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AkzoNobel (Gold Sponsor)
Kaj van Alem, President of AkzoNobel Japan and Global Director for AkzoNobel’s Wood Coatings business:
"AkzoNobel is excited to be involved in this incredible initiative at the Osaka World Expo as part of our commitment to a better future. The event will be a tremendous global stage that represents a perfect opportunity for AkzoNobel in Japan, to showcase its extensive portfolio of sustainability-driven innovative solutions."
About AkzoNobel:
Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.
Randstad (Gold Sponsor)
Kajetan Slonina, Chairman and CEO, Randstad K.K. / Chief Executive, APAC, Randstad
Jos Schut, CHRO, Randstad K.K.& APAC, Randstad:
"We are pleased for Randstad to be able to participate in the EXPO 2025 Netherlands Pavilion as a supporting company. Randstad originated in the Netherlands, the country which influenced the way we work. At Randstad we aim to be the world's most equitable and specialized talent company. We are committed to actively contributing to the creation of a sustainable and better future. We contribute to global society's needs by promoting fair labor markets, realizing fairness in the workplace, and through the green transition. The Common Ground concept advocated by the Netherlands Pavilion is a vision and a shared mission. We are aligned with this vision, aiming to create a society where everyone can find meaningful and rewarding work, develop the skills they need, and work with vitality as their true selves. We eagerly anticipate the opportunity to meet you on Common Ground and embark on this journey together."
About Randstad:
Randstad is a global talent leader with the vision to be the world’s most equitable and specialized talent company. As a partner for talent and through our four specializations - Operational, Professional, Digital and Enterprise - we provide clients with the high-quality, diverse and agile workforces that they need to succeed in a talent scarce world. We help people secure meaningful roles, develop relevant skills and find purpose and belonging in their workplace. Through the value we create, we are committed to a better and more sustainable future for all. Headquartered in the Netherlands, Randstad operates in 39 markets and has approximately 40,000 employees. In 2023, we supported 2 million talent to find work and generated a revenue of €25.4 billion. Randstad N.V. is listed on the Euronext Amsterdam.
Cooloo (Gold Sponsor)
Cooloo transforms local waste into sustainable furniture, interiors, and construction materials for flooring and facades with its Endless Life® technology. By combining residuals from fibers like leather, cork, jeans and olive pits, minerals such as limestone and bricks or even metals like copper, iron and aluminium, with bio-based binders, Cooloo creates circular materials. These materials can be sprayed or applied onto any surface, shape or material. Turning waste into visible, tactile surfaces, enabling a more sustainable future without compromising on aesthetics.
Het Anker (Silver Sponsor)
Founded in 1928 in the Netherlands as a small upholstery shop, Het Anker has grown into a leading manufacturer of high-quality seating furniture. Now led by the third generation, with the fourth generation already actively involved in the company, our family-owned business continues to combine craftsmanship, innovation, and a personal touch.
At Het Anker, tradition and modern design go hand in hand. With nearly a century of experience, we take pride in creating durable, comfortable, and stylish seating solutions. Our commitment to quality, reliability, and customer satisfaction remains at the core of everything we do.
As a family business, we value trust, integrity, and long-term relationships with our customers and partners. Whether you are new to Het Anker or have been with us for years, we are here to provide you with the best possible experience.
Het Anker has a special relationship with Japan that began over 30 years ago. After a period of absence, we are proud to return to Japan, once again collaborating with a country we have always considered a valued partner. Our partnership with Japan has always been marked by mutual trust and understanding, and we look forward to continuing this relationship while embracing the opportunities ahead.
Produced in the Netherlands, loved around the world.
Asics (Silver Sponsor)
Founded in 1949, the company was established based on the founder Kihachiro Onitsuka’s desire to contribute to society through the development of young people via sports. Our founding philosophy of ANIMA SANA IN CORPORE SANO—A Sound Mind, in A Sound Body—expresses our desire for people around the world to live healthful, happy lives both physically and mentally.
In addition to our core sports products, we offer lifestyle products in the sports-style category, as well as the fashion brand "Onitsuka Tiger" for the lifestyle market. We also provide services such as fitness apps. Over 80% of our sales come from overseas, and as a global company originating from Japan, we are moving toward our next growth stage with a focus on our 100th anniversary.
Elsevier (Silver Sponsor)
As a global leader in scientific information and analytics, Elsevier helps researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. We do this by facilitating insights and critical decision-making with innovative solutions based on trusted, evidence-based content and advanced AI-enabled digital technologies.
We have supported the work of our research and healthcare communities for more than 140 years. Our 9,500 employees around the world, including 2,500 technologists, are dedicated to supporting researchers, librarians, academic leaders, funders, governments, R&D-intensive companies, doctors, nurses, future healthcare professionals and educators in their critical work. Our 2,900 scientific journals and iconic reference books include the foremost titles in their fields, including Cell Press, The Lancet and Gray’s Anatomy.
Together with the Elsevier Foundation, we work in partnership with the communities we serve to advance inclusion and diversity in science, research and healthcare in developing countries and around the world. Elsevier is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers.
Heineken (Silver Sponsor)
Heineken was founded in 1873. It is a brand "born in Amsterdam, raised by the world", which celebrated its 150th anniversary two years ago.
Since its birth, the Heineken brand, with its distinctive deep green bottle and logo, has been loved so much that it has become synonymous with premium beer. Currently, it is popular in over 190 countries around the world, and here in Japan, we Heineken Japan are doing the business.
The rich flavor of Heineken beer is supported by a rich history, and we provide the same high-quality products all over the world while always valuing innovation. We are also proud to interact with our consumers and become a part of their lifestyle through various global sponsorships such as European football, represented by the UEFA Champions League, F1, 007, and the Fuji Rock Festival.
We Heineken Japan are a company established by Heineken Netherlands headquarters with the aim of making the Heineken brand a leader in the premium beer category in Japan.
Mitsui Designtec Co., Ltd. (Silver Sponsor)
At Mitsui Designtec, we are engaged in space design businesses such as interior planning, design, architectural design, and construction for offices, hotels, commercial facilities, and medical facilities.
We also offer a wide range of lifestyle services related to housing, including condominium and house renovations, interior coordination, product sales, and condominium common area refurbishments.
In response to the increasingly diverse and borderless needs of modern living and working styles, we provide “inviting, enriching spaces” by leveraging our design prowess, cultivated through creating cross-sector spaces across residential, office, and hotel environments.
OKAYA & CO., LTD. (Silver Sponsor)
Since our founding in 1669, OKAYA has always valued trust, faced the changes of the times, and taken on new challenges. We have built trust with our shareholders, business partners, and local communities through cultivating a corporate culture of having reliability and sincerity, as well as being autonomous and independent over our long history. Today, as a trading company handling industrial materials, we are conducting our business in four fields: Iron & Steel, Information & Electronics, Industrial Machinery & Materials, and Living Related Products, with more than 70 group companies in over 20 countries around the world.
In the medium-term management plan, GIC 2025, which concludes in the fiscal year 2025, we continue to challenge ourselves to contribute to the development of each region and country, by capitalizing on the comprehensive capabilities of the OKAYA Group under the three pillar concepts of Global, Innovation, and Challenge. We will reach out to people as the “Best global sourcing partner” who contributes to manufacturing in the global market, and pave the way for the next era.
Philips (Silver Sponsor)
Philips is a Dutch multinational corporation specializing in health technology, headquartered in Amsterdam. Founded in 1891, Philips originally focused on lighting and consumer electronics but has since transformed into a leader in healthcare innovation. The company develops advanced medical equipment, imaging systems, patient monitoring solutions, and personal health products aimed at improving global health outcomes. Through a focus on innovation, design and sustainability, Philips strives to enhance patient care and empower people to manage their health and well-being. At Philips, our purpose is to improve people’s health and well-being through meaningful innovation.
Return to Earth Studio (Silver Sponsor)
Return to Earth Studio, founded in Amsterdam in 2024, blends human artistry, advanced AI technologies, and traditional production techniques to create cutting-edge creative audiovisual content and immersive experiences for institutions, production partners, and brands. Our work includes the centerpiece film for the Netherlands Pavilion at Expo 2025: an AI-generated, 360-degree immersive experience projected inside the Pavilion's iconic dome.
Yanmar (Silver Sponsor)
With beginnings in Osaka, Japan, in 1912, Yanmar was the first ever to succeed in making a compact diesel engine of a practical size in 1933. A pioneer in diesel engine technology, Yanmar is a global innovator in a wide range of industrial equipment, from small and large engines, agricultural machinery and facilities, construction equipment, energy systems, marine, to machine tools, and components — Yanmar’s global business operations span seven domains. On land, at sea, and in the city, Yanmar provides advanced solutions to the challenges customers face, towards realizing A Sustainable Future.