PDI Forum 2024 - Tokyo | PEI Global Events | 26 June 2024 | Shangri-La Tokyo, Marunouchi Trust Tower Main, 1-chōme-8-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 100-8283, Japan

This event will discuss the future capital flow from Japan to global private debt markets.

Network with 200+ attendees and Japanese investors to understand key trends shaping investors’ decision-making process and crucial qualities they look for in a fund manager when allocating capital. Join the likes of GPIF, Japan Post Bank, Pension Fund Association and more leading regional investors to discover new investment opportunities in the global private debt space.

Key conversations include:
• Understand how Japanese investors restructure their portfolios in the new era
• Global private debt investing opportunities from direct lending, mezzanine, and specialty finance
• How private debt can endure downturns, enhance returns or reduce risk through diversified debt strategies

Why attend the Forum?
Meet Japan’s investor community:
• Connect with the biggest investors GPIF, Japan Post Bank, Dai-ichi Life Insurance and more during networking and insightful plenary sessions.

Gain a strategic edge:
• Understand investors’ changing needs and their appetite shift towards different strategies.

Build lasting relationships in-person:
• Catch up with Japanese investors and global private credit leaders to discuss future portfolio strategies.

2024 Speakers

Elena Amato
Managing Director, Community Investment Management

Ian Anderson
Managing Director, Credit & Markets, KKR

Monica Bae
Director of Investor Practice, Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC)

Jingjing Bai
Senior Advisor, Bfinance

Fabrizio Bocciardi
Head of Credit Investments, Mubadala

Colbert Cannon
Managing Director, HPS Investment Partners

Dan Cohn-Sfetcu
Managing Director, FS Investments

Ted Denniston
Co-Head of NXT Capital, an ORIX Company

Jean Diercxsens
Partner and Head of Belgium & The Netherlands, Kartesia

Akihiro Endo
Co-Head of Private Equity Investments, Tokio Marine Asset Management

Marianna Fassinotti
Head of Private Credit, The D. E. Shaw Group

Martino Ghezzi
Partner, Co-Head of the Capital Partners Strategy, Park Square Capital

Tom Green
Head of Direct Lending, UK and Europe, HSBC Asset Management

Fiona Hagdrup
Head of Leveraged Finance Fund Management, M&G Investments

Tas Hasan
Managing Partner, Deerpath Capital Management

Makoto Ichioka
Deputy General Manager, Fund Management Group, Investment Planning Department, Mitsui Sumitomo Primary Life Insurance Company

Dai Ikeda
Deputy General Manager, Alternative Funds Investment Department, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank

Kiyoshi Iwashina
Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer, Noritz Corporate Pension Fund

Hiroshi Jinno
Chief Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation

Tomoko Kitao
Managing Director, Japan Representative, Hamilton Lane

Akihiro Konishi
Director-General of Investment Management Department, Federation of National Public Service Personnel Mutual Aid Associations

Jeff Levin
Managing Director of Morgan Stanley, Co-Head of Morgan Stanley’s North America Private Credit team, Portfolio Manager, and Head of Direct Lending, Morgan Stanley Investment Management

Andrew Lockhart
Managing Partner, Metrics Credit Partners

Alex Lynn
Hong Kong Bureau Chief, PEI Group

Jon McKeown
Managing Director, Portfolio Strategy & Analytics, Northleaf Capital Partners

Saiko Nakagawa
Director for Asset Management Business, Financial Services Agency, Japan (JFSA)

Maiko Nanao
Managing Director, Investment Research, Asia, Aksia Asia

Kazuo Nishimura
Director, Tasku Advisors

Rob Petty
Executive Director and CEO, Fiera Asia, Fiera Capital

Greg Racz
President and Co-Founder, MGG Investment Group

Jihan Saeed
Managing Director, Head of Structured Credit, Permira Credit

Yayoi Sagae
Managing Director and Head of Alternative Investment Department, Nomura Asset Management

Ken Shimasaki
Executive Director, Investment Management, Mitsui & Co. Alternative Investments

Joji Takeuchi
Executive Manager, Private Asset Investments, Strategic Fund Investment Group, Asset Management One

Yasuyuki Tomita
Executive Director, Head of Private Equity Investments, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)

Rafael Torres
Co-Head, Private Debt, Pan Europe, Muzinich & Co

Alexandra Trapes
Head of Private Debt Co-Investments, AXA IM Prime

David Wilmot
Partner, Apera Asset Management

Andrew Wolff
Director, PEI Group

Tomoko Yano
Director, Head of External Management, Aflac Asset Management Japan

Junichi Yonezawa
Head of Alternative Investments, Norinchukin Zenkyoren Asset Management Co., Ltd

Chin Yuen
Research Manager, Asia, PEI Group

2024 Sponsors

PRINCIPAL SPONSOR:
• Metrics Credit Partners

LEAD + WIFI SPONSOR:
• MGG

LEAD SPONSORS:
• Apera Asset Management
• Fiera Capital
• HPS Investment Partners
• Morgan Stanley Investment Management
• ORIX
• Park Square Capital
• Portfolio Advisors

SPONSORS:
• AXA IM prime
• D. E. Shaw & Co
• Deerpath
• HSBC Asset Management
• Kartesia
• KKR
• M&G Investments
• Muzinich & Co.
• Northleaf Capital Partners
• Permira Credit