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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,
Sion Jones,
Gregory Smith
- 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?
Gwenola Chambon
Chief Executive Officer and Founding Partner, Vauban Infrastructure Partners
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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?
Takako Koizumi
Executive Director, Head of Infrastructure and Real Estate Investment, Investment Management Department, Mitsui & Co. Alternative Investments
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Hisamitsu Iida
Section Manager, Investment & Loan Department, Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance
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Masaaki Kusano
Deputy General Manager, Foreign Equity & Alternative Investment Department, Nippon Life Insurance Company
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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,
Joost Bergsma
- 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
Agenda
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?
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
Associate Director, Alternative Investments Team, 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.
Jeffrey Altman
Senior Advisor, Finadvice
With 26+ years of accomplishments in the global energy/infrastructure sectors, Jeffrey has been proactively involved in regulated, liberalized and energy transition markets across the globe. During this time he worked within five large US/European en… Read full bio
Jingjing Bai
Advisor, Bfinance
Jingjing Bai is an advisor to bfinance in Asia since 2019, based in Hong Kong. In the recent years, Jingjing led a global alternative investment program mandated by Chinese State Owned Enterprises, covering Private Equity, Private Debt and Real Asset… Read full bio
Joost Bergsma
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner, Glennmont Partners
Joost Bergsma founded Glennmont Partners in 2013 completing a spin out of BNP Paribas Clean Energy Partners which had been established since 2008. Glennmont manages approximately Euro 1.8bn across four unlisted funds (infra equity and infra credit st… Read full bio
Mauricio Bolana
Partner, Antin Infrastructure Partners
Mauricio is a Partner at Antin and he joined the firm in 2010. Mauricio is a board member of Fund II portfolio companies Roadchef and GSR and of Fund III portfolio company Lyntia. In Fund I he used to be a board member of portfolio companies ASI, And… Read full bio
Cyril Cabanes
Managing Director, Infrastructure, Asia Pacific, CDPQ Singapore
Cyril Cabanes is Managing Director, Infrastructure, Asia Pacific based in CDPQ’s Singapore office. In his role, he is responsible for all infrastructure investment activities in the Asia-Pacific region, which includes building and overseeing a team o… Read full bio
Gwenola Chambon
Chief Executive Officer and Founding Partner, Vauban Infrastructure Partners
Gwenola Chambon, CEO and Founding Partner of Vauban Infrastructure Partners, has been responsible for managing the Investment Team of Mirova as well as its infrastructure investment and capital raising activities. Throughout her 24-year career, Gweno… Read full bio
Stephen Dowd
Partner, CBRE Caledon Capital Management
Stephen joined CBRE Caledon in 2014 and is the head of the CBRE Caledon infrastructure investment practice. He is a member of the Investment Committee and Management Committee. He is involved with, and oversees, all phases of the investment process,… Read full bio
Livio Fenati
Managing Director, Private Infrastructure Europe, Partners Group
Livio Fenati is part of the European Private Infrastructure business unit, based in Zug. He has 25 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at Atlantia as the Global Head of Corporate Development and previously he was… Read full bio
Ayaka Fujiwara
Climate Investment Specialist, Green Climate Fund
Ayaka is the Climate Investment Specialist of Project Finance Team in Private Sector Facility of the Green Climate Fund (GCF). She specializes on private sector climate projects in developing countries. She brings GCF over 9 years of investment exper… Read full bio
Takanori Fukushima
General Manager, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Research Institute
Takanori has had an extensive career in derivatives and risk management at domestic and global investment banks. He now heads the PPP & Infrastructure Investment Research Department at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Research Institute offering research, c… Read full bio
Marc Ganzi
President and Chief Executive Officer, Colony Capital
Marc C. Ganzi is President and Chief Executive Officer of Colony Capital, Inc. (NYSE: CLNY). Prior to becoming President and Chief Executive Officer of Colony Capital & Chief Executive Officer of Digital Colony, Mr. Ganzi founded and served as Ch… Read full bio
Kazuhiro Honjo
Head of Multi Manager Investment Department, Tokio Marine Asset Management
Kazuhiro Honjo is Head of Multi Manager Investment Department at Tokio Marine Asset Management (TMAM). He started his career as an investment professional at TMAM in 1990. He appointed as the current position in 2009 to start multi-manager investment… Read full bio
Ryuichi Horie
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, CSR Design Green Investment Advisory
Horie is Co-founder and CEO of CSR Design Green Investment Advisory, Co., Ltd., which focuses on advisory on ESG integration in the real estate and infrastructure sectors as well as research on policy and market with respect to sustainable finance. H… Read full bio
Andreas Huber
Partner, Vice Chairman Asia Pacific, EQT Partners
Andreas Huber joined EQT Partners in October 2007 and is Vice Chairman of Asia Pacific. Andreas graduated from Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich with distinction in Economics, Sinology and Political Sciences. Prior to joining EQT Partners, Andr… Read full bio
Hisamitsu Iida
Section Manager, Investment & Loan Department, Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance
Hisamitsu Iida is in charge of constructing and managing the private asset portfolio (PE, Infrastructure and Real Estate) at Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. since Apr 2016. Prior to his current role, he has gained a breadth of expertise in investment and… Read full bio
Toru Inoue
Vice President, Goldman Sachs
Toru Inoue runs the infrastructure and structured finance team in Goldman Sachs’ Tokyo office. He has taken a lead role in developing the world’s first project bonds backed by solar assets, and in arranging Japan’s first revenue bonds issued by Ibara… Read full bio
Takako Ishiyama
Senior Asset Manager, MC Digital Realty
Takako Ishiyama is Senior Asset Manager with MC Digital Realty (joint venture between Mitsubishi Corporation and Digital Realty, formed in 2017) and is currently responsible for their Japan property portfolio, creating shareholder value by contributi… Read full bio
John Jackman
Managing Director, Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners
John is a Managing Director at Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners. Prior to joining Stonepeak, John was a Senior Managing Director at Macquarie Capital where he led the Asian infrastructure and renewable principal investment business. John has over 17… Read full bio
Daniel Kemp
Superfunds Correspondent, Infrastructure Investor
Daniel Kemp is Superfunds Correspondent for PEI Media’s Infrastructure Investor and Agri Investor. He joined PEI in February 2018 and is based in Sydney. Daniel is an experienced B2B journalist, working for five years prior to joining PEI as Innovati… Read full bio
Takako Koizumi
Executive Director, Head of Infrastructure and Real Estate Investment, Investment Management Department, Mitsui & Co. Alternative Investments
Takako Koizumi is an Executive Director and Head of Infrastructure & Real Estate Investment at Mitsui & Co. Alternative Investments, with over 20 years of experience in alternative assets. She started her career at Citibank in banking and M… Read full bio
Masaaki Kusano
Deputy General Manager, Foreign Equity & Alternative Investment Department, Nippon Life Insurance Company
Masaaki Kusano is Deputy General Manager, Foreign Equity & Alternative Investment Department, Nippon Life Insurance Company. He heads the real asset team, and is responsible for fund investments in domestic and overseas real estate, infrastructur… Read full bio
Toru Masuda
Executive Manager, Fellow, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank
Mr. Toru Masuda, Executive Manager and Head of Private Equity of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, joined the Bank in 1988. Prior to joining to the team in 2000, Mr. Masuda was responsible for managing corporate and emerging market investment portfolio for… Read full bio
Morimasa Matsuda
President & Chief Executive Officer, Daiwa Energy & Infrastructure
Morimasa Matsuda is a president & CEO of Daiwa Energy & Infrastructure Co. Ltd (DEI), a subsidiary of Daiwa Securities Group Inc., one of the leading comprehensive financial service firms in Japan. DEI is an investment firm focusing on renewa… Read full bio
Kanna Mihara
Senior Vice President, Private Capital Markets Japan, Macquarie Capital
Kanna leads Private Capital Markets team in Japan where her primary role is to connect Japanese capital to global infrastructure opportunities. Her most recent experiences include successful formation of a partnership with JERA on Formosa 1 and Formo… Read full bio
Akihito Nagata
Chief Portfolio Manager, Nissay Asset Management
Akihito Nagata is Chief Portfolio Manager, Alternative & Fund Investment Department, Nissay Asset Management Corporation. Mr Nagata joined Nissay Asset in 2016 where he is responsible for co-investment programmes and fund investments in infrastru… Read full bio
Miho Nakagawa
Deputy Editor, Infrastructure Business JAPAN, Innovation Promotion Center
Miho Nakagawa is a deputy editor of "Infrastructure Business JAPAN", the digital media about infrastructure investment. Prior to joining to the team in 2017, she was a journalist of "Weekly Economist" published by Mainichi Shimbun Publishing Inc. She… Read full bio
Jerome Neyroud
Head of Infrastructure Debt, Schroders
Jerome Neyroud has over 20 years of experience in infrastructure debt. He joined Schroders as Head of Infrastructure Debt in 2015. He is responsible for Schroders infrastructure debt investments and manages a team of 6 portfolio managers and analysts… Read full bio
Kazuo Nishimura
Chief Product Strategist, Nomura Funds Research and Technologies
Kazuo Nishimura has been working in Private Equity gatekeeper industry in 17 years since he joined Nomura Group in 2002. Before joining Nomura, he worked for Fuji Bank (current Mizuho Financial Group) and was mainly involved in derivatives business a… Read full bio
Keisuke Okano
Associate Director, Alternative Investments Team, ORIX Life Insurance Corporation
Keisuke Okano is a member of Alternative Investments Team. He is covering Infrastructure, Real Estate and Private Equity. Prior to joining ORIX Life in 2019, he was in Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) where he served as portfolio manager for… Read full bio
Yasuhiro Ono
Director, Japan Post Bank
Yasuhiro Ono is a Director of Japan Post Bank in charge of private equity portfolio and developed infrastructure investment program. Prior to the current position, he has been involved with strategic investment and business development at Mitsubishi… Read full bio
Melannie Pyzik
Managing Director, Argo Infrastructure Partners
Melannie has over 18 years of experience in unlisted infrastructure and infrastructure like strategies. Melannie holds a senior leadership role at Argo Infrastructure Partners, as a Managing Director, she is also a member of the Investment Committee.… Read full bio
Helge Rau
Head of M&A, wpd AG
Helge Rau has been working with wpd since 2003. As the company’s Head of M&A he has been involved in many on- and offshore wind transactions including the recent financing of the € 2.7 bn Taiwanese offshore wind project Yunlin as well as the fina… Read full bio
Kim Schumacher
Lecturer in Sustainable Finance and ESG, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Dr Kim Schumacher is a Lecturer in Sustainable Finance and ESG at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. His research focuses on ESG data and impact metrics, sustainable finance frameworks, green bonds, natural capital valuation, ecosystem services, rene… Read full bio
Harry Seekings
Co-Head of Infrastructure, InfraRed Capital Partners
Harry joined InfraRed in 1998. Harry leads the InfraRed team with day-to-day responsibility for the fund management of the HICL Infrastructure Company Limited. Harry returned to London in July 2015, almost seven years after relocating to New York to… Read full bio
Gregory Smith
President and Chief Executive Officer, InstarAGF Asset Management
Gregory Smith brings more than 20 years of experience in the investment, operation, acquisition, and financing of public and private infrastructure, real estate, power, and utility businesses. Prior to founding InstarAGF, Gregory was Managing Partner… Read full bio
Jamie Storrow
Managing Director, Northleaf Capital Partners
Jamie is co-head of Northleaf’s infrastructure investment program and is a member of the Investment Committee. Jamie is primarily responsible for transaction origination, due diligence and asset management of Northleaf’s infrastructure investments. J… Read full bio
Yoshitaka Todoroki
Managing Director, Private Market Investment Department, Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)
Yoshitaka Todoroki joined GPIF in March 2016, from Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management, where he led a newly established team that developed investment opportunities in the alternative space for clients mainly in Japanese pension industry. Before second… Read full bio
Mark Weisdorf
Managing Partner, Mark Weisdorf Associates
Mark Weisdorf is Managing Partner of Mark Weisdorf Associates, focusing on private equity and infrastructure investment strategies. He is Investment Committee Chair of Swiss-based IST3 Global Infrastructure Fund; and a Senior Advisor to Toronto-based… Read full bio
Eugene Zhuchenko
Managing Director, ETORE Advisory
Eugene Zhuchenko has 20 years of infrastructure experience. Prior to founding ETORE Advisory, he was the CEO of Long Term Infrastructure Investors Association, managed an infrastructure portfolio at APG Asset Management, led M&A projects at APM T… Read full bio
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