Video of the entire forum

Event Title

The 22nd Kawasaki International Eco-Business Forum

Date & Time

10:10-12:10（JST）, 12th (Wed) November 2025

Venue

Main Conference Hall 1-3, 1st floor, Culttz Kawasaki (1-1-4 Fujimi, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki City)

Theme of the Forum

Toward the Symbiosis of the City and Industry
－How We Tackle Climate Change the World Faces－

Program

Address by the Organizer

Mayor of Kawasaki City, Norihiko Fukuda

PartⅠ

Special Lectures : “Toward a Sustainable Future”

Lecturer :

Tsuyoshi Fujita
Professor of Department of Urban Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University

Takejiro Sueyoshi
Kawasaki International Environment Policy Advisor

PartⅡ

Panel Discussion : “Achieving Citizens’ Well-Being by Addressing Climate Change:
Considerations Based on Cases from Japan and Abroad”

Moderator :
Tetsuro Yoshida
Senior Researcher / City Taskforce, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

Panelists :
David J. Eaton
Professor, LBJ School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin

Leah Martineau
Masterʼs student, LBJ School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin

Philip Maruri
Masterʼs student, LBJ School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin / Cockrell School of Engineering

Mathis Cavanié
City of Paris School of Engineering

Katsumasa Tanaka
Senior Researcher at Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement

Ryan Leung
Research Manager, Mitigation, Climate and Health Team, The Wellcome Trust

Meihua Zhu
Head, Asia Center for Air Pollution Research, Planning and Training Department

Eric Zusman
Programme Director / Director of Integrated Sustainability Centre, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

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Closing Address

Director of Kawasaki Environmental Protection Bureau, Kenichi Nakayama

Organizer

Kawasaki City

Supporters

Non-Profit Organization Japan Association of Environment and Society for 21st Century, Non-Profit Organization Liaison Center for Creation of Industry & Environment, Institute of Industrial Promotion Kawasaki, The Kawasaki Chamber of Commerce& Industry

Sponsoring Organizations

Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Global Environment Centre Foundation (GEC), International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI), Japan Environmental Sanitation Center (JESC), Environmental Cooperation Center, Japan(OECC)