“Green Digital Finance for Achieving the SDGs”
Tokai University, Yonsei University, Springer Nature, Green Finance Forum-Korea, Asia ResearchCenter, The International Society for Energy Transition Studies (ISETS)
Date: June 30 – July 1, 2021 (4:00 PM – 6:30 PM, Japan, and Korea standard times)(Webinar/virtual workshop in ZOOM)
Registration(Day 1)

Registration(Day 2)

Agenda (Day 1: June 30, 2021) 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM

June 30
16:00 – 16:20

Keynote Speech
Dr. Kwang-yeol Yoo (CEO of Seoul Guarantee and Insurance and Founder of Green Finance
Forum-Korea, Former First Senior Deputy Governor, Korea FSS)
Prof. Naoyuki Yoshino (Professor Emeritus, Keio University and Director of the Financial
Research Center-FSA Institute, Government of Japan)
Presentation & Discussion
Moderator: Dr. Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary (Tokai University, Japan)

Session 1: Prerequisite for facilitating green digital financing
Presentation 1: “Regulatory and legal frameworks for promoting green digital finance toachieve the SDGs” by Prof. Vijay Kumar Singh (UPES School of Law Dehradun, India)
Presentation 2: “Assessing the risks associated with green digital finance and policies forcoping with them” by Dr. Peter Morgan (Asian Development Bank Institute, Japan)
June 30
Presentation 3: “Role of governments in enhancing green digital finance for meeting the
16:20 – 17:20
SDGs” By Dr. Yener Coskun (Capital Market Board of Turkey & TED University, Turkey)
Presentation 4: “The current state of green digital financing and associated challenges infunding the SDGs” By Nestan Devidze (Kiva, Thailand)
Discussion: Prof. Naoyuki Yoshino (Keio University, Japan)
Q&A/ Note: (Each presentation is 10 minutes, 10 minutes discussion of the whole session, 10 minutes Q&A)
Break (10 minutes)

Session 2: Recent progress in green digital finance in Asia and Europe
Presentation 5: Current Status and Challenges of Green Digital Finance in Korea by Dr. YooShin Jung (Fintech Center Korea, Republic of Korea)
Presentation 6: “Recent progress in green digital finance in the ASEAN region” by Dr. Dharish
June 30David (SIM-Global Education, Singapore)
17:30 – 18:30
Presentation 7: “The role of green digital finance in achieving SDGs in China’s Belt and Road
Initiative” by Dr. James F. Paradise (Asia Research Center, Republic of Korea)
Presentation 8: “Green micro startups, financial innovation, and green practices: Qualitative
case studies from Finland” by Dr. Asif Ruman (University of Oulu, Finland)
Discussions: Dr. Suk Hyun (Graduate School of Environmental Finance, Yonsei University)
Q&A/ Note: (Each presentation is 10 minutes, 10 minutes discussion of the whole session, 10 minutes Q&A)

Agenda (Day 2: July 1, 2021) 4:00 PM – 6:40 PM
Session 2 (cont’d): Recent progress in green digital finance in Asia and Europe
Presentation 9: “Facilitating green digital finance in Bangladesh: Importance, Prospects, andImplications for meeting SDGs” by Dr. Sakib Bin Amin (North South University, Bangladesh)
Presentation 10: “Analytical assessment of the green digital finance progress in the Republicof Georgia” by Dr. Sarvar Gurbanov (ADA University, Azerbaijan)
July 1
Presentation 11: “Green digital finance –Mapping current practices & patterns in India and the
16:00 – 16:50
way forward” By Dr. Vijeta Singh (MIT- World Peace University, India) & Dr. Nandita Mishra(Linköping University, Sweden)
Discussions: Prof. Chang-Soo Kim (Yonsei University, Korea)
Q&A/ Note: (Each presentation is 10 minutes, 10 minutes discussion of the whole session, 10 minutes Q&A)

Session 3: Role of Fintech and financial innovations in scaling up the green
digital finance (I)Presentation 12: “Distributed ledger technology and climate finance” by Tim Schloesser(European Parliament)
Presentation 13: “Fintech digital revolution in banking industry using artificial intelligence forJuly 1
16:50 – 17:40 funding SDGs” by Dr. Renuka Deshmukh (MIT-World Peace University, India)
Presentation 14: “The potential role of fintech and digital currency for Islamic green
financing: Towards an integrated model” by Dr. Ahmad Khaliq (International Islamic UniversityMalaysia, Malaysia)
Discussions: Mr. Chea Srun (CEO, XQuant, Republic of Korea)
Q&A/ Note: (Each presentation is 10 minutes, 10 minutes discussion of the whole session, 10 minutes Q&A)
Break (5 minutes)

Session 4: Role of Fintech and financial innovations in scaling up the green
digital finance (II)Presentation 15: “Asymmetric Information in conventional bond, green bond and green digitalbond” by Prof. Keun Jung Lee (Inha University, Uzbekistan)
July 1
Presentation 16: “Role of banks and other financial institutions in enhancing green digital
17:45 – 18:35 finance” by Dr. Sourajit Aiyer (Sustainable Finance & ESG, India)
Presentation 17: “Roles and tasks of P2P lending platforms in vitalizing green finance” byDr. Yoo Shin Jung (Fintech Center Korea, Republic of Korea)
Discussions: Dr. Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary (Tokai University, Japan)
Q&A/ Note: (Each presentation is 10 minutes, 10 minutes discussion of the whole session, 10 minutes Q&A)
18:35 – 18:40

Wrap-up: Dr. Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary (Tokai University, Japan)