FDSFJapan Tour in Okinawa: Envisioning a sustainable future from Okinawa through the lens of science and finance.

Date

Wednesday, October 29, 2025 - 13:15 to 17:00

Location

Sydney Brenner Lecture Theater (Seminar Room B250), OIST / Online Streaming Available

Description

※日本語版ウェブサイトはこちら：https://fdsf.jp/FDSFJapanTour/okinawa2025

The FDSF Japan Tour supports innovation and startup creation through science to address regional issues, with the power of finance backing these initiatives. Every year, FDSF, the Future Design Initiative for Science & Finance holds events nationwide to promote science-based innovation and future-oriented financing.

This year, the tour will be held in Okinawa, which has unique regional challenges. The event will bring together Okinawa’s industrial, academic, and financial communities to explore new collaborative possibilities and share the latest knowledge on GX (Green Transformation), circular economy models, and startup support.

Program

The session will be conducted in either Japanese or English. Subtitles and translations will be available via YouTube live streaming.

Time Program Speakers Language
13:15-13:20 Opening Remarks
  • Emi Onozuka, Representative Director of FDSF
 Japanese
13:20-14:00 Panel Discussion:
Financial Circulation for Regional Issue Resolution by Financial Institution Executives
  • Yasushi Kawakami, Chairman of Bank of The Ryukyus
  • Takayuki Haruna, Senior Managing Executive Officer of Japan Post Insurance
  • Mikita Komatsu, Former Executive Manager of Daiwa Asset Management
  • Moderator: Masaaki Anma, Auditor of FDSF
 Japanese
14:00-14:10 Overview of OIST
  • Lauren Ha, Associate Vice President of OIST
 English
14:10-14:50 Panel Discussion:
Okinawa and Business/GX
  • Hideki Takahashi, Executive Director, GX Promotion Organization
  • Yasutomo Miyagi, Sustainable Energy Test Bed Project Director of OIST
  • Moderator: Toshikazu Mito, Director of Green Transformation Promotion, KTQ-GX promotion consortium
 Japanese
14:50-15:35

Panel Discussion:
Philanthropy as Freedom Capital: Funding Basic Science and Societal Leapfrogs
  • Reid Alan Ching, Vice President for Advancement of OIST
  • Paola Laurino, Associate Professor of Protein Engineering and Evolution Unit at OIST
  • Moderator: Emi Onozuka, Representative Director of FDSF
 English
15:35-16:20 Presentation:
Sustainability-focused Project Showcase
  • Karim Honein, Founder of Tlaloc Blue
  • Kosmas Deligkaris, Technician of Biological Physics Theory Unit at OIST
  • Samantha Phan, Technology Pioneer Fellow of OIST
 English
16:20-17:00 Panel Discussion:
Challenges in Connecting
Startups/Science (Academia) and Finance
  • Toshiyuki Imamura, MD of Start-up Investment Dept at Nomura Asset Management
  • EF Polymer, Inc.
  • Ryuho Kataoka, Senior Staff Scientist of OIST
  • Moderator: Hiroyuki Nomura, Director of FDSF
 Japanese
17:00-18:00 Networking Session @ OIST Resaturant (Cezars Kitchen)    

How to Participate

  • External Guests:
  • OIST Community Members:
    • Pre-registration is not required if you are attending only to observe the sessions. Feel free to drop by any session that interests you!
    • To access the online streaming for subtitles/translation or stay through to the networking session, please register using the form.

Contact

For inquiries regarding this event, please contact Venture Development Section at vd@oist.jp.

Attachments

PDF icon FDSF Japan Tour Okinawa_EN.pdf
PDF icon FDSF Japan Tour Okinawa_JP.pdf
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