Akane Kikuchi

Akane Kikuchi

Akane Kikuchi is the Founder and Creative Director of KiQ Inc. and Director of Shosa Lab, a Tokyo-Los Angeles-based innovation studio specializing in nonverbal UX, embodied design, and cultural AI. Her work explores how emotional nuance, movement, and spatial experience can inform more human-centered technology. She led the movement design for for EXPO 2025’s Future of Life Pavilion, and her projects have been featured by ARS Electronica, TEDx, and major global brands. Through Empathy Design, Akane brings together design, robotics, and cultural aesthetics to shape the future of Human-AI Interaction.

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  • Organization
    KiQ Inc.
  • Profession
    Founder and Creative Director
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In person
8 July 2025
14:00 - 14:20
EST - New York
CST - Beijing
PST - Los Angeles
AWST - Perth, Australia
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