Program : GGX Finance Summit

October 15^th, 2024 10:00-17:00 (JST)

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Time		Program
10:00-10:20		Opening Remarks
Session 1: Expanding the GX Market
	10:25-11:20	Panel Discussion
Session 2: Creating a GX Startup Ecosystem
	11:30-11:40	Keynote Speech
	11:40-12:35	Panel Discussion
12:35-14:05		Lunch Break
Session 3: Future Prospects of Transition Finance
	14:05-14:20	Keynote Speech
	14:20-15:20	Panel Discussion
Session 4: Formulating Transition Plans
	15:35-15:45	Keynote Speech
	15:45-16:45	Panel Discussion
16:45-16:50		Closing Remarks

10:00-10:20

Opening Remarks

RYUZAKI Takatsugu

Director-General, GX Policy Group, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)

KOBORI Hideki

Vice Chair, KEIDANREN (Japan Business Federation)

Mary L. Schapiro

Vice Chair, Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ)

Session 1: Expanding the GX Market

10:25-11:20

Panel Discussion

To expand the GX market, which is essential for industrial decarbonization, it is crucial that efforts to reduce greenhouse gases in the manufacturing process are reflected in product value. What kind of indicators should be used to visualize this?

HAYASHI Reiko

Director and Deputy President, BofA Securities Japan Co., Ltd.

DOHNOMAE Hitoshi

Chair, International Environmental Strategic Committee, The Japan Iron and Steel Federation

KUDO Hiroki

Board Member, Director, Electric Power Industry Unit, The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan

Rob van Riet

Head, First Movers Coalition, Centre For Nature And Climate, World Economic Forum

Dominic Kailashnath Waughray

Executive Vice President, Imperatives, World Business Council for Sustainable Development

Session 2: Creating a GX Startup Ecosystem

11:30-11:40

Keynote Speech

KIKUKAWA Jingo

Director-General, Innovation and Environment Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)

Katherine Elizabeth Monahan

Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the United States of America

11:40-12:35

Panel Discussion

Startups play a crucial role in achieving net-zero. What kind of sustainable ecosystem is needed to address the unique challenges faced by GX startups in technology implementation and demand stimulation?

MATSUMOTO Chikako

Managing Executive Officer, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited

SHIMIZU Shinya

Founder/CEO, Elephantech Inc.

NUMATA Tomoko

Chief Capitalist, Investment Division, JAFCO Group Co., Ltd.

Georgy Egorov

Chief Financial Officer, Finance, ZeroAvia, Inc.

12:35-14:05

Lunch Break

Session 3: Future Prospects of Transition Finance

14:05-14:20

Keynote Speech

MIYAZONO Masataka

President, Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)

FUKUTOME Akihiro

Chairperson, Japanese Bankers Association

14:20-15:20

Panel Discussion

As international recognition of the importance of transition finance grows, what initiatives are needed to further promote investment and private capital supply in decarbonization?

TAJIRI Takahiro

Deputy Director-General for Green Transformation Policy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)

Mushtaq Kapasi

Managing Director, Chief Representative, Asia Pacific, International Capital Market Association

Myriam Zapata

Managing Director, ESG Specialist DCM SSA, Global Markets, BNP Paribas

IKEDA Satoshi

Chief Sustainable Finance Officer and Director of the Strategy Development Division, Financial Services Agency

Session 4: Formulating Transition Plan

15:35-15:45

Keynote Speech

15:45-16:45

Panel Discussion

With the acceleration of climate-related disclosure, the importance of developing transition plans is becoming even more evident. How should transition plans be formed?