[Held on 6/24] A Sustainable Management & Innovation Conference will be held with Harvard Business School professors and leaders from domestic industry, government, and academia!
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Press release: May 10, 2024
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[Held on 6/24] A Sustainable Management & Innovation Conference will be held with Harvard Business School professors and leaders from domestic industry, government, and academia!
*Gathering together leaders with global cutting-edge knowledge on sustainable management and innovation*
GLIN Impact is Japan’s first generation venture capital firm that conducts impact/ESG investments.
Capital is co-hosting the conference “Reimagining Capitalism & Innovation” with Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd.
Conference 2024
“Sustainable Management and Innovation, a Discussion between Harvard Business School Professors and Domestic Industry, Government, and Academia” will be held in Tokyo on June 24, 2024.
* ▼Event details*
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With the theme of sustainability and innovation, we invited Harvard Business School faculty and Japanese public and private sector leaders to participate in Reimagining.
We will share discussions from the global forefront about the ideas of capitalism and the innovation and economic growth brought about by sustainable management. *
▼Speakers (in alphabetical order, titles omitted)
– Ethan Rouen (Professor, Harvard Business School)
– Robin Ely (Harvard Business School Professor)
– Philippe van der Beck (Professor, Harvard Business School) – Early Summer Tomihara (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Director of New Business Creation Promotion Office)
– Takayuki Haruna (Managing Executive Officer, Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd.)
– Haruka Mera (Representative Director and CEO of READYFOR Co., Ltd. and Representative of Impact Startup Association)
– Hiromi Yamaoka (Chief International Finance Fellow, Tokyo) – Masato Nakamura (GLIN Impact Capital)
*In addition, we have invited industry, government, and academia leaders and impact startups as speakers, and we will update the information as needed.
▼Program content
13:00-13:15 Opening
13:15-14:30 Session 1.
* “HBS Lecture Reimagining
Capitalism and “new capitalism”, sustainable finance and new innovations created by impact startups” *
▶️Professor Ethan Rouen
Introducing the HBS Lecture “Reimagining Capitalism” and panel discussion with domestic experts and public and private sector leaders
14:35-15:50 Session 2.
* “Impact discussed by industry, government, and academia/The future of ESG investment – The role of finance in guiding sustainable corporate growth and value improvement” *
▶️ Professor Philippe van der Beck
Introducing research on “ESG and financial returns” and panel discussion with domestic experts and public and private sector leaders
15:55-17:10 Session 3.
* “Improvement of human capital management, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and corporate innovation” *
▶️ Professor Robin Ely
Introducing research on “diversity and corporate performance” and panel discussion with domestic experts and public and private sector leaders
17:15-17:55 Session 4.
* “Japanese Impact Startup Pitch Aiming for Global Expansion” *
18:00-19:00 Networking session/social gathering (*120 people drawn by lottery) *Drinks and snacks will be provided.
*Participants for the social gathering will be selected by lottery due to the number of participants.
* ▼Implementation overview*
[Name] Reimagining Capitalism & Innovation Conference 2024
Sustainable management and innovation discussed by Harvard Business School professors and domestic industry, government, and academia [Date and time] June 24, 2024 (Monday) 13:00-19:00
[Location] Nikkei Conference Room (6th floor, Nikkei Building, 1-3-7 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8066)
【access】
Approximately 2 minutes walk from the Kandabashi ticket gate of Otemachi Station on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line
Approximately 5 minutes walk from the Sankei-mae intersection ticket gate of Otemachi Station on the Marunouchi Line
Approximately 5 minutes walk from the ticket gate for the Imperial Palace at Otemachi Station on the Hanzomon Line
Approximately 9 minutes walk from the west ticket gate of Otemachi Station on the Tozai Line / Approximately 2 minutes walk from Exit 4 of Takebashi Station
[Participation fee] Free
[Format] Face-to-face participation only, simultaneous interpretation available (English → Japanese)
[Sponsored by] Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd., co-sponsored by GLIN Impact Capital
[Capacity] Maximum of 400 people (Recruitment will close as soon as the capacity is reached)
*120 people will be selected by lottery for the social gathering.
* ▼Notes*
-You are free to enter and exit the venue, but please refrain from entering and exiting during the session.
・Please refrain from participating only in the social gathering. ・Please bring your business card. It will be collected at the time of admission. ・Simultaneous translation from English to Japanese will be provided for this conference.
・Please note that there will be cameras inside the venue for publicity purposes. ・We will send an information email to the email address you registered before the event.
* ▼About application*
Application URL: https://reimaginingcapitalismconference2024.peatix.com/ ・The application deadline is June 17th (Monday) at 6:00 p.m. ・The lottery results for the social gathering will be notified to the registered email address on June 19th (Wednesday).
* ▼Contact us*
admin@glinimpact.com (GLIN Impact Capital Secretariat)
* Regarding the handling of personal information
The organizer pays the utmost attention to the protection of participants’ privacy and personal information when holding the event. The following is our policy regarding the personal information we collect and process.
Purpose of collection: Participants’ personal information is collected for the purpose of providing information necessary for event participation, event management, and related communications. Items collected: Personal information collected from participants includes name, contact information (email address), organization affiliation, etc.
Use of information: Personal information collected will be used to provide event-related information and communications, manage the event, and communicate with participants, and may send you
notifications regarding related information and services.
Sharing of information: Personal information collected will not be shared with third parties without the participant’s consent, unless required by legal requirements.
Information Storage: Personal information collected will be stored using appropriate physical, electronic, and procedural security measures.
* ▼About GLIN Impact Capital*
GLIN Impact
Capital’s mission is to “update to a more sustainable capitalism” in which social issues are resolved autonomously as capitalism develops, and we believe that the effective means to achieve this is the development and expansion of impact/ESG investment. , was founded in 2020.
As part of our investment activities, we make impact/ESG investments in startups that simultaneously achieve social impact and economic returns, and invest in various ways so that our investees can grow while simultaneously creating social impact and economic returns. We provide support. Social issues that Japan faces as a more advanced country compared to other countries, and social issues that are less addressed (environmental issues, declining birthrate and aging population, challenges to a diverse society, agricultural and food issues, mental health, educational disparities, The main investment targets are startups that solve problems (e.g.) with innovative technology and business models.
As Japan’s first-generation venture capital firm that conducts impact/ESG investments, we will contribute to the development of Japan’s impact/ESG investment ecosystem by disseminating our accumulated achievements and knowledge and collaborating with related parties.
GLIN Impact Capital homepage: https://www.glinimpact.com/ja
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