Friday, June 7, 2024
The FEWture Conference
Program Details
To help you get the most out of your day at our 2024 conference, we have organized our sessions under 4 overarching themes:
Fundraising for the future of inclusion
Invigorating panel discussions
Inspiring workshops
Evening Gala with dinner & dance
In partnership with:
The FEWture Conference and Gala Schedules have been announced:
The FEWture Conference is raising mission-critical funds to support our community of diverse women in Japan as well as show solidarity with the following like-minded organizations fostering equity and inclusion:
Keynote Speakers
Featured International Speakers
Panel Discussions
Diversifying Tech / STEAM for Equitable Impact
In partnership with
Bringing together speakers with industry, practitioner, and academic backgrounds in STEAM and tech, this panel will touch upon topics such as women’s contributions to tech leadership, software development, the role of human intelligence versus AI, cybersecurity and education for girls and teens in STEAM fields. This panel will raise our understanding of the pressing issues of our times and how to foster girls’ and women’s literacy and leadership in frontier industries key to a more equitable and sustainable future.
Click on a speaker/moderator's name to learn more about them.
Enhancing Board Diversity for Innovation
In partnership with
Drawing on the multifaceted experiences and insights gained from (paid or unpaid) roles on boards of governance (corporate, nonprofit, professional association), we will dive into the nitty gritty of why diversifying decision-making at all levels yields more sustainable innovation, why a 360 degree view on problems and solutions is so key to good governance, and how diverse boards can leverage inclusive decision-making structures and best practices to ensure positive impact for people, prosperity, and planet.
Click on a speaker/moderator's name to learn more about them.
Building an Equitable and Inclusive Society in Japan... and Beyond
In this panel we feature the women leaders and representatives of the organizations we have chosen to support and for whom we are honored to raise funds through The FEWture Conference. These women will share insights on their pivotal efforts and work i) empowering LGBTQ and queer women in Japan, ii) supporting youth in institutionalized care with leadership development, iii) raising literacy on women's HERstory in Japan through theater, and iv) providing scholarships for studies abroad to people with disabilities. Focusing on the deep intersectionality of different forms of exclusion, we will learn about how we can all work collaboratively to create a more equal playing field for diverse womxn of all different backgrounds, seeking happiness and equal access to opportunities in Japan and beyond.
Click on a speaker/moderator's name to learn more about them.
Creative Strategies for Real Estate Investing & Economic Revitalization
In partnership with
Discover new avenues for creative financial wellness tailored for women in Japan. Delve into strategic investment tactics shared by industry experts, exploring how entrepreneurship, real estate, and financial prosperity intersect. Embrace the power of creative thinking to navigate real estate markets effectively, unlocking sustainable pathways to financial success through innovative approaches at the intersection of entrepreneurship and investment.
Click on a speaker/moderator's name to learn more about them.
Leading with Purpose: Women Transforming Public Service and Business
Having a deep sense of purpose both professionally and personally is the driving force that motivates many women; it helps them lead with the long game in mind, and with an aim to contributing and improving the state of their professions, industries, communities, countries - even international relations - for good. When women lead with purpose, they carve out more space for diverse folks to find a home in those spaces as well. Be inspired by this group of dynamic women who are making unique contributions by leading with purpose.
Click on a speaker/moderator's name to learn more about them.
Women's Entrepreneurship and Starting a Business in Japan
In partnership with
Are you an entrepreneur or thinking of becoming one? Join our insightful business panel for an immersive journey into entrepreneurship. Learn startup essentials, digital marketing strategies, and master networking techniques from our diverse panel whose experiences range from startups to serial entrepreneurs. In this session, you'll discover the secrets to finding your ideal clients and unlock the mindset of a serial entrepreneur.
Click on a speaker/moderator's name to learn more about them.
Hands-on Skills-Building / Holistic Well-being Workshops
Lower Your Expectations To Raise Your Game
Aiming for average is not typical advice you’d receive if you want to accomplish everything you do. But it turns out if you shift your mindset, work less, and become kinder to yourself, you can achieve surprisingly more than you imagined with greater ease.
This intimate, reflective, and active workshop will teach you how lowering your expectations can help you raise your game. By the end of the workshop, you can expect to i) take home new perspectives and possibilities for less effort and more impact thanks to the wisdom in the room, ii) understand practical ways you can lower your expectations to raise your game, iii) feel reassured that you can actually put what you learned into practice because you have a better understanding of what really works for you.
Relationships by Design
What if you could tap into the innate creativity, intelligence and personality of your relationships to guide you toward “right relationship”? We are constantly in ever-emerging relationships with everything around us. There are signals coming in all the time, from sometimes unexpected places, in our family, work, teams, companies, marriages, friendships, groups and networks. We can listen to and communicate with these signals to discover more information if we just know how to access them.
In this interactive Workshop, Sarah Furuya of SF Creative & Coaching will take you through a series of activities to explore: i) 3 types of relationship intelligence and how to play with them in your daily life, ii) 3 levels of reality and “quantam flirts”, and moving in and out of them skillfully, iii) getting creative with the tiniest steps towards getting into right relationship.
Practical Yoga Play
Take a break from the conference and enjoy Practical Yoga Play, a light-hearted yoga lesson incorporating movement, breath work, and mindfulness meditation with useful takeaways for womxn in business. No previous yoga experience is required and all levels of yoga practitioners are welcome. This session is suitable for all bodies, all outfits, and all everything - this is highly inclusive yoga. Come as you are.
Your MCs for the Day:
Your Dedicated Hosts for The FEWture Conference: the FEW Japan Board of Directors
General Admission Tickets Available Now!
Categories:
Full Day (Conference + Gala)
Daytime Conference Only
Gala Only
