Infrastructure
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Tokyo Forum Virtual Experience 2021
20 April 2021,
Virtual event JST/UTC+9
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Japanese capital for global infrastructure
The 6th annual Infrastructure Investor Tokyo Forum took place on 7-11 September 2020.
As the #1 virtual meeting place for global infrastructure leaders to secure capital allocations from Japanese LPs, you can gain greater access than ever before through our immersive platform with increased visibility, extended face-to-face networking with regional LPs, global peers, and premium content available until the end of 2020.
The Infrastructure Investor Tokyo Forum 2021 will present you with even more opportunities for networking, insightful discussions and much more through Global Passport. Stay tuned!
Exchange ideas and discuss future allocations with GPIF
KEYNOTE
Yoshitaka Todoroki
Managing Director, Head of infrastructure
Private Market Investment Department
Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)
The interactive LP fireside chat with Yoshitaka Todoroki, GPIF was lived from Tokyo. In the keynote presentation, Mr. Todoroki explained how they have adapted their strategies during covid and what they are now looking for in an investment partner.
2020 featured speakers:
Interactive content and actionable insights
Engage in virtual networking programmes includes 1-to-1 video meetings, birds-of-a-feather sessions, live Q&A sessions with our world-class speakers, including Japan and Korea’s largest LPs. Participate in live polling & survey and get the immediate insights directly from the market.
Confirmed Japanese LP attendees
Connect, knowledge share with influential Japanese LPs even more at Tokyo Forum in April 2021.
Meet Japan’s largest community of Infrastructure leaders
CONNECT WITH INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTOR’S COMMUNITY IN THE NEW VIRTUAL MEETING PLACE
Redefine the conference experience
Maximise your time, maximise your returns
Extended private networking without borders
Talk to headline speakers in live Q&A sessions
All content on-demand, when you need it
Who's it for?
Investors
Discover the opportunities available in global infrastructure through knowledge-sharing with the world’s leading investment practitioners.
Fund managers
Secure your next capital allocation from Japanese investors through the Summit’s unrivalled networking opportunities.
Service providers
Demonstrate your skills and services to more than 350 senior global infrastructure investment professionals and grow your business.
What our delegates say
Mark Weisdorf
Managing Partner, Mark Weisdorf Associates
It is an effective and efficient way for senior participants in the industry – institutional investors, investment managers and financiers to discuss impo…
Joost Bergsma
CEO, Glennmont Partners
The Tokyo conference is always highly topical and gives great overview of the Japan and global infra market dynamics.
Daniel Hu
China Everbright Limited
The Summit gives me a better understanding about Japanese LPs and what different GPs are doing in the global market.
Expand your network and fundraising horizons
Established as the leading infrastructure conference in Japan, the Summit will offer you access to the most influential domestic LPs allocating to all sectors of the asset class and the leading global fund and asset managers, developers, advisors, and strategic partners.
Book a 1-2-1 session with your key business targets and connect with other attendees via our immersive virtual platform – whether you are joining from Tokyo or online you will enjoy unrivalled knowledge-sharing throughout the two days of content.
Meet the leading global infrastructure community
Accelerate your fundraising in Seoul and Tokyo
Demonstrate your unique value-add capabilities to LPs allocating capital to global infrastructure to turbocharge your fundraising in 2020 and beyond. Exchange ideas with prominent global GPs, developers, and strategic advisors to enhance your investment strategies across Japan, Asia, Europe, Australia, and the Americas.
2019 attendees:
Agenda
For any enquiries, please contact Andrew Wolff at andrew.w@peimedia.com
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Agenda
Day 1 - Monday 7th
Online networking starts
00:00 - 23:59
Online networking starts
Agenda
Day 2 - Tuesday 8th
Online networking
00:00 - 23:59
Online networking (see also Infrastructure Investor Seoul Summit)
Agenda
Day 3 - Wednesday 9th
Online networking
00:00 - 23:59
Online networking
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Day 4 - Thursday 10th
Online event
08:00 - 08:50
Registration and coffee
08:50 - 09:00
PEI welcome and chairman’s opening remarks
Mark Weisdorf
09:00 - 09:50
Keynote Panel: Infrastructure investing 2020: The models of infrastructure investing compared
Mark Weisdorf,
Cyril Cabanes,
Andreas Huber,
John Jackman,
Siôn Jones
- Core vs Core Plus vs Value Add – what are the best investment strategies to deploy in the current environment?
- Rising competition for deals, how is this affecting the landscape?
- Does greenfield now present a better opportunity for investors on a risk adjusted return basis compared to brownfield?
- The importance of ESG and rising ESG standards in the investment process
09:50 - 10:20
Keynote Presentation
10:20 - 10:40
Presentation
Harry Seekings
10:40 - 11:10
Coffee Break
11:10 - 12:00
Panel: Investing in the mid-market
Eugene Zhuchenko,
Gwenola Chambon,
Spence Clunie,
Stephen Dowd,
Jamie Storrow
- What are GPs current interpretations and definitions of the mid-market?
- What are the challenges in the mid-market infra space GPs face, in terms of deal sourcing / operation and exit?
- What opportunities does it offer to the Japanese institutional investor?
12:00 - 12:20
Presentation: European infrastructure case study
Helge Rau
12:20 - 13:10
Panel: Meet the major Japanese LPs - preparing for the next wave of institutional capital
Takako Koizumi,
Hisamitsu Iida,
Masaaki Kusano,
Yasuhiro Ono
- What is the current process by which LPs select their GPs? Has this changed in recent years?
- What kind of GP do LPs think is competitive? Large cap vs Mid-Size
- With expectations of a recession coming, how do LPs prepare for this within their investment strategy?
- How do LPs monitor from an ESG perspective and how have they implemented their ESG policy?
13:10 - 14:10
Break
14:10 - 14:50
Panel: Investing in digital infrastructure
Jingjing Bai,
Livio Fenati,
Takako Ishiyama
- What exactly is digital infrastructure?
- How does the role Infratech play into digital infrastructure?
- What are the similarities and differences between digital and core infrastructure?
14:50 - 15:10
Presentation
Jerome Neyroud
15:10 - 15:30
Presentation
Mauricio Bolana
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee Break
16:00 - 16:40
Panel: Accelerating the energy transition
Jeffrey Altman
- Can you still get good returns in developed markets given the recent erosion of subsidies? How to find these returns?
- What is the role that corporate PPAs can play in the current environment?
- Investing in emerging renewables markets – which geographies and sectors are of key interest?
16:40 - 17:10
Keynote Fireside Chat
Yoshitaka Todoroki
Yoshitaka Todoroki
Managing Director, Private Market Investment Department, Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)
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17:10 - 17:10
Close of day one
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Day 5 - Friday 11th
Online event
08:00 - 08:45
LP Breakfast Briefing (Invitation Only)
08:30 - 08:50
Registration and coffee
08:50 - 09:00
PEI welcome and chairman’s opening remarks
09:00 - 09:30
Day 2 Keynote presentation
09:30 - 10:15
Panel: The emergence of Infrastructure debt
Toru Inoue
- Given the increased demand for infrastructure debt funds in the market, what is driving the interest in the asset class?
- How does infra debt compare with other fixed income classes such as corporate debt?
- Which are the main risks that investors need to keep in mind when investing in this asset class?
Toru Inoue
Vice President, Japan head, Infrastructure & Structured Finance, Investment Banking Division, Goldman Sachs
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10:15 - 10:35
Presentation
Simon Eaves
Simon Eaves
Managing Director, Head of Clean Energy Infrastructure, Europe, Capital Dynamics
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10:35 - 11:05
Coffee break
11:05 - 11:45
Panel: Japan’s Infrastructure market: opportunities and challenges
Miho Nakagawa,
Morimasa Matsuda,
Kanna Mihara,
Takanori Fukushima
- Current overview and status of the Japanese infrastructure market
- From 5G to PPPs and renewables, where are the emerging domestic opportunities?
- Lack of deal flow, how much of a concern should this be to investors?
11:45 - 12:25
Panel: The rising role of ESG in infrastructure investing
Kim Schumacher,
Ryuichi Horie,
Melannie Pyzik
- How do we define ESG? Do differing interpretations of ESG present a challenge?
- Why should ESG matter to Japanese investors?
- What business factors can ESG activity have a positive impact on?
12:25 - 13:10
Panel: How to successfully fundraise with LPs new to infrastructure investing
Kazuo Nishimura,
Kazuhiro Honjo,
Akihito Nagata,
Keisuke Okano
- Understanding the do’s and don’ts of fundraising in Japan. What should GPs be aware of?
- What are new LPs priorities and concerns when looking at the asset class?
- The role of the gatekeeper in the monitoring process, how do they help select and monitor GPs?
Keisuke Okano
Senior Director, Head of Investment, Private Assets, ORIX Life Insurance Corporation
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13:10 - 13:10
End of conference
00:00 - 23:59
Online networking closes at 24:00
Confirmed Speakers
For programme enquiry, please contact Mr Andrew Wolff at andrew.w@peimedia.com.
Toru Inoue
Vice President, Japan head, Infrastructure & Structured Finance, Investment Banking Division, Goldman Sachs
Masaaki Kusano
Deputy General Manager, Foreign Equity & Alternative Investment Department, Nippon Life Insurance Company
Yoshitaka Todoroki
Managing Director, Private Market Investment Department, Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)
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