Social Implementation and Entrepreneurship in the Age of AI: How Education and Technology Can Transform Society

Social Implementation and Entrepreneurship in the Age of AI:How Education and Technology Can Transform Society

To mark the visit of Bolor-Erdene Battsengel, a young Mongolian entrepreneur and Mongolia's former Vice Minister of Digital Development, we are pleased to host a special lecture and dialogue event.
 
As AI and other emerging technologies continue to reshape society at an unprecedented pace, it is becoming increasingly important not only to develop technical expertise, but also to understand how such innovations can be applied to address social challenges and create new systems for positive change.
 
At this event, we are delighted to welcome Bolor-Erdene Battsengel, who has played a leading role in advancing AI education and digital policy in Mongolia, and Yusuke Mizuno, founder of Life is Tech, Inc., which has provided digital learning opportunities to more than two million learners. Joined by a faculty member from the University of Tokyo, they will engage in a dialog drawing on their respective experiences and perspectives.
 
Through a dialog among speakers from diverse fields and backgrounds, participants will gain deeper insights into the kind of entrepreneurship that leverages one's expertise to address real-world social challenges and drive meaningful change.
 
Who Should Attend?

• Interested in AI and emerging technologies
• Curious about education and talent development
• Thinking about startups or entrepreneurship
• Passionate about solving global and social challenges
• Exploring your future career options
• Interested in hearing firsthand from leaders and innovators in their fields

 
Even if you are still exploring your interests and future direction, you are warmly welcome to join us.

Speakers
• Bolor-Erdene Battsengel
Bolor-Erdene is the founder and CEO of AI Academy Asia, an award-winning AI education institution that has trained more than 25,000 learners across 7 countries. Its National AI Campaign has trained 1,000 AI teachers who are now bringing AI into more than 900 schools nationwide. As Mongolia's founding Vice Minister of Digital Development, she led the Digital Nation plan and e-Mongolia, digitalizing over 1,500 government services. She also founded the AI inclusion initiatives like Girls &BoysCode, AI For Women 100x100 and AI Changemakers 100x100. She is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree and a TIME Next Generation Leader.
 
• Yusuke Mizuno
Founder and CEO of Life is Tech, Inc.
Graduated from Keio University, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Department of Physical and Information Engineering, both undergraduate and masters programs. While in his graduate program, he spent two years as a lecturer in physics at Kaisei High School. Then, after experience in a talent consulting company, Yusuke founded Life is Tech, Inc. in 2010.
As a pioneer in inquiry-based STEAM education at the middle- and high-school levels, Mizuno has developed multiple educational services, such as an IT camp and programming school that boasts the largest number of participants in Japan and the “Life is Tech! Lesson” online school curriculum that is used in over 4,000 middle and high schools (No.1 share in Japan).
Life is Tech, Inc. is a Japanese EdTech with a mission to “maximize each and every teenager's unique potential,” founded in 2010. Its education programs aim to empower students to learn and use new digital skills for real world applications, and many students continue to tackle difficult social / environmental problems beyond Life is Tech. One of its offerings is an online programming curriculum to schools all across Japan, designed to increase access to quality education for more students. It also offers in-person coding camps & after-school programs with over 62K cumulative participants, the biggest and inclusive community of middle school & high school students. Overall, Life is Tech has reached over 2 million users through our digital education programs (figures as of 2024 Dec). Life is Tech has placed impact at its core since the beginning and aims to create a business model that aligns with impact goals; this includes committing to product designs that reflect the customer feedback and working in close partnership with key stakeholders such as local governments and schools to advance the state of education as a whole for the next generation.
 
• One Additional Speaker (Coming Soon...)
A University of Tokyo faculty member will be announced soon.
 
Moderator
• Toyohito (Toyo) Tanaka
Secretariat, SOLVE! (Strategic Organization for Learning, Venturing and Empowerment) | Special Advisor, ICHI COMMONS | Board Member, Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives)
With nearly 40 years of experience across Japanese, American, and Chinese corporations, Toyo Tanaka has led corporate transformation, digital innovation, new business development, and global operations at Konica Minolta, GE, Alibaba/Ant Financial, Ricoh, and Mizuho Financial Group. Throughout his career, he has focused on creating new customer value and transforming business models through advanced digital technologies and data.
His former leadership roles include Executive Managing Director at GE Japan, EVP at Alibaba Japan, COO at Ant Financial Japan, Senior Corporate Officer and CDIO (Chief Digital Innovation Officer) at Ricoh, President & CEO of Blue Lab, and Executive Advisor to Mizuho Financial Group.
He also serves as Executive Advisor to Scale Out and as a Vice Chair of the Collaborative Capitalism Committee, Keizai Doyukai. Bridging business, academia, government and startups, he works to turn emerging technologies and ideas into real-world solutions to social challenges, while fostering the next generation of entrepreneurs and changemakers.

Language
Japanese and English (simultaneous interpretation will be provided)

Co-hosts
The University of Tokyo, Life is Tech Inc., and SOLVE! (Strategic Organization for Learning, Venturing and Empowerment)(pending confirmation)