3:00 PM – 3:10 PM

OPENING REMARKS

Naoya Takahashi, Executive Officer, JPX Market Innovation & Research, Inc.

3:10 PM – 3:40 PM

3:40 PM – 4:00 PM

EXPLORING FACTOR-BASED INDEX STRATEGIES

Jason Ye, Director, Product, S&P Dow Jones Indices

OPPORTUNITIES EMERGING FROM THE GROWTH OF THE INDEX BASED INVESTING IN FIXED INCOME

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

4:00 PM – 4:20 PM

THE CURRENT STATE OF THE JAPANESE MARKET AND THE APPEAL OF INVESTING IN TOPIX

Shuhei Mukaihata, Index Business, JPX Market Innovation & Research, Inc.

4:20 PM – 4:40 PM

SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT IN THE FACE OF CHALLENGES: GLOBAL DYNAMICS AND INVESTOR MINDSET

Aran Spivey, Senior Analyst, Sustainability Indices, S&P Dow Jones Indices

4:40 PM – 4:50 PM

Break

4:50 PM – 5:50 PM

DECIPHERING INVESTOR SENTIMENT: NAVIGATING UNCERTAIN MARKET TRENDS

Panelist:

·       Masahiro Ono, Vice President, BlackRock Global Markets, ETF Capital Market, BlackRock Japan.

·       Hiroyuki Kishimoto, Director, Head of Xtrackers Sales Japan, Client Coverage Division, DWS Investments Japan.

·       Yusuke Kojima, Head of ETF Business Development | Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited.

·       Kensuke Niihara, Managing Director, Deputy President / Chief Investment Officer – Japan, State Street Investment Management

Moderator:

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

5:50 PM – 6:00 PM

CLOSING REMARKS

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