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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

He has held his current position since 2019.
In 2024, Shodoshima became the third island in Japan (and the first in western Japan) to receive the Silver Award in the Green Destinations Awards program, an international certification organization accredited by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC).He also holds a Professional Certificate, a professional qualification.Furthermore, in 2025, Tonosho Town will be certified as a “Best Tourism Village” by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism) as an excellent region that is working to preserve cultural heritage and promote sustainable development through tourism in line with the Sustainable Development Goals, and will work together with the local community to promote sustainable tourism.Through public-private collaboration and industry-academia-government collaboration, we are promoting sustainable urban development by connecting various fields using sustainable tourism as a hook to solve various regional issues.

Joined Ajinomoto Co., Inc. in 1995. After working in the B2B food sector, now serving in the current position. Responsibilities include formulating action plans for “Business and Human Rights” to mitigate human rights risks, and promoting human rights due diligence across global supply chains. Also works on supporting understanding of human rights among group members and business partners, and exploring an integrated approach to environment and human rights.

My name is Tomo Hayakawa, and I am a high school student interested in combining technology and business to make innovation accessible and impactful. I believe meaningful solutions require not only technical advancement but also effective implementation that allows them to scale and reach a wider society.
Through IHRP, I am researching how error propagation in different motion capture systems affects injury prevention accuracy. This work was inspired by a close friend who had to quit tennis after a back injury.
Alongside my research, I am a member and captain of my school’s tennis team. As an individual sport, tennis has taught me resilience and competitiveness. I hope to apply these experiences to create innovations that generate real-world impact.

Associate Professor at the Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University (Ph.D. in Engineering), specializing in river engineering and river environmental studies. He advances value co-creation through transdisciplinary research and practice, promoting collaborative environmental management with citizens, governments, and companies across diverse watersheds.
His watershed restoration project in the Notori River was selected as the only project from Japan for an international research grant by the National Geographic Society, and he serves as a National Geographic Explorer. In the Kamisaigo River, he co-created a restoration project with local communities and river managers, transforming a concrete-lined channel into a nature-rich satoyama river. This initiative has been featured in nationally certified school textbooks, reaching approximately 300,000 children annually. His work has received numerous awards, including the Good Life Award (Minister of the Environment Grand Prize).

Joined Suntory in 2001.
After working in the packaging development division on a variety of projects—including the Kaku Highball can and aluminum bottled coffee—served as a manufacturing manager at beverage plants from 2015.
In 2018, relocated to Kentucky, USA, where engaged in quality improvement and engineering for bourbon products.
Returned to Japan in April 2024 and currently serves in the present role.

Hilda Chan earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, and an MBA from the University of Liverpool. She also completed executive education programs in product strategy and growing companies at the Kellogg School of Management and Stanford University.
She has built her career primarily in management roles at leading companies across industries including food manufacturing, general trading, and sporting goods.
In 2022, she was appointed Regional Managing Director and Representative Director of KEEN Japan, where she leads the expansion of KEEN’s business in Japan and across the APAC region.

Born in Sapporo. In 2018, while working at The Hokkaido Shimbun Press, he participated in the launch of a startup support company. Since then, he has spearheaded numerous startup-related projects within Hokkaido, including the establishment of region-specific accelerators and public-private incubation facilities.
In 2022, he founded DRIVE Incubation with the goal of building a startup ecosystem in Hokkaido. In 2023, he was appointed to the secretariat of STARTUP HOKKAIDO, a collaborative organization involving the public and private sectors. In 2024, he joined UntroD Capital Japan, a firm specializing in ” REAL TECH FUND”, as the Region Manager for Hokkaido. He remains dedicated to fostering a robust startup ecosystem in Hokkaido through the discovery and cultivation of regional technical seeds.

This marks her fourth appearance at the Sustainable Brands International Conference (2021, 2024, 2025, 2026).

As the head of corporate Sustainability & ESG and Social Impact, she works with the hope that each individual will take ownership of making society and environment better, moving forward step by step.
Simultaneously, since 2022, she has continued serving as an adjunct professor at her alma mater, Hitotsubashi University. I primarily teach courses on CSR/CSV/Sustainability/Impact/DEI in English, mainly for international students, aiming to cultivate green talent.

Graduated from Hitotsubashi University’s Faculty of Commerce in 2001. Studied abroad at HEC Paris. Obtained an MBA from University of Paris, Dauphine and Sorbonne in 2007.
After working at NRI, IGPI, A.T. Kearney, Pernod Ricard, and MHD Moët Hennessy Diageo, she has been in her current position since January 2023.

She has experience in sustainability from three perspectives: consulting firms, operating companies, and universities.

She enjoys wine (Sommelier & WSET Level 3), art, and sustainability.

Itaru Matsuno is Head of the UNESCO Peace Education Promotion Department at Nagoya University of Economics Ichimura Senior High School. Grounded in UNESCO’s Preamble, “building peace in the minds of people,” he leads Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) practices through dialogue and international exchange. His project was selected as a domestic nominee for the UNESCO–Japan Prize on ESD by MEXT, adopted by the EDU-PORT Support Project, and awarded the ESD Grand Prize, reflecting its significant educational impact.
Through ICT-enabled collaborative learning, students engage in refugee support, fair trade, and school partnerships, achieving outcomes in self-efficacy and global citizenship. He promotes multi-stakeholder partnerships with schools in Taiwan, Korea, Cambodia, and Jordan, and organizations including UNHCR, UNRWA, and JICA. His work contributes to scalable models for building sustainable, peaceful societies through education.

Taku Minami is CFO and Managing Executive Officer of Sustainability in Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. He joined Tokyo Gas in 1988 and has held leadership roles in Energy Planning, Corporate Planning, Human Resources, and Fuel Procurement, later serving as General Manager of Energy Planning. In 2019, he became Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer at Tokyo Gas Engineering Solutions, and in 2021, Executive Officer and General Manager of Finance. Since April 2024, he has served as Senior Managing Executive Officer and CFO, overseeing Finance, Accounting, and Sustainability Promotion. Minami focuses on enhancing corporate value while advancing decarbonization, improving capital efficiency, and strengthening integrated reporting and investor engagement in alignment with TCFD and ISSB standards. He works closely with global stakeholders to achieve sustainable growth

Masaaki Mezaki graduated from Keio University’s Faculty of Business and Commerce and holds an MSc in Social Anthropology from the London School of Economics (LSE). He began his career as a derivatives trader at Merrill Lynch, specializing in interest rate swaps, working in Tokyo, New York, and London. After leaving Merrill Lynch, he spent nearly a decade traveling to over 100 countries, exploring diverse cultures worldwide. In 2012, he founded Japan Mega Solar Inc. to achieve grid parity through solar power in Japan, later renaming the company GPSS Holdings Inc. in 2017 to expand sustainable energy initiatives nationwide. He actively promotes renewable energy through various media outlets. His publications include “Kōfuku Tojōkoku Nippon” (“Japan: A Developing Country in Happiness”). He also appears on FM Yokohama’s “Baile Yokohama” every Sunday at 21:30.

Yoichi Mori is a sustainability and corporate reporting professional with experience in auditing, assurance, and governance advisory. He has contributed to the development of international frameworks for integrated reporting and sustainability disclosure through the IIRC and CDSB, as well as to the development of GHG assurance standards through the IAASB. In Japan, he served as a Board Member of the Sustainability Standards Board of Japan (SSBJ) until March 2025. He currently serves as Technical Director of the Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants and is a member of the IFRS Foundation’s IRCC.

Joined Unicharm Corporation in 2001, responsible for product development in Baby Care and Wellness Care.
Experience in marketing for Baby Care, Wellness Care, and Feminine Care.
Involved in “RefF (Recycle for the Future)” the recycling business of disposable diapers since 2021.

Born in Tokyo in 1980.
After graduating from Keio university, he spent four years as an economist at Goldman Sachs.

In 2006, he co-founded Motherhouse Co., Ltd. with the representative and chief designer, Eriko Yamaguchi, based on the philosophy of “Showcasing the potential of developing countries.” He joined the management team as a board director and vice president. In 2019, he was appointed Representative Vice President.
He travels extensively, primarily to developing countries, and is involved in both marketing and production.

He presides over the management seminar “Warm Heart, Cool Head,” focusing on realizing one’s visions and ideas.

He also serves as an outside director for Que, Inc., and an external board member for the Japan Blind Football Association.