Speakers
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Takayuki Fukatsu
THE GUILD inc.
Takayuki Fukatsu
CEO of THE GUILD inc.
After working at tha Ltd., he became active in the Flash community.Since becoming independent in 2009, he has shifted his focus to UI design for smartphone apps, and founded Art & Mobile Inc. and the creative firm THE GUILD.Currently, he serves as CXO of note, an AI strategy advisor for Yokosuka City, and provides business advisory services across various fields.His recent publications include "Mastering ChatGPT! The Fukatsu Method Prompt Reader" and "Anticipating IT × Business: Image Generation AI".
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Tomonori Iwata
Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd.
Tomonori Iwata
Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd. Business Creation Dept./General Manager
After joining Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd. in 2000, engaged in group business management, consolidated accounting, and fundraising.Since 2017, involved in new business development, leading the establishment of Meitetsu Drone Academy and promoting co-creation with startups.Since 2023, in the current position, managing Meitetsu Open Innovation Lab.
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Takehiro Ueda
Author
Takehiro Ueda
Author
Born in 1979 in Hyogo Prefecture. After graduating from the Faculty of Law at Waseda University, he participated in the launch of a corporate solutions company and continued writing while serving as an executive. In 2013, he made his debut by winning the 45th Shincho Newcomer Award for "Taiyo" (The Sun). In 2015, he won the 28th Yukio Mishima Prize for "My Lover." In 2016, he was selected as one of GRANTA magazine's Best of Young Japanese Novelists. In 2018, he received the 68th Minister of Education's Newcomer Award for Fine Arts for Towers and Gravity. In 2019, he won the 160th Akutagawa Prize for "Nimrod." In 2022, he received the 46th Kawabata Yasunari Literary Award for "Without Travel." In 2024, he won the 30th Shimase Award for Love Stories for Beloved. His works include The Sun and Planets, My Lover, Friends from a Foreign Land, Towers and Gravity, Nimrod, Cue, Without Travel, Lack of Gravity, Beloved, K+ICO, and The Story of the Multi-Headed Beast.
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Vivienne Sato
artist
Vivienne Sato
Artist, Writer, Non-Architect, Drag Queen
Artist | Writer | Unbuilt Architecture | Drag QueenAn unorthodox creator across all genres, Vivienne has proudly embraced an identity as a drag queen for 30 years. Vivienne serves as a town revitalization consultant throughout Japan and am the tourism ambassador for Onomichi. As a talent affiliated with Sun Music, Vivienne also holds the position of visiting professor at Taisho University."My deep love for Shinjuku is reflected in my declaration: "I am Shinjuku." "Shinjuku is me."
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Yoichi Ito
Musashino University
Yoichi Ito
Dean, Faculty of Entrepreneurship, Musashino UniversityDean, Faculty of Entrepreneurship, Musashino University
Dean of Entrepreneurship dept. Musashino univ.(EMC）Yoichi Ito is a distinguished business leader and educator in Japan, renowned for his work in nurturing next-generation leaders who embrace entrepreneurship and strive to make the world a better place. In 2021, he founded the Department of Entrepreneurship at Musashino University (Musashino EMC) and became its dean. Continuing his commitment to innovation, he opened the startup studio “Musashino Valley” in June 2023 to support individuals ready to take their next step. An accomplished author, Ito’s prominent work “Speak in One Minute” is a bestseller with over 650,000 copies sold.
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Yoshiko Fujita
PA Inc.
Yoshiko Fujita
PA Inc. CEO
I worked for 20 years in the wealth management division of several foreign financial institutions.Later, I was engaged in community revitalization and employment of people with disabilities in Yamaguchi Prefecture, as well as the operation of a children's cafeteria. After working in the promotion of impact investing at SIIF (Social Innovation and Investment Foundation in Nippon Foundation group, I started PA Inc. in 2023 to support entrepreneurs and foundations on their philanthropic activities.I believes that the pursuit of social responsibility requires diverse means of financing. Partner of SVP Tokyo.
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Yuichi Inobori
INFOBAHN Inc.
Yuichi Inobori
Director and President of the Kyoto Branch, Infobahn Inc.
He started his career as a design practitioner around 2000, focusing on human-centered design and UX design. And He has been engaged in holistic design of products, services, and businesses in various fields through a service design approach, as well as design education and design research activities. In recent years, he has been focusing on “organizational culture design” to activate creativity, which is the starting point for creating new value in organizations.
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Yuki Aoyama
Splink Co., Ltd
Yuki Aoyama
CEO of Splink Co., Ltd
CEO of Splink Co., Ltd. He joined Keyence Corporation as a new graduate, becoming the youngest and most awarded top salesperson in the company's history. He was involved in business development in North America and the establishment of local subsidiaries in Latin America. Inspired by his family's battle with a neurological disease, he decided to start his own company. After moving to Silicon Valley and serving as an Entrepreneur in Residence (EiR) at a venture capital firm, he founded Splink, a medical AI startup focusing on the neuro-neurological field, in 2017. He holds an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He also serves as a director of the Japan Intellectual Property Association and the AI Medical Device Council.
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Yumi Otsuka
Toyota Motor Corporation
Yumi Otsuka
As Chief Sustainability Officer at Toyota Motor Corporation,
As Chief Sustainability Officer at Toyota Motor Corporation, Yumi Otsuka is leading Toyota’s corporate mission “Producing Happiness for All” and commitment to helping build a sustainable society. She joined Toyota as one of the first female career-track administrative new recruits. Since then, she has consistently demonstrated leadership in promoting diversity and sustainability at the front line of transformation, including “Diversity Project,” “Mirai (future) Project,” and creation of motorsports business. She graduated from School of Law, Osaka University (Japan), and earned an MBA degree from Dartmouth College (USA).
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Yusuke Tominaga
Whatever Co.
Yusuke Tominaga
Whatever Co. Producer / CEO
Yusuke Tominaga is the CEO and co-founder of Whatever. His career in the creative industry began when he helped establish AID-DCC in 2000 while still a student at Ritsumeikan University. He founded dot by dot inc. in 2014 and Whatever in 2019, the latter being a joint venture with the creative agency PARTY New York, where he served as Executive Producer from 2018. In Aug 2019, joint-invested with Tohokushinsha Film Corporation and established WTFC, Inc., inaugurated as CSO.Having earned accolades from Cannes Lions, The Webbys, Japan Media Arts Festival and more, Yusuke's experience in creative production spans across advertising, experiential marketing, music videos, fashion, and TV.Outside Whatever, Yusuke is a shareholder and executive partner of the tech director collective—BASSDRUM. He actively invests in startup products such as COTODAMA's Lyric Speaker and Yummy Sake—a free service that employs AI as a tool to profile the ideal Japanese rice wine for each user at blind tasting sessions. He also operates a co-working space "Wherever" for creative companies in Tokyo to fulfill his goal of building professional network with creatives around the world.
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Yuta Hagiwara
PREVENT Inc.
Yuta Hagiwara
PREVENT Inc. / Founder and CEO
Graduated from the Graduate School of Medicine at Nagoya University, where research focused on "Developing an Online Cardiac Rehabilitation Program." Subsequently gained clinical experience as a physical therapist at the Medical Research Institute Kitano Hospital. Founded PREVENT Inc. in 2016, aiming to innovate healthcare solutions. Achieved recognition in 2018 by receiving an award at the Japan Healthcare Business Contest. In 2020, PREVENT Inc. was selected for J-Startup CENTRAL, highlighting its global potential. In 2023, joined the Sumitomo Life Group to advance the social implementation of cutting-edge prevention programs.
