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WOMEN'S THEME NIGHT (TG#379) ~ THE LIVING ECOSYSTEM: WOMEN SHAPING THE FUTURE!
Who Shapes the City? 都市の未来を動かすのは、誰か【Plenary Session】
Apr 16, 2026, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM GMT+9
at OPEN SPACE *This is a hybrid session (In-person + 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。
This session will be held in a hybrid format (onsite and online).

主催 | Organizer

  • Rui Nagamori,Founder and CEO, LeaFlow 
  • Heather Dobbin,Founder, HD Coaching

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:日本語 | Japanese
*Simultaneous translation tool available (text only)

概要 | Descriptions:

都市とは、社会そのものの設計図です。
誰がそれを描くのか。誰の声が反映されるのか。そして今、その設計者たちが変わり始めています。行政、国際機関、メディア。それぞれが異なる立場から都市に関わり、異なる影響力を持つ。その意思決定の場に座る顔ぶれが変わるとき、社会そのものが変わっていきます。
本セッションでは、港区・品川区の区長、在日オーストリア大使館商務部、そしてビジネスメディアのトップが一堂に集まります。国内の行政トップと、複数の国際機関が集まる都市ウィーンを擁するオーストリアの視点が交わることで、「国際都市としての東京」を外側から照らし出します。都市とスタートアップエコシステムの関係、女性の経済参画と次世代リーダー育成、そして東京が果たすべき国際的な役割について、異なるセクターを率いるリーダーたちが語り合います。
女性リーダーが社会の意思決定を担うとき、何が変わるのか。行政とスタートアップが本当に連動するためには、何が必要なのか。東京は国際都市として、どこへ向かおうとしているのか。
「Cross Everything」を合言葉に、境界を越えたリーダーたちが東京から発信する、本イベントの幕開けにふさわしいセッションです。

Who shapes a city, and how?
A city is the blueprint of society itself. Who gets to draw it? Whose voices are reflected in it? Right now, the designers are starting to change. Government, international institutions, media, each engages with the city differently. When the faces at those decision-making tables shift, society shifts with them.
This Plenary Session brings together the mayors of Minato and Shinagawa wards, a representative from the Austrian Embassy Trade Commission, and the editor-in-chief of Business Insider Japan. Vienna's outside lens reframes what it means to design a truly global city. Together, they explore cities and startup ecosystems, women's economic participation, next-generation leadership, and Tokyo's role on the world stage.
When women lead societal decision-making, what actually changes? What does it take for government and startups to move in genuine alignment? And where is Tokyo headed as an international city?
Under "Cross Everything," leaders who have crossed borders, sectors, and cultures open The Living Ecosystem with a conversation that looks outward from Tokyo to the world.

登壇者 | Speakers:

  • Ai Seike, Mayor, Minato City
  • Kyoko Morisawa, Mayor, Shinagawa City
  • Rumi Onodera, Technology & Innovation Manager, Advantage Austria
  • Nozomi Kosaka, Brand編集長, Business Insider Japan
  • Ryusuke Komura, Executive Director, Venture Café Tokyo

モデレーター | Moderator:

  • Rui Nagamori, Founder and CEO, LeaFlow
  • Heather Dobbin,Founder, HD Coaching

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Speakers

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Heather Dobbin
Founder, HD Coaching

Heather is a globally recognized certified coach, facilitator and community builder with over 15 years of experience helping individuals uncover their true potential and align their actions with their dreams. Her diverse background includes working with executives, leaders and managers in large corporate and startup environments in multiple countries around the world to cultivate self-awareness, courage, and practices for success.

Highly experienced, Heather works with clients individually and in teams across a range of topics— from leadership, to burnout prevention and recovery, to major life and career transitions, to inner confidence and self-expression, to communication. She is also a trusted TEDx speaker coach. 

Based in Hayama and Tokyo, she currently serves on the Board of Directors for Startup Lady Japan. In her free time you can find her practicing kickboxing, enjoying a delicious craft beer, or hiking in the lush hills of Shonan.

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Rui Nagamori
株式会社Leaflow

慶應義塾大学卒業後、デンマークの海運世界最大手Maersk Lineに入社。その後フリーランスの日英バイリンガルMC/通訳として主に国際会議やスポーツ国際大会、海外トレードショー等で活躍し、2013年株式会社キャリーオンを設立。 子ども服の買取・販売コミュニティ「キャリーオン」事業を通じてSDGs5、12の達成にも寄与し、2020年退任。2021年キャリーオン売却。2021年、世界中で注目を集めるヘンプ抽出物CBDを用いたボタニカルフードテック 株式会社Leaflowを設立し、代表取締役CEOに就任。CBDを使った健康的な食品を提供することによって、よりよい社会作りに貢献する。日本ではまだ数少ない女性のシリアルアントレプレナーとして活躍するかたわら、Startup Lady Japan理事、One Young World Japan理事として、女性アントレプレナーおよび日本を支える次世代グローバルリーダーの育成にも従事。 Rui is a Tokyo based serial entrepreneur successfully exited in 2021 July, CEO and Co-Founder of Leaflow Inc that leads the next generation CBD products throughout Japan and Asia. Previously co-founded Carry On Inc. in 2013 operating "Carry On (Social Closet®) " the hassle-free sharing platform for gently worn children’s clothing. Well experienced with e-commerce, retail service, sustainability for consuming goods, PR & branding, strategy marketing, team building. She is on a mission to incubate women entrepreneurs and to empower next-gen leaders in Japan as Startup Lady/One Young World directors as well. Previously, 10+ years experience at event operation, public relations, emceeing, interpreting as freelance. 3 years experience at Maersk Line for international shipping business. Bachelor of Arts, Keio University 1997.

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Ai Seike
Mayor of Minato City
Ai Seike is the Mayor of Minato City, Tokyo, elected on June 28, 2024, making history as the first female mayor in Minato-ku.
Born and raised in Minato City, she graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University's School of International Politics, Economics and Communication in 1998, before joining Sankei Shimbun as a journalist for seven years.
 
In 2011 she was elected to the Minato City Assembly, serving four consecutive terms over 13 years before taking office as Mayor.
Her vision is to build Minato City into a world-leading international city where every resident can live with dignity, opportunity, and care.
 
 
清家愛氏は、2024年6月28日に港区長に就任。港区初の女性区長として注目を集めた。
東京都港区生まれ。1998年、青山学院大学国際政治経済学部を卒業後、産経新聞社に入社し、記者として7年間勤務。
 
2011年に港区議会議員に初当選し、4期13年にわたって区政に尽力した後、2024年に港区長に就任。
「愛があふれる国際都市 港区」の実現を目指し、区政を牽引している。
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Kyoko Morisawa
品川区長 森澤 恭子

1978年生まれ。

神奈川県出身。

慶應義塾大学法学部卒業後、日本テレビ、森ビルなどを経て、2017年東京都議会議員に初当選。

2021年同選挙2期目に当選し、都議会議員を務めた後、202212月品川区長に就任。

 

Born in 1978.

Originally from Kanagawa Prefecture.

After graduating from Keio University's Faculty of Law, she worked for Nihon Television and Mori Building, among others, before being elected to the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly for the first time in 2017.

She was re-elected for a second term in 2021 and served as a member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly before becoming Mayor of Shinagawa City in December 2022.

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Rumi Onodera
Technology & Innovation Manager, Austrian Embassy Commercial Section

Rumi Onodera is Technology & Innovation Manager at the Austrian Embassy Commercial Section Tokyo (ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Tokyo), supporting Austrian tech companies and startups entering the Japanese market through strategic partnerships and market insights.

With extensive experience in international business development and a background in Japanese Studies, she focuses on fostering cross-border innovation and strengthening economic ties between Austria and Japan.

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Nozomi Kousaka
Executive Officer & Co-Editor-in-Chief, Business Insider Japan

Nozomi Kousaka is Executive Officer and Co-Editor-in-Chief at Business Insider Japan, where she has led the launch of Brand Studio, award events, and vertical media initiatives since joining in 2018. She became Co-Editor-in-Chief and Brand Director in 2022 before being appointed Executive Officer in 2024.

Earlier in her career she worked as a consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting (now IBM Japan), before transitioning into editorial work at business publications including PRESIDENT and dancyu. She holds a degree from the Faculty of Letters, University of Tokyo.

プライスウォーターハウスクーパース コンサルタント(現・日本IBM)にてコンサルタントとして従事の後、編集者に転身。経済誌「PRESIDENT」、「dancyu」などの編集に携わる。2018年よりBusiness Insider Japanにてブランドスタジオ、アワードイベント、バーティカルメディアを立ち上げる。2022年より共同編集長・ブランドディレクター。2024年より執行役員。東京大学文学部卒。

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Ryusuke Komura
Executive Director, Venture Café Tokyo

After graduating from Doshisha University with a B.A. in Economics and Babson College F. W. Olin Graduate School of Business (MBA), he worked for a manufacturer IT company, mainly in account sales in the mass media industry and on a project to launch a cloud service for video transmission. After graduating from university, he worked for a manufacturer IT company, where he was involved in account sales mainly in the mass media industry and a project to launch a cloud service related to video transmission. After studying for his MBA, he joined GLOBIS Corporation in the human resource development and organizational development consulting division. After studying for an MBA, he joined the human resource development and organizational development consulting division of GLOBIS Corporation, where he was involved in training the next generation of managers for large corporations and organizational development for startups, while also developing content and educational materials in the field of entrepreneurship. After that, he assumed his current position. He is a founding member of Binnovative, an NPO based in Boston. 同志社大学経済学部卒業、Babson College F. W. Olin Graduate School of Business(MBA)。大学卒業後はメーカー系IT企業にて主にマスコミ業界におけるアカウント営業業務や映像伝送に関わるクラウド サービスの立ち上げプロジェクト等に従事。MBA留学を経た後、株式会社グロービスにて人材育成・ 組織開発コンサルティング部門に参画。大企業の次世代経営者育成やスタートアップの組織開発等を手掛けつつ、起業分野のコンテンツ・教材開発も行う。その後、現職。ボストンに拠点を置くNPO 「Binnovative」立ち上げメンバー。