Gaia Vision Representative Kita Takes the Stage at the FIN/SUM 2022 Panel

Yuki Kita, Representative Director of Gaia Vision Co., Ltd., will take the stage at the panel discussion of the FinTech symposium “FIN/SUM2022” co-hosted by the Financial Services Agency and Japan Keizai Shimbun.

Yuki Kita, Representative Director of Gaia Vision Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo), Japan’s only climate science venture company and the University of Tokyo, will take the stage at the panel discussion “The Present and Future of Climate Tech” (Wednesday, March 30, 2022, 10:20~11:10) at the FinTech Symposium “FIN/SUM2022” co-hosted by the Financial Services Agency and Japan Keizai Shimbun. In this panel, Gaia Vision will introduce the technology of the Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo, which is a technology for global flood modeling, and future flood risk analysis technology due to climate change using climate change big data analysis technology.

About FIN/SUM2022

At FIN/SUM 2022, one of the largest Japan fintech conferences co-hosted by the Financial Services Agency and the Japan Keizai Shimbun, the main theme is “The Two Streams of Business and Lifestyle,” and the three days will be spent discussing the potential of FinTech to solve issues such as climate change, pandemics, and widening disparities with technology, as well as the role and future of finance to help solve those issues. Anyone online can watch it for free.
At the symposium hosted by the Financial Services Agency on the 30th, based on the recognition that it is necessary for finance to evolve as one that contributes to the resolution of social issues such as climate change and contributes to the sustainable growth of the economy, “The Future of Financial and Settlement Infrastructure,” “Responding to Expanding Decentralized Finance,” “Digitalization Guided by Responsible Behavior,” “Current Status and Outlook of New Financial Services in Japan,” and “The Future of Financial Services,” AML/CFT in the blockchain era, the realization of an international financial center open to the world, the current state and future of climate tech, etc. will be discussed from a variety of perspectives by inviting experts from academia, the technical community, business operators, financial authorities, central banks, etc.

・Date & Time: March 29 (Tue) ~ 31 (Thu), 2022
・Venue: Maru Building Hall (Maru Building 7F), Maru Building Conference Square (8th floor) < 2-> 4-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
・Organizer: Financial Services Agency, Japan Keizai Shimbun
・Website: https://finsum.jp/index.html
・Participation: Online live (free, pre-registration required) or local venue participation (fee required)

About “Panel: The Present and Future of Climate Tech”

While various issues have been pointed out in the quantitative grasp of climate change impacts in firms and financial institutions, such as a lack of data and immature analytical methods, companies commonly known as “climate tech” that utilize advanced technologies such as AI and data analysis are attracting attention. In this session, we will introduce specific solutions provided by such climate tech companies and discuss how they can be utilized in Japan’s financial markets.
・Date & Time: Wednesday, March 30, 2022 10:20~11:10
・Venue: Maru Building Hall (Maru Building 7F Hall A)
・Program Details:https://finsum.jp/program_day2.html

About the contents of the presentation at the panel

In this panel discussion, we will present Gaia Vision’s risk assessment service based on climate science-based state-of-the-art climate physical risk analysis technology, and the climate risk analysis platform “Climate Vision (tentative)” under development.

Press Release：https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000002.000086949.html