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Tokyo-London Green Finance Seminar 2022

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG), British Embassy in Japan, and the City of London Corporation co-hosted the Tokyo-London Green Finance Seminar 2022 based on the Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of London Corporation and TMG.
The seminar featured opening remarks and keynote speech by Governor of Tokyo, as well as a keynote speech by The Lord Mayor of the City of London, a talk with government officials from Japan and the UK, presentations by Japanese and foreign business ventures, and a panel discussion.



Outline

  1. Date and Time

    Tuesday, 25 October 2022, 6:30pm-8:00pm (JST)

  2. Format

    Hybrid (In-person and Online)
    [In-person Venue] Hotel Grand Arc Hanzomon 3rd "Hana no ma" (1-1 Hayabusacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
    [Online] Webinar on Zoom


Program

Time
(JST)
Topic/Title Speakers
6:30pm Opening Remarks & Keynote Speech KOIKE Yuriko, Governor of Tokyo
6:37pm Keynote Speech Vincent KEAVENY, The Lord Mayor of the City of London
6:44pm Discussion
"Direction of Japan-UK Cooperation in Green Finance"
Speakers
◆UK
Sacha SADAN, Director of ESG, Financial Conduct Authority
◆Japan
IKEDA Satoshi, Chief Sustainable Finance Officer, Financial Services Agency, Government of Japan
Moderator
Heather PROSSER, APAC FSO Sustainable Finance Activation Leader, EY Japan Co., Ltd.
7:04pm Presentations ・Fintech Association of Japan [Japan]
・Nudge Inc. [Japan]
・Doconomy AB [Sweden]
・Greencoat Capital [UK]
・J. Stern & Co. [UK]
7:27pm Panel Discussion
"Promoting Transition Finance"
Panelists
◆UK
・Jaakko KOOROSHY, Global Head of Sustainable Investment Research, FTSE Russell
◆Japan
・KONUMA Yasuyuki, Director, Executive Vice President, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
・ADACHI Eiichiro, Senior Counselor, The Japan Research Institute, Limited
・TAKANASHI Masayuki, General Manager, Corporate Sustainability Department, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Moderator
ISHIKAWA Junko, Senior Researcher, Financial Market & Innovation Research Department, Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.
7:57pm Closing Remarks Julia LONGBOTTOM, Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Japan



[ Leaflet of the seminar ]
Leaflet (PDF :1.28MB)