Tatjana is an Ambassador for Japan for 2X Global, a membership network and field-building organisation focused on unlocking gender-smart capital at scale, which brings together over 150 investors, capital providers and intermediaries working in public and private markets, across both developed and emerging economies.

She is passionate about making a business case for gender equality in corporate environment and ensuring access to finance for female entrepreneurs. She has strong interest in impact investing in Japan. Her background includes research on Japanese environmental and social policy with Saitama University, being a guest speaker on sustainable finance at Rikkyo University and experience setting up sustainable procurement initiatives with Japanese companies.

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Tove is a bicultural (British/Danish) sustainability consultant who has worked in Japan since 1998. She founded Global Perspectives K.K. in 2015 in Japan with her business partner Gavin Dixon, and in 2022 launched boutique sustainability consultancy Enteleco. She works across Asia with major global corporations, SMEs, NPOs, Embassies, Chambers of Commerce, and social venture organisations to amplify and accelerate actions for an inclusive and sustainable future.

Her work focuses on transforming company culture to align with sustainability strategy and ambitions, and leverages her combination of scientific & agricultural background, business experience, and people development skills. She holds certifications in Business Sustainability Management (Cambridge University) and Organisational Change Consulting (Ashridge-Hult Business School), and a BSc (Hons) in Biological Science (University of Exeter).

Mari is an impact investing expert with extensive background in inclusive business, sustainable finance, and social entrepreneurship. Most recently, Mari founded the SDG Impact Japan to promote sustainable finance in Japan and Asia and serve as Co-CEO.

Before the SDG Impact Japan, she was the global head of diversity and human rights of Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. Before FR, she led the establishment of the Asia Women Impact Fund, USD 100 million Impact Fund at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, with the objective to catalyse capital to improve the lives of women and remove gender barriers in Asia. Mari held various senior positions at the World Bank Group in Washington DC and Tokyo including the representative of the MIGA Tokyo. She also served as the Representative of Dalberg Japan.

She currently serves as an expert advisor on JICA’s Overseas Investment Review Committee. W20 Japan delegate, and as an ESG board advisor to several Japanese corporations. Mari holds a BA in Economics from Tokyo University and an MA from the Fletcher School, Tufts University.

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Alexis is leading the integration of sustainability and finance in the Asia Pacific region at LSEG. He is responsible for developing data and analytics solutions that help financial institutions redirect capital flows towards sustainable outcomes, driving thought leadership on key sustainability issues and engaging with investors, regulators and international initiatives on sustainable finance.

Prior to joining LSEG, Alexis worked as a Senior Consultant at EY Japan, advising global corporations on sustainability strategy, ESG disclosures and net-zero transition. Before that, he was at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), where he helped governments adopt carbon pricing policies and support low-carbon technologies in developing markets.

Based in Tokyo, Alexis holds an MBA from Hult International Business School, an LLM in Environmental Law and a BA in Law, Economy and Management from Aix-Marseille University. He is a certified ‘Sustainability Excellence Professional’ from Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) and speaks French, English and Japanese.

Aya is currently an Executive Officer at SMBC Trust Bank, responsible for promoting sustainability and CSR, with a focus on creating social value through financial services. Before joining Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, she worked for US financial institutions, specialising in areas such as Operations and Technology, human resources and risk management. She has also been actively involved in advancing workplace diversity within Japanese and international corporate cultures, promoting initiatives to foster DE&I.

In addition to her current role, she also serves as the Chair of the Executive Network of Japan Women’s Innovative Network (J-Win), an organisation that comprises over 100-member companies committed to promoting the advancement of women in Japan. Through this network, she is dedicated to driving transformational change for women’s leadership, nurturing future leaders, and fostering cross-industry collaborations. J-Win actively collaborates with embassies and organisations with similar objectives to incorporate diverse perspectives and assess Japan’s current situation on the matter, with the aim of identifying the effective approaches for progress.