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Sustainable Electronics Meetup Vol.2 will focus on the insights and impressions from Milano Design Week 2024!
Stakeholders in the electronics industry, especially suppliers, often lack information from users and consumers about the actual demands for Net Zero goals and circularity. Despite having good technologies, they often cannot propose them. This is largely due to the lengthy supply chains.
Let's share examples, activate communication, and increase allies in combating climate change.
Tue, May 14, 2024 UTC+09:00
16:30 – 19:00
45
1000 JPY
About “Sustainable Electronics Meetup”
Our lives are heavily reliant on numerous electronic devices. However, the reality is that few people know where their materials come from, how they are made, and what happens to them after they are consumed.
Meanwhile, there has been increasing emphasis on the goals of achieving Net Zero and the necessity for circularity in recent years. Yet, particularly concerning electronic devices, methods to achieve these goals have not yet been found. This event aims to explore ways to actually achieve environmental sustainability goals. It will address themes essential for creating a community that can achieve not only environmental but also business sustainability.
Why is such sustainability important?
Who will drive it, and how?
Let’s match needs with seeds!
Stakeholders in the electronics industry, especially suppliers, often find themselves unable to propose even excellent technologies due to a lack of information from users and consumers about the actual demands for Net Zero goals and circularity. This situation is largely attributed to the increasingly complex supply chains. Sharing concrete examples is essential to stimulate communication and recruit more allies in the fight against climate change. Let’s learn about the theory of Net Zero and circular economy, as well as the actual state of business.
※This event will be held primarily in Japanese.
Vol. 2 is “Milano Design Week 2024 Review Meeting.”
Those who visited or exhibited at this year’s Milano Design Week will take to the stage to discuss their impressions of the exhibitions they attended this year and the changes they felt since last year.
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Ryota Yokozeki
Ryota Yokozeki was born in Gifu Prefecture in 1985, graduated from Kanazawa College of Art and Craft, Product Design Department. He worked at Sony Corporation’s Creative Center from 2008 to 2017 and founded RYOTA YOKOZEKI STUDIO in 2017. He emphasizes design that enhances the value of experiences in response to the diversification of lifestyles, and engages in product design and creative direction for various projects both domestically and internationally, including furniture, home appliances, and daily necessities. “AIZOME chair” is permanently housed in the Vitra Design Museum. He is the winner of multiple awards including the iF Design Award and Good Design Award.
Ryota Yokozeki was born in Gifu Prefecture in 1985, graduated from Kanazawa College of Art and Craft, Product Design Department. He worked at Sony Corporation’s Creative Center from 2008 to 2017 and founded RYOTA YOKOZEKI STUDIO in 2017. He emphasizes design that enhances the value of experiences in response to the diversification of lifestyles, and engages in product design and creative direction for various projects both domestically and internationally, including furniture, home appliances, and daily necessities. “AIZOME chair” is permanently housed in the Vitra Design Museum. He is the winner of multiple awards including the iF Design Award and Good Design Award.
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Sally Kamihara
Lifestyle Producer specializing in home appliances
Sally Kamihara graduated from Aoyama Gakuin Women’s Junior College, Department of English. After working at a newspaper company and as a freelance writer, she became independent as a lifestyle producer specializing in home appliances. Based in Hiroo, Tokyo, at the ‘Home Appliance Atelier,’ her mission is to convey the thoughts of companies to consumers and relay the desires of consumers to companies. She is active in various media such as television, radio, magazines, and the web, disseminating information. As someone who can talk about home appliances from an ’emotional basis,’ she has gained many fans among developers and marketing professionals at manufacturers due to her unique perspective. She also engages in numerous activities related to product planning and consulting
Sally Kamihara graduated from Aoyama Gakuin Women’s Junior College, Department of English. After working at a newspaper company and as a freelance writer, she became independent as a lifestyle producer specializing in home appliances. Based in Hiroo, Tokyo, at the ‘Home Appliance Atelier,’ her mission is to convey the thoughts of companies to consumers and relay the desires of consumers to companies. She is active in various media such as television, radio, magazines, and the web, disseminating information. As someone who can talk about home appliances from an ’emotional basis,’ she has gained many fans among developers and marketing professionals at manufacturers due to her unique perspective. She also engages in numerous activities related to product planning and consulting
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Hiranao Kato
MagnaRecta CTO
Hiranao Kato was born in 1984, and is the current founder and CTO of MagnaRecta, while serving as a part-time lecturer at Tokyo University of the Arts. After graduating from Parsons School of Design in New York, he worked as a designer at McKay Architecture/Design and Berm Design NY. Upon returning to Japan in 2011, he co-founded RepRap Community Japan and developed the first open-source 3D printer in Japan, “atom,” which became the basis for domestic 3D printer manufacturers. Then, he co-founded GENKEI (renamed MagnaRecta in February 2018), becoming a frontrunner in desktop 3D printers in Japan. Currently, he is not only envisioning the future but also implementing products, services, and businesses anticipating the future.
Hiranao Kato was born in 1984, and is the current founder and CTO of MagnaRecta, while serving as a part-time lecturer at Tokyo University of the Arts. After graduating from Parsons School of Design in New York, he worked as a designer at McKay Architecture/Design and Berm Design NY. Upon returning to Japan in 2011, he co-founded RepRap Community Japan and developed the first open-source 3D printer in Japan, “atom,” which became the basis for domestic 3D printer manufacturers. Then, he co-founded GENKEI (renamed MagnaRecta in February 2018), becoming a frontrunner in desktop 3D printers in Japan. Currently, he is not only envisioning the future but also implementing products, services, and businesses anticipating the future.
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Masaaki Sugimoto
Elephantech Inc. Board Director Co-Founder
Elephantech offers a completely new and sustainable way to manufacture printed circuit boards that has the potential to revolutionize electronic circuitry worldwide. We produce PCBs using a proprietary process that utilizes metal inkjet technology, which has reduced CO2 emissions by 75% and water consumption by 95%. In addition, these circuits are already being used in a variety of applications, including displays and sensors, at our mass-production base established in Nagoya. We will continue to contribute to the realization of a sustainable society through our low-carbon PCB manufacturing process. In October 2023, Elephantech received the CEATEC AWARD from the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry. Elephantech hopes to set a precedent for deep-tech innovations from Japan that will have a global impact!
Elephantech offers a completely new and sustainable way to manufacture printed circuit boards that has the potential to revolutionize electronic circuitry worldwide. We produce PCBs using a proprietary process that utilizes metal inkjet technology, which has reduced CO2 emissions by 75% and water consumption by 95%. In addition, these circuits are already being used in a variety of applications, including displays and sensors, at our mass-production base established in Nagoya. We will continue to contribute to the realization of a sustainable society through our low-carbon PCB manufacturing process. In October 2023, Elephantech received the CEATEC AWARD from the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry. Elephantech hopes to set a precedent for deep-tech innovations from Japan that will have a global impact!
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Nobuyuki Sawada
SEMI Japan Customer Services
After working for a domestic semiconductor distributor company and US semiconductor manufacturer, Nobuyuki joined SEMI Japan in 2016. Currently, he am engaged in community activities to develop flexible devices, printed electronics, sustainable electronics, and the semiconductor design and packaging industry.
After working for a domestic semiconductor distributor company and US semiconductor manufacturer, Nobuyuki joined SEMI Japan in 2016. Currently, he am engaged in community activities to develop flexible devices, printed electronics, sustainable electronics, and the semiconductor design and packaging industry.
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Kelsie Stewart
FabCafe CCO
Kelsie joined Loftwork and FabCafe in 2017 and oversees the FabCafe Global network. In FabCafes across Asia, Europe and America, Kelsie strategizes and aligns Fab synergies to empower everyone to take the initiative to make and share their ideas with local and global communities. Kelsie is also the Tokyo organizer for the Global Goals Jam (GGJ), a two-day designathon and community which aims to create short term solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals. Kelsie has organized sustainability and design thinking workshops in Tokyo, Bangkok and Hong Kong.
Kelsie joined Loftwork and FabCafe in 2017 and oversees the FabCafe Global network. In FabCafes across Asia, Europe and America, Kelsie strategizes and aligns Fab synergies to empower everyone to take the initiative to make and share their ideas with local and global communities. Kelsie is also the Tokyo organizer for the Global Goals Jam (GGJ), a two-day designathon and community which aims to create short term solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals. Kelsie has organized sustainability and design thinking workshops in Tokyo, Bangkok and Hong Kong.
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SEMI Japan
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FabCafe Tokyo
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16:30 – 17:00
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Introduction
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17:00 – 17:15
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Talk + Q&A by Ryota Yokozeki
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17:15 – 17:30
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Talk + Q&A by Sally Kamihara
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17:30 – 17:45
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Talk + Q&A by Hironao Kato
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17:45 – 18:00
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Talk + Q&A by Special Guest
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18:00 – 18:30
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Cross Talk
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18:30 – 19:00
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Party
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Date & Time
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Tue, May 14, 2024 16:30 – 19:00 UTC+09:00
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Fee
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1000 JPY
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Capacity
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45
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Organizers & Sponsors
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