Arts Committee Signature Symposium 2020

"ART + BUSINESS Beyond 2020 - Discussions of Corporates Partnering with Art"
「ART + BUSINESS 2020年を超えてー企業とアートの協調とは」

Date: Monday, December 14, 2020, 16:00 - 18:00pm　|
2020年12月14日（月）16:00 - 18:00pm

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In this period of COVID-19 we’ve seen the power of arts, humanities, and culture in bringing communities together to fight this global crisis. On the one hand the pandemic has profoundly impacted corporations, bringing in habits and practices, shaking socioeconomic and political systems to their roots. Meanwhile, amidst this turmoil, the arts have continued to be a source of stability and unity, providing us with resilience while prompting us to evaluate how society may flourish once again to lead individuals and corporations towards growth, innovation and ideas for the future.

From the Mori Art Museum in Japan to Google Arts and Culture, and UBS’ global sponsorship for Art Basel, many major organizations have a long record of collecting and developing programs that inspire and motivate artists and the general community alike. Business collaboration with the arts foster creativity and strengthens different modes of communication. As part of Asia Society’s mission to use arts and culture to bridge ties in business, entrepreneurship, policy, and leadership between Asia and the world, we will be hosting a panel discussion on the power of using art as a platform for innovation and growth in business and corporations, or vice versa. For this second art symposium, we will be discussing how important art and business collaboration can be to elevate corporate missions by attracting new talents and inspiring creativity.

This symposium will be online.

Program:

Part 1: Keynote by Shu Yamaguchi  ( Author of the best seller, ““Why the Global Elites Learn Arts and Aesthetics” - What is Art and Science in Management ”. )

Part 2: Panel Discussion 

• Moderator : Tsutomu Horiuchi & Christopher Wells (Co-Chair, Arts Committee, Asia Society Japan Center)
• Rob Stewart : Managing Director, Chief Communications Officer APAC, UBS
• Kenichi Hirono: Marunouchi Development Office, Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd
• Makiko Takashima: Artist, Design researcher- Accenture, Interactive, Fjord, Tokyo
• Shu Yamaguchi: Independent researcher, author, public speaker, consultant and occasional workshop designer

Language:
English / Japanese (with simultaneous interpretation)

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Keynote Speaker & Panelist : Shu Yamaguchi 

Independent researcher, author, public speaker, consultant and occasional workshop designer

Born in Tokyo in 1970. BA and MA of Fine Arts from Keio University. After working at Dentsu, Boston Consulting Group, Korn / Ferry, currently working as an independent researcher, consultant and writer. He also works as a lecturer of Hitotsubashi MBA course, outside director for several corporations and member of the World Economic Forum Global Future Council. His book “Why the Global Elites Learn Arts and Aesthetics” was renowned several awards in 2017.

Panelists (In alphabetical order)

Kenichi Hirono

Marunouchi Development Office, MITSUBISHI ESTATE CO.,LTD

Joined Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. in 1983. Started up and ran operations of Area Management in the DaiMaruYu (Otemachi, Marunouchi, Yurakucho) project and the Grand Front Osaka. Appointed Secretary General of the East-West Town Management Organization and promoted town management development through public-private partnerships. In order to improve town branding, he oversaw deregulation of public spaces in the Marunouchi, Tokyo and Umeda, Osaka areas, as well as creating new landscapes and bustling. Especially in the DaiMaruYu area, he managed large scale events like the Tokyo Millenario, and La Folle Journee Tokyo. Aside from his main business, he lectures part-time at a University, and writes. His hobbies include road biking, golf, music appreciation and DJ-ing.

Rob Stewart

Managing Director, Chief Communications Officer APAC, UBS

Rob is the Chief Communications Officer Asia Pacific for UBS based in Hong Kong. In this role, he has oversight for internal and external communications, branding and Community Affairs in the region. He is a member of the Asia Pacific Executive Committee. He has previously worked as the Head of Corporate Communications Asia ex-Japan for Nomura Group Holdings and as Head of Marketing and Corporate Affairs Asia Pacific for Merrill Lynch. Prior to joining the financial industry15years ago, Rob enjoyed a 17-year career in journalism writing for and editing at wire services, magazines and newspapers in Hong Kong, Australia and the UK. He spent seven years at Bloomberg, running the Money Team in Asia. For the past 15years, he has been the President of Hong Kong-based charity, the Pam Baker Foundation, which focuses on the education needs of displaced children in Asia. Rob received a Bachelor's Degree from University College London and a Masters in History from Monash University in Australia. Born in the UK, Rob is an Australian citizen who has lived in Hong Kong for 28 of the past 32 years.

Makiko Takashima

Artist, Design researcher- Accenture, Interactive, Fjord, Tokyo

Royal College of Art, London. MA in Information Experience Design and getting the top mark in the class that year. She is an artist whose work is based upon her multidisciplinary background in information design, philosophy, and her experience as a professional dancer. Her dynamic practices explore the circle of life, encompassing natural elements like sound, air and light, in association with the human body and technology. Joined Accenture in 2019, engaged as a design researcher, to have vision, create scenarios for the future, and generate new ideas for prospective business opportunities. （Exhibited work at RCA Show 2019 -Selected works, London Battersea Park Sculpture Award) Goldsmiths College, University of London, UAL Central St. Martins.