海洋環境問題に取り組むセイラーズフォーザシー日本支局 理事長 井植美奈子氏を迎えて

Chair and CEO, Sailors for the Sea Japan.
Minako Iue established Sailors for the Sea Japan as an affiliate of the ocean conservation NGO Sailors for the Sea, founded by David Rockefeller Jr., chairman of the company that controls the Rockefeller family’s investments. Her goal is to improve the ocean environment and sustainability through advocacy activities. She runs programs such as Blue Seafood Guide to raise awareness for sustainable seafood and Clean Regattas to promote environmental protection through marine sports.
Minako is a doctoral candidate in environmental studies and lecturer at Kyoto University and a senior researcher of Keio Research Institute at SFC. She is an official columnist for Forbes Japan and 25ans online.

Ross Rowbury has been observing and living and working in Japan for four decades. Originally commencing his career in finance in Tokyo in the early 1980’s he later moved into public relations and communications holding senior positions at Gavin Anderson & Co (now Kreab,) and PRAP Japan. Most recently he headed the Edelman business in Japan for 10 years until July 2020. Ross is studying to become a traditional storyteller (kataribe) of Japanese legends while doing freelance consulting for a number of firms on their Japan business strategy. He is also Visiting Professor of Asian Marketing at Doshisha University in Kyoto.