The Future of Community and Mobility Week
The Future I Want to See:
Smart, Sustainable, and Inclusive Communities in ASEAN, Japan and Beyond
ASEAN (Association of South‐East Asian Nations)
Aligned with the EXPO 2025 theme, this program paints how ASEAN and Japan can engineer an inclusive and sustainable future that integrate smartechnology, sustainability, and inclusivity as core values. By fostering collaboration among governments, businesses, and local communities in ASEAN and Japan, we can create resilient communities that prioritize environmental stewardship, social inclusion, and economic growth. Through a high-level keynote speech and a dynamic discussion, participants will explore how cutting-edge technologies and sustainable practices can transform urban and rural areas into thriving, inclusive spaces for all. The program will also feature the winner of the ASEAN-Japan Centre’s “ASEAN New Generation” Short Film Award depicting creative and inspiring imaginations of the future of ASEAN and Japan.
Discussion
- Smart cities
- Digital garden cities
- Automatic operation
- Innovative Business, Sustainabel Business, Inclusive Business.
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Track Programme
- * Programme times and content are subject to change. Any changes will be announced on this website and via the ticket booking system.
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2025.05.25[Sun]
14:00 ～ 16:30
(Venue Open 13:30)
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- Venue
- Theme Weeks Studio
Programme details
1. Keynote: Engineering Smart, Sustainable, and Inclusive Futures
Keynote speech from a leading/well-known visionary entrepreneur in Japan, involved in smart city or innovative business, to speak on how to envision and design the future through products or services that are smart, sustainable, or inclusive.
2. Special Feature: “ASEAN New Generation” Short Film Award
This special segment will set the scene for “imagining” the future we want and present the winning 3 min short film.
3. Panel Discussion on The Future I Want to See: Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Initiatives in ASEAN, Japan and Beyond
This segment will feature initiatives by representatives of the identified businesses to share about their solutions to social problems through their business service or product.
Cast
Moderator
Kunihiko Hirabayashi, MD PhD (TBC)
Secretary General, Association of Southeast Asian Nations Trade, Investment and Tourism Promotion Centre (International Organization ASEAN-Japan Centre)
Born in Nagano Prefecture in 1958. Secretary-General of the ASEAN-Japan Centre, from September 2021. Former Regional Advisor Regional Chief of Health, UNICEF East Asian and Pacific Regional Office, Bangkok, Thailand. He worked as a technical advisor and representative of regional offices for United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) for more than 18 years from May 2003 to August 2021. Prior to that, he engaged in technical assistance in hospitals in developing countries for around 10 years. He obtained Ph.D. in Physiology and Medicine from the University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
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The Future of Community and Mobility Week
The Future I Want to See:
Smart, Sustainable, and Inclusive Communities in ASEAN, Japan and Beyond
Aligned with the EXPO 2025 theme, this program paints how ASEAN and Japan can engineer an inclusive and sustainable future that integrate smartechnology, sustainability, and inclusivity as core values. By fostering collaboration among governments, businesses, and local communities in ASEAN and Japan, we can create resilient communities that prioritize environmental stewardship, social inclusion, and economic growth. Through a high-level keynote speech and a dynamic discussion, participants will explore how cutting-edge technologies and sustainable practices can transform urban and rural areas into thriving, inclusive spaces for all. The program will also feature the winner of the ASEAN-Japan Centre’s “ASEAN New Generation” Short Film Award depicting creative and inspiring imaginations of the future of ASEAN and Japan.
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2025.05.25[Sun]
14:00～16:30
(Venue Open 13:30)
- 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.
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