How Can Governments and Businesses Collaborate toward Achieving the SDGs?

Speakers:

Nobue AmanumaSenior Policy Researcher, Sustainability Governance Centre, IGES

Shinji OnodaPolicy Researcher, Sustainability Governance Centre, IGES

Tokutaro NakaiDirector-General for Environmental Policy, Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ)

Yuji NakaharaPresident & Representative Director, DSM Japan K.K.

Akiko OdaSenior Director, SDGs Mainstreaming Team, Operations Strategy Department, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Dechen TseringRegional Director, UNEP Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (UNEP-ROAP)

Moderator:

Simon Hoiberg OlsenFellow, Sustainable Governance Centre, IGES

Operationalisation of the Paris Agreement – Proposals for the Paris Rulebook

Speakers:

Naoki MatsuoPrincipal Policy Researcher, IGES / CEO, PEAR Carbon Offset Initiative, Ltd.

Yuji MizunoDirector, Climate and Energy Area, IGES

Junko OtaPolicy Researcher, Kitakyushu Urban Centre, IGES

Eri IkedaPolicy Researcher, Climate and Energy Area, IGES

Moderator:

Yukari TakamuraProfessor of International Law and Environmental Law, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University

Innovative Approaches to Promote Low Carbon Technologies and Best Practices

Speakers:

Ryuzo SugimotoDirector, International Cooperation and Sustainable Infrastructure Office, Global Environmental Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ)

Anil MisraNational Project Manager, United Nations Development Organization (UNIDO) New Delhi Regional Office

Mafalda DuarteHead of Climate Investment Funds (CIF)

Prosanto PalSenior Fellow, Industrial Energy Efficiency Division, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)

Ketan H. KakkadConsultant, Gujarat Industrial & Technical Consultancy Organisation (GITCO) Ltd.

Yutaka SuzukiDirector, Kansai Research Centre, IGES / Professor Emeritus, Osaka University

Moderators:

Abdessalem RabhiProgramme Manager, Kansai Research Centre, IGES

Lisanne GroenJSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellow, United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS)

Practical Guidance for SDG Integration through Interlinkages Analysis and Visualisation

Speakers:

Xin ZhouResearch Leader, Strategic and Quantitative Analysis Centre, IGES

Mustafa MoinuddinResearch Manager, Strategic and Quantitative Analysis Centre, IGES

Sunhee SukResearcher, Strategic and Quantitative Analysis Centre, IGES

Sheng FulaiSenior Economist, United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment)

Osamu SaitoAcademic Director / Academic Programme officer, United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability

Moderator:

Mark ElderDirector, Research and Publications, Strategic Management Office, IGES

The Joint Crediting Mechanism’s (JCM) Contribution to Sustainable Development

Speakers:

Kentaro TakahashiProgramme Manager, Climate and Energy Area, IGES

Kazuhisa KoakutsuDirector of International Negotiations, Market Mechanisms Office, Climate Change Policy Division, Global Environmental Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ)

Cahyadi YudodahonoDeputy Director for Financing Cooperation, Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, Indonesia / Head of Indonesia JCM Secretariat

Otgontsetseg LuvsandashJCM Secretariat, Environment and Climate Fund, Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Mongolia

Toshihide SugawaraDirector and General Manager, Solution Business Division, YUKO-KEISO Co.,Ltd.

Moderator:

Chisa UmemiyaPolicy Researcher, Climate and Energy Area, IGES

Sustainable Production Landscapes and Seascapes for Biodiversity, Human Livelihoods and Well-being

Speakers:

Kazuhiko TakeuchiPresident, IGES

Eiji TanakaSatoyama Initiative Coordinator, United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS)

Noriko MoriwakeHead, Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Technical Support Unit for the Asia-Pacific Regional Assessment (TSU-AP)

Sacha AmaruzamanPh.D. Candidate, Centre for Global Food and Resources, Faculty of Professions, The University of Adelaide

Takayuki NishimakiDirector, Agriculture Promotion Office, Agriculture Policy Division, Department of Industry and Tourism, Sado City Government

Moderator:

Henry ScheyvensProgramme Director, Natural Resources and Ecosystem Services Area, IGES

How to Design the Paris Rulebook to Foster Real Actions beyond Transparency

Speakers:

Naoki MatsuoPrincipal Policy Researcher, IGES / CEO, PEAR Carbon Offset Initiative, Ltd.

Hironori HamanakaSpecial Research Advisor, IGES / Chair, ICLEI Japan

Kiyoshi TanigawaManager, Environment & Energy Policy Bureau, Keidanren (Japan Business Federation)

Ajay ShankarDistinguished Fellow, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)

Tatsuyoshi SaijoDirector, Research Institute for Future Design, Kochi University of Technology / Program Director, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN)

Hiroshi OnoDeputy Director-General, Global Environment Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ)

Moderator:

Kiyoto TanabeCo-Chair, IPCC Task Force on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (TFI) / Principal Researcher, IGES