NOV 6, 3:00–5:00 PM
Meeting Point - Week 1
First Street Center: 1730 N 1st St, San Jose, CA 95112, USA
Meeting Point - Week 2
PlayStation HQ San Mateo: 2207 Bridgepointe Pkwy, San Mateo, CA 94404, USA
I-HOUSE | TOKYO, JAPAN
NOBLECAMPS COFFEE CHATS
AI and Social Impact
On November 6, NobleCamps welcomed Lena Ryuji, Program Officer at the Social Innovation and Investment Foundation (SIIF), for the sixth session of our Coffee Chats series. The discussion explored how AI, philanthropy, and impact investing can support lasting social change.
See Highlights from Coffee Chats 06
For the sixth NobleCamps Coffee Chat, we welcomed Lena Ryuji, Program Officer at the Social Innovation and Investment Foundation (SIIF), to the International House of Japan in Tokyo for a conversation on AI and social impact.
The session explored how AI is shaping social impact work and how philanthropy, impact investing, and partnerships across sectors can help drive lasting social change in Japan and across Asia.
How Can AI Help Create Lasting Social Impact?
NobleCamps’ Coffee Chats Series brings together professionals, experts, and industry leaders for thoughtful conversations on timely topics shaping the future of business, technology, and society.
This sixth session explored how AI, philanthropy, and impact investing can work together to address social challenges, and how partnerships among businesses, policymakers, social innovators, and communities can turn promising ideas into lasting change.
The session was conducted in English and featured Lena Ryuji, Program Officer at the Social Innovation and Investment Foundation (SIIF), followed by open conversation and light refreshments.
Topic: AI and Social Impact
AI is opening new possibilities for addressing social challenges. How can we turn that potential into meaningful, lasting change?
In this session, we explored how AI, philanthropy, and impact investing can support social innovation, and how businesses, policymakers, and communities can work together to build a more inclusive and sustainable future.
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THE VENUE
The International House of Japan
Founded in 1952, The International House of Japan has long served as a place for cultural exchange, international dialogue and meaningful connection between Japan and the world. Its historic setting offers a fitting home for the Coffee Chat Series, inviting guests to explore timely ideas while immersed in one of Tokyo’s most distinctive cultural venues.
The Speaker
Lena Ryuji
PROGRAM OFFICER | SOCIAL INNOVATION AND INVESTMENT FOUNDATION (SIIF)
Lena Ryuji is a Program Officer at the Social Innovation and Investment Foundation (SIIF), where she works to strengthen the impact ecosystem across Japan and Asia through strategic partnerships, philanthropy, and impact investing initiatives.
Prior to joining SIIF, she established and led the first corporate social responsibility (CSR) program for SAS in Asia Pacific. She later joined Microsoft Japan, where she led philanthropy initiatives and supported collective impact efforts that leveraged technology and cross-sector collaboration to drive meaningful social change.
Lena is passionate about connecting policymakers, social innovators, philanthropists, and community leaders to advance systems change and build a more inclusive, resilient, and sustainable future across the region.