/smartag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/Taiga_Sakai.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-535\"\/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-14 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);--awb-margin-top:3px;--awb-margin-bottom:3px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);--awb-font-size:16px;\"><h4 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;proxima-nova-condensed&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:1em;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.25;\">Featured Speaker<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-15 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:5px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:5px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-link-hover-color:rgba(24,58,94,0.74);--awb-font-size:22px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:22;--minFontSize:22;line-height:1.2;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iwrc.ieeeusa.org\/smartag\/speaker-bios\/taiga-sakai\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">Taiga Sakai<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-16 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:16px;\"><h4 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;proxima-nova-condensed&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.25;\">President & CEO, NTT Agritechnology Corporation<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-min-height:no;--awb-min-height-medium:no;--awb-min-height-small:no;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:calc( 100% + 30px ) !important;max-width:calc( 100% + 30px ) !important;margin-left: calc(-30px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-30px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-5 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:15px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:15px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:15px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:15px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:15px;--awb-spacing-left-small:15px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:5px;--awb-caption-title-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-caption-overlay-color:rgba(190,30,45,0);--awb-caption-margin-bottom:5px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:&quot;magistral&quot;;--awb-caption-title-font-weight:700;--awb-caption-title-font-style:normal;--awb-caption-title-size:18px;--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-6 hover-type-zoomin\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/iwrc.ieeeusa.org\/smartag\/speaker-bios\/shinjiro-yamada\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Shinjiro Yamada, Ph.D.\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"519\" height=\"519\" alt=\"Shinjiro Yamada, Ph.D.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27519%27%20height%3D%27519%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20519%20519%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27519%27%20height%3D%27519%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/iwrc.ieeeusa.org\/smartag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/Shinjiro_Yamada.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-515\"\/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-17 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);--awb-margin-top:3px;--awb-margin-bottom:3px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);--awb-font-size:16px;\"><h4 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;proxima-nova-condensed&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:1em;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.25;\">FEATURED SPEAKER<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-18 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:5px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:5px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-link-hover-color:rgba(24,58,94,0.74);--awb-font-size:22px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:22;--minFontSize:22;line-height:1.2;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iwrc.ieeeusa.org\/smartag\/speaker-bios\/shinjiro-yamada\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">Shinjiro Yamada, Ph.D.<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-19 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:16px;\"><h4 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;proxima-nova-condensed&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.25;\">Chairman of the Board, PLANTX Corporation<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion-flex-column post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-min-height:no;--awb-min-height-medium:no;--awb-min-height-small:no;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:calc( 100% + 30px ) !important;max-width:calc( 100% + 30px ) !important;margin-left: calc(-30px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-30px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-6 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:15px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:15px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:15px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:15px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:15px;--awb-spacing-left-small:15px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:5px;--awb-caption-title-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-caption-overlay-color:rgba(190,30,45,0);--awb-caption-margin-bottom:5px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:&quot;magistral&quot;;--awb-caption-title-font-weight:700;--awb-caption-title-font-style:normal;--awb-caption-title-size:18px;--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-7 hover-type-zoomin\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/iwrc.ieeeusa.org\/smartag\/speaker-bios\/matt-francis\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"matt-pres\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20400%20400%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/iwrc.ieeeusa.org\/smartag\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/03\/matt-pres.jpg\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-595\"\/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-20 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);--awb-margin-top:3px;--awb-margin-bottom:3px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-custom_color_2);--awb-font-size:16px;\"><h4 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-family:&quot;proxima-nova-condensed&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:1em;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.25;\"><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-21 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:5px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:5px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-link-hover-color:rgba(24,58,94,0.74);--awb-font-size:22px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:22;--minFontSize:22;line-height:1.2;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iwrc.ieeeusa.org\/smartag\/speaker-bios\/matt-francis\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">Matt Francis, Ph.D.<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-22 fusion-sep-none 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