KATO Japan

Yu Kato is the Founder and CEO of Harch Inc., a Tokyo-based certified B Corporation specializing in media and design for sustainability and the circular economy. Harch operates multiple initiatives, including Circular Economy Hub, Circular Yokohama, and Circular Startup Tokyo. He serves as a circular economy advisor to several municipalities in Japan, a Director of the Circular Futures Design Center at Shizenkan University, and an Outside Director of NIKKO Company, a Japanese tableware manufacturer. Yu

Oct. 23 (Thu)

Time	Session

9:00am 10:20am	[C-3A] Design for Circularity Circular design is the core strategy for practicing a circular economy. Through practical cases, this session explores the implementation pathways of sustainable product standards and the value that product or service redesign can create for enterprises. C-3A ArthurHUANG Speaker Founder/CEOMiniwiz Co., Ltd. ERICWANG Speaker Co-Founder / CEORHINOSHIELD (Evolutive Labs Co., Ltd) YuKATO Speaker Founder / CEOHarch Inc. / Circular Futures Design Center / Circular Economy Hub Jui-CheTU Moderator Distinguished ProfessorDepartment of Creative Design, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology

Time

Session

9:00am

10:20am

[C-3A] Design for Circularity

Circular design is the core strategy for practicing a circular economy. Through practical cases, this session explores the implementation pathways of sustainable product standards and the value that product or service redesign can create for enterprises.

C-3A

ArthurHUANG Speaker Founder/CEOMiniwiz Co., Ltd.
ERICWANG Speaker Co-Founder / CEORHINOSHIELD (Evolutive Labs Co., Ltd)
YuKATO Speaker Founder / CEOHarch Inc. / Circular Futures Design Center / Circular Economy Hub
Jui-CheTU Moderator Distinguished ProfessorDepartment of Creative Design, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology