How to Build a Data Ecosystem
Amid the explosive growth of personal data, the conference focused on balancing data usage and protection. Harvard’s Lawrence Lessig, Keio University’s Jun Murai, Japan’s Cabinet IT Office, and MyData Global offered insights into privacy, governance frameworks, and user-controlled data management. The discussion explored how to integrate technology, legal systems, and societal structures to shape the next-generation data ecosystem.
Global IT History
- Yahoo! JAPAN and LINE merged, reaching 150 million users and announcing a 100 billion yen annual AI investment
Expansion of Open Data Sharing Initiatives
- Over 260 governments and regions adopted open data policies worldwide
- Global open data market valued at €52 billion, supporting 1.09 million jobs
- GDPR fines totaled €430 million
- CCPA enacted, marking the rise of U.S. “GDPR” and global privacy protection trends
Intensifying Friction with the U.S. and the Beginning of the “GAFA Tax Era”
- EU’s second year of GDPR enforcement saw €430 million in fines, tightening global regulation
- EU proposed a 3% digital tax, projected to raise €4.7 billion annually
- Google and Facebook held 70% of the EU ad market, with a low 9.5% effective tax rate
- Facebook fined $5 billion by the U.S. FTC for poor data management, highlighting corporate risks
Agenda
Main Hall
Greetings
Greetings
Kaoru Hayashi
Opening Remarks
Joichi Ito
Keynote: Reflections on the surveillance society
Can we resist it? Do we want to resist it?
Keynote
Lawrence Lessig
Fireside Chats
Joichi Ito
Lawrence Lessig
Jun Murai
Session 01: Current Status and Issues of Data Management
Currently, data management standard is different based on regulations in Japan, the U.S., Europe, and China: Japan, which promotes information banking; the United States, where large IT companies hold data; the European Union, where GDPR came into effect; China, where proprietary credit systems are prevalent. In this session we will call on experts to understand the current situation and issues in each administrative area.
Talk: Privacy + Design
Stephanie Nguyen
Talk: How to utilize user-centered personal data?
Kohei Yoshida
Talk: Data and Currency
Mitsuhiro Takemura
Talk: DX (Digital Transformation) of Governance and Surveillance Society
Kota Takaguchi
Panel Discussion
Stephanie Nguyen
Kohei Yoshida
Mitsuhiro Takemura
Kota Takaguchi
Sputniko!
Session 02: Model for Data Ecosystem Construction
How the data ecosystem model should be? Is the user-centric model of managing data adequate rather than de facto standard of platformers managing it? In this session we learn the ideal data ecosystem models from experts working to educate and disseminate them to society.
Talk: MyData: A Model for Human-Centric Personal Data
Viivi Lähteenoja
Talk: The search for anonymous data
Yves-Alexandre de Montjoye
Talk: Paradigm shift of utilizing personal data
Yuichi Ota
Panel Discussion
Viivi Lähteenoja
Yves-Alexandre de Montjoye
Yuichi Ota
Christopher Yeo
Catharina Maracke
Session 03: Technologies and Solutions for Personal Data Utilization
What is the technological foundation of the data ecosystem? What are the feasible solutions? In this session we seek the ideal data ecosystem through understanding instances of personal data utilization.
Talk: Can Blockchain Finally Give us The Digital Privacy We Deserve
Heather C. Dahl
Talk: How could industries benefit from Secure Computing without giving away privacy
Tarvo Kärgenberg
Panel Discussion
Heather C. Dahl
Tarvo Kärgenberg
Joichi Ito
Session 04: Future Life with the Data Ecosystem
What is the future of the user-centric data management? In this session we ask thought leaders in the advertising and healthcare industries how convenient the life would be in the society where individuals manage and utilize their own data.
Talk: Design in the Age of Data
Rei Inamoto
Talk: Present and Future of Real World Data Utilization in Medical Field
Takeru Hiki
Panel Discussion
Stephanie Nguyen
Joichi Ito
Takeru Hiki
Naomasa Shibuya
Wrap Up
Wrap Up
Joichi Ito
Rei Inamoto
Library Cafe
Session 01: Utilizing Data for Businesses
Companies are accumulating data day to day around user behavior and purchasing history. Despite their growing demand, it is not easy to utilize such data for service development and improvement. In this session case studies from companies will be introduced.
Talk: Challenging the real behavioral data
Shigeru Kakimaru
Talk: AI goes from “make” to “use”
Ryuji Noguchi
Talk: Data and Analog
Moriu Ishikawa
Panel Discussion
Shigeru Kakimaru
Ryuji Noguchi
Moriu Ishikawa
Naomasa Shibuya
Session 02: Data Utilization as a Platformer
Platformers diversify their business and collect data from multiple aspects. By correlatively analyze such data, companies can generate new values. In this session approaches to develop data business strategy and value generation are discussed.
Talk: Conception (Delusion) of the Google Citizen
Yuichi Arizono
Talk: Data utilization of C2C platform and its trap
Tairo Moriyama
Talk: User communication and utilization of data
Hirokazu Muta
Panel Discussion
Yuichi Arizono
Tairo Moriyama
Hirokazu Muta
Atsushi Kobayashi
Session 03: Automotive Industry and Its Data Use
Automotive industry is the industry with high expectation of data utilization. Use cases includes: development of marketing strategy for potential customers; integration of sensor data for self-driving technology; development of MaaS solutions. While technological and business innovation in automotive industry is highly anticipated, we ask straight to insiders their thoughts on data utilization.
Talk: To satisfy safety, sense of relief, quality, environmental standards and security
Kyoka Nakagawa
Talk: After the “Connected”
Hideki Ogawa
Panel Discussion
Kyoka Nakagawa
Hideki Ogawa
Rei Inamoto
Speakers
Lawrence Lessig
The Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership, Harvard Law School
Jun Murai
Professor, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University
Stephanie Nguyen
Designer and Researcher, MIT Media Lab
Shigeru Kakimaru
Digital Marketing Manager, Marketing Division, USJ LLC
Kohei Yoshida
Director, National Strategy Office of ICT, Cabinet Secretariat
Ryuji Noguchi
VP of AI-driven Business, ZOZO Technologies, Inc. / Director, aratana Inc.
Mitsuhiro Takemura
Founder, Takemura-Juku
Moriu Ishikawa
Chief e-Commerce Officer, Dinos Cecile Co., Ltd.
Kota Takaguchi
Journalist
Naomasa Shibuya
Chief Data Officer, Digital Garage, Inc.
Sputniko!
Artist / Associate Professor, Dept. of Design, Tokyo University of the Arts
Viivi Lähteenoja
Deputy General Manager, MyData Global
Yuichi Arizono
Visiting Executive Consultant, Dentsu Digital / CEO, zonari LLC
Yves-Alexandre de Montjoye
Assistant Professor, Imperial College London
Tairo Moriyama
Head of Data, Mercari, Inc.
Yuichi Ota
Founder & CEO, DataSign Inc.
Hirokazu Muta
Manager, Data Science Team, LINE Corporation
Christopher Yeo
CEO, Sentient.io
Catharina Maracke
Faculty Associate, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University
Atsushi Kobayashi
COO, BI.Garage, Inc. / Data Strategy Lead, Digital Garage, Inc.
Heather C. Dahl
Executive Director & CEO, The Sovrin Foundation
Kyoka Nakagawa
Chief Researcher, Digital Solution Center, Honda R&D Co., Ltd.
Tarvo Kärgenberg
Head of Partnerships, Privacy Technologies Department, Cybernetica
Hideki Ogawa
Data Scientist, SUBARU Corporation
Rei Inamoto
Founding Partner, IxCO
Takeru Hiki
CEO, Welby, Inc.
Kaoru Hayashi
Representative Director, President Executive Officer and Group CEO, Digital Garage, Inc.
Joichi Ito
Director and Co-Founder, Digital Garage, Inc.
Director, MIT Media Lab
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