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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Naoto Oohitsu
Mizuho Bank
Naoto Oohitsu
Mizuho Bank Executive Advisor
Joined Mizuho Bank in 1988. Held various positions in M&A and MBO operations. Since 2013, dedicated to supporting startup companies. Appointed Executive Managing Officer in 2022. Currently serving as Executive Advisor to Mizuho Financial Group / Mizuho Bank from April 2024. Member of the Cabinet Secretariat 's "Startup Development Subcommittee," Committee Member of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's "Startup Finance Study Group," and Expert Member of the "J-Startup Review Committee." Supporting corporate growth, continuously striving for the future and industrial development of Japan.
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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.
