U.S. Green Building Council x GOYOH x E&E Community presents:
Elevating Quality of Live, Work and Play through Green Buildings and Technology
Sustainability as an Experiential Value
Tuesday, July 15, 2025 17:00-19:00 | CIC Tokyo, Toranomon Hills Business Tower 15F + Online
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In recent years, sustainability has evolved beyond mere environmental considerations, becoming a critical management focus for companies. It now directly influences employee well-being, community engagement, and brand value.
This event, themed "Elevating Quality of Live, Work and Play through Green Buildings and Technology: Sustainability as an Experiential Value," will showcase the latest innovations and practices across various built environment sectors—office, living, and commercial facilities.
Designed as a platform for insightful dialogue, the forum welcomes professionals from all industries, including those interested in ESG, human capital management, work-style transformation, and enhancing brand experiences. Attendees will gain practical knowledge from industry leaders and experts from Japan and abroad, who will share their experiences and perspectives.
The event will be held in a hybrid format—both in-person and online—co-hosted by GOYOH and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), with support from the CIC Tokyo Environmental Energy Innovation Community (E&E Community).
近年、サステナビリティは企業にとって単なる環境配慮を超え、従業員のウェルビーイングや地域との共生、そしてブランド価値そのものに直結する重要な経営テーマとなっています。本イベントでは、「グリーンビルディングが変えるLive, Work & Play：体験価値としてのサステナビリティ」をテーマに、オフィス、住宅、商業施設といった多様なビルト環境における最新の取り組みや考え方を紹介します。
不動産業界に限らず、ESGや人的資本経営、働き方改革、ブランド体験の向上に関心を持つすべての企業にとって、有益な対話の場となることを目的とし、国内外の先進事例を持つ企業・団体のリーダーや専門家を迎え、多様な視点からの実践的な知見を共有します。
当イベントは、株式会社GOYOHと米国グリーンビル協会（USGBC）の共催、CIC Tokyo 環境エネルギーイノベーションコミュニティ（E&Eコミュニティ）の協力のもと、リアルとオンラインのハイブリッド形式で開催されます。
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Session 1
17:00 – 17:05
Opening
Midori Mizote, Project Manager; Secretary of Environment and Energy Innovation Community, CIC Institute
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Session 2
17:05 - 17:15
Keynote Speech
Jing Wang, Vice President, North Asia, USGBC & GBCI
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Session 3
17:15 - 18:15
Speaker Presentations
Shinji Takeda, General Manager, Strategic Planning Unit and Planning/Promotion Unit, Office Business Department and New Experience-based Activities Department, Academyhills; Corporate Planning Department(concurrent), Mori Building
Taku Yamaumi, Partner, Head of Japan, L Catterton Real Estate
Jael Fischer, Head of Development Asia Pacific, Six Senses
Calvin Lee Kwan, Managing Director, Sustainability & Risk Governance, Link Asset Management
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Session 4
18:15-18:30
Creating Business Value through Experiential Sustainability
Yukihiko Ito, Founder &CEO, GOYOH
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Session 5
18:20 - 18:50
Startup Sessions
Daiki Yokoyama, Japan Country Manager, CoolAutomation
Shota Imai, Founder & CEO/Chief Orchestrator Officer, UPHASH
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Session 6
19:00-20:00
Onsite Networking
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Speakers
Midori Mizote
Project Manager; Secretary of Environment and Energy Innovation Community, CIC Institute
After graduating from an American state university, Midori worked on strategic projects in the AI/robotics industry at Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting. She led the product launch of the same business in the U.S. as a project manager. Subsequently, Midori supported the launch of a U.S.-based startup in Japan as a sales and business development lead, and from July 2023, she has been in charge of supporting startups in the smart city and environmental fields at the CIC Institute.
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Jing Wang
Vice President, North Asia, USGBC and GBCI
Jing Wang is responsible for the business operation of USGBC and GBCI in North Asia (including Chinese
Mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Japan and Korea markets). USGBC and GBCI North Asia office
administrates LEED rating systems, the premier green building and city standard, in the region. China is now the largest market for LEED outside of US. Jing manages the network of strategic clients, partners and stakeholders to advance the green building movement in the region. Prior to this role, Jing headed the marketing & communications function for CBRE China, a leading international commercial real estate service company. Jing previously worked for Starwood Hotel Group (now part of Marriott Group) in Singapore and China. Jing holds MBA degree from the University of Manchester. She is also a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
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Shinji Takeda
General Manager, Strategic Planning Unit and Planning/Promotion Unit, Office Business Department and New Experience-based Activities Department, Academyhills; Corporate Planning Department(concurrent), Mori Building
Shinji Takeda joined Mori Building in 2000. After holding key roles in the Finance Department and the Urban Planning and Development Division, he assumed his current position in 2018. Shinji leads market research on workspaces and workstyles, development of sales strategies, product planning, and new business creation. He actively fosters collaboration with startups that offer innovative technologies and services aimed at enhancing urban functionality and urban lifestyles.
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Taku Yamaumi
Partner, Head of Japan, L Catterton Real Estate
Taku Yamaumi is based in Tokyo and serves as a Partner and Head of Japan of L Catterton Real Estate, leading its efforts mainly in Japan. He joined Groupe Arnault/LVMH in April 2006, which eventually became L Catterton Real Estate.He has 33 years of real estate investment and development experience. Prior to joining L Catterton Real Estate, he spent two years at LaSalle Investment Management’s acquisition team in Tokyo, working on transactions ranging from office, hotel, retail, and logistic developments. Before LIM, he worked for over 10 years for premier Japanese developer Tokyo Tatemono. He was in charge of structuring investment in mixed-use development, residential and retail with institutional foreign and domestic investors. He was also in charge of investment opportunities in Asian countries including South East Asia.
Taku started his career in asset management with a specific focus on residential and hotel/resort developments. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Law from Keio University and is licensed in Japan as a Real Estate Consultant and Broker.
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Jael Fischer (Online)
Head of Development Asia Pacific, Six Senses
Jael leads Six Senses’ brand including branded residences expansion across the Asia‑Pacific – from India and Southeast Asia to Japan and New Zealand. With over 13 years of global hospitality experience across four continents – including five years in Development at IHG Hotels & Resorts – she brings deep expertise in development strategy, corporate finance, business analytics and hotel advisory (feasibility, market research, asset management, owner representation). Jael is a graduate of EHL Hospitality Business School (BSc with Honours, specialising in Corporate & Real Estate Finance) and holder of Cornell’s Certificate in Hotel Real Estate Investments & Asset Management. Originally from Switzerland, Jael speaks English, Spanish, German and French. Her multicultural upbringing across several countries has instilled in her a passion for travel, connecting with diverse people and exploring different cultures.
A strong commitment to wellness and sustainability made joining Six Senses a natural fit for Jael.
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Calvin Lee Kwan
Managing Director, Sustainability & Risk Governance,Link Asset Management
At Link Asset Management Limited, Calvin Lee Kwan leads sustainability and risk
management, aligning governance with the group’s long-term strategic goals. He
spearheads climate resilience and decarbonization strategies, ensuring operations align
with global standards. Through dialogue with investors and partners, he promotes
transparency and trust in ESG and stewardship practices. In risk management, he develops
frameworks that align with strategy for effective mitigation. Kwan has diverse experience in
the oil & gas, automotive, academia, and real estate sectors. He holds a Ph.D. in
Environmental Science & Engineering from UCLA, an EMBA from Northwestern University and HKUST, and a JD from The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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Yukihiko Ito
Founder & CEO, GOYOH
In 2006, at the age of 23, Yukihiko started a real estate investment and management company in New York. In 2008, he founded Asterisk, Inc., providing solutions to maximize the soft value of real estate for global institutional investors, investment funds, and ultra-high-net-worth individuals. In 2018, Yukihiko founded the startup GOYOH K.K., specializing in real estate tech, and launched the service “EaSyGo”, which focuses on enhancing the soft value of real estate and generating social impact through an ESG perspective aligned with global investors’ priorities.
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Daiki Yokoyama
Japan Country Manager, CoolAutomation
Daiki delivers smart HVAC integration solutions based on open protocols to the Japanese building automation industry, where closed proprietary systems still dominate. Driven by a strong passion to transform the industry, he has played a key role in guiding multiple international companies within the smart building sector to successfully enter the Japanese market. His mission is to shift the prevailing mindset in Japan towards embracing open, internationally recognized standards.
In January 2023, Daiki joined the full-scale market launch of CoolAutomation in Japan, firmly believing that “smart HVAC leads to smart buildings.” His work supports a new vision for building automation—one where HVAC systems are seamlessly integrated, intelligent, and open. Daiki currently serves as a board member of the KNX National Group Japan under the KNX Association, and as Chair of the Public Relations Committee at the Smart Building Consortium. He actively collaborates with a wide range of Japanese companies and organizations to drive the smart transformation of HVAC systems, contributing significantly to the realization of smart buildings across Japan.
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Shota Imai
Founder & CEO/Chief Orchestrator Officer, UPHASH
Shota Imai is the Founder and CEO of UPHASH, a hybrid studio and technology trading firm that develops digital twin solutions that combine high-resolution 3D scanning with real-time rendering, preserving spaces not only as data, but also as experience. The company also scouts and represents some of the world’s most advanced spatial technologies that require both technical fluency and artistic instinct to be properly deployed.
Educated in 3D Computer Graphics at the School of Visual Arts in New York, Shota began his career as a CGI technical artist bridging the creative and technical worlds across Japan and the United States. He served as an evangelist for Unreal Engine at Epic Games, guiding real-time 3D adoption across industries. He later played a key role in building Fortnite’s presence in the Japanese market, crafting cultural bridges between creators and users, brands and communities.
Driven by a belief that innovation does not live in code alone, but it emerges where systems become stories, and tools become culture, he devotes himself to his mission to shape how humans remember, inhabit, and share space in the age of AI and XR by intersecting the precision of engineering with the soul of art, and the connective tissue of community.
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Organizers and Supporting Organizations
About the Event Host
the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming the way buildings and communities are designed, built and operated to create vibrant, healthy and resilient places. USGBC's mission is to improve human and environmental well-being by promoting sustainable, high-performance buildings and communities.
About the Event Host
GOYOH
GOYOH is a real estate tech startup that provides next-generation added value, or "soft value," to real estate. We support the creation of social impact with financial returns through ESG measures in real estate management.
Combining a strong background in real estate, capital markets and hospitality with cutting-edge technology, we provide EasyGo, a comprehensive ESG solution for global fund managers and institutional investors.
About the Event Supporter
CIC Tokyo Environmental Energy Innovation Community
The Environmental Energy Innovation Community is an innovation creation community specializing in the environmental energy field, run by CIC Tokyo and U3 Innovation. This community aims to create innovation by connecting all players interested in innovation in the environmental energy field, including startups, large corporations, investors, researchers and research institutes, government agencies, and non-profit organizations, building relationships, and supporting their growth.