#37 Roundtable

Tuesday, December 12, 2023, 10:00 to 13:00 JST 10:30 to 11:40: Talk session 11:50 to 13:00: Lunch and discussion

Chris Russell

Chris Russell is a Senior News Editor at The Japan Times, and in that role he helps shape the paper's business coverage and jointly oversees the Our Planet page focused on the environment and climate change. He also finds time...

#36 Roundtable

Tuesday, November 28, 2023, 10:00 to 13:00 JST 10:30 to 11:40: Talk session 11:50 to 13:00: Lunch and discussion

Seira Yun

Serial impact entrepreneur, impact angel investor and full-stack developer. Led teams at the Red Cross, the UNHCR and social ventures. Drawing from his journey as a migrant, autistic individual and proud pansexual queer, he is passionate about social innovation. With...

#35 Roundtable

Tuesday, November 7, 2023, 10:00 to 13:00 JST 10:30 to 11:40 JST: Talk session 11:50 to 13:00 JST: Lunch and discussion

Mariko McTier

McTier is an award-winning entrepreneur and consultant who finds creative ways to engage people in redesigning systems for a circular economy. She co-founded Social Innovation Japan and Mymizu, a free water refill app that uses refilling as a hook for...

#34 Roundtable

Friday, September 29, 2023, 10:00 to 13:00 JST 10:30 to 11:40 JST: Talk session 11:50 to 13:00 JST: Lunch and discussion

Nico Mira

Born in Sweden 1994. Has a BA in Political Science from Uppsala University, Sweden, and MA in Global Studies from Sophia University. He joined Volvo Car Japan in March 2022, as a Sustainability Coordinator, and in December 2022 he became...

#33 Roundtable

Thursday, September 7, 2023, 10:00 to 13:00 JST 10:30 to 11:40 JST: Talk session 11:50 to 13:00 JST: Lunch and discussion

Kai Sawyer

Kai Sawyer is an educator, speaker and sustainability practitioner based in Chiba Prefecture. He is the founder of Tokyo Urban Permaculture, a movement to regenerate the urban ecosystem through growing food and changing culture in Tokyo. He has taught sustainable...

#32 Roundtable

Wednesday, July 12, 2023, 10:00 to 13:00 JST 10:30 to 11:40 JST: Talk session 11:50 to 13:00 JST: Lunch and discussion

Sally Townsend

Hailing from Adelaide in South Australia, Sally Townsend studied economics at Adelaide University before coming to Japan in 2000 to teach English for a year. She went on to polish her Japanese skills at a language school and from there...

#31 Roundtable

Wednesday, June 14, 2023, 10:00 to 13:00 JST 10:30 to 11:30 JST: Talk session 11:30 to 13:00 JST: Lunch and discussion

Alexander Dmitrenko

Alexander Dmitrenko is a partner at Ashurst (Tokyo) focusing on compliance issues and dispute resolution matters. He is also a co-representative director and one of the co-founders of LLAN. Alexander began his legal career in Canada, including working on same-sex...

#30 Roundtable

Tuesday, April 4, 2023 13:30 to 14:30 JST: Talk session

Jackie F. Steele

Jackie F. Steele, founder & CEO, Enjoi Japan K.K. Jackie F. Steele is a trilingual political scientist, author and international speaker who has taught at leading universities in Canada and Japan, including six years as associate professor at the University...

#29 Roundtable

Thursday, March 16, 2023 13:30 to 14:30 JST: Talk session

Carole Fuchs

Carole Fuchs is a French professional mountain athlete. She has climbed a few 8,000-meter peaks in the Himalayas, including Mount Everest, and is passionate about all things related to running and endurance. A mountain addict and nature lover, she is...

#28 Roundtable

Monday, Ferbuary 27, 2023 16:30 to 17:30 JST: Talk session

Yuki Hanyu

Graduated from the University of Oxford with a Ph.D. in chemistry in 2010. He was a research scientist at Tohoku University, and then in the Systems Engineering Laboratory of Toshiba's Corporate Research & Development Center. In October 2015, he co-founded...

#27 Roundtable

Friday, January 13, 2023 10:30 to 11:30 JST: Talk session

Yuki Kishi

Mr. Kishi is the Chief Financial Officer at Sustainable Lab, the only non-financial big data group in Japan, specializing in SDGs/ESGs from an interdisciplinary approach combining data science, sustainability, and financial engineering. He has a responsibility for finance, business development...

#26 Roundtable

Wednesday, October 26, 2022 11:30 to 12:30 JST: Talk session

Remi Yano

Remi Yano is the founder and CEO of Havary’s Inc. After graduating from university, Yano worked for a Japanese technology trading company in the Middle East while helping her family business, a mineral water manufacturer. In 2020 she started Havary’s...