Sayuri Shirai received the Keio Gijuku Award from Keio University in 2022. She serves as a member of the World Economic Forum’s External Network on the Future of Long-Term Investing, Infrastructure, and Development. In addition to this, she holds several advisory and editorial positions, including: Technical Committee Member at the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO); Councilor at the Institute for International Monetary Affairs (IIMA); Editorial Planning Committee Member for World Economic Review.
She regularly offers expert analysis on international economic and financial issues as a Contributing Writer for Central Banking.com and The Japan Times. In addition, she provides commentary across a wide range of media platforms, including: Lead essays for Jiji Press’s Financial & Fiscal Business; Economic commentary for the NHK radio program My! Biz; Expert insights for the Nikkei Online Edition’s “Think! Expert” series; and Columns for Surfvote (a social media platform that amplifies public voices on social issues). She also actively shares her perspectives in English on LinkedIn:

Japan Times (English): https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/453/sayuri-shirai/
Linkedin（English）: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sayuri-shirai-a8bb57149/
Nikkei Think! (Japanese)): https://www.nikkei.com/topics/EVP01096
Surfvote (Japanese): https://surfvote.com/users/96e0ae9ae4b6

In 2023, she founded the ADBI–ADB Climate Finance Dialogue with the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). This initiative aims to promote the development of climate finance markets and financial system stability in Asia. It facilitates regular informal dialogue among central banks and financial regulators across the region, while also providing capacity-building workshops. The Dialogue focuses on critical themes such as: Climate-related disclosure standards under the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB); GHG emissions accounting; Transition finance; Measurement of financed emissions. By offering conceptual frameworks and synthesizing global trends, the initiative supports enhanced understanding and policy dialogue among Asian stakeholders.

ADBI-ADB Climate Finance Dialogue: https://www.adb.org/adbi/news/adbi-adb-asian-climate-finance-dialogue

She previously served as a member of the Scientific Board for the Scientific Journal of Narodowy Bank Polski (published by Poland’s central bank), and as a mentor in the Asia Pacific Women in Leadership (APWiL) Mentoring Program.