The Future of Earth and Biodiversity Week
Tackling climate change
Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition
The programme, together with the General Sponsors, explores: 'In 2025, with worsening climate change, what agendas should we now consider?'
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| Transmission of simultaneous interpretation | Provided |
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| Language of interpretation | Japanese and English |
Reservations are required for this programme.
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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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- Theme Weeks Studio
Programme details
Climate change is creating an accelerating challenge for the future of the earth and biodiversity. Actions to tackle climate change must also accelerate to address this challenge. This session will discuss the complexity and difficulty of tackling climate change. However, it will also point to new and potentially powerful solutions that come from leveraging our natural and economic systems. This session will highlight the use of nature and technology in tackling climate change and the synergies and tradeoffs that come from development. It will also touch on the complexity of the economics of the energy transition and the need for global financial collaboration, business innovation, and the need for products to allow consumers to take action.
*Simultaneous interpretation is available in both English and Japanese. Please bring a smartphone, tablet or other internet-enabled device with earphones to listen.
Subtitles for this program are available at the URL below.
EXPO2025 Theme Weeks 「Tackling climate change」
<Subtitles URL> https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81481376623
Live streaming and subtitle may not be matched each other.
Please note that the accuracy of the translation results is not guaranteed.
This session will include a question and answer session during the program. Please submit your questions via the URL below.
https://app.sli.do/event/tAK6SuE6Um3bvabyNmDMdv
Cast
Moderator
Dr. Gates Moss
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) - Partner
Gates is a Partner in BCG’s Climate & Sustainability and Energy practices, where he advises corporate clients on the economics of industrial decarbonization and the energy transition.
Prior to joining BCG, Gates spent 15 years as an institutional investor and portfolio manager, covering sectors such as transport, infrastructure, energy, and heavy industries. During this time, he also launched Australia’s first carbon-neutral equity investment strategy.
He holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern University.
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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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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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Misa Kemmiya
GREEN EXPO Assosiaction, Executive Director for Sustainability Management
Kemmiya Misa is Executive Director for Sustainability Management of Green X Expo 2027, which will be held in Yokohama by the Government of Japan. She was seconded from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in April 2025 after stablishing sustainability management in JICA, engaging in climate change, biodiversity and human security. Previously, she worked in JICA Kenya and Philippines office, as well as Department of Public Relations, Dept. of Global Environment etc. in Tokyo.
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Rachel R. Bishop, PhD; NACD.DC
Board Member, Sally Beauty Holdings; former President, Reynolds Consumer Products
Senior executive with experience across U.S. household product and food manufacturing as well as mass retail, Rachel has been responsible for business-building ESG programs in retail as well as consumer packaged goods design and manufacturing. Most recently as President of Tableware at Reynolds Consumer Products (NASDAQ:REYN) she was responsible for leading the company’s Environmental, Social, and Governance(ESG) initiative since the company’s IPO in January 2020, including expanding the product portfolio to includes sustainable choices across all product categories, investing in emissions reduction programs and expanding talent management to access diverse
talent pools at all levels. In her previous roles as Chief Strategy Officer and President, Snacks at TreeHouse Foods (NYSE:THS) as well as GVP Strategy at Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) she led programs to expand access to fresh food
and healthy snacks, as well as supporting GHG reduction programs.
Rachel has served as an independent board member of Sally Beauty Holdings (NYSE:SBH) since 2022. She
began her business career at McKinsey & Company after earning a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering
from Northwestern University. She holds a B.S. in Geophysics and a B.S. in Materials Engineering from Brown
University and was a Leadership Greater Chicago fellow in 2011. Rachel lives in Chicago, Illinois with her family
and is a member of Chicago’s Lurie Children’s Hospital Foundation Board, the Economic Club of Chicago and
The Chicago Network.
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The Future of Earth and Biodiversity Week
Tackling climate change
The programme, together with the General Sponsors, explores: 'In 2025, with worsening climate change, what agendas should we now consider?'
-
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.
- * The schedule is subject to change depending on the organiser's circumstances.
Reservations are required for this programme.
Booking typically opens with the '2-month advance lottery.' Click below for details.
* Arrive early; latecomers may not be admitted.
For more information about making a reservation to watch a programme.
Please watch the Virtual Studio if you are outside the venue.
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