Session
EXPERTS
Mission-Driven Investment: Is It Possible to Balance Organizational Goals with Social Value Creation?
Investigate investment strategies aimed at creating social value while pursuing the organization’s mission. Through successful case studies, discuss methods for balancing economic benefits with social impact, and examine new approaches to achieving sustainable growth.
Available passes
- Executive
- Business/Startup
- Rising Star
- City
Language：Japanese
Speakers
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Yoshiko Fujita
PA Inc.
Yoshiko Fujita
PA Inc. CEO
I worked for 20 years in the wealth management division of several foreign financial institutions.Later, I was engaged in community revitalization and employment of people with disabilities in Yamaguchi Prefecture, as well as the operation of a children's cafeteria. After working in the promotion of impact investing at SIIF (Social Innovation and Investment Foundation in Nippon Foundation group, I started PA Inc. in 2023 to support entrepreneurs and foundations on their philanthropic activities.I believes that the pursuit of social responsibility requires diverse means of financing. Partner of SVP Tokyo.
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Michiko Kato
Woven Capital
Michiko Kato
Woven Capital Partner
Michiko Kato is a partner at Woven Capital, the growth stage fund of Toyota, where she led Woven Capital’s investments globally in Nuro, Ridecell, WHILL, Enecoat Technologies. She also serves as an independent director at HENNGE and Excite Holdings.Prior to joining Woven Capital, Michiko was CFO at ABEJA. She also worked on various investment and financing deals at leading investment firms such as Unison Capital, International Finance Corporation and Morgan Stanley.
