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In 2025, with worsening climate change, what agendas should we now consider?

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Moderator

David Young

Managing Director & Senior Partner at the Boston Consulting Group

David Young is a Managing Director & Senior Partner in the Boston office of Boston Consulting Group (BCG). He is a Fellow of the BCG Henderson Institute (BHI) where he leads BHI’s research on achieving Climate & Sustainability outcomes through innovating business models and economies. He also leads efforts on the roles of business in society, governance, and private sector in humanitarian challenges.

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©2024 Tomohiro Ishikawa

Tomohiro Ishikawa

Chief Regulatory Engagement Officer, MUFG

Tomo Ishikawa is Chief Regulatory Engagement Officer at MUFG. Ishikawa is responsible for orchestrating MUFG’s group-wide advocacy strategy on financial regulatory policies, including prudential requirements and climate change. He oversees recovery/resolution planning for the group, and government relations across the regions.
Prior to joining MUFG, Ishikawa headed the advocacy team at Deutsche Bank AG. Before his tenure at Deutsche Bank, he served as Deputy Director of Prudential Policy Office at the Japan Financial Services Agency (JFSA). Earlier in his career, Ishikawa was an investment banker involved in Capital Markets and M&A at US and European banks.
As part of MUFG’s sustainability/climate change program, Ishikawa serves as a member of the Steering Group of NZBA (Net Zero Banking Alliance). He chairs the “NZBA Transition Finance” working group, which published the “NZBA Transition Finance Guide” in October 2022. Ishikawa serves as a board member of GFMA (Global Financial Markets Association), representing MUFG.

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Noriaki Oba

Post Oil Strategy Institute, President

After completing doctoral coursework at the Graduate School of Science at Kyoto University, Noriaki pursued his career at a technology-focused think tank. He founded the Post–oil Strategy Institute in 2021 and became a prominent voice in advising on Japan’s energy security and industrial strategy in the post-oil era. Noriaki also works as an executive fellow at JDSC (Japan Data Science Consortium Co. Ltd), a visiting researcher at PHP Research Institute, and a Specialist at Chitose Research Institute. He serves as a member of the Clean Energy Strategy Committee for the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan.

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The Future of Earth and Biodiversity Week

Tackling climate change

  • 2025.09.19[Fri]

    17:0019:30

    (Venue Open 16:30)

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The Future of Earth and Biodiversity Week

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