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Japan’s Carbon Credits Market Growth

08:00

Conference Registration & Coffee

09:00

CMT & Chairperson’s Welcome

Mr. Tadashi Sawamura, GM, Carbon Management Dept

Mitsubishi Corporation

Mr. Natsuru Toda, Manager, Carbon Management

Mitsubishi Corporation

    Carbon Market Expansion – Japan & Beyond

09:10

Japan’s GX Strategy & GX-ETS Development - Role of J-Credit & JCM in Japan’s Carbon Neutrality Pursuit

Ms. Kikuko Shinchi, Chief Research Manager, GX Division

Mitsubishi Research Institute Inc

09:35

Panel: Policy Frameworks Enabling Compliance Market Maturation

  • Comparative insights from EU-ETS, China ETS & etc
  • Linkages with Asia Pacific & Global markets - How can Local & International Frameworks work in Unison?
Moderator & Panel:

Mr. Finn O'Muircheartaigh, General Manager, APAC

BeZero Carbon

Mr. Alson Soh, Origination & Technical Project Manager

Climate Bridge International

Mr. Shu Wang, Key Expert, EU-China Dialogue & Cooperation on ETS-related Policies & Measures

EU-China Emissions Trading System

Ms. Kyunghwa (Kay) Jeon, Founder & Director

BeFlat Services

Mr. Sameer Kotecha, Head of Asia Pacific Regulated Carbon Markets – Shell Environmental Products Trading

Shell

Ms. Kikuko Shinchi, Chief Research Manager, GX Division

Mitsubishi Research Institute Inc

10:10

Networking & Coffee

    Bridging Voluntary & Compliance Markets

10:40

Panel: Japan’s Compliance Market – Scaling Liquidity & Supply

  • Focus on regulatory-driven demand
  • Challenges in JCM credit generation
  • Role of government, IGES, and project developers
Moderator & Panel:

Mr. Jiro (Miguel) Ogahara, Strategy & Development (Japan) Renewable Energy & Carbon Markets

ACT Group

Mr. Alson Soh, Origination & Technical Project Manager

Climate Bridge

Mr. Patrick Buergi, Managing Director Japan

South Pole

Mr. Takayuki Kageyama, Co-CEO

Carbon EX Inc

Mr. Yosuke Isa, Chief Strategy Officer

ByWill inc

Mr. Kazuhisa Koakutsu, Director of the Paris Agreement Article 6 Implementation Partnership (A6IP) Center

Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

11:20

Rice Methane Reduction in Japan’s JCM Pipeline

Mr. Takahiro Ishizaki, Chief Executive Officer

Faeger Co. Ltd.

11:45

Moving Towards GX-ETS: What Concrete Actions Should Corporates Take?

  • From compliance to voluntary market - CSR-driven demand, Scope 3 strategies
  • Corporate demand driver & investor interest

Prof. Yukari Takamura, Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives (former IR3S)

The University of Tokyo

12:15

Networking Luncheon

13:25

Afternoon chair

Mr. Harris Cohn, Head of Net Zero Partnerships

Charm Industrial

13:30

Panel: Nature-based Solutions, Biochar, Agriculture-linked projects

Moderator & Panel:

Ms. Zhen Yi Chong, Senior Policy Manager, Asia

The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM)

Mr. Takahiro Ishizaki, Chief Executive Officer

Faeger Co. Ltd.

Mr. Zhiwen Gao, CEO

Climate Bridge Shanghai

Dr. Goetz Martin, CEO, Nature Based Solutions & Biochar

Golden Agri-Resources (GAR)

Mr. Yosuke Isa, Chief Strategy Officer

ByWill inc

Ms. Flora Ji, Global Vice President, Nature Based Solutions

Shell

Ms. Marta Krupinska, CEO & Co-Founder

CUR8

14:10

Market Integration through CBAM?

  • Status & impact of CBAM implementation in the EU
  • International responses to CBAM
  • Integration of compliance markets through CBAM & the EU ETS?

Mr. Simon Goess, Managing Director

carboneer GmbH

    Corporate Strategies for High-Integrity Reductions
    & Offsets

14:40

MOL's Approach & Experience of CDR

Mr. Keita Akazawa, GM, Corporate Sustainability

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL)

15:00

Panel: Bridging Voluntary & Compliance Markets: Corporate Strategies for High-Integrity Reductions & Offsets

  • Case studies from corporates on dual commitments, balancing abatement & high-quality offsets
  • Lessons learned from voluntary market & corresponding opportunities for compliance market
Moderator & Panel:

Mr. Patrick Buergi, Managing Director Japan

South Pole

Mr. Zhiwen Gao, CEO

Climate Bridge Shanghai

Mr. Yosuke Isa, Chief Strategy Officer

ByWill inc

Ms. Zhen Yi Chong, Senior Policy Manager, Asia

The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM)

Mr. Finn O'Muircheartaigh, General Manager, APAC

BeZero Carbon

Mr. Hayato Nakamura, Senior Program Manager of the Paris Agreement Article 6 Implementation Partnership (A6IP) Center

Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

Dr. Hannes Junginger, CEO & Co-Founder

Carbonfuture GmbH

15:40

Networking & Tea

    Connecting Removals with GX-ETS

16:00

Panel: Connecting Removals with GX-ETS – What are the Opportunities?

Moderator & Panel:

Mr. Takamasa Yoshino, Assistant General Manager, Carbon Credit Marketing & Trading

Mitsubishi Corporation

Mr. Alexander Mäkelä, Chief Policy Officer

Carbon Gap

Ms. Natalie Khtikian, Co-Founder & COO

CO280 Solutions, Inc.

Mr. Jason Hochman, Former Executive Director

Direct Air Capture Coalition

Mr. Hiroaki Sugimori, Director, Policy and Engagement

1PointFive

Mr. Koji Kojima, Visiting Researcher, Mitsubishi Research Institute

Japan CDR Coalition

16:40

Panel: CCS & Carbon Markets: Building the Value Chain from Abatement to Removals

  • Methodologies & policy development on CCS, including CO2 transport & storage
  • Enabling the first ITMO CDR transfer
  • Scalability & current roadblocks
Moderator & Panel:

Mr. Alvin Lee, Head of Supply

Puro.earth

Ms. Yingying Chen, Director Transition Finance

Standard Chartered Bank

Mr. Ian Kuwahara, Director, Energy & Industrial Innovations

Verra

Mr. Junya Takahashi, Manager, Americas & CDR Team, CCUS & Subsurface Energy Business Unit

Sumitomo Corporation

Ms. Yuika Iwabuchi, Researcher, Energy & Sustainability Division, Global Business Development Group

Mitsubishi Research Institute Inc

Mr. Paolo Piffaretti, CEO & Co-Founder

ClimeFi

17:20

Networking Cocktail Reception

18:30

End of Day One.

Carbon Removal Tech & CDR Markets

07:00

Conference Registration & Coffee

08:00

CMT & Chairperson’s Welcome

Dr. Julio Friedmann, Chief Scientist & Carbon Wrangler

Carbon Direct

08:05

Keynote Address

Mr. Max Zeller, Founder & Partner

Carbon Removal Partners

08:20

Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) in Asia: Global CDR trends & Japan’s positioning

Mr. Tank Chen, Co-Founder - Head of Content and Community

CDR.fyi

08:45

Panel: Commercializing Durable CDR Technologies

  • Cost reduction pathways
  • Time to maturity
  • Overcoming challenges
  • Policy incentives & corporate procurement
Moderator & Panel:

Mr. Tom Mills

Stripe Climate Fellow

Mr. Akifumi Chris Takigawa, Director, Investment Group (Climate Tech)

Global Brain Corporation

Mr. Patrick Buergi, Managing Director Japan

South Pole

Ms. Alex Petre, CEO

Deep Sky

Mr. Taylor Huff, Project Director & Head of Carbon Markets

Svante Technologies Inc.

Mr. Ikarus Janzen, Chief Commercial Officer & Co-Founder

Varaha

Ms. Trishna Nagrani, Head of Business Development - APAC

Climeworks

09:25

Ensuring Quality in CDR Solutions

  • MRV Standards & LCA
Moderator & Panel:

Mr. Eamon Jubbawy, Founder & CEO

Isometric

Ms. Varsha Ramesh Walsh, CEO and Co-founder

Offstream

Dr. Hannes Junginger, CEO & Co-Founder

Carbonfuture GmbH

10:05

Networking & Coffee

10:35

Investors Panel: Financing Sustainable CDR Growth

  • Scaling pre-purchase agreements
  • Financing options: blended finance, dept-equity, offtake models, etc
Moderator & Panel:

Mr. Quentin Servais-Laval, VP, Finance & Operations

Deep Sky

Ms. Saori Odera, Vice President, Sustainability Promotion Dept, Global Investment Banking Division

Mizuho Securities Co Ltd

Mr. Samuel Alterescu, Joint General Manager, Sustainability Advisory

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)

Ms. Yingying Chen, Director Transition Finance

Standard Chartered Bank

Mr. Max Zeller, Founder & Partner

Carbon Removal Partners

Mr. Akifumi Chris Takigawa, Director, Investment Group (Climate Tech)

Global Brain Corporation

11:15

AI Deployment in Carbon Removal

Ms. Marta Krupinska, CEO & Co-Founder

CUR8

11:35

Application of Geological CDR - Differentiated Low Carbon Products

  • Addressing emissions on textile & garments
  • A common CI in SAF for trade

Mr. Eugene Zamastsyanin, Director Commercial

1PointFive

Ms. Sylvia Low, Director Business Development

1PointFive

12:00

Networking Luncheon

Hosted by:

13:10

Afternoon Chair

Mr. Giancarlo Savini, Partner

Carbon Removal Partners

13:15

Offtakers Panel: Why + What are Buyers looking for?

Moderator & Panel

Ms. Marta Krupinska, CEO & Co-Founder

CUR8

Mr. Yoshikazu Hirose, Team Manager, Carbon Removal Business Team

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL)

Capt. Yohei Mozumi, Decarbonization Promotion Team

NYK Line

Mr. Yushi Horita, Assistant Manager, Carbon Management, New Generation Energy Div., Environment Energy Group

Mitsubishi Corporation

Mr. Thomas Bellec, Head of Market Development

ClimeFi

Tech CDR & Innovations Panel: Deep Dives into the Future of Carbon Removal
 
Tech CDR Champions:
At the forefront of climate action, these five panel discussions will each spotlight a specific Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) technology — BioEnergy with Carbon Capture & Storage (BECCS), Direct Air Capture (DAC), Biochar, Mineralisation/Enhanced Rock Weathering, and Marine CDR (including Direct Ocean Capture & Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement).

Each panel will bring together a dynamic mix of tech startups, expert practitioners, project developers, and producers to explore:
  • The science & innovation behind their CDR solution
  • Pathways for pilot & commercial-scale deployment
  • Scalability potential & market readiness
  • Key challenges — from financing, infrastructure to policy & public acceptance
  • Their “wishlist” to accelerate progress in the next 3–5 years
These sessions are designed to give attendees an unfiltered, tech-specific view of the breakthroughs, bottlenecks, and bold moves needed to make high-impact CDR a reality at scale.

13:55

Tech CDR & Innovations Panel – BECCS

Moderator & Panel:

Mr. Alvin Lee, Head of Supply

Puro.earth

Ms. Savannah Bush, Head of Heavy Industry Partnerships

CO280 Solutions, Inc.

Mr. Paolo Piffaretti, CEO & Co-Founder

ClimeFi

Mr. Hirofumi Rolf Ohara, Business Development Manager, Americas & CDR Team, CCUS & Subsurface Energy Business Unit

Sumitomo Corporation

Mr. Yasuhisa Okamoto, Managing Director

Drax Asia Japan K.K.

Mr. Alex Clayton, Chief Business Development Officer

Gevo

14:35

Tech CDR & Innovations Panel - Mineralisation (ERW)

Moderator & Panel:

Mr. Charlie Parkin, Head of Business Development, UK & International

Isometric

Mr. Sparsh Agarwal, Co-Founder

Alt Carbon

Ms. Hara Wang, Chief Programs Officer

Cascade Climate

Mr. Michael Wyrsta, Co-Founder & CEO

Karbonetiq Inc

Mr. Shantanu Agrawal, Founder & CEO

Mati Carbon

Dr. Shinichirou Morimoto, CCUS Assessment Research Team Leader

National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology - AIST

15:15

Networking & Tea

15:35

Tech CDR & Innovations Panel - Biochar

Moderator & Panel:

Mr. David Armstrong, Partnerships Lead

Isometric

Mr. Taiga Yamada, GM, Business Development

TOWING Co., Ltd

Ms. Shizuka Funayama, R&D Team Manager

Faeger Co. Ltd.

Dr. Goetz Martin, CEO, Nature Based Solutions & Biochar

Golden Agri-Resources (GAR)

Mr. Harris Cohn, Head of Net Zero Partnerships

Charm Industrial

Mr. Maarten de Lange, Commercial Director

Carboneers

Mr. Kevin Gibbs, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder

Terraton

Ms. Patricia Loria, SVP, Commercial

Carba

Mr. Ikarus Janzen, Chief Commercial Officer & Co-Founder

Varaha

16:15

Tech CDR & Innovations Panel - DAC

Moderator & Panel:

Ms. Ayaka Ishiguro, Manager, Business Development, Next Generation Energy Div.

Mitsubishi Corporation

Mr. Jason Hochman, Former Executive Director

Direct Air Capture Coalition

Mr. Malte Feucht, Founder & CEO

Phlair

Mr. Adrian Corless, CEO

CarbonCapture, Inc

Mr. Kei Ikegami, Founder and CEO

Planet Savers, Inc

Mr. Will Kain, Founder & CEO

Avnos, Inc.

Ms. Yuki Sekiguchi, Senior Advisor, Commercial & APAC

AirMyne

16:55

Tech CDR & Innovations Panel - Marine CDR (Direct Ocean Capture & Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement)

Moderator & Panel:

Ms. Ambika Rustagi, Corporate Venturing Associate

Idemitsu Americas Holdings Corporation

Mr. Shinichi Ogawa, Senior Associate

MOL Switch LLC (Mitsui OSK Lines)

Dr. Carsten Krome, CEO

Hatch Blue Ltd

Dr. Garrett Boudinot, Founder and CEO

Vycarb

Dr. Alex Gagnon, CEO & Co-Founder

Banyu Carbon

Mr. Alvin Lee, Head of Supply

Puro.earth

17:35

Closing Drinks & Networking

19:00

End of Conference.

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