• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Tak Ishikawa

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America

President & CEO

In his role as President & CEO of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America (MHIA), Takajiro Ishikawa leads the company’s North American team to deliver innovative and integrated solutions that help realize carbon neutrality, improve quality of life and ensure a safer world. Prior to MHIA, Mr. Ishikawa ran the Asset Management division at Mitsubishi Corporation, a 450-person organization with assets under management of $24 billion plus assets under advisements of $40 billion. In 2017, he moved to Houston to begin the next phase of his career at MHI-A, responsible for the company’s business development and investments. Mr. Ishikawa is a natural born storyteller with expertise in both industrial and mining assets, and investment in startup technology companies. Most importantly, he is passionate about advancing the energy transition and achieving MHI’s goal to achieve net zero emissions through the company’s entire value chain by 2040. Mr. Ishikawa holds a master’s degree in business administration from Harvard Business School and a bachelor’s degree in law from Waseda University. He is based in Houston, Texas.

Sessions With Tak Ishikawa

Monday, 18 March

  • 11:50am - 12:30pm (CST) / 18/mar/2024 04:50 pm - 18/mar/2024 05:30 pm

    Spotlight | Accelerating Carbon Management
    Carbon Management/Decarbonization

    According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), large-scale Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) is required to limit warming to 1.5 °C. The technology is critical for difficult-to-decarbonize sectors like heavy industry, and emissions-mitigation scenarios assume a significant ramp up in CO2 abatement from CDR technologies, particularly from Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) and Direct Air Capture (DAC). What is the outlook for CCUS and DAC? Which business models make CCUS and DAC commercially viable? How can carbon markets be leveraged to make CDR technologies more attractive? How big of an impact is the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act having?  

Wednesday, 20 March

  • 11:00am - 11:30am (CST) / 20/mar/2024 04:00 pm - 20/mar/2024 04:30 pm

    Beyond Borders: The IRA's ripple effect on international policies and finance
    Innovation & Technology

    The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has turned out to be a big accelerator for capital deployment in the U.S. with its generous tax credits. However, the intention by the U.S. to lead the world on clean energy investment and supply chain has also spurred an intense debate about the spillover effects of the IRA on climate policies and investment outside the U.S. We will explore both positive and negative spillover effects of the IRA and explore opportunities and challenges for the rest of the world.