This session will be held in a hybrid format (onsite and online).
本セッションは、ハイブリッド（現地＆オンライン）セッションです。
主催 | Organizer：Yume Towhida, Venture Café Tokyo
会場 | Venue：CIC Tokyo（東京都港区虎ノ門1-17-1 虎ノ門ヒルズビジネスタワー 15F）
言語 | Language：英語 | English
*Simultaneous translation tool available (text only)
概要 | Descriptions：
- Policymakers and government representatives working on gender and innovation
- Ecosystem builders and advocates driving systemic change
- Investors and founders who want to understand the policy environment shaping their work
- Anyone who believes the rules of the game need to change
登壇者 | Speakers：
- Tim Romero, Host/Founder, Disrupting Japan Podcast
- Yuko Nakahata, Founder & CEO, SustainaSeed Inc.
- Yu Shinagawa, Founder & CEO, An-Nahal Inc.
モデレーター | Moderator：
- Moderator Tove Kinooka, Director & Co-founder, Global Perspectives Japan
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■オンライン参加方法 | How to join the session online
- Thursday Gathering開始後、本ページ上に「Join Remotely」ボタンが表示されます。そちらをクリックし、オンライン参加いただけます。
- 「Join Remotely」ボタンが表示されていない場合は、メインページのセッション一覧にある「Join Remotely」ボタンよりご参加ください。
- Once Thursday Gathering begins, a “Join Remotely” button will appear on this page. Click the button to join the event online.
- If the “Join Remotely” button is not visible on the session page, please join by clicking the “Join Remotely” button in the session list on the main page.
Speakers
Host of Disrupting Japan podcast, and deeply involved in Japan's startup community as an investor, founder, author and educator. Led Google for Startups Japan, and worked with JERA, TEPCO, and other Japanese enterprises on startup investment and innovation strategy.
The founder of a sustainability startup developing VerityBase, a global decision-intelligence database of sustainability solutions that helps enterprises identify, compare, and implement innovations that drive corporate value.
A serial entrepreneur, she has built businesses across Asia and led operations spanning multiple countries in Southeast Asia.
In addition to her entrepreneurial work, she serves as an independent director and Nomination & Compensation Committee Chair at publicly listed companies in Japan, where she contributes to corporate governance and long-term value creation.
Her work focuses on bridging sustainability innovation with real business implementation.
I'm driven by a single question: how do we build a healthier and more equitable world for our children and future generations? That question is what led me to co-found Global Perspectives Japan, and it shapes everything I do.
For nearly a decade I have worked with organizations across Asia, including Rakuten, Olympus, and PwC, to shift mindsets, transform cultures, and develop leaders who are genuinely equipped for the complexity ahead. I sit at the intersection of sustainability, neuroscience, behavioral psychology, regenerative business models, and planet-centric design, not because those are separate disciplines I happen to be curious about, but because I believe they are all part of the same conversation about how humans and organizations need to evolve.
I do not separate organizational transformation from environmental responsibility. For me, they are the same work. A truly future-fit leader cannot think about people without thinking about the planet. A truly healthy culture cannot thrive in an ecosystem it is depleting.
Based in Kanagawa and operating across Asia and beyond, Global Perspectives specializes in developing leaders and organizational cultures that are inclusive, innovative, and built to last. I am constantly exploring what comes next, and I believe the most important work any of us can do right now is build the conditions for a better world to emerge.
2019 年企業のダイバーシティ & インクルージョン推進を支援する An-Nahal を設立。外国人留学生のキャリア支援や行政と連携し外国人起業支援にも取り組む。これまで企業向けグローバル人材育成、世界銀行や国際機関との教育関連プロジェクト、NPOでの難民申請者就労支援等多様なセクターとの協働に携わる。 その他 : ・世界経済フォーラムGlobal Shaper ・米国フィッシュファミリー財団 JapaneseWomen’s Leadership Initiative フェロー
This session will be held in a hybrid format (onsite and online).
本セッションは、ハイブリッド（現地＆オンライン）セッションです。
主催 | Organizer：Yume Towhida, Venture Café Tokyo
会場 | Venue：CIC Tokyo（東京都港区虎ノ門1-17-1 虎ノ門ヒルズビジネスタワー 15F）
言語 | Language：英語 | English
*Simultaneous translation tool available (text only)
概要 | Descriptions：
- Policymakers and government representatives working on gender and innovation
- Ecosystem builders and advocates driving systemic change
- Investors and founders who want to understand the policy environment shaping their work
- Anyone who believes the rules of the game need to change
登壇者 | Speakers：
- Tim Romero, Host/Founder, Disrupting Japan Podcast
- Yuko Nakahata, Founder & CEO, SustainaSeed Inc.
- Yu Shinagawa, Founder & CEO, An-Nahal Inc.
モデレーター | Moderator：
- Moderator Tove Kinooka, Director & Co-founder, Global Perspectives Japan
—
■オンライン参加方法 | How to join the session online
- Thursday Gathering開始後、本ページ上に「Join Remotely」ボタンが表示されます。そちらをクリックし、オンライン参加いただけます。
- 「Join Remotely」ボタンが表示されていない場合は、メインページのセッション一覧にある「Join Remotely」ボタンよりご参加ください。
- Once Thursday Gathering begins, a “Join Remotely” button will appear on this page. Click the button to join the event online.
- If the “Join Remotely” button is not visible on the session page, please join by clicking the “Join Remotely” button in the session list on the main page.
Speakers
Host of Disrupting Japan podcast, and deeply involved in Japan's startup community as an investor, founder, author and educator. Led Google for Startups Japan, and worked with JERA, TEPCO, and other Japanese enterprises on startup investment and innovation strategy.
The founder of a sustainability startup developing VerityBase, a global decision-intelligence database of sustainability solutions that helps enterprises identify, compare, and implement innovations that drive corporate value.
A serial entrepreneur, she has built businesses across Asia and led operations spanning multiple countries in Southeast Asia.
In addition to her entrepreneurial work, she serves as an independent director and Nomination & Compensation Committee Chair at publicly listed companies in Japan, where she contributes to corporate governance and long-term value creation.
Her work focuses on bridging sustainability innovation with real business implementation.
I'm driven by a single question: how do we build a healthier and more equitable world for our children and future generations? That question is what led me to co-found Global Perspectives Japan, and it shapes everything I do.
For nearly a decade I have worked with organizations across Asia, including Rakuten, Olympus, and PwC, to shift mindsets, transform cultures, and develop leaders who are genuinely equipped for the complexity ahead. I sit at the intersection of sustainability, neuroscience, behavioral psychology, regenerative business models, and planet-centric design, not because those are separate disciplines I happen to be curious about, but because I believe they are all part of the same conversation about how humans and organizations need to evolve.
I do not separate organizational transformation from environmental responsibility. For me, they are the same work. A truly future-fit leader cannot think about people without thinking about the planet. A truly healthy culture cannot thrive in an ecosystem it is depleting.
Based in Kanagawa and operating across Asia and beyond, Global Perspectives specializes in developing leaders and organizational cultures that are inclusive, innovative, and built to last. I am constantly exploring what comes next, and I believe the most important work any of us can do right now is build the conditions for a better world to emerge.
2019 年企業のダイバーシティ & インクルージョン推進を支援する An-Nahal を設立。外国人留学生のキャリア支援や行政と連携し外国人起業支援にも取り組む。これまで企業向けグローバル人材育成、世界銀行や国際機関との教育関連プロジェクト、NPOでの難民申請者就労支援等多様なセクターとの協働に携わる。 その他 : ・世界経済フォーラムGlobal Shaper ・米国フィッシュファミリー財団 JapaneseWomen’s Leadership Initiative フェロー