The 22nd annual AVCJ Japan Forum 2022 | ION Analytics | 13 September 2022 | Conrad Tokyo, 1 Chome-9-1 Higashishinbashi, Minato City, Tokyo 105-7337, Japan

The conference included a keynote address from our keynote speaker focusing on how JIC has reacted to private markets investment trends in Japan and their overall investment approach in recent years.

It also featured leading executives from KKR, The Carlyle Group, Japan Post Bank, EQT Partners, Pension Fund Association, CVC Capital Partners, Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company and Permira speaking on a number of selected and well-researched topics including the outlook for global private markets,

The domestic picture focusing deals in the buyout space, mid-market and venture capital, the LP viewpoint and staying committed through the cycle, ESG and climate change from an investors perspective and the latest in the private debt and credit market.

2022 Speakers

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Tadasu Matsuo
Managing Director, Head Of Global Alternative Investments, Japan Science And Technology Agency (Jst)

Jesper Koll
Senior Adviser, Wisdomtree Investments

LIMITED PARTNERS:

Xiaying Zhang
Director Of Private Investments, Wellington Management

Yan Yang
Managing Director, Blackrock Private Equity Partners

Matthew Witheiler
Private Equity Principal, Wellington Management

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

Karen Simeone
Managing Director, Harbourvest

Isamu Sai
Partner, Adams Street Partners

Sam Robinson
Managing Partner, North-East Private Equity Asia

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

Saguna Malhotra
Partner, Primary Investments, Adams Street Partners

Brian Lim
Partner, Pantheon Ventures (HK) Llp

Tatsuya Kubo
Managing Director, Harbourvest Partners (Japan) Limited

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

Tomoko Kitao
Managing Director, Hamilton Lane

Masashi Kataoka
General Manager, Alternative Investment Department, Dai-Ichi Life Insurance Company

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

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

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

Hiroyuki Hashizume
Manager, Finance Team, Osaka Gas Pension Fund

David Gribble
Managing Director, Head of Private Credit, Asia, Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Francesco Di Valmarana
Partner, Global Private Debt Investment Team, Pantheon Ventures

Kirk M. Beaton
Partner, Lexington Partners

Ryoichi Arai
Trustee Responsible for Endowment, International Christian University

SENIOR INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS:

Atsushi Akaike
Partner, Co-head Of Japan, CVC Capital Partners

Shohei Akiyama
Chief Administrative Officer, NSSK

Katsuya Baba
Partner, Chief Administrative Officer, Advantage Partners

Tim Burroughs
Managing Editor, Asian Venture Capital Journal

Kiichiro Deluca
Head of Research, Weru Investment

Justin Ferrier
Managing Partner-Navis Private Credit, Navis

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

Hideyuki Ishii
Partner, KPMG Fas Co., Ltd.

Junya Kato
Partner, KPMG Fas

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

T.J. Kono
Partner, Unison Capital

Sebastien Lamy
Partner, Bain & Company

Lawrence Lim
Managing Director, Emergevest

Kathy Matsui
General Partner, Mpower Partners

Matthew Michelini
Senior Partner, Head of Asia Pacific and Co-head of Hybrid Value, Apollo Global Management

Jumpei Ogura
Managing Director, Carlyle

Tetsuro Onitsuka
Partner and Head of Private Equity Japan, EQT Partners

Naoki Otani
Managing Director, Head of Buyout Investments, Japan Post Investment Corporation

Lincoln Pan
Partner and Co-head of Private Equity, PAG

Tomoya Shiraishi
CEO / CIO, Phronesis Partners Co. Ltd

Shunsuke Tanahashi
Representative Director And President, Partners Group Japan

Kazuaki Tokuyama
Partner, Managing Director, Founding Member, NSSK

Jim Verbeeten
Partner, Bain & Company

Reijiro Yamamoto
Representative Director & Founding Partner, Integral

Eiji Yatagawa
Partner, Private Equity, KKR

Masamichi Yoshizawa
Representative Director and Partner, The Longreach Group

Emre Hidekazu Yuasa
General Partner, Globis Capital Partners

2022 Sponsors

LEAD SPONSORS:
• BlackRock
• Goldman Sachs

ASIA SERIES SPONSOR:
• KPMG

KNOWLEDGE PARTNER:
• Bain & Company

CO-SPONSORS:
• Adams Street Partners
• Advantage Partners
• CVC
• EQT
• Globis Capital Partners
• HarbourVest Partners
• Japan Industrial Solutions
• Lexington Partners
• NSSK
• Pantheon
• Schroders
• The Longreach Group
• Wellington Management
• Weru

NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK SPONSOR:
• Intralinks