[May 25] Held in Okinawa! Symposium Announcement: Okinawa Nature-Positive Business Initiative 2026
Think Nature Inc. and Okinawa Cellular Telephone Co., Ltd. will co-host the "Okinawa Nature-Positive Business Initiative 2026" symposium on May 25, 2026, in Okinawa. This event aims to position Okinawa's biodiversity as an engine for economic growth, providing a platform for companies to create new nature-related business opportunities, promoting TNFD compliance support and nature credit demonstrations.
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■ Event Purpose
This symposium aims to transform Okinawa's rich biodiversity from "something to protect" into "an engine for economic growth, namely natural capital." Based on Think Nature's business achievements with major corporations and local governments, it will explain the global trend of TNFD (Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures). The goal is to build a platform for Okinawan companies to grasp nature-positive as "their own business opportunity" and embark on new nature-related businesses.
■ Event Outline
● Date: Monday, May 25, 2026, from 14:00 to 17:00 (Doors open at 13:30)
● Venue: Naha Chamber of Commerce and Industry 2F Hall (2-2-10 Kume, Naha City, Okinawa, SME Promotion Hall) (https://nahacci.com/rental-meeting-room/)
● Organizers: Think Nature Inc., Okinawa Cellular Telephone Co., Ltd. (Sponsor and Co-host)
● Target Audience: Management and ESG personnel of companies in Okinawa Prefecture, financial institutions, real estate developers, tourism operators, local government officials
● Capacity: 120 people (first-come, first-served, application deadline: May 22 (Fri) 17:00)
■ Program Structure
【Part 1: Keynote Lecture】 Global Insights, World-Standard Perspectives
Dr. Atte Moilanen (Think Nature, Director & Chief Scientific Officer)
"Business Actions Considering Biodiversity and Natural Capital"
Content: Explains implementation examples of biodiversity conservation plans in Okinawa based on his theory (e.g., Zonation) and presents the concept of "science-based nature-positive actions" demanded by the global market.
【Part 2: Business Session】
① Tsukasa Kanai (Think Nature, Executive Advisor (Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Senior Advisor))
Challenges and Prospects of Finance towards Nature Positive
② Yasuhiro Kubota (Think Nature, Representative Director)
From TNFD Response to New Business Development: Strategies for Utilizing Nature-Related Information, Learning from Precedent Cases
③ Shogo Isozato (Think Nature, Executive Officer)
Nature DX: Introduction of a Visualization Tool for Nature-Related Intelligence
【Part 3: Panel Discussion】
Theme: Okinawa's Potential in Nature-Positive Business
Panelists: Tsukasa Kanai, Tenma Kobashigawa (Okinawa Cellular Telephone Co., Ltd.), Yasuhiro Kubota, Shogo Isozato
This symposium promotes the following three initiatives:
① Development of TNFD Support Package
We will offer an "Okinawa-specific TNFD preparation support program" using Think Nature's data platform to symposium participating companies. This service provides end-to-end support, from quantitative assessment of a company's business contact points with nature, its dependencies and impacts on nature, to information disclosure.
② Participation in Okinawa Nature Credit Demonstration
We will encourage companies within the prefecture to participate in a demonstration project for "nature monitoring x credit creation" using Think Nature's high-resolution visualization system for natural environments.
③ New Business Development Consulting
Supports the creation of new businesses leveraging natural capital, such as high value-added tourism (science tourism), based on Think Nature's scientific knowledge.
■ Apply here:
https://think-nature.jp/blog/20260515event/?k3ad=flyer
■ About Think Nature
https://think-nature.jp/
We are a nature tech startup that applies knowledge from basic sciences such as biogeography and macroecology, and applied sciences such as biodiversity conservation and systematic conservation planning, within a business context. Our vision is "to realize a world where investment in natural capital is valued and leads to a prosperous society." We visualize "the value of nature" with data technology and aim to create a state where decision-making in corporate, financial, administrative, and civic activities can be based on "visible natural information." Our strengths include the highest level of data analysis integrating big data derived from land and sea fieldwork observations and artificial satellite observations (high-resolution visualization maps of Earth's biodiversity), socio-economic information (logistics statistics, input-output tables, stock and futures trading information, geopolitical risks), and the provision of business intelligence for adapting to global environmental crises. Our business portfolio is multifaceted, including IR disclosure support for corporations (e.g., TNFD compliance) and natural capital management support, harmonious implementation support for carbon neutrality and nature positive, climate and nature due diligence for institutional investors and financial institutions, nature DX support for local governments based on natural capital visualization systems, and biodiversity visualization apps for citizens.
This symposium aims to transform Okinawa's rich biodiversity from "something to protect" into "an engine for economic growth, namely natural capital." Based on Think Nature's business achievements with major corporations and local governments, it will explain the global trend of TNFD (Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures). The goal is to build a platform for Okinawan companies to grasp nature-positive as "their own business opportunity" and embark on new nature-related businesses.
■ Event Outline
● Date: Monday, May 25, 2026, from 14:00 to 17:00 (Doors open at 13:30)
● Venue: Naha Chamber of Commerce and Industry 2F Hall (2-2-10 Kume, Naha City, Okinawa, SME Promotion Hall) (https://nahacci.com/rental-meeting-room/)
● Organizers: Think Nature Inc., Okinawa Cellular Telephone Co., Ltd. (Sponsor and Co-host)
● Target Audience: Management and ESG personnel of companies in Okinawa Prefecture, financial institutions, real estate developers, tourism operators, local government officials
● Capacity: 120 people (first-come, first-served, application deadline: May 22 (Fri) 17:00)
■ Program Structure
【Part 1: Keynote Lecture】 Global Insights, World-Standard Perspectives
Dr. Atte Moilanen (Think Nature, Director & Chief Scientific Officer)
"Business Actions Considering Biodiversity and Natural Capital"
Content: Explains implementation examples of biodiversity conservation plans in Okinawa based on his theory (e.g., Zonation) and presents the concept of "science-based nature-positive actions" demanded by the global market.
【Part 2: Business Session】
① Tsukasa Kanai (Think Nature, Executive Advisor (Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Senior Advisor))
Challenges and Prospects of Finance towards Nature Positive
② Yasuhiro Kubota (Think Nature, Representative Director)
From TNFD Response to New Business Development: Strategies for Utilizing Nature-Related Information, Learning from Precedent Cases
③ Shogo Isozato (Think Nature, Executive Officer)
Nature DX: Introduction of a Visualization Tool for Nature-Related Intelligence
【Part 3: Panel Discussion】
Theme: Okinawa's Potential in Nature-Positive Business
Panelists: Tsukasa Kanai, Tenma Kobashigawa (Okinawa Cellular Telephone Co., Ltd.), Yasuhiro Kubota, Shogo Isozato
This symposium promotes the following three initiatives:
① Development of TNFD Support Package
We will offer an "Okinawa-specific TNFD preparation support program" using Think Nature's data platform to symposium participating companies. This service provides end-to-end support, from quantitative assessment of a company's business contact points with nature, its dependencies and impacts on nature, to information disclosure.
② Participation in Okinawa Nature Credit Demonstration
We will encourage companies within the prefecture to participate in a demonstration project for "nature monitoring x credit creation" using Think Nature's high-resolution visualization system for natural environments.
③ New Business Development Consulting
Supports the creation of new businesses leveraging natural capital, such as high value-added tourism (science tourism), based on Think Nature's scientific knowledge.
■ Apply here:
https://think-nature.jp/blog/20260515event/?k3ad=flyer
■ About Think Nature
https://think-nature.jp/
We are a nature tech startup that applies knowledge from basic sciences such as biogeography and macroecology, and applied sciences such as biodiversity conservation and systematic conservation planning, within a business context. Our vision is "to realize a world where investment in natural capital is valued and leads to a prosperous society." We visualize "the value of nature" with data technology and aim to create a state where decision-making in corporate, financial, administrative, and civic activities can be based on "visible natural information." Our strengths include the highest level of data analysis integrating big data derived from land and sea fieldwork observations and artificial satellite observations (high-resolution visualization maps of Earth's biodiversity), socio-economic information (logistics statistics, input-output tables, stock and futures trading information, geopolitical risks), and the provision of business intelligence for adapting to global environmental crises. Our business portfolio is multifaceted, including IR disclosure support for corporations (e.g., TNFD compliance) and natural capital management support, harmonious implementation support for carbon neutrality and nature positive, climate and nature due diligence for institutional investors and financial institutions, nature DX support for local governments based on natural capital visualization systems, and biodiversity visualization apps for citizens.