SDGs+Beyond Future Society for Life Week
The Future of Communities: The Intersection of Art and Technology — Agenda 2025 Co-created Programme
Shape New World Initiative
[Hypothesis for the Future in 2050]
A future where we can nurture values that will still be trusted 100 years from now, and where humanity and communities will last for 200 years. If a future arrives in which the human lifespan extends to 200 years, communities such as companies, societies, and nations may have shorter lifespans than individuals. In such an era, what abilities will be required? We will explore this question from both artistic and technological perspectives. The session will begin with a dialogue between entrepreneurs and contemporary artists from Japan and the United States, and in the second half, we will hold a panel discussion on works presented at the Osaka Kansai International Art Festival concerning the future of humanity and harmony.
Discussion
- SDGs
- post-SDGs
- Art
| Transmission of simultaneous interpretation | Provided |
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| Language of interpretation | Japanese and English |
Reservations are required for this programme.
Booking typically opens with the '2-month advance lottery.' Click below for details.
* Arrive early; latecomers may not be admitted.
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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Agenda2025
Co-created Programme
- * Programme times and content are subject to change. Any changes will be announced on this website and via the ticket booking system.
- * The schedule is subject to change depending on the organiser's circumstances.
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2025.10.11[Sat]
11:00 ～ 13:00
(Venue Open 10:30)
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- Theme Weeks Studio
Programme details
This session examines the future of communities through the dual lenses of art and technology. In the first half, young entrepreneurs and contemporary artists Akihiko Shimoyama (Japan) and Anatola Araba (United States) will discuss: Humanity living for 200 years and the conditions for sustaining communities. Beyond SDGs — how to nurture values that will still be trusted 100 years from now.
In the second half, curator Hiroshi Sakuma, who serves as a curator at the Osaka Kansai International Art Festival, will moderate a panel. The discussion will feature the introduction and exploration of works inspired by Plotinus’s Enneads, addressing the future of humanity. (The participating artist will be announced soon.)
Cast
Moderator
Hiroshi Sakuma
Specially Appointed Researcher at the Social Solutions Initiative, Osaka University, Head of the Shape New World Initiative
Born in 1996. Mr. Sakuma has been engaged in the research on the new form of communication using avatars and agents at Osaka University. At Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, he is in charge of the exhibition "Future Virtual Being" as a director of Osaka Pavilion. He is also a principal investigator of the research on the design of future societies, a joint research project between Osaka University and the Japan Science and Technology Agency. In addition to his current position as a chairperson of Shape New World Committee, Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry and he is also a member of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan. In 2021, he was appointed as a team leader for a research study on the Moonshot Research and Development Program. He was selected as one of the Forbes 30 Under 30 Japan 2023 and is a recipient of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award of the Japan Open Innovation Prize.
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Speakers
Akihiko SHIMOYAMA
Founder
Founded CoinOtaku Inc. in 2017, a cryptocurrency business.
Sold it in 2020 for 600 million yen to a publicly traded company.
Currently leads Senjin Holdings Inc., his second entrepreneurial venture.
Graduated from the University of Tokyo.
Earned a Master’s degree at Tokyo University of the Arts.
Currently pursuing a Ph.D. at Keio University.
Seeks to sculpt society through entrepreneurial endeavors and artistic creation spanning from projects exploring decentralized finance, environmental sustainability, space exploration, and human longevity.
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Anatola Araba
Artist, Founder of Reimagine Story Lab
Recently named Forbes 30 Under 30 in Art, Anatola Araba is an artist, futurist and founder of her studio, Reimagine Story Lab. Her films and multimedia creations have been exhibited at the MoMA and she recently made history when her art was sent to space on NASA's first Moon mission since 1972. The project, "Afro Algorithms," was a 3D animated short film in the Afrofuturist genre that explored artificial intelligence and bias.
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SDGs+Beyond Future Society for Life Week
The Future of Communities: The Intersection of Art and Technology — Agenda 2025 Co-created Programme
[Hypothesis for the Future in 2050]
A future where we can nurture values that will still be trusted 100 years from now, and where humanity and communities will last for 200 years. If a future arrives in which the human lifespan extends to 200 years, communities such as companies, societies, and nations may have shorter lifespans than individuals. In such an era, what abilities will be required? We will explore this question from both artistic and technological perspectives. The session will begin with a dialogue between entrepreneurs and contemporary artists from Japan and the United States, and in the second half, we will hold a panel discussion on works presented at the Osaka Kansai International Art Festival concerning the future of humanity and harmony.
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2025.10.11[Sat]
11:00～13:00
(Venue Open 10:30)
- 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.
- * The schedule is subject to change depending on the organiser's circumstances.
Reservations are required for this programme.
Booking typically opens with the '2-month advance lottery.' Click below for details.
* Arrive early; latecomers may not be admitted.
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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