Connecting Japanese capital with global infrastructure

 

 

The Infrastructure Investor Tokyo Forum is the region’s largest and most influential gathering of infrastructure investors. Attendees gain unmatched insights from a world-class speaker line-up, explored trends through our editorially-curated agenda, and connected with Japan’s most active LPs through premium networking opportunities.

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Key themes:

Digital Infrastructure & AI

Emerging opportunities for Japanese LPs

Japanese LP evolution

What is driving their investment strategies in light of the current market?

US infrastructure market

Decarbonisation efforts, regulatory impacts, and policy changes under a second Trump administration

Corporate PPAs in Japan

Driving demand for renewables and shaping the future of energy storage

The role of the strategic investor

Collaborations and lessons learned from investing in Japan’s infrastructure

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Share perspectives on Asian investment strategies, learn more about Korean investor appetite and identify high-yield assets across the region with leading investment practitioners

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2024 Agenda

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Day 1 Day 2
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Agenda

Tokyo Forum - Day 1 - Thursday 13th

All times in JST; Live Sessions with Japan Investors Simultaneous translation in Japanese and English
08:30 - 09:00

Registration and networking l 受付&ネットワーキング

09:00 - 09:10

PEI Opening Remarks (English) l PEIの開会挨拶 (英語)

09:10 - 09:30

Keynote Presentation: Infrastructure and Japan’s investment screening regime (English) l 基調講演:インフラストラクチャーと日本の投資審査制度 (英語)

Ryusuke Bushimata
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Ryusuke Bushimata

Director, Research Division & Legal Office, International Bureau

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09:30 - 10:20

Keynote Panel: Infrastructure investing at maturation: Will it remain a resilient asset class? (English) l 基調パネル: 成熟期のインフラ投資:今後も強靱な資産クラスとなりうるか?(英語)

Daniel Kemp, Niall Mills, Achal Bhuwania, Tara Davies, Rob Kupchak, Mounir Corm
  • 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?
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Daniel Kemp

APAC Editor, Infrastructure Investor

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Niall Mills

Managing Partner and Global Head, Igneo Infrastructure Partners

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Achal Bhuwania

Chief Investment Officer, Equitix

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Tara Davies

Co-Head of KKR EMEA and Co-Head of European Infrastructure, KKR

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Rob Kupchak

Senior Managing Director, Stonepeak

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Mounir Corm

Deputy CEO and Founding Partner, Vauban Infrastructure Partners

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10:20 - 10:50

Break l 休憩

10:50 - 11:40

Panel: Seizing on the growth opportunities in the energy transition (English) l パネル:エネルギー転換の成長機会をつかむ (英語)

Yuriy Humber, Neil Doherty, Maximilian Lindner, Peter Schümers, Don Dimitrievich, Isabella Pacheco
  • 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?
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Yuriy Humber

President, Yuri Group

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Neil Doherty

Executive Director, Infrastructure, IFM Investors

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Maximilian Lindner

Partner, Antin Infrastructure Partners

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Peter Schümers

Co-Head of Investments and Partner, Energy Infrastructure Partners

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Don Dimitrievich

Portfolio Manager, Senior Managing Director, Energy Infrastructure Credit, Nuveen

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Isabella Pacheco

Director, Climate Infrastructure, BlackRock

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11:40 - 12:00

Presentation: Climate Resilient Infrastructure – Unlocking the Value of Resilience (English) l プレゼンテーション:気候変動に強いインフラ- レジリエンスの価値を解き明かす (英語)

Ross Israel
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Ross Israel

Head of Infrastructure, QIC

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12:00 - 13:10

Lunch and Networking l 昼食&ネットワーキング

Stream A: Risk Return and Sustainability 持続可能性とエネルギー転換
13:10 - 14:00

Panel: The rise and rise of infrastructure secondaries (English/ Japanese) l パネル :インフラセカンダリーの台頭 (英語/日本語)

Jingjing Bai, Joji Takeuchi, Shigefumi Kuroki, Toru Masuda, Kevin Chang, Alistair Ray
  • 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?
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Jingjing Bai

Senior Advisor, Bfinance

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Joji Takeuchi

Executive Manager, Asset Management One

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Shigefumi Kuroki DBJ Asset Management

Shigefumi Kuroki

Executive Officer, DBJ Asset Management

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Toru Masuda

Executive Officer, Alternative Invesrtment, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank

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Kevin Chang

Managing Director, Ares Management

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Alistair Ray

Partner, CIO, Dalmore Capital

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14:00 - 14:50

Panel: Investing in infrastructure through an ESG lens (English/ Japanese) l パネル:ESGレンズを通したインフラ投資 (英語/日本語)

Takaaki Hoshino, Philip Kent, Wakako Taniguchi, Jean-Pascal Asseman, Chengchen Qian, Tom Maher
  • 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
Takaaki Hoshino, DBJ Asset Management

Takaaki Hoshino

Executive Officer, Head of Global Fund Investment, DBJ Asset Management

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Phil Kent, Gravis Capital Management

Philip Kent

CEO, Gravis

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Wakako Taniguchi

Executive Consultant, Russell Investments

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Jean-Pascal Asseman

Head of infrastructure and Partner, AXA IM Prime

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Chengchen Qian

Senior Manager, Global Infrastructure Basel (GIB) Foundation

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Tom Maher

Managing Director, PATRIZIA

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14:50 - 15:30

Panel: Equity vs Debt – which is the better strategy in the current market? (English) l パネル:エクイティ対デット - 現在の市場でより良い戦略は? (英語)

Sayaka Iwase, Jorge Camina , Claus Fintzen, Spencer Ivey
  • 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?
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Sayaka Iwase

General Manager, Five Arrows Managers S.A., Tokyo Branch, Rothschild & Co

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Jorge Camina

Partner & Head of Sustainable Infrastructure Credit, Denham Capital

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Claus Fintzen

CIO Infrastructure Debt, Allianz Global Investors

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Spencer Ivey

Partner, Infrastructure Debt, Ares Management

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Stream B: Infrastructure investing strategies インフラ戦略とセクター
13:10 - 14:00

Panel: Specialise or diversify? What are the optimal investing strategies for Japanese LPs in the current environment? (English) l パネル:専門化か多様化か? 現在の環境において日本のLPの最適な投資戦略は何か? (英語)

Hiroto Asakawa, Serkan Bahceci, Jamie Storrow, Joost Bergsma, Omar Jaffrey
  • 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?
Hiroto Asakawa, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Research Institute

Hiroto Asakawa

Chief Senior Consultant, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Research Institute

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Serkan Bahceci

Partner & Head of Research, Arjun Infrastructure Partners

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Jamie Storrow

Managing Director and Head of Infrastructure, Northleaf

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A speaker photo for Joost Bergsma

Joost Bergsma

Global Head of Clean Energy Infrastructure, Nuveen Infrastructure

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Omar Jaffrey

Founder and Managing Partner, Palistar Capital

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14:00 - 14:50

Panel: Spotlight on the Australian market (English) l パネル:オーストラリア市場に焦点を当てる (英語)

Kirsten Whitehead, Tom Taylor, Danny Latham, Michael Bessell, Andrew Killesteyn
  • 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?
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Kirsten Whitehead

Partner, Portfolio Management - Infrastructure, QIC

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Tom Taylor

Reporter, Infrastructure Investor

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Danny Latham

Partner, Head of Igneo Infrastructure Partners, Australia & NZ, Igneo Infrastructure Partners

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Michael Bessell

Executive General Manager, Infrastructure, Dexus

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Andrew Killesteyn

Executive Director, Portfolio Management

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14:50 - 15:10

Presentation: Spotlight on renewables assets (English) l プレゼンテーション:再生可能なアセットに焦点をあてる (英語)

Yngve Slyngstad

 

 

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Yngve Slyngstad

CEO, Industry Capital Partners

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15:30 - 16:00

Break l 休憩

16:00 - 16:30

Presentation: Finding value in European mid-market infrastructure (English) l プレゼンテーション:欧州でのインフラストラクチャーミッドマーケットにおける価値を見つける (英語)

Guillaume d’Engremont
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Guillaume d’Engremont

Head of European Infrastructure, ICG

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16:30 - 17:30

Panel: Japanese LPs – still bullish for increasing infrastructure allocations? (Japanese) l パネル:日本のLPは、インフラへ資産配分をさらに増やすことに依然楽観的か? (日本語)

Takako Koizumi, Koji Someno , Tomoya Hori, Miho Hosoya, Takeshi Ito, Taketo (Tuck) Furuya
  • 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?
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Takako Koizumi

Managing Director, Konomi, Inc.

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Koji Someno, Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company

Koji Someno

Head of Private Equity Fund Investment Div., Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company

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Tomoya Hori

Director, Private Equity Investment Department, Japan Post Bank

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Miho Hosoya

Investment Consulting Division Senior Consultant, Mercer Japan

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Takeshi Ito

Senior Investment Officer & Chief Operation Officer, AISIN Employees' Pension Fund

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A speaker photo for Taketo (Tuck) Furuya

Taketo (Tuck) Furuya

Chief Executive Officer, Ark Totan Alternative

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17:30 - 18:30

Cocktail Reception l カクテルレセプション

Agenda

Tokyo Forum - Day 2 - Friday 14th

All times in JST; Live Sessions with Japan Investors Simultaneous translation in Japanese and English
08:30 - 08:50

II Membership breakfast briefing (English) l II メンバーシップ朝食ブリーフィング (英語)

Andrew Rodriguez
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Andrew Rodriguez

Senior Research Associate, PEI Group

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09:00 - 09:30

Registration and networking l 受付&ネットワーキング

09:30 - 09:35

PEI Opening Remarks (English) l PEIの開会挨拶 (英語)

09:35 - 09:55

Keynote Presentation (English) l 基調講演 (英語)

Kikuko Emae
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Kikuko Emae

Senior Director and Head of Infrastructure, Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)

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09:55 - 10:40

Keynote Panel: Accelerating Japanese institutional capital into infrastructure and alternatives (Japanese) l 基調パネル:日本の機関投資家のインフラとオルタナティブ投資への資金投入を加速させる (日本語)

Hidekazu Ishida, Tadasu Matsuo, Yasuhiko Hama, Hideto Minegishi
  • 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?
A speaker photo for Hidekazu  Ishida

Hidekazu Ishida

Chief Advisor

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Tadasu Matsuo, Japan Science & Technology Agency (JST)

Tadasu Matsuo

Managing Director and Head of Global Alternative Investments, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)

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Yasuhiko Hama

Managing Director, Crosspoint Advisors

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Hideto Minegishi

Executive Manager, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank

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10:40 - 11:10

Break l 休憩

11:10 - 12:00

Panel: Japan’s domestic renewable energy investing challenge – where is the deal flow? (English/ Japanese) l パネル: 日本国内での再生可能エネルギー投資における課題 – ディールフローどこにあるのか?(英語/日本語)

Hirokazu Yamaguchi, Jose Antonio Millan Ruano, Toshiaki Isoi, Kenjiro Okamura, Oliver Senter
  • Corporate PPAs and renewables, navigating investment opportunities in the post FIT era
  • 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 power assets that may have been overlooked?
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Hirokazu Yamaguchi

CEO, Beyond Next Energy

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Jose Antonio Millan Ruano

CEO

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Toshiaki Isoi

Founder & CEO, Yotsuya Energy

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Kenjiro Okamura

CEO, Japan Extensive Infrastructure

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Oliver Senter

CEO, TerraWind Renewables

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12:00 - 12:50

Panel: Moving up the risk curve – the case for investing in core plus and value add (English) l パネル:リスクカーブの上昇 - コアプラスとバリューアッドへの投資事例 (英語)

Alexander Wellsteed, Dr. Mathias Bimberg, Sam Lissner, Nicholas Riordan, Harsh Agrawal, Jerome Sousselier
  • 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?
Alexander Wellsteed, Asian Development Bank

Alexander Wellsteed

Principal Evaluation Specialist, Asian Development Bank

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Dr. Mathias Bimberg

Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure, Prime Capital

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Sam Lissner

Principal, Ridgewood Infrastructure

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Nicholas Riordan

Senior Director, Infrastructure Solutions, CBRE Investment Management

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Harsh Agrawal

Senior Partner, I Squared Capital

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Jerome Sousselier

Managing Director, ICG

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12:50 - 13:50

Lunch and Networking (followed by Close of conference) l 昼食&ネットワーキング (フォーラム終了)

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Our 2024 speaker line-up

Harsh Agrawal

Senior Partner, I Squared Capital

Hiroto Asakawa, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Research Institute

Hiroto Asakawa

Chief Senior Consultant, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Research Institute

Jean-Pascal Asseman

Head of infrastructure and Partner, AXA IM Prime

Serkan Bahceci

Partner & Head of Research, Arjun Infrastructure Partners

Jingjing Bai

Senior Advisor, Bfinance

Joost Bergsma

Global Head of Clean Energy Infrastructure, Nuveen Infrastructure

Michael Bessell

Executive General Manager, Infrastructure, Dexus

Achal Bhuwania

Chief Investment Officer, Equitix

Dr. Mathias Bimberg

Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure, Prime Capital

Ryusuke Bushimata

Director, Research Division & Legal Office, International Bureau, Ministry of Finance, JAPAN

Jorge Camina

Partner & Head of Sustainable Infrastructure Credit, Denham Capital

Kevin Chang

Managing Director, Ares Management

Mounir Corm

Deputy CEO and Founding Partner, Vauban Infrastructure Partners

Tara Davies

Co-Head of KKR EMEA and Co-Head of European Infrastructure, KKR

Don Dimitrievich

Portfolio Manager, Senior Managing Director, Energy Infrastructure Credit, Nuveen

Neil Doherty

Executive Director, Infrastructure, IFM Investors

Guillaume d’Engremont

Head of European Infrastructure, ICG

Kikuko Emae

Senior Director and Head of Infrastructure, Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)

Claus Fintzen

CIO Infrastructure Debt, Allianz Global Investors

Taketo (Tuck) Furuya

Chief Executive Officer, Ark Totan Alternative

Yasuhiko Hama

Managing Director, Crosspoint Advisors

Tomoya Hori

Director, Private Equity Investment Department, Japan Post Bank

Takaaki Hoshino, DBJ Asset Management

Takaaki Hoshino

Executive Officer, Head of Global Fund Investment, DBJ Asset Management

Miho Hosoya

Investment Consulting Division Senior Consultant, Mercer Japan

Yuriy Humber

President, Yuri Group

Spencer Ivey

Partner, Infrastructure Debt, Ares Management

Hidekazu Ishida

Chief Advisor, System 2

Toshiaki Isoi

Founder & CEO, Yotsuya Energy

Ross Israel

Head of Infrastructure, QIC

Takeshi Ito

Senior Investment Officer & Chief Operation Officer, AISIN Employees' Pension Fund

Sayaka Iwase

General Manager, Five Arrows Managers S.A., Tokyo Branch, Rothschild & Co

Omar Jaffrey

Founder and Managing Partner, Palistar Capital

Daniel Kemp

APAC Editor, Infrastructure Investor

Phil Kent, Gravis Capital Management

Philip Kent

CEO, Gravis

Andrew Killesteyn

Executive Director, Portfolio Management, Palisade Investment Partners

Takako Koizumi

Managing Director, Konomi, Inc.

Rob Kupchak

Senior Managing Director, Stonepeak

Shigefumi Kuroki DBJ Asset Management

Shigefumi Kuroki

Executive Officer, DBJ Asset Management

Danny Latham

Partner, Head of Igneo Infrastructure Partners, Australia & NZ, Igneo Infrastructure Partners

Maximilian Lindner

Partner, Antin Infrastructure Partners

Sam Lissner

Principal, Ridgewood Infrastructure

Tom Maher

Managing Director, PATRIZIA

Toru Masuda

Executive Officer, Alternative Invesrtment, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank

Tadasu Matsuo, Japan Science & Technology Agency (JST)

Tadasu Matsuo

Managing Director and Head of Global Alternative Investments, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)

Jose Antonio Millan Ruano

CEO, Nozomi Energy

Niall Mills

Managing Partner and Global Head, Igneo Infrastructure Partners

Hideto Minegishi

Executive Manager, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank

Kenjiro Okamura

CEO, Japan Extensive Infrastructure

Isabella Pacheco

Director, Climate Infrastructure, BlackRock

Chengchen Qian

Senior Manager, Global Infrastructure Basel (GIB) Foundation

Alistair Ray

Partner, CIO, Dalmore Capital

Nicholas Riordan

Senior Director, Infrastructure Solutions, CBRE Investment Management

Andrew Rodriguez

Senior Research Associate, PEI Group

Peter Schümers

Co-Head of Investments and Partner, Energy Infrastructure Partners

Oliver Senter

CEO, TerraWind Renewables

Yngve Slyngstad

CEO, Industry Capital Partners

Koji Someno, Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company

Koji Someno

Head of Private Equity Fund Investment Div., Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company

Jerome Sousselier

Managing Director, ICG

Jamie Storrow

Managing Director and Head of Infrastructure, Northleaf

Joji Takeuchi

Executive Manager, Asset Management One

Wakako Taniguchi

Executive Consultant, Russell Investments

Tom Taylor

Reporter, Infrastructure Investor

Alexander Wellsteed, Asian Development Bank

Alexander Wellsteed

Principal Evaluation Specialist, Asian Development Bank

Kirsten Whitehead

Partner, Portfolio Management - Infrastructure, QIC

Hirokazu Yamaguchi

CEO, Beyond Next Energy

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日本の資本を世界のインフラと結びつける

Infrastructure Investor Tokyo Forumで、日本の最も影響力のある機関投資家とのつながりを強化し、資金調達の可能性を高めませんか?

このフォーラムは、対面のネットワーキングを通じて、日本の投資家がこの資産クラスに対してどのような選好を抱いているかを把握する貴重な機会です。また、この資産クラスの長期的な強靭性を探求し、将来の投資を確実にする知見を深めることも可能です。

ぜひ、「Infrastructure Investor Network」のメンバーシップを取得し、20246月に開催する東京フォーラムにご参加ください。

2023年の投資家参加企業は以下の通りです。

東京フォーラムの主要テーマは次のとおり:

現在の経済環境におけるコアインフラストラクチャーに対する高リスク資産への投資メリット

成長技術における価値発見の方法

ESG投資におけるデータの役割

円安がLPの投資戦略に与える影響

バッテリー蓄電システムと増加するグリッドスケールバッテリーの需要

Japan Korea Weekの詳細を見る:

Japan Korea Week

10-14 June

Japan Korea Weekは、日韓の主要なインフラ投資家が集う貴重な機会。新たなトレンドや様々な課題に注目し、投資を最適に保護する戦略を提供します。

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Seoul Forum

10-11 June

Seoul Forumに参加し、韓国で最もアクティブなインフラ投資専門家たちと共に、ネットワークの構築と資金調達を進めませんか?

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Nick Gibson

President, Asia Pacific, Glydways Japan

Yasuhiko Hama

Managing Director, Crosspoint Advisors

Yuriy Humber

President, Yuri Group

Sayaka Iwase

General Manager, Five Arrows Managers S.A., Tokyo Branch, Rothschild & Co

Takako Koizumi

Managing Director, Konomi, Inc.

Shoji Misawa

Managing Director, Corporate Development Department, ORIX Bank Corporation

Mitsuaki Murata

Investment officer, Alterative Investments, Daido Life Insurance Co.

Hironobu Nakamura

Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Solar Asset Management

Virginie Sandilya

Investment and Finance Group Leader, Shizen Energy

Masamichi Sato

General Manager, Infrastructure Investments, Japan Post Insurance

Yuko Watanabe Shah

Chairman, Hexa Energy Services

Dan Shulman

Chief Executive Officer, Shulman Advisory

Katsura Suezaki

Expert, AXA Life Insurance

Mari Tanaka, Ph.D.

Director, Research and Data Analytics, Private Market Investment Department, Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)

Joji Takeuchi

Executive Manager, Asset Management One

Masakuni Taka

Senior Director, Investment, Private Assets, ORIX Life Insurance Corporation

Tom Taylor

Reporter, Infrastructure Investor

Philippe Wind

Operating Partner, La Caisse

Junichi Yonezawa

Head of Alternative Investments, Norinchukin Zenkyoren Asset Management

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Agenda

Infrastructure Investor Network Tokyo Forum - Thursday 4th

Day 1 (All times in JST / Live Sessions with Japanese Investors Simultaneous translation in Japanese and English ❘ 日本の投資家とのライブセッション(日・英同時通訳)
08:30 - 09:00

Registration & networking

09:00 - 09:10

PEI & Chair Opening remarks

09:10 - 09:30

Keynote Presentation

09:30 - 10:20

Keynote Panel: Infrastructure investing opportunities in a deglobalized world

Philippe Wind
  • Which markets stand to benefit from reshoring (Europe/Asia?)— and which are structurally disadvantaged?
  • How should investors rethink geographic and regulatory risk?
  • Will digitalisation and decarbonisation themes continue to dominate? What emerging trends should investors be aware of?
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Philippe Wind

Operating Partner, La Caisse

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10:20 - 10:50

Break

10:50 - 11:40

Panel: Powering the infrastructure of the future

Yuriy Humber
  • Modernising electricity networks: How are investors strengthening and upgrading transmission and distribution systems to ensure long-term reliability?
  • The energy behind AI: What investment strategies are emerging to support the massive power requirements of global data centre expansion?
  • Balancing the power mix: How will renewables, nuclear, grid upgrades, and storage solutions        collectively shape the next generation of energy infrastructure?
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Yuriy Humber

President, Yuri Group

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11:40 - 12:00

Presentation

12:00 - 13:00

Lunch & Networking

13:00 - 13:45

The shift toward core-plus: Rethinking risk, value creation, and stability

  • What is driving the push up the risk curve?
  • How can investors still achieve double-digit returns without taking value-add risk?
  • Is core-plus about risk, return, or both?
13:45 - 14:05

Presentation

14:05 - 14:50

Panel: Japanese LP Strategies for Digital Infrastructure: allocation, risk, and value creation

  • Which countries or segments are presenting the best risk–reward right now? In data centres, fibre and/or towers?
  • What are the biggest obstacles in developing digital infrastructure assets and how do you mitigate these?
  • How has investing in this segment evolved over time, in terms of moving away from single-asset investments towards platforms?
14:50 - 15:20

Break

15:20 - 16:10

Panel: The infrastructure transport revival: capitalising on its megatrends

Nick Gibson, Tom Taylor
  • Where is the actionable pipeline in transport? High speed rail, freight corridors, port/logistics hubs, EV charging networks, autonomous vehicles infrastructure.
  • Decarbonisation, digitisation, supply-chain resilience and their impacts in reshaping transport infrastructure
  • Understanding the Risk/return profile in transport: long-duration cashflows, inflation linkage, regulatory risk
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Nick Gibson

President, Asia Pacific, Glydways Japan

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Tom Taylor

Reporter, Infrastructure Investor

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16:10 - 17:00

Panel: From core to transition: Where Japan’s institutional capital Is moving next

Takako Koizumi, Mitsuaki Murata, Masamichi Sato, Masakuni Taka, Junichi Yonezawa
  • Global allocation strategy: How are Japanese LPs thinking about overseas deployment in the current macro-economic environment?
  • Portfolio construction: Core and core-plus remain central, but where are Japanese investors comfortable extending into value-add or thematic strategies such as energy transition and digital infrastructure?
  • Risk management: How are LPs incorporating technology disruption and geopolitical uncertainty into scenario planning?
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Takako Koizumi

Managing Director, Konomi, Inc.

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Mitsuaki Murata

Investment officer, Alterative Investments, Daido Life Insurance Co.

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Masamichi Sato

General Manager, Infrastructure Investments, Japan Post Insurance

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Masakuni Taka

Senior Director, Investment, Private Assets, ORIX Life Insurance Corporation

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Junichi Yonezawa

Head of Alternative Investments, Norinchukin Zenkyoren Asset Management

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17:00 - 17:05

5 mins intermission

17:05 - 17:30

Closing Real Assets Keynote (with PERE Tokyo)

17:30 - 18:30

Cocktail Reception

Agenda

Infrastructure Investor Network Tokyo Forum - Friday 5th

Day 2 (All times in JST / Live Sessions with Japanese Investors Simultaneous translation in Japanese and English ❘ 日本の投資家とのライブセッション(日・英同時通訳)
08:00 - 09:05

Real Assets Workshop

08:30 - 09:05

Registration & networking

09:05 - 09:10

PEI Opening remarks

09:10 - 09:30

Keynote Presentation

Mari Tanaka, Ph.D.
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Mari Tanaka, Ph.D.

Director, Research and Data Analytics, Private Market Investment Department, Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)

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09:30 - 10:20

Keynote Panel: The rising convergence of real assets and real asset investing strategies

Yasuhiko Hama
  • The convergence trend: How power grids, data centres, fibre networks, and logistics assets are increasingly interdependent — and why investors should evaluate them as part of an integrated ecosystem
  • Why leading LPs and GPs are shifting toward multi-asset operating platforms that combine energy access, digital capacity, and physical distribution advantages.
  • How are GPs resourcing and realigning their real assets teams and strategies in light of growing convergence?
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Yasuhiko Hama

Managing Director, Crosspoint Advisors

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10:20 - 10:50

Break

Stream A: Infrastructure Investing under the microscope
10:50 - 11:30

Panel: Spotlight on Energy Storage

  • What new storage technologies are emerging — and how should LPs evaluate their risk-return and scalability?
  • How are investors successfully navigating merchant risk, cashflow stability and other challenges in this sector?
  • How should investors position storage exposure: direct investments, coinvestments, funds, or project-platforms — and how does this integrate with their broader infrastructure and energy transition portfolios?
11:30 - 11:35

5 mins intermission

11:35 - 12:10

Panel: Infrastructure debt in the era of private credit ascendance

Shoji Misawa
  • What role will infrastructure debt play in private credit’s growth story?
  • What does this mean for infra equity? Will AUM for debt begin to exceed equity?
  • The fallout from the asset-backed lending phenomenon that is expediting private credit’s growth
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Shoji Misawa

Managing Director, Corporate Development Department, ORIX Bank Corporation

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12:10 - 12:15

5 mins intermission

12:15 - 13:00

Panel: What next for the Japanese Infrastructure market?

Dan Shulman, Virginie Sandilya, Yuko Watanabe Shah
  • The role of battery storage: Japan’s biggest infrastructure investing opportunity?
  • How are corporates, GPs, and institutional investors collaborating on platform models?
  • How are Japan’s energy transition goals, grid constraints, and electrification trends reshaping investment priorities across renewables, transport, and social infrastructure.
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Dan Shulman

Chief Executive Officer, Shulman Advisory

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Virginie Sandilya

Investment and Finance Group Leader, Shizen Energy

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Yuko Watanabe Shah

Chairman, Hexa Energy Services

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Stream B: Investing in Real Assets and Private Markets 101
10:50 - 11:30

Panel: Infrastructure and Real Estate in private markets – understanding their role in the portfolio

  • How should LPs distinguish the role of real estate versus infrastructure in delivering income stability, inflation linkage, diversification, and long-term capital preservation?
  • What are the most important issues Japanese LPs should be aware of when building a resilient real assets portfolio?
11:30 - 11:35

5 mins intermission

11:35 - 12:10

Panel: Investing in real asset market vehicle types: Open vs Closed end funds

Sayaka Iwase
  • Understanding structure vs. outcome: How the choice between open-ended and closed-ended vehicles shapes return profile, pacing, liquidity, fees, and governance for real asset portfolios.
  • Aligning duration and objective: Matching fund structure to the goal — stable income, inflation protection, platform growth, value creation, or transition / development exposure.
  • Managing risk and alignment: Evaluating performance transparency, valuation practices, redemption management, and co-investment access across both models.
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Sayaka Iwase

General Manager, Five Arrows Managers S.A., Tokyo Branch, Rothschild & Co

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12:10 - 12:15

5 mins intermission

12:15 - 13:00

Panel: Hiring young talent into private markets in Japan

Katsura Suezaki
  • How and where are LPs and GPs sourcing junior talent today? How have traditional recruitment streams changed?
  • What uniquely Japanese barriers or opportunities shape this market?
  • What does effective early-career development look like in private markets?
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Katsura Suezaki

Expert, AXA Life Insurance

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13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

15:00 - 17:00

Women in Real Assets Networking Function (Collocated with PERE Tokyo Forum)

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