Masashi Kataoka
General Manager, Alternative Investment Department, The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
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Responsible Investment Forum: Tokyo 2022
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Connecting Japanese capital with global managers
Join the PEI Responsible Investment Forum: Tokyo in-person on 8-9 June in Tokyo to dissect current allocation trends contributing to positive change.
Reconnect with Japanese investors, global fund managers, and strategic partners to map out responsible and impact investment frameworks for positive growth in 2022 and beyond.
Key conversations shaping the Forum include:
- Understand APAC investor approaches on responsible investments in turbulent times.
- How do LPs combine long/short-term strategy with active stewardship?
- How can GPs report to LPs on their portfolio footprints?
- How do we address the gap between Japan and global standards? and so much more.
Covid precautions
To help keep you and your peers safe, we have embraced some common principles to ensure the smooth running of the Responsible Investment Forum: Tokyo.
Meet Japan’s responsible investor community in-person
Join the region’s biggest investors on the ground, including year-on-year attendees GPIF, Japan Post Bank, Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance and many more.
Understand investor tendencies
Japanese investors will unveil their impact investment approaches and challenges. Understand what they are looking for in an investment partner and where they are allocating.
Advanced and targeted networking
Organise your meetings in Tokyo by contacting investors two weeks before the in-person event and continue to explore new opportunities with access to the attendee directory for five months post-event.
Keynote
Hideya Sadanaga
Senior Managing Director, Head of Private Equity Investment Dept.
Japan Post Bank
Hear from Japan’s leading investor, Japan Post Bank shares their ESG approach to scale their portfolio returns.
Advisory Board and Speakers
Japanese investor attendees:
Connect with regional investors for in-depth discussions and networking.
Mitsui & Co.
National Kyosai Federation of Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (ZENKYOREN)
Nippon Life Insurance
Nomura Funds Research & Technologies
Orix Life Insurance
Pension Fund Association
Sumitomo Life Insurance
The Dai-ichi Life Insurance
The Norinchukin Bank
Development Bank of Japan
Farmers’ Pension Fund
Fuji Xerox
Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)
Idemitsu Pension Fund
Itochu Corp
Japan Post Insurance
Konomi Inc
Manulife
Marubeni Corporation
Mitsui & Co.
National Kyosai Federation of Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (ZENKYOREN)
Nippon Life Insurance
Nomura Funds Research & Technologies
Orix Life Insurance
Pension Fund Association
Sumitomo Life Insurance
The Dai-ichi Life Insurance
The Norinchukin Bank
Development Bank of Japan
Farmers’ Pension Fund
Fuji Xerox
Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)
Idemitsu Pension Fund
Itochu Corp
Japan Post Insurance
Konomi Inc
Manulife
Marubeni Corporation
Mitsui & Co.
National Kyosai Federation of Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (ZENKYOREN)
Nippon Life Insurance
Nomura Funds Research & Technologies
Orix Life Insurance
Pension Fund Association
Sumitomo Life Insurance
The Dai-ichi Life Insurance
The Norinchukin Bank
Co-located with Impact Investment Forum: Tokyo
By securing your place in the Responsible Investment Forum: Tokyo, you will also get access to the Impact Investment Forum on 9 June. Learn more about how you can maximise your time in Tokyo today.
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Join the new era of networking
The Responsible Investment Forum: Tokyo virtual experiencewill connect your business with influential Japanese LPs and the world’s leading institutional investors, fund and asset managers, advisers, and strategic partners to light a path for responsible investment in private equity.
Our immersive virtual platform allows you to connect with the opinion leaders shaping the future of Asian and global responsible investment from the comfort of your (home) office, allowing you to stay ahead during volatile times.
The virtual conference will give you greater access and interactivity than ever before, with increased visibility, extended face-to-face networking, premium content available and connectivity with fellow attendees until the end of 2020.
View our how-to video below to discover ways to maximize the value you can gain at the virtual experience.
Meet the right people
Enhanced search capabilities, including the ability to see the list of attendees to an agenda session and sophisticated filtering allow you to narrow down potential business partners by region, investment strategy and sector to ensure you don’t miss a single new opportunity.
- See who is attending through the attendee list and schedule a meeting with them
- Use the filter function to meet the right people
Chat and arrange 1-to-1 video meetings
Book unlimited 1-on-1 video meetings with Japanese LPs, speakers and global attendees in virtual meeting rooms. Just search for your desired attendees and invite them for a chat. Once you have set up your meeting you can invite other event attendees to join.
- Create a want to meet list to help you gather the people you want to meet in one simple place
- Connect & chat with peers using conversations tab to start a new conversation
- Schedule 1-to-1 video meetings in your built-in schedule
Lead the global conversation
Through interactive roundtable sessions, you can knowledge-share with the global private equity community. Interactive roundtable is the virtual equivalent of a breakout or roundtable at a traditional conference, you will be face-to-face with like-minded peers to discuss the asset class’ latest trends and strategies.
- Join Interactive roundtable from to discuss the trends moving the industry forward
- In public forums, create new topics and chat with your global leaders
Ask your questions to the titans of industry
Following panels during the conference week, speakers will be available for live Q&A to answer your questions. Discuss challenges and strategies with the panellists and your peers during and after the sessions.
- Engage through live polling and surveys
- Built-in calendar to create your own daily schedule so you don’t miss your favourite sessions
- Automated reminders
Join the virtual experience today
The immersive virtual platform offers you limitless cross-border access to the global responsible investment community to discuss the challenges facing Asian markets and the allocation preferences of Japan’s leading LPs. Connect through unlimited virtual private meetings with the largest Japanese LPs and global GPs until the end of 2020.
View key conversations shaping the industry
Download the agenda to see the trends shaping Japanese investors’ allocation strategies and markets across the region. These topics will shape the discussions of the Responsible Investment Forum: Tokyo 2022.
Have a topic that you would like to discuss on the agenda? Contact Ms. Niann Lai today.
Agenda
Responsible Investment Forum: Tokyo - Wednesday 8th
Responsible Investment Forum: Tokyo
09:00 - 09:45
Registration and arrival break
09:45 - 09:55
Welcome address from Private Equity International
09:55 - 10:40
Keynote panel: More important than ever: Why responsible investment will remain crucial
Heather Prosser,
Kathy Matsui,
Jeff Pentland,
Jun Tsusaka
- What is driving the momentum for responsible investment in private equity?
- What factors do global fund managers consider in positioning their investment strategy in 2022?
- What can asset managers and other stakeholders in Japan do to further drive sustainable investing?
- Which ESG trends and challenges will emerge next year?
4 Speakers
10:40 - 11:10
Morning Break
11:10 - 11:20
PRI initiatives in the private markets
Minako Yoneyama
1 Speaker
11:20 - 12:00
Panel: The new face of sustainable infrastructure and renewables
Hiroto Asakawa,
Masayuki Kurihara ,
Yasuhiro Ono ,
Hiroshi Matsui
- Climate change mitigation (investing in clean energy / climate solution / energy efficiency) and adaptation
- What are the top issues facing renewables as an investment sector?
- Is achieving the net-zero carbon target by 2050 a short-term or long-term goal?
Hiroshi Matsui
General Manager, Alternative Funds Investments Department, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank
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4 Speakers
12:00 - 13:30
Networking Lunch
13:30 - 14:10
Panel: Corporate governance and stewardship
Akihiro Endo,
Yasuyuki Kanda,
Satoshi Ikeda,
Kunio Kamoi,
Hiroko Oda
- A link between corporate governance and “G” as fiduciary duties
- What does ESG leadership look like?
- Stewardship in action: How do investors combine long term and short term strategy with active stewardship?
Kunio Kamoi
Senior Product Manager, Fund Research and Development Division, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
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Hiroko Oda
Chief Specialist Private Asset Investment Officer, Financial Solutions Department, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance
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5 Speakers
14:10 - 14:50
Panel: What responsible investment means for Japanese investors
Wakako Taniguchi,
Koji Someno ,
Kaoru Onishi,
Tsutomu Ishida
- How are ESG trends reshaping Japanese investor preferences and affecting their dialogues with fund managers and internal decision-making?
- Major priorities and considerations when integrating ESG into investment, from asset allocation to portfolio monitoring
- How do institutional investors think the priorities will change in the next five years?
Kaoru Onishi
General Manager and Head of Foreign Equity and Alternative Investment Department, Nissay Asset Management
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4 Speakers
14:50 - 15:20
Afternoon Break
15:20 - 16:00
Panel: Covid-19 and ESG in real estate investment
Mitsuharu Nakatsu,
Ryuichi Horie,
Oh Iwata,
Koji Sugauchi
- How has the pandemic affected real estate investors’ focus on ESG risks and opportunities?
- Addressing some of the unique challenges involved with ESG in real estate
- How can ESG be used as part of wider value creation strategy?
Koji Sugauchi
Director and General Manager, Fund Management Department, Osaka Shoko Shinkin Bank
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4 Speakers
16:00 - 16:40
Panel: Call to action: Bridging the gap between theory and practice
Shunsuke Tanahashi,
Kazushige Kobayashi,
Nobuyuki Inomata,
Junichi Sakaguchi,
Junko Katayanagi
- What should investors ask from their managers to invest more responsibly when it relates to E, S and G? Mandated vs optional?
- What KPIs are being used for reporting with identifiable metrics?
- Identifying green washing and steps to address
Junichi Sakaguchi
Chief Responsible Investment Officer, Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
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5 Speakers
16:40 - 17:00
Closing Keynote: ESG framework at Japan Post Bank
Hideya Sadanaga
Hideya Sadanaga
Senior Managing Director and Head of Private Equity Investment Department, Japan Post Bank
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1 Speaker
17:00 - 18:00
Closing remarks & Networking Cocktails
Agenda
Impact Investment Forum: Tokyo - Thursday 9th
Embarking on your impact journey
09:30 - 10:25
Coffee & Registration
Agenda coming soon. Exact start time and end time are to be announced.
10:25 - 10:30
Welcome address
10:30 - 11:15
Keynote Panel: The future of impact investing in Japan
Sumika Hashimoto,
Nanako Kudo,
Sayaka Takatsuka,
Sakae Suzuki
- What are Japan’s most pressing social issues right now?
- Which sectors are being disrupted?
- What are the emerging megatrends of the next 5 years?
Sakae Suzuki
Representative Director and Chief Executive Officer, Social Investment Partners
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4 Speakers
11:15 - 12:00
Investor Panel: How are investors viewing impact investments in H2’22?
Tomoko Kitao ,
Kota Yasumura,
Yuko Nagasawa,
Chikako Matsumoto
- Understanding the investor appetite for impact funds
- Policy setting; how to position impact in overall portfolio?
- How do you spot an impact washer?
Kota Yasumura
Senior Director, Private Sector Investment Finance Division1, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
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Yuko Nagasawa
Executive Officer, General Manager, Sustainable Impact Development Division, Shinsei Bank
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Chikako Matsumoto
Executive Officer, General Manager, ESG Strategy and Solutions Department, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank
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4 Speakers
12:00 - 13:15
Networking Lunch
13:15 - 14:00
VC Panel: Spearheading innovation in Japan
Hisanori Takata,
Masashi Kataoka,
Shuichiro Kawamura,
Anis Uzzaman
- How have venture capital funds performed in the past years?
- Technological breakthroughs impact measurement and reporting
- How are government policies encouraging innovation in 2022?
Hisanori Takata
Co-founder and Managing partner, Tokyo University of Science Innovation Capital
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Masashi Kataoka
General Manager, Alternative Investment Department, The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
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4 Speakers
14:00 - 14:25
Presentation: Environmental Impact Measurement and Management (IMM)
Kyoko Narita
- What is the impact of climate change on the private equity sector?
- What is the impact of private equity portfolio companies on climate change?
- What is the role of an environmental disclosure platform in the context of private markets?
1 Speaker
14:25 - 14:50
Presentation: Introducing impact-linked carry
Karthik Varada
- Why is it important to link incentive structures to impact targets?
- What are the major considerations to be taken into account?
- Hear some real-life applications of the impact-carry
1 Speaker
14:50 - 15:00
Afternoon Break
15:00 - 15:45
Agri Panel: Investing in sustainable food
Chisa Ogura,
Katsumi Sugiura,
Yuki Hanyu
- Top tier agri fund managers evaluate resilience of the agri asset class
- How do ag investments accelerate the pursuit of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?
- Quantifying and measuring the impact of your ag portfolio
Katsumi Sugiura
Deputy General Manager, Corporate Finance Department, Division 3, Development Bank of Japan
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3 Speakers
15:45 - 16:30
Insurer Panel: A zero portfolio – where do you start?
Mari Kogiso,
Kenjiro Okazaki,
Masanori Hosokawa,
Toshinori Kurisu,
Junichi Tanaka
- Hear from the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance
- Attaching a monetary value to naturally occurring benefits of carbon capture, high water quality, clean air, healthy biodiversity, etc.
- Where are the quick wins?
Kenjiro Okazaki
General Manager, Responsible Investment Department, The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
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Masanori Hosokawa
General Manager, Responsible Investment Office, Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company
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Toshinori Kurisu
General Manager, ESG Investment Strategy Office, Finance and Investment Planning Department, Nippon Life
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5 Speakers
16:30 - 17:30
Closing remarks & Networking Cocktails
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Masanori Hosokawa
General Manager, Responsible Investment Office, Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company
Kunio Kamoi
Senior Product Manager, Fund Research and Development Division, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
Masashi Kataoka
General Manager, Alternative Investment Department, The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Toshinori Kurisu
General Manager, ESG Investment Strategy Office, Finance and Investment Planning Department, Nippon Life
Hiroshi Matsui
General Manager, Alternative Funds Investments Department, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank
Chikako Matsumoto
Executive Officer, General Manager, ESG Strategy and Solutions Department, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank
Yuko Nagasawa
Executive Officer, General Manager, Sustainable Impact Development Division, Shinsei Bank
Hiroko Oda
Chief Specialist Private Asset Investment Officer, Financial Solutions Department, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance
Kenjiro Okazaki
General Manager, Responsible Investment Department, The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Kaoru Onishi
General Manager and Head of Foreign Equity and Alternative Investment Department, Nissay Asset Management
Hideya Sadanaga
Senior Managing Director and Head of Private Equity Investment Department, Japan Post Bank
Katsumi Sugiura
Deputy General Manager, Corporate Finance Department, Division 3, Development Bank of Japan
Kota Yasumura
Senior Director, Private Sector Investment Finance Division1, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
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100-8283, Japan
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Insight from the forum
Post-Event Resources
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Impact-linked carry: tying incentives with impact goals
By Karthik Varada, Ph.D. Project Researcher The University of Tokyo
Hiroto Asakawa
Chief Senior Consultant, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Research Institute
Since 2020, Hiroto Asakawa is Chief Senior Consultant at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Research Institute where he conducts research and consulting related to PPP and infrastructure investment in Japan. Prior to his current role, he belonged to Mitsui & Co. Ltd since 1997 where he managed various infrastructure fund business and project financing globally. Hiroto currently contributes articles related to investments in smart city, renewable energy and battery energy storage. He earned MBA (Finance) from Waseda University and Master of Science in Development Finance from University of London (SOAS).
浅川博人氏は、2020年より、三井住友トラスト基礎研究所上席主任研究員として、日本におけるPPPやインフラ投資に関するリサーチ、コンサルティングに従事。現職に就く前は、1997年より三井物産株式会社に勤務し、様々なインフラファンド事業やプロジェクトファイナンスを国内外で管理。現在、スマートシティ、再生可能エネルギー、蓄電池電力貯蔵への投資に関する記事を寄稿している。早稲田大学でMBA（ファイナンス）、ロンドン大学（SOAS）で開発金融の修士号を取得。
Akihiro Endo
Co-Head of Private Equity Investments, Tokio Marine Asset Management
Mr. Endo joined Tokio Marine Asset Management (TMAM) in 2017. His responsibilities include investment analysis, due diligence, investment monitoring, performance analysis, client reporting, and client servicing.
Prior to joining TMAM, he worked as a Senior Director at A-FIVE, a venture capital sponsored by Japanese government focusing on startups in food and agribusiness sectors, before spending seventeen years in Mizuho Bank, where he took various positions from Corporate Advisory to PE Investment, but spent most of his career in LBO Finance both in Tokyo and NY. He received a BA in law from Waseda University and a MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management.
2017年に東京海上アセットマネジメントに入社。プライベートエクイティ投資に関する投資機会の発掘、デューデリジェンス、モニタリング、パフォーマンス分析及び投資家向けレポーティングに従事。
前職では、株式会社農林漁業成長産業化支援機構にてシニアディレクターとして農林水産業の6次産業化に関する投資を担当。それ以前は17年間、みずほ銀行の東京及びニューヨークの拠点にて、主としてLBOファイナンス業務及びプライベートエクイティ投資に携わる。
1998年早稲田大学法学部卒、2009年マサチューセッツ工科大学スローン経営大学院にてMBA取得。
Yuki Hanyu
Chief Executive Officer, IntegriCulture
Yuki Hanyu was conferred Ph.D(Chemistry) by University of Oxford in 2010. In October 2015, he founded Integriculture Co.,Ltd., after PD researcher, Tohoku University and Technical Laboratory of Toshiba Research & Development Center.
Sumika Hashimoto
Senior Manager, Sustainable Value Office, KPMG
Sumika is a Senior Manager with KPMG Japan’s Sustainable Value Office, where she engages in many research projects and the development of thought leadership pieces regarding corporate reporting and corporate governance for more than ten years. She has also advised Japanese companies on their integrated reporting. Sumika has been seconded to Asian Corporate Governance Association on a part-time basis since 2018.
Ryuichi Horie
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, CSR Design Green Investment Advisory
Horie is Co-founder and CEO of CSR Design Green Investment Advisory, Co., Ltd., which focuses on ESG advisory in the real estate and infrastructure sectors as well as research on green buildings and sustainable finance. He graduated from University of Tokyo and holds an MBA degree from the University of California at Berkeley. Horie served as a member of global Advisory Group of UNEP FI Property Working Group, and currently, he is a member of global Real Estate Advisory Committee of PRI. Horie has also participated in many governmental committees on ESG organized by Japanese MLIT and other ministries as a member or chairperson.
Masanori Hosokawa
General Manager, Responsible Investment Office, Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company
Masanori Hosokawa is General Manager, Responsible Investment Office at Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company. He started his career from 1990 by joining Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company (former Meiji Life Insurance Company), he worked in various internal business departments and some international business organizations such as Societe Generale (France), Embassy of Japan in Hungary. He is a qualified Chartered Member of the Security Analysts Association of Japan and a Certified International Investment Analyst.
Satoshi Ikeda
Chief Sustainable Finance Officer, Financial Services Agency
In March 2019, the Financial Services Agency of Japan (JFSA) decided to create the position of Chief Sustainable Finance Officer (CSFO), to plan and coordinate on promotion of sustainable finance internally and globally. Upon its creation Satoshi Ikeda was appointed, and has been serving, as the first CSFO. In this capacity, he covers a wide range of issues concerning sustainable finance which include, among other things, aligning private finance with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), promoting TCFD disclosures by business corporations and financial institutions alike, and representing JFSA for the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFA) as plenary member.
Nobuyuki Inomata
Senior Portfolio Manager, Nomura Asset Management
Joined Nomura in 2018 and has been responsible for strategic planning for alternative investment business and marketing. Currently engaged in promotion of Japan private equity and venture capital investing, and planning and implementing ESG integration in Nomura's alternative investments. He started his alternative investment career in 1992 when he joined Japan Asia Investment Co., Ltd. (JAIC) as a venture capitalist. His responsibilities at JAIC included fund planning and setup, investment management, client reporting, and management of its Singapore and Thailand local operations. Subsequently he joined Nikko Cordial Securities (now called SMBC Nikko Securities), where he took charge of intermediary business on alternative investment funds, before moving to Nomura. He graduated from Waseda University (Japan), BA in Commerce.
Tsutomu Ishida
Deputy General Manager, Tokio Marine and Nichido Fire Insurance
Tsutomu Ishida is a Deputy General Manager of Alternative Investment Group. He took this position in April 2015 and has been responsible for managing alternative investment which includes investment in private equity fund, hedge fund, debt fund and real estate fund. Prior to that, he worked in the Guarantee & Credit Insurance Group, Investment Group III between July 2009 and March 2015, and was responsible for managing reinsurance portfolio that TMNF reinsured also the placement of the credit and guarantee insurance that TMNF originated. Mr. Ishida worked for Financial Security Assurance, an US monoline insurance company, between 2001 and 2009. During that period, he was responsible for structuring and underwriting structured finance transactions such as ABS and CDO. He began his career at Fuji Bank (currently named as Mizuho Bank after the merger) in 1988 and namely experienced in arranging and underwriting project finance transactions and corporate syndicated loans.
Mr. Ishida holds a BA degree from Keio University and an MBA from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Oh Iwata
Deputy Director, Real Estate Finance Department, Development Bank of Japan
Oh Iwata is now in charge of investing in real estate fund overseas in Real Estate Finance Department. He is also engaged in running DBJ Green Building Program as well as Arc Japan (Arc is a global platform to measure and benchmark energy performance of properties). Previously he served DBJ’s Treasury Department to develop DBJ’s sustainability bond program and communicate with investors for bond issuances. His corporate finance experiences ranges from corporate mezzanine investments to lending to an automobile industry. He received B.Sc. in Geography from The University of Tokyo, M.Sc. in Resource Management and Environmental Studies from The University of British Columbia, and Master of Finance from Cambridge Judge Business School.
Kunio Kamoi
Senior Product Manager, Fund Research and Development Division, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
Kunio Kamoi is Senior Product manager of Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation (MUTB) where he is responsible for selecting and monitoring Private Assets globally, such as Private Equity and Private Debt, as an advisor and a gatekeeper to corporate pension funds and institutional investors in Japan. He also leads and manages distinctive Fund of Funds primarily focusing on Private Equity area, drawing on his experience from his long-time career and leveraging a strong relationship with fund managers and related advisors. Prior to joining MUTB in 2021, he worked at The Bank of Yokohama for over 20 years in Japan and New York where he was engaged in various banking and securities businesses, including principal investments and pension investments in Private Assets. He has been involved in setting up an investment framework and platform, investing in single funds and managing a portfolio construction extensively across Private Equity, Private Debt and Real Assets including Infrastructure. He received Bachelor’s Degree of Economics from Yokohama National University.
Yasuyuki Kanda
Managing Director, Carlyle Japan Equity Management
Yasu is a Managing Director and devotes his time exclusively to marketing AlpInvest products in Japan. Yasu is employed by Carlyle Japan Equity Management LLC (“CJEM”), an affiliate of The Carlyle Group. He joined Carlyle from McKinsey and Company, where he was an engagement manager. Prior to that Yasu worked at Tokio Marine Asset Management for nearly 10 years, firstly as the head of research of their US entity covering Japanese institutional investors for their alternative investments and thereafter as the CEO of their London entity. He has also worked at AIFAM Inc, a hedge fund of funds based in New York and Mizuho Financial Group (International business development). Yasu received his MBA from the Wharton School, the University of Pennsylvania and Bachelor of Economics from the University of Tokyo.
Masashi Kataoka
General Manager, Alternative Investment Department, The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Masashi Kataoka is General Manager of Alternative Investment Department at Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company. Prior to his current role, he had led various teams; hedge fund investment, PE fund investment, infrastructure fund investment, venture fund and direct investment team. He worked 4 years until 2014 at Dai-ichi Life’s NY office and led the manager selection / due diligence practice as well as strategic activities with US asset managers. Since joining Dai-ichi Life in 1997, he has about 20-year-experience in investment related sections including Investment Planning Department where he engaged in the asset allocation of entire Dai-ichi Life’s general account asset. He also has an experience working at an US based hedge fund as a trainee in 2007. He earned Bachelor of Economics in Keio University.
Junko Katayanagi
Partner, Unison Capital
Junko Katayanagi joined Unison Capital in 2006. Prior to Unison Capital, she worked at the Investment Banking Division of Morgan Stanley Japan, where she was involved in corporate finance and M&A advisory. Junko holds a B.A. in Political Science from Waseda University and an MBA. from IESE Business School.
Shuichiro Kawamura
President, Energy & Environment Investment
Shuichiro originally joined the Industrial Bank of Japan in 1989 and started covering the power and energy sectors in 1996 as an analyst in the Industry Research Division. In 2000, Shuichiro moved to IBJ Securities (now known as Mizuho Securities), where he ran corporate finance operations for companies in the energy sector. In 2003, he found and served as CEO at Industrial Decisions Inc. (IDI), Japan’s first consulting firm dedicated to the energy industry. After his experience at IDI, he became keenly aware of the need for more risk capital as well as management support for startups in the energy and environment sectors, and he found Energy & Environment Investment Inc. (EEI) in 2006. The total investment amount of EEI is about 35 billion yen (including redemption and EXIT), and the number of investments is about 135 (as of the end of December 2021). Shuichiro holds a degree in law from the University of Tokyo and an MPA from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University.
Tomoko Kitao
Managing Director, Japan Representative, Hamilton Lane
Tomoko is a Managing Director, Japan Representative in Hamilton Lane, where she heads the firm’s Tokyo office. She is primarily responsible for client management and development of the firm’s client relationships in Japan. Prior to joining Hamilton Lane in 2012, Tomoko was with the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, most recently as Chief Manager in the International Credit Division. Previously, she was Senior Manager in the Structured Finance Division, where she was responsible for managing a portfolio of global private equity fund investments. She also has extensive experience in the Credit Division, having worked out of the bank’s New York and London offices. Tomoko received a B.A. from International Christian University. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the CFA Institute and CFA Society Japan.
日本代表・マネージングディレクターとして、主に日本のクライアントリレーション及びビジネスディベロップメントを担当。2012年10月のハミルトン・レーン参画前は、三菱東京UFJ銀行国際審査部次長。同行で長年海外審査に携わり、同行のニューヨークやロンドン支店でも勤務。チーム長としてLBO案件審査、不良債権ワークアウト等幅広い経験を積んだ。その後、ストラクチャード・ファイナンス部の上席調査役として、5年以上に亘りグローバルなプライベート・エクイティファンド・ポートフォリオ投資のチームを率いた。
学歴等：国際基督教大学教養学部卒。CFA協会認定アナリスト。公益社団法人 日本証券アナリスト協会 認定アナリスト（CMA）
Kazushige Kobayashi
Managing Director, MCP Asset Management
Kazushige has approx. 30 years’ experience in private equity (PE) business. Kazushige is handling a couple of PE related business in parallel, including running a fund of funds program of Tokyo Metropolitan Government at MCP Asset Management and advisory roles as an independent consultant for global GPs.
Until 2020, he was Managing Director – Head of Primary Investments at Capital Dynamics (CD), a global private asset management company. He oversaw CD’s PE investments in Asia and also served as a member of Global PE Investment Committee and Executive Committee.
Prior to joining CD in 2010, he was President and CEO of Alternative Investment Capital (AIC), a private equity advisory firm in Tokyo. He joined AIC when it was established in 2002 and has grown AIC as globally recognized PE investor. Before AIC, he worked for Mitsubishi Corporation and handled various types of PE related business in Tokyo and London.
In addition, he is a board member of Social Investment Partners, the manager of Japan Venture Philanthropy Fund (JVPF), the first venture philanthropy fund in Japan.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Hitotsubashi University.
Mari Kogiso
Co CEO, SDG Impact Japan
Mari is an impact investing expert with extensive background in inclusive business, sustainable finance, and social entrepreneurship. Most recently, Mari founded the SDG Impact Japan to promote sustainable finance in Japan and Asia and serve as CoCEO. Before the SDG Impact Japan, She was the global head of diversity and human rights of the Fastretailing Group. Before FR, she led the establishment of the Asia Women Impact Fund, USD 100 million Impact Fund at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, with the objective to catalyze capital to improve the lives of women and remove gender barriers in Asia. Mari held various senior positions at the World Bank Group in Washington DC and Tokyo including the representative of the MIGA Tokyo. She also served as the Representative of Dalberg Japan. She currently serves as an expert advisor on JICA’s Overseas Investment Review Committee. W20 Japan delegate, and as an ESG board advisor to several Japanese corporations. Mari holds a BA in Economics from Tokyo University and an MA from the Fletcher School, Tufts University.
Nanako Kudo
Executive Director, Japan Social Impact Investment Foundation
After graduating from university, I worked for a major Japanese general trading company and obtained a master’s degree in international development from a graduate school in the United States. While in graduate school, I participated in an internship at the Pakistan office of an impact investment fund. After returning to Japan in 2011, I joined The Nippon Foundation, where I worked on various projects including the Japan Venture Philanthropy Fund, Social Impact Bond Project, and GSG Domestic Advisory Committee. In April 2017, I established the Foundation as a spin-out from the Nippon Foundation and became its Executive Director, leading the planning and promotion of impact investing in general.
Masayuki Kurihara
Managing Director, Japan, Envision Digital
At Marubeni Corporation, engaged mainly in the development and implementation of power, water and infrastructure projects, and strategic planning for over 30 years. He has been stationed in Southeast Asia and Middle East Africa for about 12 years. He has served as General Manager of COO Office, Power Business Division, General Manager of IOT & New Energy Digital Solution Business Department, General Manager of Power Digital Solution Business Department, Director of Renewable Energy Test Center in the US, and others. He participated in the Gunfleet Sand project in the UK for the offshore wind business as First Japanese. He promotes alliances with US GE, France Engie, etc. in the power digital field. Engaged in general management assistance for the solar power business as a senior executive vice president (SEVP) at afterFIT Co., Ltd.. Participated in November 2020 with the establishment of Envision Digital Japan. He has been in his current position since April 2021.
丸紅株式会社にて、電力・インフラ案件に30年超従事。東南アジア、中東アフリカに約12年間の駐在。 電力本部業務室長、IoT・新エネルギーソリューション事業推進部長、電力IoTソリューション事業部長、米Renewable Energy Test Center取締役他を歴任。株式会社afterFITにて、シニア・エグゼクティブ・ヴァイスプレジデントとして、経営補佐全般に従事。 Envision Digital日本法人立ち上げに伴い、2020年11月に参画。2021年4月より現職。
Toshinori Kurisu
General Manager, ESG Investment Strategy Office, Finance and Investment Planning Department, Nippon Life
Toshinori Kurisu is the Head of ESG Investment Strategy Office of Nippon Life Insurance Company. Toshinori joined Nippon Life in 1999. Toshinori was assigned to lead the newly established ESG Investment Strategy Office in March 2021, when the Office was newly established in order to promote the ESG effort across the organization. Prior to this, Toshinori was in charge of tactical asset allocation of Nippon Life's entire General Account portfolio with AUM of approximately JPY 70 trillion. Toshinori has over nine years of experience as portfolio manager of Alternative assets, including high yield funds, private equity funds, hedge funds and international real estate funds.
Hiroshi Matsui
General Manager, Alternative Funds Investments Department, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank
Hiroshi Matsui is General Manager of the Alternative Funds Investment Department at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank. He joined Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank in 1989, and since 2005, responsible for managing and acting as “Gatekeeper” of infrastructure investments for its pension fund clients. He has more than 30 years of investing management experience through various departments , including Japanese Equities, Pension Investment and Investment Planning etc. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Kwansei Gakuin University.
Kathy Matsui
General Partner, MPower Partners
Kathy is the former Vice Chair of Goldman Sachs Japan and Chief Japan Equity Strategist. Her groundbreaking ʻWomenomicsʼ research spurred the Japanese government to promote gender diversity, and she has advised corporations on governance and diversity best practices. She published her book, How to Nurture Female Employees, in 2020. She has an MA from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and an AB from Harvard.
MPower Partners Fund is Japan's first ESG-focused global venture capital fund which empowers bold, globally-minded entrepreneurs providing tech-enabled solutions to societal challenges. Having deep expertise in finance and global business, we help innovative companies drive sustainable growth and positive social and environmental impact through ESG integration, aiming to revolutionize Japanʼs venture ecosystem via greater globalization, diversity, and innovation.
Chikako Matsumoto
Executive Officer, General Manager, ESG Strategy and Solutions Department, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank
Chikako Matsumoto, Executive Officer, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Limited. Chikako is responsible for the development of ESG-related products and services for corporate clients and the promotion of ESG business across the SMTB. She has 20-year experiences in international development finance and sustainability at the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank, being involved in the development of the World Bank’s first green bond and climate finance products. Before joining the SMTB, she led advisory services at EY on climate scenario analysis and mainstreaming ESG in corporate management. She was awarded with master’s degrees from Harvard Kennedy School and Hitotsubashi University.
Heather Prosser
Director, EY Japan
Heather Prosser is a Director at EY Japan focused on the global business development for one of Japan’s biggest Insurance companies. She connects and empowers the global EY team to bring the best EY services to the client their group companies. Heather started her career in EY Japan by helping to build the Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS) practice in 2015 and was involved in the overall management, development and market impact of this business. With clients Heather focused how institutional investors are pushing companies for better disclosure and reporting on non-financial risks. She brought her experience in Investor Relations to the topic of sustainability to better merge business and stakeholder interests and create practical solutions for companies. In CCaSS Heather built a business service which focuses on helping Japanese companies understand and mitigate their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) risks.
Prior to working with EY in Japan she worked in business development for financial services and real estate focused firms in Asia, living in both Hong Kong and Tokyo. Heather has experience doing projects in Japan, Hong Kong, Australia, Vietnam, and Singapore. Heather is American and began her career in venture capital in Silicon Valley. In early 2001 she moved to Japan and has been focused on building, launching and expanding small businesses.
Heather has over 15 years of combined experience in the financial services industry in Asia, including advisory, strategy, operations, business development, fund raising and investor relations. She serves as a Board of Governor for the American chamber of Commerce, Japan (ACCJ) as well as the ACCJ Sustainability Chair (2021). Additionally she is an Executive Committee member with the British Chamber of Commerce (BCCJ) since 2018. Heather also volunteers as a board member for ShineOn! Kids, a Japan-based charity focused on supporting children with long term illnesses, and has been a regular guest presenter on NHK’s Cool Japan since 2007.
Yuko Nagasawa
Executive Officer, General Manager, Sustainable Impact Development Division, Shinsei Bank
Yuko is responsible to lead the bank’s sustainable finance business since February 2020 when she established the Sustainable Impact Development Division as a General Manager. Prior to her current role, she has many years of experience in risk management of structured products including LBO finance, Project Finance, Ship Finance and LP investment. She started her career with The Bank of Tokyo (current MUFG Bank). Before joining Shinsei in 2004, she worked as a credit analyst at Banca Intesa (current Banca Intesa Sanpaolo) and Credit Lyonnais (current Credit Agricole) as well as marketing analyst of venture leasing at HP. She received a BA in law from Waseda University and an MBA from Aoyama Gakuin University, Graduate School of International Politics, Economics and Communication.
Mitsuharu Nakatsu
Director, Mitsui & Co. Alternative Investments
Mitsuharu Nakatsu is a Director at Mitsui & Co. Alternative Investments Limited, with over 15 years of experience in alternative assets. He started his career at Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.’s Asset Management and Business R&D department. He was involved in fixed income investment and development of alternative investment products such as hedge funds, quants funds, private equity funds, infrastructure funds, etc. He joined a domestic infrastructure fund in 2017, was involved in investments in power plants and PPS(Power Producer and Supplier). Also he represented the fund on the board of directors of its project companies and lead value creation through hands-on approach. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business and Commerce from Keio University.
Kyoko Narita
Lead of Japan Capital Markets, CDP Worldwide-Japan
Kyoko is a Senior Manager for CDP Worldwide-Japan, engaging with financial institutions to promote the transition to a decarbonized, climate-resilient economy.
Before assuming her current role in January 2018, she worked for the investment management industry with performing various positions, including Senior ESG Analyst at T&D Asset Management Co., Ltd., Co-Head of Credit Research at BNP Paribas Securities (Japan) Limited and Senior Associate Director at Deutsche Securities Limited. She made a strong showing in analyzing Japanese financial sector.
She holds Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Certified Member Analyst of the Securities Analysts Association of Japan (CMA) and 1st grade Certified Skilled Professional of Financial Planning.
Hiroko Oda
Chief Specialist Private Asset Investment Officer, Financial Solutions Department, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance
Hiroko Oda is Chief Specialist of domestic Private Asset Investment Officer in Financial Solutions Department of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance.
She has been in charge of investment to domestic PE fund, co-investment since 2004.
She joined Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance in 1991, she was in charge of corporate loan, domestic public equity research analyst for food, healthcare, chemistry sector.
Hiroko Oda received a B.A. in science and technology from Keio University in 1991.
CMA and CIIA.
Chisa Ogura
Managing Director, Meros Consulting
Chisa has 20 years of experience in research and problem solving related to global agriculture trade, policy, investment and market development. She is the Managing Director of Meros Consulting, which she founded in 2016 together with three partners in order to help international and Japanese players build sustainable and innovative businesses along the global ag-food supply chain. Before launching Meros, she was a senior consultant at Promar Consulting, where she directed the government research and trade policy program. Chisa’s recent work includes strategic research on the potential impact new agriculture funds could have on the Japanese agriculture industry, advising a government-academic initiative to enhance digitalization in agriculture and the food value chain, as well as participating as a committee member for the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’ advisory panel on ESG and sustainable investing in agriculture and food. Chisa is fascinated with the complex relationship between people, environment, natural resources, history, food culture and land use and how these relationships impact businesses and government policies. She has a master’s degree in agricultural economics from the University of Tokyo ’s Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences. A native Japanese speaker and fluent in English.
Kenjiro Okazaki
General Manager, Responsible Investment Department, The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Kenjiro Okazaki is General Manager, Responsible Investment Department at Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company.
He has spent his entire career with Dai-ichi Life, starting in 1994. In his most recent role, he was General Manager of the Global Fixed Income Investment Department.
He has also worked in International Life Insurance Business Unit and Equity Investment Department, and spent a year as a trainee at a major US accounting firm.
He earned Bachelor of Commerce in Keio University, has passed US CPA exam and also is a Chartered Member of the Security Analyst Association of Japan.
Kaoru Onishi
General Manager and Head of Foreign Equity and Alternative Investment Department, Nissay Asset Management
Kaoru Onishi is General Manager and Head of Foreign Equity & Alternative Investment Department of Nissay Asset Management. She is responsible for a wide range of alternative investment for Nippon Life. She has been with Nippon life since 1996, and she has been responsible for alternative fields including ramping up Nippon Life’s international private equity fund investment program since 2003.
Prior to her current role, she leads manager selection including private equity and infrastructure investment both for Nippon Life and third party clients. In most recent role, she has focused on introducing and starting impact investment programs.
Yasuhiro Ono
Director, Stonepeak
Yasuhiro Ono is a Director with Stonepeak. Before joining Stonepeak, Yasuhiro was Head of Infrastructure Investments at Japan Post Bank where he helped establish the infrastructure program and was responsible for a multi-billion-dollar infrastructure portfolio of fund investments, co-investments, and debt investments across all infrastructure strategies globally. He was also a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Institutional Investing in Infrastructure.
Prior to Japan Post Bank, Yasuhrio worked at Mitsubishi Corporation for almost fifteen years where he was heavily involved with strategic investments and business development globally.
Yasuhiro received an engineering Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo focusing on infrastructure technology and mathematical modeling. He received a Master in Public Administration from Harvard University.
Jeff Pentland
Managing Director, Northleaf Capital Partners
Jeff is a member of Northleaf's Investment Committees and oversees the origination, evaluation and monitoring of Northleaf’s private markets investments, with a focus on North American and Asian opportunities. Jeff also leads Northleaf’s investor relations and business development activities, working closely with existing and prospective investors and investment consultants to design, develop and monitor their private markets portfolios. Jeff serves on the advisory boards of several partnerships within Northleaf’s portfolio. Prior to joining Northleaf’s predecessor, TD Capital, in 2005, Jeff was a management consultant with McKinsey & Company where he specialized in corporate strategy, finance and organizational behaviour, advising companies in financial services and other sectors. Previously, Jeff was a corporate/securities lawyer with Stikeman Elliott in Toronto, and Hamada Matsumoto in Tokyo, where he advised clients on private equity, infrastructure, corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions transactions. Prior to that, Jeff worked with the United Nations Development Programme in New York and West Africa. Jeff received a B.A. (First Class Honours) from the University of British Columbia, an M.Phil. in International Relations from Oxford University and an LL.B. (Dean’s Honours List) from the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto.
Hideya Sadanaga
Senior Managing Director and Head of Private Equity Investment Department, Japan Post Bank
Hideya Sadanaga heads Japan Post Bank’s nascent private equity investment program and is responsible for all aspects of its creation and construction. Prior to joining Japan Post Bank in January 2016, he spent most of his career at Nippon Life Insurance Company, where he was portfolio manager establishing and leading Nippon Life’s private equity operations out of its US subsidiary and also was Head of Product Development at Nissay Asset Management Co., the asset management subsidiary of Nippon Life just prior to joining Japan Post Bank, among other various roles he held there. He has a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Tokyo, LL.M. from the University of Michigan Law School, has passed the New York Bar Exam and also is a Chartered Member of the Security Analysts Association of Japan.
Junichi Sakaguchi
Chief Responsible Investment Officer, Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management
Junichi Sakaguchi, CFA, is the Chief Responsible Investment Officer and a member of the Responsible Investment Committee of SMDAM. Prior to becoming Chief Responsible Officer in 2021, he was General Manager of the Asia Research Center at SMDAM (HK). He has 15 years of research experience at SMDAM, serving as Head of Corporate Research Group and a senior research analyst focusing on the machinery sector. He started his career at Mitsui Bank in 1988 and joined the former entity of SMDAM in 1990. Mr. Sakaguchi received a BA in economics from Keio University and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
Koji Someno
Head of Private Equity Fund Investment Div., Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Koji Someno is a Manager of Real Asset Fund Investment Division and Private Equity Fund Investment Division of Alternative Investment Department at Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company. Since joining Dai-ichi Life in 2017, he has been in charge of infrastructure investments and private equity investments. Prior to that, he spent about 13 years at Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking (MUTB), where he was involved in the investments in private equity, infrastructure, real asset and venture funds. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business and Commerce from Keio University.
Koji Sugauchi
Director and General Manager, Fund Management Department, Osaka Shoko Shinkin Bank
Sugauchi Koji joined Osaka Shoko Shinkin Bank in 2016 as a head of investment. His responsibilities include alternative investment, equity and fixed income investments. Prior to the Osaka Shoko Shinkin Bank, he joined Dai-ichi Life in 1983. He worked as a credit analyst, an equity analyst and a fund manager at Dai-ichi Life, DIAM Asset Management and a merchant bank in Singapore. And he worked at Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings as a General Manager of Foreign Company Research Department.
Katsumi Sugiura
Deputy General Manager, Corporate Finance Department, Division 3, Development Bank of Japan
Katsumi Sugiura is Deputy General Manager of Corporate Finance, Division 3 in Development Bank of Japan. He has been working for DBJ longer than 25 years since he joined DBJ in 1999 and was mainly in charge of overseas infrastructure related projects and funds.
DBJ comes up with fifth medium-term business plan promoting the GRIT Strategy (Green, Resilience, Innovation, and Transition) for realizing sustainable societies by collaborating with private financial institutions and utilizing our integrated investments and loans.
Based on this business plan, he is currently focusing on the investment into advanced Agriculture and Food related funds and projects outside of Japan so that DBJ will be able to contribute revitalization of domestic agriculture and food sectors.
DBJ just started Agriculture and Food business since 2020 but has already invested in four Agriculture and Food related Funds globally in total and will continuously accumulate the advanced knowledge throughout the investment activities.
He earned Bachelor of Management in Tokyo University.
Sakae Suzuki
Representative Director and Chief Executive Officer, Social Investment Partners
Sakae became the Representative Director and CEO of SIP full time in July 2019. Prior to making this career shift to the social sector, he led growth and value creation efforts at KKR portfolio companies as the Managing Director of KKR Capstone, supported clients improve performance as a Partner of McKinsey & Company, served pharmaceutical companies grow sales at ZS Associates, provided innovative transaction platform for the air cargo industry at Global Freight Exchange, and led the on-line sales department at Gateway Japan. He holds a PhD in chemistry from the California Institute of Technology, and a BA from Reed College.
Hisanori Takata
Co-founder and Managing partner, Tokyo University of Science Innovation Capital
Mr. Takata is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Tokyo University of Science Innovation Capital. Prior to forming Tokyo University of Science Innovation Capital, Mr. Takata was a member of the Board of Directors of TUS Business Holdings (currently Tokyo University of Science Investment Management) and a Senior Portfolio Manager at Tokyo University of Science. Before joining Tokyo University of Science, Mr. Takata worked at the Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Company (currently The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited), Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd (currently Mizuho Bank, Ltd.), Mountain Capital Advisors (currently The Carlyle Group) and The Norinchukin Bank for M&A finance, venture investment, private equity investment, and credit investment in New York and Tokyo. Mr. Takata holds a B.A. in Economics from Keio University, a Master's Degree in Management of Technology from Tokyo University of Science(Outstanding Student Award), and has completed the Executive Education Leadership Program at the Said Business School, University of Oxford.
Sayaka Takatsuka
Senior Director, Impact Investment Team, Shinsei Corporate Investment
After engaging in Economic and Commercial Section in Argentine Embassy in Japan, Ms. Takatsuka has worked for Shinsei Bank Group since 2004 at principal investment area, including non-performing loan investment, securitization, real-estate non-recourse loan, venture investment, PE/RE fund investment. In 2017, she setup the so-called “Childcare Support Fund”, which was the first impact investment fund in the banking sector in Japan. In 2019, she also setup the second impact investment fund “Hataraku (WORK) Fund”. She is the Advisor to the Council of Advisors in an experimental proof project in GSG Japan Impact Investment Task Force, the Advisor to the Council of Advisors in an experimental proof project in Cabinet Office and the Advisor to the Study Group of Impact Investment by Japan in Financial Services Agency and GSG Japan Impact Investment Task Force. She was awarded “Woman of the Year 2019 ” by Nikkei Woman.
Shunsuke Tanahashi
Head of Japan, Partners Group
Shunsuke Tanahashi is Head of Partners Group's Tokyo office and Head of Partners Group Japan Kabushiki Kaisha, Client Solutions for Japan as part of the Asian Client Solutions business unit. He was a member of Expert Group Member of PRI in 2005, and was chairing PE Working Group from 2013 to 2019, and an advisory board member under PRI Japan network. He has 24 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he was CEO of Ark Totan Alternative, and worked for Ant Capital, Goldman Sachs Asset Management Tokyo, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Bank, and Research Institute for Pensions and Policies on Aging (RIPPA). He holds an MBA from the University of Michigan and a bachelor's degree from Tokyo University.
Junichi Tanaka
General Manager, Responsible Investment, Sumitomo Life Insurance
In April 2021, Sumitomo Life established a team to manage and enhance responsible investment activities across all asset classes, and Junichi Tanaka was appointed as the team's general manager. Since then, his team has been expanding the scope of sustainable investment and striving to be more effective in achieving the SDGs. He became an executive advisor in April 2023, and continues to actively promote responsible investment for all of Sumitomo Life's assets.
Prior to his current role, he was a general manager in charge of stewardship activities and held more than 300 dialogues with many companies in five years. Prior to this position, he served as chief representative in the New York office for 3 years.
Since joining Sumitomo Life in 1886, he has about 20 years of experience in investment-related fields. He has also held managerial positions ; responsibilities in various business management departments, including business planning, legal, risk management, international business.
He holds an LL.M. from Duke University, School of Law and a BA from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law. He is a member of the New York State Bar.
Wakako Taniguchi
Executive Consultant, Russell Investments
Wakako Taniguchi is a Senior Consultant at the Consulting Division of Russell Investments Japan.
Prior to joining Russell Investments in 2010, she worked for Daiwa Institute of Research and Daiwa Fund Consulting as a consultant for pension fund clients. From 2006-2007, she was a visiting scholar in insurance and risk management at Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
Wakako has more than 20 years of experience in investment consulting for institutional investors, and her scope of advice ranges from pension fund governance, asset allocation, manager structure, and manager selection and monitoring, to risk management and responsible investing.
She received a Ph.D. in Business Administration and MBA from University of Tsukuba and BA in Economics from The University of Tokyo.
She is a Chartered Member of the Securities Analyst Association of Japan (CMA).
谷口和歌子氏は、ラッセル・インベストメント株式会社コンサルティング部のシニア・コンサルタントを務める。
2010年にラッセル・インベストメンツに入社する前は、大和総研および大和ファンド・コンサルティングにて年金基金顧客向けコンサルタントとして勤務。2006年から2007年までは、ペンシルバニア大学ウォートンスクールで保険・リスク管理の客員研究員を務めた。
機関投資家向けの投資コンサルティングにおいて20年以上の経験を有し、年金基金のガバナンス、資産配分、運用会社の構成、運用会社の選定とモニタリング、リスク管理、責任投資など、幅広い分野のアドバイスを行う。
筑波大学で経営学博士号とMBA、東京大学で経済学学士号を取得。
日本証券アナリスト協会認定アナリスト（CMA）の資格も持つ。
Jun Tsusaka
CEO, CIO and Chairman of the ESG Committee, Nippon Sangyo Suishin Kiko (NSSK)
Jun Tsusaka is a Founding Partner, CEO and CIO of Nippon Sangyo Suishin Kiko Ltd. (NSSK), an investment firm focused on Japanʼ s middle market. He is also Chairman of the Firm’s ESG, Diversity and Inclusion Committee. NSSK currently manages three investment funds (approximately USD700 million) on behalf of government and private sector pension plans, institutional investors, endowments and family offices. Prior to Founding NSSK, from 2006, Jun Tsusaka was a Global Partner, Investment Committee Member and Partner Selection Committee Member for TPG Capital and was responsible for establishing and building up the Japan investment and operating team, which make up the core of NSSK today. Jun Tsusaka is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Business School and has an Advanced Management Certificate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship from MIT. He is a Member of the Keizai Doyukai and Seiwajuku and the President of the Harvard Club of Japan.
Anis Uzzaman
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Pegasus Tech Ventures
Anis Uzzaman, Ph.D. is the Founder and CEO of Pegasus Tech Ventures. With over US$2.0 billion under Pegasus Tech Ventures’ management, Anis is responsible for overall global investments and operations of the firm. Anis also serves as the Chairman of Startup World Cup, a global platform that fosters innovation and entrepreneurship around the world. Anis has invested in over 220 startups globally. Some of Anis’s prominent startup investments are SpaceX, Airbnb, Doordash, 23andMe, Bird, Coinbase, Robinhood, SoFi, Calm, Color, Gojek, Bukalapak, Money Forward, etc. Anis holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Tokyo Institute of Technology in Tokyo, Japan, a Master of Science in Engineering from Oklahoma State University in the USA, and a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Tokyo Metropolitan University in Tokyo, Japan.
Karthik Varada
Project Researcher, ESG and Impact Investing, The University of Tokyo
Karthik Varada is a Project Researcher at the University of Tokyo, focused on ESG and climate-tech investments. Previously, Karthik was the founding member of Asia Women Impact Fund, a $100m impact investing fund at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation. Karthik has advised several venture capital funds and startups on impact investing and impact management. Karthik holds a PhD from the University of Tokyo, focused on ESG investing and gender diversity. He holds a master’s degree from the University of Tokyo and a bachelor’s in engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad.
Andrew Wolff
Head of Content: APAC and Director, PEI Media Japan
Updated bio coming soon.
Kota Yasumura
Senior Director, Private Sector Investment Finance Division1, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Kota Yasumura, Senior Director, Private Sector Investment Finance Division1, Private Sector Partnership and Finance Department, Japan International Cooperation Agency(JICA). Kota is responsible for originating new projects through Private Sector Finance Operation in Asia. He has 19-year experiences in international development finance including secondment to Asian Development Bank(ADB). He received a BA in Political Science from Waseda University, an EMBA from Ateneo de Manila University, a Master in Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and a Doctor of Economics from Saitama University.
Minako Yoneyama
Relationship Manager, Signatory Relation. PRI
Minako Yoneyama joined the PRI in 2017. She supports signatories and promote Responsible Investment in Japan. Minako worked at S&P Global Market Intelligence in Japan where she manages Marketing for Japan market and she had a role in Market Development at S&P Global Ratings. Prior to that she served as Account Manager in Financial service provider.