Tats Kato is Head of Project Origination (ESG, Decarbonization and Energy Transition) at Sojitz, which is a Japanese conglomerate listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, comprising of over 430 group companies, employing approximately 22,000 and operating globally for more than 160 years.

Based in Sydney, Tata oversees new business developments and investments in renewables, Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs), hydrogen/ammonia, Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), biogas / biomethane, Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) and helathcare across Australia.

Tats is also an AJBCC-JABCC Future Leader, promoting business co-operation opportunities for the sustainable growth of Australia and Japan.