Obayashi Corporation’s Smart City Initiatives

This session will focus on initiatives to promote smart cities aimed at achieving sustainability in spaces, communities, and the environment. It will feature examples such as the “Better Co-being” pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai and the urban app “Minmachi Project,” highlighting data-driven urban development.
In the second half, Mr. Narita from Deloitte Tohmatsu Venture Support will join the discussion to explore ways to enhance urban value through art, technology, and business ecosystems, including startups.

Speaker

• Daisuke Narita
  Partner / Head of Business Produce Division, Deloitte Tohmatsu Venture Support Co., Ltd.
• Shunichi Funabashi
  General Manager, Smart City Promotion Office, Marketing Division, Obayashi Corporation