Nick Gibson is President of Asia-Pacific for Glydways. He brings decades of experience in venture capital, investment banking, business development, and regional innovation. A recognized thought leader, he leads Glydways Japan and drives partnerships across Asia-Pacific with municipalities, developers, and leading companies in the automotive, infrastructure, energy, materials, and electronics sectors.

Prior to joining Glydways, Nick held senior roles across venture capital and investment banking, including serving as Head of Japan for Boustead Securities, where he led the Nasdaq IPOs of several Japanese tech companies. Previously, he was the first employee and Global Head of Marketing for the Invention Development Fund at Intellectual Ventures, a PE family of funds with $7B AUM and where he helped fundraise, established the Japan and Korea offices, and lead marketing and business development across Asia-Pacific.

Nick holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Asian Studies from Colgate University. Nick is based in Tokyo and fully bilingual in Japanese.

Yasuhiko Hama has over 20 years of experience in alternative investment space, and is currently working for Crosspoint Advisors as a Managing Director. Prior to joining Crosspoint in 2024, he worked for Tokio Marine Asset Management, Mitsubishi Corporation Asset Management (currently Mitsubishi UFJ Alternative Investments), Nomura Funds Research and Technologies America, and Asahi Life Asset Management, where he was responsible for investing in all types of alternative investments, including infrastructure funds, real estate funds, hedge funds, private equity funds, private debt funds, and farmland funds. He received a B.A. in Economics from Keio University.

濵康彦氏は、20年以上のオルタナティブ投資経験を有し、現在はクロスポイントアドバイザーズにてマネージングディレクターを務める。それ以前は、東京海上アセットマネジメント、三菱商事アセットマネジメント（現：三菱UFJオルタナティブインベストメンツ）、野村ファンドリサーチ・アンド・テクノロジーズ・アメリカ、朝日ライフアセットマネジメントなどで、インフラストラクチャーファンド、不動産ファンド、ヘッジファンド、プライベートエクイティファンド、プライベートデットファンド、農地ファンドを含むオルタナティブ投資全般に対する投資業務を担当。慶應義塾大学経済学部卒。

Yuriy Humber is founder of the Japan NRG platform, which provides regular information and analysis about the Japanese energy and power industry, markets. He is also a columnist on energy issues for the “Nikkei Asia” and co-author of “Net Zero Sum”, a white paper published by CLSA brokerage on Japanese energy policies. Formerly an award-winning journalist, Yuriy is also President of investment research firm K.K. Yuri Group.

ユーリ・ハンバー氏は、株式会社優利グループ代表取締役。日本のエネルギーおよび電力産業、市場に関する定期的な情報および分析を提供する日本NRGプラットフォームの創設者。また、「日経アジア」のエネルギー問題に関するコラムニストでもあり、CLSAが日本のエネルギー政策について発表した白書「Net Zero Sum」共著者。ジャーナリスト時代には受賞経験もある。

Sayaka is a General Manager of Five Arrows Managers S.A., Tokyo Branch, the Luxembourg General Partner of Rothschild & Co.’s Merchant Banking funds and the General Manager of Five Arrows Managers’ Tokyo branch. She leads sales and marketing, client servicing, administration and compliance for clients in Tokyo and other Asian countries. Prior to joining Rothschild & Co. in 2022, Sayaka was a Senior Vice President at DBJ Asset Management in the Global Investment Department, where she was responsible for fund allocation and due diligence in respect of global private equity and infrastructure investments. Prior to her fund investment experience, she was involved in direct investments for a government-assisted private equity programme. She started her career as an investment banker in Morgan Stanley’s Tokyo Office. Sayaka received a B.A. from Kyoto University and spent nine years in the UK in her childhood.

岩瀬さや佳氏は、ファイブアローズマネジャーズ、ロスチャイルドアンドコーのディレクター。また、ファイブアローズマネジャーズ東京支店長も務める。ファイブアローズは、ロスチャイルド・アンド・コーのマーチャント・バンキング・ファンドのルクセンブルグにおけるジェネラルパートナーである。東京およびアジア諸国の顧客に対するセールス＆マーケティング、顧客サービス、管理、コンプライアンスを主導。2022年にロスチャイルド・アンド・コーに入社する以前は、DBJアセットマネジメントのグローバル投資部門でシニアバイスプレジデントとして、グローバルなプライベートエクイティおよびインフラ投資に関する資金配分とデューデリジェンスを担当。ファンド投資の経験以前は、政府援助のプライベートエクイティ・プログラムへの直接投資に携わった。モルガン・スタンレーの東京支店で投資銀行家としてキャリアを開始した。京都大学卒業。幼少期に9年間を英国で過ごす。

Takako Koizumi is the Managing Director of KONOMI, Inc., an intermediary for a variety of cross-border transactions which include M&A, real estate investment, fundraising for various overseas private funds and high-tech venture financing. Prior to her current role, she was the Chief Investment Officer for the investment management business at Mitsui Alternative Investments overseeing all the alternative investments of its clients. She has over 30 years of experience in the industry.

She started her career at Citibank in banking and M&A, after which she entered the real estate industry and worked at CBRE, GE Capital and Citibank in advisory, acquisition, securitization, and lending services. She joined Resona Bank in 2009 and became a gatekeeper for Japanese institutional investors. She then joined Tokio Marine Asset Management where she started and built their infrastructure business.

She holds a B.A. in Economics from Aoyama Gakuin University and is a Certified Real Estate Appraiser.

（株）許斐のマネージングディレクター。（株）許斐は、M&A、不動産投資、様々の海外ファンドのファンドレイズ、ハイテク・ベンチャーの資金調達等、多様な国際取引の仲介を行っている。2025年4月入社前は、三井オルタナティブインベストメンツに勤め、投資顧問業務のチーフインベストメントオフィサーとして全てのオルタナティブ投資を監督する等、オルタナティブ業界で30年以上の経験を有する。シティバンクでキャリアを‐スターとし、銀行・M＆A関連業務を経験した後、不動産業界に移り、CBRE、GEキャピタル、シティバンクで、アドバイザリー、アクイジション、証券化プロダクトの組成・運営、貸付業務等、不動産業務に幅広く従事。2009年からは、日本の機関投資家のゲートキーパーとなり、りそな銀行、東京海上アセットマネジメントで、インフラ・ゲートキーパー業務の立ち上げ、ポートフォリオ構築を行った。
青山学院大学卒業（経済学士号）、不動産鑑定士。

Misawa joined ORIX Corporation(ORIX) in 1988 with over three decades of financing and investment experience including equipment leasing both in Japan and overseas, aircraft finance, investment management of US high yield bond and domestic non-performing loans, structured real estate finance and LBO finance as well as asset management business throughout his career within ORIX Group companies. Recently, he has joined ORIX Bank Corporation(OBK) for developing various strategic initiatives leveraging his experience within the Group. OBK is wholly owned by ORIX with over 20 years of proven track record of real estate finance both for individual and institutional property investors including overseas investors to Japan market. Prior to joining OBK, he was the licensed Responsible Officer of HK SFC licensed asset management companies for over 8 years, including a JV with Asian Development Bank investing in mid-market Asian private sector focused on ESG. He is known as the expert of structured finance as well as debt-restructuring and spoke at the various industry events in Tokyo, Osaka, Singapore, Hong Kong, Bangkok and Cannes. Received his Bachelor of Commerce degree from Doshisha University, Kyoto and carries real estate brokerage license in Japan and security brokerage license both in Japan and Hong Kong. Fluent in Japanese and English also able to communicate in Mandarin as well.

Mitsuaki Murata is a Investment Officer in Daido Life’s Alternative Investment Department.

He has over 10years of experience in Alternative investments. He leads Daido’s Private Asset Investment including Private Equity, Infrastructure Equity, Private Debt Investment.

Prior to rejoining Daido Life in 2025, he was a head of Alternative Investments at T&D Asset Management where he covered HF investment and Bank Loan/HY Bond Fund investment. Prior to that, he spent 2 years at Alternative Investment Capital, Japanese gatekeeper, as a Managing Director where he covered Private Asset Investment. He started his professional career at Daido Life Insurance Company where he covered Private Equity, Infrastructure Equity, Project Finance, Leveraged Finance etc.

1999年大同生命入社。レバレッジドファイナンスやプロジェクトファイナンス投資等を経験した後、2017年よりインベストメントオフィサーとして、プライベートエクイティ投資を統括。2022年には、プライベートアセット特化のゲートキーパーであるエー・アイ・キャピタルに出向し、マネジングディレクターとしてPE・インフラ・プライベートデット投資をカバー。2024年にはT&Dアセットマネジメントのオルタナティブ運用部長として、HFやバンクローン/HY債ファンド投資を統括。2025年から大同生命に戻り、オルタナティブ運用部インベストメントオフィサーとして、プライベートアセット投資全般を統括。現在、PE・インフラエクイティ・プライベートデット投資等をカバー。

Hironobu Nakamura is the Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Solar Asset Management K.K. (CSAM), where he leads the management of Canadian Solar Infrastructure Fund, Inc. (TSE: 9284), Japan’s largest listed infrastructure fund dedicated to solar energy. He is responsible for overseeing a portfolio of utility-scale solar assets and ensuring long-term value creation and sustainability for investors.

With over 25 years of experience in the infrastructure sector, Mr. Nakamura has built a strong track record in renewable energy investment, project finance, and institutional asset management. Prior to joining CSAM, he served as Chief Investment Officer at Asset Management One Alternative Investments, where he led the firm’s alternative investment platform, focusing on infrastructure debt strategies for both domestic and international institutional clients.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Nakamura worked at a leading Japanese megabank, where he was involved in global project finance, supporting large-scale energy and infrastructure developments across Asia, the Americas, and the Middle East. His expertise includes fund structuring, cross-border deal execution, and ESG-integrated investment practices.
Mr. Nakamura is recognized for his leadership in advancing Japan’s energy transition and his commitment to building resilient, sustainable infrastructure platforms that align the interests of investors, communities, and the environment.

Virginie Sandilya is a finance and sustainability leader with experience in project finance, M&A, and investment strategy within the energy and infrastructure sectors with a career spanning Japan, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai, and the U.S.

Currently, Virginie serves as the M&A and Finance Group Leader at Shizen Energy, a leading renewable energy developer in Japan, backed by CDPQ. Her most recent track record includes the successful closing of 90MW of project financings with corporate PPAs, including Microsoft’s first PPA in Japan.

Previously, Virginie was an Associate Director at Clean Energy Finance Corporation in Australia, executing over A$600 million in clean energy investments. With a background in project and export finance at HSBC in Singapore and Hong Kong, Virginie brings deep expertise in structuring complex financial transactions.

She holds an MSc in management from Toulouse Business School in France.

ヴィルジニー・サンディリヤ氏は、ファイナンスおよびサステナビリティのリーダーとして、エネルギーおよびインフラ分野におけるプロジェクトファイナンス、M&A、投資戦略に携わり、また、日本、オーストラリア、シンガポール、香港、ドバイ、米国での勤務経験を持つ。

現在は、CDPQの支援を受け、日本の大手再生可能エネルギー開発会社である自然電力のM&Aおよびファイナンス・グループリーダーを務める。直近の実績としては、マイクロソフトの日本初のPPAを含む、企業PPAを伴う90MWのプロジェクトファイナンスを成功させている。

前職は、オーストラリアのクリーン・エナジー・ファイナンス・コーポレーションでアソシエートディレクターを務め、6億豪ドル以上のクリーンエネルギー投資を実行。シンガポールと香港のHSBCでプロジェクトファイナンスと輸出ファイナンスの経歴を持つサンディリヤ氏は、複雑な金融取引のストラクチャリングに深い専門知識を持つ。

フランスのトゥールーズ・ビジネススクールで経営学の修士号を取得。

Currently leading infrastructure investments at Japan Post Insurance, where I have been seconded from Daiwa Asset Management, JPI’s strategic partner, since 2025.

Previously, I served as Managing Director and Head of Daiwa Asset Management Singapore, directing the overall organizational and business operations. Since joining Daiwa in 2006, I have accumulated extensive experience managing a broad spectrum of asset classes, including active global equities, FoFs, sub-advisory funds, leveraged index strategies, and commodity futures. My tenure as a fund manager spans both Tokyo (from 2011) and Singapore (since 2021).

Between 2015 and 2017, I was engaged as a portfolio manager for the Pension Fund Association for Local Government Officials (PAL/Chikyoren), one of Japan’s foremost public pension funds. There, I specialized in fund due diligence and portfolio construction for alternative assets such as infrastructure and real estate, further honing my expertise in these areas.

Holder of BBA from Yokohama National University and CMA.

Yuko Watanabe Shah is an Operating Advisor at I Squared Capital (ISQ), a Miami-based global infrastructure investment firm managing over $37 billion in assets. Since joining in 2015, she has been working with portfolio companies in renewable energy, utility, and transportation sectors in Asia. Her contribution to the business growth and unique collaboration with Japanese partners are notable for Amplus Solar and Cube Highways in India. Most recently, Yuko launched Hexa Energy Services (HES), securing contracts for 445MWac in BESS to support Japan’s renewable transition, and currently serves as Chairman.
Previously, she spent 15 years at Mitsubishi Corporation, leading global infrastructure projects and risk management. Yuko has a strong background in environmental initiatives, including developing large greenhouse gas abatement projects, and helped to esatblish Japan's bilaterial carbon credit trading mechanism. She holds an M.B.A. from the Wharton School with and a Bachelor of Economics from Doshisha University in Japan.

マイアミを拠点とし、370億ドル以上の資産を運用するグローバル・インフラ投資会社、アイスクエアド・キャピタル（ISQ）のオペレーティング・アドバイザー。2015年の入社以来、アジアの再生可能エネルギー、公益事業、運輸分野の投資先企業を担当。アンプラス・ソーラーやインドのキューブ・ハイウェイズでは、事業成長への貢献と日本パートナー企業の参画など、ユニークなコラボレーションが注目されている。最近では、ヘキサ・エナジー・サービス（HES）を立ち上げ、日本の再生可能エネルギー移行を支援するため、445MWacのBESS契約を獲得し、現在会長を務める。
それ以前は三菱商事に15年間勤務し、グローバルなインフラプロジェクト開発とそのリスクマネジメントに従事した。また、環境問題への取り組みに精通し、大規模な温室効果ガス削減プロジェクトの開発や日本の二国間炭素クレジット取引制度の設立にも貢献した。ペンシルバニア大学ウォートン校でMBAを、同志社大学で経済学の学士号（環境経済）を取得。

Dan Shulman is Chief Executive Officer of Tokyo-based Shulman Advisory, a specialist Japanese power market and renewables consultancy. Dan previously held an executive role at Japan Power & Gas, and has held a variety of roles in the power industry for more than 20 years. He and his team are experts in the fascinating energy market transition underway in Japan, with a special focus on regulatory and quantitative analysis in support of the development of post-FIT, market-exposed renewables; grid infrastructure upgrades; and the development of new products and services in the power trading space.

ダン・シュルマンは、東京を拠点とするシュルマン・アドバイザリーの最高経営責任者（CEO）であり、日本の電力市場や再生可能エネルギー分野に特化したコンサルティングサービスを提供する企業を率いています。
以前はJapan Power & Gasで経営幹部を務め、20年以上にわたり電力業界のさまざまなポジションで経験を積んできました。
現在は、日本のエネルギー市場の移行に関する深い知識を活かし、特にFIT制度終了後の市場連動型再生可能エネルギー開発や送電網インフラの強化、電力取引分野における新たな製品・サービスの創出に向けて、規制面および定量的な分析を通じた支援に力を入れています。

Since March 2019, she has been working as an expert in the Alternative Team of the Asset Management Department at AXA LIFE INSURANCE Co.,Ltd., handling domestic and international private equity/venture capital, infrastructure equity and other alternative investments. Her responsibilities include developing investment strategies and plans, selecting funds, and executing investments.

Prior to this, she worked as a Manager in the Financial Planning Team of the Investment Planning Department, where she was involved in formulating and monitoring investment plans, as well as measuring performance based on liabilities as a benchmark (ALM approach). Additionally, before that, she participated in various projects related to the development of insurance products mainly for variable annuities/insurances within the Special Account Management Department.

Mari joined GPIF in November 2019. She previously served as Strategy Lead in the Infrastructure team and transitioned to her current role in Research and Data Analytics when the team was newly established in July 2025.

She began her career at JPMorgan, where she worked primarily in securitization, real estate finance, and credit risk management. Before joining GPIF, she was a Manager at PwC Advisory, advising both public- and private-sector clients on a wide range of infrastructure projects.

Mari holds a Bachelor of Engineering and a Doctor of Engineering in Urban Planning from the University of Tokyo.

2019年11月にGPIFに入職。オルタナティブ投資部インフラストラクチャー投資チームにおいてStrategy Leadを務めた後、2025年7月に新設された同部データ分析チームへ異動し、現在に至る。

JPモルガンにてキャリアをスタートし、証券化、不動産ファイナンス、ならびにクレジットリスク管理業務に従事。GPIF入職以前はPwCアドバイザリーにおいてマネージャーとして、官民双方のクライアントに対し、幅広いインフラ関連プロジェクトに関するアドバイザリー業務を担当した。

東京大学工学部都市工学科卒業。同大学院にて博士（工学）を取得。

Takeuchi has been involved in broad range of private asset investments at Asset Management One (AMO). AMO was formed by merging the 4 investment business units under Mizuho Financial Group and Dai-ichi Life Insurance in 2016. As a fiduciary of its clients, AMO invests in private equity, private debt, infrastructure and real estate. Between 2007 and 2015, Takeuchi was an active owner/founder of Brightrust PE Japan, a research and investment advisory firm focused on private equity. In 1990s Takeuchi co-headed global derivatives trading at a Berkshire Hathaway group company, General Re Financial Products, and oversaw its Asia Pacific operation. He started his professional carrier at a Japanese Government’s aid agency, Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund, in 1983. He is a graduate of Tokyo University and Sydney University.

竹内丈二氏は、アセットマネジメントOne 株式会社（AMO）のエグゼクティブマネジャーとして幅広いプライベートアセット投資に従事。同社は、2016年にみずほフィナンシャルグループおよび第一生命保険傘下の4つの投資事業部門が統合して発足し、顧客からの信託を受け、プライベートエクイティ、プライベートデット、インフラ、不動産に投資している。同氏は、2007年から2015年にかけて、プライベートエクイティに特化した調査・投資顧問会社であるブライトラストPEジャパンのオーナー兼創業者として活躍。1990年代には、バークシャー・ハサウェイのグループ会社であるGeneral Re Financial Productsにおいてグローバルデリバティブ取引の共同責任者として、アジア太平洋地域事業の統括にあたった。1983年、日本政府の援助機関である海外経済協力基金でキャリアをスタートさせる。東京大学、シドニー大学を卒業。

Masakuni Taka has been serving as a Senior Director at ORIX Life Insurance Corporation since 2024, engaging infrastructure and real estate investments. Before this, he spent approximately 20 years at Aozora Bank, extensively involved in real estate investments, non-performing loan investments, and structured finance. He began his career at Asahi Bank (now Resona Bank), engaging in corporate banking and trading for interest rate derivatives and forex. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Keio University.

2024年からオリックス生命保険のシニアディレクターとしてインフラ投資と不動産投資を担当。それ以前は、あおぞら銀行にて約20年間、不動産投資、不良債権投資、ストラクチャードファイナンスに幅広く携わる。あさひ銀行（現りそな銀行）からキャリアをスタートし、法人営業と金利デリバティブ・外国為替のトレーニング業務に従事。慶応義塾大学経済学部卒業。

Tom Taylor is a reporter for PEI Group’s Infrastructure Investor and Agri Investor, focusing on the Asia-Pacific region. He joined PEI in 2023 and is based in Sydney. Previously, Tom worked as a multimedia journalist at Radio New Zealand. He has a background in print media and was named a finalist for best headline at the 2022 Voyager Media Awards.

Tom Taylor는 PEI 그룹의 Infrastructure Investor지와 Agri Investor지에 소속된 아시아 태평양 지역 전문 기자로 시드니에 거주 중이며, 2023년 PEI에 합류했습니다. 과거 Radio New Zealand에서 멀티미디어 저널리스트로 근무했습니다. 인쇄매체 경험을 보유한 그는 2022년 Voyager Media Awards의 최우수 헤드라인상 최종 후보에 올랐습니다.

トム・テイラー氏は、PEIグループの業界紙『インフラストラクチャー・インベスター』と『アグリ・インベスター』の記者としてアジア太平洋地域を担当する。2023年にPEIに入社し、主にシドニーで活動。以前は、マルチメディア・ジャーナリストとしてラジオ・ニュージーランドに勤務していた。紙媒体での経験もあり、2022年のボイジャー・メディア・アワードでは最優秀ヘッドライン賞のファイナリストに選ばれている。

Philippe Wind is currently operating partner for CDPQ (Caisse des Depots et Placements du Quebec – 450 bn$ AUM infra-PE-real estate- markets), in the infrastructure group, Singapore based, global role to oversee general management and operation of CDPQ infra assets (50 billion USD equity) in Asia Pacific towards better performance, governance and value creation. Engaged especially in Asia Pacific and global energy/renewable assets such as in India, Japan, Taiwan and Australia. Strategic case to case involvement in development effort for the acquisition of new assets worldwide.

From 2013 till 2021 he was working with Actis, with positions such as CEO Actis Manager Singapore, with potential engagement as director in various Actis funds in Singapore, local Singapore team coordination and monetary Authority Singapore accreditation. He was also Director for energy/infra operations Actis, a large energy/infra investment PE fund. Philippe has been engaged with Actis since 2013 in global asset management team for under construction or operating energy assets of various technologies, but also for deals and portfolio management teams globally with a special focus on integrated utilities globally and/or general projects in south east Asia.

Prior to that he worked 19 years in the infra/utility sector across the world for Suez/Engie Group where he has been MD for 3 PPP companies for 10 years in China, Malaysia and Indonesia and did 7 years of large PPP projects international development at Paris HQ, 3 years in Singapore as MD for the infra/energy engineering firm WorleyParsons, and 2 years globally for McKinsey Singapore as a senior expert AP for infrastructure.

For the past 30 years he has developed various expertise in the utility, renewable, energy / multi-infrastructure space, but also in origination, deal making, management, operations, construction, engineering, consulting, regulatory, private equity or project finance areas. He spent 20 years in Asia in various countries but has been working in more than 30 countries worldwide since 1990 and speak several languages including Asian ones.

Philippe hold a Master of Science in civil engineering and environmental from Ecole Centrale de Lyon (France), an MBA from ESSEC Manheim (France/Germany), and a general management degree from Insead (Singapore).
He is seating at the board of the French chamber of commerce and past at the European Chamber of commerce (VP) for several years in Singapore, and is also a project finance visiting professor at Singapore ESSEC campus for continuous 10 years.

Junichi Yonezawa started his career at The Norinchukin Bank in 2003, first working in corporate lending. In 2008, he moved to the Credit Investment Division, where his responsibilities included managing securitized products, LBO loans, corporate bonds, and mid-market loan fund investments. He then moved to the Alternative Investment Division, where he focused on private equity and real estate equity fund investments. Since 2021, he has been responsible for all alternative investments at Norinchukin Zenkyoren Asset Management.

2021年4月より農林中金全共連アセットマネジメントにおいてオルタナティブ投資を統括。それ以前は、2003年に農林中央金庫へ入庫、2008年よりクレジット・オルタナティブ投資関連部署および米国拠点において、証券化商品、企業クレジット、プライベートエクイティファンド、不動産エクイティファンドへの投資に従事。