8:45 AM

CAPITAL MARKETS BREAKFAST OPEN TO MARKET MAKERS, ASSET MANAGERS AND BROKERS - HOSTED BY JAPAN EXCHANGE GROUP

9:00 AM

REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST

9:30 AM

OPENING REMARKS

Martina Cheung, President & CEO, S&P Dow Jones Indices

9:40 AM

PROMOTING JAPAN AS A LEADING ASSET MANAGEMENT CENTER：EXPECTATIONS FOR ADVANCING ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND THE CAPABILITIES OF ASSET OWNERS

Yutaka Ito, Commissioner, Japan Financial Services Agency

SESSION 1

UNDERSTANDING THE SHIFTING MARKET LANDSCAPE GLOBALLY AND DOMESTICALLY

9:55 AM

GLOBAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: AI, ENERGY TRANSITION AND OTHER DISRUPTORS

·            Paul Gruenwald, Global Chief Economist, S&P Global

·            (TBC)

·            Sally Moore, Chief Client Officer, S&P Global

10:25 AM

JAPAN’S ECONOMIC OUTLOOK AMID GLOBAL UNCERTAINTY: POLICY CHALLENGES AND RISKS

Sayuri Shirai, Professor, Keio University ADBI Fellow, Keio University Asian Development Bank Institute

10:45 AM

TRENDING INVESTMENT THEMES: ASSESSING RISK AND OPPORTUNITY

·         Martina Cheung, President & CEO, S&P Dow Jones Indices

·         Catherine Clay, CEO, S&P Dow Jones Indices

·         Cameron Drinkwater, Chief Product & Operations Officer, S&P Dow Jones Indices

SESSION 2

GLOBAL ETF LANDSCAPE: LEVERAGING ETF INNOVATION TO NAVIGATE MARKET UNCERTAINTY

11:15 AM

TRENDS AND INNOVATIONS IN THE GLOBAL ETF MARKET LANDSCAPE

Panelists:

·            Philippe El-Asmar, Head of ETF, Direct & Digital, Asia Pacific, J.P. Morgan Asset Management

·            Bradley Smith, Head of ETF Strategy, Americas, Invesco

·            Ogar Widjaja, Director, Head of Xtrackers Sales, South East Asia, DWS Investments Singapore Limited

·            Bruno Neukirch, Director、Head of APAC Product Innovation for iShares, BlackRock

·            Douglas Yones, CEO, Direxion

Moderator:

·            Lee Turner-Conn, Head of Global Strategic Partnerships, S&P Dow Jones Indices

12:05 PM

U.S. EQUITY AND SECTOR OVERVIEW

·            Anna Paglia, Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer, State Street Investment Management

·            Fiona Boal, Managing Director, Global Head of Equities, S&P Dow Jones Indices

12:25 PM

LUNCH

1:10 PM

LIQUIDITY AND TIMING MATTERS: TRADING U.S. MARKETS DURING ASIAN HOURS

·            Tim Macourt, Senior Managing Director, Global Head, Equities, FX and Alternative Products, CME Group

·            Tim Brennan, Managing Director​, Global Head of Capital Markets and Exchange Strategy​, S&P Dow Jones Indices

1:30 PM

ETF BUSINESS OVERVIEW

Nicholas Peach, Managing Director, Head of APAC iShares, BlackRock

1:50 PM

VARIETY IN CHOICE－EUROPEAN LISTED ETFs: TAPPING INTO A BROADER OPPORTUNITY SET AS THE MARKET TRANSFORMS

·            Gaetan Delculee, Global Head of ETF, Indexing & Smart Beta Sales, Amundi

·            Katsumi Fujikawa, President & CEO, Amundi Japan

2:10 PM

The Roadmap Ahead - Rise of Active ETFs and Expansion in Japan –

Yuki Kurogi, Head of Japan ETF, J.P. Morgan Asset Management (Japan)

2:30 PM

OPTIONS-BASED ETFS: INCOME, HEDGING AND DEFINED OUTCOMES

Panelists:

·           Oran D’Arcy, Head of Listings, APAC, Cboe Australia

·           Timothy Parker, Head of Equity Derivatives, APAC, BNP Paribas

·           Qi Sun, Product Specialist, First Trust Japan

·           (TBC)

Moderator:

·            Yuan Tian, Executive Director, Multi Asset Indices, S&P Dow Jones Indices

3:10 PM

FIXED INCOME 2.0: UNLOCKING GLOBAL CREDIT MARKETS WITH ETFS

Panelists:

·        Koei Imai, Senior Executive, Asset Management One

·        Kangwei Yang, Director, Fixed Income Product Management, S&P Dow Jones Indices

Moderator:

·            Kazuhisa Mikami, Head of Sales, Japan, Jane Street

3:40 PM

FROM YIELD TO CASH FLOW: INTEGRATING DIVIDEND AND QUALITY FACTORS IN INDEX STRATEGIES

Jason Ye, Senior Director, Factors and Dividends, S&P Dow Jones Indices

3:55 PM

PRIVATE MARKETS: EVOLVING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCESSIBILITY

Panelists:

·            (TBC)

Moderator:

·            Tomomi Shige, Head of IM Japan, Crisil Coalition Greenwich

4:35 PM

BREAK

SESSION 3

IDENTIFYING AND ACCESSING EMERGING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITH ETFS

4:50 PM

HOW IS AI TRANSFORMING THE INVESTMENT LANDSCAPE?

·            (TBC)

·            John Welling, Head of Global Equities & Thematic Indices, S&P Dow Jones Indices

5:10 PM

WHAT’S WORKING AND WHAT’S CHANGING IN JAPAN’S SECURITY TOKEN ECOSYSTEM

5:25 PM

DIGITAL ASSETS AND TOKENIZATION PART 1

Panelists:

·            (TBC)

Moderator:

·            Sue Lee, Director, APAC Head of Index Investment Strategy, S&P Dow Jones Indices

6:05 PM

DIGITAL ASSETS AND TOKENIZATION PART 2

6:45 PM

CLOSING REMARKS

Rick Chau, Managing Director, Head of Sales, Asia Pacific, S&P Dow Jones Indices

6:50 PM

COCKTAIL

9:00 AM

REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST

9:30 AM

OPENING REMARKS

Catherine Clay, CEO, S&P Dow Jones Indices

9:40 AM

THE JAPANESE MARKET TODAY AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE ETF MARKET

Hiromi Yamaji, Group CEO, Japan Exchange Group

SESSION 4

ETF AND CAPITAL MARKETS EVOLUTION

9:55 AM

CONNECTED MARKETS: HOW GLOBAL EXCHANGES ARE UPGRADING EFFICIENCY AND ACCESS

Panelists:

·            Kristin Boyd, Global Head of Derivatives Sales and Distribution Representative Director, Cboe Japan, Cboe Global Markets

·            (TBC)

Moderator:

·            Sean Freer, Director, Global Exchange Indices, S&P Dow Jones Indices

10:45 AM

BEYOND TRADITIONAL ETFS: GROWING DEMAND AND THE MECHANICS BEHIND THEIR LIQUIDITY

Panelists:

·            (TBC)

Moderator:

·            Matyas Steinbach, Director, APAC Business Development, ETF and Benchmarking Solutions, S&P Global Market Intelligence

11:30 AM

ACCESSING MIDDLE EAST MARKETS AND THE ASIA-ME CORRIDOR: OPPORTUNITIES AND KEY THEMES

11:50 AM

LUNCH

SESSION 5

JAPAN ETF MARKET IN FOCUS: GROWTH, OPPORTUNITIES AND EVOLUTION

12:35 PM

PORTFOLIOS REDEFINED: NAVIGATING COMPLEX MARKET SYSTEMS

Yuichi Tanaka, Executive Director, Nippon Life Asset Management

12:55 PM

SCALING ETFS IN JAPAN: LATEST TRENDS AND WHAT IT WILL TAKE

Panelists:

·            Kenji Hanamura, Group Manager, ETF Business Development Department, ETF Business Development Group and Representative Director, Amova Securities, Amova Asset Management

·            Tatsuya Yoshikawa, Head of ETF Solution Department, Nomura Asset Management

·            Miho Yamaguchi, Vice President, US Sector Specialist, State Street Investment Management

·            Hirotoshi Hashimoto, Marketing Planning Department Business Development Team Leader, Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management

Moderator:

·            Kohei Sasaki, Head of ETF, Indexing & Smart Beta Sales, Amundi Japan

1:40 PM

MAKING ETFS MORE ACCESSIBLE DOMESTICALLY AND GLOBALLY

Panelists:

·            Koei Imai, Senior Executive, Asset Management One

·            Ryutaro Someya, Manager, New Listings / ETF Market Development Department, Tokyo Stock Exchange

·            Keiichi Ohara, Founder & CEO, Japan Asset Management Platform

·            Masafumi Watanabe, Representative, ETF Catalyst Japan

Moderator:

·            (TBC)

2:25 PM

NAVIGATING THE INDEXING ECOSYSTEM: PASSIVE INDEXING, STRATEGIC BETA, AND SYSTEMATIC ACTIVE

Mark Killen, Senior Vice President, Managing Executive Officer - Japan

American Century Investments | Avantis Investors

2:45 PM

THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN FACTOR-BASED STRATEGIES

Yusuke Kojima, Head of ETF Distribution, Japan, Invesco

3:05 PM

BREAK

3:20 PM

GATEWAY TO EUROPE: DIVERSIFICATION BEYOND THE U.S. WITH UCITS ETFS

Hiroyuki Kishimoto, Director, Head of Xtrackers Sales Japan, DWS Investments Japan Limited

3:40 PM

AN ASSET OWNER’S PERSPECTIVE ON INDEX-LINKED ALLOCATIONS

Panelists:

·            Masafumi Hikima, Executive Director of Finance (CIO), Sophia University

·            Ayumu Shiotsu, Deputy Chief Manager, Equity Investment Department, Nippon Life Insurance Company

·            (TBC)

Moderator:

·            Yusuke Kojima, Head of ETF Distribution, Japan, Invesco

4:20 PM

HOW INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS ARE USING ETFS IN VOLATILE MARKETS

Kazuhisa Mikami, Jane Street, Head of Sales, Japan

SESSION 6

THE RISE OF RETAIL IN ETF MARKETS: WHAT’S SHAPING THE NEXT CHAPTER

4:40 PM

RETAIL EMBRACES ETFS: WHAT’S DRIVING GROWTH IN ASIA?

Panelists:

·            Julian Tsung-Sheng Liu, Chairman, Yuanta Securities Investment Trust

·            (TBC)

·            Andrew Weaver, Senior Manager, Investment Products, ASX Limited

·            (TBC)

Moderator:

·            (TBC)

5:20 PM

ETF DISTRIBUTION 3.0: NEW CHANNELS, NEW BUYERS, NEW PLAYBOOKS

Panelists:

·            Makoto Senda, Head of Marketing Planning Section, Marketing Department, Global X Japan

·            Naoyoshi Sato, Deputy General Manager, ETF Business Group, Institutional Sales Division, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management

·            Ai Ito, Department Manager, Japanese Equities Business Department, Equities & Derivatives Business Division, Rakuten Securities

·            (TBC)

Moderator:

·            (TBC)

6:00 PM

SESSION TO BE CONFIRMED

6:30 PM

CLOSING REMARKS

Kentaro Kamei, Head of Japan, S&P Dow Jones Indices

6:35 PM

NETWORKING DINNER