Daikichi Seki, CEO of aiESG, and Keely Alexander, Director and Chief Researcher (CR) of aiESG, will speak at the Sustainability Research Group Kickoff Seminar "Business and Sustainability: The Path to a Compatible Future ~ Disclosure of Nonfinancial Information~" on Thursday, October 19, 2023. Director and Chief Researcher (CR) Keely Alexander will be speaking at the seminar.

The seminar will start with a keynote speech by Hiroshi Naka, former Vice President of the World Bank and current professor at the University of Tokyo, who was appointed to the Global Board of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) in July of this year, on "Two aspects of ESG investment and their impact visualization. The seminar will be followed by a keynote speech by Mr. Hiroshi Naka, the inaugural speaker, on "Two Aspects of ESG Investment and Visualizing Its Impact.

Outline of the event
Date: October 19, 2023, 17:30~19:00
Organizer: Sustainability Research Group, Society for Global Business
Format: Online (link will be sent to applicants at a later date)
Seminar Details:https://bit.ly/3rr5FpL
Application Form:https://forms.gle/MdUvLDt8jQR8t5BS9
(Application deadline: Monday, October 16, 17:00)

《Program》
Moderator and introduction of the purpose of launching the study group
Akiko Murai, Visiting Associate Professor, Graduate School of Business Administration, Kyoto University

Keynote: "Visualizing the Two Dimensions of ESG Investments and Their Impact"
Prof. Hiroshi Naka (Future Vision Research Center, The University of Tokyo)

Introduction of Research on ESG Activities and Corporate Value Strategies
Keeley, Alexander Ryuta, Associate Professor (Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University)

・・・"Introduction to aiESG, an ESG analysis service for companies, products, and services."
Daikichi Seki, CEO, aiESG, Inc.

Introducing ECOLO METRIKA, a digital approach to climate change.
COO, METRIKA Corporation Toshitake Sawamura

Introduction of practical issues and solutions for ESG assessment and regulatory compliance.
Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting Hiroyoshi Niwa Executive Officer 

Q&A session and introduction of future activities

aiESG Speaker Profile
Daikichi Seki CEO
D. in physics from Kyoto University, he worked as a data scientist at Accenture's AI Center, where he launched and coordinated industry-academia collaborations with Kyoto University and Kyushu University, and developed and implemented industry-academia collaboration strategies. The results of the collaboration with Kyushu University later evolved into the company's AI Powered Enterprise Value Cockpit, and he was involved in leading its development and implementation for clients.

Keely Alexander Ryuta Director and Chief Researcher (CR)
Associate Professor at Kyushu University. D. from Kyoto University and worked at the World Bank. 2018-2012: Special Assistant Professor at Manaki Laboratory, Kyushu University, 2023: Associate Professor. He is a Principal Investigator of "ESG and Corporate Value" funded by the Ministry of the Environment, and Co-Unit Director of the Moonshot Project "DAC-U". Member of the Negative Emission Technology Center, and engaged in research on ESG and corporate performance, etc.