17th Annual Japan Investment Forum 2022 | Institutional Investor | 6 September 2022 | Shangri-La Hotel, Tokyo, MARUNOUCHI TRUST TOWER MAIN, 1 Chome-8-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 100-8283, Japan

This is the most influential private online event for Japanese investors, bringing together senior investment managers from Japanese pension funds, insurance companies, trust banks, investment advisors and more.

Forum speakers will analyze new asset classes and alternative investment strategies available to investors. These approaches differ as follows: Raise the yield curve by allocating to assets such as preferred securities and high yield bonds.

Gain exposure to risk factors rather than traditional asset classes. Allocate to illiquid assets such as real estate and infrastructure. And design a more flexible investment mandate.

All discussions in the forum are governed by the Chatham House Rules. This event is private to the media and is only invited to senior executives involved in fund decision making.

This enables effective exchange of ideas with other companies in the same industry, ensuring open and productive discussions.

This is a private virtual event of the most influential pension funds, insurance companies, trust banks and investment advisers in Japan.

Speakers at the Forum will examine emerging asset classes and alternative investment strategies available to investors.

These approaches will vary from: moving up the yield curve by allocating to assets like preferred securities and high yield bonds; gaining exposure to risk factors instead of traditional asset classes allocating to illiquid assets like real estate and infrastructure; and designing more flexible investment mandates.

The event is closed to media and by invitation only to senior fund decision-makers. This ensures open and productive discussions with an effective exchange of ideas amongst peers.

2022 Speakers

Aaron Anderson
Senior Vice President of Research, Member of Investment Policy Committee (IPC)

Bogdan Bogdanov
Executive Director, InvestBulgaria Agency

Rafael Calvo
Managing Partner, Head of Senior Strategies, MV Credit

Barry Dargan
Chief Executive Officer and Portfolio Manager, Intermede

Rob Hauff
Chief Investment Officer, Vesttoo

David Hirschmann
Head of Private Credit, Permira

Kiyoshi Ishida
Deputy Director-General, Financial Bureau, Ministry of Finance, Japan

Tsutomu Ishida
Deputy General Manager, Corporate Investment Department, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.

Yoshi Kiguchi
Chief Investment Officer, Pension Fund of Japanese Corporations

Su Lau
Director of Sales, Institutional Investor

Takahiro Morita
Advisor, World Gold Council

Xuan Sheng Ou Yong
Green Bonds & ESG Analyst, BNP Paribas Asset Management

Minwoo Park
BCA & NDR

Danielle Menichella
Portfolio Manager, Senior Research Analyst, Sands Capital

Jamie McGurk
General Partner, Balyasny Asset Management

Grace Qiu
Senior Vice President, Total Portfolio Policy and Allocation, GIC

Tibor Schwartz
Senior Advisor (Asset Management), QIC

Katsuyuki Tokushima
Director, Member of the Board, Head of Pension Research & ESG Development, NLI Research Institute

Jason Walker
Chief Investment Officer ABS, Partner CQS

Ed Whitten
Senior Impact Analyst, Baillie Gifford

Miyuki Zeniya
Head of Sustainable Finance, The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited, ellow, Corporate Planning Unit., Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

2022 Partners

• Baillie Gifford
• Balyasny Asset Management
• BNP Paribas Asset Management
• CQS
• Fisher Investments
• InvestBulgaria Agency
• MLC Asset Management
• Natixis
• Permira
• QIC
• Sands Capital
• Vesttoo
• World Gold Council