The Conference on Hyperdifferent Fields Tokyo 2026] How to Deal with Natural Capital from the Perspective of Manufacturing / March 7, 2026 (Sat.) 15:50-16:40

Mr. Shunsuke Managi
Senior Professor, Kyushu University
Representative Director, aiESG, Inc.

He has served as a representative to the United Nations "New Wealth Report", a member of the United Nations and New Capital Roundtable for Sustainability, an ad-hoc member of the Industrial Structure Council of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, an ad-hoc member of the Central Environmental Council of the Ministry of the Environment, and a representative to the Science Council of Japan "Industrial Impact of Sustainable Investment". He was selected as an author of the 2025 edition of Clarivate Highly Cited Paper as one of the world's best researchers. He is the Director of Kyushu University Urban Research Center, the Director of Yunus & Shiiki Social Business Research Center, and the President of Natural Capital Credit Consortium, Inc.
Books: New National Wealth Theory - New Economic Indicators for Regional Development, Sustainable City Planning, Measuring Happiness - Understanding Well-Being, ESG Management Practices: Assessing Non-Financial Value with New National Wealth Indicators.

Mr. Yota Takakura
Representative Director and CEO, Inoka Co.

Graduated from the University of Tokyo's Faculty of Engineering, and conducted research in the Junichi Rekimoto Laboratory of the Graduate School of Engineering at the University of Tokyo on supporting musical instrument practice using machine learning; founded Inoka Inc. in April 2019; selected for the "J-Startup" startup support program promoted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in 2025. Using his unique "environmental transfer technology" that reproduces coral reef ecosystems and other marine ecosystems in an aquarium, he is working with large companies to create new businesses on the theme of biodiversity. He also established the Setouchi Shore Forum and is developing initiatives to balance local nature and economy. He is a board member of Roth Children's Mirai Foundation and Tidal Basin Foundation, and was selected as one of Forbes Japan's "30 Under 30.

Moderator.

Yukihiro Maru
Group CEO and Representative Director, LIVERNESS Co.

D. in Applied Biotechnology from the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Tokyo. 2002, while still a graduate student, he founded LIVERNESS with only undergraduate and graduate students in science and engineering. He has developed Japan's first "delivery laboratory class of cutting-edge science" into a business. Through the world's first "knowledge manufacturing business" that creates new industries by combining technologies and knowledge from different fields, he has built one of Asia's largest deep tech venture ecosystems and is working with venture companies, business corporations, universities, and financial institutions around the world to solve global-scale issues. He is responsible for the launch of numerous venture companies, including Euglena Co. and the management of 30 group companies, including overseas subsidiaries in Southeast Asia.