Asia Society Australia is pleased to invite you to an exclusive invite-only Executive Briefing with Mr Tatsuya Terazawa, Victoria Distinguished Fellow and Chairman & CEO, Institute of Energy Economics, Japan, one of the world’s leading think-tanks on energy. Mr Terazawa brings a wealth of experience and expertise on energy economics and climate issues, and has held senior positions in the Japanese Government.

Australia and East-Asia remain close partners in clean energy cooperation. Australia’s vast renewable resources coupled with Asia’s growing energy demand, offer a unique opportunity for collaboration to drive towards the goal of net zero. 

While Australia continues to accelerate the development and deployment of renewable energy technologies, how can industries leverage the close relationship between Australia and East-Asia to transition to a clean energy economy?    

This Executive Briefing will be held over lunch at the offices of Asia Society Australia corporate leader, Norton Rose Fulbright.

Date: Wednesday 15 November 2023

Time: 12.15 pm arrival for 12.30 pm – 2 pm

Venue: Melbourne CBD

This event is invite-only. Registration is essential. For any enquiries, please contact [email protected]

This Executive Briefing is hosted by Norton Rose Fulbright.

The Asia Society-Victoria Distinguished Fellowship is sponsored by the Victorian Government.

About our Speaker

Mr Tatsuya Terazawa, Chairman and CEO, Institute of Energy Economics, Japan

Mr. Terazawa has been leading the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ), one of the leading energies thinktanks in the world, to present pathways to achieve carbon neutrality as well as to recommend measures to enhance energy security for the governments and industries since he became the Chairman and CEO of IEEJ in July 2021. He has been a very active global speaker in the discussions concerning global climate issues and energy security.  

Before joining IEEJ, he supported the then Minister Yasutoshi NISHIMURA as the Senior Advisor of the Cabinet Office between January and June 2021 to assist the Government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic and the formulation of the Growth Strategy including the Japanese “Green New Deal”. 

Earlier, he served at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan where he held leading positions including the Vice-Minister for International Affairs. In this role, he assisted the then Prime Minister Shinzo ABE, participating in many of the meetings with the leaders of the world. He also played a crucial role in the coordination for the 2019 G20 Osaka Summit. Through September 2011 to December 2012, he served as the Executive Secretary to the then Prime Minister Yoshihiko NODA. During this period, he assisted the Prime Minister on the Government’s multiple challenges to deal with the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake.  

He has been the Senior Specially Appointed Professor at the Tokyo University of Science, teaching international negotiations since January 2020. He is a graduate of the University of Tokyo’s Faculty of Law. He also studied at Harvard University in the United States, where he earned MBA in 1990. He was born in January 1961 in Osaka, Japan.