Ichiro Takahara

Ichiro TAKAHARA has currently served as Chairman & CEO, Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security, formerly known as Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) since April 2023. Prior to joining JOGMEC, he served as Vice Chairman, Member of the Board of Marubeni Corporation. He also spent a significant part of his career at Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan (METI) including Commissioner, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy; Commissioner, Small and Medium Enterprise Agency; and Director General, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Department. Under his direction, JOGMEC has further strengthened its focus on securing natural resources and energy towards a stable and sustainable energy society.

Session Overview

Wednesday, 6 November

10:00

Strategic Conference ICC Hall 10:00 - 11:00

Accelerating decarbonisation through mutually beneficial cross-sector partnerships

Against the backdrop of reducing global emissions and transitioning to the new energy system, a siloed approach to problem solving is not an option. Businesses, sectors and governments must develop collaborative and transparent partnerships to bring together complementary expertise and the needed finance in pursuit of mutually beneficial, tangible energy transition results. How can such partnerships accelerate progress and innovation by unlocking new resources and revenue streams, enabling organisations to access new markets and enhance their businesses? What is required to forge integrated collaboration across sectors and governments, to unlock solutions faster at scalable, replicable, sustainable and effective levels to meet decabonisation targets?

Attendee insights:

Hear from different sectors collaborating to accelerate the energy transition on their successful cross-sector partnerships.