In February 2024, EEPMON was selected as a featured speaker for the YOXO FESTIVAL FUTURE PITCH in Yokohama, Japan. Set within the innovative Minato Mirai district, this high-energy platform invites visionaries and entrepreneurs to articulate bold plans for the future in a concise, three-minute format. The event attracts over 30,000 attendees, fostering deep dialogues and networking between startup leaders and creative innovators.

The presentation focused on a critical evolution in corporate structure: the future of organizations’ adoption of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics). By advocating for the integration of artistic inquiry into traditional technical and business frameworks, EEPMON addressed how modern institutions can navigate complex social issues through a multidisciplinary lens. The pitch progressed through a competitive preliminary round of 100 speakers to the final stage at the Landmark Plaza, highlighting the role of the “digital artisan” in shaping future-ready business models.

Project Details:

∙ Event: YOXO FESTIVAL FUTURE PITCH 2024
∙ Location: Minato Mirai (Landmark Plaza & Yokohama Hammerhead), Yokohama, Japan
∙ Theme: Challenges for the Future – The Adoption of STEAM
∙ Format: 3-Minute Visionary Pitch and Finalist Presentation

In March 2018, digital artist and entrepreneur EEPMON joined a distinguished panel at the Canada Science and Technology Museum to discuss the vital integration of the Arts into traditional STEM fields, advocating for a holistic STEAM framework.

As part of the dialogue exploring how artistic creativity fuels scientific innovation, EEPMON highlighted his landmark permanent art installation at the museum, Yours to Discover, as a definitive case study. Spanning 100 feet, the massive digital mural bridges the analogue and digital worlds, blending heritage with future innovation through vector tools and advanced 3D fabrication. During the panel, he demonstrated how art serves as an essential vehicle for breaking down complex scientific narratives and driving social impact, using the design and research behind the mural to show how creative thinking elevates technical storytelling.

I was interviewed in Applied Arts Magazine where I talk about the STEAM (Science + Technology + Engineering + Arts + Math) approach on my 100-foot mural collaboration, “YOURS TO DISCOVER” for the Canada Science & Technology Museum.

Read the Interview Here