The English-language events will invite readers of The Japan Times to be guest speakers.
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U.N.U. Mahesti Okitasari – Sustainability needs not uniformity but coherence
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Growing up in an “informal settlement” in Indonesia, an urban village community that formed organically with unplanned spatial layouts and...
Decarbonizing built environments: Who’s taking action?
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At upcycled bag brand Plasticity, sustainability is style
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For ‘water optimizer’ company Brita, every drop counts
Warren Meehan
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Designing from the Earth up: IDEO puts long term first
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In 1980, Steve Jobs asked a new design firm to develop a mouse for what would be one of the...
Ross Rowbury
Ross Rowbury is a Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of Group Corporate Communications at Nomura Holdings. He has observed Japan while living and working here for four decades. Commencing his career in finance in Tokyo during the early 1980s, he later moved into public relations and communications, holding senior positions at Gavin Anderson & Co. (now Kreab) and PRAP Japan. He headed the Edelman business in Japan for 10 years until July 2020. Prior to joining Nomura in October, he was a freelance consultant to a number of firms on their Japan business strategy. He serves on the Board of TELL, a suicide prevention and mental health NPO, and was a visiting professor of Asian marketing at Doshisha University in Kyoto for several years.
