In-Person & Online
Speakers (Subject to updates)
(as of November 28, 2025)
*Honorifics and titles omitted, names in no particular order.
*Speakers are subject to change.
Online / Video
Katsuhiro Akimoto
Mayor
City of Sapporo
Naomichi Suzuki
Governor
Hokkaido
Hirotaka Ishihara
Minister of the Environment
Yutaka Ito
Commissioner
Financial Services Agency
Aaron D. Snipe
Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy in Japan
Jarl Frijs-Madsen
Ambassador of Denmark to Japan
Naoki Shigetake
COO
GX Acceleration Agency
Hideki Takada
Director
GX Acceleration Agency
Noriyoshi Fukuoka
Director, Wind Energy Project Promotion Office
METI
Sadanori Ito
Director-General, GX Policy Group/ Director-General, Green Transformation Acceleration
METI
Shuhei Abe
President
Sparx Group
Yoshihiro Aizawa
CEO
Aizawa Concrete
Yuji Kanema
President
Hokkaido Bank
Hironobu Tsuyama
President
North Pacific Bank
William Lim
Japan Program Leader
Danish Energy Agency
Eiji Orihashi
Managing Executive Officer
Nippon Steel Corporation
Tsutomu Yokoyama
Executive Officer
NYK Line
Daisuke Bito
Managing Executive Officer
MUFG Bank
Masayuki Takanashi
Chief Sustainability Officer (CSuO)
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Megumi Muto
Senior Managing Executive Officer, Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer
Mizuho Financial Group
Bruno Gaussorgues
Group Country Head of Japan, Branch Manager of Tokyo
Societe Generale
Takeshi Oda
Design & Brand Senior Manager
Deloitte Tohmatsu Financial Advisory
Kazuei Ishii
Professor, Vice-Director
Hokkaido University Green Transformation Innovation Center
Motoyuki Kumakura
Managing Executive Officer
JICN
Akika Hompo
Deputy General Manager
Heiwa Real Estate
Tomofumi Yano
Deputy Chief Sustainable Finance Officer
Financial Services Agency
Fumiyo Harada
Managing Executive Officer
Development Bank of Japan
Yoshihito Kurose
Director and Vice Chairman
KYOCERA Communication Systems
Sean Kidney
CEO
Climate Bonds Initiative
Hiroyuki Suzuki
Executive Officer
Hokkaido Electric Power
Tadanori Imashiro
Executive Officer
Hokkaido Gas
Kaori Takahashi
Senior Producer
Nikkei
Tamaki Kyozuka
Editor-in-chief of NIKKEI GX
Nikkei
Purpose
Under Japan’s “GX2040 Vision,” the Japanese government is advancing its Green Transformation (GX) strategy to achieve decarbonization, economic growth, and energy security in unison. As GX policies expand across industries, regions, and finance, Japan faces both the challenge and opportunity of building global competitiveness through green innovation.
Designated as a GX Finance and Asset Management Special Zone, Sapporo is fostering collaboration across public, private, academic, and financial sectors to become an international hub for GX finance — from startup support and tax incentives to the launch of a ¥10 billion GX investment fund.
The NIKKEI Forum Global GX/Finance Conference Sapporo brings together global experts to discuss renewable energy, green finance, and Japan’s path toward a sustainable and competitive future.
Featured Topics *Topics are subject to change.
Sapporo’s Vision as a Global GX Financial Hub
Renewable Energy and Regional Cooperation
High-Tech Industry Hubs and GX Development
Future Prospects of GX and Regional Economies
GX Finance and Local Banking Initiatives
AI and the Future of Hokkaido’s Economy
Outline
- Date & Time
- November 25(Tue) 9:30-18:30 *JST (Tentative)
- Venue
- Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo
Access
- Format
- In-Person & Online
*In-Person: Capacity of 250
*Online: Live streaming
- Fee
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Pre-registration is required. Free of charge.
Registration Deadline
*IN PERSON: November 20(Thu) *JST
*ONLINE STREAMING: November 25(Tue) *JST
- Organizers
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City of Sapporo
Nikkei Inc.
TV Hokkaido
- Cooperation
- Team Sapporo-Hokkaido
- Sponsors
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Deloitte Tohmatsu Group
Aizawa Concrete
Inquiries
Secretariat of NIKKEI FORUM Global GX/Finance Conference Sapporo
gxs2025@creative-net.co.jp
Media coverage
Covering the Forum requires advance registration and permission from the organizers.
For further details, please contact the Secretariat of NIKKEI FORUM Global GX/Finance Conference Sapporo.
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