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2024 12.20

Building a new ASEAN
Japan relationship

|About

Establishing a vibrant community of future generation leaders from ASEAN and JAPAN

While ASEAN is a global growth center, it still faces various social issues including inequality. JAPAN, on the other hand, is faced with a declining birthrate and an aging population, while at the same time possessing experience and assets accumulated over the course of its growth to date.

With such background in mind, there is an urgent need to create "links" between young business leaders in ASEAN and JAPAN who are self-motivated and have a strong awareness of social issues, and to foster new leaders of change.

Therefore, it is important to strengthen the partnership between ASEAN and JAPAN in the new era by deepening mutual understanding between Future Generation leaders in ASEAN and JAPAN and by creating opportunities to co-create solutions to social issues.

This summit will bring together young entrepreneurs from ASEAN and JAPAN to discuss concrete ways to launch businesses and projects that leverage their respective strengths to address social issues such as environmental problems, educational disparities, and Startup ecosystem. The outcomes of these discussions will be compiled into a joint statement.
 

Possible areas of collaboration include:

  • Agriculture/Carbon Credit/Circular Economy

  • Social Inclusion/Human Resource Development/Education

  • AI, Web/Startup

We aim to establish a vibrant community of young people from ASEAN and JAPAN, fostering a relationship of mutual stimulation and growth through regular exchanges, information sharing, and joint projects.

We anticipate that innovative ideas and businesses born from this community will drive economic growth and social development throughout ASEAN and JAPAN in the future.

|News

Dec 11, 2024

Future Gen Overall Report

Nov 15, 2023

ASEAN-Japan Co-Creation Pitch Report Template

Oct 19, 2023

ASEAN-Japan Co-Creation Panel Discussion Report Template

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|To the Media

Announcing the ASEAN JAPAN Future Gen Business Leaders Summit

Thank you for your interest in the ASEAN JAPAN Future Gen Business Leaders Summit. This summit brings together young entrepreneurs from ASEAN and JAPAN who are committed to addressing social challenges and contributing to sustainable development.

For media coverage of the ASEAN JAPAN Future Gen Business Leaders Summit, please  apply via the application form.

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|Community Activities

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Pre-Event: Exploring Social Issues in Indonesia

Beforehand the summit, Pre Event was held in Indonesia, featuring a visit to the royal palace and interactions with local startups, to foster a deeper understanding of social issues within ASEAN. Delegates engaged in insightful discussions on the challenges facing the ASEAN region, gaining valuable perspectives and insights through cultural immersion and interactions with Indonesian entrepreneurs. This experience will serve as a foundation for the summit and upcoming policy proposals.

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Policy Proposals: Co-creating the Future of ASEAN and JAPAN

Through a multi-stage approach, including the pre-event, an Orientation Meeting in November 2024, and a dedicated Policy Proposal phase, the community will formulate impactful recommendations. Building on the knowledge gained from the pre-event and subsequent discussions, the community will collaborate to develop comprehensive policy proposals aimed at addressing key social issues between ASEAN - JAPAN. This process will involve in-depth research, analysis, and collaborative brainstorming to create impactful and actionable recommendations.

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Engagement with ASEAN and JAPAN Businesses

Engage with the next generation of leaders at the ASEAN-JAPAN Young Business Leader’s Summit 2024, held concurrently with this event. This is a prime opportunity to exchange perspectives on critical social challenges facing ASEAN and Japan, explore avenues for collaboration, and engage in stimulating discussions with promising young professionals from diverse backgrounds and industries. This interaction will foster the development of a robust, intergenerational network of future business leaders dedicated to positive change between ASEAN and JAPAN.

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|Member

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Ahmad Fathi

Ahmad Fathi

Founder / Fatih Aquaculture

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Andre Septiano

Andre Septiano

Co-founders & CFO / Fresh Factory

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Carina Lutiko

Carina Lutiko

CEO & Co-founder / Little Joy Indonesia

|Ambassadar

Among the participants of the ASEAN JAPAN Gen Z Business Leaders Summit 2023, they will play a key role in promoting policy recommendations and working to build the community.

Akihiko	Shimoyama

Akihiko Shimoyama

Role: Art Program Directar in the Summit(tentative)
Born in Hiroshima. Enrolled in University of Tokyo, Human ScienceⅠ.
Co-organized students summit with Harvard university, taking a leave of absence and undergoing meditation training in India.
After that, heparticipated in various competitions. He won the Career College 2016, a business competition hosted by Mynavi, and achieved first place in investment returns in an investment contest hosted by Bloomberg, making him the national champion in three different fields.
In October 2017, he founded CoinOtaku Inc., aiming to "advance the cryptocurrency market with reliable information." Within six months, CoinOtaku grew to become a leading media outlet in the industry, consistently achieving over 1 million monthly page views and more than 10 million yen in monthly profits. He later entrusted the CEO position to an intern and became the CEO of Senjin Holdings. In July 2020, he sold CoinOtaku to a listed company for approximately 600 million yen.
In March 2021, he graduated from the University of Tokyo and pursued a master's degree in design at Tokyo University of the Arts, aiming to become a social sculptor creating across both business and art.

Kazuma Ito

Kazuma Ito

Kazuma Ito (Co-founder & CEO at PoliPoli Inc.)He was born in Aichi Prefecture in 1998 and graduated from the Faculty of Business and Commerce at Keio University in 2022.While in college, he had developed a haiku (a kind of Japanese poem) app “Haiku Tefu Tefu” and sold the application business to The Mainichi. At the 2017 House of Representatives election when he was 18 years old driven him to update politics and government through technology, and he founded PoliPoli Inc. with his fellow undergraduates.Then, he became the first student to become a part-time lecturer at Kyusyu University, giving lectures on entrepreneurship.Also, he was the youngest person ever appointed as an expert in the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s council.In 2021 he was selected as one of the “Global Shapers,” a community of young leaders chosen by the World Economic Forum. He was selected Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2023.

Rei	Murakami

Rei Murakami

Role: Leader for promoting interaction within Japan-ASEAN(tentative)
Born in 1994.
Graduated from the Faculty of Law, Department of Political Science at Keio University.
Employed at the Petroleum Headquarters of Mitsubishi Corporation Energy Group.
Obtained a Master's in Business Administration from INSEAD (European Institute of Business Administration).
Currently enrolled in the Executive Training Program at Harvard University's School of Public Policy.
In January 2022, following the wishes of his elder sister, Aya Murakami, he assumed the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Murakami Foundation.

Sota Watanabe

Sota Watanabe

Forbes 30-under-30 Asia 2022 -Enterprise Technology-
Role: Technology Adviser(tentative)
Watanabe is the founder of Astar Network, previously Plasm, a multichain smart contract hub on the Polkadot blockchain network. It received six grants from the Web3 Foundation founded by Gavin Wood, the creator of Ethereum and Polkadot, and claims to have raised over $30 million in the past two years, including $22 million in a funding round in January. Previously, Watanabe worked at Chronicled, a blockchain startup in San Francisco, and was a blockchain researcher at the University of Tokyo. He is also a task force member on the Japanese government's Trusted Web Promotion Council.

Taka Nakamura

Taka Nakamura

Forbes Japan 30 under 30 2023 -Business & Finance & Impact-
Role: Supporter for the policy proposal(tentative)
Born in 1995, graduated from Kyoto University. She built two schools in Cambodia as a representative of an international cooperation organization while she was at the university. Later, she studied at a business school in New York. At a TV company in NY, she was involved in coverage of the 2016 presidential election and the UN General Assembly as an assistant producer.
Through various experiences, she felt the need to "support players in solving social issues" and founded taliki Inc.. While incubating more than 250 social entrepreneurs and promoting business development and open innovation at listed companies, she also established a VC for solving social issues as the youngest female representative in Japan in 2020 and is engaged in investment activities.

Yui Ohtsuki

Yui Ohtsuki

Forbes 30-under-30 Asia 2024 - Media, Marketing & Advertising-
Role: PR for the Summit, SNS adviser(tentative)
Founded in 2017 while Yui Ohtsuki was studying at Waseda University, FinT aims to serve corporations with social media and influencer marketing services targeting the 'digital native' Generation-Z demographic. It now works with over 200 major Japanese corporations including KDDI and marketplace app Mercari. FinT recently opened a Vietnam office as part of its Asia expansion plans and has about a million followers on social media. It has raised about ¥200 million ($1.3 million) to date, mainly through debt and some equity financing, including from East Ventures.

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|Overview

Event

ASEAN Japan Future Generation Business Leaders' Summit

Dates

2024 12/18(Wed) - 2024 12/20(Fri)

Accsess

Various venues in Kyoto

Secretariat

ASEAN JAPAN Future Gen Business Leaders Secretariat(JETRO, METI, PoliPoli)

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