• Foundations of Service Science and the service industry sector
• Public/Private sector partnerships, policies, trade in services, future prospects
• Contributions from science, social science, management, engineering, design as well as industry sector perspectives• Road-maps, methodology, business development, strategiesand innovative models, application of information technology, performance measures, and service system design
• Education and workforce development
• Case studies from practice, research and educational community
• Future Directions in Japan• Takayuki Aso (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science & Technology in Japan)
• Yasuhiro Maeda (Director, Service Affairs Policy Division METI)
• Norihisa Doi (Professor Emeritus, Keio University and Service Science, Solutions and Foundation Integrated Research (S3FIRE) Program Officer, JST/RISTEX)