Session
Material
Our Role in Creating a Sustainable Society
Discuss the roles individuals and businesses must play in addressing climate change and resource depletion to achieve a sustainable society. Explore practical approaches to reducing environmental impact through lifestyle changes, business models, and policy measures.
Available passes
- Executive
- Business/Startup
- Rising Star
- City
Language:Japanese
Speakers
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Kota Machida
fabula Inc.
Kota Machida
fabula Inc. CEO
Born in Kanagawa Prefecture, graduated from the Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, at the University of Tokyo. Spent childhood in the Netherlands and developed an interest in solving social issues faced by humanity, including environmental problems. Traveled to over 60 countries, with Venice being the favorite city. In the concrete research lab, worked on developing a new material made from food waste, aiming to make construction materials more sustainable and add value to food waste. In October 2021, co-founded fabula Inc. with Takuma Oishi and Daiki Matsuda, with the statement "Creating inspiration from waste," seeking to add value to all types of waste.
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Rina Sakai
FERMENSTATION Co., Ltd.
Rina Sakai
CEO, FERMENSTATION Co., Ltd.
After graduating from International Christian University (ICU), she worked at several financial institutions, including Fuji Bank and Deutsche Securities. She developed an interest in fermentation technology and enrolled in the Department of Brewing Science at Tokyo University of Agriculture's Faculty of Applied Biosciences, graduating in March 2009. In the same year, she founded Ferment Station Co., Ltd. and became its CEO, a position she holds to this day.