The 22nd Annual AVCJ Japan Forum 2021 | AVCJ | 26 October 2021 | Conrad Tokyo, 1 Chome-9-1 Higashishinbashi, Minato City, Tokyo 105-7337, Japan

The world’s leading Japan focused private markets forum, AVCJ once again will convene an ecosystem that has been two decades in the making so you can have full access to the most compelling industry gathering in 2021 from an investment and fundraising perspective. Investors are quietly optimistic that activity levels will continue to rise in Japan despite the present challenges as they look to navigate the deal market and uncover the opportunities that are now present, whether that is providing growth capital and expertise for tech innovation of a company in the mid-market, or a corporate carve-out of a non-core asset. Still present for GPs is a large pool of active domestic LPs who continues to hold a game changing potential investor base across several private market strategies.

At this critical time for the industry the forum will provide a key meeting place to connect and discuss how the industry is tackling the challenges presented by Covid-19, the LPs view on private markets and strategies being employed to uncover the opportunities presented by a switch in market conditions.

2021 Speakers

Toshiyuki Kumura
Member of the Board, Chief Investment Officer, Japan Investment Corporation

Kirk M. Beaton
Partner, Lexington Partners

Yuka Hata
Managing Director, Head of Fund Investments, Japan Investment Corporation

Noriko Hayashi
Managing Director, Head of Private Equit, Orix Life Insurance Corporation

Nobuyuki Inomata
Senior Portfolio Manager, Alternative Investment Department, Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.

Masashi Kataoka
Head of Venture Investment Center, Alternative Investment Department, Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company

Yasunobu Kawahara
Principal, Harbourvest Partners (Japan) Limited

Christopher Kojima
Global Co-head, Alternatives Capital Markets & Strategy, Goldman Sachs

Toru Masuda
Executive Officer, Alternative Investment, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank

Tadasu Matsuo
Managing Director, Harbourvest Partners (Japan) Limited

Sunil Mishra
Partner, Adams Street Partners

Tadashi Nishizawa
Executive Director, Private Equity Investment, Japan Post Bank

Mamoru Numata
Svp, Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.

Jun Qian
Head of Investments China and General Manager, Schroder Adveq

Isamu Sai
Partner, Adams Street Partners

Soichi Sam Takata
Head of Private Equity, Tokio Marine Asset Management

Joji Takeuchi
Chief, Private Asset Investments, Asset Management One

Akihiro Tanaka
Group Leader, Alternative Investment Office, Asset Management Division, Resona Bank

Masashige Ueno
Sr. Chief Manager, Private Asset Office, Fund Research & Development Division, Mitsubishi Ufj Trust and Banking Corporation, Senior Industry Professionals

Atsushi Akaike
Partner, Co-head of Japan, Cvc Capital Partners

Katsuya Baba
Partner, Chief Administrative Officer, Advantage Partners

Greg Belonogoff
Principal, Carval Investors

Tim Burroughs
Managing Editor, Asian Venture Capital Journal

Michael Chen
Managing Director, Centurium Capital

Kiichiro Deluca
Head of Research, Weru Investment

Ryo Fujii
Partner, Head of Japan, Permira

Satoshi Fukushima
Director, Globis Capital Partners

James Greenwood
Chief Executive Officer, Permira Credit

Yuichi Hiromoto
President & Ceo, Japan Industrial Solutions Co., Ltd.

Hideyuki Ishii
Partner,Kpmg Fas Co., Ltd.

Yuki Kashiyama
Partner, Investment Committee Member, J-star Co., Ltd.

Shinichiro Kita
Representative Director / Senior Partner, Advantage Partners

Megumi Kiyozuka
President & Representative Director, Clsa Capital Partners Japan Kk

Kazushige Kobayashi
Managing Director, Mcp Asset Management

Young J. Lee
Managing Director, Audax Private Equity

Kathy Matsui
General Partner, Mpower Partners

Tetsuro Onitskua
Partner and Head of Private Equity Japan, Eqt Partners

Robert Petty
Co-ceo & Co-cio, Fiera Capital (Asia)

Wen Tan
Founder & Ceo, Azimuth Asset Consulting

Daisuke Tsuchiya
Director, Kpmg Azsa Llc

Jun Tsusaka
Ceo, Cio and Chairperson of the Esg Committee, Nssk

Edwin Wong
Managing Partner & Chief Executive Officer, Ares Ssg Capital Management (Hong Kong) Limited

Kazuhiro Yamada
Managing Director and Head of Carlyle Japan Buyout Advisory Team, The Carlyle Group

Eiji Yatagawa
Partner, Private Equity, Kkr

Masamichi Yoshizawa
Representative Director and Partner, The Longreach Group

Heath Zarin
Founder & Ceo, Emergevest

2021 Sponsors & Partners

LEAD SPONSORS:
• Goldman Sachs
• Permira

ASIA SERIES SPONSOR:
• KPMG

CO-SPONSORS:
• Adams Street
• Advantage Partners
• Ares
• Audax Private Equity
• Carval Investors
• CVC Capital Partners
• EQT
• Fiera Capital
• Globis Capital Partners
• HarbourVest
• J-Star
• Japan Industrial Solutions
• LexingtonPartners
• The Longreach Group
• WERU Investment

MARKETING PARTNERS / SUPPORTING ORGANISATIONS:
• HKUST Business School MBA
• ILPA
• JPEA
• VEC

MEDIA PARTNERS:
• For All Institutional Investors
• Asia Business Law Journal

PHILANTHROPY PARTNERS:
• Jvpf
• Social Investment Partners