SuperReturn 2024 - Japan | Informa Connect | 3 December 2024 | The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo Midtown, 9 Chome-7-1 Akasaka, Minato City, Tokyo 107-6245, Japan

The inside track to Japan’s private markets:
• A great opportunity to get a granular look at Japan’s private markets.
• Find out the latest developments on carveouts and successions, value creation, investor sentiment, private credit, valuations, VC market outlook, co-investments and more.
• With live translations to English and Japanese you won't miss a thing!

Create new connections and catch-up with peers:
• Whether you’re a GP looking to raise capital, or an LP looking to meet new managers - this event is the best opportunity to build long-lasting connections.
• The most influential firms will be there. Companies that will be attending include Loyal Valley Capital, Golub Capital, Tokyo Star Bank, QIA Advisory and many more.

Networking opportunities on a different scale:
• This event's programme is designed to help attendees maximise their networking opportunities.
• Offering an array of formal and informal sessions including LP-only, GP/service provider-only, LP/GP closed-door, speed networking and drinks receptions at the end of each day.

Get the insights that matter:
• Our speaker faculty will share their thoughts on the most critical developments in private markets through panel-lead discussions, keynote presentations, fireside chats, and closed-door workshops.
• The experts speaking in 2024 include iCapital, Japan Investment Corporation, MCP Asset Management, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation, International Finance Corporation and more.

Why 150+ LPs attend:
• The event provides the perfect opportunity for allocators to meet with international and local GPs, learn about the latest offerings and strategies from established and emerging managers, and participate in exclusive LP-only and LP/GP networking sessions.
• LPs attending this year include Aksia, DIC Pension Fund, Pavilion Capital, Penion Fund of Japanese Corporations, Temasek Holdings Ltd and many more.

2024 Speakers

Yuka Hata
Senior Managing Director / Head of Funds Investments, Japan Investment Corporation

Qin Youjia
Executive Officer, Head of Fund Investment Office, Japan Investment Corporation

Kunio Kamoi
Chief Manager, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation

Kazushige Kobayashi
Managing Director, MCP Asset Management

Kanako Yabuki
Senior Product Specialist, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation

Stephen O'Neill
Co-Founder & Managing Director, 57 Stars LLC

Hiroshi Jinno
Chief Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation

Jerry Yang
General Partner, HCVC

Yohei Sugiyama
Senior Portfolio Advisor, Aksia

Eriko Suzuki Schweisgut
Kind Capital CEO, General Partner, Beyond Next Ventures

Marcel Schindler
Partner, CEO Private Debt, StepStone Group

Vishnu Amble
Director, Investment Committee Member & Head of Foundation, GreenBear Group LLC

Katsushi Sakurai
Principal, Hamilton Lane

Jingjing Bai
Senior Advisor, Bfinance

Noriko Hayashi
Managing Director, Head of Private Equity, ORIX Life Insurance Corporation

Yusuke Shinkawa
Senior Fund Manager, Private Equity Investment Group, Multi Manager Investment Department, Tokio Marine Asset Management

Stanley Howard
Founder and Director, I hold Partners Limited

Sota Nagano
General Partner, Abies Ventures, Inc.

Jumbo Tanaka
Senior Advisor, Strategic Value Partners, LLC

Yosuke Kawanishi
Line Manager, Venture Investment Center, Alternative Investment Department, The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited

Tsuyoshi Yamazaki
Partner, Integral Corporation

Toru Masuda
Fellow Director, Assistant to the Director of Corporate Asset Management Business (Alternative Assets), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank

Jun Tsusaka
CEO, CIO, Chairman of ESG Committee & Management Committee Member, Nippon Sanyo Suishin Kiko (NSSK)

Atsushi Akaike
Partner, Co-Head of Japan, CVC Capital Partners

Yasuda Akihiko
Managing Director and Head of Hong Kong Office, Asia Alternatives

Tuan Lam
Managing Director & Head of APAC, iCapital

Tuan Lam
Managing Director, Asia Pacific, iCapital

Rohit Agarwal
Vice President, Head of Asian Private Equity, Aksia

Jonathan Alden
SVP Investor Relations, Vintage Investment Partners

Logan Allin
Managing Partner and Founder, End Capital

Alexander Bent
Co-Founder, Managing Partner, Undivided Ventures

Eddy Chan
Founding Partner, Intudo Ventures

Kartik Chandrasekar
Managing Partner & Co-Founder, Synapses

Hero Choudhary
Managing Partner, BEENEXT

William Cox
SMD, Global Head of Corporate, Financial and Government Ratings, KBRA

Amit Said
Head of Asia Private Equity, Blackstone

Pamela Fung
Partner, Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners

Amit Goyal
Executive Director, Carpediem Advisors Pvt. Ltd

Gunther Hamm
Partner, HOPU Investments

Henry Lam
AVP, Preqin

Simon Lancaster
General Partner, Omni Ventures

Jinsoo Lee
Head of Global Investments, Shinhan Venture Investment

Kathy Matsui
General Partner, MPower Partners Fund L.P.

Hirowaka Murakami
CIO, Yamauchi No.10 Family (YFO)

Nic Ng
Managing Director, CD&R

Milena Nikolova
Partner, Antares Ventures

Amit Sachdeva
Managing Director, AlpInvest Partners

Patrick Sherwood
Partner, GroveStreet

Kento Shimizu
Senior Manager, Private Equity Unit, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)

Ruchira Shukla
Managing Partner & Co-Founder, Synapses

Lisheng Wang
Partner, TSV Capital

2024 Sponsors

CO-SPONSORS:
• Fin Capital
• ICapital
• Teneo Partners

ASSOCIATE SPONSORS:
• Clayton, Dubilier and Rice
• Grove Street
• KBRA
• Nippon Sangyo Suishin Kikou
• SVP