AGENDA
Subject to change
08:15 - 08:40
REGISTRATION
08:40 - 08:45
INTRODUCTION
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Edward J. Rogers, Chairman, AIMA Japan/CEO & CIO, Rogers Investment Advisors KK
08:45 - 08:50
WELCOME
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Jack Inglis, Chief Executive Officer, AIMA
08:50 - 09:30
MISSION CRITICAL – HOW TO LAUNCH ALTERNATIVE FUNDS IN ASIA AND BEYOND?
Moderator:
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Thomas Granger, Partner, Walkers
Speakers:
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Chris Wells, Partner, Morgan Lewis
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Han Ming Ho, Partner, Sidley Austin
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Norm Champ, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
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Robert Humann, Regional Head, Hedge Fund Sales, SS&C Fund Services (Asia) Limited
09:30 - 09:50
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE DEVELOPMENTS IN JAPAN
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Seth H Fischer, Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Oasis Management
09:50 - 10:30
CRYPTOCURRENCY AND BLOCKCHAIN - TRENDS, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Moderator:
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Richard Byworth, COO, Diginex Limited
Speakers:
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Gerrit van Wingerden, Co-Founder & CTO, Caspian Tech
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Grant Suttie, Managing Director, Head of Service Delivery, Alternative Investment Services, Asia Pacific, BNY Mellon
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John Pellew, Chief Executive Officer, Othera
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Roger Ver, Chief Executive Officer, Bitcoin.com
10:30 - 11:10
KEYNOTE AND FIRESIDE CHAT
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Yuriko Koike, Governor of Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
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Kathy Matsui, Vice Chair, Goldman Sachs Japan Co Ltd
11:10 - 11:15
PRESENTATION OF THE JAPAN AIMA / CAIA SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
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Peter Douglas, Director, CAIA Foundation
11:15 - 11:45
COFFEE & NETWORKING
11:45 - 12:25
PE OPPORTUNITIES - A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
Moderator:
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Shinichiro Shiraki, CEO and CIO, Akebono Asset Management Ltd
Speakers:
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Mark Nelligan, Managing Director, Head of Alternative Investment Services and Structured Products, Asia Pacific, BNY Mellon
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Masaharu Sakata, Senior Advisor, AlpInvest Partners
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Tokihiko Shimizu, Chief Executive Officer, Japan Post Investment Corporation
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Yusuke Watanabe, Director, The Carlyle Group
12:25 - 12:55
AIMA / NOMURA SECURITIES JAPAN INVESTOR SURVEY
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Shunsuke Kasuga, Executive Director, Fiduciary Management Department, Nomura Securities Co Ltd
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Yasuko Hirabayashi, Vice President, Capital Introductions, Asia Pacific, Prime Finance Group, Nomura Securities Co Ltd
12:55 - 13:30
KEYNOTE AND FIRESIDE CHAT
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Francois Fillon, Prime Minister of France, 2007 - 2012
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Edward J. Rogers, Chairman, AIMA Japan/CEO & CIO, Rogers Investment Advisors KK
13:30 - 14:30
LUNCH AND NETWORKING
Breakout Sessions:
14:30 - 15:10
BREAKOUT 1: VENTURE CAPITAL: TO BOLDLY INVEST IN… SPACE, THE FINAL INVESTMENT FRONTIER
Speaker:
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Chris Blackerby, COO, Astroscale
BREAKOUT 2: HIGH SPEED TRADING – HOW FAST IS FAST?
Moderator:
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Simon Coombes, Director, DXC Fixnetix
Speakers:
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Goki Sakaguchi, Vice President, Client Relations, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc
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Matthew Hassan, Executive Director, Head of Platform Sales, Trading Platform Sales Department, Nomura Securities Co Ltd
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Shinya Uchida, Head of Compliance & Counsel, Two Sigma Japan Ltd
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Yuki Sako, Associate, K&L Gates LLP
15:10 - 15:50
BREAKOUT 3: PE INVESTING – CAN THE SUCCESS CONTINUE?
Moderator:
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Shinichiro Shiraki, CEO & CIO, Akebono Asset Management Ltd
Speakers:
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Ayumi Sakurai, Representative Partner, Yukon Capital Partners
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Gregory Rokuro Hara, Chief Executive and Managing Partner, J-Star
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Reijiro Yamamoto, Founding Partner, Integral Corporation
BREAKOUT 4: HOW TO DO MORE WITH LESS - OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES
Moderator:
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R.G. Manalac, Managing Director, Asia Pacific - Eze Software
Speakers:
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Ashmita Chhabra, Managing Director, Business Development – APAC, Apex Fund Services
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Melvyn Ford, APAC Business Development Director, NEX Optimisation
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Rory Kennedy, Chief Operating Officer, Rogers Investment Advisors KK (RIA)
15:50 - 16:30
BREAKOUT 5: TOKYO AS A GLOBAL FINANCIAL CENTRE – WILL THE SUN RISE?
Speaker:
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Takahiro Tajiri, Senior Director, Strategic Project, Office of the Governor for Policy Planning, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
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This session will be conducted in Japanese, a translator will be present
BREAKOUT 6: JAPAN ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT MARKET UPDATE
Moderator:
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Marian Rajanathan, Manager - Asian Investors, Preqin
Speakers:
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Dan Kato, Senior Managing Director, Strategic Capital Inc
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Jun-Yon Kim, Portfolio Manager, Rogers Investment Advisors KK
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Naoki Iwami, Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer (Global Macro Hedge Fund), Whiz Partners Inc
16:30 - 17:00
COFFEE & NETWORKING
17:00 - 17:40
JAPAN INVESTOR PANEL
Moderator:
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Hiroki Yagi, Senior Portfolio Strategist, Nomura Funds Research and Technologies Co Ltd
Speakers:
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Kenichiro Hokugo, Director of Hedge Fund Investments, Pension Investment Department, Pension Fund Association
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Naohide Une, Managing Director, Head of Strategic Investment Department, Market Division, Japan Post Bank Co Ltd
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Shigeki Muramatsu, General Manager, Credit & Alternative Investment Department, Mizuho Bank
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This panel will be conducted in Japanese
17:40 - 17:50
MARKET PREDICTION AWARDS
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Chris Wells, Partner, Morgan Lewis
17:50 - 18:00
CLOSING REMARKS
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Edward J. Rogers, Chairman, AIMA Japan/CEO & CIO, Rogers Investment Advisors KK
18:00 - 19:00
EVENING COCKTAIL AND NETWORKING EVENT