Session
Sustainable Environment
Global Trends Through the Lens of Biodiversity
Examine the impact of biodiversity conservation on environmental issues, the economy, and society. Explore global trends addressing climate change and sustainable development, while discussing strategies for the future.
Available passes
- Executive
- Business/Startup
- Rising Star
- City
Language：Japanese
Speakers
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Yosuke Ishida
TOMUSHI Co., Ltd.
Yosuke Ishida
CEO of TOMUSHI Co., Ltd.
Born in Ōdate City, Akita Prefecture. After graduating from high school, worked briefly before deciding to take on university entrance exams. Enrolled in the Faculty of Economics at Aoyama Gakuin University but dropped out after six months to pursue entrepreneurship. Founded an IT company, which was unsuccessful, and returned to his hometown of Ōdate City when his grandfather fell ill. Back in his hometown, he became passionate about beetles and went on to establish TOMUSHI Inc. Today, the company has gained significant attention, including being recognized by the Ministry of the Environment with the Startup Award. Under its mission of creating an "eco-friendly future," the company focuses on waste management and resource recycling using insects as its main business activities.
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Takeuchi Sumiko
IEEI / U3Innovations, LLC
Takeuchi Sumiko
Member, Board of Directors, IEEI / Co-Founder and Co-President of U3Innovations, LLC
Ph.D in Engineering.After working Tokyo Electric Power Co.mainly in the environmental sector, she became independent researcher in 2012. She has participated in the UNFCCC negotiation process (COP) for more than 15 years , and has been engaged in research and proposal of environmental and energy policies.Founded U3 Innovations LLC in October 2018 with the aim of collaborating with startups to realize “Utility 3.0” as a new social system. She works on energy and environmental issues from both policy advocacy and business/investment perspectives.
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Akihiko Shibahara
Research Institute for Earth Science Visualization Technology
Akihiko Shibahara
Research Institute for Earth Science Visualization Technology CEO
1.CEO, Research Institute for Earth Science Visualization Technology Co.,Ltd (AIST* Start-ups). *National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology.2.Dr. Akihiko Shibahara is a geologist, paleontologist, and 3D-CAM (computer-aided manufacturing) engineer. He received a Doctor degree of Science from Tsukuba University, and he worked as a curator at the Geological Museum in AIST*. His recent research has focused on the visualization of earth science, such as underground data or hazard maps using 3D modeling techniques. In 2016, he established the Institute for Earth Science Visualization Technology as an AIST Start-ups to implement his research activity. He is also a visiting professor at Fukui Prefectural University and a visiting researcher at Dinosaur Research Investigation at the same university to visualize the spatial relationship between geology and paleontology. Earth Science Visualization Technology established several techniques of building up finely-detailed 3D miniatures to visualize geological information and hazard maps. In 2024, he is working on Scientific Research for the science fiction drama “Ultraman Arc".
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Shogoro Fujiki
Biome Inc.
Shogoro Fujiki
Biome Inc. CEO
Biome Inc. has developed a unique approach to collecting biodiversity data via smartphones, pioneering a previously challenging biodiversity assessment system. By applying advanced data analytics, including species distribution estimation, Biome continues to release new services supporting a nature-positive economy.
