EXPO PLL Talks
EXPO PLL Talks
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Mayor of Osaka City's Minato Ward, Terumi Yamaguchi, takes the stage at EXPO PLL Talks
"Art & Impact: Thinking about the Post-Expo World with Innovators" vol.14
This was the 14th time the event was held, and we welcomed Mr. Terumi Yamaguchi, Mayor of Minato Ward, Osaka City, as our guest to explore the theme of "social impact" that we expect from the Osaka Kansai International Art Festival 2025.
You can watch the event on the official YouTube channel.
<Excerpt from Terumi Yamaguchi's comments at the event>
About the theme of the Expo: "Designing a bright and vibrant future society"
"What do you think it means for life to shine?" I keep asking this question to both children and adults. Without "life" nothing can begin. That is why disaster prevention, crime prevention, welfare, and protecting mental and physical health are the first and foremost prerequisites.
And life cannot shine alone. It shines only when it connects, converses, and interacts with others. The Expo site itself is a testing ground for future society. Our city will also change as part of that. We should be able to turn aging into an advantage. An aging town is not a bad town; we should create a place where the elderly can play an active role, interact with children, and connect with people from new countries. I hope that we can show this kind of town through the Expo.
About "Social Impact"
The 1970 Expo was an Expo that sent a message to the general public that "an amazing future is coming!". I think it was an Expo of that era, with everyone working together to accelerate economic growth.
However, I think that the "social impact" will be a major key to this Expo. We are currently facing a variety of issues in our society. Environmental issues, declining birth rates in some countries, and many other social issues. That is why I think this Expo will be a place where we can all pool our wisdom to find ways to solve these issues.
I'm really looking forward to the exhibits, but I also feel that it's important that we don't end there; we also want to implement the ideas and systems that emerge from the Expo in the real city.
Event Overview
Date and time: February 13, 2025 (Thursday) 14:40-15:30
Venue: Gran Green Osaka North Building JAM BASE 3F "Blooming Camp"
Guest: Terumi Yamaguchi (Mayor of Minato Ward, Osaka City)
Moderator: Daisuke Suzuki (CEO of Artlogue Inc., General Producer of Study: Osaka Kansai International Arts Festival)
Organized by: 2025 Japan World Exposition Association, Osaka Kansai International Arts Festival Executive Committee (Artlogue Inc.)
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Terumi Yamaguchi
Mayor of Minato Ward, Osaka City
Born in Hyogo Prefecture in 1973. Graduated from the Faculty of Letters at Doshisha University. After working as a Japanese language teacher and manager at cram schools and preparatory schools, he started his own business and became involved in PR and planning for local governments and companies. While continuing his work in education, he also runs a PR agency and works as a seminar lecturer and writer.
In April 2013, he was selected through public recruitment to become the civilian principal of Osaka Municipal Shikitsu Elementary School, where he served for three years.
After serving as chief supervisor at the Osaka City Board of Education, he became mayor of Ikuno Ward in April 2017.
After serving a five-year term, he will take up his new position as Mayor of Minato Ward in April 2022.
He has a daughter in her second year of high school and a son in sixth grade, and is involved in local activities as the president of the elementary school PTA. His hobbies are watching movies and listening to music, reading, and walking around town. His books include "Planning Ideas Book" and "Selling! Copywriting Skills Training Course."
Suzuki Daisuke
CEO of Artlogue Inc., General Producer of Study: Osaka Kansai International Arts Festival.
Born on Culture Day, November 3, 1977. After participating in a research project at the Global COE of the Osaka City University Urban Research Plaza, he started his own company. He won the Good Design Award in 2014, was a finalist in the 2015 Kyoto University GTEP Program (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology), and won the OIH Award for global innovation at the 2016 Miraino Pitch (business contest: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Kinki Regional Bureau of Telecommunications).
On July 7, 2017, he founded Artlogue Inc. with the vision of "Arts for Human and Planet" and became its CEO.
"Study: Osaka Kansai International Arts Festival" will be held in January and February 2022, with the aim of establishing the world's largest "Osaka Kansai International Arts Festival" to coincide with the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo.
An art innovator who aims to create a better society through the use of art.
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