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.

8:00 AM - 8:45 AM | Registration

Morning Opportunity to Engage with Exhibitors, Delegates, Speakers

8:45 AM - 8:55 AM | Welcome & Opening Remarks

*English session with simultaneous interpretation  

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Masa Yanagisawa // 柳沢 正和

AIMA Japan Chairman / Head of Japan Prime Services, Goldman Sachs Japan Co. Ltd. // AIMAジャパン会長、ゴールドマン・サックス証券株式会社、グローバル・マーケッツ部門 プライム・サービス部長

9:25 AM - 9:40 AM | Keynote Speaker

*Japanese session with simultaneous interpretation  

 

9:40 AM - 10:25 AM | Inside the Allocator Mindset: Japan’s Premier LPs, Insights on the Future of Alts {Closed door from Media}

  *Japanese session with simultaneous interpretation  

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Sohei Iwai // 岩井 荘平

Executive Director, JP Morgan Securities Japan Co., Ltd. // JPモルガン証券株式会社 エグゼクティブディレクター

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Masashi Kataoka // 片岡 正史

Expert Executive Officer, Head of Alternative Investment Unit, Daiichi Life Group, Inc. // 株式会社第一ライフグループ 専門役員 オルタナティブ投資ユニット長

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Tadasu Matsuo // 松尾 匡

Managing Director, Head of Global Alternative Investments, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) // 国立研究開発法人 科学技術振興機構(JST)資金運用本部 マネージング・ディレクター オルタナティブ投資統括責任者

 

10:25 AM - 11:00 AM | The Dealmakers’ View: Japan’s Private Markets Outlook {Closed door from Media}

*Japanese session with simultaneous interpretation  

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Shinichiro Shiraki // 白木 信一郎

AIMA Japan Vice Chairman / CEO, Aizawa Asset Management Co., Ltd. // AIMAジャパン副会長 あいざわアセットマネジメント株式会社 代表取締役社長

 

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM | Coffee and Refreshment Break: Sponsored by EY

 

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11:15 AM - 11:55 AM | Navigating the New Japan: The Evolving Rules of the Regulatory Road

 *English session with simultaneous interpretation  

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Phillip Meyer

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

12:25 PM - 12:55 PM | Fireside Chat - Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)

"Taxation Matters – What’s New, What’s Next, What’s to Know"

*Japanese session with simultaneous interpretation  

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Natsumi Kozuka // 小塚 なつみ

Assistant Director, Startup Promotion Office, Innovation and Environment Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Japan // 経済産業省 イノベーション・環境局 イノベーション創出新事業推進課 課長補佐

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Mikihito Kuraya // 倉谷 樹人

Partner, Financial Services, International Tax and Transaction Services, EY Japan // EY税理士法人 国際税務・トランザクション サービス 金融部門 パートナー

 

1:05 PM - 1:20 PM | Keynote Speaker

 *English session with simultaneous interpretation  


1:20 PM - 1:30 PM | Market Prediction Awards: Sponsored by Morgan Lewis

 

 *English session with simultaneous interpretation 

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1:30 PM – 3:00 PM l Gourmet Splash - Networking Lunch: Sponsored by Carey Olsen

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3:00 PM – 3:40 PM l Breakout 1 & 2

  

 [BREAKOUT 1] Fund Ops in a Changing World: Reg, Tax & Infrastructure

 *English session with simultaneous interpretation 

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Liyong Xing

Partner, APAC Private Funds Group, Clifford Chance

Rory Kennedy

Chief Operating Officer & co-founder, MuTaka Capital


[BREAKOUT 2]   Sushi, Savings & Surprises – Japan’s Wealth Management Shifts

 *English session only

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Mitsuru Takahashi // 高橋 充

Managing Director, Product Development and Planning Dept.Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. // 野村證券株式会社 商品企画部 商品開発担当部長

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Aaron Filbeck

Managing Director, Content & Community Strategy, CAIA Association

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Steven H. Lee

Director, Business Development & Investor Relations, Mingshi Investment Management Limited

 

3:40 PM – 3:50 PM l Coffee and Refreshment Break: Sponsored by EY

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3:50 PM – 4:30 PM l Breakout 3 & 4

 [BREAKOUT 3]  Real Estate in Japan: Global Capital Meets Local Opportunity

*Japanese session with simultaneous interpretation 

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Tami Ooka // 大岡 多美子 

Managing Director, Fortress Investment Group // フォートレス・インベストメント・グループ・ジャパン マネージング・ディレクター

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Adam Donahue

Head of Custom Accounts, Asia Pacific, LaSalle Investment Management // ラサール不動産投資顧問株式会社

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Daisuke Kitta // 橘田 大輔

Head of Japan, Head of Real Estate Japan, Senior Managing Director, Blackstone Group // ブラックストーン・グループ・ジャパン株式会社 代表取締役 シニア・マネージング・ディレクター


[BREAKOUT 4]  The Bento Box Approach – Building & Understanding The Perfect Japanese SMA

*English session only

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Leslie Lin

Head of Japan Prime Brokerage, Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co., Ltd. // モルガン・スタンレーMUFG証券株式会社、株式統括本部 プライム・ブローカレッジ・アンド・シンセティック・ファイナンシング本部長

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Shoko Kanamoto // 金本 頌子

Chief Operating Officer, Metalith Capital Group // Metalith Capital Group 株式会社 チーフ・オペレーティング・オフィサー

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Michael Unglesbee

Department Chair United Managers Japan, and Director of Susanoh Ltd., and UMJ International Singapore Pte Ltd.

4:30 PM – 4:40 PM l Coffee and Refreshment Break: Sponsored by EY

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4:40 PM – 5:20 PM l Breakout 5 & 6

 [BREAKOUT 5]  The Art of the Gentle Push: Engagement, Alignment & Alpha 

 *English session with simultaneous interpretation

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[BREAKOUT 6] Samurai Math – Cutting Through The Valuation Noise

 *English session with simultaneous interpretation

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Joe Iannace

Partner, FSO Assurance Division, Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC

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Ichiro Miyoshi // 三好 一郎

CEO & CIO, Marunouchi Innovation Partners Co., Ltd. // 丸の内イノベーションパートナーズ株式会社 代表取締役兼CIO投資委員

 

 

5:20 PM – 5:25 PM l Closing Remarks

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Kher Sheng Lee

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

5:25 PM – 7:00 PM l Post-Forum Networking Cocktail Event: Sponsored by Guidepoint

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