Peace, Human Security and Dignity Week
Rectification of labor market inequality
Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition
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Reservations are required for this programme.
Booking is available from the 2-month advance draw. Please check the site below for the timing of the booking start.
Please note that bookings may not be available due to the status.
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This programme is scheduled to be live streamed at the Virtual Expo. We will inform you once it is confirmed.
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2025.08.12[Tue]
17:00 ～ 19:00
(Venue Open 16:30)
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- Theme Weeks Studio
Programme details
The programme, together with the General Sponsors, explores: 'What policies are needed to eliminate workplace inequity, achieve equal opportunities & healthy corporate growth?'
Cast
Moderator
Sawako Shirahase
Senior Vice-Rector, United Nations University, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General
Project Professor at the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the University of Tokyo. Dr Shirahase received her DPhil in Sociology from the University of Oxford in 1997 and joined the University of Tokyo in 2006, where she became a Professor at the Department of Sociology in 2010. She served as Executive Vice President for International Affairs at the University of Tokyo from 2019 to 2021. Her special area is on social stratification, particularly from the perspectives of gender and generation. Her most recent book is Social Stratification in an Aging Society with Low Fertility: The Case of Japan (ed.)、published by Springer in 2022.
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Tomoko Kusuda
Vice President, Corporate Responsibiility Director, L'Oreal Japan
Tomoko Kusuda has been with L’Oréal Japan for more than 20 years. She held positions in marketing and general management in various divisions and brands of L'Oreal Group. She was appointed as a member of Nihon L’Oreal Executive Committee in 2017, then became Vice President in 2020. Since 2022, she leads CSR and sustainability actions in Japan. She also promotes and protects Group’s values of ethics, human rights and DE&I in Japan.
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Narita Naziree
Executive Vice President, Group Human Capital, Maybank Group, Malaysia , Head, People Experience & Digital Advancement; and , Human Capital Director (Group Operations)
Narita Naziree joined the Maybank Group in 2011, and holds a dual role as Head, People Experience & Digital Advancement and Human Capital Director for Maybank’s Group Operations sector. She is also the Lead of the Maybank Women Mentor Women Council. The focus of her current role is on developing the workforce of the future for Maybank, elevating its workforce of 43,000 employees for next-generation roles, enabled with the right workplace tools & technology.
Over the last five years, Narita has undertaken a number of strategic roles in Group Human Capital, covering strategy & transformation, talent development, succession planning and business human capital. Having been with the Group for over 10 years, she has had several rotations, taking on roles in Group Finance and Global Banking prior to joining Group Human Capital.
Amongst her recent accomplishments in the area of human capital is the development of DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging) initiatives under Maybank’s Sustainability Agenda, earning national and international recognition including the company’s inclusion in the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index and 2023’s Star Media Group’s Positive Impact Awards (Gold in DEI and Talent Management) in Malaysia. She also played a key role in the development of Maybank’s Group DEIB Policy, and it’s incorporation into Maybank’s Group Human Rights Policy. In supporting DEIB beyond Maybank, Narita is a member of the Women in Business Committee under CPA Australia in Malaysia and a member of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (Malaysia) DEI Taskforce.
Before undertaking her current role in Group Human Capital, Narita was part of Maybank’s Financial Institutions Group team under Maybank Investment Bank Berhad where she led the client coverage team covering Malaysian banks and non-bank financial institutions, and was also the global relationship manager for EMEA, South Asia and Brunei bank relationships. Prior to this, she was Head, Group Performance Reporting & Investor Relations at Maybank, a key portfolio in the Group’s finance function.
As part of her extensive career in financial services, Narita was a management consultant serving commercial banking clients in South East Asia and the Middle East both with PwC and KPMG.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Wheaton College, United States with a double major in Economics & International Relations and a Master of Commerce & Economics from the University of New South Wales, Australia and is a Fellow of CPA Australia.
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Felipe Paullier
Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs
Dr. Felipe Paullier of Uruguay assumed his mandate as the first-ever Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs in December 2023 at the age of 32. He is the youngest senior appointment in the history of the United Nations, and the youngest serving member of the Secretary-General’s senior management group.
As head of the United Nations Youth Office, Mr. Paullier leads systemwide collaboration, coordination and accountability on youth affairs, overseeing the UN’s efforts to strengthen meaningful youth engagement in the areas of sustainable development, human rights, and peace and security.
Prior to taking up his post, Mr. Paullier was the Director General of the National Youth Institute of Uruguay beginning in 2020, where he led efforts to engage young people in policy-making processes at national level. He previously served in various political management positions at the national level. Throughout his career, he has been a foremost advocate for young people’s rights and the inclusion of young people in decision-making spaces.
Mr. Paullier is a Medical Doctor by training, specialized in pediatrics. He holds a Medical Doctor degree from the Universidad de la Republica Oriental de Uruguay and a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from Universidad Católica de Uruguay.
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Peace, Human Security and Dignity Week
Rectification of labor market inequality
-
2025.08.12[Tue]
17:00～19:00
(Venue Open 16:30)
- Theme Weeks Studio
- * Programme times and content are subject to change. Any changes will be announced on this website and via the ticket booking system.
Reservations are required for this programme.
Booking is available from the 2-month advance draw. Please check the site below for the timing of the booking start.
Please note that bookings may not be available due to the status.
For more information about making a reservation to watch a programme.
This programme is scheduled to be live streamed at the Virtual Expo. We will inform you once it is confirmed.
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