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In January 2024, Ama Town in Shimane Prefecture, Yokoze Town in Saitama Prefecture, and Bandai Town in Fukushima Prefecture signed the "Three Towns Future Co-Creation Agreement" to take on the challenge of new municipal management that creates the future through mutual collaboration that maximizes the strengths of each municipality. Ama Town has promoted advanced population-related policies, Yokoze Town has established a framework for public-private partnerships, and Bandai Town has been an early promoter of municipal digital transformation, and has built up a track record. However, there are common issues in which each municipality has been unable to fully expand its efforts, and the securing of human resources necessary for transformation is an urgent need. The Three Towns Future Co-Creation Agreement will advance new challenges beyond municipalities, such as creating new value and acquiring and developing human resources. As part of this, the three towns will collaborate on a talk session on the theme of "co-creators"! In Ama Town, people from outside the area are involved in various ways as local leaders, such as side jobs within the area and studying abroad on the island, in Yokoze Town, challenges utilizing the public-private partnership proposal system and regional revitalization cooperation team (including internships), and in Bandai Town, regional revitalization cooperation team (including internships) and remote human resource recruitment. This time, we will hold a talk event with panelists such as the mayors and key town figures to introduce examples of leaders active in each town and how the three towns can be involved by forming an agreement and co-creating together! If you are interested in the three towns, relocating, parallel work, or how to get involved while being outside, please join us! ◆ Event overview ◆ Date and time: Sunday, February 9, 2025, 13:30-16:00 Location: SHIBUYA QWS Cost: Free Capacity: 50 people ◆ Timetable ◆ 13:00 Venue opens 13:30 Opening - Introduction to the three towns' future co-creation collaboration agreement 13:35 Talk session: "Creating town leaders with a vision of co-creation" 80 minutes - Introduction to the three towns' outlines and co-creation initiatives - Introduction to the local leaders supporting co-creation - How can local leaders supporting co-creation be active? - What the three towns want to co-create - Q&A 14:50 Break 15:00 Introduction to how to get involved with each town based on today's topic 15:30 Closing remarks Free talk and interaction 16:00 End of event ◆ Speakers ◆ Yamaguchi Yoshifumi, Secretary General of Ama Town Multiple Business Cooperative and General Manager of Adult Island Study Abroad, Shimamae Hometown Charm Foundation Yamaguchi Yoshifumi has worked in sales and planning positions at Recruit Co., Ltd. since 2006. In April 2021, he moved with his family to Ama Town, Shimane Prefecture. He is in charge of overseeing the Adult Island Study Abroad project and running the specific community development project (Ama Town Multiple Business Cooperative). Yokoze Town Mayor Tomita Yoshinari Born in Yokoze Town in 1965. After graduating from International Christian University (ICU), he joined the Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan (now SBI Shinsei Bank). After working in corporate sales, studying and working overseas, he built a career in the fields of non-performing loan investment and corporate restructuring. After serving as a Yokoze Town Council member from April 2011, he has held his current position since January 2015. He is currently in his third term. He launched the public-private partnership platform "YokoLab" and is actively implementing unique measures such as attracting talent and private sector vitality from urban areas to the town. Yokoze Town won the Excellence Award in the "Hometown Development Award" in 2022. Junichi Sato, Mayor of Bandai Town After joining Bandai Resort Development Co., Ltd. in 1989, he served as the Tokyo Sales Manager of Hoshino Resorts and the General Manager of Bandai Resort Development Co., Ltd. In 2015, he became a Bandai Town Council member. He has held his current position since June 2019. He is currently in his first term. With the basic philosophy of "creating an attractive town that our children and grandchildren will want to continue living in," he is promoting town development through public-private co-creation and digital transformation.

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