In addition to his duties at his own company, Ken is also currently director of Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives), advisor to the Office of the President, University of Tokyo, visiting professor at Seikei University, advisor to the chairman of ISSB, board of directors of International Foundation for Valuing Impact, steering group member of UNDP SDG Impact, and member several government boards, including the Council for New Form of Capitalism, established by Prime Minister Kishida. He is a frequent public speaker on a wide range of topics, especially regarding the modern-day interpretation of the legacy of his great-great father, Eiichi Shibusawa, who is known as the father of Japanese capitalism.

Yoko has served as an independent consultant for global strategy and talent in addition to serving as independent director for several of Japan’s top organizations such as: Japan Post, Mitsui OSK Lines, Fujitsu, Vodafone Holdings KK Japan, Sojitz, Nissin Foods Holdings, Lifenet Insurance, Shiseido Group, and Sekisui Chemical. She has also served the public as Chief Officer at Japan’s new Digital Agency and the academic world as professor at Keio, Hitotsubashi and Aoyama Gakuin universities. She is a frequent speaker and moderator at conferences around the world and now brings all of this experience to One Young World Japan.

Eric has worked in sustainability since 2008. Starting work with TerraCycle in 2013, he officially launched the company in Asia starting in Japan in January 2014 and subsequently became Asia Pacific Regional Manager in 2016. He launched Loop Japan’s sustainable shopping platform in Spring 2021, striving to eliminate the idea of waste.

Joining EY in 1991, Masami was engaged in the audit of numerous Japanese companies, ranging from IPOs to global companies listed in the USA. She has gained wide knowledge of the technology sector, especially in the software and electronic components industries. Her experience also encompasses a 2 year period as a section manager at the Department of Commerce and Information Policy Bureau of Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry where she helped to develop Japanese IT strategies. She has also served as a government committee member in related fields.

Robin is a social entrepreneur and educator based in Japan. He is Co-founder of mymizu, a global refill platform designed to reduce plastic waste through the power of technology and community. He is also the Representative Director of Social Innovation Japan, a platform for social good focusing on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and two-time winner of Japan’s ‘Minister of Environment Prize’. For 13 years, Robin has worked with social enterprises, NGOs and inter-governmental organizations (e.g. World Bank), and has managed sustainable development projects in countries including Japan, Haiti, Vanuatu and Mozambique. In 2020, he was recognized by M.I.T. Technology Review’s ‘Innovators Under-35’ Awards and in 2022, won Business Insider Japan’s ‘Beyond Millennials’ Award. Robin is also a Board Member of one of Japan’s leading innovation spaces, Shibuya QWS, and serves as an advisor and mentor to a wide range of impact organizations and accelerator programs.

As an entrepreneur of an IoT-enabled startup, an SDGs education non-stock company, and a NPO that trains medical students to provide social care to hospitalized children, Urara brings fresh thinking and dynamic solutions to complex challenges. She received her master’s degree in Urban Engineering at The University of Tokyo and her bachelor’s degree in Law at Keio University. She is also a 3-time One Young World Ambassador and a Member of ISOCARP’s (The International Society of City and Regional Planners) Scientific Committee. She values being proactive and is passionate about realizing a more sustainable society for all.

A 2-time One Young World Ambassador, Ibun’s first study abroad was at the age of 8 years old on her own. She has since studied in China, Canada, Mexico and Spain. During her journey in 4 different countries, she learnt the importance of education and the potential of human connection. After returning to Japan, she completed her BA at Waseda University School of International Liberal Studies and began working at Johnson & Johnson in the field of digital marketing. In a deeper pursuit of her dream of realizing a “borderless world”, she founded HI, LLC to provide ESG consultancy, leadership development, and education for sustainable development to companies and schools around the world. In 2021, she was also honored in the Forbes JAPAN 100.