Just back last weekend from our annual LIXIL Global Leadership Conference in Tokyo — a week of reconnecting with colleagues, sharing updates from our global businesses, and seeing progress on innovations like PremiAL, Revia, Grohe Blue, and Grohe PureFoam. It was also inspiring to hear how AI is being applied across our organization. Later in the week, LIXIL Global Design held its 19th Design & Brand Leadership Council, providing a platform to discuss initiatives and impact across LIXIL.
One of the highlights of my trip was meeting Mr. Hiroshi Hishibashi, founder and chairman of the AXIS Design Center & Magazine and President of the Hishibashi Foundation. He graciously guided me through the ARTIZON Museum in Ginza with Mr. Takashi Tabata, Creative Adviser, and Ms. Anna Ueda, Curator of the exhibit Echoes Unveiled: Art by First Nations Women from Australia. What an inspiring space! Mr. Hishibashi’s dedication to both the arts and design has left an indelible mark, inspiring so many along the way.