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<\/p>\nOpen to all current students!<\/p>\n
GUEST SPEAKER SEMINAR
\nIn conjunction with Case Study (Public-Private Partnerships)
\n“Overseas Infrastructure Finance\u2014Roles of the Private Sector”
\nby Mr. Akihiro Tanaka, Senior Manager for Project Finance Office, Hitachi, Ltd.
\nFacilitator: Prof. Toshiro Nishizawa<\/p>\n
Date & time: 18:45-20:30 | Monday, June 12, 2017<\/p>\n
Venue: Seminar Room 3 (Room 710), 7th Fl. Administration Bureau Building 2<\/p>\n
About the speaker: Mr. Akihiro Tanaka is Senior Manager for Project Finance Office, Hitachi, Ltd.\u00a0 At Hitachi, he supports financial arrangement for overseas infrastructure projects in such sectors as water, healthcare, railways and power.
\nPrior to joining Hitachi in October 2013, he worked for the World Bank Group (IBRD, IDA, IFC, MIGA, ICSID) for more than ten years. Mr. Tanaka has contributed to IDA’s capital replenishment negotiations with the shareholders and enhanced partnerships with donors and partners in IFC’s Advisory Services operations for private sector development in emerging countries. He started his career at the Export-Import Bank of Japan (currently Japan Bank for International Cooperation or JBIC) in 1992. As a loan officer, he took the lead in lending operations for Asian countries, such as Indonesia, Philippines, Turkey and\u00a0 Turkmenistan.
\nHe holds an M.Phil. in development studies from University of Cambridge and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Waseda University.<\/p>\n