Victoria Taylor is a recognized leader in sustainability reporting and communications, with over 20 years of experience advising global brands on best practice. As CEO of Flag, Vic leads a multidisciplinary team dedicated to delivering strategic insight, creative innovation and impactful reporting for clients navigating the evolving sustainability landscape. Vic and her team lead and advise on ESG and sustainability reporting programmes for high-profile organizations including Hitachi, McDonalds and General Motors.
A board member of the Institute of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (ICRS) since 2020, Vic now serves as Vice Chair, where she plays a key role in advancing the profession. She is a regular speaker and facilitator at industry events, having recently chaired the plenary session at the UK Environmental Law Association’s annual conference, led a session on emerging trends in sustainability reporting at the ICRS Exchange in London.

After supporting business process reforms and organizational restructuring at an operating company, he advanced its global sustainability strategy. In 2010, he coordinated Japan’s industry response to the U.S. Dodd-Frank Act through JEITA and, in 2011, became the first Japanese speaker at the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva. He contributed to the IIRC’s Integrated Reporting Framework and served on METI’s Corporate Reporting Lab, laying the foundation for the Ito Report. Joining EY in 2013, he has led the sustainability team since 2015, supporting ESG investment and sustainable management. Since 2025, he has served as Asia East Regional CCaSS Leader. He is Vice President of the Business and Society Forum and a Strategic Advisory Board member at the University of Michigan’s Erb Institute. MBA from Keio University.

Ohtani joined Kao following a career in mass media to lead internal engagement efforts around corporate philosophy The Kao Way. She went on to work in global internal and corporate communications, contributing to the realization of the mid-term management strategy through projects for corporate image establishment and future creation. In 2018, Ohtani was appointed Director of ESG Promotion and ESG Public Relations, ESG Division, where she took on the responsibility of developing and promoting the ESG strategy the Kirei Lifestyle Plan. She was appointed Vice President, ESG Global Strategy in 2022, and has held her current position since 2025.

Kemmiya Misa is Executive Director for Sustainability Management of Green×Expo 2027, which will be held in Yokohama by the Government of Japan. She was seconded from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in April 2025 after stablishing sustainability management in JICA, engaging in climate change, biodiversity and human security. Previously, she worked in JICA Kenya and Philippines office, as well as Department of Public Relations, Dept. of Global Environment etc. in Tokyo.

After working at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities, Minebea (now MinebeaMitsumi), and Nabtesco, Shintaro Saito joined Orion Breweries in 2024. As General Manager of Corporate Value Creation, he oversees corporate management, IR and PR, sustainability, and industry-government-academia collaboration. He contributed to Okinawa’s first manufacturing IPO and is committed to creating impact for local social challenges. With broad expertise in M&A, corporate finance, IPOs, IR advisory, media communications, sustainability, and governance, gained through roles at securities and corporate firms, he brings a wide-ranging perspective. Saito holds a Master’s degree in Management of Technology from Tokyo University of Science.

Dr. Sirikul established her own consulting firm after working for global corporations for nearly twenty years. The mission of her firm is to be a small but competent strategic advisory company with the aim of working with Thai clients who truly believe in sustainable branding and systematic methodology. Her approach to developing brand strategy is based upon the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy.
Her background ranges from communication to management, to sustainable development. This together with her own unique combination of creative flair and strategic thinking make her a ‘one of a kind’ consultant. Dr. Sirikul can provide strategic and holistic recommendations that are sensible and practical for each client’s issues. Her strength is her expertise in compelling brand strategy development—Brand Model & Brand Architecture as well as Branded CSR.
She has been representing SB (Sustainable Brands) in Thailand since 2016, and has successfully organized conferences among business circles for more than 7 years. In addition to SB, she initiated the “Porlaewdee The Creator” program, aimed at strengthening immunity among young entrepreneurs with Sufficiency Economy Philosophy.

Jin Song Montesano was appointed as Director of LIXIL Corporation in June 2020. In addition, she has been Executive Officer and Executive Vice President of LIXIL Corporation since November 2014, where she is responsible for human resources and general affairs, public affairs, external affairs and corporate responsibility, while also serving as Chief People Officer.

Jun Suto architects co-flourishing futures where nature, humanity, and AI thrive together. A founding member of the AI+Compassion Alliance, he champions compassionate technology honoring all forms of intelligence and life.
With 30+ years guiding Fortune 500s and startups toward breakthrough growth, Jun translates holistic visions into reality. A 2016 XPRIZE Visioneer and 2018 Singularity University Global Impact Challenge winner, he produced the $10M Avatar XPRIZE, catalyzing telepresence technology—a WEF Top 10 Emerging Technology of 2019.
His Massively Transformative Purpose: eliminate waste of talents while listening to the voiceless, extending beyond humanity to all sentient beings.
As inaugural MI3 member and AIMed Asia advisor, Jun advances AI applications enhancing wellbeing across interconnected systems. His blend of technical expertise, business acumen, and ecological wisdom makes him essential in shaping technology serving our planetary community’s flourishing.

Ph.D. (Science). Since 2007, he has been with Cybozu Labs, where he conducts research on software that enhances teamwork and intellectual productivity, and currently serves as a Research Director. His interests lie in improving intellectual productivity (as a means) and advancing civilization (as an end). He is the author of books that trace the historical evolution of programming languages and analyze techniques for intellectual work from an engineer’s perspective.

He is a contributor to ⿻ 數位 Plurality by Audrey Tang and Glen Weyl, and served as the lead for its Japanese localization. He interprets the technology known as “Broad Listening,” discussed in Plurality, as a form of intellectual productivity that enhances humans’ capacity to understand others, and sees it as key to global progress. He has been involved in several Broad Listening initiatives in Japan, including Takahiro Anno’s Tokyo gubernatorial campaign and JAPAN CHOICE’s YoronChizu (public opinion map).

Joined Mitsubishi Corporation in 1980. Served as General Manager of Corporate Communications Department in 2001, Executive Officer and General Manager of General Affairs Department in 2010, and Member of the Board, Executive Vice President and Corporate Functional Officer in 2014. Concurrently served as General Manager, Kansai Branch in 2017.

Joined ASICS Corporation as Corporate Adviser in January 2018, and appointed Representative Director, President and COO in March 2018. Appointed Representative Director, President, CEO&COO in March 2022, and Representative Director, Chairman and CEO in January 2024.

Dr. Kazuo Yano is Fellow, Hitachi Ltd. and CEO, Happiness Planet Ltd.
He is known for his pioneering works dedicated to the world-first room- temperature single-electron memories.
Subsequently, he has pioneered the measurement and analysis of social big data.
He and his coworkers have succeeded in quantifying the happiness of people from unconscious physical motion,
and founded “Happiness Planet, Ltd.” in 2020 for enhancing happiness and psychological capital through technologies.
He has provided a number of keynote speeches on data for happiness world-widely.
Yano has applied for over 350 patents, and his papers have over 4500 citations.

His book, “The Invisible Hand of Data”, was nominated as one of the top 10 business books in Japan in 2014.
He received 2020 IEEE Frederik Phillips Award and many other international awards.
He is Fellow of the IEEE.

Hiroyasu Abe joined Yamaha in 1993 and was responsible for materials research and the development of production technologies for both domestic and overseas factories within the Production Engineering Division. He received the Special Award at the 2011 National Commendation for Invention, presented by the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation, for his work on wood modification technology.
In 2009, he voluntarily transferred to the Environment and CSR Division, and in 2015 he was appointed Manager of the CSR Promotion Office.
In line with the corporate policy of placing sustainability at the core of management and business operations, he transferred to the Corporate Planning Division in 2021, where he currently serves. He leads and oversees sustainability initiatives across the Yamaha Group, striving to realize the corporate mission of “Well-being of people around the world.”

He is a Professor at the Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology and Director of the Startup Accelerator Research Institute. He completed his doctoral program at the Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo, earning a Ph.D., and obtained a master’s degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology（MIT)　Sloan School of Management. He served as a long-term Overseas Research Fellow of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) as a Visiting Researcher at MIT, and also held positions as a Visiting Researcher at the University of Tokyo and Professor at the Graduate School of Management, Kagawa University. His academic field is management studies. He is a leading scholar in regional management, which applies management theory to addressing regional and local challenges. He proposed the “IT Organizational Capability Dependence Theory” and the “Regional Value Chain” theory, which systematizes value linkages within regional economies.

With a career that began at Matsushita Electric Industrial Company (now Panasonic), she has worked across product planning and marketing for hair-care categories in both domestic and international markets. She later played a leading role in the company’s New Business Development division, where she guided the creation of a new service designed to support women’s health and wellbeing. She currently oversees domestic marketing for this service, directing its strategic development and promotional activities.

Joined TBS in 1991. After working as a news cameraperson and news reporter, served as Washington correspondent from 2005 to 2009. Upon returning to Japan, worked as a foreign news desk editor before becoming Beijing Bureau Chief from 2014 to 2018. During her time in Beijing, she also covered North Korea on six separate occasions. After returning to Japan, she began proposing initiatives within the company regarding SDGs. In August 2020, she became the head of the newly established SDGs Planning Department. As the leader of a company-wide SDGs project, she launched the “WEEK to Make the Earth Smile” campaign in November 2020. She became Director of the Sustainability Creation Center in July 2023, Specially Appointed Executive Officer in charge of Sustainability Promotion in July 2024, and assumed her current position in January 2025.

Yuriko joined Unilever Japan as Head of Communications in 2023 attracted by its purpose to make sustainable living common place. Her function is responsible for Corporate PR, Corporate Affairs and Internal Communications. She started her professional career in IKEA Japan in 2006, worked mainly in Marketing and Communications. She studied International Relations at University of Tsukuba and lived in Sweden for 1 year as the exchange student at high school. Lives in Tokyo with her husband, 12 years daughter and 10 years son

Head of Talent Acquisition, HR Operations (HQ & Global), Head of Accessibility Promotion Office

After gaining experience in software development as an IT engineer while studying in Japan, Wolly returned to China, where he helped launch a recruitment consulting business. Seeking to apply this expertise in Japan, he joined Microsoft Japan as a Direct Sourcing Manager for the mid-career recruitment team, where he contributed to establishing the direct recruiting operations.

He subsequently served as the Recruitment Manager for the Asia region and as an HRBP. He then transferred to the Consulting Services Division to oversee business planning and sales operations before joining LIXIL Corporation.

Returning to his roots in HR and Talent Acquisition at LIXIL, he currently oversees all new graduate and mid-career hiring as the Head of Global and Headquarters Talent Acquisition. Since December 2025, he has also served as the Head of the LIXIL Accessibility Promotion Office.

Takaaki Umada is a director at FoundX, the official startup accelerator program at the prestigious University of Tokyo. With over a decade of experience supporting software developers and startup founders, Umada brings deep expertise in startup support, including navigating public affairs and regulatory matters.
Prior to his current role, Umada held positions at Microsoft Japan as a product manager and technical evangelist. In 2016, he transitioned to the University of Tokyo, where he founded and led Hongo Tech Garage before launching FoundX in 2019. He is the author of “Paradoxical Startup Thinking,” “Successful Entrepreneurs Choose Where to Stay,” “Implementing the Future,” “Raising Your Resolution, “Hypothesis-driven Doing.”

Erin leads SATO, a social business that develops innovative sanitation and hygiene solutions for global communities. Within the broader LIXIL Group, she is also responsible for the LIXIL Public Partners and Hydrific ventures.
Erin is also Chair of the Toilet Board Coalition (TBC), a unique business-led partnership with the ambition to accelerate the Sanitation Economy. Previously having worked with social enterprises, philanthropists, and other bilateral and multilateral organizations, she is skilled in relationship management, strategy development and planning, engagement of complex stakeholder groups, organizational effectiveness and implementation, analysis, and business case development.

After serving as a assistant and lecturer at university, he held positions promoting environmental management and sustainability management at two companies: one in industrial machinery manufacturing, and another in semiconductor manufacturing.
In environmental management, he focused on chemical substance and waste management handling ISO 14001 secretariat duties, environmental information disclosure, internal awareness campaigns, product LCA, and social contribution activities.
In sustainability management, responsibilities included establishing company-wide policies and frameworks, sustainability information disclosure, internal awareness campaigns, and developing solutions and new businesses utilizing proprietary technologies.
Joining IBM Consulting Japan in June 2025.
From a sustainability management perspective, engaged in supporting ERP installation projects for major manufacturers and analyzing the current state of environmental management operations.

Executive Director, Leave No Trace Japan (NPO)
CEO, backcountry classroom Inc.

Founded Leave No Trace Japan (NPO) in 2021 and serves as its Representative Director. Under this leadership, membership has grown to over 1,000 within approximately four years, and the organization became the first officially recognized Leave No Trace branch in Asia.

Earned Japan’s first PhD in outdoor education from the University of Tsukuba in 2000, followed by teaching positions in outdoor education at Nara University of Education and the University of Tsukuba.

Other contributions include introducing global standards and professional practices in outdoor education in Japan, such as founding Wilderness Education Association Japan in 2013, obtaining the Wilderness Medicine Training Center (Wilderness First Aid) business license in 2015, and co-founding Wilderness Risk Management Japan in 2017.

CEO of Eminent Group Inc. After working at Goldman Sachs Asset Management and other institutions, she assumed her current role. She is also the Chairperson of the Future Design Initiative by Science and Finance (FDSF). She serves as an independent director of Musashi Seimitsu Industry, Pronexus, and Daiwa Asset Management. She holds a Master of Technology Management (MOT) from the Graduate School of Management, Tokyo University of Science. She has served on expert panels and advisory committees for the Financial Services Agency, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and the Cabinet Office of Japan. Her publications include Connecting Corporate Sustainability with Sustainable Finance (Kinzai), among others.

After joining UL Solutions, Kaori started working in the Marketing Department, focusing on branding and PR initiatives. After moving to the Business Development Department, she was responsible for finding potential opportunities in the Japanese market for introducing new UL services & solutions. Identifying a gap in the market, in 2019, Kaori transitioned to her current team focusing on promoting sustainability-related services and solutions. She has been instrumental to the rapid growth of this team. One of the team’s key offerings is UL 360, an industry-leading SaaS sustainability data management solution. Today, her team partners with a large number of companies and is committed to supporting data-driven sustainability management by maximising the power of software.

After working across a wide range of GSTC functions – including membership coordination, training, conference operations support, standards development, and the Recognition program – Emi is now overseeing the organization’s financial operations. With the rapid growth of sustainable tourism initiatives in Japan in recent years, she continues to be actively involved in various Japan‑based projects as well.
Before formally joining GSTC, Emi gained experience in corporate sustainability trends in Japan, environmental certification systems, social contribution programs, and fundraising during her time at WWF Japan (World Wide Fund for Nature).
While living overseas, Emi worked with both for‑profit and non‑profit organizations across multiple industries, specializing in project management and coordination in hospitality, sustainable tourism, and environmental fields. Her previous roles include positions at the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA).

・Ecology and fieldwork in freshwater environments across monsoon Asia, including Japan (freshwater fish, amphibians, aquatic insects, etc.)
・Cliff ecology
・Development of “3D digital organisms” that construct 3D models from real biological specimens

Professor, Faculty of Business Administration, Komazawa University.

Specializing in Consumer Behavior and Brand Management, she conducts research on consumer-brand relationships, fan psychology, and brand platform strategies. She serves as a board director for the Japan Association for Consumer Studies and the Japan Marketing Academy.

During her tenure as a Visiting Scholar at the University of California, Berkeley (2015–2017), she deepened her expertise in diversity and sustainability. In November 2025, she published her co-edited book, Sustainable Marketing: Consumer Behavior and Corporate Response in the SDGs Era (Yuhikaku).

Deaf. Content creator. After graduating from the Department of Special Needs Education at Tokyo Gakugei University, he worked as a child care worker for 10 years, while also founding the general incorporated association Igengo Lab. and serving as its representative director. He is a developer of interlingual escape games. He primarily provides experiential content such as puzzle solving and immersive theater, and is conscious of building teams in which deaf and hard-of-hearing people can take the initiative.
Based on his experience at Igengo Lab., he joined HERALBONY with the desire to further change the image of disabilities. He is primarily in charge of developing content for training sessions, events, etc.

After graduating from university, he gained experience in the apparel industry and in sales before joining a food and beverage company in Singapore. He later moved to Pizza 4P’s in Vietnam, where he was responsible for store development, new business initiatives, and marketing. In 2021, he led the launch of a zero-waste restaurant as the country representative of Pizza 4P’s Cambodia. Following this, he was involved in the opening and direction of new stores across multiple countries, including Japan and Indonesia. He currently serves as Global Branding Director, overseeing concept development, design, creative direction, and PR on a global scale. From this year, he has also taken on projects in New York, USA.

I joined NTT in 1997 and, following the company’s reorganization, worked at NTT Communications, where I was involved in system engineering and project management, as well as the planning and development of cloud services.
From 2013, I led the launch and operation of the AI business “COTOHA,” focusing on NLP technologies such as chatbots, STT and TTS.
I later joined LINE as a Senior Account Executive, where I played a key role in launching and operating AI businesses including “LINE CLOVA” and “LINE AiCall.”
I am currently an Innovation Officer at NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS, where I am engaged in the launch and operation of Green Transformation (GX) businesses.

After launching a career in sales at a medical device manufacturer, Masashi built a robust career in talent acquisition, gaining experience in both domestic and global recruitment agencies, as well as in-house HR roles. He has successfully spearheaded large-scale project management and operational transformation initiatives.
Currently, Masashi serves at LIXIL Corporation, where he leads Strategy and Change Management for the recruitment department, and is establishing company-wide direct sourcing measures.

Deeply resonating with LIXIL’s priority initiatives—”Global Sanitation & Hygiene,” “Water Conservation & Environmental Sustainability,” and “Diversity & Inclusion”—Masashi goes beyond mere talent acquisition. He is dedicated to conveying the company’s social mission, and significance to potential candidates and employees alike.

Born in Kanagawa in 1973, Katsuhiro Kondo joined Patagonia in 1995 as a store staff member at the Kamakura location. He went on to lead the launch of visual merchandising in Japan and served as store manager at multiple locations. Later, he transitioned to the marketing department, where he oversaw promotional activities and contributed to brand strategy as Marketing Manager.
In 2016, he was appointed head of the Japan market for Patagonia’s food business, Patagonia Provisions, and led its launch in the same year. He has focused on connecting sustainable food and regenerative organic agriculture with solutions to Japan’s environmental and social challenges, while also expanding the domestic product line.
Since 2025, he has served as Director of the Impact Department, overseeing initiatives including grant programs that support grassroots environmental activism. His work spans healthy food and regenerative agriculture, watershed and land restoration, and contributes to addressing the climate crisis and advancing nature-positive outcomes.

My specialism lies in contemplating the environments and cultures that nurture children as they grow, live, age, pass away, and move on to the next stage. My work encompasses managing welfare facilities, creating a festival spanning 500 years, reviving temples, composing music for television programmes, and performances utilising sundries and electronic instruments. My released recordings include “narrative songs” (CD, Spotify, etc.), and my publications include “Everything, Child-Centred.” (KADOKAWA). He leads the COINN project, which brings sound to spaces for infants and young children. He serves as Chair of the Research Planning Committee for the National Private Nursery Federation, is a part-time lecturer at Otsuma Women’s University, and is the chief priest of Ryoudenji Temple.

After completing her master’s degree in Environmental Studies, she worked at an environmental startups, providing consulting services for major companies and conducting research for government agencies and local municipalities. She joined Bridgestone Corporation in 2007, where she led initiatives in environmental management, CSR, and sustainability communications. In 2020, she moved to Australia to pursue doctoral research at Monash University and earned her PhD in Social Sciences in 2023, focusing on the relationship between corporate purpose and sustainability. She joined Danone Japan in 2024 and is responsible for public affairs and sustainability. She also serves as a part-time lecturer in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at the Institute of Regional Development, Hosei University.

She previously worked at Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting and is currently a Senior Manager at Owls Consulting Group. As a consultant, she has extensive experience in human rights due diligence, corporate sustainability and social impact strategies, public policy development, and advisory services for NPOs and NGOs.
Since 2021, she has served as Executive Director of Fairtrade Label Japan, where she leads initiatives to expand the fair trade market, including the nationwide cross-sector “Million Action Campaign,” a public–private–academic awareness campaign held annually in May.
She is a co-author of Business and Human Rights: An Introduction for All Business Professionals (Nikkei BP) and the author of Child Labour White Paper 2020: Business and Child Labour and Child Labour White Paper 2025, among other publications. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Hitotsubashi University and a Master’s degree in Economics (Regional Development) from the same institution.

With a diverse background in business enterprises, consulting firms, and Big4 audit firms, I have now taken on my current role. Leveraging my extensive experience and insights in strategy, accounting, systems, and sustainability, I have spearheaded the establishment of sustainable management and management control services at IBM. As the leader responsible for these services, I have not only engaged in various projects but also actively disseminated information and knowledge on sustainability both within and outside the company.

After joining a securities firm in 1998, he began working as a Japanese equity analyst and portfolio manager at multiple asset-management firms from 2001, specializing in Japanese equity investment strategies. In 2012, he launched a Japan Equity Sustainable Investment Strategy at Sparx Asset Management Co., Ltd., attracting capital from a broad range of investors, including European public pension funds, UCITS vehicles, U.S. corporate pension plans, U.S. university endowments, and domestic public mutual funds.
In July 2023, he was appointed Chief Investment Officer of Cadira Capital Management Co., Ltd. He has been selected for Forbes Japan’s “Impact 100” list.

He is a sustainability professional who began his career at Kawasaki Heavy Industries in factory administration, focusing on HR and health & safety. After helping launch new environmental business ventures, he moved to the UK in 2007, earning an MSc in Environmental Sciences (University of East Anglia) and an MBA (Lancaster University). In 2010, he founded Sustainavision Ltd. in London to bridge Japanese companies with European sustainability practice through training and research, and since 2012 he has regularly delivered the certified Sustainability Practitioner Program in Japan. In 2018, he established SRA Japan to advance restaurant sustainability and consumer awareness. He also chairs MAFF’s Sustainable Restaurant Working Team and published the “Chef’s Sustainability Manifesto: 17 Principles Toward 2030,” promoting sustainability action among chefs.

Sputniko! is a British–Japanese artist whose work playfully yet provocatively explores the intersection of technology, identity, and society. Through films, robotics, music, and interactive installations, she challenges social norms and imagines the ethical and cultural implications of emerging technologies. Between 2013 and 2017, she was an Assistant Professor at the MIT Media Lab, where she founded and directed the Design Fiction Group, and later served as Associate Professor at both the University of Tokyo and Tokyo University of the Arts. Named Vogue Japan Woman of the Year in 2013, Sputniko! has also been recognized as a TED Fellow, delivering a widely acclaimed talk at TED 2019, and as a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader in 2017. In recent years, she has expanded her practice into social entrepreneurship as Founder and CEO of Cradle Inc., a company dedicated to supporting women’s health and well-being in the workplace, now serving more than 80 major corporations across Japan.

I am a second-year student at Ibaraki Prefectural Mito First High School. A track and field athlete with ten years of experience, I have qualified for the Kanto Regional Championships for two consecutive years. At IHRP, I research “How can we create a world where electricity can be generated through running?” by developing a power-generating device.
My dream is to become an astronaut. In the Tokyo University of Science Space Education Program, I served as project leader and received the Business Partner Award. I completed the Next-Generation Global Leader Development Program and competed in the World Scholars Cup Global Round. After the GCI program at the Matsuo–Iwasawa Laboratory at the University of Tokyo, I continue to work there on LLM development. I also developed an AI coaching app that reached the final round of an app development competition. I see great potential in integrating space with sports, energy, and AI/data science.

Joined Honda R&D Co., Ltd. in 1999, engaging in research and development focused on improving the environmental performance of mid-size engines.
From 2008, assigned to Honda R&D Americas, responsible for planning automotive environmental strategies for the North American market.
Since 2016, involved in the planning and promotion of four-wheel vehicle electrification strategies at Honda R&D.
Since 2022, driving initiatives to advance the commercialization of resource circulation businesses in the current role.

Futoshi Takashima is a founder / CEO of the General Incorporated Association “NEWHERO”, which approaches social issues from the creator’s point of view and runs a community that connects social activists and creators.
Futoshi is also a visual director/documentalist, specialized in bringing out and capturing ephemeral emotions and moments from individuals, and actively creates social-good content.
He efficiently applies visual expression and ideas which he cultivated through his experience in the advertisement industry, in the field that solves social challenges, and works on creating new stories that reach out to people’s hearts.
His major works are P&G’s “Mom’s Happy 1st Anniversary”” (ママも1歳、おめでとう) etc., which won awards both at home and abroad.

Hirotaka TAKAHASHI is a Member of the Board of Directors and Senior Executive Officer at Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd., overseeing administrative divisions and promoting corporate value through socially responsible management. He joined the company in 2022 to lead the Food Division and became a Board Member in 2024.
Hirotaka began his career at SEVEN-ELEVEN JAPAN CO., LTD. in 1996. He advanced through leadership roles in product strategy, serving as General Manager of the Product Division in 2014, Executive Officer and Head of the Product Division in 2019, and Director and Executive Officer in 2020. In 2021, he led the QC Logistics Management Division and Sustainability Promotion Office, driving initiatives in quality control, logistics reform, and environmental impact reduction to support sustainable practices.
With expertise in product development, logistics, and ESG management, Hirotaka continues to lead strategies that foster sustainable growth and strengthen corporate governance.

From 2026, In charge of emotional research and sustainability business development. After working for a telecommunications company, she joined Dentsu. She established several laboratories as a principal researcher in consumer behavior research. In addition to two and a half years in global business and two and a half years seconded to DX support for a consumer package goods client, she was involved in the establishment of Dentsu Digital Co., Ltd. + Dentsu Group Sustainability Office + Dentsu Co., Ltd. Sustainability Consulting Office, and then seconded to Dentsu Live Co., Ltd.

Executive Coordinator of the Frontier Science and Social Co-creation Initiative, Kanazawa University from 2023, and Partner of Certified NPO Service Grant Japan from 2024| Certified facilitator of LEGO®SERIOUS PLAY® method and materials from 2022.

Dr. Dave Mateo leads LIXIL’s Impact Strategy, driving the company’s commitment to global sanitation & hygiene, water conservation & environmental sustainability, and diversity & inclusion. With over 20 years of leadership in ESG disclosure & assessment, and impact management, his career spans high-level corporate roles and experiences as a water and sanitation expert with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

A civil and environmental engineer by training, Dr. Mateo holds a Ph.D. in Global Environmental Studies from Kyoto University. His journey in sustainability began with pioneering research in ecological sanitation, first recognized at the 2007 World Toilet Summit. Today, he is a prominent advocate for the B Corp movement in Japan, dedicated to leveraging business as a powerful force for global good.

She joined Kopernik in 2011 and has served as the Representative Director of Kopernik Japan since its establishment in 2014, overseeing all of the organization’s programs and operations.

Through collaboration with public institutions, private companies, NGOs, and educational institutions, she has been engaged in initiatives aimed at addressing social and environmental challenges in developing countries, primarily in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, with a focus on the dissemination and promotion of locally rooted innovations.

In Japan, she has also led a wide range of activities, including corporate consulting, capacity-building programs for NGOs, and lectures at educational institutions. She is currently advancing the KOPERNIK-Campus initiative, which focuses on developing human resources capable of addressing complex social challenges.

Chief Executive Officer of WWF Japan since July 2020.
Currently serving as WWF Network’s AP25 Senior Executive Team member, ADB (Asian Development Bank) WWF Partnership Steering Committee Chair.
Studied natural resources management at University of Edinburgh and graduated with Master of Science degree, joined WWF Japan in 1992 and worked on wetland and flyway conservation. Since 2000, initiated an international marine biodiversity conservation project for the Yellow Sea Ecoregion cooperating with scientists, environmental NGOs, local and central government agencies, and UN agencies in China and South Korea. Between 2011-2020, as Conservation Director for WWF Japan, managed a conservation programme. Between 2017-2020, also worked as an Asia-Pacific Representative of Conservation Directors and led the launch of the WWF Asia Pacific Counter-Illegal Wildlife Trade Hub.

I grew up in Katsushika-Ku, Tokyo. I joined Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd. in April 1991.
Since then, I have gained experience in various sales departments, including regional sales, automotive dealer sales, assignment in Indonesia, corporate sales, and secondment to a life insurance company. In 2017, I was transferred to the Sustainability Department at MS&AD Holdings, where I worked in the field of biodiversity and natural capital, including initiatives such as Indonesia’s afforestation project and the Japan Business Initiative for Biodiversity (JBIB), until 2020.
Starting in 2022, I was seconded to “Office for Mainstreaming Biodiversity, Nature Conservation Bureau, Ministry of Environment” for a three-year term, where I contributed to the formulation of the Nature Positive Economic Transition Strategy, supported TNFD disclosures, and promoted Nature Positive initiatives to businesses.
I have been serving in my current position since April 2025.

Nozomi Torii joined VALUE BOOKS Inc. (Ueda, Nagano) in 2015 as a Director. She has led the company’s efforts to become certified as a B Corporation™, which aims to transform the global economy to be inclusive, equitable, and regenerative. As part of contributing to the broader B Corp movement, she co-translated “The B Corp Handbook, Second Edition: How You Can Use Business as a Force for Good” to Japanese through a community-based project with blkswn publishers, published in June 2022 by VALUE BOOKS Publishing.

In March 2024, she co-founded and became Co-Lead of B Market Builder Japan, the official partner of B Lab in Japan, which leads the global B Corp movement. Nozomi was appointed Representative Director of VALUE BOOKS in July 2024 and is dedicated to addressing gender gaps. Under her leadership, VALUE BOOKS was certified as a B Corp in October 2024.

I am Hiroto Nakawatari, a Year 12 student at Sapporo Kaisei Secondary School. Currently, I am conducting research with three classmates from the same school on “Enhancing the Efficiency of Methane Fermentation in Biogas Generation Using Food Waste”. This academic year, alongside my research activities within the IHRP, I am participating in numerous other research programmes, engaging daily in research aimed at solving global and Japanese energy challenges.
Through my research activities at secondary school, I discovered the joy of creating something with others and immersing myself in a single pursuit. In the future, I wish to continue striving alongside my peers in research endeavours, working to give tangible form to the society I envision.

Director, Campus Life Center (Career), Tokai University

Board Member, The Association of Design about Strategy for Zone Industry and Zone Brand
Board Member, Japan Association for Management Systems

Ph.D. in Business Administration

Since joining the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Ms.Nishikawa has been involved in a broad spectrum of key policy areas. Her experience spans trade policy initiatives, including the Japan-U.S. Economic Dialogue and APEC; the formulation of Japan’s energy mix in the immediate aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake; and efforts to strengthen oil supply chain resilience. She has also contributed to climate change and environmental policies, including the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the promotion of green finance, as well as to international standardization policy. She has served in her current position since July 2025.