Meet the Speakers
The Valuism Conference 2025 brings together leading thinkers, researchers, innovators, and change-makers from around the world. Our speakers span academia, business, government, and civil society, reflecting the diverse voices shaping the future of value.
Director, Value Research Center, Doshisha University
Philip Sugai
Chair in the Keynote Speeches.
Chair in session 7: The Mathematics of Value Measurement.
Inspector, Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations System
Director & Founder, ESG-IREC
Professor, OSIPP Osaka University
Toshiya Hoshino
Welcome Address
Vice President, Capgemini
Paul Beddie
Master of Ceremonies
Chair of Session 9: Final Plenary
Chairman, Valuufy; Distinguished Professor, Kyoto University GSM
Sachio Semmoto
Keynote speech
Title: Value, Innovation, and Japan’s Global Role
President Customer Value Foundation; Founder Journal of Creating Value
Gautam Mahajan
Keynote speech
Title: Value and Value Measurement, Global Efforts and Challenges
Shihan, Chiseikan Dojo, Kyoto
Yoshie Sugai
Keynote speech
Title: Seiryoku Zenyo, Jita Kyoei - The Philosophical Foundation for Valuism
Strategic Growth Manager, UniServices
The University of Auckland
John Eyles
Chair in session 4: Innovation and Value Creation: Driving a Sustainable Future
Professor, RMIT University
Anne-Laure Mention
Session 4: Innovation and Value Creation: Driving a Sustainable Future
Professor, Hitotsubashi University
Yoshinori Fujikawa
Session 4: Innovation and Value Creation: Driving a Sustainable Future
Professor, Imperial College London
James Barlow
Session 4: Innovation and Value Creation: Driving a Sustainable Future
Co-Director, ESG-IREC,
Osaka University
Haruko Satoh
Chair in session 5: Global Governance and Institutional Structures for Sustainable Value Creation
Chair, British Japanese Law Association
Chizu Nakajima
Chair in session 5: Global Governance and Institutional Structures for Sustainable Value Creation
Assistant Professor, Kyoto University
Julie Ann De Los Reyes
Session 5: Global Governance and Institutional Structures for Sustainable Value Creation
Professor of Social and Environmental Accounting
Kobe University
Katsuhiko Kokubu
Chair in session 7: AI and Big Data for Visualizing Substantive Sustainability Activities
Professor
Kansai University
Yuriko Nakao
Session 7: AI and Big Data for Visualizing Substantive Sustainability Activities
Professor Kwansei Gakuin University
Chika Saka
Session 7: AI and Big Data for Visualizing Substantive Sustainability Activities
Board Member & CSuO at Cierpa & Company
Naho Nakakubo
Session 7: AI and Big Data for Visualizing Substantive Sustainability Activities
Founder, Valuufy
Marco Koeder
Chair in session 9: Heritage Businesses and the Art of Long-Term Value Creation
Innovation Strategy & Tech Transfer Expert,
Founder MiraiSphere
Valerie Daldrup
Chair in session 9: Heritage Businesses and the Art of Long-Term Value Creation
CEO, Chinriu Honten
Nicolas Soergel
Session 9: Heritage Businesses and the Art of Long-Term Value Creation
Reitaku-Professor of Family Business / Witten Institute for Family Business (WIFU)
Witten/Herdecke University, Germany
Sigrun Caspary
Session 9: Heritage Businesses and the Art of Long-Term Value Creation
Professor, Kyoto University
Will Baber
Chair in session 10: Creating Deep Value: Beyond Immediate Tangible Gains
Associate Professor, Aarhus University
Peter Kesting
Session 10: Creating Deep Value: Beyond Immediate Tangible Gains
Researcher, TU Wien (Vienna University of Technology)
Dragos-Cristian Vasilescu
Session 10: Creating Deep Value: Beyond Immediate Tangible Gains
Professor, Würzburg-Schweinfurt Technical University of Applied Sciences
Karsten Machholz
Chair in session 11: Circularity and Future Models for Value-Creating Systems
Research and Impact Fellow, University of Exeter
Diego Bermudez
Chair in session 11: Circularity and Future Models for Value-Creating Systems
SDG Impact Japan
Sasja Beslik
Panelist in Session 11: Circularity and Future Models for Value-Creating Systems
University of Exeter
Halid Abu-Bakar
Panelist in Session 11: Circularity and Future Models for Value-Creating Systems
Supplyzory
Zsofia Agnes Nagy
Panelist in Session 11: Circularity and Future Models for Value-Creating Systems
IMD
Vanina Farber
Closing of Day 1 keynote
Western Sydney University
Youqing Fan
Chair in session 2: The Mathematics of Value Measurement
VIA Research + Advisory
Brian Jenkin
Speaker in session 2: The Mathematics of Value Measurement
Pepperdine Graziadio Business School
Cole Short
Speaker in session 2: The Mathematics of Value Measurement
Graduate School of International Studies | Ewha Womans University
Hannah Jun
Session 3: Global Governance and Institutional Structures for Sustainable Value Creation
Chair in session 8: Impact Measurement and Management: Rethinking Value in Finance and Beyond
Professor, Aoyama Gakuin University
Haruyoshi Ito
Session 3: Impact Measurement and Management: Rethinking Value in Finance and Beyond
University of Tasmania
Dan Daugaard
Panelist in Session 3: Impact Measurement and Management: Rethinking Value in Finance and Beyond
Japan Research Institute (JRI)
Tamako Watanabe
Panelist in Session 3: Impact Measurement and Management: Rethinking Value in Finance and Beyond
Partner, Valuufy
Kyle Barnes
Chair in session 5: Valuism in Action, Valuufy and Real-World Strategies for Stakeholder-Centric Business
AREOPA, ARICC
Maria Weir
Speaker in session 5: Valuism in Action, Valuufy and Real-World Strategies for Stakeholder-Centric Business
Speaker in session 7: The Future of Intangible Assets and Value Measurement
Startbridge
Panelist in Session 5: Valuism in Action, Valuufy and Real-World Strategies for Stakeholder-Centric Business
Mainichi Future Creation Lab
Tamotsu Takatsuka
Panelist in Session 5: Valuism in Action, Valuufy and Real-World Strategies for Stakeholder-Centric Business
Associate Professor,
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Laura Girella
Co-chair in session 7: The Future of Intangible Assets and Value Measurement
Founder, AREOPA Group International
Ludo Pyis
Co-chair in session 7: The Future of Intangible Assets and Value Measurement
Director, Redefining Value, Global Reporting Initiative
Mario Abela
Co-chair in session 8: The Performance Management of Value
Professor Circular Transitions
Fontys University of Applied Sciences, Eindhoven
Biljana Pesalj
Co-chair in session 8: The Performance Management of Value
WifOR
Richard Scholz
Speaker in session 8: The Performance Management of Value
The Beyond Institute
Arnaud Blandin
Speaker in Final Plenary Session
…And More to Be Announced!
We’re excited to welcome more inspiring voices to the conference.
Stay tuned as we reveal additional speakers in the coming weeks.
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