On Tuesday 4 June 2024, Kering, the global luxury group with brands such as Gucci and Bottega Veneta, and the CIC Institute will host the Kering Generation Awards pitch event. aiESG Director and Chief Researcher ( CR) Keely Alexander Ryuta will be speaking at the event.

Under the theme Sustainable Fashion & Beauty, the event aims to identify promising start-ups and technologies in Japan that have the potential to accelerate change in the fashion and beauty sector and have a positive impact on society and the environment. This is the first time that the Kering Generation Awards will be held in Japan.

Event-related information.
The Kering Generation Awards are being held in Japan for the first time (Kering HP).

Kering Generation Award

《Speaker profiles》
Keely, Alexander Ryuta, Director and Chief Researcher (CR)
Associate Professor, Kyushu University. D. from Kyoto University and worked at the World Bank; special assistant professor at the Manaki Laboratory, Kyushu University from 2018 and associate professor from 2023. Principal investigator of the Ministry of the Environment-commissioned research "ESG and Corporate Value" and head of the Co-Unit of the Moonshot Project "DAC-U". Member of the Centre for Negative Emission Technology, engaged in research on ESG and corporate performance, etc.