Programme

Yoshitaka Todoroki Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure, 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 seconded to SMAM from Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation in late 2014, he took a leading role to develop new investment opportunities in the private equity investment market in Asia-Pacific region for the bank and also led a team to establish an infrastructure fund dedicated to Indian market with an Indian local bank and a global infrastructure investor. Before moving to SMBC in 2007, he worked for a Japanese subsidiary of MassMutual Life Insurance as a chief portfolio manager, leading MMJ’s investment activities in corporate bond, securitization products and various alternative fund investment markets. He started his professional career at Sumitomo Trust & Banking (renamed as Sumitomo Mitsui Trust & Banking) in 1987 and long served in the credit investment business area, where he accumulated experiences in corporate, project, municipality and emerging market financing as well as securitization bond/loan investment opportunities in global market, at the bank’s Tokyo head office and its London Branch. During the time, he led analysis for financing infrastructure privatization project in Australia in early to mid ‘90s and developed experience in infrastructure financing in various markets since then. Graduated from Hitotsubashi University, with Bachelor of Commerce in 1987. Completed Investment Management Programme at London Business School in 2002.

Tim Burroughs Managing Editor ASIAN VENTURE CAPITAL JOURNAL

Tim Burroughs is managing editor of Asian Venture Capital Journal, having joined the publication in May 2011. He is responsible for all editorial content put out under the AVCJ brand, including Asian Venture Capital Journal, AVCJtv, AVCJ Awards and AVCJ.com. Tim previously spent five years at China Economic Review, serving as editor-in-chief and then editorial director. Located in Greater China since 2003, during which time he has lived in Beijing, Qingdao and Hong Kong, Tim has been a China-based contributor for publications including The Sunday Times, Sunday Telegraph, BBC and China Daily. Prior to moving to China, he trained and worked as a journalist in the UK. He was honored at the Society of Publishers in Asia awards in 2007, 2008 and 2010, and at the State Street Institutional Press Awards - Asia in 2012.

Yar-Ping Soo Partner ADAMS STREET PARTNERS

Yar-Ping specializes in Asian pan-regional leveraged buyouts as well as country-focused funds, specifically in Greater China, Japan, Korea, and Indonesia. She leads the Primary Investment Team’s Asian practice, and actively participates in all fund investment decisions and manages relationships with several of Adams Street's managers.

Prior to joining Adams Street, Yar-Ping was a Senior Vice President of GIC Special Investments (GICSI), which is the private equity arm of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation. She spent more than a decade at GIC and worked in their New York, Redwood City, and Singapore offices. Yar-Ping was the Head of Asia/Emerging Markets based out of Singapore, leading GICSI’s investments in leveraged buyout funds, growth capital funds, and co-investments.

Yar-Ping is a member of the Adams Street Primary Investments Committee.

Stephanie Hui Co-head, Merchant Banking Division GOLDMAN SACHS

Stephanie is co-head of the Merchant Banking Division (MBD) in Asia. She is also responsible for global growth equity in MBD. Stephanie serves on the Partnership Committee, Asia Pacific Management Committee, MBD Corporate and Growth Investment Committees, Global Diversity Committee and Asia Pacific Diversity Committee. She is also on the Board of Advisors of Launch With GS, Goldman Sachs’ $500 million commitment to invest in companies and investment managers with diverse leadership.

Stephanie initially joined Goldman Sachs in 1995 as a financial analyst. She worked in the Principal Investment Area in New York and then transferred to Hong Kong in 1997. Stephanie left Goldman Sachs in 1998 to attend graduate school, rejoined the firm as an associate in 2000 and became an executive director in 2003. She was named managing director in 2006 and partner in 2010.

Stephanie serves on the boards of Icon Cancer Care in Australia and Inner Mongolia Fuyuan Dairy in China. She is also a member of the Board of Governors of the China Venture Capital and Private Equity Association, the Board of Directors of Save the Children Hong Kong and Honorary Trustees of The Women's Foundation. Stephanie earned an AB in Biology, summa cum laude, from Harvard College in 1995 and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 2000.

James Ieong Founder and Managing Partner PAGODA CAPITAL

Before establishing Pagoda Capital in 2015, James has been working in private equity and asset management business for nearly 30 years, with extensive working experience in sovereign wealth funds on private equity investment and portfolio construction in various sectors.

James’s professional career include: Managing Director at China Investment Corporation(CIC), responsible for CIC private equity investments globally; Senior Advisor of Queensland Investment Corporation(QIC), worked closely with management on overall strategy and investment portfolio for QIC China Private Equity investments; and a number of senior management positions at global investment banks, such as State Street Corp., JP Morgan Asset Management, and Credit Suisse

James has Bachelor degree in Economics and Finance from RMIT University and Master in Applied Finance from Macquarie University in Australia

Jun Qian Head of Investments China and General Manager SCHRODER ADVEQ

Jun Qian is Schroder Adveq’s Head of Investments China and General Manager of Schroder Adveq China. He and his team are responsible for all investments in the region.

Before joining Schroder Adveq in 2015, Jun was a Director at Capital Dynamics China in Shanghai, China. From 2010 to 2013 he was a Partner at Diligence Capital, a private equity fund of fund in Beijing, China. Prior to that, he worked as Project Manager in the Competence Centre Investor Support at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants in Shanghai from 2007 to 2008. Before that, he worked in KPMG KPMG Advisory in Berlin, Frankfurt and Beijing.

Jun holds a Master of Economics & Management Science from the Humboldt-University in Berlin, Germany and a double Bachelor of Science & Technology Foreign Affairs and Environmental Engineering from the Shanghai University, China.

Takao Yamakoshi Senior Fund Manager TOKIO MARINE ASSET MANAGEMENT

Takao Yamakoshi is a Senior Fund Manager of Private Equity Department at Tokio Marine Asset Management. He is responsible for investment analysis and conducting due diligence; negotiating and reviewing investment vehicle documents; and client servicing. Additionally, Mr. Yamakoshi serves on the advisory boards of several private equity partnerships. Prior to joining TMAM in 2005, Mr. Yamakoshi worked in the traditional investment division at Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance for 3 years. He received a BS from Sophia University in 2002.

Satoshi Fukushima Director GLOBIS CAPITAL PARTNERS

Satoshi Fukushima is Director at Globis Capital Partners (GCP). He leads investments in problem-solving startups with a focus on healthcare and life-style sector as well as fund-raising of GCP 6th fund ($400M). His track record includes Medley (4480) and acting as a board member of AI Medical Services (Endoscopy AI), Kakehashi (SaaS for pharmacies), SDP (Clinic group specializing in surgery), justInCase (Mobile&AI based insurance), White Plus (Online dry cleaning) and Yoriso (Online platform for seniors). Prior to joining GCP in 2014, he worked at Deutsche Securities Inc. where he was acting as FA for SoftBank and other tech-companies’ fundraising and cross-border M&A transactions. He received a B.A. in Economics from the University of Tokyo in 2007.

Tomotaka Goji Co-founder, Managing Partner, President & Representative Director THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO EDGE CAPITAL PARTNERS CO. LTD.

Tomotaka (“Tommy”) Goji is Co-founder, Managing Partner, President & Representative Director of The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners Co. Ltd. (known as “UTEC”), and Managing Director of Japan Venture Capital Association (JVCA). Since the inception of UTEC in April 2004, he has raised and managed four funds totaling over JPY 54 billion (Approx. USD 500 million), built the team, and guided investments, value-up and exits of UTEC portfolio companies. 11 of UTEC portfolio companies were acquired and 12 went public.

These UTEC funds are established on the premise of the Japanese law called "The Limited Partnership Act for Investment" that he authored to enact in 1998 at the then Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI, now known as METI: the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) and became the foundation for Japanese venture capital funds thereafter. Tommy was selected to speak on panels in Davos, Switzerland for Japan's Prime Minister Office in February 2018, and in Geneva, Switzerland for United Nations UNCTAD World Investment Forum in October, 2018.

Since 2016, he has also researched on data science to analyze success factors for scientific startups at the University of Tokyo’s School of Engineering.

Tommy graduated from the University of Tokyo’s Faculty of Law in 1996, earned his MBA at Stanford University in 2003, and received his Ph.D. in data science from the University of Tokyo’s School of Engineering in 2020.

Yuka Hata Managing Director, Head of Fund Investments JAPAN INVESTMENT CORPORATION

Yuka Hata is a Managing Director and heads Fund Investment Team at Japan Investment Corporation (“JIC”).

Ms. Hata joined JIC in July 2020 in order to build and support Japan’ private equity / venture capital ecosystem as well as to provide the risk capital with the investment funds which bring Japan’s industry to the next stage. Prior to joining JIC, as a co-head of private equity, Ms. Hata worked for Nissay Asset Management where she was mainly responsible for European small-mid buyout, GP stake investments, secondary and Japan’s VC funds. She also worked for Nomura Asset Management (or Nomura Private Equity Capital) and managed fund of funds focused on Asia market as a member of Investment Committee.

Ms. Hata is a Chartered Member of the Security Analysts Association of Japan., and received a B.A. in Environmental Information from Keio University and an M.B.A. from Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales-HEC in Paris.

Masashi Kataoka Head of Venture Investment Center, Alternative Investment Department DAI-ICHI LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Masashi Kataoka is the Head of Venture Investment Center of Alternative Investment Department at Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company where he heads the venture direct and fund investment team. Prior to his current role, he had led various teams since 2014; hedge fund team, PE / infrastructure / venture team. He worked 4 years until 2014 at Dai-ichi Life’s NY office and led the manager selection / due diligence practice as well as strategic activities with US asset managers. Since joining Dai-ichi Life in 1997, he has about 20-year-experience in investment related sections including Investment Planning Department where he engaged in the asset allocation of entire Dai-ichi Life’s general account asset. He also has an experience working at an US based hedge fund as a trainee in 2007. He earned Bachelor of Economics in Keio University and is a chartered member of Securities Analyst Association of Japan (CMA).

Jesper Koll Senior Adviser WISDOMTREE INVESTMENTS

Jesper Koll has been investing in Japan since becoming a resident in 1986. Over the past two decades, Koll has been consistently ranked as one of the top Japan strategists/ economists, having worked as Chief Strategist and Head of Research for major U.S. investment banks J.P. Morgan and Merrill Lynch. His analysis and insights have earned him a position on several Japanese government and corporate advisory committees. In late-2016, Governor Koike appointed Koll to her Tokyo Financial Center Advisory Board. He is also one of the few non-Japanese members of the Keizai Doyukai, the Japan Association of Corporate Executives.

Kirk Shimizuishi Managing Director KPMG FAS CO. LTD

• KPMG FAS Managing Director
• 20 years of M&A and debt financing advisory experience in both the US and Japan
• Prior to joining KPMG in 2020, he oversaw the financial sponsor coverage and leveraged finance group at UBS Securities Japan
• In addition to UBS, he has held senior positions in the leveraged finance groups at Deutsche Securities and Shinsei Bank in Japan. He started his career at Goldman Sachs in New York, and thereafter worked at Nomura Securities Inc. (US) in their M&A advisory group.
• He holds a BS in Finance from New York University

Christopher Hedberg Chief Financial Officer CARVAL INVESTORS

Mr. Hedberg is chief financial officer for CarVal Investors. In addition to leading finance and operations globally for the firm, Mr. Hedberg also manages capital formation activities, including investor relations and fund financing strategy. Mr. Hedberg joined Cargill in 1996 and has held a variety of financial management positions, including serving as global controller for CarVal’s corporate credit business and manager in Cargill’s internal audit department. Prior to joining Cargill, Mr. Hedberg was with Dain Bosworth. Mr. Hedberg received his M.B.A. from the University of St. Thomas and his B.S. in finance, magna cum laude from the University of Colorado.

CarVal Investors is an established global alternative investment fund manager focused on distressed and credit-intensive assets and market inefficiencies. Since 1987, our experienced team has navigated through ever-changing credit market cycles, opportunistically investing $123 billion in 5,480 transactions across 82 countries. Today, CarVal Investors has approximately $9 billion in assets under management in in corporate securities, loan portfolios, structured credit and hard assets.

Edward Tong Managing Director, Head Private Debt Asia PARTNERS GROUP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD

Edward Tong is Head of the Private Debt Asia business unit and Deputy Head of Partners Group's Singapore office. He is a member of the Global Direct Debt Investment Committee. Edward has been with Partners Group since 2013 and has 17 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at ING Bank across London, Hong Kong and Singapore, covering Asian and European leveraged finance and private debt markets. He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance from the London School of Economics, UK.

John Zito Deputy Chief Investment Officer of Credit, Senior Partner & Co-Head of Global Corporate Credit APOLLO

Mr. Zito is the Deputy Chief Investment Officer of Credit, a Senior Partner and Co-Head of the Firm’s Global Corporate Credit business. He is the Senior Portfolio Manager of multiple fund products, including the Credit Strategies Fund, Apollo Accord Fund and certain Global Liquid Managed Accounts. He joined Apollo in 2012 after five years as a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at Brencourt Advisors, a multi-strategy hedge fund, where he oversaw all the firm’s credit investments including the Brencourt Credit Opportunities Fund. Prior to that, he was at Veritas Fund Group for five years where he co-managed the flagship capital structure focused high yield fund and the short only credit vehicle. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder and he graduated cum laude from Amherst College with an A.B. in Economics.

Tadasu Matsuo Managing Director HARBOURVEST PARTNERS (JAPAN) LIMITED

Tadasu Matsuo joined HarbourVest in 2020 and focuses on enhancing and building relationships with institutional investors and general partners in Japan.

Tadasu joined the firm from Japan Post Insurance where he oversaw their global alternatives investment program, which included private equity, infrastructure and real-estate funds, as well as hedge funds since September 2016. Before joining JP Insurance, he headed Daido Life’s alternative investment, he also engaged in private equity fund investment and headed a business development of Alternative Investment Capital (AIC), a leading private equity FOF manager and gatekeeper in Japan where he was a senior managing director. Prior to joining Daido Life, he held roles as director and managing director and served as an M&A advisor to various insurers’ transactions at PwC Financial Advisory Services Japan from 1999 to 2002.

Tadasu received his MBA from Duke University and BA in Economics from The University of Tokyo. Tadasu speaks fluent Japanese.

Noriko Hayashi Director, Alternative Investments Team ORIX LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION

Noriko Hayashi is a Director, Alternative Investments Team at ORIX Life Insurance Corporation.

She has been involved in framework building, implementing, portfolio construction and management of a global private markets program for institutional investors with primary focus on Private Equity; currently at ORIX Life, previously at Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) and firstly at Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd., since 2000. She started her career at Mitsubishi Bank, Ltd. (MUFG Bank, Ltd.) where she covered Corporate Finance and Operational Improvement in commercial banking business.

She received a B.A. in Law from Kyoto University.

Tadashi Nishizawa Director, Private Equity Investment JAPAN POST BANK

Tadashi Nishizawa is a Director of Private Equity Investment Department of Japan Post Bank (JPB). He has over 15 years of private equity investment experience. Before joining JPB in 2016, he was the Head of Private Equity Division of Daido Life Insurance Company between 2013 and 2016. Prior to that, he spent about 8 years at Alternative Investment Capital Ltd (AIC), an investment advisory firm in private equity investments, where he was most recently Senior Vice President and involved in the management of more than 100 private equity funds portfolio globally. Earlier in his career, he was with Daido Life Insurance Company where he had been in charge of private equity investments since 2002 as well as foreign government bond investments since 1997. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Hokkaido University.

Soichi Sam Takata Head of Private Equity TOKIO MARINE ASSET MANAGEMENT

Soichi Sam Takata has been with Tokio Marine Asset Management since the creation of the private equity investment team in 2002. Before that, Mr Takata was at Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance (Tokio Marine) working in their alternative investment team from 1997 to 1998, and again from 2001 onwards, managing a global portfolio of private equity, hedge funds, infrastructure funds, CDOs/CLOs and other alternative assets.

Mr. Takata spent three years at Tokio Marine Capital, Tokio Marine's private equity investment arm, working on management buyout and development capital transactions in Japan. During this period, he also spent time at private equity houses in the US and the UK. Prior to that, he spent over two years on secondment to the Export-Import Bank of Japan (now the Japan Bank for International Cooperation) working on project finance transactions around the world.

Mr Takata began his career in the international investment department of Tokio Marine overseeing an international portfolio of managed assets. He has a BA in economics from Harvard College.