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Japan Korea Week 2022
14 - 16 June 2022,
Tokyo, Seoul and online, UTC +9
Two forums. Unlimited fundraising opportunities.
The Infrastructure Investor Japan Korea Week brings together the biggest gathering of institutional investors in the region in Tokyo, Seoul and online, to discuss the opportunities for investing in the asset class.
With an unparalleled 1:1 investor:manager ratio, it is the go-to event to fundraise with East Asia’s biggest investors, such as GPIF, Japan Post Bank, NPS and KIC.
Join us to gain peer-to-peer insights and knowledge share with industry leaders. Gain instant access to the most influential network of Japanese and Korean investors and global fund managers to expand your network and advance your fundraising.
Gain valuable insight from an industry leader
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Tadasu Matsuo, Managing Director, Head of Global Alternative Investments, Japan Science and Technology (JST)
Hear from the leader of Japan’s newest investment giant. Tadasu Matsuo has recently been appointed to head up a new $86.8 billion university endowment fund, tasked with generating a 4.38% annual return. Matsuo previously led HarbourVest Partners Japan as Managing Director and co-head and holds over 30 years’ experience. Matsuo will be speaking on the newly created University Fund’s investing strategy in alternatives. |
Advance your fundraising
Expand your fundraising horizons by meeting the most active Japanese and Korean institutional investors.
Uncover high-yield opportunities
Share perspectives on Asian investment strategies and identify high-yield assets across the region with leading investment practitioners.
Save time building your network
Create and nurture sustainable relationships with infrastructure’s elite by using our sophisticated networking platform.
Connect with global institutional investors
Past attending investors included:
Week overview
Infrastructure Investor Tokyo Forum
14 June
Connecting infrastructure with Japanese capital.
Infrastructure Investor Seoul Forum
16 June
Connecting infrastructure with Korean capital.
Programme at a glance
Industry intelligence
Join leading infrastructure experts as they discuss the current state of Asian infrastructure, renewables, ESG, infrastructure debt and so much more.
Investor insights
Discover where Japanese and Korean investors are allocating their money and which sectors they view most favourably.
Interactive roundtables
Customise your agenda and join our interactive roundtable sessions across the week for focused discussions with investors and managers.
What our attendees say about the event
Helge Rau
wpd AG
The Japan and Korea infrastructure conferences are always an excellent opportunity to meet investors and learn about new developments and trends in the infrastr…
Lydia Gaylord
InstarAGF
PEI continues to drive value for the infrastructure investor marketplace in providing a fulfilling virtual experience with insightful content from top industry…
Yusun Chung
Schroders Korea
The PEI infrastructure events were helpful in connecting various parties in the industry.
Helge Rau
wpd AG
The Japan and Korea infrastructure conferences are always an excellent opportunity to meet investors and learn about new developments and trends in the infrastructure sector.
Lydia Gaylord
InstarAGF
PEI continues to drive value for the infrastructure investor marketplace in providing a fulfilling virtual experience with insightful content from top industry experts along with significant networking capabilities for attendees.
Speakers include:
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Please note, annual agenda is subject to change.
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Secure your next investor
Connect with the most active Japanese and Korean investors
Japan Korea Week attendees shape the industry
Your access to Japan Korea Week will provide more value than ever before, with year-round access to a directory of global infrastructure’s most influential network.
Advance your fundraising
Expand your fundraising horizons by meeting the most active Japanese and Korean institutional investors.
Uncover high-yield opportunities
Share perspectives on Asian investment strategies and identify high-yield assets across the region with leading investment practitioners.
Save time building your network
Create and nurture sustainable relationships with infrastructure’s elite by using our sophisticated networking platform.
Stay connected with the global network
Helge Rau
wpd AG
The Japan and Korea infrastructure conferences are always an excellent opportunity to meet investors and learn about new developments and trends in the infrastr…
Lydia Gaylord
InstarAGF
PEI continues to drive value for the infrastructure investor marketplace in providing a fulfilling virtual experience with insightful content from top industry…
Yusun Chung
Schroders Korea
The PEI infrastructure events were helpful in connecting various parties in the industry.
Helge Rau
wpd AG
The Japan and Korea infrastructure conferences are always an excellent opportunity to meet investors and learn about new developments and trends in the infrastructure sector.
Lydia Gaylord
InstarAGF
PEI continues to drive value for the infrastructure investor marketplace in providing a fulfilling virtual experience with insightful content from top industry experts along with significant networking capabilities for attendees.
Japan Korea Week attendees get more
By attending the Infrastructure Investor Japan Korea Week, you will join infrastructure’s most influential global network. Membership will give you:
- Access to Japan Korea Week
- Virtual access to all of Infrastructure Investor’s global events
- Access to the investor directory
- Frequent virtual and in-person networking opportunities
- And much more…
귀중한 네트워크킹및 펀드레이징의 기회
Infrastructure Investor Japan Korea Week 콘퍼런스 기간에는 서울, 도쿄 및 온라인 스트리밍을 통해 전세계의 기관 투자자들이 모여 인프라 투자 기회를 논의합니다.
참석자의 비율이 1:1 (투자자:펀드 매니저)로 진행될 행사는 국민연금기금운용본부(NPS), 한국투자공사(KIC), 삼성화재해상보험및 Japan Post Bank와 같은 동아시아의 대형 LP들에게서 인사이트를 얻고 드레이징을 할 수 있는 최고의 기회입니다.
업계 리더들, 동료들과 시장동향을 알아보세요. 가장 영향력 있는 한일 투자자들과 글로벌 펀드 매니저들의 커뮤니티에 참여하여 네트워크 확대, 전략 논의와 펀드레이징의 기회를 잡으세요.
펀드레이징 추진
활발히 활동하는 한일 기관투자자들과의 만남으로 펀드레이징의 범위를 확대하세요
고수익 기회 발굴
아시아 투자 전략에 대한 관점을 공유하고 업계 선두 주자와 함께 각지의 고수익 자산을 알아보십시오.
네트워크 구축 시간을 절약
저희의 정교한 네트워킹 플랫폼을 이용하여 글로벌 인프라 투자자들과의 관계를 발전시키실 수 있습니다.
글로벌 기관 투자자들과 연결
과거 참석자 명단은:
Infrastructure Investor Seoul Forum
12월 7일 ~ 8일
글로벌 시장에 투자를 하고싶은 한국 투자자들과 관계를 구축하십시오.
Infrastructure Investor Tokyo Forum
12월 8일 ~ 9일
일본의 가장 영향력 있는 인프라 투자 회의에 참여하여 향후 1년의 투자계획을 잡으십시오.
한눈에 보는 프로그램
비지니스 인텔리전스
인프라 전문가들과 아시아 인프라, 재생 에너지, ESG, 인프라 대출등에 관하여 같이 논의하세요.
투자자 인사이트
한일 투자자들이 자금을 어디에 할당하는지, 어느 섹터를 가장 중점적으로 보는지 알아보세요.
라운드테이블회의
참여형 콘퍼런스 기간중 원하시는 라운드테이블에 참석하시면 다른 투자자와 펀드매니저들과 심도 깊은 토론을 하실 수 있습니다.
참가자의 말
인프라 서울포럼과 도쿄포럼은 투자자들을 만나고 업계의 동향과 새로운 프로젝트를 알 수 있는 아주 훌륭한 기회입니다.
Helge Rau
wpd AG
PEI는 온라인에서도 인프라 최고 전문가의 인사이트제공 및 다른 참석자들과의 네트워킹 경험을 훌륭하게 선사해주었습니다. PEI 이벤트는 인프라 업계에 종사하면 참석할 만한 가치가 있는 것을 꾸준히 증명하고 있습니다.
Lydia Gaylord
InstarAGF
PEI 인프라 콘퍼런스는 업계의 다양한 종사자들을 연결하는데 많은 도움이 됩니다.
Yusun Chung
Schroders Korea
이제는 Global Passport에 포함이 됩니다
Infrastructure Investor Japan Korea Week 의 티켓을 예약하시면, 인프라 투자자들, 선두주자들이 회원으로 모여있는 글로벌 커뮤니티의 회원이 되십니다.
참여 회원은 다른 회원 목록을 확인하실 수 있고 그들과 온/오프라인 미팅, 일년내내 Infrastructure Investor Global Passport을 통해 참여하실 수 있습니다. 연간 행사 일정은 다음과 같습니다.
Pre-Event Resources
貴重なコネクション作りと資金調達の機会
Infrastructure Investor Japan Korea Weekは、東京、ソウル、オンラインでの最大の機関投資家の集まりであり、インフラ投資機会について話し合います。
比類のない、1:1の投資家やマネージャーの比率で、 GPIF、ゆうちょ銀行、 NPS、Korea Investment Corporationなどの東アジアの最大の投資家とインフラ投資の市場動向を把握し、国内外の投資機会について議論します。
業界のリーダーとP2Pで洞察や知識を共有するためにご参加ください。日本と韓国の投資家とグローバルなファンド・マネージャーの最も影響力のあるコミュニティーへの簡単なアクセスを得て、ネットワークを広げたり、資金調達を進めましょう。
投資機会を見つける
アジアやグローバル投資戦略に関する展望を共有し、主要な投資家と地域全体の高利回り資産を見出そう。
資金調達を進める
最も活発な日本と韓国の機関投資家に会い、資金調達の可能性を広げよう。
ネットワーク構築の時間を節約
洗練されたネットワーキングプラットフォームを使って、インフラの専門家と持続可能な関係を構築しましょう。
グローバルな機関投資家とつながる
過去の参加投資家はこちら：
Infrastructure Investor Seoul Forum
12月7～8日
資本をグローバルに活用したい定評のある韓国の投資家との関係を構築します。
Infrastructure Investor Tokyo Forum
12月8～9日
日本の最も影響力があるインフラ投資会議に参加し、今後12ヶ月のアセットクラスの資本フローを構築します。
プログラムの概観
業界インテリジェンス主要なインフラ専門家に加わって、アジアのインフラ、再生可能エネルギー、ESG、インフラ・デットなどの現状について話し合います。 |
投資家の洞察日本と韓国の投資家が、どこに資金を配分しているか、どのセクターを最も有利なものと見ているか発見しましょう。 |
インタラクティブな円卓会議 |
アジェンダをカスタマイズし、ジャパン・コリアウィークを通して行われる円卓会議に参加しましょう。投資家やファンド・マネージャーと密に話し合いができます。
参加者の声
(Japan and Korea のインフラ会議は、常に投資家とつながり、インフラセクターでの新たな展開とトレンドについて把握できる素晴らしい機会です。)
Helge Rau, wpd AG
(PEIは、参加者にとって重要なネットワーキングの可能性を最大化するとともに、業界トップの専門家から洞察に富んだコンテンツによる充実したバーチャルな体験を提供し、インフラ投資家市場の価値を高め続けています。)
Lydia Gaylord, InstarAGF
(PEIのインフライベントは、業界における様々な関係者を結び付ける上で有益でした。)
Yusun Chung, Schroders Korea
今年から、Global Passportの一部へ
Infrastructure Investor Japan Korea Weekでの席を確保すれば、アセットクラスを形成するインフラ・リーダーのグローバル・コミュニティーの一員になれます。
メンバーは、投資家のディレクトリーに一年を通じてアクセスし、業界のリーダーとの会合に参加し、以下を含む年間を通じた全てのInfrastructure Investorカンファレンスに出席できます。
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Agenda
Infrastructure Investor Japan Korea Week Day 1 (Times in KST/JST) - Tuesday 14th
Tokyo Live Sessions with Japanese Investors. Simultaneous translation in Japanese and English
08:00 - 09:00
Breakfast Briefing
09:00 - 09:30
Keynote Fireside Chat
Tadasu Matsuo
Tadasu Matsuo
Managing Director and Head of Global Alternative Investments, Japan Science & Technology Agency (JST)
Read bio
09:30 - 10:20
Keynote Panel: Next generation infrastructure investing strategies
- Which sectors and strategies present the best potential for future growth? How should investors prepare and consolidate their portfolios?
- Mitigating future risks such as climate change risk – what actions need to be taken now?
- ESG and Impact as the nexus of future infrastructure investing
10:20 - 10:50
Break
10:50 - 11:40
Panel: The evolution of infrastructure fund strategies – implications for investors
- Specialist vs Generalist funds – which works best for the Japanese investor?
- Core infrastructure – will it remain an integral part of the infrastructure portfolio?
- Are we seeing a greater increase in mid-cap strategies as core becomes saturated from funds?
11:40 - 12:10
Presentation: Understanding Japan’s energy in transition opportunity
- Offshore wind investing landscape and update on current government auctions
- Understanding where institutional capital can get involved
- Outstanding challenges such as enhancing grid connectivity
12:10 - 13:10
Lunch & Networking
13:10 - 14:00
Panel: Equity or Debt? Getting the right portfolio balance for the Japanese LP
- How have infra debt portfolios been performing post covid?
- Does debt provide the Japanese investor sufficient yield vis a vis equity?
- Understanding the role of ESG in constructing the debt portfolio
14:00 - 14:30
Presentation: Optimising returns in the energy in transition
- Looking beyond plain vanilla renewables, which subsectors offer the best returns?
- Greenfield investing strategies – should Japanese LPs be taking a closer look?
- Successful investing case studies
14:30 - 15:15
Panel: Embracing the energy and digital transitions
- Understanding the convergence of digital and energy in transition investing opportunities
- Will competition in the sectors lead to increasing stratification in returns?
- Technology risks and what it means for the sectors
15:15 - 15:45
Break
15:45 - 16:30
Panel: Seeking sustainability in the infrastructure portfolio
- How to efficiently track ESG performance in the infra portfolio
- Are both seeking sustainability and high returns compatible?
- Avoiding greenwashing what should Japanese LPs know?
16:30 - 17:20
Panel: Gauging LP appetite in the asset class (followed by Cocktail Reception)
- Does LP appetite remain risk averse or are they moving up the risk curve?
- Do Japanese LPs prefer specialists or generalist fund managers?
- Would LPs consider first time funds or is a strong track record a prerequisite to selection?
Agenda
Infrastructure Investor Japan Korea Week Day 2 (Times in KST/JST) Virtual - Wednesday 15th
Live Sessions with Korean & Japanese Investors. Simultaneous translation in Korean, Japanese and English
10:00 - 16:00
A series of engaging interactive roundtables and presentations throughout the day
Agenda
Infrastructure Investor Japan Korea Week Day 3 (Times in KST/JST) - Thursday 16th
Seoul Live Sessions with Korean Investors. Simultaneous translation in Korean and English
09:00 - 09:30
Keynote Presentation
Brad Kim
09:30 - 10:20
Keynote Panel: Infrastructure Investing strategies for the future
- Which sectors and strategies present the best potential for future growth? How should investors prepare and consolidate their portfolios?
- Mitigating future risks such as climate change risk – what actions need to be taken now?
- Energy in transition 2.0 – investing beyond solar and wind
10:20 - 10:50
Break
10:50 - 11:40
Panel: Understanding the diversifying infrastructure fund landscape
- What opportunities in midcap infra and other sectors are being overlooked?
- The emergence of social infrastructure as a subsector
- The energy transition – looking beyond conventional renewables asset classes
11:40 - 12:10
Presentation: Case Study - impact of Covid-19 on transport investments
- Understanding Covid’s impact on the airport sector
- What does the recovery look like for the sector? Where are new sources of growth?
- Lessons learned from dealing with the crisis
12:10 - 13:10
Lunch & Networking
13:10 - 14:00
Panel: Debt strategies for Korean insurers
- Does appetite remain high amongst Korean investors? What drives their investment?
- How resilient has infrastructure debt been proven post pandemic?
- ESG considerations for the debt portfolio
14:00 - 14:30
Presentation: The evolution of secondaries in the asset class
- How are secondaries growing and evolving as an emerging strategy in its own right?
- Infra secondaries vs other private market secondaries compared
- Experiences shared from experienced secondaries investors
14:30 - 15:15
Panel: Digital & Renewables: Infrastructure’s hottest markets?
- Convergence between energy and digital transition – data centres and energy demand
- Top subsectors and geographies to consider
- How concerned should LPs be about overheating in these sectors?
15:15 - 15:45
Break
15:45 - 16:30
Panel: ESG considerations for the infrastructure portfolio
- What progress is the infra asset class making on ESG?
- Does investing behind the ‘E’ enhance performance?
- Understanding best practices for Korean LPs to adopt ESG principles in their investments
16:30 - 17:20
Panel: Korean LPs appetite for infrastructure (followed by Cocktail Reception)
- Understanding appetite for comingled funds vs co-investments
- Do LPs have concerns over style drift with their GPs?
- Are Korean investors moving into more value-add investing strategies?
Ayaka Fujiwara
Climate Investment Specialist, Green Climate Fund
Ayaka Fujiwara is Climate Investment Specialist at the Green Climate Fund (GCF)’s Private Sector Facility, where she is responsible for the origination and appraisal of private sector climate projects and programmes since 2018. Ayaka has 12 years of… Read full bio
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 advisory on ESG integration in the real estate and infrastructure sectors as well as research on policy and market with respect to sustainable finance. H… Read full bio
Yuriy Humber
President, Yuri Group
Yuriy Humber is President of Yuri Group and founder of the Japan NRG platform, which provides regular information and analysis about the Japanese energy and power industry, markets, and policy. He is also a columnist on energy issues for the “Nikkei… Read full bio
Brad Kim
Managing Director, Stonepeak
Brad is a Managing Director at Stonepeak and is a member of the investment team in Asia. Prior to joining Stonepeak, Brad was with Macquarie Capital and has worked in Australia, Korea, UAE, and Hong Kong. Brad holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of… Read full bio
Harold Dong Young Kim
Manager, Private Capital Team, TongYang Life Insurance
Dong Young Kim Covers Alternative investment at TongYang Life with focus on global / local Infrastructure investment. He has an experience of both deal origination and in-depth credit analysis for 14 years. He was an investment credit analyst of ABL… Read full bio
Takako Koizumi
Head of Investment Management Department, Mitsui & Co. Alternative Investments
Takako Koizumi is an Executive Director and Head of Infrastructure & Real Estate Investment at Mitsui & Co. Alternative Investments, with over 20 years of experience in alternative assets. She started her career at Citibank in banking and M… Read full bio
Andrew Kwok
Managing Director, Head Private Infrastructure Asia, Partners Group
Andrew Kwok is Head of Private Infrastructure in Asia, based in Singapore, and sits on the Private Infrastructure Investment Committee and the Board of Directors of the firm's portfolio company Green Island Renewable Power and Unity Digital Infrastru… Read full bio
Jake Lee
Head of Infrastructure, Hyundai Insurance
Jake (Jong Kwan) Lee is Head of Infrastructure, leading domestic and overseas infrastructure investments at Hyundai Insurance based in Seoul, South Korea. Prior to his current position, he helped build overseas Private Equity and Debt investment plat… Read full bio
Seok Won Lee
Investment Manager, POBA
Mr. Seok Won Lee joined POBA in 2019 and is responsible for sourcing, evaluating, structuring and executing infrastructure project and fund investments. Prior to joining POBA, Mr. Lee was Investment Manager for Korea Teachers’ Pension where he execut… Read full bio
Jungmin Lim
Director, Infrastructure Investment, IBD, NH Investment & Securities
Jungmin Lim has spent 10 years at NH Investment & Securities and is currently focusing on underwriting, execution and structuring social infrastructure and energy projects in the Investment Banking Division. Prior to her current position, while w… Read full bio
Sam Lissner
Principal, Ridgewood Infrastructure
Sam Lissner is a Principal of Ridgewood Infrastructure. He has more than a decade of infrastructure investing experience in sectors including water, power, renewables and energy. Prior to joining Ridgewood, Sam focused on investments in solar, and di… Read full bio
Tadasu Matsuo
Managing Director and Head of Global Alternative Investments, Japan Science & Technology Agency (JST)
Tadasu Matsuo led HarbourVest Partners Japan as a managing director and co-head from April, 2020. He oversaw Japan Post Insurance’s alternative investment, ranging from private equity and infrastructure funds to real estate and hedge funds since Sept… Read full bio
Akihito Nagata
Chief Portfolio Manager, Nissay Asset Management
Akihito Nagata is Chief Portfolio Manager, Alternative & Fund Investment Department, Nissay Asset Management Corporation. Mr Nagata joined Nissay Asset in 2016 where he is responsible for co-investment programmes and fund investments in infrastru… Read full bio
Perry Noble
Head of Infrastructure, Federated Hermes
Perry joined the infrastructure team in 2012 and is now responsible for all aspects of infrastructure investment team activities including chairing the Infrastructure Investment Committee. With over 25 years of experience in the infrastructure sector… Read full bio
Luv Parikh
Managing Director, Private Infrastructure Asia, Partners Group
Luv Parikh is a part of the Asian Private Infrastructure business unit, based in Singapore. He has 17 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he was a Managing Director in Blackstone's Tactical Opportunities Group in Singapore… Read full bio
Steven Pugh
Partner, Federated Hermes
Steven joined the Infrastructure team of Federated Hermes in 2019 and is the Partner responsible for leading the team’s origination activities as well as being a member of the Infrastructure Investment Committee. Steven has over 20 years of experienc… Read full bio
Andrew Shin
Head of Investments (Korea), Willis Towers Watson
Andrew Shin joined Willis Towers Watson in 2012 and is Head of Investment Services, Korea, advising Korean institutions. Andrew commenced his investment career in Canada progressing through a number of roles including product development, research an… Read full bio
Koji Someno
Manager, 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… Read full bio
John Walker
Chairman, Eastpoint Partners
John Walker AM, who was Chairman of Macquarie Capital Asia and Chairman of Macquarie Group, Korea ,retired in 2020 after a 22 year career with Macquarie Group. John spent 21 years in Asia ,initially in Korea where he led the establishment of Macquari… Read full bio
James Wardlaw
Partner, Federated Hermes
James has 36 years’ experience in financial markets, both public and private. He joined Federated Hermes Infrastructure just over a year ago as a Partner responsible for investor relations and capital raising. He is a member of the Infrastructure Inv… Read full bio
Yuriko Watanabe
Director, Japan Post Bank
Yuriko Watanabe leads Japan Post Bank’s infrastructure investment program and its infrastructure debt program. Prior to joining Japan Post Bank in July 2019, she spent 11 years at the Bank of Japan, where she led various studies on investment activit… Read full bio