Symposium “Making Tokyo More Creative, Making Tokyo Better”

2023.06.29(Thu)

Civic Creative Base Tokyo ［CCBT］

Date & Time: June 29 (Thu), 2023, 3:30pm – 5:00pm（Open 3:00 pm）
Venue: Civic Creative Base Tokyo ［CCBT］
Capacity: 50 (advance registration required, allotted in order of reception)
Admission: Free
Application Period: Registration will be closed when the maximum number of participants is reached.

*Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation available

Guest speakers from the frontlines of government, business, and art, who are involved in inspiring and revitalizing cities and communities, and together with Hideaki Ogawa, who assumed the position of Creative Director of CCBT this April, will discuss topics including “Tokyo’s need for new initiatives and challenges,” “the role of artists,” “the future of CCBT,” and others.

Symposium “Making Tokyo More Creative, Making Tokyo Better”
Guest speakers:
・MIYASAKA Manabu (Vice-Governor of Tokyo/CCBT Supervisor)
・UCHIDA Maholo (Director, TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY, Center for Cultural Innovations Project, East Japan Railway Foundation for Cultural Innovations)
・ICHIHARA Etsuko (Artist/Fantasy inventor)
Moderator: OGAWA Hideaki（Creative Director of CCBT/Co-Director of Ars Electronica Futurelab）

Miyasaka Manabu

Vice Governor of Tokyo, CCBT Supervisor

MIYASAKA Manabu started his carrier at Yahoo Japan Corporation in 1997 before served as Yahoo Japan’s CEO in 2012, later to become the Chairman of the Board in 2018.
After leaving the company, he was appointed Counsellor to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government in July 2019, became Vice Governor in September 2019 and was reappointed in September 2023, where he is promoting digitalisation of Tokyo Metropolitan Government as CIO.
He leads the GovTech Tokyo, which has started its projects from September 2023, as the Representative Director. A believer in the power to accelerate progress of Tokyo to be the startup-friendliest city in the world, MIYASAKA directs SusHi Tech Tokyo, a global startup conference as the Executive Committee Chairman.

Uchida Maholo

Director, TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY, Center for Cultural Innovations Project, East Japan Railway Foundation for Cultural Innovations

Planning Director, Signature Pavilion “Future of Life”, Theme Project for the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
While participating in the establishment of cultural facilities at JR East, she has also served as an advisor and commissioner for museums in Japan and abroad, aiming to create public spaces where intelligence and beauty are fused together.
2002-2020 Worked at the Miraikan National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation where she curated numerous exhibitions which bridge art and science. Guest curator at the Barbican Center (London), member of the jury for the Good Design Award, etc.

Ichihara Etsuko

Artist, fantasy inventor

Etsuko Ichihara has been creating artworks that interpret Japanese culture, customs and beliefs from a unique point of view, and present new, technology-based approaches. Thanks to their strong impact, these works have been introduced across a wide range of media all over the world. Ichihara’s works were included in the Excellence Award at the 20th Japan Media Arts Festival, Entertainment Division and Honorary Mention (Interactive Art＋) in PRIX Ars Electronica. She has recently presented her works in exhibitions such as ʻRoppongi Crossing 2022ʼ at the Mori Art Museum.

https://etsuko-ichihara.com/

Photo: Erika Kusumi

Ogawa Hideaki

Creative Director of CCBT/ Artistic Director of Ars Electronica Futurelab

Born in Tokyo, Japan. Since 2007, he has been based in Linz, Austria, working as an artist. He is currently the Artistic Director of the Ars Electronica Futurelab, the R&D division of Ars Electronica, and the Artistic Director of the Sapporo International Art Festival 2027. He has been involved in numerous international and interdisciplinary projects, including innovative initiatives that use art as a catalyst for prototyping the future, as well as projects that aim to create communities through public participation and to implement next-generation cultural and educational programs. About Ars Electronica
Ars Electronica is a creative hub for art and advanced technology founded by the city of Linz, Austria, and has hosted the annual Ars Electronica Festival, the world’s largest media art festival, for over 40 years. It established the Ars Electronica Futurelab to research the future of art and technology in collaboration with companies, government, cultural, educational and research institutions. In addition, the group runs the Ars Electronica Center, known for promoting museums and schools of the future, as well as holding the Prix Ars Electronica, the world’s longest-running international media art competition.

Organizer: Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture)
Cooperate with: Austrian Cultural Forum Tokyo

Registration has been closed due to capacity being reached

Symposium “Making Tokyo More Creative, Making Tokyo Better”

Miyasaka Manabu

Uchida Maholo

Ichihara Etsuko

Ogawa Hideaki

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