Keynote Speech ※Pre-recorded Session
The Rt Hon Lord Alok Sharma KCMG (Chair, Transition Finance Council)
10:10-10:20
Keynote Address 1
Naoko Ishii (Director and Professor, Center for Global Commons, The University of Tokyo)
10:20-11:20
Panel Discussion 1 : Global Trends Shaping the Green Transformation
Moderator:
Yasuaki Yoneyama (Director, Finance and Sustainability, GX Acceleration Agency)
Panelist:
Jun Arima (Project Professor, Graduate School Of Public Policy (GraSPP), University Of Tokyo(U-tokyo) /Senior Councilor, Japan Organization for Metal And Energy Security (JOGMEC))
Sean Kidney (CEO and Co-founder, Senior Leadership Team, Climate Bonds Initiative)
Sherry Madera (Chief Executive Officer, CDP)
Mary L. Schapiro (Vice Chair for Global Public Policy at Bloomberg L.P., where she also serves as Special Advisor to the Founder and Chairman; Vice Chair of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ)) ※Pre-recorded Session
Ryo Yamasaki (Special Advisor, Energy Investment Unit, Office of Chief Energy Economist, International Energy Agency (IEA)) ※Virtual Participation
Crisis in the Hormuz, rising energy prices, renewed interest in industrial competitiveness, AI/data center-driven increase in electricity demand. Factors shaping the green transformation (GX) agenda are shifting rapidly. Against this backdrop, this panel will examine implications for GX policies, assessing how the triple mandate of energy security, growth, and decarbonization will be achieved. Implications for Asian economies, with strong ties with Japan, will also be discussed by the panel.
11:20-11:40
Break Time
11:40-11:50
Special Lecture 1
Kunio Ito (Director of Hitotsubashi CFO Education and Research Center / Professor Emeritus Hitotsubashi University / Chair of the GX Future Consortium)
11:50-12:00
Special Lecture 2
Nicholas Pfaff (Deputy CEO, International Capital Market Association (ICMA))
How can investors move beyond portfolio decarbonization and direct capital toward investments that drive meaningful emissions reductions in the real economy? From an impact investing perspective, this dialogue will explore how investors can identify where their capital can make the greatest difference, how finance has contributed to addressing systemic challenges such as climate change, and what needs to come next for capital to support transformation in the real economy.
12:20-13:30
Lunch
13:30-13:45
Guest Remarks
Masahiko Kato (President & CEO, Mizuho Bank, Ltd.／Chairperson, The Japanese Bankers Association) ※Pre-recorded Session
Kazuto Uchida (President, Government Pension Investment Fund)
13:45-14:00
Keynote Address 2
Sadanori Ito (Director-General, GX Policy Group, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI))
14:00-15:00
Panel Discussion 2
Moderator:
Reiko Hayashi (Senior Advisor,The International Capital Market Association)
Panelist:
Sho Hayashi (Policy Fellow On Energy Transition And Finance, Asia Zero Emission Center, Economic Research Institute For Asean And East Asia)
Tomohiro Ishikawa (Chief Transition Engagement Officer, Sustainable Business Division, MUFG Bank, Ltd.)
Marlene Puffer (Chair, Taxonomy and Transition Planning Council, Business Future Pathways, Canada) ※Virtual Participation
Robert Youngman (Team Leader, Green Finance and Investment, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD))
15:00-15:15
Break Time
15:15-16:15
Panel Discussion 3
Moderator:
Takaaki Umada (Director, FoundX, The University Of Tokyo)
Panelist:
Toshihiko Inoue (Managing Executive Officer & Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Planning Division, THE CHUGOKU ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC.)
Yutaka Naito (Managing Director, Government Affairs and Public Policy, BlackRock Japan)
Akifumi Chris Takigawa (Head of Market Development Japan, Strategy, Newlab)
Director and Professor, Center for Global Commons, The University of Tokyo
10:20-11:20
Panel Discussion 1
Global Trends Shaping the Green Transformation
Crisis in the Hormuz, rising energy prices, renewed interest in industrial competitiveness, AI/data center-driven increase in electricity demand. Factors shaping the green transformation (GX) agenda are shifting rapidly. Against this backdrop, this panel will examine implications for GX policies, assessing how the triple mandate of energy security, growth, and decarbonization will be achieved. Implications for Asian economies, with strong ties with Japan, will also be discussed by the panel.
Moderator
Yasuaki Yoneyama
Director, Finance and Sustainability, GX Acceleration Agency
Panelist
Jun Arima
Project Professor, Graduate School Of Public Policy (GraSPP), University Of Tokyo (U-tokyo) /Senior Councilor, Japan Organization for Metal And Energy Security (JOGMEC)
Panelist
Sean Kidney
CEO and Co-founder, Senior Leadership Team, Climate Bonds Initiative
Panelist
Sherry Madera
Chief Executive Officer, CDP
Panelist
Mary L. Schapiro
Vice Chair for Global Public Policy at Bloomberg L.P., where she also serves as Special Advisor to the Founder and Chairman; Vice Chair of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ)
※Pre-recorded Session
Panelist
Ryo Yamasaki
Special Advisor, Energy Investment Unit, Office of Chief Energy Economist, International Energy Agency (IEA)
※Virtual Participation
11:40-11:50
Special Lecture 1
Kunio Ito
Director of Hitotsubashi CFO Education and Research Center / Professor Emeritus Hitotsubashi University / Chair of the GX Future Consortium
11:50-12:00
Special Lecture 2
Nicholas Pfaff
Deputy CEO, International Capital Market Association (ICMA)
12:00-12:20
Special Discussion
※Pre-recorded Session
Investing for Real-World Emissions Reductions
How can investors move beyond portfolio decarbonization and direct capital toward investments that drive meaningful emissions reductions in the real economy? From an impact investing perspective, this dialogue will explore how investors can identify where their capital can make the greatest difference, how finance has contributed to addressing systemic challenges such as climate change, and what needs to come next for capital to support transformation in the real economy.
Amit Bouri
Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN)
Kanae Iomori
Director, Credit, GX Acceleration Agency
12:20-13:30
Lunch
13:30-13:45
Guest Remarks
Masahiko Kato
President & CEO, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. / Chairperson, The Japanese Bankers Association
※Pre-recorded Session
Kazuto Uchida
President, Government Pension Investment Fund
13:45-14:00
Keynote Address 2
Sadanori Ito
Director-General, GX Policy Group, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
14:00-15:00
Panel Discussion 2
Moderator
Reiko Hayashi
Senior Advisor, The International Capital Market Association
Panelist
Sho Hayashi
Policy Fellow On Energy Transition And Finance, Asia Zero Emission Center, Economic Research Institute For Asean And East Asia
Panelist
Tomohiro Ishikawa
Chief Transition Engagement Officer, Sustainable Business Division, MUFG Bank, Ltd.
Panelist
Marlene Puffer
Chair, Taxonomy and Transition Planning Council, Business Future Pathways, Canada
※Virtual Participation
Panelist
Robert Youngman
Team Leader, Green Finance and Investment, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
15:15-16:15
Panel Discussion 3
Moderator
Takaaki Umada
Director, FoundX, The University Of Tokyo
Panelist
Toshihiko Inoue
Managing Executive Officer & Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Planning Division, THE CHUGOKU ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC.
Panelist
Yutaka Naito
Managing Director, Government Affairs and Public Policy, BlackRock Japan
Panelist
Akifumi Chris Takigawa
Head of Market Development Japan, Strategy, Newlab
