Connecting Japanese capital with global infrastructure
Advance your fundraising potential by connecting with Japan’s most active and influential institutional investors at the Infrastructure Investor Tokyo Forum.
Take advantage of unparalleled in-person networking and gain valuable insight into Japanese investors’ current appetite in the asset class, the long term resilience of the asset class and better understand how to safeguard investments moving forward.
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More insights, more fundraising opportunities at the Tokyo Forum:
350+ infrastructure professionals
200+ investors
60+ speakers
15+ countries participating
2024 investors include:
Key themes include:
- Merits of investing in higher-risk assets as opposed to core infrastructure in the current economic environment.
- How to find value in growth technologies?
- The role of data in ESG investing
- How has the depreciating yen impacted on LPs’ investment strategies?
- Battery storage and the growing demand for grid-scale batteries
Gain transformative insights
Share perspectives on Asian investment strategies, learn more about Korean investor appetite and identify high-yield assets across the region with leading investment practitioners
Expand your fundraising horizons
The Tokyo Forum is home to 150+ investors, gain access to them with across our 2 networking days and secure your next investment.
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Create and nurture sustainable relationships with infrastructure’s elite by using our sophisticated networking platform.
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2024 Agenda
For more information on speaking at the Japan Korea Week, please contact Andrew Wolff
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Agenda
Tokyo Forum - Day 1 - Thursday 13th
Registration and networking
PEI Opening Remarks
Keynote Presentation: Infrastructure and Japan’s foreign investment regime
![Ryusuke Bushimata RIJ2024 A speaker photo for Ryusuke Bushimata](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ryusuke_bushimata_RIJ2024.jpg)
Keynote Panel: Infrastructure investing at maturation: Will it remain a resilient asset class?
- How will the interest rate environment and continuing geopolitical uncertainty shape GPs’ investment strategies going forward?
- Will the impact of digitalisation and decarbonisation continue to drive investment opportunities in the asset class?
- 2023 was a challenging year for fundraising – are GPs seeing stronger interest in 2024?
![Kemp Daniel ETF20 Cropped A speaker photo for Daniel Kemp](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Kemp-Daniel-ETF20-cropped-1.jpg)
![Mills, Niall IITOKYO24 A speaker photo for Niall Mills](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Mills-Niall-IITOKYO24.jpg)
![Bhuwania, Achal IITOKYO24 A speaker photo for Achal Bhuwania](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bhuwania-Achal-IITOKYO24.jpg)
![Davies, Tara IITOKYO24 A speaker photo for Tara Davies](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Davies-Tara-IITOKYO24.jpg)
![Kupchak, Rob IITOKYO24 A speaker photo for Rob Kupchak](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Kupchak-Rob-IITOKYO24.jpg)
![Mounir, Corm IISEOUL20 A speaker photo for Mounir Corm](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Mounir-Corm-IISEOUL20.jpg)
Break
Panel: Seizing on the growth opportunities in the energy transition
- How do you find value in growth technologies such as hydrogen and carbon capture?
- What are untapped or niche areas of the energy transition to look at with the most growth potential?
- How should LPs view supply chain and regulatory challenges when making investments?
![Humber, Yuriy IITOKYO23 A speaker photo for Yuriy Humber](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Humber-Yuriy-IITOKYO23.jpg)
![Doherty, Neil IITOKYO24 A speaker photo for Neil Doherty](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Doherty-Neil-IITOKYO24.jpg)
![Lindner, Maximilian IISEOUL24 A speaker photo for Maximilian Lindner](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Lindner-Maximilian-IISEOUL24.jpg)
![Schümers, Peter IISEOUL24 A speaker photo for Peter Schümers](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Schumers-Peter-IISEOUL24.jpg)
![Dimitrievich, Don IISEOUL24 A speaker photo for Don Dimitrievich](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Dimitrievich-Don-IISEOUL24.jpg)
Don Dimitrievich
Portfolio Manager, Senior Managing Director, Energy Infrastructure Credit, Nuveen
Read bio![Pacheco, Isabella IITOKYO24 A speaker photo for Isabella Pacheco](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Pacheco-Isabella-IITOKYO24-1.jpg)
Presentation
![Israel, Ross IITOKYO24 A speaker photo for Ross Israel](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Israel-Ross-IITOKYO24.jpg)
Lunch and Networking
Panel: The rise and rise of infrastructure secondaries
- What are the key market drivers spurring on the growth of infrastructure secondaries?
- Understanding the pricing dynamics of the current secondaries market
- How can secondaries investing benefit Japanese LPs as a means of J-curve mitigation?
Panel: Investing in infrastructure through an ESG lens
- The case for ESG: why it should be at the forefront of Japanese LPs’ investing decisions in the asset class
- The role of data in ESG investing: are we moving towards greater standardisation?
- Successful case studies where ESG integration has created long-term value for infrastructure assets
Panel: Equity vs Debt – which is the better strategy in the current market?
- How have infrastructure debt GPs performed in the current interest rate environment?
- Does infra debt have a comparative advantage to equity in light of the current global economy?
- Which types of deals will be attractive for infrastructure debt in the near-to-mid-term?
Panel: Specialise or diversify? What are the optimal investing strategies for Japanese LPs in the current environment?
- How has the macroeconomic climate impacted on asset allocations?
- What are the correlations and synergies between investing in GX and DX? (energy transition & digital)
- What are the main drivers behind the increasing number and size of sector specific funds in the market? Where are the opportunities in the mid market?
![Asakawa, Hiroto RIFTOKYO22 Hiroto Asakawa, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Research Institute](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Asakawa-Hiroto-RIFTOKYO22.jpg)
![Bahceci, Serkan IITOKYO23 A speaker photo for Serkan Bahceci](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Bahceci-Serkan-IITOKYO23.jpg)
![Storrow, Jamie IITOKYO24 A speaker photo for Jamie Storrow](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Storrow-Jamie-IITOKYO24.jpg)
![Bergsma, Joost IITOKYO24 A speaker photo for Joost Bergsma](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Bergsma-Joost-IITOKYO24-1.jpg)
![Omar Jaffrey GIF23 CROPPED New 250x250 A speaker photo for Omar Jaffrey](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Omar-Jaffrey-GIF23-CROPPED-new-250x250-1.png)
![Pyzik, Melannie IIHK19 A speaker photo for Melannie Pyzik](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Pyzik-Melannie-IIHK19.jpg)
Panel: Spotlight on the Australian market
- Are there still major privatisation investing opportunities in the pipeline?
- Investing in Australian mid-market renewables
- Understanding the current local regulatory environment – help or hindrance?
![Whitehead, Kirsten IITOKYO24 A speaker photo for Kirsten Whitehead](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Whitehead-Kirsten-IITOKYO24.jpg)
![Taylor, Tom IITOKYO24 A speaker photo for Tom Taylor](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Taylor-Tom-IITOKYO24.jpg)
![Latham, Danny IITOKYO24 A speaker photo for Danny Latham](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Latham-Danny-IITOKYO24.jpg)
![Lloyd, Roger IIAUS22 A speaker photo for Roger Lloyd](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Lloyd-Roger-IIAUS22.jpg)
![Bessell, Michael IITOKYO24 A speaker photo for Michael Bessell](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bessell-Michael-IITOKYO24.jpg)
Presentation: Infrastructure Case Study
Presentation: Spotlight on renewables assets
Break
Presentation
![Rodriguez, Daniel Humprey PERE Europe23 CROPPED A speaker photo for Daniel Humprey Rodriguez](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Rodriguez-Daniel-Humprey-PERE-Europe23-CROPPED.png)
Panel: Japanese LPs – still bullish for increasing infrastructure allocations?
- As Japanese LPs now have some track record in the asset class – how do they evaluate their commitments so far?
- How has the depreciating yen impacted on LPs’ investment strategies?
- What are the lessons learnt so far from their investments? Would they have made any changes in retrospect?
![Koizumi, Takako IITOKYO20 Takako Koizumi, Mitsui & Co. Alternative Investments](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Koizumi-Takako-IITOKYO20-2.jpg)
Takako Koizumi
Executive Director, Head of Investment Management Department, Mitsui & Co. Alternative Investments
Read bio![Someno, Koji IIJK21 Koji Someno, Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Someno-Koji-IIJK21.jpg)
Koji Someno
Head of Real Asset Fund Investment Div., Alternative Investment Department, Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Read bio![Hori, Tomoya IIJK21 A speaker photo for Tomoya Hori](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Hori-Tomoya-IIJK21.jpg)
![Hosoya, Miho IITOKYO24 A speaker photo for Miho Hosoya](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Hosoya-Miho-IITOKYO24.jpg)
![Ito_Takeshi (BW) A speaker photo for Takeshi Ito](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Ito_Takeshi-BW.jpg)
Takeshi Ito
Senior Investment Officer & Chief Operation Officer, AISIN Employees' Pension Fund
Read bio![Furuya, Taketo (Tuck) IITOKYO24 A speaker photo for Taketo (Tuck) Furuya](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Furuya-Taketo-Tuck-IITOKYO24.jpg)
Cocktail Reception
Agenda
Tokyo Forum - Day 2 - Friday 14th
II Membership breakfast briefing
![Rodriguez, Andrew IITOKYO24 A speaker photo for Andrew Rodriguez](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Rodriguez-Andrew-IITOKYO24.jpg)
Registration and networking
PEI Opening Remarks
Keynote Presentation
![Emae, Kikuko IITOKYO23 A speaker photo for Kikuko Emae](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Emae-Kikuko-IITOKYO23.jpg)
Kikuko Emae
Senior Director and Head of Infrastructure, Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)
Read bioKeynote Panel: Accelerating Japanese institutional capital into infrastructure and alternatives
- What structural and regulatory changes need to be made to help accelerate LPs investments into infrastructure and private markets? What is the future role of the gatekeeper model in this context?
- Which Japanese LPs have found the most success from allocating to infrastructure and what are the takeaways that other Japanese investors can learn from their success?
- Corporate pension funds are still lagging; how do we enable them to invest more in private markets and infrastructure?
![Ishida, Hidekazu IITOKYO24 A speaker photo for Hidekazu Ishida](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Ishida-Hidekazu-IITOKYO24-1.jpg)
![Masuda, Toru IITOKYO20 A speaker photo for Toru Masuda](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Masuda-Toru-IITOKYO20.jpg)
![Matsuo, Tadasu IIJK22 Tadasu Matsuo, Japan Science & Technology Agency (JST)](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Matsuo-Tadasu-IIJK22.jpg)
Tadasu Matsuo
Managing Director and Head of Global Alternative Investments, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
Read bio![Hama, Yasuhiko IITOKYO24 A speaker photo for Yasuhiko Hama](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Hama-Yasuhiko-IITOKYO24.jpg)
Yasuhiko Hama
General Manager, Infrastructure Investment Group, Real Asset Investment Department & General Manager, Investment Planning Group, Investment Strategy Department, Tokio Marine Asset Management
Read bioBreak
Panel: Japan’s domestic infrastructure investing challenge – where is the deal flow?
- Recent offshore wind auctions – what are the lessons learnt? How do we overcome the structural barriers to investing in the sector?
- Battery storage and the growing demand for grid-scale batteries – where are the investing opportunities for private capital?
- Are there opportunities in investing in niche domestic infrastructure assets that may have been overlooked?
Panel: Moving up the risk curve – the case for investing in core plus and value add.
- What are the relative merits of investing in higher-risk assets as opposed to core infrastructure in the current economic environment?
- As competition has increased for core-plus infrastructure assets, are returns still as attractive as in previous years? Are deals harder to access?
- Which subsectors and geographies have the strongest growth potential?
![Wellsteed, Alexander IIJK22 Alexander Wellsteed, Asian Development Bank](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Wellsteed-Alexander-IIJK22.jpg)
![Bimberg, Mathias GIF24 CROPPED A speaker photo for Dr. Mathias Bimberg](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bimberg-Mathias-GIF24-CROPPED.png)
![Lissner, Sam IIJK22 Sam Lissner, Ridgewood Infrastructure](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Lissner-Sam-IIJK22.jpg)
![Riordan, Nick IITOKYO24 A speaker photo for Nick Riordan](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Riordan-Nick-IITOKYO24.jpg)
![Agrawal, Harsh IITOKYO24 A speaker photo for Harsh Agrawal](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Agrawal-Harsh-IITOKYO24.jpg)
Lunch and Networking (followed by Close of conference)
![Ryusuke Bushimata RIJ2024](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ryusuke_bushimata_RIJ2024.jpg)
Ryusuke Bushimata
Director, Research Division & Legal Office, International Bureau, Ministry of Finance, JAPAN
![Hama, Yasuhiko IITOKYO24](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Hama-Yasuhiko-IITOKYO24.jpg)
Yasuhiko Hama
General Manager, Infrastructure Investment Group, Real Asset Investment Department & General Manager, Investment Planning Group, Investment Strategy Department, Tokio Marine Asset Management
![Koizumi, Takako IITOKYO20 Takako Koizumi, Mitsui & Co. Alternative Investments](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Koizumi-Takako-IITOKYO20-2.jpg)
Takako Koizumi
Executive Director, Head of Investment Management Department, Mitsui & Co. Alternative Investments
![Matsuo, Tadasu IIJK22 Tadasu Matsuo, Japan Science & Technology Agency (JST)](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Matsuo-Tadasu-IIJK22-400x400.jpg)
Tadasu Matsuo
Managing Director and Head of Global Alternative Investments, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
![Someno, Koji IIJK21 Koji Someno, Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Someno-Koji-IIJK21-400x400.jpg)
Koji Someno
Head of Real Asset Fund Investment Div., Alternative Investment Department, Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
![Takeuchi, Joji AGRITOKYO22](https://www.peievents.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Takeuchi-Joji-AGRITOKYO22-400x400.jpg)
Joji Takeuchi
Executive Manager, Private Asset Investments, Strategic Fund Investment Group, Asset Management One
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