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Okinawa Sustainable City Summit 2022
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Envisioning the future of small self-sufficient, sustainable and resilient cities and communities
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We will go through a discovery process and innovation journey with a mix of keynotes and interactive workshop-style sessions, following this protocol: “Connect - Scan - Focus - Act.”  
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Day 1
Inspirational speeches and break-out sessions
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Inspire - Future Visioning - Connect - Scan TitleSpeaker(s)Description
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17:0017:050:05WelcomeCecilia Lu (OIST)
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17:0517:100:05Opening RemarksYoshiaki Ishii
(Japanese Ministry of Economy Trade & Industry (METI) )
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17:1017:150:05Opening Remarks Dr. Peter Gruss
(President & CEO, OIST)
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17:1517:200:05Opening Remarks Christian Schmitz
(Founder, PDIE Group)
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17:2017:300:10Inspirational Speech 1: Well-being as Ultimate Goal of Smart Cities – Key to Bridge Civic Engagement and Digital TechnologiesTakehiko Nagumo
(Executive Managing Director Smart City Institute Japan)
About the Digital Garden City Nation by Prime Minister Kishida which aims to achieve rural-urban digital integration and transformation.
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17:3017:400:10Inspirational Speech 2: Sustainable City CreationTom Bosschaert
(Founder, Orchid City)
About Orchid City (Human-centered Focus) , the first affordable, physically, socially, and environmentally sustainable city blueprint in the world. For those wanting to help build a better future.
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17:4017:500:10Inspirational Speech 3:
Future Visioning
Malka Older
(Science Fiction Author)
Drawing Future Cities based on the concept of micro democracy and information and data
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17:5017:550:05Intro to Break-out Session #1: Future VisioningElly Hirano
(PDIE Group)
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17:5518:200:25Break-out Session #1: Future VisioningAll Develop your own utopian vision of a positive future - from the perspective of different technological, human, societal systems and functions enabling a prosperous future

Example questions:
- How will people spend an ideal day in a sustainable, self-sufficient small city?
- What does happiness and wellbeing in the city of the future look like?
- How does the future urban environment look and feel?
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18:2018:300:10Feedback session from Break-out Session #1Elly Hirano
(PDIE Group)
Groups report about their discussion
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18:3019:000:30Panel Discussion Joerg Geier, Fabian Feutlinske, Frederik Fischer Co-creation, co-living and co-operation: Human-centered solutions for rural and urban futures
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19:0019:100:10Inspirational Speech 4: Sustainable Mobility/Tourism Takashi Sabetto
(Founder, ADDress)
About Sustainable Mobility/Tourism and ADDress
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19:1019:150:05Intro to Break-out Session #2: ScanHannah Willis (PDIE Group)
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19:1519:400:25Breakout Session #2: ScanAll Discusion on topics: 1) Renewable Energy 2) Regenerative Agriculture 3) Sustainable Mobility and Tourism 4) Social and cultural aspects and City governance
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19:4019:500:10Feedback session from Break-out session #2Hannah Willis (PDIE Group)
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19:5020:000:10Review Day 1 and Closing RemarksChristian Schmitz
(Founder, PDIE Group)
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Day 2
Inspirational speeches and break-out sessions
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Focus and Act TitleSpeaker(s)Description
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9:309:350:05Intro and Review of Day 1 Cecilia Lu (OIST)
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9:359:450:10Inspirational Speech 1:
Future of Food
Sara Roversi
(Founder, Future Food Institute)
Systemic change from food systems applying principles of proeperity design thinking
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9:459:550:10Inspirational Speech 2: AgroforestryValter Ziatoni
(Founder, Pretaterra )
How AgroForestry can change the game for regenerative agriculture and recreate healthy soils, healthy food and healthy climate
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9:5510:050:10Inspirational Speech 3:
Investor Perspective
Stephan Nicoleau
(Venture Capitalist, Fullcycle Fund)
How can a system approach for future sustainable and livable cities empower capital investors to participate in meaningful climate action and foster development for a flourishing environment.
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10:0510:150:10Entrepreneur Perspective
Elugie - High Temperature Fuelcells
Bjorn van Haver Small-scale, high temperature fuel cell power plants, producing electricity from hydrogen and oxygen at highest efficiency worldwide. Instead of waiting for the hydrogen economy to become real, Elugie is using existing gas grids and with verified origin green gas, CO2 emissions can be reduced by 98%.
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10:1510:200:05High Level Comment
Thruline Ventures
Phil Dillard After the investor perspective and Elugie's pitch, Phil will elaborate on his rich experience in the impact and sustainability networks and give us some high level comments on how collaborative ecosystems work and how fundraising could be optimized by leveraging ecosystem approaches.
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10:2010:300:10Q&A
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10:3010:350:05Intro to Break-out Session #1Christian Schmitz
(Founder, PDIE Group)
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10:3511:100:35Break-out Session #1: FocusAll
Discussion on themes: 1) sustainable mobility and tourism, 2) regenerative agriculture, 3) Renewable Energy, 4)Social/Societal aspects/Governance
Think about realization of these themes in the context of small sustainable, self-sufficient and resilient cities and find different business opportunities and focus areas.
Think about different possible energy sources which are decentralized and enable independent communities,
Think about a human centered approach, trans generational living, How to create a vibrant community, and how to install equal participation and governance.
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11:1011:150:05Feedback session from Break-out Session #1Christian Schmitz
(Founder, PDIE Group)
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11:1511:250:10Inspirational Speech 4:
Ethical Cities
Brendan Barret
(Osaka University)
How to create ethical cities
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11:2511:350:10Inspirational Speech 5: How any company can measure stakeholder value
Prof. Philip Sugai (Doshisha University)
Integrating the world's top ESG & Sustainability Reporting Frameworks into a goal-based, objective & transparent model for measuring stakeholder value.
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11:3511:400:05Intro to Break-out Session: Focus and ActYuichi Terada (PDIE Group)
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11:4012:150:35Break-out Session #2: Focus and Act AllDiscuss learnings and think of potential future projects and collaborations how you can realize the first steps towards realizing
the future sustainable cities and communities, Define three simple projects to start with
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12:1512:250:10Feedback session from Break-out Session #2Yuichi Terada (PDIE Group)
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12:2512:300:05Closing Remarks Christian Schmitz
(Founder, PDIE Group)
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