AGENDA
Online / Video
9:30 - 9:35
Open Remarks
Katsuhiro Akimoto
Mayor, City of Sapporo
Session 1
9:35 - 9:55
Keynote Speech
Sadanori Ito
Director-General, GX Policy Group/ Director-General, Green Transformation Acceleration
METI
Session 2
9:55 - 10:15
Keynote Speech
Naomichi Suzuki
Governor, Hokkaido
Session 3
10:15 - 10:55
Panel DiscussionRenewable Energy Strategy in Japan: Hokkaido GX Model & Future Outlook
Hiroyuki Suzuki
Executive Officer
Hokkaido Electric Power
Tadanori Imashiro
Executive Officer
Hokkaido Gas
Noriyoshi Fukuoka
Director, Wind Energy Project Promotion Office
METI
William Lim
Japan Program Leader
Danish Energy Agency
Moderator
Tamaki Kyozuka
Editor-in-chief of NIKKEI GX
Nikkei
Break
Session 4
11:05 - 11:25
Speech
Naoki Shigetake
COO
GX Acceleration Agency
Session 5
11:25 - 11:45
Speech
Tsutomu Yokoyama
Executive Officer
NYK Line
Session 6
11:45 - 12:25
Talk Session Leaders Visions Driving the GX Revolution: Shaping Japan’s Future from Hokkaido
Shuhei Abe
President
Sparx Group
Yoshihiro Aizawa
CEO
Aizawa Concrete
Moderator
Kaori Takahashi
Senior Producer
Nikkei
Session 7
12:25 - 12:45
Speech
Aaron D. Snipe
Deputy Chief of Mission
U.S. Embassy in Japan
Lunch Break
Session 8
14:00 - 14:20
Special Speech
Yutaka Ito
Commissioner
Financial Services Agency
Session 9
14:20 - 15:00
Panel DiscussionGX Finance from Hokkaido: Progress and Challenges
Daisuke Bito
Managing Executive Officer
MUFG Bank
Megumi Muto
Senior Managing Executive Officer, Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer
Mizuho Financial Group
Masayuki Takanashi
Chief Sustainability Officer (CSuO)
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Fumiyo Harada
Managing Executive Officer
Development Bank of Japan
Motoyuki Kumakura
Managing Executive Officer
JICN
Moderator
Kaori Takahashi
Senior Producer
Nikkei
Session 10
15:00 - 15:40
Panel DiscussionInternational Collaboration in Sustainable Finance to Advance GX
Tomofumi Yano
Deputy Chief Sustainable Finance Officer
Financial Services Agency
Sean Kidney
CEO
Climate Bonds Initiative
Bruno Gaussorgues
Group Country Head of Japan, Branch Manager of Tokyo
Societe Generale
Moderator
Hideki Takada
Director
GX Acceleration Agency
Coffee Break
Session 11
16:00 - 16:20
Special Speech
Hirotaka Ishihara
Minister of the Environment
Session 12
16:20 - 16:40
Speech
Eiji Orihashi
Managing Executive Officer
Nippon Steel Corporation
Session 13
16:40 - 17:20
Panel DiscussionGX and Finance from Sapporo: Unlocking a Hub for Social Innovation
Akika Hompo
Deputy General Manager
Heiwa Real Estate
Yoshihito Kurose
Director and Vice Chairman
KYOCERA Communication Systems
Kazuei Ishii
Professor, Vice-Director
Hokkaido University Green Transformation Innovation Center
Takeshi Oda
Design & Brand Senior Manager
Deloitte Tohmatsu Financial Advisory
Moderator
Tamaki Kyozuka
Editor-in-chief of NIKKEI GX
Nikkei
Break
Session 14
17:30 - 17:50
Speech
Jarl Frijs-Madsen
Ambassador of Denmark to Japan
Session 15
17:50 - 18:10
Special Speech
Katsuhiro Akimoto
Mayor, City of Sapporo
18:10 - 18:30
Concept Announcement of the Sapporo/Hokkaido GX Fund (Provisional name)
Katsuhiro Akimoto
Mayor, City of Sapporo
Shuhei Abe
President
Sparx Group
Yuji Kanema
President
Hokkaido Bank
Hironobu Tsuyama
President
North Pacific Bank
* Honorifics and titles omitted.
* English and Japanese simultaneous interpretation will be available during the forum.
* Please be advised that the speakers are subject to change.
* Please be aware that video and audio may be disturbed due to technical problems with internet connections or server.