Accelerating Japanese and Korean investments into infrastructure
The Infrastructure Investor Japan Korea Week returns to Seoul and Tokyo this June, bringing together the largest gathering of institutional investors in the region to discuss the opportunities for investing in the asset class.
Hear from Japan and Korea’s leading institutional investors and gatekeepers on their off-shore investment strategies and insights, and learn about infrastructure investing opportunities in North Asia.
Join us to gain valuable insights into issues shaping the North Asian institutional investor landscape. 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.
Unparalleled networking
Benefit from a 1:1 investor to fund manager ratio and meet Asia’s most active institutional investors.
Hear from industry leaders
Gain valuable insight from Asia’s most experienced and successful infrastructure investment practitioners.
Advance your fundraising
Expand your fundraising horizons by meeting the most active Japanese and Korean institutional investors.
Connect with global institutional investors
Past attending investors included:
Explore the two forums
12-13 June
Join Korea’s most active infrastructure investment professionals at the Seoul Forum to build your network and advance your fundraising.
15-16 June
Debate the current state of the Japanese infrastructure market with leading Japanese investors to develop new investment strategies at the Tokyo Forum.
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.
Now part of the Global Passport
By securing your place at the Infrastructure Investor Japan Korea Week, you will instantly become part of the global network of infrastructure leaders shaping the asset class.
Passport holders have year-round access to a directory of investors, frequent meetings with industry leaders, and a place at all Infrastructure Investor conferences throughout the year, including:
Please note, annual agenda is subject to change.
Speaker information coming soon...
For more information on speaking in 2023, please contact Andrew Wolff.
2022 speakers included:
Jansen Ang
Member of Management, Private Infrastructure Asia, Partners Group
Jansen Ang is part of Partners Group's Asian Private Infrastructure business unit, based in Singapore. He has been with Partners Group since 2015 and has 14 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked in various investmen… Read full bio
Tharshini Ashokan
Reporter, Infrastructure Investor
Tharshini Ashokan is a reporter for PEI Media’s Infrastructure Investor, covering the Asia-Pacific region. She joined PEI in April 2021 and is based in Sydney. Prior to joining PEI, Tharshini covered financial and regulatory news for the self-managed… Read full bio
Joost Bergsma
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner, Glennmont Partners
Joost is a founding partner and CEO of Glennmont Partners. Since 2021 Glennmont Partners is part of Nuveen. He is a member of the Investment Committee and the Asset Management Committee. Joost is involved in originating new deals and also in the nego… Read full bio
Gwenola Chambon
CEO-Managing Partner, Vauban Infrastructure Partners
Gwenola Chambon, Managing Partner and Founding Partner of Vauban Infrastructure Partners, has been responsible for managing the infrastructure Investment Team of Mirova as well as its infrastructure investment and capital raising activities. Througho… Read full bio
Regina Chung
First Vice President, CIM Group
Regina Chung is a First Vice President in the Global Partners Group, based in New York. Regina is responsible for building relationships with institutional partners and co-investors primarily in the United States, and investors in relation to CIM’s i… Read full bio
Yusun Chung
Director, Private Assets, Schroders Capital
Yusun covers Private Assets at Schroders with a focus on Korean market. She has an experience of both buyside and sellside over her 20 years of career in financial sector. She was a senior portfolio manager of Global Infrastructure at National Pensio… Read full bio
Nick Cleary
Partner, Vantage Infrastructure
Nick joined the business in 2012 and has more than 20 years of relevant experience. Nick leads the North American business, where he focuses on infrastructure debt origination, portfolio management and client relationships. He is a member of the Debt… Read full bio
Stephen Dowd
CIO of Private Infrastructure Strategies, CBREIM
Stephen Dowd is Chief Investment Officer – Private Infrastructure Strategies for CBRE Investment Management. He leads the firm’s private infrastructure investment practice, overseeing investment strategies, portfolio management, analytics and perform… Read full bio
Jiroo Eoh
Team Head, ABL Life Insurance
Jiroo Eoh is the Team Head, leading infrastructure and real assets (real estate) investment team, at ABL Life Insurance (Korea). Previously, Jiroo worked with Macquarie Group (Macquarie Capital and Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets, both Austr… Read full bio
Tim Flower
Managing Director, HarbourVest Partners
Tim Flower joined HarbourVest in 2008 to focus on European secondary investments. In 2010, he transferred to the Hong Kong office to establish and manage the secondary platform in the Asia Pacific region. Tim has led the Firm’s secondary investment e… Read full bio
Dylan Foo
Partner and Co-Head of Infrastructure, Apollo
Dylan Foo is Partner and Co-Head of Infrastructure at Apollo. Prior to joining the Firm, Dylan spent 14 years at AMP Capital in London and New York, where he served as Partner and Head of the Americas & Global Head of Direct Investments. In that… Read full bio
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
Yas Furusawa
Deputy General Manager of O&M Office & Senior Project Manager of Railway Planning Department, Railway Division, Oriental Consultants Global
Yas Furusawa is a PPP Policy / Transaction advisor with 35 years of experience in providing advisory services including Privatization, Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), Project Finance through Turnaround and Restructuring of public-owned corporatio… Read full bio
Fabian Gröne
Partner, EQT Partners
Fabian Gröne joined EQT Partners in 2008 and is now based in Munich as part of the founding Active Core Infrastructure Fund leadership team. Fabian worked in our Munich, Stockholm and Singapore offices. Before taking up his current role, he built and… Read full bio
Shuji Hatsukaiwa
Head of Private Asset Sales & Product, Schroders Capital
Shuji Hatsukaiwa is Head of Private Asset Sales & Product at Schroder Investment Management (Japan). He joined Schroders in 2018 as a representative of private asset business management for Schroders Japan. In his prior career at Mitsubishi Corpo… 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 ESG advisory in the real estate and infrastructure sectors as well as research on green buildings and sustainable finance. He graduated from University o… Read full bio
Andreas Huber
Partner, Vice Chairman Asia Pacific, EQT Partners
Andreas Huber joined EQT Partners in October 2007 and is Vice Chairperson of Asia Pacific. Andreas graduated from Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich with distinction in Economics, Sinology and Political Sciences. Prior to joining EQT Partners, A… 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
Mikio Iida
Associate General Manager of Alternative Funds Investment Department, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank
Mikio IIDA is an Associate General Manager of Alternative Funds Investment Department of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, with over 10 years of experience in Project Finance, Asset Finance and Infrastructure Debt Fund. He was Head of Project Finance (Toky… Read full bio
Ross Israel
Head of Global Infrastructure, QIC
Ross co-founded QIC’s infrastructure capability in 2006, which today manages c.A$26.7bn across 21 direct investments in 6 countries. Ross provides leadership to the global team with offices in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, New York and London. Ross is… Read full bio
Dong Hun Jang
Senior Advisor, YULCHON
Mr. Jang joined the firm in April 2022 as a senior advisor at Yulchon, a major law firm in Korea. Previously, he had senior management oversight of POBA investments as a CIO totaling around US$ 17bn and led the strategic expansion in the overseas inv… Read full bio
Seung-ki Jeong
General Manager, Kiwoom Asset Management
Seung-ki Jeong is Kiwoom Asset management’s alternative investment manager. He is responsible for investing in real estate, infrastructure, private debt, private equity, and other alternative assets. Prior to Kiwoom, he worked at DGB Life insurance a… Read full bio
Woo Song Jung
Managing Director & Head of Global IB Division, DAOL Asset Management
Woo-Song leads Global IB Div covering multiple alternatives investment areas such as Infrastructure, Real Estate, Corporate Finance and PEF, and has successfully built up USD 1.5bn portfolio from scratch since he joined in late 2016. He worked for Su… Read full bio
Wataru Kawabata
Managing Director, DBJ Asset Management
Wataru Kawabata is a Managing Director of Infrastructure Asset Investment Department at DBJ Asset Management, leading a global infrastructure debt investment team. He has 17 years of infrastructure professional experiences primarily in Development Ba… Read full bio
Phil Kent
Director, Gravis Capital Management
Phil is a Director of Gravis and leads the Gravis Infrastructure team. He will have overall responsibility for the management of the private vehicle, which Gravis is currently pre-marketing, investing in infrastructure that accelerates the transition… 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 is responsible for alternative investments at TongYang Life with a focus on its infrastructure strategy. He has a 14-year of working experience in deal origination and in-depth credit analysis. He was an investment credit analyst at AB… Read full bio
Jay Kim
Investment Director, Infrastructure, IFM Investors
Based in Hong Kong, Jay is responsible for the origination, analysis, structure and execution of fund investments, along with the ongoing management of portfolio assets. Prior to joining IFM Investors, Jay was an investment banker specializing in M… Read full bio
Kwang Kim
Korea Country Representative, The Asia Foundation
Kwang Kim is the Korea Country Representative of The Asia Foundation, and founder of Impact for Breakfast’s Seoul chapter, a global network of impact investors. He is a global expert in sustainable business and investments models as well as public-pr… Read full bio
David Kirkpatrick
Senior Managing Director, Marathon Capital
David Kirkpatrick is a Senior Managing Director who leads Marathon Capital’s West Coast practice. He is a corporate finance, project finance and M&A specialist with more than 25 years of experience in the cleantech and renewable energy sectors. A… Read full bio
Richard Knight
Managing Director, Equitix
Richard has over 20 years’ experience working within infrastructure and leading large teams in both the public and private sector. With a technical background and an interest in asset performance, Richard sits on a number of infrastructure boards, in… Read full bio
Jenny Koh
Founder, 3iadvisory
Jenny Koh founded 3iadvisory after successful careers with GuarantCo, the guarantee arm of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (“PIDG”) and Standard Chartered Bank amongst others. Jenny has over twenty plus years experiences in engaging in e… Read full bio
Scott Lawrence
Partner, Glennmont Partners
Scott is a founding Partner of Glennmont Partners. He leads all of the firm’s solar initiatives and is actively involved in new financing initiatives. Scott has worked in renewable energy power generation for more than a decade, leading many of the… 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
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
Jamie Miyazaki
Founder, Tessier Ashpool Research
Jamie Miyazaki has a background in investigative journalism and equity analysis. He began his career as an analyst for the Economist Intelligence Unit and reporter for the BBC before joining Dow Jones & Co. where he wrote for the Wall Street Jour… Read full bio
Akihito Nagata
General Manager, Nissay Asset Management
Akihito Nagata is General 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 infrastructure as… Read full bio
Perry Noble
Head of Infrastructure, Federated Hermes Infrastructure
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
Jun Ohashi
Partner, Head of Actis Japan, Energy Infrastructure, Actis
Jun joined Actis in 2022, as the firm opened its office in Tokyo and extends its footprint in Asia. Jun oversees Actis’ operations, relationships and growth in Japan and also works with the firm’s central teams, including the Investor Development Gro… Read full bio
Jun Ohata
Chief Manager, Real Asset Group Fund Research & Development Division, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation(MUTB)
Jun Ohata is a Chief Manager of Fund Research & Development Division at MUTB, leading the Real Assets Group which is responsible for investing in the funds managed by third party asset managers on behalf of Japanese institutional investors includ… Read full bio
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… Read full bio
Tatsuya Otsubo
Global Deputy Head of Credit and Alternative Investments, Norinchukin Bank
Tatsuya Otsubo leads The Norinchukin Bank’s alternative investment program. Since he started his carrier at The Norinchukin Bank, he was responsible for corporate finance, financial planning and alternatives investments etc. He has covered the altern… Read full bio
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 rel… Read full bio
Steven Pugh
Partner, Federated Hermes Infrastructure
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
Ana Romero
Co-Founder-Principal, Green Transition Partners
Ana Carolina Romero is a co-founder and Head of Business Development, Marketing & Investor Relations at GTP. Ana has 12+ years of experience working for private equity, capital introduction and energy & infrastructure advisory firms. Prior to… 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
Simon Soder
Partner, Antin Infrastructure Partners
Simon Soder joined Antin in 2014. He is currently a board member in three portfolio companies (in Fund III, Fund IV and the Mid Cap Fund) and was previously a board member in three additional portfolio companies (in Fund II and Fund III). Simon previ… Read full bio
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… Read full bio
Jamie Storrow
Managing Director, Northleaf Capital Partners
Jamie is co-head of Northleaf’s infrastructure investment program and is a member of the Investment Committee. Jamie is primarily responsible for transaction origination, due diligence and asset management of Northleaf’s infrastructure investments. J… Read full bio
Kok Leong Toh
Member of Management, Private Infrastructure Asia, Partners Group
Kok Leong Toh is part of Partners Group's Asian Private Infrastructure business unit, based in Singapore. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the firm's portfolio company Green Island Renewable Power. He has been with partners Group since 201… Read full bio
John Walker
Executive 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
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
Alexander Wellsteed
Principal Evaluation Specialist, Asian Development Bank
Alexander Wellsteed’s work at ADB focuses on the evaluation of the bank’s private sector operations. Prior to joining ADB in 2018 Mr. Wellsteed held various roles as an Associate Director General at JBIC in Tokyo and as Investment Director at Greenpa… Read full bio
Edward Winter
Managing Director, Global Infrastructure Funds, BlackRock
Edward Winter, Managing Director, joined the BlackRock Global Infrastructure Funds team ("BGIF") in 2018. The BGIF team manages approximately $9 billion in capital commitments across three vintages. BGIF invests globally in essential contracted infra… Read full bio
Atsunori Yamaura
Director, Russell investments
Atsunori Yamaura is Director, Alternative Advisory Division where he oversees alternative consulting activities in Japan. Prior to joining Russell Investments in 2007, he held several positions at Resona Bank in roles such as portfolio manager, busin… Read full bio
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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.
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