ICGN-IIRC Tokyo Conference 2018 | International Corporate Governance Network | 28 February 2018 | Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo, 2 Chome-1-1 Nihonbashimuromachi, Chūō, Tokyo 103-0022, Japan

ICGN is pleased to return to Tokyo in partnership with IIRC for a conference hosted by JICPA and JPX. At a time of significant progress in enhancing long-term corporate value in Japan, the conference will explore how to accelerate governance and stewardship reforms and consider how to mitigate impediments to company and investor engagement efforts. Over 300 governance commentators from around the world including global investors, corporate executives and professional advisors will join the meeting to share their experience over a two day programme.

The ICGN-IIRC Event will be held across two venues:
• day one 28 February will be held at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Tokyo and
• day two 1 March will be held at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE)

2018 Speakers

Aiko Sekine
Chairman and President, JICPA

Anne Molyneux
Director, CS International & Vice Chair, ICGN

Anne-Marie Jourdan
Chief Legal Officer, Fonds de Reserve Pour Les Retraites

Blair Cowper-Smith
External Advisor, Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS)

Charles Tilley
OBE Executive Chairman, CGMA Research Foundation

Cora Olsen
Global Lead Integrated Reporting, Novo Nordisk A/S

Daisuke Toki
President and Representative Director, Deutsche Asset Management (Japan) Limited

Dana Hollinger
Board Member, CalPERS

Dr. Ryohei Yanagi
Chief Financial Officer, Eisai Co., Ltd & Visiting Professor, Toyo University, Japan

Fumiko Oda
Director of Economy & Social Policy Department, Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry (METI)

Gary Kabureck
Board Member, IASB

Hiroki Sampei
Head of Engagement, Fidelity International

Hitoshi Ochi
President & CEO, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Japan

Ian Burger
Head of Corporate Governance, Newton Investment Management

Jessica Fries
Executive Chairman, The Prince of Wales’s Accounting for Sustainability Project

Keiko Kishigami
Executive Board Member, JICPA

Kerrie Waring
Chief Executive Officer, ICGN

Kerrie Waring
Chief Executive Officer, ICGN

Louise Davidson
Chief Executive Officer, ACSI & Board Member, IIRC

Mariela M. Vargova, Senior Vice President, Sustainability and Impact Investing Team, Rockefeller Asset Management

Mary Hartman Morris
Investment Officer Corporate Governance, CalSTRS

Masamichi Kono
Deputy Secretary General, OECD

Mike McCauley
Chairman, ICGN & Senior Officer, Investment Program & Governance, Florida SBA

Minako Takaba
Head of ESG Japan Research/Senior Analyst, Vice President, MSCI ESG Research, Japan

Nami Matsuko
General Manager of ESG Communications, Global IR and Corporate Communications HQs, OMRON Corporation

Naoyuki Kainuma
Director, Integrated Reporting Team Leader, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC

Nicolas Huber
Managing Director, Head of Corporate Governance, Deutsche Asset Management, Germany

Norie Takahashi
Associate Partner, USCPA, Integrated Reporting Center of Excellence, KPMG Japan

Osamu Nagayama
CEO, Chugai Pharmaceutical & Chairman, SONY

Paul Druckman
Chair of the Corporate Reporting Council, Financial Reporting Council

Peter Lunt
Responsible Investment Senior Analyst, Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS)

Professor Kunio Ito
Graduate School of Commerce & Management, Hitotsubashi University

Professor Tetsuo Kitagawa
Aoyama Business School

Pru Bennett
Managing Director - Head of Investment Stewardship APAC, BlackRock

Richard Howitt
Chief Executive Officer, IIRC

Seiichiro Uchi
Managing Director, MSCI

Shinichiro Hyogo
Chief Fund Manager / Chief Analyst, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust

Shizuko Ohmi
Vice President, Head of ESG Department, Fundamental Investment Group, Investment Management Division, Amundi Japan

Susanne Stormer
Vice President of Corporate Sustainability, Novo Nordisk

Takaaki Nishii
President & CEO, Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

Takao Ochi
State Minister for Financial Services

Takeyuki Ishida
Head of Japanese Research, ISS

Takuya Fukumoto
Director, Industrial Finance Division & Director, New Business Policy Office, METI, Japan

Tatsuya Imade
Managing Executive Officer, JSS

Tomoyuki Furusawa
Deputy Director-General of Planning & Coordination Bureau, Financial Service Agency, Japan

Yasumasa Tahara
Director, Corporate Accounting and Disclosure, FSA

Yasuyuki Konuma
Executive Managing Director, Tokyo Stock Exchange

2018 Sponsors

PLATINUM:
• Deloitte
• Deutsche Asset Management
• EY
• JSS
• KPMG
• MSCI
• MUFG

GOLD:
• Association of International Certified Proffesional Accountants
• ISS
• Nissay
• PwC

SILVER:
• Glass Lewis
• J-Eurus IR

BRONZE:
• SuMi Trust