Scaleout Completes Three Co-Creation Projects at Expo 2025 — Advancing “Harmony to Open the Future” - Connecting Community, Music, and the SDGs -

Osaka, Japan — Scaleout  Inc. (Founder & CEO: Hiroshi “Oggy” Ogino) successfully executed three  exhibition and stage programs at the Future Life Village of Expo 2025 Osaka/Kansai, drawing strong engagement from both domestic and international audiences. Each initiative embodied the company’s core mission: to harmonize people and technology through  culture-driven innovation.

From Future Life Village, Expo 2025

1. Future Community — A StagePerformance that Traversed Time and Resonance

Date: Saturday, August 2, 2025

Venue: Future Life Village Stage

The Future Community performance was designed around the core concept that the communities will be shaped not merely by infrastructure or technology, but by resonance — the emotional alignment between people. The production featured a narrative that traveled across three time periods: the present (represented by “Oggy”), the year 2050 (character “Addy”), and the year 2100 (character “Solar”).

Through interconnected sub-stories such as the Global Harmony Nexus, Smart Music Lounge, and Eco-Rhythm Program, the stage invited audiences into a fully interactive co-creation experience that transcended time and space.

By merging technology, creativity, and empathy into a single immersive performance, the event provided visitors with a profound opportunity to “experience the future as their own.”

<Our report page>.

https://scaleout.tv/en/post/scaleout-at-the-expo-2025

<Watch the performance>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h48XL0l-Ww

Presentation of the Future Community Stage

2. Story of Songs We Make — Global Harmony Way

Date: Thursday, August 14, 2025 11:30-12:00

Venue: Future Life Village TE1 Stage

The Story of Songs We Make — Global Harmony Way project was officially registered under Expo’s TEAM EXPO 2025 Co-Creation Challenge, embodying the core spirit of international collaboration through collective music-making. Centered around the theme of emotional support and unity, the featured song “Get Well” (music and lyrics by Oggy) was co-recorded by 43 contributors across multiple countries, serving as a message of encouragement to those facing hardship.

During the stage presentation, the Get Well music video was showcased alongside a live appearance by Oggy and participants from five African countries, offering the audience a powerful, tangible experience of global resonance. Beyond being a musical performance, the program served as a “vessel for empathy,” demonstrating how co-creation can transcend linguistic and cultural barriers to create shared emotional connection.

<Official page (Oggy Live Today)

https://oggy.net/co-creation-challenge-for-expo2025/

<Our report page

https://scaleout.tv/en/post/story-of-songs-we-make

<"Get Well" music video (approx. 3 mins)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mA1jJ2z4oaw

<Video of the stage at the Expo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prgcmg6NPnI

Story of a Song Created by Everyone - Stage Presentation

3. Sustainable Future — Kobe University Collaborative Exhibition

Exhibition

Period: September 30 - October 6, 2025

Physical Exhibition: September 30 – October 6,  2025 (Booth D3, Future Life Village)    Virtual Exhibition: September 16 – October 13,  2025 (Expo Virtual “West Gate Island”)      

Scaleout participated as a key collaborator in the Sustainable Future exhibition hosted at the Kobe University booth, presenting an AI-driven recycling support concept designed to address the growing plastics challenge in urban Africa. This initiative was conducted in connection with the “SDGs Future Business Student Contest,” supported by the Hyogo SDGs Open Innovation ecosystem, with the Kobe University SDGs Promotion Office serving as the secretariat — an initiative in which Scaleout has served as an ongoing partner.

The exhibit showcased student-led innovations, including “Petty-kun,” a concept created by students from Otemae University and Kyoritsu Women’s University, which won second prize in the 2024 contest. Originally inspired by waste management challenges in Ghana, the model was re-applied to Nigeria’s waste issues — an environmental concern Scaleout has previously highlighted from a corporate perspective. Additionally, the exhibition introduced the “WELL WASTE WAY” — a comprehensive framework for rethinking recycling behaviors — alongside tangible outcomes such as “Felle,” a bag product by Kojima Sangyo Co., Ltd. made entirely from recycled plastic bottles.

Notably, interns from Africa contributed to planning, booth operations, and direct presentations, ensuring that local insights were embedded into the exhibition narrative. “I really enjoyed my time at the Future Life Village Pavilion,” shared Fathia Jombi Kheir, one of the booth explainers. “I had the opportunity to present our efforts to collect plastic waste and promote recycling, introduce our bags made from plastic bottles, and engage in meaningful discussions with visitors and other exhibitors.”

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https://scaleout.tv/expo2025-sustainable-future

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https://www.sdgs.kobe-u.ac.jp/project02.html

Sustainable Future / Explainer Fethia

Representative Comment — Hiroshi Oggy Ogino, Foudner & CEO, Scaleout Inc.

“I realized that ‘creating’ the future is not simply a matter of advancing technology — it begins with feeling and resonating together. At this Expo, we were able to present the shape of the coming age of co-creation with a diverse team from Japan and abroad, combining music, AI, academia, and culture on an international stage.”

Future Development

Building on the success of its Expo initiatives, Scaleout is developing a Co-Creation Community Platform that connects AI and culture, designed to serve as a social implementation model that bridges entertainment, technology, and sustainability. Through continued international collaboration, the company remains committed to contributing to a more creative and sustainable future.

Acknowledgements

Scaleout extends its heartfelt appreciation to the many individuals and organizations who made these initiatives possible.

Story of Songs Created by Everyone and Exhibition Presentations

1. Future Community – Stage Program Contributors

We sincerely thank the following performers and contributors for their roles in bringing the Future Community performance to life:

•Agnes Adebiyi — performed as “Ade” (2050)

•Mbali Mtshali — performed as “Solar” (2100)

•Mugisha Respicious — Stage Support

2. Story of Songs We Make – Global Harmony Way Performers

Our appreciation goes to the diverse group of artists who contributed their voices and talents to Get Well and the stage performance:

krystalcube, Nahor, Mariko Ohsato, Robert, Mara, an Adventurer, Liz, Mavi, a Mesh, Sani, Ndadi, Samuel, Tulonga, Yosri, Aldino, Mahe, Trevor, Yohan Vekea (Yoyo), Jacob, Miniyu, Alan, Nancy, Kazu, Hiromi, Hiroko & Sachiko, Will, Cynthia, Jackson, Bradley, Zachary, Elvis, Robetta, Tesa, Susumu Yamahara, Shuzo, Agnes, Mbali, Mugisha, Ghanney, Malik, Hidekun

(*Nicknames are listed as provided)

Special thanks to the following members for their continuous support across stage and exhibition activities:

Nahor Oumar Ngawara, Adebiyi Agnes Adebusola, Mbali Mtshali, Mugisha Respicious, Ghanney Annobil, Abdulmalick Adeyemo

We also acknowledge the 3rd Japan International Arts Festival (Yumeshima New Industry and City Creation Organization) for their collaboration in exhibition planning/promotion.

3. Sustainable Future — Kobe University Collaborative Exhibition

We express our appreciation to the students of Otemae University and Kyoritsu Women’s University for proposing innovative PET bottle collection solutions featured in the exhibition, as well as the Kobe University staff who supported every step—from planning to execution.

Special thanks to Kojima Sangyo Co., Ltd. (President: Madoka Hashimoto) for their expert guidance and contributions, including the featured Felle recycled plastic bottle bags.

We also gratefully acknowledge the efforts of the following members in preparing and presenting the panel exhibits:

Sani Mubarak, Jacob Yamungu Jackson, Robert Katabarwa, Elvis Narh, Adebiyi Agnes Adebusola, Ahmed Abdelaziz Elmezain, Chipo Marjory Kafukanya, Oluchukwu Dorothy Ndugba, Emmanuel Ninsiima, Fathia Jombi Kheir, Daniel Bosco Ruyonga, Yuko Miniyu Kikuta

Finally, we extend our sincere thanks to the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), JICE, the Expo Association, and the Future Life Village operations team for their critical support behind the scenes. These initiatives were made possible through their commitment to international collaboration and co-creation.

About Future Life Village

Future Life Village served as one of the core thematic zones of Expo 2025, positioned as a vision of the future society through two key programs: the Future Life Experience and the TEAM EXPO Pavilion categories. Within this setting, Scaleout presented “Future Community” on the Future Life Experience stage, while “Global Harmony Way” was showcased through both stage and exhibition formats in the TEAM EXPO Pavilion. In addition, the “Sustainable Future” exhibition, developed in collaboration with Kobe University, was featured as part of the Future Life Experience program at the university’s booth.

About Scaleout Inc.

Founded in 2011 by Hiroshi “Oggy” Ogino, Scaleout Inc. operates under a philosophy of parallel entrepreneurship, integrating entertainment, technology, and social innovation. The company’s activities span music and content production, web and AI development, product sales, digital marketing, real estate management, and consulting and education services.

With a proven track record in global music promotion, digital distribution support, and live performance engineering (PA), Scaleout also provides full-spectrum support for artists, including live streaming and content localization for international audiences.

Leveraging its experience at Expo 2025, Scaleout aims to advance a society where people and technology coexist in harmony, using culture as the bridge for co-creation.

Company Profile

Company name: Scaleout Inc.

Location: 501 Erishige Building, 2-21 Soemon-cho, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan

Representative: Hiroshi Oggy Ogino, Founder and CEO

Establishment : September 1, 2011

URL : https://scaleout.tv