Responsble Investor Japan 2022 | PEI Media Group Ltd. | 23 May 2022 | Toranomon Hills Forum, Japan, 〒105-6305 Tokyo, Minato City, Toranomon, 1 Chome-23-3 Toranomon Hills Mori Tower 5th floor

How can Japanese institutional investors and financial institutions secure a place in the rapidly evolving sustainable finance world?

Join opinion leaders from Japan and abroad to discover how urgent theoretical and practical issues can marry with the vision for a new era of capitalism in a sustainability-conscious world.

Make new connections with 400+ senior Japanese finance professionals to debate regulatory developments, market trends and best practices in responsible investment, and be a part of advancing sustainable finance.

What can you expect at the forum?
• Connect with the Japanese ESG and sustainable finance industry
Past attendees have included Dai-ichi Life Insurance, GPIF, Japan Post Insurance, Pension Fund Association, Sophia School Corporation, Transport Agency Pension Fund, and many more.
• Get answers to the biggest ESG questions from industry experts
Carefully curated panel sessions will showcase the depth and the dynamics of sustainable finance discussion from global standardisations of ESG to organisational challenges to take up portfolio decarbonisation.
• Japan-focused content with a global perspective
With a well-established network of sustainable finance practitioners, Responsible Investor will bring together both local and international attendees to discuss how to progress Japanese business in a sustainability-conscious world.

2022 Speakers

Tomoko Amaya
Vice Minister for International Affairs, Financial Services Agency

Masaaki Amma
Executive Officer, PricewaterhouseCoopers Sustainability

Firdaus Anuar
Project Manager, Asia Investor Group on Climate Change

Ai Aonuma
Representative Director, Kamakura Sustainability Institute

Kiran Aziz
Head of Responsible Investment, KLP

Khalid Azizuddin
Senior Reporter, Responsible Investor

Nneka Chike-Obi
Director, ESG Research, Sustainable Fitch

Matt Christensen
Global Head of Sustainable and Impact Investing, Allianz Global Investors

Teni Ekundare
Head of Investor Outreach, FAIRR

Akane Enatsu
Head of Nomura Research Center of Sustainability (NRCS), Nomura Institute of Capital Markets Research (NICMR)

Ulf Erlandsson
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute

David Fairs
Executive Director of Regulatory Policy, Analysis and Advice, The Pension Regulator (TPR)

Kim Farrant
General Manager Responsible Investment, HESTA

Antonio Fuentes
Head of Sales, RepRisk

Hiroshi Fujikawa
Executive Officer, General Manager CSV Strategy Department, Kirin Holdings

Kaori Fujita
Professor, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University

Keiichi Fukuyama
Principal Researcher, Research Institute for Polices on Pension & Aging

Kimihiro Fukuyama
Chairman, DBJ Investment Consulting (Beijing)

Janine Guillot
CEO of the Value Reporting Foundation and Special Advisor to ISSB Chair

Nikolaj Halkjaer Pedersen
Senior Lead, Human Rights, PRI

Fumiyo Harada
Executive Officer (GRIT), Chief Manager, Sustainability management Office, Development Bank of Japan

Makoto Haraguchi
SVP of Sustainability Section, MS&AD Insurance Group

Masayuki Hashimoto
General Manager, Sustainability Management Dept., Marubeni

Reiko Hayashi
Director and Deputy President, BofA Securities Japan

Ryuichi Horie
Co-founder & CEO, CSR Design Green Investment Advisory

Andrew Howard
Global Head of Sustainable Investment, Schroders

Satoshi Ikeda
Chief Sustainable Finance Officer, Financial Services Agency, Government of Japan

Toshiyuki Imamura
Managing Director, Head of Responsible Investment, Nomura Asset Management

Fumihiro Kajikawa
Director, Environmental Economy Office, Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)

Tsukasa Kanai
Chief Sustainability Officer, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings

Velina Karadzhova
Head of First Sentier MUFG Sustainable Investment Institute

Kimihiro Katsumi
CEO, Allesgood

Mariko Kawaguchi
Executive Advisor to the CEO, Fuji Oil Holdings

Takeshi Kimura
Special Adviser to the Board, Nippon Life

Arisa Kishigami
Independent Consultant, En-CycleS

Takefumi Konishi
Senior Manager, Asset Management Division, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation

Miho Kurosaki
Independent Climate Change/ESG Specialist

Joan Larrea
CEO, Convergence

Marion Le Morhedec
Global Head of Fixed Income, AXA Investment Managers

Priscilla Luk
Managing Director, Head of Global Research & Design, S&P Dow Jones Indices

Takayuki Mamabe
Director, Corporate Engagement ESG, S&P Global Sustainable1

Chieko Matsuda
Professor of Graduate School for Business Administration, Tokyo Metropolitan University

Adam Matthews
Chief Responsible Investment Officer (CRIO), Church of England Pensions Board

Chie Mitsui
Senior Researcher, Data Analyst, Digital Financial Business Planning Department I, Nomura Research Institute

Takeshi Mizuguchi
President, Takasaki City University of Economics

Yoko Monoe
Senior Consultant (Sustainable Investment) WEALTH, Mercer Japan

Yoichi Mori
Technical Director, The Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (JICPA）

Michiyo Morisawa
Senior Lead, Japan, PRI

Asako Nagai
Managing Director, BSR

Masataka Nagoshi
Senior Manager, Climate Change and Sustainability Services, EY Japan

Tokutaro Nakai
Vice Minister, Ministry of the Environment

Chris Newton
Executive Director, Responsible Investment, IFM Investors

Toshiaki Oguchi
Representative Director, Governance for Owners Japan KK

Ryusuke Ohori
Executive Director, Institutional Investors Collective Engagement Forum

Kenjiro Okazaki
General Manager, Responsible Investment Dept., Dai-ichi Life

Emi Onozuka
COO, Japan Catalyst

Tamami Ota
Financial & Capital Market Research Dpt. Head of Office of SDGs Research & Consulting, Daiwa Institute of Research

Will Oulton
Global Head, Responsible Investment, First Sentier Investors

Peter Reali
Managing Director, Head of Stewardship - Responsible Investing, Nuveen

Bruno Roche
Founder & Executive Director, Economics of Mutuality

Belissa Rojas
Impact Measurement and Management Lead, United Nations Development Programme

Cathy Rowan
Director, Socially Responsible Investment, Trinity Health

Atsuko Saida
Senior Consultant, Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.

Takayuki Sato
General Manager, Division of Vitalising Akita and Regions, Hokuto Bank

Tomo Sekiguchi
Partner, KPMG AZSA LLC

Tokiko Shimizu
Assistant Governor, Bank of Japan

Kenji Shiomura
Senior Director, Chief Strategist and Head of ESG Team, GPIF

Hideki Takada
Director for Strategy Development, Financial Services Agency

Kae Takase
Associate Director, CDP Worldwide-Japan

Jakob Thomä
Managing Director, 2° Investing Initiative

Hidemi Tomita
Managing Director, LRQA Sustainability

Natsuho Torii
Manager, Sustainability Department, JPX

Mark Wade
Head of Sustainability Research & Stewardship, Allianz Global Investors

Kenji Watanabe
Vice President, APAC ESG & Climate Research, MSCI

Daniel Wiseman
Head of APAC Policy, PRI

Hiromi Yamaji
President & CEO, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Director & Representative Executive Officer, Group COO, Japan Exchange Group

Asahi Yamashita
Attorney-at-law, admitted in Japan and California / Legal Advisor to ClientEarth in Japan

Ryohei Yanagi
CFO, Eisai and Visiting Professor, Waseda University

Mari Yoshitaka
Principal Sustainability Strategist, Deputy General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept., Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting

Miyuki Zeniya
Deputy Head of Global Sustainability, Fellow, Corporate Planning Unit, Dai-ichi Life Holdings and Head of Sustainable Finance, Fellow, Investment Planning Dept., The Dai-ichi Life Insurance

2022 Sponsors and Partners

PARTNERS:
• JPX
• PRI

LEAD SPONSORS:
• MUFG
• First Sentier Investors

GOLD SPONSOR:
• Allianz Global Investors

SILVER SPONSORS:
• IFM Investors
• KMPG
• Nuveen
• PwC
• RepRisk
• Schroders
• S&P Global
• Sustainable Fitch

BRONZE SPONSORS:
• AXA Investment Managers
• EY
• CSR Design
• MSCI
• Nomura
• SuMi Trust