Japan National Advisory Board of G8 Social Impact Investment Taskforce and Nippon Foundation will hold an international symposium from 29th to 30th of May, at an opportunity to release its policy paper for policy makers, investors, intermediary and investees.
To bring solutions to diversified social issues, investors have started to involve in Social Impact Investment market to scale both economic and social returns. The symposium will provide the best practice of such investment as well as to present recent development of domestic initiatives, to highlight the unique role of social investment to accelerate social innovation.
Hosted by:
Japan National Advisory Board of G8 Social Impact Investment Taskforce
Nippon Foundation
SROI Network Japan
Sponsors:
Tokyo Stock Exchange
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cabinet Office, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Number of attendees: 300
Program:
<Day1 : May 29th>
10:15 Welcome Remark (Nippon Foundation)
10;30-11:10 Keynote Speech / Sir Ronald Cohen
11:20-12:10 Panel Discussions
Sir Ronald Cohen
Mr. Hiroshi Komiyama, President, Mitsubishi Research Institute
Mr. Masataka Uo, CEO, Japan Fundraising Association
Government Representative
12:10-13:30 Networking Lunch
13:35-15:00 Breakout Session I
A1 : Impact Measurement
A2 : Social Investment in Local Community
15:15-16:45 Breakout Session II
B1 : Potential of Social Investment as a Financial Product
B2 : Acceleration of Social Innovation through Social Impact Investment
16:45 – 17:30 Closing Session
<Day2 : May 30th>
13:10 – 13:30 Opening Remark, Mr. Shiozaki, Minister of Health and Labor
13:30 – 14:15 Keynote, Mr. Peter Barth, Third Sector Capital Partners
14:15 – 14:45 Update on SIB implementation in Japan
Mayor Yoshida, City of Yokosuka / Nippon Foundation
14:45 – 15:45 Panel Discussion I : Potential of SIB development
Panelist: Mr. Tsutomu Horiuchi, CFO, Mori Building
Mr. Retsu Fujisawa, RCF (Disaster Relief Organization)
Ms. Masumi Sai, Nikkei CNBC
Moderator: Mr. Ken Ito, Keio University
15:45 – 17:15 Panel Discussion II : Utilization of Dormant Account Fund
Panelist: Ms. Kumi Fujisawa, Sofia Bank
(MP – TBD)
Member of National Alliance for DAF
Moderator: Hiroki Komazaki, Florence (Social Enterprise)
17:15 – 17:25 Closing Comment: Shuichi Ohno, Nippon Foundation