Theme: THE DAY

When you look back on the past, there is a day when you think, "It was THE DAY that made me who I am today".

Is there such a "THE DAY" for you?

The day you met someone you love, the day you decided to do something, the day you lost something.
There must be days when you were happy, frustrated, or miserable.

By remembering such THE DAY and putting it into words,
And by listening to someone else's THE DAY, you can rediscover your origin and trace how "TEH DAY" has led you to where you are today.

The realizations you gain from this may change the choices you make in the future.
If you do this, tomorrow will be different from the usual tomorrow that you are imagining right now.
Somehow, I don't get tomorrow,
We would like to create a better tomorrow by reflecting on THE DAY with the people gathered at TEDxKumamoto2023.

We have named the event "THE DAY" with this wish in mind.

ふと過去を振り返ったとき、「あの日があったからこそ今がある」と思える日。

そんな「THE DAY」があなたにはありますか？

大切な人と出会った日、何かをしようと決心した日、何かを失った日。
嬉しかった日も、悔しかった日も、情けなかった日もあるでしょう。

そんなTHE DAYを思い出して言葉にしてみることで、
そして自分以外の誰かのTHE DAYを聞くことで、自分の原点を再認識し、「あの日」から今の自分にどう繋がってきたのかを辿ることができます。

そこから得た気付きによって、これから先の選択が変わるかもしれません。
そうすれば、今あなたが想像しているいつもの明日とは、違う明日になるのではないでしょうか。

なんとなく明日を迎えるのではなく、
TEDxKumamoto2023に集まった人たちと一緒にTHE DAYを振り返ることをきっかけに、よりよい明日を創っていきたい。

そんな願いを込めて「THE DAY」としました。

Hirata Corporation
111 Hitotsugi, Ueki, Kita
Kumamoto, Kumamoto, 8610198
Japan

Hisayo YOKOTA

A burning goddess in a hurry to live

Ms. Yokota has always been in search of a mission, and even her own body was whipped into shape, and as a result, in 2018 she became physically disabled but still hasn't found her mission. She works part-time and raising children while searching for her mission. She believes that a smile is her greatest weapon, and that she must shine and enjoy herself. And, she always asks herself, “What can I leave behind for the future of my children?” . Her greatest goal is to make people feel that they are alive by pushing forward “because it's me” rather than giving up and saying “I can't be me”. Furthermore, she aims to be a leader whose challenges and actions brighten the world and bring smiles to people's faces.

Rob Kalwarowsky

High-Performance Leadership Coach

Rob shares wise insights about toxic leadership, mental health and finding purpose in life. He has the ability to give his audiences an intimate and caring space while bringing humourand research into his talks. Rob is a high-performance leadership coach and co-host of Leadership Launchpad Project, Canada’s #3 Leadership podcast. Previously, Rob spent over 10 years as an engineer. Rob graduated from MIT with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and Management. He was a 3-time Academic All-American and played on the U18 Canadian National Water Polo team.

Yasumasa AOKI

President, NPO Olive House

Mr. Aoki has been in the Japanese Mafia world since he was 18 years old. He was in juvenile detention five times as a teenager and twice in a reformatory． He was in society for only about six months from age 16 to adulthood. He spent half of his life in a correctional facility until he was rehabilitated for social on March 3, 2011. During the last 15 years of his prison sentence, he was the victim of an attempt on his life by a member of an enemy organization, and he had nine lives. That time, he encountered the Bible, and he was converted! Three years after his release from prison, he set up a home for the self-reliance preparation (NPO). After that, established a group home.

Yousuke ISHII

Director, Ouchino (Home) Clinic Nakano / President, omniheal Inc. / Chairman, Japan Society for the Study of Feces and Poop

Due to his own ulcerative colitis, Mr. Ishii lost his colon at the age of 19 and had to have a colostomy. At the age of 21, he began studying for entrance examinations and entered the Kochi University School of Medicine. He became a gastroenterological surgeon, while performing many surgeries, he felt the challenge of early detection of cancer and formed the “Japan Society for the Study of Poop” with the aim of spreading knowledge about colorectal cancer, etc. He developed the smartphone game “Uncolle (Unko Collect)” to promote behavioral change, and has received numerous awards. After working as a medical technologist for the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, he became interested in medical care outside of hospitals, where he currently works.

Yousuke MIZUKAMI

Representative Director, Ocean Solution Technology Inc. / Representative Director, Sasebo Nautical Instruments Inc.

Mr. Mizukami Launched development of “Triton's spear”, a support service for fishermen for the purpose of fisheries DX. The service aims to improve fishermen's profitability and achieve a sustainable fishing industry by proposing the transfer of technology through the data collection of operation logbooks and the optimization of operations through AI analysis. He rather than taking a disruptive innovation approach, the company sees inclusive innovation as the ideal future of the fishing industry and is striving to realize it.

Yusuke HAYAMA

SUPERONLY,Hylee

Mr.Hayama started to take lessons in dance when he was 15 and studied abroad in New York at the age of 22. He received subsidies from Kumamoto prefecture and had training in Israel in 2018. He appeared in “Water, fire and tree, and reproductive story” and was featured in a “Hirata Corporation stadium TV commercial” and so on. He created choreography for “ONE PIECE × Ningyo Joruri and Seiwa Bunraku”, ”Ajisen Dance” and so forth. He gives lectures at nursery schools and school institutions and holds workshops targeted at people of all ages. He started up SUPERONLY,Hylee, and collaborates with artists of various genres and local community. He produces stage performances, artistic experiences and events that revitalize the local community and so on.