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1-11-3 Jinnan, Shibuya-ku
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Tokyo, Tôkyô, 150-0041
Japan

Arina Tsukada

CURATOR, EDITOR, DIRECTOR OF “SEE BY YOUR EARS”

Arina Tsukada is an explorer in new fields of Art & Science. Founder of The Whole Universe Association in 2018. With an incredibly diverse professional background, she is known for her participation as the director of the Sound Art project “See by your ears”, led by a sound artist Evala, as well as for being the editor in chief of the Art & Science online magazine “Bound Baw” since 2016. She continues to explore new worlds of possibilities through an interdisciplinary approach. Using art and science, and her multidisciplinary background, she has organized multiple conferences, exhibitions, media-productions, and other spectacular events. She is also the author of the books “Art Science” and “Media Art Archives.”

Hiroko Sebu

SINGER-SONGWRITER, COMPOSER

Hiroko moved to France to attend Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris.She studied Film score composition and graduated as the top student. After that she studied under Gabriel Yared. She has produced and played piano on many dome ( about 50,000 audiences) and arena ( about 20,000 audiences ) tour of several in-demand artists and bands such as Mr. children, Naotaro Moriyama, Kana Nishino, Sakanaction... and She discovered her talent for singing and her gift of creating infectious melodies.In 2016 and 2018, 2019, She is in charge of music composition and the performance of the "ISSEY MIYAKE” at Paris Collection. Hiroko's very own worldview, song and stunning performance has attracted Fashion industry attention.Now having written commercial music for National Brands in Japan such as [UNIQLO],[SHISEIDO],[SK-ll],[NISSAN]and more..( 200 and over ) For film score compositions, she is most well known for composing for “Strobe Edge” , “I Want To Eat Your Pancreas” and “Every Day is A Good Day” .

Mahadevan(Mack) Ramachandran

Co-founder Prosperity Exchange

Mahadevan (Mack) Ramachandran is in the process of setting up his own company based out of Tokyo; Prosperityexchange.com. The business aims to significantly increase the impact/reach of smart entrepreneurial teams in developing countries through collaborative capitalism; by providing them access to a global structure, knowledge, talent, and investment. He was previously (until Jan 2019) Chief of Supply Chain Planning and Retail Supply Chains at the United Nations World Food Programme. In this role, he leads projects and teams that aim to increase WFP’s efficiency and effectiveness through optimized sourcing and supply strategies, end-to-end planning for corporate emergencies, and operational support to the field, especially on retail supply chains for Cash-Based Transfers. Previously, Mack was the Global Chief of Procurement in Rome. He has been with WFP for around 20 years, most recently in Sudan as emergency coordinator for North Sudan (ex-Darfur).

Masaaki Yokokawa

CEO of WELCOME Group

Born in 1972. Founded George's Furniture (Now, WELCOME Group) in 2000. Opened "Live Editorial Store - CIBONE" in 2001. Started Licensed "Dean & Deluca" stores in 2003. Started new life style store "Today's Special" in 2012.