The Future of Earth and Biodiversity Week
Tackling climate change
Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition
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Agenda2025
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- * Programme times and content are subject to change. Any changes will be announced on this website and via the ticket booking system.
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2025.09.19[Fri]
17:00 ～ 19:00
(Venue Open 16:30)
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- Venue
- Theme Weeks Studio
Programme details
The programme, together with the General Sponsors, explores: 'In 2025, with worsening climate change, what agendas should we now consider?'
Cast
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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Speakers
©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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Professor Ricardo Hausmann
Founder and Director of Harvard’s Growth Lab and the Rafik Hariri Professor of the Practice of International Political Economy at Harvard Kennedy School
Ricardo Hausmann is the founder and Director of Harvard’s Growth Lab and the Rafik Hariri Professor of the Practice of International Political Economy at Harvard Kennedy School. Under his leadership, the Growth Lab has grown into one of the most well regarded and influential hubs for research on economic growth and development around the world. Before joining Harvard University, he served as the first Chief Economist of the Inter-American Development Bank (1994-2000), where he created the Research Department. He has served as Minister of Planning of Venezuela (1992-1993) and as a member of the Board of the Central Bank of Venezuela. He also served as Chair of the IMF-World Bank Development Committee. He was Professor of Economics at the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administracion (IESA) (1985-1991) in Caracas, where he founded the Center for Public Policy. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from Cornell University.
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The Future of Earth and Biodiversity Week
Tackling climate change
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2025.09.19[Fri]
17:00～19:00
(Venue Open 16:30)
- Theme Weeks Studio
- * Programme times and content are subject to change. Any changes will be announced on this website and via the ticket booking system.
Reservations are required for this programme.
Booking is available from the 2-month advance draw. Please check the site below for the timing of the booking start.
Please note that bookings may not be available due to the status.
For more information about making a reservation to watch a programme.
This programme is scheduled to be live streamed at the Virtual Expo. We will inform you once it is confirmed.
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