
Jeff Levin
Managing Director of Morgan Stanley, Co-Head of Morgan Stanley’s North America Private Credit team, Portfolio Manager and the Head of Direct Lending, Morgan Stanley Investment Management

The 5th annual PDI Tokyo Forum will return on 29 June 2023 to shape future capital flow from Japan to global private debt markets.
Understand key trends shaping investors’ decision-making process and crucial qualities they look for in a fund manager when allocating capital.
Register your place here to get the best savings to join Japanese and Korean investors in-person in 2023.
The Tokyo Forum is part of the Private Debt Investor Japan Korea Week happening on 26-29 June. Meet 300+ senior decision-makers in one week of unrivalled networking across two regional hubs.
View how to access the Japan Korea Week and 150+ institutional investors here.
Tadasu Matsuo
Managing Director and Head of Global Alternative Investments
Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
Meet our keynote, Tadasu Matsuo, head of global alternative investments at JST (AUM$80.7b) to understand JST’s private credit investment strategies. Learn Japanese institutional investors’ perspective on key investment considerations when allocating to this asset class.
Andrew Lockhart
Managing Partner
Metrics Credit Partners
Hear from Andrew as he shares insights into the Australian and international private debt markets. Discover new opportunities in emerging markets and strategies to drive your portfolio growth.
Connect with behemoth investors GPIF, Japan Post Bank, Dai-ichi Life Insurance and more Japanese investors in person for the first time since the pandemic.
Understand investors’ changing needs and appetite shift towards different strategies.
Catch up with Japanese investors and global private credit leaders to discuss future portfolio strategies.
Well thought through and relevant content. Provides good insight into how LPs think about this asset class.
Very well organized and structured. Great access to the assets’ leading players and insights.
PDI events bring private debt investment and structuring expertise together like no other conference I have attended.
A limited number of complimentary passes are available for allocators and institutional investors to join the event.
To qualify for a complimentary pass, you must meet the eligibility criteria in representing a pension fund, insurance company, sovereign wealth fund, private wealth manager, foundation, endowment, family office or corporate investment division.
Apply for a pass and a member of our team will follow up with you.
Contact producer, Niann Lai at niann.l@pei.group if you’re interested in speaking at the conference.
To help keep you and your peers safe, we require you to follow the Covid principles below to ensure the smooth running of the PDI Japan Korea Week 2022.
All attendees must provide proof of full COVID-19 vaccination status before checking into the event’s venue. All attendees will be required to wear a filtering face piece mask without a ventilation valve.
To expedite this process, PEI Media and our venue will be using the physical copy of vaccination, or digital proof of COVID-related health insights from “Tokyo Vaction” mobile App and other government-recognised mobile App. Complete your health screening with the apps ahead of time for expedited check-in and entry. We will NOT be accepting any other form of record of vaccination at the event. We are only accepting physical proof, photos of the vaccination record or digital proof via selected mobile apps.
Questions? Please contact asiaevents@peimedia.com.
The below information is as of 18 October 2022 and will be updated if health, safety and security guidelines change.
We would like to ensure our attendees feel confident as they return to attending our in-person events. Click here for Shangri-La Hotel, Tokyo document outlining actions the hotel is taking.
Click here to view the latest quarantine measures for inbound travellers.
When you arrive at the event, you’ll need to provide proof that you are fully vaccinated* against COVID-19 according to your national vaccine programme.
(*Definition of fully vaccinated varies among cities, however, you will be required to take your 2nd dose at least 14 days before the event.)
You can present your vaccination record through:
If you had received your vaccination outside of Japan
All attendees will be required to wear a filtering face piece mask without a ventilation valve in the hotel’s public spaces at all times.
You must present your vaccination record and measure temperature at the entrance of the venue.
If your membership includes access to an in-person forum, you can join a different forum in-person across a 12-month period.
Yes, if needed we will be asked to report any cases to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for further handling.
Any questions regarding the event and vaccination requirements should be sent to asiaevents@peimedia.com.
Download the agenda today to discover trending topics shaping the Japanese investor allocations.
This is an invite only, off-the-record roundtable for qualified institutional investors. An opportunity for investors network in a comfortable environment and discuss best practices for engaging with fund managers during due diligence and management, main challenges in structuring and diversifying their private debt strategies.
The roundtable will be facilitated by: Xiaodong (Akina) Chang, Senior Fund Manager, Private Equity Investment Department, Tokio Marine Asset Management, Kunio Kamoi, Senior Product Manager, Fund Research and Development Division, and Kanako Yabuki, Product Manager, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
Seats are first-come, first-served, please get in touch with Momo Sato at momo.s@pei.group to secure your place.
Executive Manager, Private Asset Investments, Strategic Fund Investment Group, Asset Management One
Read bioManaging Director of Morgan Stanley, Co-Head of Morgan Stanley’s North America Private Credit team, Portfolio Manager and the Head of Direct Lending, Morgan Stanley Investment Management
Read bioSenior Product Manager, Fund Research and Development Division, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
Read bioSenior Vice President, Strategic Finance Department, Development Bank of Japan
Read bioDirector and General Manager, Fund Management Department, Osaka Shoko Shinkin Bank
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A limited number of complimentary passes are available for eligible allocators and institutional investors to join the event. To qualify for a complimentary pass, you must meet the eligibility criteria in representing a pension fund, insurance company, sovereign wealth fund, private wealth manager, foundation, endowment, family office or corporate investment division. Apply for a pass and a member of our team will be in touch to confirm your eligibility.
The Forum is the largest meeting place for institutional and private investors, and other members of the private debt community in Korea.
Check out the benefits of joining the conference and who among your peers you will be joining. Apply for a complimentary pass for your or your team today.
Meet the biggest global funds
Network and arrange one-to-one meetings with the biggest and leading private debt managers.
Network with your peers
Connect with your peers and understand their strategies and allocation approach to private debt at our networking cocktail and luncheon.
Get the latest insights
Discuss the opportunities and challenges your peers are facing in the market at the investor roundtable.
Explore opportunities
Find investment opportunities across different debt strategies, from direct lending, mezzanine, and unitranche lending.
PDI Seoul Forum
Fairmont Ambassador Seoul
26 June 2023
Connecting South Korean capital to global markets
PDI Tokyo Forum
Four Seasons Tokyo at Otemachi
29 June 2023
Connecting Japanese capital to global opportunities
A limited number of complimentary passes are available for eligible allocators and institutional investors to join the event.
Complimentary investor passes are limited to foundations, endowments, insurance companies, single family offices, sovereign wealth funds and pension funds who are actively making fund commitments and do not engage in third-party fundraising activities or collect fees for advisory/consulting services.
Apply for a pass and a member of our team will be in touch to confirm your eligibility.