The 13th Asia Smart City Conference

The 13th ASCC has ended.
Thank you very much to all who participated.
See you again in Yokohama!
From 46countries
2,200+Participants
18 Sessions
90+Speakers
46 Exhibitors
+1100 business exchanges between foreign cities and japanese companies.

More than 2,200 people from Japan and abroad gathered at this year's conference.
In the presence of 39 global cities and institutions, Mayor Yamanaka declared the Yokohama Declaration for the realization of a greener future in Asian Cities.

ASCC2024 Yokohama Declaration

Event summary

Full Report

A global conference that gathers ideas and solutions for decarbonizing Asian cities.

For the 13th Asia Smart City Conference, through the theme of "Decarbonization," we will bring together Asian cities, international organizations, private companies, academic institutions, and a diversity of domestic and overseas stake holders, sharing challenges for the implementation of a decarbonized society, visions for growth, as well as innovative solutions based on state-of-the-art technologies.

Free to participate
Simultaneous Japanese-English interpretation available

City Session

Sharing of visions and knowledge on sustainable urban development.

10.23[wed]-10.24[thu]

Takeharu Yamanaka Mayor, City of Yokohama
10.23[wed]-10.24[thu]

Ramesh Subramaniam Drector General and Group Chief
Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Featured Points

Sessions led by international aid agencies such as the World Bank and Asian Development Bank, the City of Yokohama, JICA, and CITYNET.

Sharing innovative solutions proposed by private companies and academic institutions, and measures taken by international organizations to financially support public-private partnerships.

Youth from the Yokohama Future Generations Platform and students from universities in the City of Yokohama present their ideas for achieving a green society.

GREEN × EXPO 2027 as a model of collaborative creation.

Green Tech Business Session

Gaining awareness and making discoveries towards the realization of a decarbonized society, creating new business opportunities and innovation.

10.23[wed]

Petra Färe President CEO and CSO
IKEA Japan
10.24[thu]

Kenichiro Mogi Neuroscientist

Featured Points

Speech by Kenichiro Mogi, President CEO and CSO of IKEA Japan and other top runners.

A variety of sessions by specialists from the industry, government, and academia on topics such as mobility, semiconductors, circular economy, and next-generation energy.

Reverse Pitch: Asian cities solicit proposals for solutions to urban issues.

Africa Business Seminar for the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9)

Booth Exhibition and Business Exchange Meeting

Setting up about 50 booths to showcase decarbonization solutions for businesses having green tech, cutting-edge techniques, solutions for urban issues, and innovation as the main themes.
Providing opportunities to meet and create business innovation through consultation booths and exchange events.

Speakers※In alphabetical order

Takeharu Yamanaka Mayor
City of Yokohama
Angelica Nunez Practice Manager
Urban, Resilience, and Land Global Practice, World Bank
Arang Ma Manager of Evaluation,Planning and Coordination Department
Seoul Metropolitan Government
Atsushi Kondo Mobility Innovation Analyst
The Drivery Japan
Chris DiGennaro Senior Program Officer
CityNet Secretariat
Christopher Pablo Senior Urban Specialist and Team Lead
World Bank Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC)
Donna R. Tabangin City Planning and Development Coordinator, Head of City Planning, Development and Sustainability Office
City of Baguio, Philippines
Elaine Tan Director of Research
Centre for Livable Cities - Ministry of National Development, Singapore
Feirully Irzal Head of Economic Division, Jakarta Regional Development Planning Agency /
Jakarta Capital City Government, Indonesia
Fumihiro Inoue Associate Prpfessor
Yokohama　National University /
Vice-Director
Semiconductor and Quantum Integrated Electronics Research Center
Hadianto Rasyid Mayor
Palu City
Fuyuki Yagi Deputy General Manager, Frontier Business Division
Chiyoda Corporation
H.C.J. Thilakarathne Director Engineering
Colombo Port City Economic Commission, Sri Lanka
Hirotaka Sato Deputy Mayor
City of Yokohama
Haruka Miki Operations Officer
World Bank
Isao Matsushita Director of Carbon Neutral Project Promotion Division, Zero Carbon and GREEN×EXPO Promotion Bureau
City of Yokohama
Joy Blessilda Sinay Capacity Building & Training Economist
Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)
Junghoon Lee Professor
Yonsei University
Junichi Fujino Affiliation Principal Researcher
Programme Director of Integrated Sustainability Centre, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
Kaori Fujita Director
HINODE SANGYO CO.,LTD
Kazuhiro Kiyose Executive Director, Planning and Coordinating Department
Japan Association for the International Horticultural Expo 2027, Yokohama
Kazuko Nagura Director,Africa Office
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Kenichiro Mogi Neuroscientist
Kazunao Shibata Deputy Director-General/Group Director for Environmental Management and Climate Change, Global Environmental Department
JICA
Kenta Oomori Co-founder / COO
STANDAGE Inc.
朝日　健太郎 環境省
環境大臣政務官
Kotoha Nagata IFAD Youth Club
Maimunah Mohd Sharif Mayor, Kuala Lumpur
Makoto Kato Member, Board of Directors
Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center, Japan
Maoko Utagawa IFAD Youth Club
Mana Saza Founder
SWiTCH Association and Sustainability
Marina Kitahara Project Assistant Professor, Global Cooperation Institute for Sustainable Cities
Yokohama City University
Masahiko Nakanishi Professor, Graduate School of Urban Social and Cultural Studies, Yokohama City University / Leader of Urban Planning Unit, Global Cooperation Institute for Sustainable Cities
Mrityunjay Jha Director (Coord-II)
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, India
Masahiro Sasaki Executive officer
GX Business Unit / Business Unit Head
GO Inc.
河合　将樹 株式会社UNERI
代表取締役CEO/ ヨコハマ未来創造会議メンター
Masashi Nishio Yokohama Future Generations Platform
Michiru Fujino IFAD Youth Club
Mohd Azlan Shah Bin Abdullah Deputy Director, Urban Transport Department
Kuala Lumpur City Hall
Nadeeka Amarashinha Director (Urban Planning)
Human & Environment Link Progressive Organization(HELP-O)
Neha Senior Project Officer
All-India Institute of Local Self-Government (AIILSG)
Norio Tomioka Executive Director of Global Networks Department, International Affairs Bureau
City of Yokohama
Nurmukhammad Khoshimov Head of Division in the Department of Investment
Industry and Trade of the Samarkand region
Omar Siddique Lead, City Climate Action and SDGs Localization, Sustainable Urban Development Section, UNESCAP
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Petra Färe President CEO and CSO
IKEA Japan
Patison Siho Fred Climate Change Finance Readiness Adviser
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme
(SPREP)/Pacific Climate Change Centre
Pham Thi Chin Deputy head of Agency, Sea, Islands and Environment Agency Department of Natural Resource Environment
Da Nang City, Viet Nam
Ramesh Subramaniam Director General and Group Chief, Sectors Group
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Raymond Alvin Garcia Mayor
City of Cebu
R. Duncan McIntosh Senior Regional Maritime Specialist
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Rumi Kurita Head of the CITYNET Yokohama Project Office
Ryosuke Wakasa Yokohama Future Generations Platform
Saba Asghar Ali Chief Environment and Climate Change at Planning and Development Board
Government of the Punjab, PAKISTAN
Shizuka Hashimoto Professor
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Shoko Tawara Program Officer
World Bank Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC)
Stéfan Le Dû European Business Council
Students Yokohama City University
Tadahiro Saegusa Director General of the International Affairs Bureau
City of Yokohama
Taishi Suzuki Executive Officer, Director of Business Development Division
KAIHO INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Takamasa Sato Secretary General、
JETRO / Japan Business Council for Africa
Tadashi Matsumoto Head of Unit, National Urban Policy and Climate Resilience Cities, Urban Policies and Sustainable Development Division, Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities
OECD
Takahiro Mizukami Assistant Director
Team 2, Urban and Regional Development Group, Infrastructure Management Department, JICA
Takahiro Morita Director General, Global Environmental Department
JICA
Takatoshi Ikeuchi Director of Electronics R&D Center
Resonac Corporation
Takashi Kariya Samsung Device Solutions R&D Japan
Advanced Package Lab
Corporate Vice President / Head of Lab / Ph.D
Samsung Japan Corporation
Takehiko Nagumo Representative Director, Smart City Institute Japan / Professor, Yokoyama City University
Smart City Institute Japan
Takuya Akiba Associate Expert
Team 2, Urban and Regional Development Group, Infrastructure Management Department, JICA
Temur Ibragimov Deputy Head of the Analytical Center "Raqamli Poytaxt"
The Department of Digital Development of Tashkent city
Tomoyuki Miyazaki Professor, Yokohama City University and Group head, Center for Promotion of Research and Industry-Academic Collaboration
Yokohama City University
Toru Takahashi Manager of Innovative Methanation Technology Development Group, Hydrogen and Carbon Management Technology Strategy Department
TOKYO GAS CO.,LTD.
Toru Takeda Senior Executive Officer
Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.
Woranuch Suaykakaow Deputy Director-General of Environment Department
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
Osamu Hayashi Executive Director of Policy Coordination Department, Port and Harbor Bureau
Yoshiharu Yoneda General Director
OSUMI VIET NAM Co., Ltd
Yesim Elhan-Kayalar Advisor, Office of the Chief Economist and Director General, Economic Research and Development Impact Department
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Yoshiki Takeuchi Deputy Secretary-General
OECD
Yoshimi Seki CEO
StockBase Inc.
Yu Kato Founder and CEO
Harch Inc.
Yu Shinagawa CEO
An-Nahal Inc.
Yuko Uchida INNOVEDIA
Representative/Economic Journalist
Yumi Kawabata Journalist, Automotive and Environment
田村由美子 Asian Development Bank Japanese Representative Office

13th ASCC Participating Cities and Organizations

Sponsorship

Media Partner

Organizer: City of Yokohama

Sponsorship: Cabinet Office, Government of Japan; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism; Ministry of the Environment; CITYNET; International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) Representation Office in Tokyo

Contents

City Session

Featured Points

Green Tech Business Session

Featured Points

Booth Exhibition and Business Exchange Meeting

Speakers※In alphabetical order

Sponsorship

Media Partner