*English session with simultaneous interpretation  

Masa Yanagisawa

AIMA Japan Chairman / Head of Japan Prime Services, Goldman Sachs Japan Co. Ltd.

*English session with simultaneous interpretation  

“Brave New World: Navigating the Intersection of Humanity and Technology”

Tim Mackey

Group Chief Legal Officer & Group Compliance Officer, SoftBank Group Corp.

Patrice Conxicoeur

CEO, Rogers Investment Advisors (Singapore) Pte Ltd / Senior Advisor, Rogers Investment Advisors K.K.

 *Japanese session with simultaneous interpretation  

Kazuaki Kojima

President, Albourne Partners Japan

Jiro Shimpo

President & CEO, Tasku Advisors

Ken Hokugo

Director, Head of Hedge Fund Investments / Head of Corporate Governance, Pension Fund Association of Japan

Toru Yamane

Investment Managing Director, Daiwa House Industry Pension Fund

 *English session with simultaneous interpretation  

James Gaden

Partner, Walkers

Kei Muraki, PH.D.

Director of the Policy Planning Office & Research and Development Office Strategy Development Division, Financial Services Agency, Government of Japan (JFSA)

Keiko Shimizu

Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

Stuart Porter

Partner, PwC Tax Japan

Yuki Sako

Of Counsel, K&L Gates LLP

Yui Kanemitsu

Partner, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

An opportunity to engage with exhibitors and other delegates

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 *English session with simultaneous interpretation  

Megumi Noguchi

Vice President, Prime Services, Capital Introductions, Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd.

Hidekazu Ishida

EMP Special Advisor, FinCity.Tokyo

Johann Ropers

Global Head of Hedge Funds, Partner, AXA Investment Managers

Michael Unglesbee

Head of International Department & Compliance Manager, United Managers Japan

Marlon Sanchez

CEO & Founder, Skyway Pacific Research & Capital Management

 *English session with simultaneous interpretation   

"Overview of Policy Plan for Promoting Japan as a Leading Asset Management Center"

Yoshio Horimoto

Vice Commissioner, Strategy Development and Evidence-based Policymaking,Financial Services Agency, Government of Japan (JFSA)

 *English session with simultaneous interpretation 

Carol Tsuchida

Partner, Morgan Lewis & Bockius

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 *ENGLISH  session with simultaneous interpretation

Unnat Kohli, CFA

Director, Global Partnerships & Client Solutions, Asia Pacific North & Oceania, CFA Institute

 An opportunity to engage with exhibitors and other delegates

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[BREAKOUT 1]  From Seeds to Success: The Private Funds Landscape in Japan   {Closed door from Media}  

 *Japanese session with simultaneous interpretation 

Shinichiro Shiraki

AIMA Japan Vice Chairman / CEO, Aizawa Asset Management Co., Ltd.

Ken Niimura

Founder, CEO Partner, Topaz Capital, Inc.

Maki Mitsui

Managing Director, Partner, Carlyle Japan Equity Management LLC

Tohru Akaura

General Partner, Incubate Fund

[BREAKOUT 2]   AI & Tech Unleashed: Tomorrow’s Asset Management

 *Japanese session only

Gen Uehara

Head of Financial Services Industry, Japan, Snowflake

Kyosuke Kevin Suzuki

Executive Director, Chief Investment Officer, Ryobi AlgoTech Capital Co., Ltd.

Michinori Kanokogi

Head of Solution Research, Nissay Asset Management

Ryosuke Ushida

Chief FinTech Officer / Head of FinTech and Innovation Office, Financial Services Agency, Government of Japan (JFSA)

An opportunity to engage with exhibitors and other delegates

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[BREAKOUT 3]  Japan's Valuation Frontier: Insights and Innovations in Private Funds

*English session with simultaneous interpretation 

Robert Humann

Director Sales and Relationship Management, BNP Paribas

Bennett Cupit

Managing Director, Portfolio Valuation, Kroll

Joe Iannace

Partner, FSO Assurance Division, Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC

Shinichiro Shiraki

AIMA Japan Vice Chairman / CEO, Aizawa Asset Management Co., Ltd.

[BREAKOUT 4]  Agents of Change – Activism with a Purpose

*English session only

Nick Silver

APAC Head of Prime Services, BNP Paribas

Anne-Sophie d'Andlau

Co-founder & Deputy CEO, CIAM

Phillip Meyer

General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Co-Chief Operating Officer, Oasis Management Company Ltd.

Tomoko Fuminaga

Partner, Morgan Lewis & Bockius

Taku Arai, CFA

Board of Director, CFA Society of Japan

An opportunity to engage with exhibitors and other delegates

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[BREAKOUT 5]  The Present and Future Outlook for Alternative Investments from the Perspectives of Japan Premier Institutional Investors  {Closed door from Media}  

 *Japanese session with simultaneous interpretation

Sohei Iwai

Vice President, JP Morgan Securities Japan Co., Ltd.

Kaoru Onishi

Executive Officer, Head of Global Product Division, Nissay Asset Management Corporation

Masashi Kataoka

General Manager, Alternative Investment Department, Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company

Naoyuki Igarashi

Senior General Manager, Head of Alternative Investment Dept., Japan Post Insurance

Tadasu Matsuo

Managing Director, Head of Global Alternative Investments, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)

Yoshitaka Todoroki

Managing Director, Private Market Investment Department, Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)

[BREAKOUT 6]　Global Insights: The Evolving World of Fund Regulation

 *English session with simultaneous interpretation

Michael Padarin

Partner, Carey Olsen Hong Kong

Adam Fox

Trust director, Ogier Global

Caitriona Carty

Partner, Maples Group Dublin

Gene DaCosta

Cayman Islands Representative to Asia within the Ministry of Financial Services and Commerce, Cayman Islands Government

Sophia Dilbert

Director, Waystone Cayman office

Sayako Shiraki

Local Partner, Tokyo, White & Case

An Opportunity to Engage with Exhibitors, Delegates, Speakers