Knowledge Capital Co., Ltd. and KMO Co., Ltd. have decided the winners of the "World OMOSIROI Award 6th." To spread "OMOSHIROI (interesting)" to the world.The award ceremony will be held on February 2020, 2.
The "World OMOSIROI Award" aims to disseminate the value of "OMOSIROI" that Knowledge Capital advocates to the world, and among those recommended by experts who are related to Knowledge Capital, "people" who will make the future interesting. Awards to be elected.The selection criteria are whether or not you have interesting activities or ideas, such as "being a person who makes everyone's future interesting" and "being a driving force for creation that accelerates joy and curiosity." At the 6th World OMOSIROI Award, 251 winners were selected from 79 nominees recommended by 5 nominees from Japan and overseas.
The five award winners are Mr. Yoshitsugu Kobayashi, a dinosaur fossil hunter (Deputy Director and Professor of the Hokkaido University Museum and Invited Professor of the Museum of Osaka University), and Julia, a designer who protects women from sexual infectious diseases with the latest technology of microorganisms and wearables.・ Mr. Tomasello (Italy), Mr. Shiho Fukuhara, an artist who has an impact on society with science, technology and art, and Mr. Masahiro Matsumura (Osaka University) who is a leading expert in in-process studies to pursue the mystery of "I want to try". Professor, Graduate School of Economics), 5D print designer Julia Corner (Austria).
At the award ceremony on February 2020, 2, five winners will give presentations and performances to announce their "OMOSIROI", as well as a talk session by the selection committee entitled "What is the world standard OMOSIROI?" We will hold a "WOA After Party" where general visitors can interact with the winners and selection committee members.The venue is "Knowledge Theater" on the 8th floor of the Grand Front Osaka North Building, and admission is free.Advance application is required from the official website.
Knowledge Capital is the core facility of "Grand Front Osaka" in Kita-ku, Osaka City, which opened in April 2013 mainly by private businesses. As an "activity entity that creates" new value "by fusing" sensibilities "and" technology ", we provide intellectual exchange opportunities not only to participants but also to general consumers, and create new" knowledge ". We are working for the purpose of creating a "creative cycle".
