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Details about this year’s Tokyo Sustainable Finance Week and registration for the “Tokyo Sustainable Finance Forum” and the “Financial Seminar for Everyone – Learn the Basics of Sustainable Finance and Investment”

The Organization of Global Financial City Tokyo (FinCity.Tokyo) is pleased to inform you that the Tokyo Sustainable Finance Week will take place from October 3 to 9, 2022. This event will be held as part of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s “Global Financial City: Tokyo” Vision 2.0 project, to promote ESG investment and sustainable finance while enhancing Tokyo’s presence in these fields, which contribute to building sustainable cities.

Among the programs to take place during the Finance Week is the Tokyo Sustainable Finance Forum (“Forum”), which is intended for domestic and international financial institutions and other entities and will address subjects pertaining to global trends and future perspectives of sustainable finance. The Forum features lectures by experts from both Japan and abroad, with business pitches by fintech companies that are thriving in the sustainable finance sector.

Another feature program is the Financial Seminar for Everyone (“Seminar”), which is intended for the general public, particularly those who are interested in and/or who want to start investing to enhance financial literacy and raise awareness about sustainable finance. Participants in the Seminar can learn the basic knowledge of sustainable finance, investment, and finance.

We will open registrations today for the Forum and Seminar. We look forward to seeing you at the event.
*From this fiscal year, the Finance Week will be organized by FinCity.Tokyo, which has taken over the role from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

1. Date and time/target audience

(1) Forum

Tuesday, October 4, 2022, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (tentative)

Target audience

Domestic and international financial institutions, financial industry groups, public institutions, etc.
*The Forum will be live streamed online simultaneously in Japanese and English.

(2) Seminar

Saturday, October 8, 2022, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM (tentative)

Target audience

Those who are interested in sustainable finance and investing and/or who want to start investing, etc.
*The Seminar will be held only in Japanese.

*Both the Forum and Seminar will be open to all people.

2. Method

The event will take place online.

3. Speakers/lecturers, etc.

Please see the outline in the attachment

Speakers(PDF:590KB)
lecturers(PDF:340KB)

4. How to apply

Please visit https://tsfw.tokyo/en/(External link) for application.

This event is part of the project to promote “Future Tokyo: Tokyo’s Long-Term Strategy.”
Strategy 12. Strategy for Earning Potential in Tokyo and Innovation
Project to realize “Global Financial City: Tokyo”

*Please click here for the original Japanese press release

For Inquiries
Strategic Projects Section, Strategy Promotion Division, Office for Startup and Global Financial City Strategy
E-mail: S1130103@section.metro.tokyo.jp
 

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