Session
EXPERTS
Global Innovation Café: Connecting Cultures – The Power of Diversity in a Globalized Era (Interactive Session)
This session is a groundbreaking initiative curated by disability artists, blending diversity and creativity into a transformative "Innovation Café" experience. By integrating people, spaces, content, and AI, this café becomes a hub for uncovering hidden talents, fostering self-awareness of individual well-being, and enhancing self-esteem. At its core lies the synergy between local resources and external perspectives, where collaboration ignites the full potential of co-creation.
Participants will explore three key pillars:
Well-Being Through Culinary Innovation
From homemakers to pioneering female entrepreneurs, presenters will offer foods inspired by local and Japanese traditions, emphasizing fermented products and safe, wholesome meals. These creations not only honor cultural heritage but also nurture the harmony of body and mind.
Elevator Pitches by Innovators
Entrepreneurs will deliver concise, impactful presentations showcasing their ideas and initiatives. These pitches serve as a springboard for meaningful dialogue and cross-cultural inspiration, highlighting the diverse strengths of the participants.
Immersive Experiences in Cultural Connection
Participants will actively engage in "bridging cultures," becoming part of a living tapestry of innovation and collaboration. This hands-on approach fosters new insights, relationships, and opportunities for personal and collective growth.
Why Attend?
This session offers more than just learning—it provides a platform to feel the power of diversity and experience the unique alchemy of innovation that arises when cultures and ideas unite. Join us in creating a space where creativity flourishes, talents emerge, and connections inspire the future.
Supported by MUFG Bank
Available passes
- Executive
- Business/Startup
- Rising Star
- City
Language：Japanese
Speakers
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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.
