NOV 6, 8:00–9:30 AM
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
Join NobleCamps for the sixth session of the Coffee Chats Series, featuring Lena Ryuji, Program Officer at the Social Innovation and Investment Foundation (SIIF), for an informal discussion on how AI, philanthropy, and impact investing can support lasting social change.
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 explores how AI, philanthropy, and impact investing can work together to address social challenges, and how partnerships between businesses, policymakers, social innovators, and communities can turn promising ideas into lasting change.
The session will be conducted in English and will feature Lena Ryuji, Program Officer at the Social Innovation and Investment Foundation (SIIF), followed by open conversation and light refreshments.
The Experience
Hear insights from an invited speaker working in the field.
Our facilitators, hosts, and delegates form an international network of thinkers and builders. Together, we elevate each experience into a shared journey of discovery.
Ask questions and explore the topic through open discussion.
We meet on the ground - in the places innovation happens. Our camps take place inside companies, R&D centers, labs, universities and startups.
Meet professionals in a relaxed and thoughtful event setting.
Delegates work in teams on real-world challenges and deliver practical, high-stakes outcomes - not theoretical assignments.
Enjoy coffee, snacks and light refreshments during the session.
Our programs are curated by industry experts, not textbook writers. What we teach is what we use.
Explore AI’s potential for social good.
Every camp is invitation-only or client-driven. We work with organizations and individuals ready to take bold steps forward.
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’ll explore how AI, philanthropy, and impact investing can support social innovation - and how partnerships between businesses, policymakers and communities can help 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.
Join the Conversation
Seats are limited for the sixth session of the NobleCamps Coffee Chats.
Register to join us for a morning of discussion, networking, and coffee as we explore AI’s potential to create lasting social impact.
Date
Friday, November 6, 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Location
The International House of Japan, Inc.
5-11-16 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032