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Co-led by UNDP and the Citi Foundation, Youth Co:Lab aims to empower and invest in youth so that they can accelerate the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through leadership, social innovation and entrepreneurship. “Social Innovation Challenge Japan” is a business idea contest where selected teams will pitch and showcase their SDG-focused business models and ideas to a panel of esteemed judges.

The individuals and teams who passed the paper and video pitch screening will pitch their solutions. We will select the winners of the Excellence Award, CVC Award, Audience Award, among others. Award-winners from the Japan contest will have the opportunity to join the accelerator programme and the top teams will be invited to attend the Youth Co:Lab Regional Summit which will take place in 2021. Please come listen to the powerful pitches and innovative ideas of social entrepreneurs in Japan.

Date：24 November 2019 (Tues) 19:00-21:30

Programme：

• 19:00 - Opening remarks | Fumiaki Kurahara, Vice Chairman, Citi Japan
• 19:10 - Social Innovation Challenge Japan 2020
  Final Pitch Contest
  The individuals and teams who passed the paper and video pitch screening will pitch their solutions in front of a panel of judges and audience. Each presentation is followed by Q&A by the judges.
• 20:45 - Networking Time with the Finalists (Zoom break-out room)
• 21:15 - Award Ceremony
• 21:25 - Closing remarks | Mr. Savinda Ranathunga,Regional Youth Project Manager, Governance and Peace Building Team, UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub

Place：Online (Zoom)

Registration：Please register here (free of charge)

Language： Japanese/English (Simultaneous interpretation available)

A Panel of Judges：

• Mr. Daisuke Takatsuki | Director, Principal, CVC Asia Pacific Japan / Representative Director, Social Invest Partners
• Ms. Atsuko Suzuki | Executive Director, NPO ETIC.
• Mr. Taro Tabata | Senior Executive Officer, Co-Head of Investment Banking, Banking, Capital Markets and Advisory, Citigroup Global Markets Japan
• Mr. Savinda Ranathunga | Regional Youth Project Manager, Governance and Peace Building Team, UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub

Finalists

土帰 doki - Earth’s Heartbeat

doki Earth, Sae Shinzato

A subscription-based vegetable home-delivery and biowaste pick-up service that uses biodegradable packaging to help consumers avoid plastic use, and be part of the local nutrient cycles, while supporting and encouraging small-scale organic farmers.

Kammeko

Kammeko, Raphael Hodé

Kammeko is a responsible points system that allows you to discover sustainable products, services, and places, rewards you for your responsible consumption behaviors, and lets you track your impact in a fun way.

Cricket as Food and Feed

ECOLOGGIE, Seiya Ashikari

We create new food production systems by using crickets as new protein. Current animal protein depends on marine resources like fish, and they are vulnerable to climate change and population growth. Therefore, we use crickets as an alternative protein to replace fish. Through this business, We will develop feed and human food made from crickets. In addition, We farm and raise crickets with local farmers in Cambodia and improve the income of farmers.

Women are changing society with IT, and Unlock women’s potential.

Waffle, Sayaka Tanaka

In order to bridge the gender gap in the IT field, we provide IT education to female junior and senior high school students before they choose a career path.

Online×International Exchange: Study SDGs together with those of the same generation across the world

With The World, Shunta Igarashi

Active learning class discussing social problems while connecting schools in the world online. Having 330 partner schools in 50 countries, we create an environment where children all around the world can learn together.

Travel around the world in your city

Hello World, Marimo Higa

“Travel around the world” can be a challenge due to time contraints, money, age or the pandemic. With the concept of “studying abroad in the city,” we request foreigners living in Japan to welcome Japanese children into their homes.

Monodzukuri Lab CREATREE

Kiho Kamiya

"Creating a world where MONODZUKURI feels close to you and nurturing a strong heart while having fun", we can enjoy making something in three stages: learning by YouTube, trying by rental and connecting at our cafe. Delivery to everyone in the world!!

Manasa Mora

Yoko Inagaki

Manasa Mora will provide the first public washing and drying facility in Madagascar, with the aim to empower women and reduce malaria. Women in Madagascar wash clothes by hand and spend six to eight hours per week solely on laundry. Malaria is one of the most serious health threats to the population, and there have been more deaths across the country from malaria in 2020 than from COVID-19.

Biomass briquette to solve the waste problem and deforestation'

Darajapan inc, Mio Tsunoda

To improve sanitation and reduce deforestation in Tanzania,  we produce sustainable biomass briquettes as a fuel by recycling solid waste dumped on the road and design economic zones for local citizens.

Profiles of the judges：

 

Mr. Daisuke Takatsuki, Director, Principal, CVC Asia Pacific Japan / Representative Director, Social Invest Partners
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Principal, joined CVC in 2016. Daisuke is a member of the CVC Operations team in Asia and is based in Tokyo. Prior to joining CVC, he spent over fourteen years at The Carlyle Group as a Director, leading Management and Leveraged Buy-Out transactions. Prior to that, he worked for the Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund. Representative director of Social Investment Partners. Board member of NPO Florence and NPO Hattatsu Wanpaku Kai. Daisuke holds an M.B.A. from Stanford University and an LL.B. from the University of Tokyo.

 

Ms. Atsuko Suzuki, Executive Director, NPO ETIC.

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Born in 1971, graduated from Waseda University and joined ETIC. as a founding member. When ETIC. was incorporated as an NPO, she became the Executive Director. Atsuko offers students, business persons and entrepreneurs consultations specializing in social career and start-ups for more than 2000 people. She has also coordinated internships programs for over 100 start-ups so far.

 

Mr. Taro Tabata, Senior Executive Officer, Co-Head of Investment Banking, Banking, Capital Markets and Advisory, Citigroup Global Markets Japan

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Taro Tabata has been Managing Director, Senior Executive Officer, and Co-Head of Investment Banking,　Citigroup Global Markets Japan Inc. since February 2019. He leads Citi Japan’s investment banking business with a focus on serving Japan’s top consumer and retail corporates. Prior to assuming his current position, Tabata was the head of the Consumer and Retail Group at Investment Banking where he advised on many important projects, including merger between Family Mart and Uny Group, Danone’s divestiture of Yakult and Takashimaya’s Convertible Bond offering as a lead book runner. Tabata joined Citi in 2000 and has a wealth of experience advising consumer and retail sector clients on M&A, equity/bond underwriting, and other capital restructuring deals. Tabata graduated from Keio University with a bachelor’s degree in economics and has an M.B.A. from the London Business School.

 

Mr. Savinda Ranathunga, Regional Youth Project Manager, Governance and Peace Building Team, UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub
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Savinda is the project manager for regional youth project of UNDP Asia-Pacific – Youth Co:Lab, which empower youth to create SDG solutions through social innovation and entrepreneurship. He was born in Sri Lanka and now reside in Bangkok, Thailand. Savinda is a Civil Engineering graduate from Moratuwa University Sri Lanka, he also possesses charted qualifications in Management and Marketing and a Diploma in Buddhism. He worked as an Environmental Engineer at Brandix ltd. And as a lecturer at Achievers and Wizma Business Schools. He has engaged in the development sector over the last 12 years through his engagement with AIESEC, ADB, UNICEF, UNEP, UNV, UNESCAP and UNDP. Savinda also initiated five start-ups on diverse fields and his passion is to support start up ecosystem in Asia Pacific Region. Currently he is pursuing his PhD at Chulalongkorn University related to Youth Empowerment.