8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | Registration

Morning Opportunity to Engage with Exhibitors, Delegates, Speakers

9:00 AM - 9:10 AM | Welcome & Opening Remarks

*English session with simultaneous interpretation  

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Masa Yanagisawa

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

 

9:10 AM - 9:40 AM | Keynote Speaker / Armchair Interview

*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.

 

9:40 AM - 10:25 AM | Japan’s Investor Playbook – Trends and Challenges for 2025

  *Japanese session with simultaneous interpretation  

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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


 

10:25 AM - 11:10 AM | Japan Private Funds Update: Opportunities, Regs and Structures

 *English session with simultaneous interpretation  

Kei Muraki, PH.D.

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

11:10 AM - 11:20 AM | Coffee and Refreshment Break: Sponsored by EY

  

An opportunity to engage with exhibitors and other delegates

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11:20 AM - 12:05 PM | The Future Is Now - Spotlight on Japan’s Emerging Manager Platform

  *English session with simultaneous interpretation  

Megumi Noguchi

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

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

 

12:05 PM - 12:35 PM | Keynote Speaker / Fireside Chat

​*English session with simultaneous interpretation  

Edward J. Rogers

Vice Chairman, AIMA Japan / CEO & CIO, Rogers Investment Advisors K.K.

 

12:35 PM - 12:50 PM | Keynote Speaker

*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)

 

12:50 PM - 01:00 PM | Market Prediction Awards: Sponsored by Morgan Lewis

  *English session with simultaneous interpretation 

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1:00 PM - 1:10 PM | AIMA x CFA INSTITUTE Scholarship Award 2025

 *ENGLISH  session with simultaneous interpretation

Unnat Kohli, CFA

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

1:10 PM – 2:30 PM l Gourmet Splash - Networking Lunch: Sponsored by Waystone

  

 An opportunity to engage with exhibitors and other delegates

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2:30 PM – 3:10 PM l Breakout 1 & 2

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

 *Japanese session with simultaneous interpretation 

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

 *Japanese session only

Gen Uehara

Head of Financial Services Industry, Japan, Snowflake

Ryosuke Ushida

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

 

 

3:10 PM – 3:25 PM l Coffee and Refreshment Break: Sponsored by EY

 

An opportunity to engage with exhibitors and other delegates

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3:25 PM – 4:05 PM l Breakout 3 & 4

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

*English session with simultaneous interpretation 

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Robert Humann

Director Sales and Relationship Management, BNP Paribas

Joe Iannace

Partner, FSO Assurance Division, Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC

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

*English session only

Nick Silver

Head of Prime and Synthetic Equity Sales, APAC, BNP Paribas

Phillip Meyer

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

 

4:05 PM – 4:20 PM l Coffee and Refreshment Break: Sponsored by EY

  

An opportunity to engage with exhibitors and other delegates

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4:20 PM – 5:00 PM l Breakout 5 & 6

[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

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Gene DaCosta

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

 

 

5:00 PM – 5:05 PM l Closing Remarks

 

Kher Sheng Lee

Managing Director, Co-Head of APAC and Deputy Global Head of Government Affairs

5:05 PM – 6:30 PM l Post-Forum Networking Cocktail Event

An Opportunity to Engage with Exhibitors, Delegates, Speakers 

Agenda subject to change, all times in GMT +9. This event is being held under the Chatham House Rule. You may use the information received but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s) may be revealed