World OMOSIROI Award
11th. Selection committee
Andy Chung
Chairperson of the Selection Committee
Chair of the Green Committee at the Smart City Consortium / CEO of Takabama Limited
Andy is deeply engaged in the global science and innovation community. He serves as Chair of the International Liaison Committee for the Acoustical Society of America (2024-2027), Convenor for the Asia-Pacific Alliance of the UK's Future-Fit Foundation (since 2024), Chair of the Green Committee at the Smart City Consortium (since 2016), and Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Architecture at The University of Hong Kong in 2024. A prolific author, Andy publishes extensively in leading high-impact journals, including Smart Cities (MDPI), IT Professional (IEEE), Energy (Elsevier), and Noise and Health (Wolters Kluwer). His recent research on carbon neutrality and the metaverse has appeared in World (MDPI) and Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies (Wiley). Andy is an award-winning entrepreneur and researcher specializing in sustainability and technology, with over 20 years of experience driving impactful, tech-enabled solutions for smart cities and business sustainability. He is at present CEO of Takabama Limited.
Gerfried Stocker
Co-CEO / Artistic Director of ARS ELECTRONICA
Gerfried Stocker directs many creative projects internationally, as a core and representative person in Ars Electronica. Since 1995, he has been artistic director of Ars Electronica. In 1995-96, he headed the crew of artists and technicians that developed the Ars Electronica Center’s pioneering new exhibition strategies and set up the facility’s in-house R&D department, the Ars Electronica Futurelab.
Naohiro UKAWA
Contemporary artist / Founder of DOMMUNE
As an all-round artist, Ukawa is active in a wide variety of fields such as filmmaking, graphic design, visual art, writing and contemporary art. He calls himself a "Media Therapist"as he independentely established a live streaming channel DOMMUNE in March 2010. The channel attracted a record number of viewers and continued raising interests in Japan and overseas. It received the Encouragement Prize at the Japan Media Ats Festival organized by the Agency for Cultural Affairs. In 2015, he was appointed to General Director, Curator and Chairperson of the Selection Committee for Takamatsu Media Art Festival, in which his aesthetic viwepoint struck Japanese art scene. Professor at Kyoto University of Art and Design
Teacher Marie
Early education advisor / child counselor
Marie is an early childhood educator and child behavior specialist who has created a place where children can learn and explore the world through creative art programs. She is also the CEO and founder of Jërejëf World School.All her art and craft activities for children are produced based on the theme of children "discovering the world."
Takashi Yoshidada
Educator, Musician, Designer, Creative director
Born in Taka District, Hyogo in 1977, he lives in Ikoma city, Nara. He set up Atelier e.f.t. when he was in college. He's been engaged in a wide range of activities including lecturing in a university, singing in a band, working as a designer. He is a father of two. CEO of Atelier e.f.t. where you learn how to live through making something. Vocalist of 'DPBERMAN', Co-CEO of 'Maho no Dagashiya Chiroru-do (Tyrol temple, the magical sweet shop)', CEO of 'Tokyo Coffee'.
