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Tokyo-London Green Finance Seminar 2018

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Tokyo-London Green Finance Seminar 2018

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the British Embassy Tokyo co-hosted the Green Finance Seminar based on the Memorandum of Understanding Between The City of London Corporation and Tokyo Metropolitan Government. The seminar featured a speech by Sir Roger Gifford, Chairman of the Green Finance Initiative, City of London Corporation, as well as panel discussions with panelist from Japan and abroad.


▲ Keynote Speech by Sir Roger Gifford

▲ Panel Discussion 1

▲ Panel Discussion 2

Date

14:00-16:30, April 25, 2018 (Wed)

Venue

Ambassador's Residence, British Embassy Tokyo

Program

  1. Opening remarks by British Embassy Tokyo
  2. Remarks by Tokyo Metropolitan Government
  3. Keynote Speech by Sir Roger Gifford, Chairman of the Green Finance Initiative, City of London Corporation

  4. Panel Discussion 1: "Green Finance - Global trend and UK's initiative"

    Panelists:

    • Sir Roger Gifford
      Ryu Hihara, General Manager, Nippon Life Insurance
      Pelin Zorlu, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    Moderator:

    • British Embassy Tokyo

  5. Panel Discussion 2: "Future of Japan's Green Finance Market"

    Panelists:

    • Eiichiro Adachi, Counselor, Head of ESG Research Center, The Japan Research Institute
    • Hiroyuki Kato, Director General, Treasury Department, Development Bank of Japan
    • Yoko Chivers, Group Head, Growth Industry Cluster Department, SMBC

    Moderator:

    • HSBC