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The programme, together with the General Sponsors, explores: 'How can we cultivate a culture that enhances well-being for everyone, considering the perspectives of future generations?'

Cast

Moderator

Sam Karita

Boston Consulting Group Managing Director & Senior Partner

He is BCG Henderson Institute (BHI) Japan Lead, and named Global BHI Fellow for his pioneering thought leadership. He provides consulting to top management of leading corporations in various industries such as Healthcare, Consumer goods, Media, Entertainment on multiple agenda including Strategy, Innovation, DX, Productivity Enhancement and M&A.

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Speakers

Ena Yamaguchi

2024 Future Generation Advisory Board Member, Member of the first group of the youth community sponsored by the "Sustainable Brands Japan", Kimono remake Brand "U-Enme," Founder & Designer

Born in 2005. She grew up in Tokyo and moved to California, USA when she was in the fifth grade. After returning to Japan, she entered Kaetsu Ariake Junior and Senior High School, graduated from the project department. Then entered the Faculty of International Liberal Studies at Sophia University in April 2024 and Minerva University in September of the same year. In order to pursue sustainability and the appeal of Japan culture to people around the world, started the kimono remake brand "U-Enme" from February 2024. In addition to conducting educational workshops related to well-being at Sustainable Brands Japan, also launched a crowdfunding campaign to enter Minerva University, asking investors to invest in the project, and has succeeded to raise 3 million yen for her tuition fees.

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Edo Briola

Unilever Japan Customer Marketing K.K. Representative Director & President and Head of Carver Korea

Edo was appointed to current role from September 2024. He has been at Unilever for 12 years and he has worked in a variety of general management, strategy and marketing roles across the United Kingdom and Japan. Our mission for employee health and wellbeing is to add healthy years to the lives of our people, unlocking untapped human potential for our business and our world. Edo looks forward to taking part in the discussion around the important theme of Wellbeing management and education, and share some of Unilever's initiatives for our employees and society.

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Miki Tsusaka

Representative Director and President, Microsoft Japan

Miki Tsusaka is the Representative Director and President of Microsoft Japan. Appointed in February 2023, she leads Microsoft’s engagement with customers, and business partners and is responsible for all product, solution, service, and support offerings in Japan.

Under her leadership, she focuses on enabling the acceleration of Japan's digital transformation through Microsoft’s global and local expertise of our leading productivity and platform solutions. She will also build and reinforce Microsoft’s reputation in Japan as a trusted partner for individuals, organizations, and governments.

Prior to joining Microsoft Japan, she was a Senior Partner and Managing Director at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), where she worked for clients in a wide range of industries in Japan and overseas, helping them develop and implement growth strategies, improve profitability, redesign organization, and promote digital transformation. She established strategic consulting groups specializing in marketing, sales and pricing strategy development and led the expansion of BCG's service areas. As for BCG’s operation, she has been a member of the Executive Committee for two three-year terms and served as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) as well.

Tsusaka holds a Bachelor of AB, Government and East Asian Studies from the Harvard University, and an MBA degree from the Harvard Business School. She was recognized by Fortune as among the 100 most powerful women in the world and in Asia in 2024.

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Constance Noonan Hadley

Founder, Institute for Life at Work; Research Associate Professor, Boston University Questrom School of Business

Dr. Constance (Connie) Noonan Hadley is an organizational psychologist whose goal is to support a rich and fulfilling life at work for all employees. She is the founder of the Institute for Life at Work and a research associate professor at the Boston University Questrom School of Business. She holds a PhD in organizational behavior from Harvard University, an MBA from Wharton, and a BA from Princeton University.
Her research has been published in leading academic journals, Harvard Business Review, and MIT Sloan Management Review. She is regularly interviewed for media outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, The New York Times, Bloomberg, Axios, Fast Company, and Forbes.
Dr. Hadley was selected as a member of the Thinkers50 Radar Class of 2024 to recognize her rising global influence as a management scholar. She also serves on the Board of Trustees for MGB McLean Hospital, a leader in behavioral and mental health.

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Health and Well-being Week

Well-being management & education

  • 2025.06.28[Sat]

    17:0019:00

    (Venue Open 16:30)

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