Pre-Conference Events - Nov.13
GX Study Tours for Overseas Cities
Groups from overseas cities will tour the Minato Mirai 21 Area, which is home to the headquarters and R&D facilities of global companies and has been designated as a Decarbonization Leading Area, as well as environmental infrastructure facilities operated by the City of Yokohama (Hokubu Wastewater Treatment Plant).
Day 1 - Nov.14
11:00-12:30 City Management for Achieving Carbon Neutrality
Cities are vital in addressing climate change and the challenge to limit global warming to 2°C. Over half the global population lives in cities, especially in Asia and the Pacific. Although cities cover just 2% of the land, they produce 75% of global carbon emissions, over 50% of which come from this region. Rapid urbanization requires energy, which exacerbates fossil fuel consumption and thus, climate change. Despite these challenges, climate threat can be an opportunity to adopt low-carbon resilient measures to generate economic benefits, employment, and health improvements. Cities need to adapt and innovate, and to implement appropriate policy reforms to achieve carbon neutrality. This session focuses on measures taken by city governments in the region towards carbon neutrality.
Satoshi Ishii
Director, Strategy and Partnership, Water and Urban Development, Asian Development Bank
Joy Blessilda Sinay
Capacity Building and Training Economist, Asian Development Bank Institute
Yuya Shibuya
Associate Professor, Center for Spatial Information Science, University of Tokyo
Yoshiyuki Yamamoto
Environmental Energy Division, Environmental Planning Bureau,City of Yokohama
Giorgio Ebanoidze
Project Officer, Tbilisi Development Fund
Zairil Khir Johari
Penang State Executive Councilor for Infrastructure, Transport and Digital (CIC project city)
Joseph Michael Espina
Civil Engineer Environmental Planner, City Planning and Development Coordinator
Cebu, Philippines
11:00-12:30 Presentation of Joint Statement on Urban Challenges by University Students in Yokohama and Abroad
Students will present the results of the joint statement on urban challenges by students in Yokohama and Southeast Asia as part of the IACSC (International Academic Consortium for Sustainable Cities) established by Yokohama City University.
Marina Kitahara
Project Assistant Professor, Global Cooperation Institute for Sustainable Cities, Yokohama City University
Masahiko Nakanishi
Professor, Yokohama City University
Akio Onishi
Professor, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Data Science
Students
Yokohama City University
Masanori Abe
Senior Deputy Director, Team 2, Urban and Regional Development Group, Infrastructure Management Department, JICA
Takahiro Mizukami
Assistant Director, Team 2, Urban and Regional Development Group, Infrastructure Management Department, JICA
Takuya Akiba
Associate Expert, Team 2, Urban and Regional Development Group, Infrastructure Management Department, JICA
13:00-15:30 Designing Livable and Thriving Cities
The World Bank and Asian cities will lead a discussion on urban greening, resilience, and inclusiveness to create liveable cities.
Christopher Pablo
Senior Urban Specialist and TDLC Team Lead, World Bank - Tokyo Development Learning Center
Anna Wellenstein
Senior Urban Specialist and TDCL Team Lead, World Bank
Mark Roberts
Lead Urban Economist, World Bank
Megha Mukim
Senior Economist, World Bank
Ming Zhang
World Bank
Practice Manager for Urban, Disaster Risk Management, Resilience, and Land in the East Asia and Pacific region
Beng Hong Socheat Khemro
Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning, and Construction, Cambodia
Benjamin Magalong
Mayor, City of Baguio
Toru Hashimoto
Director General of International Affairs Bureau, City of Yokohama
15:30-17:30 GX Business Networking Event
Companies from Japan and the Philippines will give presentations for business matching in various fields such as energy, water, and waste management.
Company List
AMCON INC.、Geosphere Environmental Technology Corporation、Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.、Mikuniya Corporation,、T.K.K. Evolution Co., Ltd.、Tripac Inc.、Netforce International, Inc.、Aqua terra integrated solutions, Inc.、Testech Group、RTI System Automation, Inc. (RSA)、Pacific Spectrum Environmental Research and Consultancy,Inc.
Day 2 - Nov.15
10:30-11:30 Joint Statement on Decarbonization in Asia
City leaders will gather and share their experiences in implementing decarbonization initiatives, allowing them to expand the reach of their efforts.
Takeharu Yamanaka
Mayor, City of Yokohama
Chadchart Sittipunt
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
Ming Zhang
World Bank
Practice Manager for Urban, Disaster Risk Management, Resilience, and Land in the East Asia and Pacific region
Naoko Ueda
Head, OECD Tokyo Centre
Yutaka Matsuzawa
Vice-Minister for Global Environmental Affairs, Ministry of the Environment, Japan
F. Cleo Kawawaki
Head, Office of Markets Development and Public-Private Partnership
Asian Development Bank
11:00-12:30 Sharing Policy Best Practices Utilizing Wellbeing Indexes and Public-Private-Academic Partnership
Yokohama will share a city overview based on wellbeing indexes, introduce its metaverse project to support young people through public-private-academic partnership, and data and digitalization-based initiatives to improve residents’ wellbeing.
*This session will only be in Japanese. English interpretation will not be provided.
Takehiko Nagumo
Executive Managing Director, Smart City Institute Japan
Tomoyuki Miyazaki
Professor, Graduate School of Data Science, Yokohama City University
Makoto Kuroki
Professor, Graduate School of Data Science, Yokohama City University
Shumpei Komura
Benesse Education Research Department, Head of the Education Innovation Center
11:30-12:45 Carbon Neutral Lifestyles
Participants in this session will discuss strategies and challenges in promoting the transition to lifestyles centered on decarbonization and recycling, as cities face issues such as aging, natural disasters, and unemployment.
Atsushi Watabe
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
Kazuaki Takahashi
Climate Change Policy Headquarters, City of Yokohama
Pornphrom Vikitsreth
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
Takeshi Konishi
GUUN CO., LTD.
13:00-14:30 Sharing Best Practices for Decarbonization in Urban Development
Participants will share examples from the MinatoMirai 21 district, a decarbonization leading area, and other cities and discuss planning and practices to lead urban decarbonization.
Setsuko Saya
Vice President, Urban Renaissance Agency
Eiichi Tanabe
Deputy CEO, Amata Corporation
Takeshi Ishikawa
Climate Change Policy Headquarters, City of Yokohama
Jannarong Takumi Saga
Eastern Economic Corridor
Yasuhiro Yamaguchi
Advisor, YOKOHAMA URBAN SOLUTION ALLIANCE (YUSA)
Tri Dewi Virgiyanti, S.T., MEM.
Acting Deputy Minister of National Development Planning of Indonesia for Regional Development, Ministry of National Development Planning (BAPPENAS)
13:00-15:00 Promoting the SDGs through City Networks—Starting with VLR (CityNet SDGs Cluster Seminar)
CityNet member cities, international organizations, private companies, and students will introduce their SDGs and decarbonization initiatives. Participants will also discuss the promotion of the SDGs and decarbonization through the process of VLR (Voluntary Local Review).
Yatsuka Kataoka
Programme Director, City Taskforce, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
Rumi Kurita
Head of Office,
CITYNET Yokohama Project Office
Sanjeevani Singh
Economic Affairs Officer, Sustainable Urban Development Section, Environment and Development Division, UNESCAP
Shiro Hirotoshi
Vice Mayor, City of Yokohama
Takuya Endo
Executive Director for SDGs Future City Promotion Climate Change Policy Headquarters,
City of Yokohama
Xuanxuan Kumazawa
World Horticultural Exhibition Promotion Division, Kamiseya Development and World Horticultural Exhibition, Urban Development Bureau
Promotion Office, City of Yokohama
Nor Nazariah binti Kamardin
Senior Deputy Director, Administration Department,
Kuala Lumpur City
Le Minh Tuong
Vice Director of Department of Planning and Investment,
Da Nang City
Naoki Ishii
President, Ishii Zouen Landscape Co.,Ltd.
Noboru Okazaki
Deputy manager, Overseas administration department,
JFE Engineering Corporation
Minato Mirai Honcho Elementary School
15:00-16:45 GX Business Networking Event
Companies from Japan and Vietnam will give presentations for business matching in various fields such as energy, water, and waste management.
*This session will only be in Japanese-Vietnamese. English interpretation will not be provided.
Company List
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