Cartier WA Dialogues
From June 9 to June 22, Cartier curated two weeks of focused discussions, showcasing innovative ideas and actionable solutions to promote gender equality and sustainability. Beyond conversations, the WA space encourages visitors to reflect on their own potential to create positive change and invites them to carry this mission beyond the Women’s Pavilion’s walls.
BALANCING THE POWER EQUATION
Elevating Women to Leadership Roles
Ramla Ali, Professional boxer, humanitarian and UNICEF UK ambassador
CHESIL, Novelist
Shani Dhanda, Social entrepreneur and disability advocate
INVESTING IN EQUALITY
THE BUSINESS CASE FOR WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT
Masami Sato, Founder and CEO, B1G1
Annamaria Tartaglia, CEO, TheBrandSitter
Charlotte Wang, Founder and CEO, EQuota Energy
Moderator: Asha Sumputh
EXPANDING HORIZONS
FROM SPACE EXPLORATION TO EARTH PRESERVATION
Naoko Yamazaki, Representative Director, Space Port Japan Association, Astronaut
Moderator: Lisa Kuwahara
SUSTAINABLE LEGACY
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
Apnea free-diving world record-holder & Ambassador for the ocean for the Ministry of the Environment of Japan
HOUSEHOLD TRANSFORMATION
BALANCING GENDER ROLES WITH SOCIETAL CHANGES
UNLEASHING SOCIAL PROFITS
CULTIVATING IMPACT-DRIVEN BUSINESSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL
Kristin Kagetsu, Co-founder, Saathi
Mariam Torosyan, CEO and Founder, Safe YOU Moderator: Professor Benjamin Voyer
DARING TO CREATE
WHEN ARTS SHAPE THE FUTURE
Mariko Mori, Artist
Dr. Daisy Yiyou Wang, Art historian and curator
Moderator: Professor Benjamin Voyer
THE UNIVERSALITY OF CREATIVE EXPRESSION
HOW INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUES SHAPE SOCIAL NORMS
Adulaya Hoontrakul, Director, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre
Emiko Ogawa, Head of Prix Ars Electronica, Ars Electronica
Kodo Nishimura, Artist, Buddhist monk
Maite Alberdi, Film director and producer
ENCODING EQUALITY INTO THE ALGORITHM
CAN AI FOSTER WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT?
Beyza Doğuc, Artist, IT Specialist
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DREAMS TO REALITY
Lifting Barriers to Children’s Aspirations
Tetsuya Kumakawa, Artistic Director / Dancer / Choreographer, K-BALLET TOKYO
Ari Fuji, Boeing787 Captain, Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
Fumie Miyoshi, Sushi chef
Moderator: Eriko Nakamura
HEROs OF CHANGE
WINNING FOR SOCIETY
Junpei Sasakawa, Managing Director, the Nippon Foundation
Hanae Ito, Former Olympic Swimmer
Moderator:
Saki Yagi
HIDDEN POVERTY
The Economic Toll of Failing Single Mothers
Professor Shintaro Yamaguchi, University of Tokyo
Professor Aya Abe, Tokyo Metropolitan University
Children Session: A WORLD OF WONDER
Creative discovery of the Women’s Pavilion gardens
EVERGREEN GOODS
Redefining Value Creation Across Lifecycles
Gabriela Hearst, Fashion designer and entrepreneur
Samira Nasr, Editor in Chief, Harper’s Bazaar
Masataka Hosoo, President & CEO, Hosoo Co. Ltd.
Cyrille Vigneron, Chairman of Cartier Culture & Philanthropy
Moderator: Ana Carcani Rold
HACKING GENDER BIAS
Designing an Equal Society through Arts and Media
Professor Hiroaki Miyata, Professor and Chair, Department of Health Policy Management, Faculty of Medicine, Keio University, Producer of the signature pavilion “Better Co-Being”
SHELLY, TV Personality, MC
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THE INDISPENSABLE NATURE OF RELATIONSHIPS
The Enduring Value of Human Connections
Naomi Kawase, Film Director Moderator:
Lisa Kuwahara
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THE GIFT OF KNOWLEDGE
Philanthropy's Contribution to Advancing Education
Sabrina Habib, Co-Founder / CEO, Kidogo
Tara Abrahams, Head of Impact, The Meteor
RESILIENT CITIES
Making Urban Spaces Sustainable by Design
Dr. Oussouby Sacko, Former President, Kyoto Seika University, Emeritus Professor Executive Director, Tokyo Metropolitan Public University Corporation, Specially Appointed Professor
