Mr. Kenny Kitamura is Chief Representative for the Middle East of Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), based in Dubai. He covers 16 countries, including Gulf region, Pakistan and Egypt, promoting economic development and integration to bring shared prosperity. He led JBIC’s US$3billion ADNOC GREEN finance that significantly contributes to decarbonization as well as enhancing cooperation between UAE and Japan. Prior to taking the current position, he advanced his career mainly in project financing towards infrastructure projects, notably IPP and IWPPs in MENA region. Building up on his career in project finance, he served as Adjunct Professor at Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University. He earned Master of Business Administration from London Business School and Bachelor of Laws from KEIO University.