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Keynote address / Panel Discussion 1 |
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Sir Peter Hall
Peter Hall is Professor of Planning and Regeneration at the Bartlett School of Architecture and Planning, University College London. He received his Master's (1957) and Ph.D. (1959) degrees in Geography from the University of Cambridge and has taught at the London School of Economics; at the University of Reading (1968-88), where he was Dean of the Faculty of Urban and Regional Studies; and at the University of California at Berkeley (1980-92), where he is Professor Emeritus of City and Regional Planning.From 1991 94 he was Special Adviser on Strategic Planning to the UK Secretary of State for the Environment, with special reference to issues of London and South East regional planning including Thames Gateway and the Channel Tunnel Rail Link. In 1998-99 he was a member of the Deputy Prime Minister's Urban Task Force. In 2006 he was a member of the Expert Advisory Committee to the Barker Review of the planning system. In 2008 he was a member of the Eco-Towns Challenge Panel. In 2009 he has assumed overall direction of SINTROPHER, a C=22 million EU programme promoting transfer of new transport technologies, particularly TramTrains, to assist the development of peripheral European regions.He is author or editor of nearly 40 books on urban and regional planning and related topics, including The World Cities (1966, 1977, 1983); Urban and Regional Planning (1975, 1982, 2002); Cities of Tomorrow (1988); Technopoles of the World (with M. Castells, 1994); Cities in Civilization (1998); Urban Future 21 (with U. Pfeiffer, 2000); and The Polycentric Metropolis (with K. Pain, 2006). |
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Panel Discussion 1: The social system and its transformations
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Monte Cassim
President, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Vice Chancellor, The Ritsumeikan Date of Birth, July 29, 1947 Citizenship: Sri Lankan. Areas of academic specialty: Industrial policy, environmental science, national land planning, city engineering, architecture.1977-1982 Tokyo University, Graduate School of Engineering-Major in Urban Engineering: Ph.D. programme.1974-1976 As above: M.Sc. programme.1973- 1974 Tokyo University, Department of Urban Engineering: Graduate School Research Fellow. 1972-1973 Yokohama National University, Graduate School of Engineering: Research Fellow. 1972 Osaka University of Foreign Studies, Japanese Language Program. 1970 University of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Architecture: B.Sc. (Built Environment)
2004 President, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University. Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University. Vice Chancellor, The Ritsumeikan Trust. 2000-2004 Director, Ritsumeikan Center for Global Education and Research. 1996-2004 College of Policy Science, Ritsumeikan University. Position: Professor. 1994-1996 College of International Relations, Ritsumeikan University. Position: Professor. 1985-1994 United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) Position: UN Expert and Coordinator, Industrial Development Unit, Housing and Urban Development Unit, Strategic Assistance Programmes in Latin America and Indonesia. 1981-1984 AUR Urban and Regional Planning Consultants, Tokyo. Position: Regional Development Planning Coordinator. 1980-1981 Mitsui Construction Ltd., Planning Department, Tokyo Position: Architect, Design Management Division.1976-1977 University Sains Malaysia, School of Housing, Building and Planning, Penang, Malaysia Position: Full-time Lecturer. 1972 State Engineering Corporation of Sri Lanka, Design and Consultancy Division, Colombo, Sri Lanka Position: Architect |
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AOKI tamotsu
Dr. AOKI Tamotsu, Prof., Graduate School of Cultural Policy Studies, AOYAMAGAKUIN UNIVERSITY
Studied Cultural Anthropology at University of Tokyo (BA., MA.), Osaka University (Ph.D.). He was a Professor at Osaka University, University of Tokyo and National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies. Served as Commissioner for Cultural Affairs, Japan (April 2007 to July 2009). He was a Visiting Scholar at Harvard, Visiting Professor at Ecoles Hautes Etudes Sciences Sociales, Paris and Konstanz Univ., Germany. President, Japanese Society for Cultural Anthropology (1994-96, now Honorary Fellow). Carried out Anthropological Field Research mostly in Southeast Asia since 1965. Major Publications: Girei no Shouchousei (Symbolic Communication in Ritual), Kyoukai no Jikan (Time in-Between), Ibunnkarikai (Understanding Other Cultures) and others. Honorary Professor of Chinese Academy of Social Science. |
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ITO toyo
Architect. Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Department of Architecture in 1965. After establishing his own office, the Urban Robot in 1971(which was renamed Toyo Ito & Associates Architects later in 1979), he has been actively producing architecture in Japan and worldwide including Europe, Asia and U.S.A.
Main works; Sendai Mediatheque, TOD'S Omotesando Building, Hospital Cognacq-Jay (Paris), Tama Art University Library (Hachioji campus), The Main Stadium for the World Games 2009 in Kaohsiung (Taiwan R.O.C.), etc.
Under development; Extension for "The Fair of Barcelona Gran Via Venue" (Spain), Taichung Metropolitan Opera House (Taiwan R.O.C.), University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (U.S.A.) etc.
Awards and Prizes; Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement from the 8th International Architecture Exhibition "NEXT" at the Venice Biennale (2002), Royal Gold Medal from The Royal Institute of British Architects (2006), 6th Austrian Frederick Kiesler Prize for Architecture and the Arts (2008) etc.
Publication; Transfiguration of Winds (Seidosha), Blurring Architecture (Seidosha), etc. |
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NODA yumiko
Before she became Deputy Mayor of Yokohama City in 2007, she served as Partner at PwC Advisory, and as Director of PricewaterhouseCoopers in London. Prior to PwC, she worked for The Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan (LTCB) in London Branch as the Head of Structured Finance Division, in New York Branch as Vice President, and in Tokyo as Manager. Prior to LTCB, she worked for Bank of America, N.A., Tokyo Branch. Currently, she is responsible for the city's Creative City policy as well as Economic and Tourism bureau. In particular, she leads the city's initiatives to promote International City strategy, City Branding strategy, and Public-Private-Partnership. She holds a BA from Tokyo University and an MBA from Harvard University. |
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KATO taneo
Since the establishment of the corporate culture division at Asahi Breweries in 1990, he has played the role of promoter of the social contribution division of the company. Secretary of the Asahi Beer Arts Foundation since 2002. Chairman of the study group of the Association for Corporate Support of the Arts. As an NPO promoter, he was involved in launching ARTS NPO FORUM and worked as councilor of the Japan NPO Center, counsel of Art NPO Link and others. He has produced numerous art projects that straddle different fields, such as the Asahi Art Festival, and supported the creative activities of nationwide communities. His books include "Shakai to aato no en musubi- tsunagite tachi no jissen [Linking bonds between societies and arts" Practices of those who link them] " (co-author) and "Arts Management, new edition" (co-author), etc. Received the Art Award awarded by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in March 2009. |
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Panel Discussion 2: Mayoral Conference on the future of cities |
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Volker Stein
City Councilor Municipality of Frankfurt am Main
Volker Stein graduated (first state examination) the Faculty of Law, Sports and Religion at Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt in 1976. From 1988 to 1989, he was Deputy Head of the county authority in Offenbach, where he was responsible for Schools, Sports and Culture.
With the unification of Germany, Volker Stein was assigned by the State of Hesse to assist in the constitution process of the State administration of Thuringia.
From 1991-2001 he took part in various military exercises as leader of command in German military (WBK IV, 5th armoured division). Currently, he is colonel in reserve in the German Army.
Mr. Volker Stein is member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP).
From 2001 to 2007, Mr. Stein was chairman of the FDP parliamentary group of Frankfurt and was elected to the municipal authorities in November 2007 for the Municipality of Frankfurt. Since then, he is Deputy Mayor and Head of Department for Public Order, Security and Fire Prevention. The following areas are of his responsibility: Public Order, Emergency Management and Emergency Medical Services, Management of Ports and Markets.
Frankfurt am Main
The City of Frankfurt am Main is located at the riverbank of the Main River. The picture of the city is dominated by its distinctive skyline of skyscrapers. At the same time numerous parks and the large City Forest turn Frankfurt into a green city. As the fifth largest German city, Frankfurt is home to 670.000 citizens. The 180 different nationalities mark Frankfurt as a multicultural city.
Ms. Petra Roth (Christian Democratic Union - CDU) holds the mayor's office since 1995. Frankfurt actively promotes its international relationships with its 14 sister cities and participates in a wide range of European and international networks.
Frankfurt is seat of the European Central Bank, the German Central Bank and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange; the second largest stock exchange in Europe. 228 different financial institutions have their place of business in Frankfurt and mark the city's picture as the largest financial centre in continental Europe. The very long tradition of Frankfurt as a Fair city dates back to the 12th century. Today there are 36 exhibitions annually, including the world's largest motor show and the world's largest book fair.
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Dr. Chien-yuan Lin※
Dr. Chien-yuan Lin, Deputy Mayor of Taipei City Government
Dr. Chien-yuan Lin was the city's Commissioner of Finance before he took the position of Deputy Mayor in 2008. He had been a professor of urban planning at the Graduate Institute of Building and Planning, National Taiwan University.
Deputy Mayor Lin gained his Ph.D. degree from the University of Washington, WA, U.S.A. in 1987, M.E. in Urban Planning from National Taiwan University in 1978, and B.A. in Land Economics from National Cheng-chi University.
Deputy Mayor Lin is known for his extensively involvement in public policy analysis during his teaching career in university, especially in the areas of urban infrastructure planning and land development.
City of Taipei
Taipei City is the political and economic center of Taiwan, with intense and bustling commercial activities. It is the largest city, and also the capital city, of Taiwan.
The city of Taipei encompasses different races and cultures, and prides itself on being a city with creativity and diversity. This city boasts one of the most distinctive Asian cultures in the world.
In 2008, the Department of Cultural Affairs in Taipei City Government pursued its policy of promoting cultural and creative industries. In pursuit of this priority.
On the other hand, the Taipei Culture Foundation, established in 1985, is a non-profit organization supported by a combination of public and private sector funding. The mission of this foundation is to promote sustainable artistic and cultural development in Taipei, with a mandate to focus on the public nature of cultural activities, and public accessibility.
※We are sorry to inform you that, due to the effects of typhoon no. 8 in the south central region of Taiwan, the visit by the deputy mayor of Taipei has been canceled.
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Laurent TRONTIN
Laurent Trontin is currently loaded mission Creative Industries within the metropolitan area of Greater Lyon. He has worked as an advisor to companies during nine years, assisting them by improving their process of innovation and working with them on the generation of new concepts through creativity.
Since this year, he leads and coordinates the Creative Industries actors present on the Greater Lyon and the companies within the group work to generate new product concepts and services. He is also responsible for monitoring the cluster of textile technology Techtera supported by the Greater Lyon and the Creators' Village, a structure supporting Lyon young fashion talents.
City of Lyon
Lyon’s history goes back to the Roman Empire, in the first century B.C. A territory of no less than 500 ha has been classified as World Heritage by the UNESCO in 1998. Geographically, its two hills (Fourviére and Croix-Rousse) and its two rivers (the Rhône and the Saône) give the city its unique character. With its privileged situation, at the crossroads of Europe and in the heart of the Rhône Valley, Lyon has always been an important platform for commercial and cultural exchanges. Second largest contributor to French economy after Paris, Lyon keeps thriving, with a population that is constantly on the rise. Proud and respectful of their heritage (gastronomy, silk tradition…), Lyon and its citizens have committed themselves to keeping the city vibrant with events like the “Féte des Lumie`res”, the Contemporary art Biennale and the Dance Biennale.
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MORI genji
Deputy Mayor, Kanazawa City
1989 Graduated from the University of Tokyo's Faculty of Law
1989 Entered the Ministry of Home Affairs
1993 Obtained a master degree in public policy from The John F. Kennedy School of Government
Became director of the Planning and Coordination Department, Kasugai City, Aichi Prefecture, in 1995; manager of the Region Division, Kyoto Prefecture, in 1998; assistant in the Office for the Promotion of Regional Revitalization, Cabinet Secretariat, in 2003; planning director for local administration, Local Administration Division, Local Administration Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, in 2005; counselor (for the Finance Division) to the Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, in 2007; and has been in his current post since 2008.
City of Kanazawa
Kanazawa began as a castle town for Maeda clan, of the Kaga han domain, some 420 years ago.
Successive feudal lords encouraged the spread of academic learning, crafts and performing arts, as means to lessen the potential for conflicts. Fortuitously as well, the city was physically untouched in World War II, and the entire townscape from the period of the Kaga domain remains - a historical landscape with a still-living tradition and culture.
The city endeavors to preserve that landscape and carry on its traditions, while generating creative culture and industry through the addition of innovative activities. In this sense, the city has placed "World City Kanazawa" at the center of municipal administration - the concept of a city that, although small, champions its own existence and radiates a unique brilliance to the world. |
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SHINODA akira
Mayor of Niigata City. Born in 1948 in Niigata city. After graduating from the Faculty of Foreign Studies, Sophia University, he joined Niigata Nippo. After working as head of the news department at the Nagaoka Branch and as an editorial writer he left in September 2002. In November 2002, he was inaugurated as Mayor of Niigata city and currently remains in office. In 2005 he successfully completed a merger of 15 cities, towns and villages, which represent the largest number in Japan, and in 2007 he made Niigata the first major ordinance-designated city on the Japan Sea side of Japan's main island (Honshu). In recent years he has been striving for the realization of an environmentally advanced city of Niigata together with its citizens, and has improved the satisfaction of citizens with regard to waste disposal by introducing the segregation of waste into 10 types and 13 categories and the imposition of charges in the course of promoting the reduction of domestic waste and recycling.
City of Niigata
Niigata city has population of 810,000 and is a port town situated at the estuary of two of Japan's main rivers, namely the Shinano River and the Agano River. It was developed as the biggest port of call of northern-bound ships during Japan's Edo period, and it is also a unique gateway to northeast Asia which combines the only international airport on the Japan Sea side of Japan's main island (Honshu) and a core international port. It is a sunny major agriculture city with duration of sunshine from March to October that is 15% longer than in the Tokyo Metropolitan area*, and it prides itself on having the biggest area of rice fields and shipments of tulips (both bulbs and cut flowers) respectively in Japan. The current exhibition "Water and Soil Art Festival” is a historical and cultural trip through the power of the arts to trace the memory of "Water" and smell of "Soil" from the two principal rivers.
* Announcement by
the Japan Meteorological Agency
Total duration of sunshine
from March to October
Niigata City:1,372 hours
Tokyo:1,193 hours
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KANEDA takayuki
Deputy Mayor of the City of Yokohama
Completed a master course at the Graduate School of Civil Engineering, Kyoto University. Joined the government of the City of Yokohama in 1970. He worked on promoting Minato Mirai 21 in the Urban Planning Bureau and assumed the posts of Director General of the Port & Harbor Bureau in 2000, Director General of the Planning Bureau in 2002, and Director General of the Urban Management and Planning Bureau in 2003, and he was appointed Deputy Mayor in 2005. Currently he is First Deputy Mayor.
City of Yokohama
This year 2009 marks the 150th anniversary of the Port of Yokohama. Ever since the opening of the port, Yokohama has served as Japan's gateway for the influx of foreign culture, and developed as an international city with its own unique culture as well. Today, Yokohama has population of 3.67 million, making it Japan's largest incorporated city.
Through long years of urban design works, Yokohama's distinctive and attractive urban landscape - including the historical buildings in the urban center and atmosphere surrounding the port - and the allure of its local resources have inspired countless residents and visitors, and fostered diverse arts and culture. The city has established its originality, and is home to flourishing creative citizen and NPO activities. Upon the 150th anniversary of the opening of the port, the City of Yokohama is advancing Creative City Yokohama to promote even greater novel town planning and community building efforts.
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Mayor of Yokohama City
HAYASHI fumiko
Born in 1946. Joined Toyo Rayon
(Currently Toray Industries) after graduating
from Tokyo Metropolitan Aoyama High
School. Later she made her career in the
automobile sales industry and assumed the
post of president and CEO at Fahren Tokyo
in 1999. She also became president and CEO
of BMW Tokyo in 2003. In 2005 she became
president, chairman and CEO of Daiei and
rebuilt the company. In 2008 she became
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【Working group sessions】 |
Session I-1. Creating new forms of learning
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Lindy Joubert
Lindy Joubert is Director of the inaugural UNESCO Observatory for Multi-Disciplinary Research in the Arts and Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne. Ms. Joubert worked as a consultant at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris from 2000 to 2003; is Director of the Asia Pacific Confederation for Arts Education and led teams for the Community Arts Development Scheme Evaluation for VicHealth, Arts Health Strategy for the Australia Council and the Healing Arts project across Children’s Cancer Centres in Victoria. Collaborative partner projects across multi-disciplinary fields including architecture, the arts and culture, health, heritage, natural environments and education. The UNESCO Observatory facilitates these capacity building projects and over the last two years has achieved a design for the Ministry of Education in the Cook Islands; an eco-tourist resort in the Torres Strait Islands; a health centre in Papua New Guinea; design of a health, education vocational training centre at Gichocho, Kenya, Africa and a number of projects including designs for cultural villages are underway in Africa, Finnish Lapland, United Arab Emirates and East Timor. These will be completed by University of Melbourne staff and students in collaboration with NGOs, professional groups, government and local communities. Ms. Joubert has had thirty four national and international exhibitions of paintings, six in New York City. She is Editor-in-Chief of the UNESCO Observatory bi-annual peer reviewed e-journal http://www.abp.unimelb.edu.au/unesco/ejournal/ and her edited book 'Educating in the Arts - the Asian Experience, Twenty-four essays' has been published by Springer, 2008. |
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Marianna Kajantie
Graduated from the Faculty of Education, Helsinki University 1982. After receiving a master's degree in Education she started working in the cultural office of the city of Helsinki. Her first assignment was to plan the Art education programme for the Annantalo Arts Centre for children and youth. She was the director of the Centre until 1992, until she was appointed director of the Alexander Theatre as well as deputy cultural director. Then she became head of the division for cultural policies, which is her current position. She has been involved in several EU-funded projects, such as Lasipalatsi Film and Media Centre (of which she is the current managing director), Arts and Diversity, promoting immigrant artist, Urban Culture, cultural actions in suburban areas of the city etc. |
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ISHIDO nanako
After graduating from the faculty of engineering of the University of Tokyo, she became a visiting academic at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Media Lab and also project coordinator at the Stanford Japan Center. In 2002 she established an NPO named "CANVAS," which promotes nationwide participative activities of creation and expression for children, and international exchanges, and assumed the status of vice council of CANVAS. She is also a director of the Content Evaluation and Monitoring Association, an advisor for promotion of local informatization at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, a member of the Chief Cabinet Secretary's round table of bureaucrats and private businessmen for establishing measures to counter illegal and harmful information |
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SAKYO yasuaki
Born in 1979 in Fukuoka. After graduating from Waseda University he joined Sumitomo Corporation. In 2005 he left Sumitomo and joined Greenbird, a designated nonprofit organization, and in September 2006 he established Shibuya University Network, a specified nonprofit organization; he continues to be involved there. His books include "Shibuya daigaku no kyokasho" [Textbooks of Shibuya University Network] (Shibuya University Network, edited by Kodansha) and "Hatarakanai hito." [People who do not work] (Koubundou) |
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ONIKI kazuhiro
Assistant manager, Civic Engagement Promotion Bureau, The City of Yokohama
Chief examiner, Culture and Art Promotion Division, Culture and Art Promotion Department
In 1988, entered The City of Yokohama. Later, was responsible for five years for promotion of regional cultural and artistic activities in Kohoku Ward. After serving in departments related to welfare and regional development, moved to the newly established Cultural Policy Planning Division of the Artistic and Cultural City Creation Division in April 2004, and the Culture and Art Promotion Division of the Civic Engagement Promotion Bureau in April 2006. Involved in establishing the Yokohama Art & Culture Education Platform in March 2008. Since April 2009, has been in his current position as the first culture-and-art staff member in The City of Yokohama. |
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MATSUO konagi
Worked for Saito Memorial Kawaguchi Museum of Contemporary Art (1993-1996) and for Kanagawa Prefectural Hall Gallery (2000-2004). From 2004 to March 2009 she worked for Art Education Division of ST Spot Yokohama, an NPO, and implemented “Formation of operations of new educational activities making use of arts”, funded by contributions from the Kanagawa Voluntary Activities Fund 21, and a joint project with Kanagawa Prefecture and Kanagawa Prefecture Education Committee. Mainly arranged classes by artists at elementary, junior high and senior high schools and special support schools within the prefecture, and the dissemination to people in the field of education.
A member of the Culture and Art Promotion Council, Kanagawa Prefecture, and of the exploitation and promotion committee of Museums as places for Cultivating People and Learningﾓ, The Museum of Modern Arts, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Introduction to the organization.
ST Spot Yokohama (Previously ST Spot Steering Committee) was organized by volunteer citizens as a steering organization for small spaces called “ST Spots”, which were established by Yokohama City in November 1987. In April 2004 the Art Education Division was established. In June it acquired the status of a corporation and established as ST Spot Yokohama, and NPO. It has missions to promote new relationship between arts and civic society centering on theatre arts, to utilize the power of arts in contemporary society and to create more enriching lives for its citizens. The Art Education Division started to operate the secretariat of the Yokohama Art & Culture Education Platform. |
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Session I-2. Talking about the future of art initiatives: an overview of and outlook for the “Formation of Creative Core Areas” project
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Colin Goh
Trained in Economics & Finance and an MBA in International Management, Colin is currently the CEO the "old parliament House limited" a not for profit organization incorporated by the National Arts Council Singapore to develop and manage The Arts House at the Old Parliament - Singapore's oldest government building and other similar arts spaces in Singapore. His effort in conserving the Old Parliament House won the company the 2004 "Best Conservation Award" by the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Singapore. Recently, he was invited by the Guangzhou Provincial authority to advice on a UNESCO award world heritage site, Kaiping Guangzhou.
He currently serves as a Board member on several non-profit organizations including Sculpture Square Limited, The Old Parliament House Limited and Asian Culture Enterprise Singapore Limited. He is also the Chairman for the Continual and Education Training (creative industry) for the Work Development Authority (WDA), school advisory member for Singapore's Republic Polytechnic and a former board member for the Esplanade Company Limited and the Singapore history museum.
Prior to this appointment, he was the General Manager of a private conservation property group and instrumental in winning several awards including the 1997 Aseanta award for Excellence & Restoration and the 2002 UNESCO Asia Pacific Heritage Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation. |
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Margaret Shiu
With a background in economic development at University of California, Berkeley, Ms. Shiu worked as an economist before changing career to a visual artist, participating in national and international exhibitions. As the director of the alternative space Bamboo Curtain Studio, she acts on her strong belief in the creative potential in each individual, and thus has been working continuously in the last 13 years in discovering and nurturing creative talents: from support services to emerging talents to diverse education and community projects, in collaboration with the local authorities. The studio works cross discipline in collaboration for possible contribution of art in social and environmental changes in urban cities.
There is also the culture policy research unit, Bamboo Culture International, where she advocates artist-in-residencies, international cultural exchange and urban regeneration. Ms. Shiu has activated many initiatives, highlighting the artistﾕs role in promoting diversity and sustainability in cultural, social and ecological sectors, and continues in networking internationally with many organizations for research and collaborations. |
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Josephine Burns
Director, BOP Consulting 'Co-founder and international cultural policy expert'
Jo is an internationally recognized expert on cultural development, with particular knowledge and experience of how culture relates to social and economic policy. She has over 30 years experience in a range of leadership roles in the cultural and creative industries. She is in frequent demand as a conference chair and presenter in the UK and abroad.
Jo is a governor of the Royal Northern College of Music, a trustee of London International Festival of Theatre and an advisor to the British Council. |
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OTANI iku
Born in Osaka.
From 1973 to 1980 worked as a Butoh dancer and as an administrator.
From 1991 became the producer for the TORII HALL. And on 1996 founded DANCE BOX and has produced over 30 cross genre Contemporary Dance workshops and performances a year.And from 2001 to 2007 he has produced 5 editions of the Asia Contemporary Dance Festival.
On August 2002 the DANCE BOX became a Non Profit Organization and has established the Art Theater dB within the Festival Gate (Osaka). On Apr.2009 established ArtTheater dB Kobe.Also an Professor for the Kinki University International Center For Human Sciences and Kobe University. |
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NODA tsuneo
no.d+a (number of design and architecture) Representative/Architect
Travelers Project Office: Travel Front Chair/Organizer
Born in 1981 in Kyoto. Permanent address in Shiga. Lives in Fukuoka. First grade architect.
Graduated from Department of Architecture (Masao Koizumi lab.), Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo City University.
Taro Ashiwara Award，12th JIA competition of graduating studentﾕs work 2003.
After working for Shigeru Aoki Architect & Associates, he established no.d+a in 2005. In the same year he launched Travelers Project.
He conducts revitalization planning and administration for buildings, design direction for shops, exhibitions, and events, gives lectures and writes book reviews.
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for the “Formation of Creative Core Areas”
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SOMA chiaki
She graduated from the Waseda University of Tokyo (BA in Literature), then she majored in Arts Management and Cultural Politics at the DESS "Cultural Development and Project Management" (MA) of Lyon Lumiere University and had experiences in the artist in Residence and alternative art space in France. Since 2002, she has been working for Tokyo International Arts Festival producing many international collaborative projects and symposia with foreign artists and organizations. In 2006, she founded a new creative space for the performing arts, "Yokohama Arts Platform: Steep Slope Studio" in collaboration with Yokohama City, where she is currently the director. She is also an invited lecturer of Global COE (Educational Program supported by Theatre Museum) of the Waseda University. After having held the position as the program director of the 2008 Tokyo International Arts Festival, she is assigned the same position at Festival/Tokyo. |
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OKABE tomohiko
Okabe graduated from the University of Tokyo’s school of architecture and currently runs as a CEO for Kotolab,LLC in Yokohama city. Since 2004, he has implemented a neighborhood revitalization project called “YOKOHAMA KOTOBUKI STYLE,” in the Kotobuki cho area of Yokohama, 20 minutes south of Tokyo by train. This district is known for their high number of unskilled day laborers who live in cheap lodging houses. Okabe is interested in transforming the area by adding artistic elements to the neighborhood and finding ways to make good use of the area’s resources to create new industries. |
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IKEDA osamu
Director of BankART1929; director of PH Studio, Inc.
Born in 1957 in Osaka. After graduating from B-semi Schooling System, launched PH Studio, a cross-disciplinary team engaged in art and architecture under the theme of living in urban areas. Current activities include planning exhibitions and art projects, architectural planning and designing, etc. Representative project: "The Ship Rides on the Mountain. " Director of the Hillside Gallery, 1986 - 1991; and part-time lecturer at the Nagoya University of Arts Graduate School, 1994 present. Involved in establishing BankART1929 in 2004, and in its planning and operation since then. In fiscal year 2006, served on the Agency of Cultural Affairs’ committee to promote conservation/utilization of historical architecture. In fiscal year 2007, received an Award for New Artists from the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. |
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YAMANO shingo
Shingo YAMANO (Office Director of the NPO Koganecho Area Management Center) Born in 1950 in Fukuoka Prefecture. Began in the 1970s to work as an artist in Fukuoka. Also, organized study groups and exhibitions as supervisor of the IAF Art Laboratory. In 1990, assumed position of Office Director for the Museum City Project. Proposed exhibition throughout the city, "Museum City Tenjin." Thereafter, continued coordinating many activities including projects and workshops on the theme "city and art." In 2005, worked as curator for the "Yokohama Trienniale 2005. " In 2008, worked as director of "Koganecho Bazaar." Currently, Office Director at the NPO Koganecho Area Management Center. |
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AMANO taro
1982-87 assistant curator of HOKKAIDO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, SAPPORO
1987-Curator in Chief YOKOHAMA MUSEUM OF ART, YOKOHAMA
Organizing of solo exhibition; Morimura Yasumasa（1998）, Nara Yoshimoto（2001）, Louise Bourgois（1997）, Co-curator of 3rd YOKOHAMA TRIENNALE(2005), organizer of ASIA ART NETWORK（2006-）, member of international art critic |
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YOSHIMOTO mitsuhiro
Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto began his career as an architect in 1981, after studying urban planning at the Graduate School of Waseda University. He became a consultant and researcher in cultural fields in 1985 and studied arts administration at Columbia University in 1997. Since 1985, he has been engaged in international studies on cultural policy, research on the arts in education, master planning for cultural institutions, and consultation for public art projects. These latter include the development of National Arts Center Tokyo, Tokyo Opera City, and Setagaya Public Theatre. Mr. Yoshimoto also served as a consultant for the artwork projects at the Tokyo International Forum and the new headquarters building of Dentsu Inc. These projects rank among the top cultural developments over the past two decades in Japan.
Mr. Yoshimoto is the editorial supervisor of "Creative City of EU and Japan." His recent research papers include "Reconsidering the Expanding Role and New Paradigm for Japan's Cultural Policy-From Supporting Arts and Culture, to Promoting Inspired Innovation."
He is currently the Director of Arts and Cultural Projects at the NLI Research Institute, Chair of the Yokohama Creative City Promotion Committee, a member of the National Cultural Policy Committee, a member of Expert Committee of the Arts Council Tokyo, Vice Chairperson of the ST Spot Yokohama, and a board member of Arts Network Japan and Art NPO Link. |
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Session II-1. The culture and image strategies of cities
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Mike Rawlinson
Mike is a founding director of City ID and a design-planner. He studied Environmental Planning followed by Urban Design and Regeneration at Manchester University School of Architecture. He has extensive design management experience working on master planning, streetscape design, transportation, city identity, legibility and wayfinding projects.
In particular, Mike is credited with developing the Legible Cities concept, pioneered in Bristol, which seeks to improve peoples understanding experience of cities and destinations through the implementation of identity, wayfinding and integrated transportation projects. Nearly all his work has been in complex environments and has involved partnership working and extensive stakeholder engagement. With City ID, Mike has led multi-disciplinary design teams on major wayfinding, information and transportation projects in some of the UK’s major cities including Bath, Birmingham, Bristol, Dublin, Milton Keynes, NewcastleGateshead, Sheffield, Southampton and Sunderland. In the past year he also has advised cities and organisations in Belgium, Germany, Italy, Poland and Spain on city image, identity and wayfinding issues.Mike is an expert advisor to the British Standards Institute on wayfinding in cities, a chartered member of the Royal Town Planning Institute and member of the Urban Design Group,
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ITO kaori
Kaori Ito studied architecture in the University of Tokyo and graduated in 1994. She earned a Master of engineering degree in 1996 and a Doctor of engineering degree in 2001 both in architecture at the University of Tokyo. She developed her research career in urban analysis and spatial information science as a JSPS Research Fellow 1999-2002 and as an Assistant Professor in Center for Spatial Information Science, the University of Tokyo 2002-2005. She was appointed a Junior Associate Professor of urban planning and design in Tokyo University of Science in 2005, and has been a Associate Professor since 2008. She also has led Civic Pride Research Group with Nobuko Shimuta, a design journalist, since 2006 and published "Civic Pride: Designing Communication of Cities" in 2008 (in Japanese). |
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ENOMOTO hajime
General Director, Urban Environment Planning Division, Yomiko Advertising Inc. Graduated from Hiroshima University in 1984. Has occupied his current position since 2006. He has been in charge of communication and consulting for real estate, urban and housing development, and other fields from the viewpoint of a specialist in communication for more than 20 years, which includes developing concepts for the creation of cities, suggestions for product planning, and further planning of advertising campaigns for towns, metropolitan tower developments such as Tokyo Twin Parks and Shinagawa V Tower, product concepts for large-scale projects, product planning, and sales campaign strategies, and also building development concepts for cities such as 'Gate City Osaki, 'ORTO YOKOHAMA,' and others. His books include ' Civic Pride / Designing cities' communication' (Co-author; published by Sendenkaigi). |
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NAKAGAWA kenzo
Graphic designer. Creative director.
Born in Osaka in 1947. After working for a PR department in Takashimaya and the Nippon Design Center, he established NDC Graphics, a design company which plans and produces designs from the viewpoint of consumers. Areas in design cover a wide range 'from chocolate to the environment,' such as design consultancy for companies, product development, brand marks and packaging. He is also design director for 'Public Pictogram' instituted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism; the 'Guide Map' of the city center of Yokohama; and Yokohama's 'Blue Dalmatian' project. As a writer of the picture book 'Blue Dal,' he created the character 'Blue Dal.' |
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YANAI michihiko
Born in 1964. After graduating from the design department of the faculty of fine arts, Tokyo University of the Arts, he joined Hakuhodo Inc.
Established 'Kazetorock' [Wind and Rock] in 2003.
Main works include 'NO MUSIC, NO LIFE' for Tower Records, 'PHOTO IS' for Fuji Film, 'uno' for Shiseido, and 'TOKYO HEART' for Tokyo Metro.
Started 'Monthly Kazetorock' as a free paper in 2005 and has been MC of 'Top Runner', an NHK TV program, since 2008. His books include 'Sarariman aikido' [Aikido of a salaried man] published by Gentosha. |
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SHIRATSUCHI Kenji
Executive Officer, Dentsu Inc. Since joining Dentsu Inc. in 1977, Kenji Shiratsuchi has worked as a creative director, TVCM planner and copywriter. He has been involved in several activities at Dentsu from business management and strategy to brand communications, product development, promotions, store development, Internet infrastructure and corporate culture innovation.
He was promoted to executive officer in April 2009. He is in charge of integrated consulting for all fields, focusing on both strategy and expression. He has been working on developing a new method for solving social problems as well as a new integrated process design model for business management and strategy.
He has won several advertising awards including a Silver Film Lion at Cannes in 1986. |
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Session II-2. The potential of local industries and design
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Tanja Mulhans graduated 1995 at Berlinｫs Free University in Business Administration and Marketing, later in law. Since 1998 she works for the Berlin government responsible for film and media industries expanding her working fields in the past years to music, design, fashion and creative industries in general. Milestones of her work are Berlinｫs Creative Industries Reports, the Unesco certification as City of design, networks like Create Berlin and Berlin Music Commision, Berlinｫs Creative Industries Masterplan, innovation projects like design reaktor berlin and new supporting instruments like Venture Capital Funds and Coaching Programs. Besides this she established in a team internationally successful platforms like Berlin Fashion Week and DMY International Design Festival in Berlin and is working as Associate Professor for Universities. She regularly writes articles about creative industries for magazines.
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Leimei Julia Chiu
Executive Director/Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization (JIDPO)/Professor, Musashino Art University
Prior to her current appointment, Julia was Director of theInternational Design Center NAGOYA (IdcN), and is currently serving as a Director on the Executive Board of the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid).
Ms Chiu has worked with major Japanese corporations, as well as with governments and academic institutions in over 38 countries across Europe, North America and the Pan Pacific Rim.
She is an Executive Board Member for the Advisory Council of METI (the Japanese Ministry of Economics & Industry) to implement national design policy in Japan, as well as the Mayor's Advisory Council on implementing the 10 year strategic plan (2010-2020) for the future of the City of Nagoya and strategic visions for the economic development of Central Japan Region.
In addition, she has lectured at design conferences and academic institutions in over 31 countries. From 1997 to 2001, Ms Chiu acted as Vice President of the International Council of Graphic Design Associations (Icograda). She has served on numerous competition juries including Red Dot Design Concept Award, Brno Biennial, Design for Asia Award, World Design Leadership Award, BIO, Adobe Design Achievement Award, and the Good Design Award. |
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OWADA junko
Co- Chair Person, LOHAS Business Alliance / Director, the Association for Eco Japan
In 2002 Junko Owada introduced the new concept that emphasizes healthy people, local communities and society called 'Lifestyles Of Health And Sustainability (LOHAS) ' to Japan while working for E-squareＣo Ltd. Since becoming independent in April 2006, she has been working to apply this new concept to help businesses and rejuvenate local communities as means of creating a sustainable society. Her publications include 'LOHAS Business' (Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc.). She was awarded the Environmental Business Women Award at the 'eco jap an cup 2007'.
URL:http://lohas-ba.org/
http://www.aej7.com/
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NAGOYA hideyoshi
Design Producer after graduating from the College of Art and Design at Musashino Art University, worked in advertising at Takashimaya, Co. Ltd., later becoming executive director and general manager of the planning department at MARNA, Inc. Has been involved with many producing and marketing projects. Founded “h concept” in 2002, becoming its CEO. Consulted the development of many products, and also helped give “+d”, a brand where freshman designers collaborate to create products that they and their consumers will enjoy, a global presence. Their designs are available internationally at MoMA, the Geggenheim Museum, the Conran Shop, and the Pompidou Centre, and in Japan at various interior design and multi-brand select shops. +d (plus d) is an h concept brand that introduces to the world new styles and designs made in collaboration with our designers. Our goal is to bring you enjoyable products that fully realize the aims and ideas envisioned by their creators. In an age where there is an abundance of "things," we'd like you to be able enjoy the stories behind our products, too. Hideyoshi Nagoya has also been a design consultant for a number of products. |
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SASAKI masayuki
Masayuki Sasaki, Born in 1949 in Nagoya city, Aichi. Professor of Urban and Cultural Economics, Director of the Urban Research Plaza, Graduate School for Creative Cities, Osaka City University. Graduated from Faculty of Economics, Kyoto University / Completed doctorate course, Graduate School of Economics, Kyoto University / Kyoto University Doctorate (Economics) / 1980 Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Osaka University of Economics and Law / 1985 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Economics, Kanazawa University / 1992 Professor, Faculty of Economics, Kanazawa University / 2000 Professor, College of Policy Science, Ritsumeikan University / 2003 Professor, Graduate School for Creative Cities, Osaka City University / 2005 Director, Graduate School for Creative Cities, Osaka City University (Until March 2007) / 2007 Director, Osaka City University Urban Research Plaza (1999 Visiting academic, Bologna University; for ten months, and two months in 2008)(2008 Visiting academic, Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements; for one month) Academies and others-Chairman of Japan Association for Cultural Economics (Two years since 2008) / Director of the Japan Association for Regional Economic Studies / Director of the Japan Economic Policy Association Awards―1999 Kanazawa Cultural Activities Award / 2003 Japan Society for Urbanology Award Books (As author)―"Souzo toshi to nihon shakai no saisei" [Creative cities and revitalization of Japanese society] (Koujin 2004)"Souzo toshi e no chosen" [Challenge to creative cities] (Iwanami Shoten, 2001) (Awarded 2003 Japan Society for Urbanology Award)"Souzo toshi no keizaigaku" [Economics of creative cities] (Keiso Shobo, 1997) "Toshi to noson no naihatsuteki hatten" [Internally driven development of cities and rural communities] (Japan Institute of Local Government, 1994) "Gendai hokuriku chiiki keizairon" [Theory on Modern Hokuriku Regional Economics" (Library of Kanazawa University School of Economics 1992) Books (As editor and author) "Kachi wo tsukuru toshi e" [Towards cities that create value] (NTT Publishing 2008) "Souzou toshi e no tenbo" [Prospect for creative cities](Gakugei Shuppann Sha 2007)"CAF・"Souzou toshi" Osaka e no Jokyoku" [Creative city- Prelude to Osaka](Horitsu Bunkasha 2006) "Arts Management" (The Society for the Promotion of the University of the Air 2002) "Okinawa 21 seiki heno chosen" [Okinawa Challenge to the 21st century] (Iwanami Shoten 2000)"Kyousei Jidai no Nihon to Oosutoraria-Nihon no kaihatsushugi to Oosutoraria takinou toshi" [Japan and Australia in an era of coexistence-Japanese developmentalism and multifunctional cities in Australia] (Akashi Shoten 1993) "Chiiki to jichitai-dai 16 shu-guro-baru ekonomii to chiiki keizai" [Regions and local governments -16th volume-Global economy and regional economies] (Japan Institute of Local Government 1988) |
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CHIKAZAWA hiroaki
He was born in Yokohama in 1949. He graduated from Department of Economics at Keio University in 1972. He joined the limited company Chikasawa race shop in 1972. He assumed the position of the President and Representative Director in 1978.The limited company Chikasawa race shop did the organization change to the company in 1979. Now Chikazawa race shop includes 40 shops in Japan. Hiroaki Chikazawa serves as the corporation Yokohama Naka chairman of the corporation association, former chief director of cooperative society `Motomachi shopping street association`, and vice-chairman of the Yokohama City Planning Club, etc. |
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KANEKO nobuyasu
Policy Planning Director for Entrepreneurship and Management Support, Economic and Tourism Bureau, The City of Yokohama. Completed the masterﾕs course in Business Administration at Yokohama City University's Graduate School. Entered Yokohama City Hall in 1977, working on new projects for regional revitalization, including adding cultural functions to ports and harbors, restoration of the Keihin Coastal Area, formation of a 'virtuous cycle' between the economy and the environment, and hosting the Tokyo International Conference on African Development in various project-related bureaus. Currently serves as policy analysis director, Economic and Tourism Bureau, responsible for supporting enterprises, fostering social entrepreneurs and more, toward creating a city realizing sustainable development and the virtuous cycle between the economy, the environment and the culture. In addition, is a part-time lecturer at Yokohama City University, secretary general of the Yokohama Indian Cultural Exchange Committee and manager of the Innovation Study Group of the Japan Academic Society for Ventures and Entrepreneurs (JASVE). His books and papers include Keizai no Shikumi (Mechanisms of Economy) and Toshi no Seitaigakuteki Bunseki (Ecological Analyses of Cities).
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KITSUDA yoko
Graduated from the Department of Housing and Architecture, Faculty of Home Economics, Japan Women's University.
After joining the Urban Life Research Institute, a think tank of Tokyo Gas, and "Living Design Center OZONE", she became independent. Presides over "Citrus".
Undertaking mainly planning and development, design, marketing, organization of exhibitions, advertising and PR relating to housing, shops, furniture and products, and also conducts coordination of local industries.
After being a part-time lecturer at Japan Women's University, she is currently part-time lecturer at Yokohama College of Commerce and a visiting professor at Daido University. |
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Session III-1. Community regeneration and creativity
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Lee, Eun Ae
Lee Eun Ae obtained her bachelor's and master's degrees in Social Welfare from Ewha Womans University. She has been working as managing director for the Work Together Foundation since 2006. She has served as head of the policy subcommittee for the Regional Childcare Centers Association; adviser for the Presidential Commission on Social Inclusion; model development chief for the Social Jobs Task Force at the Ministry of Labor; and adviser for the Social Services Subcommittee at the Presidential Committee on Jobs Strategy. Lee's research projects include "Self-Support Program Manual (joint study, Korean Self-support Assistance Centers Association, 2000)"; "Establishing a New Perspective and Improvement Measures for Childcare Policy (joint study, Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, 2003)"; "Support Plan for Sustainable Social Enterprise through a Partnership between Government, Business and NGO (The Presidential Committee on Jobs Strategy, 2006)"; |
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Lucky Chhetri
Lucky Chhetri is the Executive Director of EWN. Lucky holds a Bachelor degree in Arts (Loreto College, Darjeeling, India). She is Ashoka Fellow 2004. She and her company is the winner of National Geographic Geo-Tourism Contest 2008 and Nike Game Changers 2009. Her most recent studies includes (i) Impact of Training, Executive Program, Maastricht School of Management, Netherlands (2008); (ii) Women Leaders of the World, Santa Clara University, USA (2007), (iii) Sustainable Tourism Market Linkages, Wageningen University and Research Center and Maastricht School of Management, Netherlands (2006). Lucky has written and presented a number of papers, both in Nepali and English, including: (i)Presented paper in 2009 Seoul Youth Creativity Summit & Festival (ii) 'Women and Tourism' in Contours Magazine (2009); (iii) Talk program on 'Women's Leadership'; (iv) Santa Clara University, USA (October, 2008), (v) Presentation on 'Sustainable Tourism' at the India Rural Business Summit, India (October 2007), (vi) Talk program on 'Tourism Opens Doors for Women' on Tourism Day, Pokhara Nepal (September 2007); (vii) Presentation on Surviving Business on Trekking Trails at the IV International Congress Women, Work and Health. Lucky has also made television appearances on CNN, BBC News, Aaj Tak, Japanese national television and other media outlets. |
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Matt Peacock
Graduated in Music from Edinburgh University in 1996. Professional singer then moved into music journalism becoming Assistant Editor of Opera Now magazine in London (1998-2001) and during that time a part-time homeless support worker. He spent a year in USA launching the marketing department of Opera Boston (2001-02) before moving back to London to set up Streetwise Opera in 2002 to help homeless people move forward in their lives using music. He was an inaugural member of the Clore Leadership Programme (2004-05) and was featured in Prime Minister Gordon Brown's book 'Britain's Everyday Heroes' in 2008 alongside 32 other social entrepreneurs. Streetwise Opera won a Royal Philharmonic Society Music Award and the Andy Ludlow Homeless Award in 2008. |
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Todd Porter
Studied human and natural systems around the world on a full scholarship, graduating from Duke University in 1989. From strategy consultancy Bain & Company, his interest in social entrepreneurship led him to the pioneer in the field, Ashoka: Innovators for the Public. As Organizational Development Director of Public Allies, he co-wrote the proposal that won a major grant for it to become a national pilot program with Michelle Obama leading the Chicago pilot. Sensing the potential of the internet for social innovation, Todd served as a fellow at one of the first online networks and then headed to Stanford Business School. While a student he co-founded a learning company and co-taught with legendary Stanford Professor of Creativity and Innovation Michael Ray. He next worked as the venture catalyst at Imagine Media for entrepreneur and philanthropist Chris Anderson who runs the TED Conference. After a period of independent projects and travel, Todd relocated to Japan and began prototyping initial elements of an innovators ecosystem, including the Innovators Greenhouse and TED×Tokyo. |
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NISHIYAMA shiho
Earned M.A. and Ph.D in Sociology from Keio University. Became an Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Sustainable Society at the University of Yamanashi in 2005. Also Academic Associate in Harvard University 2008-2009. Academic topic is Comparative study of Community Development and Community Gorvernance formed by Civil Society Organizations. Doing many researches in London, Boston, Rome, and many places in Japan. Main books are 'Logic of Voluntarism'(2007) , 'Urban Regeneration and Community Governance in the United Kingdom' (2008) . Some of books won major awards from the Japan NPO Associations and the Japan Society of Urban Sociology.
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Session III-2. Spatial Strategies for culture
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Prof. Ir. Kees W. Christiaanse
Kees Christiaanse was born in Amsterdam in 1953 and studied architecture and urban design at the TU Delft. In 1980 he joined the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) as a partner. In 1989 he founded KCAP Architects & Planners that grew out into one of the most influential architecture and urban design firms in Europe.
Apart from being an architect, Kees Christiaanse`s work focuses on urban design in complex urban conditions and directing urban processes. He is an expert in the revitalization of former industrial, railway and harbour areas, which is illustrated by KCAPs work in the docklands of Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Hamburg and London. In addition he is also an expert in university Campuses. Kees Christiaanse always has combined teaching and research activities parallel to his office work, which has generated fruitful cross-fertilizations, for instance in the project 'Kaisersrot' that develops software for urban design tools. Being a consultant to several airports, he is currently working on the initiation of an Airport Research Centre. In order to exploit his experience on programming and development strategies, KCAP will launch an urban economy department in the fall of 2009.
Kees Christiaanse is an experienced speaker and has held lectures and masterclasses at major institutes and universities throughout the world. From 1996 until 2003 he taught at the Technical University of Berlin, since 2003 he is professor of Architecture and Urban Design at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich. |
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Lin Chung-Chieh
Ph.D. the University of Tokyo, 2007. An architect and urban planner, Director of Urban Redevelopment Office, Taipei City Government, and adjunct professor of National Taipei University of Technology. He was a committee member of the Public Arts Review Committee of Taipei（2005-2009, a standing board member of Chinese Institute of Urban Design（2000-2009, and board member of Institute Historical Resources Management in Taiwan (2005-2009. His work, focused on development mechanism, regulation, and practices is an important contribution to the urban design, preservation, community empowerment, and public art on local government in Taipei City. |
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KITAZAWA takeru
Urban designer. Professor of University of Tokyo (director of the Department of Socio-Cultural Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo). Also (among other positions): director of the Urban Design Center Kashiwa-no-Ha (UDCK); director of the Urban Design Center Tamura (UDCT); representative of the Urban Design Center Yokohama (UDCY); counselor to Kyoto Prefecture; and was previously counselor to Yokohama City and director of its Urban Design Office, Urban Planning Bureau. Since 1997, has been engaged in practical education and studies at the University of Tokyo (urban engineering + environmental studies) in such areas as spatial planning, development of Japanese spatial models, and philosophies of regional revitalization. Received the gold prize among the Good Design Awards (2006), the grand prize in the Chinese New City International Design Competition (2004), and others. Wrote "Aru-Toshi-no Rekishi = Yokohama 330-nen" (History of a City: Yokohama at 330) (Fukuinkan Shoten, 2002); wrote and edited "Mirai Shakai no Sekkei" (Design for the Future, Thinking about Environmental Spatial Planning from Yokohama City) (BankArt, 2008); "Asu-no Toshizukuri" (Urban Planning for Tomorrow) (Keio University Press, 2002); "Toshi-no Design Management" (Management of Urban City) (Gakugeishuppan, 2002); and more. |
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Jung Hyung Lee
Dr. Lee is Professor at ChungAng University. He is teaching architecture and urban design, and researching on urban townscape and urban design issues not only about Korea but also Japan and the U.S. Recently, he is interested in urban regeneration projects in Korea. He has a Urban Architectural Lab in Univ. where is dealing with a lot of master plan and housing projects, also participating in urban design competitions in practices. He has also been serving in various Committees, such as the Urban Planning and Urban Design Committee for Seoul Metropolitan Government and several other local governments in Korea. He has a Doctorate and Master Degree in Urban Engineering from the University of Tokyo. He has experiences in the field of design office in the U.S and Japan and Korea. He also used to worked for SDI (Seoul Development Institute). |
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KITAYAMA koh
Born in 1950. Completed the master course at Yokohama National University's Graduate School in 1980. Established WORKSHOP*1 (with two others) in 1978 and the Koh Kitayama + architecture WORKSHOP in 1995. Currently a professor at Yokohama National University, Yokohama Graduate School of Architecture (Y-GSA). Included among major awards are the Annual Architectural Design Commendation; the Japan Institute of Architects Award; the Jutaku-Kenchiku Award; and the Good Design Award. Major books include 'ON THE SITUATION' (TOTO Shuppan Co.); and 'OURS: Methods for Habitat City' (co-author, INAX Publishing).
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TAKIGUCHI noriko
Noriko Takiguchi is an author and journalist. She covers business and technology for various newspapers and magazines in Japan including Nikkei BP (business publications) and Nikkei Newspaper; Diamond Weekly; Business ASCII; and others.
She writes also about architecture and design, and her books The Rem Koolhaas File (TOTO, 2004) and Toyo Ito, architect, Japan (TOTO, 2006) have been best-sellers among architecture and design books in Japan. Her most recent book on the culture of Silicon Valley -- Why is Garbage Not Sorted in Silicon Valley? (President,Inc., 2008) -- is a collection of her weekly columns on the Nikkei BP website. She has also translated into Japanese such books as Bringing Design to Software (written and edited by Terry Winograd, Stanford University computer science professor) and Engineer Imagines (written by the late Peter Rice). She is working on several new books.
She holds BA in German linguistics and international relations from Sophia University in Tokyo, and was a Fulbright visiting scholar at Stanford University from 1996-98. |
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KUNIYOSHI naoyuki
Specialized field: Urban design
Current positions: Senior examiner and executive urban designer, Urban Development Bureau, The City of Yokohama. Specially appointed professor, Yokohama Entrepreneurial Development (Interdisciplinary Studies), International College of Arts and Sciences, Yokohama City University. In 1971, completed the masterﾕs course at Waseda Universityﾕs Graduate School and entered The City of Yokohama. After working to establish the present Urban Design Division, has been instrumental in urban design for 38 years, promoting Yokohama as a city 'where history and the future coexist,' this through development of urban spaces for pedestrians in city centers in collaboration with local people and shopping areas; the design of commercial sites; town planning based on traditional advantages in the Kannai and Yamate areas, making the best use of historical buildings; and urban design for the futuristic Minato Mirai 21 District. Has recently been involved in redevelopment of the Nihon Odori area, the Zonohana District, etc. Assumed his current position after serving as director of the Urban Design Division. |
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SUZUKI nobuharu
Associate Professor, Yokohama Entrepreneurial Drvrlopment, Interdisciplinary Studies, Yokohama City University. Trained as urban designer in Graduate School of Tokyo University, where he got MA and Dr. of Engineering, Dr. Suzuki started his professional career as Assistant Professor in the University of Tokyo in 1995. After working for Kanto Gakuin University (2000-2006), he teaches urban planning and urban design at Yokohama City University as Associate Professor. He also works for Yokohama City Government as Creative City Advisor since 2007. Majoring in Urban Design and Conservation Planning of Historical buildings and monuments, he has been advising for a number of urban design projects, especially in Yokohama and Kanagawa. For his work, he has received the Thesis Award from the City Planning Institute of Japan in 2003.
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