Video of the entire forum

Opening Address/Address from the Co-organizer of the Forum

Lecture

Panel Discussion/Closing Address

Event Title

The 20th Kawasaki International Eco-Business Forum

Date & Time

10:50-12:20（Japan Time）, 15th (Wed) November 2023

Venue

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

Theme of the Forum

Shift to Decarbonized Management Started in Kawasaki
-Issues and Strategies being Addressed by Companies and Financial Institutions-

Program

Opening Address

Norihiko Fukuda, Mayor of Kawasaki City

Address from the Co-organizer of the Forum

Mr. Steven Stone, Deputy Director, Industry and Economy Division (IED)

Lecture

Dr. Tsuyoshi Fujita, Professor, Department of Urban Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University
Title of the Lecture: From Urban Urban-Industrial Symbiosis Sustainable Future in Kawasaki City
-Innovation thorough 20-year Kawasaki International Eco-Business Forums-

Panel Discussion

<Facilitator>
Dr. Tsuyoshi Fujita, Professor, Department of Urban Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University
<Panelists> ※chronological order of a presentation
Mr. Atushi Ida, Director, Decarbonization Strategy Promotion Office, Kawasaki City
Mr. Hiroshi Toyosaki, General Manager, Sustainability (Environmental) Group, Sustainability Development Dept., Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
Mr. Osamu Sampei, CEO,HIZAKI Kougyo Co., Ltd.
Mr. Koji　Nakamura, Director, Customer Support Department, The Kawasaki Shinkin Bank
Takashi Matsugami, Senior Deputy General Manager, Business Strategy Department, The Bank of Yokohama, Ltd

※Reproduction of the presentation slides is prohibited.

Closing Address

Tomonari Mitamura, Director, Environmental Protection Bureau of Kawasaki City

Organizer

Kawasaki City

Co-organizer

UN Environment Programme（UNEP）

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)