Agri Investor Tokyo Forum 2022 | Natural capital for Japanese investors

Connecting Japanese investors with natural capital opportunities

The Agri Investor Tokyo Forum on 14 September will connect Japan’s leading institutional investors with opportunities in global agriculture, timberland, food, and natural capital.

Build relationships with GPIF, Japan Post Bank, Nippon Life Insurance, Norinchukin Bank, Zenkyoren, and many more who frequently attend our Tokyo events to discover the best outbound investment opportunities.

Join the Forum to discover what Japanese investors are looking for in a global ag investment partner.

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Connect with Japanese investors

Join Japan’s leading investors searching for global sustainable agriculture, food, and timberland investments.

Demonstrate your unique value

Showcase your firm’s distinctive advantages to Japan’s leading investors. Grow your business by creating relationships with the key players across the region.

Understand capital allocation tendencies

Identify how new and experienced Japanese investors are creating sustainable portfolios with natural capital investments across global markets.

Speakers at our Japanese events include:

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Masanori Hosokawa

General Manager, Responsible Investment Office, Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company

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

Tsutomu Ishida

Deputy General Manager, Tokio Marine and Nichido Fire Insurance

Kaoru Onishi

General Manger, Foreign Equity and Alternative Investment Department, Nippon Life Insurance Company

Hideya Sadanaga

Senior Managing Director and Head of Private Equity Investment Department, Japan Post Bank

Koji Someno

Head of Real Asset Fund Investment Div., Alternative Investment Department, Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company

Junichi Tanaka

General Manager, Responsible Investment, Sumitomo Life Insurance

Yoshitaka Todoroki

Managing Director, Private Market Investment Department, Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)

Yuriko Watanabe

Director, Japan Post Bank

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Investors at our Japanese events include:

Adventest Corporate Pension Fund

Aflac Life Insurance

AISIN Employees' Pension Fund

Asahi Mutual Life Insurance

AXA Life Insurance

Bank of Yokohama

Dai-ichi Life Insurance

Daido Life Insurance

DBJ Asset Management

DENSO Pension Fund

Farmer's Pension Fund

Fujifilm Holdings

Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)

Idemitsu Pension Fund

Japan Post Bank

Japan Post Insurance

Manulife

Mitsui Sumitomo Primary Life Insurance (MSPL)

National Kyosai Federation of Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (ZENKYOREN)

National Pension Fund Association

Nippon Life Insurance

Norinchukin Bank

ORIX Life Insurance

Pension Fund Association for Local Government Officials (Chikyoren)

Sompo Japan Insurance

Sumitomo Life

Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance

And many more...

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Key agenda items include:

Japanese investor appetite for natural capital investments
Understanding how timberland and agriculture can create net-zero portfolios
Market deep dives: Australia, Europe and North America
Opportunities to invest in Agtech
And more.

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Attendees at Agri Investor events say

Stephen Meerwald

Harmony Agriculture and Food

Great opportunity to understand what is needed in Ag investment and how different sectors view the opportunity and risks of Ag investments.

Angus Ingram

Kilter Rural

A Pragmatic discussion about deploying capital into agri investments

Tim Findlay

Westpac Banking Corporation

Fantastic networking event and a chance to hear from experts how to make agri investments work.

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Understand what Japanese investors are looking for in a natural capital investment opportunity. Contact our producer Koki Kuramoto to discuss speaking opportunities.

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Agri Investor Tokyo Forum - Wednesday 14th

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09:30 - 10:20

Keynote Panel: Getting the lay of the land: why should Japanese LPs be investing in natural capital?

Where does agri fit within a standard institutional investment portfolio?
Which sectors and strategies present the best suitable for Japanese LPs? Understanding the basics of agri portfolio construction.
Geography diversification – US vs. Australia vs. Europe – which markets are of key interest?

10:20 - 11:05

Panel: Understanding how Agri/Forestry fits in the alternative investing portfolio and its ESG/impact aspect

How Agri complements the impact/ESG investing portfolio
Understanding the role of regenerative agriculture
Carbon offsetting and the role of agri in mitigating climate change

11:35 - 12:15

Investor Panel: Japanese investors perspectives on investing in the asset class

Understanding Japanese LP’s appetite for the asset class
What are the major challenges for investing in agri for LPs? On site due diligence, lack of gatekeeper?
What is the manager the selection process? How do they select GPs?

14:00 - 14:45

Panel: Spotlight on Australia: Investing in Australian Agri

The case for Oz – why can Australian agriculture be a great investment?
Risk return profiles: how does Australia compare to the US & Europe?
From farmland to water assets – where do the best opportunities lie?

14:45 - 15:30

Panel: Investing in Forestry & Timberland

Understanding the risk return profile of timberland compared to agri
How does forestry help diversity the portfolio?
Timberland in the natural capital portfolio

16:00 - 16:45

Panel: The agtech investing opportunity

Understanding the impact of robotics and automation in the agsector
Agricultural innovation in vertical farming and aquaculture
Agtech investing success cases studies

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Past speakers at Agri Investor and Japanese events include:

Michael Battaglia

Research Director Agriculture and Global Change, The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Michael Battaglia is the Research Director Agriculture and Global Change at CSIRO, with diverse professional background in conservation management, forestry management, academia and research leadership. His career Highlights include creation, from fr…

Kate Burke

Managing Director, Think Agri

Dr Kate Burke has spent her career interpreting data and combining it with knowledge and experience to improve financial returns from agricultural investments. Equally comfortable in the boardroom and the paddock, Kate has a background in farm adviso…

Simon Fritsch

Founder, Agripath

Simon is the founding director of Agripath, a business that is dedicated to collecting and analysing farm business performance data to assist clients in making better decisions and pinpointing opportunities for profit. Simon works with farming famili…

David Goodfellow

Chief Executive Officer, AustOn Corporation

With over 30 years’ experience in Australian Agriculture, David has held numerous senior positions in the industry including CEO Mutual Trust, Chairman AMPS Agribusiness, CEO Paraway Pastoral Company, GGM Elders Ltd, Managing Director and CEO Rifa Sa…

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 int…

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 a…

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…

Simon Mather

Chief Investment Officer, BUSSQ

Simon Mather has over 20 years experience in the Finance industry both in the UK and Australia across Fund Management and Superannuation. He previously held the position of General Manager Investments at AustSafe Super. AustSafe Super is the Industry…

Kaoru Onishi

General Manger, Foreign Equity and Alternative Investment Department, Nippon Life Insurance Company

Kaoru Onishi is General Manager of Private Equity Investment in Foreign Equity & Alternative Investment Department of Nippon Life Insurance Company. She is responsible for private equity and private debt investment. She has been with Nippon life…

Nick Ping

Director, Institutional Business Asia Pacific, Hancock Natural Resource Group

Nick is responsible for Hancock Natural Resource Group’s institutional business development, client account management and relationship management functions throughout the Asia Pacific region. These functions span both HNRG’s Timberland and Agricultu…

Lucy Purcell

Deputy President of Agribusiness Australia

Specialist in Agricultural and Agribusiness: Recruiting, strategy and linking people and investors within the agribusiness network, is Lucy’s passion. With over fifteen years experience as a specialist recruiter, business strategist and from a farmin…

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 Insura…

Koji Someno

Head of Real Asset Fund Investment Div., Alternative Investment Department, 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 infrast…

Junichi Tanaka

General Manager, Responsible Investment, Sumitomo Life Insurance

In April 2021, Sumitomo Life created a team controlling and enhancing responsible investment activities over all asset classes, and Junichi Tanaka was appointed as the general manager of the team. Since then, his team has expanded the scope of sustai…

Yoshitaka Todoroki

Managing Director, Private Market Investment Department, Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)

Yoshitaka Todoroki joined GPIF in March 2016, from Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management, where he led a newly established team that developed investment opportunities in the alternative space for clients mainly in Japanese pension industry. Before second…

Jock Whittle

Chief Executive Officer, Paraway Pastoral Co.

Jock joined Paraway Pastoral in January 2008 and was responsible for operations until his appointment to CEO in January 2012. As CEO he has led the company through a period of significant growth, which has seen the company add 7 additional properties…

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Connecting Japanese investors with natural capital opportunities

Connect with Japanese investors

Demonstrate your unique value

Understand capital allocation tendencies

General Manager, Responsible Investment Office, Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company

General Manager, Alternative Investment Department, The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company

General Manager, ESG Investment Strategy Office, Finance and Investment Planning Department, Nippon Life

Deputy General Manager, Tokio Marine and Nichido Fire Insurance

General Manger, Foreign Equity and Alternative Investment Department, Nippon Life Insurance Company

Senior Managing Director and Head of Private Equity Investment Department, Japan Post Bank

Head of Real Asset Fund Investment Div., Alternative Investment Department, Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company

General Manager, Responsible Investment, Sumitomo Life Insurance

Managing Director, Private Market Investment Department, Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)

Director, Japan Post Bank

Investors at our Japanese events include:

View crucial topics shaping the conference

Attendees at Agri Investor events say

Stephen Meerwald

Harmony Agriculture and Food

Angus Ingram

Kilter Rural

Tim Findlay

Westpac Banking Corporation

2022 Sponsors:

Discover the industry shifting programme

Agenda

Agri Investor Tokyo Forum - Wednesday 14th

Registration and Networking

Welcome Address

Keynote Presentation

Keynote Panel: Getting the lay of the land: why should Japanese LPs be investing in natural capital?

Panel: Understanding how Agri/Forestry fits in the alternative investing portfolio and its ESG/impact aspect

Coffee break

Investor Panel: Japanese investors perspectives on investing in the asset class

Presentation: Water Case Study

Networking Lunch

Panel: Spotlight on Australia: Investing in Australian Agri

Panel: Investing in Forestry & Timberland

Coffee break

Panel: The agtech investing opportunity

Closing remarks followed by Networking Cocktails

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Past speakers at Agri Investor and Japanese events include:

Research Director Agriculture and Global Change, The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Managing Director, Think Agri

Founder, Agripath

Chief Executive Officer, AustOn Corporation

General Manager, Responsible Investment Office, Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company

General Manager, Alternative Investment Department, The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company

General Manager, ESG Investment Strategy Office, Finance and Investment Planning Department, Nippon Life

Chief Investment Officer, BUSSQ

General Manger, Foreign Equity and Alternative Investment Department, Nippon Life Insurance Company

Director, Institutional Business Asia Pacific, Hancock Natural Resource Group

Deputy President of Agribusiness Australia

Senior Managing Director and Head of Private Equity Investment Department, Japan Post Bank

Head of Real Asset Fund Investment Div., Alternative Investment Department, Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company

General Manager, Responsible Investment, Sumitomo Life Insurance

Managing Director, Private Market Investment Department, Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)

Chief Executive Officer, Paraway Pastoral Co.

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