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Annual Meeting in Davos Debriefing

Annual Meeting in Davos 2023 Debriefing

The world today is at a critical inflection point. The Annual Meeting in Davos addressed different challenges faced by the world currently - energy and food crises, high inflation and low growth economy, industry headwinds, social vulnerabilities, and geopolitical risks. It proposes a new system for each of these challenges that can help provide solutions for the problems and promote growth, innovation, and resilience. On the topic of the Annual Meeting in Davos we will be asking insights from our panelists:


1. Energy and Food Crises in the context of a New System for Energy, Climate and Nature
2. High Inflation, Low Growth
3. High Debt Economy in the context of a New System for Investment, Trade and Infrastructure
4. Industry Headwinds in the context of a New System for Harnessing Frontier Technologies for Private Sector Innovation and Resilience
5. Social Vulnerabilities in the context of a New System for Work, Skills and Care

Meet the Panelists

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    Bio

    Makiko Eda

    Chief Representative Officer, World Economic Forum

    Makiko held a number of leadership positions in marketing and sales at Intel Corporation in Japan and Asia Pacific region. After serving as president and representative director of Intel Japan for five years, she assumed her current post in April 2018. Makiko has also been serving on the committee for the promotion of regulatory reform by the Japanese government from 2016. A graduate of Waseda University, she holds a master’s degree in sociology from Arkansas State University in the United States.

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    Bio

    Yuki Hasegawa

    General Manager Tohoku General HQ, The Yomiuri Shimbun

    Yuki Hasegawa has been a reporter for the leading Japanese newspaper for over 30 years mainly working in the International News Department as a correspondent in Manila, Geneva, Cairo and Jerusalem covering events and issues in South East Asia, Europe and the Middle East, and later served as the Cairo Bureau Chief during the so-called “Arab Spring”. She was also in charge of The Japan News, an English version of The Yomiuri Shimbun as the managing editor. She has covered World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in early 2000’s and has been participating as an International Media Leader since 2019. She holds Bachelor of Arts from the International Christian University in Tokyo and a Master of Arts from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

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    Bio

    Shunsuke Mizushima

    Chief Growth Officer, HIROTSU BIO SCIENCE

    Shunsuke Mizushim started his career at Google. Worked for the largest EdTech company in Japan as CEO of three overseas subsidiaries, managing 500 employees. As a leader, led a wide range of company phases, including company startup, acquisition, post-acquisition management integration, and merger. Then Joined HIROTSU BIO SCIENCE. As CMO/CGO, responsible for business growth both domestically and internationally.

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    Bio

    Christian Schmitz

    Founder, PDIE - Purpose Drive Innovation

    After a corporate career with large multinationals such as Bayer, BASF and Henkel, Christian started his boutique consulting firm Aventa back in 2009 and offered strategic consulting to numerous international and domestic Japanese clients. He has built and run several startups and invested as early stage angel investor. In 2019, he founded the PDIE = Purpose Driven Innovation Ecosystem to connect innovators, change makers and entrepreneurs on a global scale and foster sustainable innovation. PDIE Group is an official Earthshot Prize nominator and has successfully nominated Earthshot winners in the first two consecutive years.
    He currently acts as CMO and Head of Asia for the global food and agricultural commodities trading platform DCX and since 2022 he assumed a position as senior advisor of the Future Food Institute. His passion is co-creating a better tomorrow through innovation.

Program

  • 5:00pm – Sign-in & Registration
  • 5:15pm – Welcome & Introduction
  • 5:30pm – Presentation & Panel Discussion
  • 6:00pm – Q&A Session
  • 6:30pm – Networking Reception
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