Designing Our New Digital Architecture
Focusing on reimagining social and structural design in the web3 era, the conference explored the possibilities that emerge from the fusion of technology and values. Harvard professor Lawrence Lessig, NFT artist Pplpleasr, and MIT’s Ariel Ekblaw discussed blockchain, DAO, and open-source frameworks as enablers of a participatory and inclusive digital architecture.
Global IT History
- ChatGPT reaches 1 million users in 5 days and 100 million in 2 months
- Stable Diffusion and Midjourney democratize high-quality image generation
- The generative AI market hits $11 billion, with over $2 billion in investments, driving explosive growth
Advancements in Blockchain Technology
- Global crypto market cap falls 64% from $2.2 trillion to $800 billion
- Ethereum cuts energy use by approximately 99%, earning global ESG recognition
- DeFi TVL reaches $40 billion, and NFT trading hits $24.5 billion
- Blockchain shifts from finance to a sustainable, practical infrastructure
Agenda
Greetings
Opening Remarks
Kaoru Hayashi
Keynote
Joichi Ito
Session 01 - Technology and Organization Architecture
In the early days of the Internet, the Web developed through open source and other means in which everyone freely contributed to development and sharing. The free environment for activities has disappeared since Web 2.0 and capitalism arrived. Now there is a movement to return to the origins of the Web again. In this session, we will introduce the latest examples and issues of blockchain, web3, and DAO, which will become the foundation of the future digital society, and open source, which supports them and is treated like public property, and discuss how to develop them sustainably.
Keynote
Lawrence Lessig
Panel Discussion
Kim Polese
Lawrence Lessig
Ariel Ekblaw
Mayumi Hara
Tim Mansfield
Joichi Ito
Session 02 - Creative Architecture
The development of web3 and NFT has begun to change the activities of artists and content holders. There has been a movement to transform the Production Committees into DAOs, where users "join" to create the story of the content. In this session, we will discuss the architecture that supports creative activities in the digital society, how it will transform creativity, and unravel the shape of future creation.
Keynote
Pplpleasr
Panel Discussion
Pplpleasr
Ken Hasebe
Sputniko!
Joichi Ito
Session 03 - Japan's Digital Architecture
Presentation
Takuya Hirai
Closing
Closing Panel
Joichi Ito
Lawrence Lessig
Speakers
Lawrence Lessig
Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership
Kim Polese
Executive Chairman, CrowdSmart
Ariel Ekblaw
Founding CEO, Aurelia Institute / Director, MIT Space Exploration Initiative
Mayumi Hara
CEO, FRAME00, Inc. & Dev Null AG
Tim Mansfield
Core Contributor, Macro
Pplpleasr
Digital Artist
Ken Hasebe
Mayor of Shibuya
Sputniko!
Artist / Associate Professor, Department of Design, Tokyo University of the Arts
Takuya Hirai
Member of the House of Representatives, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
Kaoru Hayashi
Representative Director, President Executive Officer and Group CEO, Digital Garage, Inc. / Executive Chairman, Kakaku.com, Inc.
Joichi Ito
Board Member, Senior Managing Executive Officer and Chief Architect, Digital Garage, Inc.
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