24-Hour Telethon on Global Homelessness
hosted by International Association of Political Science Students (IAPSS)in collaboration with United Nations Association South New York (UNA-USA), UN2020,
UN75, Music for SDGs, The World Is Watching, US-ASEAN Youth Council, and GPODS
Online broadcast from Oceania, Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America and USA/Canada
on 21 November 2020 (0:00am – 11:59pm EDT)
This document is a proposal from Music for SDGs on the talent show portionsof the program and some recommended speakers

Mack Okubo, Project Director, Music for SDGs

About co-organizers
The International Association for Political Science Students (IAPSS)
This 24 Hour Charity Telethon is hosted by the International Association of Students of Political
Science (IAPSS) is a platform for students of political science and students interested in politicalscience issues. The association is international, politically independent, non-profit, student-run andaims to have a global impact in the field of political science IAPSS seeks to strengthen the academic
profile and skills of all its members by providing a range of development opportunities.
IAPSS operates in six regions - Oceania, Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the UnitedStates/Canada - with a separate association organized for each region.

This program will be organized in collaboration with United Nations Association Southern New York（UNA-USA), UN2020,
UN75, Music for SDGs, The World Is Watching, US-ASEAN Youth Council, and GPODS.

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About Music for SDGs Project3

A project aiming to provide opportunities for general public to deepen understanding of
SDGs in an easier and enjoyable way through music events integrating entertainment andeducation under the slogan of No one will be left behindThis project’s first event Off-Broadway Jazz Concert – Anime for SDGs took place on 1 November 2018 attheatre in Times Square in New York, converting Japanese anime songs into jazz and combining with talks on
SDGs. The audience enjoyed jazz music and learned about the importance of SDGs.
On 26 April 2020, Music for SDGs provided artists and supported the Virtual Global Talent Show, jointly
organized by UN2020, United Nations Association of the United States, NGO Committee on
Sustainable Development-NY, SDG Impact Awards, and Humanitarian Focus Foundation, celebrating
diversity in global family in conjunction with International Day of Multilaterarism.
On 26 September 2020, Music for SDGs organized United Nations 75 Year Celebration Music Festival for
SDGs 2020 co-hosted by GloCha/IAAI. Online Broadcast from Japan, Europe and New York, in a series ofentertainment shows and educational opportunities.
Music for SDGs is run by Mack Okubo (project director), Kippei (singer song writer/music producer) and
Flower Harmony (music unit and event producer) with support of Social-Japan, an incorporated association
for a purpose of supporting social action programs and in collaboration with GloCha/IAAI as global partners#ActionNow (http://MusicForSDGs.com or email MusicForSDGs@gmail.com )Music for SDGs Coalition
Mack

Flower Harmony

Kippei

A planned 24 Hour Charity Telethon, 21 November 2020

24 Hours Non-Stop in a series of speeches, panel
discussions, UN75 consultations and entertainment shows
24 Hour Charity Telethon will be held online on 21 November 2020 (from 0:00am to 11:59 EST)by IAPSS in collaboration with UNA-USA, UN2020, UN75, Music for SDGs, The World Is
Watching, US-ASEAN Youth Council, and GPODS.
The event will be divided into 6 sections run by the 6 IAPSS regions (Oceania, Asia, Europe,
Africa, Latin America & USA/Canada) based on time zones, including trivia, panel, UN75
consultations, and talent shows. Panel topics will involve issues related to homelessness.
Music for SDGs will arrange and run the 5 talent show, inviting world-class talented artists
supporting SDGs, and assist in finding speakers and promoting the event. The event will belive streamed on IAPSS page (cross-posted by UN2020, UNA-USA, and Music4SDGs pages).
(EST）

RegionTalent Show (run by Music for SDGs)

1: 0AM-3:30AM

Oceania

Talent Show I “Grand opening” (2:00AM - 3:30AM)

2: 3:30AM-7AM

Europe3: 7AM-10:30AM

Asia

Talent Show II (7:05AM - 7:20AM, 9:20AM - 10:30AM)

4: 10:30AM-2PM

AfricaTalent Show III (12:50PM - 2:00PM)

5: 2PM-5:30PM

Latin America

Talent Show IV (4:00PM - 5:30PM)

6: 5:30-midnight

United States and Canada

Talent Show V “Finale” (10:30PM - 11:45PM)

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Talent Show I “Grand Opening”

2:00AM – 3:30AM EST

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Musicians around the world presenting “We are the World”
with music instruments around the globe

Gaia Leone (music composer /arranger /producer/electric bassist) & We are the WorldMusicians (Berklee students and alumni)
We Are the World Musicians are proud topresent their cover of Michael Jackson andLionel Richie’s "We Are the World“ byworldwide Berklee students and alumni with
instruments around the world.

Gaia Leone, an Italian composer andmusician who lives in LA, is a coordinatorof this amazing project.
Gaia was born and raised in southern
Italy, and She then moved to the US
where she earned a degree from Berklee
College of Music with a double major inContemporary Writing and Production
and Electric Bass Performance. She
established herself as a multi-genre
composer and arranger, working fornationally and internationally acclaimed
TV networks around the world (Discovery
Channel, NHK Japan) as well as impactfulindependent Films. She is the co-ownerand Head Composer of award-winning
Music Production House Bertinelli Sound.

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Supporting the soul with music. Singing for hope, love andworld peace
Ayumi Ueda (singer/sound healer)& Women of the World (vocal ensemble)
Ayumi successfully completed a musical project"100 Voices, 1 Heart" together with vocalists
from all around the world singing together“Wings to Fly”. She is also the founder of a
Boston-based award-winning international vocal
ensemble, Women of the World.

ANONÉ Music Project (Kids Choir and Orchestra)
The children in ANONÉ Music School sang folksongs from all over the world which havebeen beloved by many for centuries.
On this occasion, with the aim of sharing
positivity with the world during the COVID-19
pandemic, they have sung in 15 languages
with heartful message cards in hand.

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Music for SDGs Coalition organizing and performing the Talent Show
Mack （Makoto Okubo） (Project Director)
Mack is a multilingual and globally well-known policy advisor, traveling around the world. Formerly he worked
for an international organization in Switzerland. Among other responsibilities, he is now chairing ESG working
group in APEC, and is actively promoting SDGs in collaboration with United Nations, OECD, and APEC. He is
also known as multi-talented entertainer. He performs as a singer, dancer, comedian and mimicry artist in
various events. He has launched Music for SDGs Project to promote United Nations’ SDGs through music andproduces entertainment events, inviting talented artists who share the goals.

Flower Harmony (Yurikago Voice Yukiko Yamashita and music producer
Takeda P, who have developed the business related with SDG3, 4, 10 and 17)
Flower=Every human being is important, just like all flowers are wonderful.
Harmony = Connect with people all over Japan and the world in a friendly circle.
With the theme of "Creating a world where everyone can shine", they draw out the talents of people
regardless of age and gender and produces everyone as an entertainer. A goal is to create anenvironment where people can live their lives doing what they love to do, and we are in theentertainment, education, music and production businesses.

Kippei（Kippei Miyahara） (Singer/songwriter, music producer & MC,community engagement supporter）
Born in Wakayama, and now based in Kashima City. Apart from his main business, he has been working on
revitalizing the community and fostering culture through his musical activities, and always aspires to give live
performances with a sense of unity and customer participation with the keyword "enjoy". In addition to songs
for himself, he has produced songs for the J1 Kashima Antlers soccer team, local artists and idols, boys andgirls choir, and Yosakoi groups. He performed in NY at Off-Broadway in 2018 and Carnegie Hall in 2019.

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Talent Show II

7:05AM – 7:20AM EST
9:20AM – 10:30AM EST

Collaboration with Kimono Global Club and Akane Kikaku

Kimono Global Club teaming up with Alane Kikaku, a leading
dancing company in Japan
Kimono Global Club (KGC)

Akane Kikaku

With the idea of "breathing newlife into the business of preserving
the good old days of Japan“, Reiko
Okamoto founded Kimono Global
Club (KGC) a members-onlycommunity that brings together
kimono lovers in Japan and abroad.
The KGC will introduce traditional and innovative
kimono and kimono dresses, allow its club members
to share information such as kimono rentals or
instagrammable photo spots, offer members-only
newsletters with photo albums, videos and essays by
its ambassadors, organizing entertainment eventsand seminars for ambassadors, With the aim of
expanding kimono culture to the world.
KGC is currently inviting club members,
ambassadors, sponsors and collaborators,
including foreign kimono fans, through cloudfunding (by 30 November 2020).

Akane Kikaku, a leading dancing company in Japan, waslaunched in 2015 by Akane, whose goal is to "think up
new and desirable entertainment and make it happen".
They have been working on commercials and stage
productions not only in Japan, but also overseas. They are
actively working on creating unique, next-generationentertainment. https://akanekikaku.com/

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Kimono Global Club kick off from a beautiful temple in Kyoto, joinedby a tailwind calligrapher, improvising performance to music.
Kurotani Komyoji Temple

Shiho Noma (calligrapher)

KGC’s project kickoff events, including
performance of Kimono Ambassodors andother Music for SDGs artists, took place at
Kurotani Komyoji Temple, an incredibly
beautiful temple full of color leaves, in Kyoto,
the ancient capital of Japan. KGC intends tohold some future events here.

Shiho has been studying under Shuho Takedaof the Futaba Calligraphy Club since May 2015.
She works to create a place to face oneself
through calligraphy, a place to make use of
one’s personality as well as a place to interact
with people. She creates logos and title letters,
and performs calligraphy together with music.
Her specialty is to make a tailwind with abrushstroke fan. https://nomashiho.com/

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12Music for SDGs Coalition and a Four Pillar Appraiser are collaborating withKimono Global Club & Miss Earth USA Eco 2019 joins Kimono Ambassadors
Flower Harmony (music unit/producer/event organizer)
Flower Harmony is music unitof Yukiko Yamashita (singer)
and Masahito Takeda(producer/voice trainer).
They won the World Space Week Japan Award 2020, music section,
Global Prize with their song “Earth of Cosmo”.

Kippei (singer song writer/ music producer)
Kippei is a singer-songwriter and music producer
based in Kashima, who supports local revitalizationand culture through his music activities and offers
live performances with the motto "Enjoy".

Mack (global entertainer/project director)
Apart from being a global policy advisor and project
director, Mack is a multi-talented entertainer. He
performs as a singer, dancer, comedian and mimicryartist. He covers songs in various languages.

Chiemi Tsuchiya (four pillarappraiser/consultant)Fascinated by the profundity of glimpses into thetruth of the universe, Chiemi was drawn to thepath of four pillar, psychological astrology andnumerology. She visualizes the differences inqualities and strengths and gives advice frombusiness team building to marriage consultation.

Nicolette Templier(model/singer/environmental activist)
Nicolette Templier is Miss Earth
USA Eco 2019 and GloCha Angel
with IAAI and GloCha. She is
known as an advocate for the
SDGs.

As a Kimono Ambassador, she
performed in kimono with 3-part
formula during the recent UN75
Celebration Music Festival for
SDGs in September 2020.

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Promoting empowerment of women, providing education,
and appealing Japanese Sake through music
Women Orchestra
Shiori Abe (violinist)
Mika Watanabe (pianist)
All-female orchestra founded byShiori Abe, which aims to deliver
innovative, tailored and easilyaccessible performance under theconcept of empowered women andensures carrier after marriage andchildbirth for participating artists.

Seika Itoh (singer/musical actress)
She is a musical actress and singer, who
performed both Japan and the US. She
appears also on TV as a reporter. She
provides children’s education, including
SDGs topics, through music in Japanand various Asian countries.

Nihonshu Joshi (Japanese sake women)(singer group)

The 3 members of the group - Aimee Ujiie(singer/songwriter/sauce taster), Chika
Kamiya (actress/voice actor/sauce taster) and
Hitomi Toyosumi (singer/songwriter/
pharmacist) - perform a variety of musicalactivities focusing on sake.
They have released songs in collaboration withsake breweries from all over Japan to promote
their products.

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Music to feel the heartbeat of the earth with Kalimba & Sharing
Japanese culture through musicAya (kalimba player, singer, actress)

Yuzu Natsumi (Shamisen)

Apart from being a TV drama and musical actress,
Aya is a kalimba player and singer. Kalimba is amusical instrument that originated in Africa and issaid to be the root of the music box. It ischaracterized by its gentle sound like a water caveand its nostalgic tone. Aya brings the audience tofeel like being part of the nature and hearing thesound of the earth. She often plays and singsanime music and talk about SDGs.

A singer, writer and composer, Yuzu uses her
shamisen to bring the beauty and sophistication of
traditional Japanese culture to the world throughcontemporary and traditional music.
She has traveled around the world to the UnitedStates, Asia, Thailand, the Philippines, andCambodia, and in 2019, she performed at Japan
Expo in Paris for the first time. She was supposed toperform again at Japan Expo 2020 in Paris, which
was postponed due to Covid-19.

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Talent Show III
12:50PM – 2:00PM EST

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Marc Chagall's poetry expressed in music“Seul est Mien (Mine alone is the country in my soul )”Gautier Abadie (Composer)

Elizaveta Kozlova (Opera singer/soprano)

French composer Gautier Abadie hasa wide experience in film scoring. He
is the assistant composer of theacclaimed Noam Kaniel with whom
he works on such Netflix shows asPower Rangers, Cities of Gold andMiraculous Lady Bug. Gautier has
also worked for Saban Entertainment
and Zag Animations. Gautier Abadie
is currently pursuing his Masters
Degree at Vermont College of Fine
Arts where he studies with Rick Baitz,
Jonathan Bailey-Holland and John
Fitz-Rogers.

Russian-born soprano Elizaveta Kozlova has appeared
as a soloist in Moscow International House of Music asa member of Vladimir Spivakov’s Youth Foundation.
Elizaveta Kozlova made her Lincoln Center debut as
Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro with New York Lyric
Opera. Other operatic appearances include Pamina (Die
Zauberflöte) with Manhattan Opera Studio and Amore(L’incoronazione di Poppea) with Berlin Opera Studio.
Elizaveta is the 1st Prize Winner of Russian State
Competition “Music, Talent, Discovery”. She is thefounder of The Chagall Project which has received the2020 Marin Alsop Entrepreneurship Award. Elizaveta
Kozlova is pursuing her Masters Degree at Mannes
School of Music where she studies with Ruth Falcon.

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A beautiful choir from South Africa, City of Durban, singing
to promote sustainable development of Africa, a future land of the earth
The Clermont Choir
The Clermont Choir has been engaged in various music
events to enhance awareness on environmental andsocial issues, including the empowerment of women.
Here is another evidence to prove that music is a
powerful tool to promote sustainable development
and social contributions.
Under the leadership of Wiseman Mkhize as the Chief Executive,
an ensemble now 28 years old – the Clermont Choir has becomea sort of family. This family is a foundation upon which many
individuals have built, instilling the imperative values of discipline,
commitment, respect for oneself and one’s neighbour, passion for
one’s work, and a sense of contribution to society.
With a massive 28 years’ rich experience in choral music initiatives,
the Clermont Choir is one of the oldest and surviving choirs inSouth Africa. The proﬁle of this choir speaks volumes including
national and international accolades on their belt. Since 2009, theClermont Choir are the undefeated champions in theprestigious South Africa’s Old Mutual National Choir Festival.

During our program, you will witness through their music
performance and messages their commitment, passion
and love for the future of Africa and the Earth.

Collaboration with Music for Climate Justice

Teaming up with Music for Climate Justice (M4CJ), bringing
artists around the globe to promote sustainable futureMusic for Climate Justice with Rocky Dawni (Grammy nominated musician and activist)
On Earth Day, 22 April 2021, a highly ambitious music event will take place — a
24-hour live concert from the most iconic venues in the world’s 24 time zones,
with A-list artists from around the world performing their most meaningful work
to save planet and people, and indigenous artists stepping into the light toshare their art with the world. Music for SDGs aims to support this initiative ofMusic for Climate Justice (M4CJ), which share a common goal to promotesustainable future through music, art and entertainment.
Rocky Dawuni –GRAMMY nominated Ghanaian musician and activist straddles
the boundaries between Africa, the Caribbean and the U.S. to create his
appealing Afro Roots sound that unites generations and cultures. Named one of
Africa’s Top 10 global stars by CNN, he has showcased his talent at prestigious
venues such as The Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center and The Hollywood Bowl.
Rocky Dawuni’s sixth album, Branches of the Same Tree, was nominated for a
GRAMMY for “Best Reggae Album” for the 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards.

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An opportunity for children in Japan and Africa to learn about SDGs
together and take the first step towards "future Japan" and "future Africa".

Africa Kids Summit 2020
Japanese children are connected to African children they havenever met before through the Internet. They talk about their own
cultures and interact with each other with their own sensibilities.
We hope this experience will have a great impact on the future
relationship between Japan and African countries.

Aiming at holding "Africa Kids Summit 2025" at Osaka Expo in 4
years, we hold Africa Kids Summit every year, increasing thenumber of African countries to which the summit will be relayed.
Thank you for your cooperation!

“AFRICA 4.0 FOUNDATION”
Yohirira Monden, Representative Director“TE・WO・ARAO (Let’s Wash Our Hands)”(Africa Kids Summit 2020’s theme song Vocal IYCO）

The song "TE-WO-ARAO (Let’s Wash Out
Hands)" was created by children in Africa andJapan to serve as the theme song for the eventwith the hope of reducing the number of children
suffering and dying from disease in the world.

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Talent Show IV
4:00PM – 5:30PM EST

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Top Broadway stars, the current Christine Daaé and Raoul of thePhantom of the Opera, singing with Orchestra from Latin America
Meghan Picerno (soprano/opera singer/musical actress)
Meghan Picerno currently stars as iconic leading lady, Christine Daaé, in
the Phantom of the Opera on Broadway, and is consistently praisedfor her exciting, crowd-pleasing performances in opera, theatre, and on
concert stages throughout the world. After delighting audiences with her
performances as Christine on the World Tour of The Phantom of the
Opera, and in the US Premiere/National Tour of Love Never Dies, fanfavorite, Picerno made her highly-anticipated Broadway début, where
she was hailed as one of the Top Broadway replacements of 2019
(Broadway Box) and nominated as Broadway Replacement of theDecade (Broadway World).

(Photos from the Phantom of the Opera by Matt Murphy)

John Riddle (singer/musical actor)

Julio Cesar Sierra (maestro) and thePhilharmonic Orchestra of MedellinJohn Riddle currently stars as Raoul, in the Phantom of the Opera on
Broadway. John has been seen on Broadway in Frozen (Hans), The
Visit (Young Anton) and on the national tour of Evita. Other favorites
credits include Tony in West Side Story (Casa Mañana), Joe Hardy inDamn Yankees (PCLO), Eric in The Little Mermaid (Muny), Little
Dancer (Kennedy Center) and My Paris (Long Wharf). He has
appeared in the concert performances of The Secret Garden (Lincoln
Center) and with the Cincinnati Pops, as well as performed his solo
show Keep It Simple at Feinstein’s/54 Below.

The Philharmonic Orchestra of Medellin, aprofessional orchestra with 37 years of experiencein Colombia, being led by maestro Julio Cesar
Sierra, a producer, composer and arranger
nominated for multiple Grammy awards.

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Building a society which would regard handicap aspersonality and positively evaluate diversity

Shihori (pop singer songwriter/pianist/composer)
She is a New York-based prominent singer andmusic creator, and composes and sings formovies, games, TV commercials and TV anime.
She has a natural hearing loss in her left ear,but a perfect pitch in her right ear and a heart
shaking voice. She is also promoting
sustainable music carrier.
Perfect Imperfection (her new single)
https://youtu.be/w1FBd45HfJw

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Encouraging the community, promoting dreams, andeducating children through music
JoseLuis Maldonado Jr. (opera/bariton)
JoseLuis is an award-winning opera singer based in the US, and hailed by Opera News as a
"Seemingly unlimited baritone”. JoseLuis is a graduate from the Manhattan School of Music.
His roles include Falstaff (Falstaff), Escamillo (Carmen), Martín (El Barbero de Sevilla), Don
Magnifico (La Cenerentola), Kálmán Zsupán (Der Zigeunerbaron), Falke (Die Fledermaus),
Haraschta (Adventures of Vixen Sharp-Ears), Mr. Peachum (The Threepenny Opera, and Don
Alfonso (Così fan tutte). He won the following awards: District Winner in Nebraska of the Met
Opera Competition, Opera Buffs Career Grant from the Opera Buffs Inc. and The Richard F.
Gold Career Grant from the Shoshana Foundation.

Manami Aoki (opera/soprano)
Manami graduated with top honors with a Bachelors in Music, and performed in Japan, the US
and Italy and won various awards. Manami was born and raised in Miyagi prefecture, right in
the heart of the major earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011. Since this tragedy, she
has encouraged her community and engaged education for children in the affected area
through music.
Manami and JoseLuis participated together in music events and TV programs in the US, andpromoted SDGs through music.

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Argentina world bachata champions encouraging people andbringing happiness through dancing
Marcero & Belen (Bachata dancers)
Marcelo Alcaraz and Belén Tejedor are from Argentina and currently based inEurope. They met each other in 2015 in a ballet class. Marcelo Alcaraz has been
dancing and competing in salsa and bachata for 15 years. When they started
dancing together, they immediately won a regional competition in Buenos Aires.
That same year, they became South American champions of Bachata Stars
Competition, which brought them to compete in the world final in Spain,
getting the 4th place.

In 2016, they won the 2nd place in World Bachata Open, in Albacete, Spain.
They competed in World Latin Dance Cup in Miami and won the 2nd place in
Bachata Dominicana Cabaret and the 3rd place in Bachata Sensual Cabaret.
In February of 2017, they became champions, winning the 1st place inWorld Bachata Masters, the most important competition of all. In 2017
they also became champions of World Bachata Open and World Bachata
Fusion competition.
In 2018, they won the 2nd place, and in 2019, they won the 1st place again
in World Bachata Masters.

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A concert combining Latin Jazz and SDGs
JAZZ4SDGs (jazz musician)Jazz musicians cover anime, musical and popular songs in Latin jazz on SDG topics.
Mack（singer/dancer/comedian）

Nobuki Takamen
Apart from being an international（guitarist/composer）
businessman and policy advisor, Mack is
known for an entertainer and performed
as singer, comedian and dancer. His
entertainment activities include:
Kumamoto charity concert, impersonation
at Carnegie Hall, NYC anime dinner show,
Japan Fes Bon Bon dancer, and offBroadway jazz anime concert.

Rintaro Mikami（drummer/composer)

Nobuki, a world-renowned jazz
guitarist and composer, has beendeveloping a reputation as ‘’the best
jazz guitarist Japan has ever produced’’
as lauded in AllAboutJazz.
He also won the First Place for
Instrumental Category at the 2019
USA Songwriting Competition

Nagi Okamoto After graduating Koyo Conservatory, Kobe,（tenor sax player)

Rintaro is a drummer, composer born inJapan, and based in Brooklyn, New York.
In 2018, he was accepted to get in to the
School of Jazz and Contemporary Music at
the New School with Scholarship award.
Beside leading his leader quartet, he has
been performed in many different
projects/bands in the US.

where she learned jazz and improvisationalmusic, Nagi supported many bands as aprofessional musician to develop her musicalcareer. In 2010, she entered Berklee Collegeof Music with scholarships, where she learned
with Grammy-award winning saxophonist Fred.
After graduating, Nagi made her leader group.
She is performing in Boston and New York.

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10:30PM – 11:45PM EST

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A world leading and most versatile cellist andspokesperson of her generation
Eru Matsumoto (Cellist/Presenter)
Graduate of the New York Juilliard School of Music. Eru was nominated for oneof the world's most prestigious Grammy Awards, and in 2018 she was a guest
on the live broadcast of FOX News, one of the four major television networks in
the U.S., and also appeared in a commercial for Genesis, a luxury car that plays
in prime time on the NFL in the U.S. She has performed with some of theworld's leading orchestras, including the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and theRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra. In August 2018, she made her Japanese debutwith the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra at Suntory Hall. She is a member of theinternational High IQ Society Mensa and continues to perform internationally in
New York and LA, including giving a TEDx Talk at the University of is an honored
recipient of a lifetime loan to a world class 1835 Italian cello sponsored by thevenerable Violin Assets in Germany. Eru has also been active in philanthropy,
including performing as a soloist at Carnegie Hall's Concert for a Sustainable
Planet, where she helped raise awareness of global climate issues.

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Music therapy can change lives. Supporting children withspecial needs (i.e. children on autism spectrum) through music education

Yagull - Kana Kamitsubo Markovic
and Sasha Markovic (pianist/music therapist)
Yagull is a world-renowned acoustic duo featuring Kana
Kamitsubo Markovic (grand piano) & Sasha Markovic(acoustic guitar) based in NYC.
Kana is board-certified music therapist and opened a music
school in New York, called Hug Music, which has been serving
over 200 students including individuals with special needs.
Yagull performed “101” at the UN75 People’s Forum, hosted
by UN2020/Together First on May 14, the UN75 Global
Governance Forum on September 17, 2020.

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Let’s sing and dance together “No one will be left behind”& supporting the sole with music
Rina Yoshikawa (dancer, MC, choreographer)& FaiRy (kids dancer group)
A dancing team led by Rina Yoshikawa, where children
with and without disabilities are dancing together.
People with and without disabilities create a piece ofwork together through dance, song, and talk, andperform at various community events to bring smiles
and energy to people. Through entertainment, thegroup conveys the message that children with andwithout disabilities can ″live together" beyond the"barrier of disability"

Ayako(jazz singer)

Ayako is a Jazz Vocalist who has a cute yet ennuilike deep voice that appeals to both men andwomen of all ages. After retiring from modeling,musicals, and NHK media, she returned to thestage as a model, MC, and dancer, and made her
vocal debut in 2019 with Ayako First Album A.
She is currently performing all over Japan with
her authentic, yet fun live shows the even those
who are new to the Jazz Standard can enjoy.

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Diversity and Inclusion: Being bridge between Japanand the World through music
Ai Yamashita (pianist/keyboardist/composer)
Ai Yamashita from Japan, a Boston-based keyboardist,
songwriter and alumuni of Berklee College of Music 17’.
Her mission statement is “Being bridge between
Japan and the World through music” and she has
been contributing for cultural exchange and music
diversity in US with her J-Pop band “Ai’s Sakura
Band”.

Ai arranged a number of Japanese anime andpopular songs in Bossa, Jazz, Salsa, teaming up
with Mack and Kippei of Music for SDGs Coalition.
She has recently released ONE PIECE WE ARE!
EDM Remix (https://youtu.be/ecO_cqIGhDk)

In addition, she has recently released new original song
called “Min na Tomodachi - We are all friends” which
aiming to work on many present problems such as
Racism/Discrimination/Diversity and LGBTQ.
Ai Yamashita Website
https://www.aiyamashita.com/
Ai’s Sakura Band https://youtu.be/s7bhbzeYGa8“Minna Tomodachi” (In Japanese)
https://youtu.be/uo2Nidz32J0

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Proposed speakers from Music for SDGs

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Promoting SDGs through innovation and technology, while
addressing the issues of homelessness
Mack Okubo (Sherpa, Asia-Pacific Financial
Met Faruk Çiftçi (Chief Design Officer, Freewill)
Forum (APFF) ESG Finance Working Group)

Mack is General Manager, International Affairs,
Government Relations Department of the largest
insurance company in Japan, has been invited by theAustralian Government to lead the workstream topromote sustainable, resilient and inclusive
development of the APEC since 2013.
He is chairing the APFF (Asia-Pacific Financial
Forum) ESG Finance Working Group, and preparing
for APEC New Zealand 2021. He will share his
experience and insights about how innovation andtechnology may change the way to contribute on
SDGs and potentially address the issues ofhomelessness in the post Corona-era.

He proposes to invite guest
panelists, who could cover a wide
range of SDG topics and share theirinsights on building moresustainable and inclusive society.

As the Chief Design Officer, Met is responsible for the whole
product design process at Freewill. His roles include theresearch and development of new and challenging ideas, thevisualization and implementation. Having a strong interest in
designs, Met started painting walls at the age of 14 and thenshifted his focus from graffiti to graphic design, which has formed
his basis as a designer. In addition to design, he has backgroundas researcher in the field of cognitive linguistics.
Freewill is an IT venture thatprovides SES and global businessconsulting services, with focus on
global SI businesses that provide
optimal hardware and software.

They launched SPIN, a new
crowdfunding service that would
leverage blockchain technology tosupport "talents" around the worldby specifying the use of "donations".

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An artist who interviewed 100 street workers around the world
and published a book & an entrepreneur taking actions toprotect our children's future
Yusuke Nakano (painter, writer, street worker, world traveler)
Tokyo based abstract painter, writer and world traveler. Lived in
LA and Bangkok. His art mission is to change invisible world tovisible. He believes that the art creation is an origin of joy, andpeople are all artists. His multi-dimensional painting is based on
his inspiration and experience across the world.

In 2015, he held his solo exhibition "Artis Love" in Bangkok. In 2016, shetraveled around the world to 38 cities in
22 countries in one year. While travelingaround the globe, he was moved by thebeauty of the life force and human powerof street workers in various countries,
and this inspired him to interview morethan 100 street workers around the world,which he published as "The Happinessof Street Work". He himself began
working on the streets giving away small
original paintings for free.

Takahisa Taniguchi (IT entrepreneur/environmental activist)

Born in Osaka. Majored in IT at university andstudied abroad in the UK. While at university,
he founded an internet business. While
working as a director (COO) of a global IT
company, he moved to Germany and started
his own business for the purpose ofsolving social issues.
While working on
environmental trade projects,
he published "Money that
Diminishes in Value OverTime,“. He is also known asenvironmental spokesperson
and have been involved in
activities (i.e. information
dissemination, rallies,
lectures) around the world tostop the climate crisis.

24 Hour Telethon on Global Homelessness – Music for SDGs’s plan on talent shows and some speakers
Mack Okubo (Project Director, Music for SDGs)

Music for SDGs ProjectWith support of Partnerwith

Under the slogan of No one will be left behind! aiming to provide opportunities
for general public to deepen understanding of SDGs in an easier and enjoyable
way through music events integrating entertainment and education

For more details, visit

mackglobe.com

or MusicForSDGs.com
or email Makoto Okubo (mackglobe@gmail.com
or MusicforSDGs@gmail.com)

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