Nikkei SDGs Festival in NYC
Nikkei SDGs Festival is an event held by Nikkei Inc. and Nikkei BP to communicate efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations. This year's event will be held in New York to coincide with the High-Level Political Forum to be held at the United Nations Headquarters in the United States. Government officials, academics, business executives, and other experts will discuss related topics.
Date & Time：
Day1 【Nikkei SDGs Forum】 Monday, July 11 09:15 – 17:00 (EDT)
Day2 【SDGs/ESG Conference】Tuesday, July 12, 2022, 10:00-16:00 (EDT)
Venue： Japan Society (333 East 47th Street New York, NY 10017)
Fee： Free
Hosts： Nikkei, Nikkei BP
Media Partner： Financial Times
In cooperation with : Keio University
COVID policy: currently we require that all event attendees, staff, vendors, etc., be fully vaccinated (at least 14 days since final dose), and boosted (if eligible, defined as at least 5 months since final dose of a two-dose regimen, or 2 months since single-dose regimen) with proof of vaccination and ID (18+) required at the door. Masks are required at all times, except when eating or drinking.
Day１：Nikkei SDGs Forum
9:15～9:20 ＜Opening Remarks＞
【Speaker】
Izumi Nakamitsu
High Representative for Disarmament Affairs
Office for Disarmament Affairs (ODA)
United Nations
※Pre-recorded
9:20 – 9:50 ＜Keynote＞ Developments in SDGs and ESG in Japan
【Speaker】
Kunio Ito
Director of CFO Education and Research Center
Hitotsubashi University
※Pre-recorded
9:50～10:50 ＜Dialogue＞ Japanese Global Companies' Commitment to the SDGs
【Speakers】
Atsushi Katsuki
CEO
Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.
※Pre-recorded
Kunio Ito
Director, Center for Education and Research
CFO, Hitotsubashi University
※Pre-recorded
11:00～11:30
＜Corporate Speech＞ How can business work for sustainability, and sustainability work for business?
【Speaker】
Tokuya Takizawa
Cheif Sustainability Officer
EY Japan
※Pre-recorded
11:30～12:00
＜Corporate Speech＞ Financial institutions’ role in the path toward carbon neutrality
【Speaker】
Yoichiro Nishikawa
Head of Japanese Corporate Banking for the Americas
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
13:00～13:30
＜Corporate Speech＞ MS & AD Sustainability Management / Growing With Society
【Speaker】
Noriyuki Hara
President and CEO
MS&AD Holdings, Inc.
※Pre-recorded
13:30～14:00
＜Corporate Speech＞ NTT DATA’s Sustainability Vision “connect people & create new value”
【Speaker】
Toru Shimogaki
Head of Green Innovation Office, Corporate Headquarters
NTT DATA Corporation
14:00～15:30
＜Session＞ Japanese Corporate Initiatives for the SDGs
【Speakers】
Norichika Kanie
Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance
Keio University
Toru Shimogaki
Head of Green Innovation Office, Corporate Headquarters
NTT DATA Corporation
【Coordinator】
Koichi Sakai
Nikkei ESG Publisher
Nikkei Business Publications, Inc
15:30～16:00
＜Closing Remarks＞
【Speaker】
Gillian Tett
Chair of the Editorial Board and Editor-at-Large, US
Financial Times
16:00～17:00
＜Reception＞
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Day2 ：SDG s/ESG Conference
10:00～11:30
＜Session＞ Is Transformation for Sustainable Consumption and Production Possible? Challenges in Food and Fashion
【Speakers】
Dana R. Fisher
Professor of Sociology
Director of the Program for Society and the Environment
University of Maryland
Hirokazu Shinya
Vice President & Regional Manager Eastern Region, U.S.A.
Japan Airlines Co.,Ltd.
Jessica Cheng
Vice President
Sustainability & ESG
Citi
Takaaki Komatani
CEO
Itochu fashion system Co.,Ltd.
Tetsuya Yamashita
Deputy Director
Itochu fashion system Co.,Ltd.
Norichika Kanie
Professor
Graduate School of Media and Governance
Keio University
11:30～12:10
＜Corporate Speech＞More than investing. Invested. New York Life Investments’ Commitment to SDGs
【Speakers】
Yie-Hsin Hung
Chief Executive Officer
New York Life Investment Management LLC.
【Coordinator】
Koichi Sakai
Nikkei ESG Publisher
Nikkei Business Publications, Inc
13:00～14:00
＜Session＞ Towards the First Draft of the 2023GSDR and Future Outlook
【Speakers】
Anthony Pipa
Senior Fellow
Global Economy and Development, Center for Sustainable Development
Brookings Institution
Astra Bonini
Senior Sustainable Development Officer, Division for Sustainable Development Goals, Department of Economic and Social Affairs
United Nations
【Coordinator】
Norichika Kanie
Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance
Keio University
14:00～14:30
＜Session＞SDG Practices and Corporate Activities
【Speakers】
Toshinori Hara
Senior Vice President, Strategic Business Planning & Development
Toray Industries (America),Inc.
Yasuyuki Kato
CFO
GLOBIS USA
14:45～15:45
＜Session＞ Cities’ Initiatives in SDGs
【Speakers】
Anthony Pipa
Senior Fellow
Global Economy and Development, Center for Sustainable Development
Brookings Institution
Toshikazu Yazawa
Deputy Director
Yokohama Office of the Americas
Aissata M.B. Camara
Deputy Commissioner for Policy & Strategic Initiatives and Chief of Staff
NYC Mayor's Office for International Affairs
【Coordinator】
Simon Mundy
Moral Money Editor
Financial Times
15:45～16:00
＜Closing Remarks＞
【Speaker】
Kimihiro Ishikane
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations
