day 1: TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2019

10:00 AM – 10:10 AM

Opening Remarks

Speaker: Alexander Matturri, Chief Executive Officer, S&P Dow Jones Indices

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Session 1 : A New Era of Asset Management

10:10 AM – 10:40 AM

ETFS AND THE EVOLVING ASSET MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY

Speaker: Katsumi Fujikawa, Managing Director, Head of Corporate Planning Group and Chief of Staff, Head of ETF Business Group, BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.

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10:40 AM – 11:10 AM

Keynote Speech

Keynote Speaker: Toshihide Endo, Commissioner, Financial Services Agency

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11:10 AM – 12:00 pM

SPOTLIGHT ON NEW FINANCIAL BUSINESS TRENDS

Moderator: Keiichi Ohara, Chief Executive Officer, Japan Asset Management Platform Group Co., Ltd.

Panelists:

·         Kazuhisa Shibayama, Chief Executive Officer, WealthNavi Co., Ltd.

·         Takashi Fujita, President & Representative Director, KDDI Asset Management Co., Ltd.

·         Asumi Kantake, Chief Executive Officer, Tsumiki Co., Ltd

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12:00 pM – 1:00 pM

NETWORKING LUNCH (sponsored by partners)

SESSION 2：EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF ETFS ON JAPAN'S INVESTMENT LANDSCAPE

FIRST VENUE

SECOND VENUE

WHAT IS THE STATE OF ETFS IN JAPAN TODAY?

ALIGNING INDEX-BASED STRATEGIES WITH INDIVIDUAL GOALS

1:00 pM – 1:50 pM

MAKING SENSE OF REGULATIONS AND TAXES WHEN ACCOUNTING FOR ETFS

Speakers:

·         Akemi Kito, C.P.A/ Certfied Public Tax Accountant Financial Services, PwC Tax Japan

·         Dai Tsujita, Partner, Asset & Wealth Management, PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata LLC

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TRY, LEARN, DISCOVER: HELPING RETAIL INVESTORS UNDERSTAND THE PROS AND CONS OF ETF STRATEGIES

Moderator: Hisashi Kaneko, "Japan’s Asset Management Business," General Manager, Nomura Research Institute

Panelists:

·         Tomoyoshi Hirose, Vice Chairman, Founder, Money Design Co., Ltd.

·         Shinichiro Kai, chief executive officer,Folio Co., Ltd.

·         Masafumi Watanabe, Senior ETF Strategist, Vanguard Investments Japan, Ltd.

·         Makoto Miki, Financial Literacy Support Department, Tokyo Stock Exchange Inc.

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1:55 pM – 2:25 pM

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE ETF MARKET MAKING INCENTIVE SCHEME LANDSCAPE AND ITS MARKET IMPACT

Speaker: Kei Okazaki, Head of ETF Secondary Trading, Manager of Strategic Planning Group, Equities, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.

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LESSONS FROM ABROAD: HOW CAN U.S. FAS INFORM ETF IMPLEMENTATION IN JAPAN?

Speakers:

·         Michael Jones, Chairman and CIO, RiverFront Investment Group

·         Stuart Magrath, Senior Director, Channel Management, Australia and New Zealand, S&P Dow Jones Indices

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2:30 pM – 3:20 PM

WHAT STRUCTURAL CHANGES ARE NEEDED FOR THE CONTINUED EXPANSION OF THE ETF MARKET?

Moderator: Osamu Okuyama, Head of Index Products, Investment and Research Division, Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.

Panelists:

·         Koei Imai, Head of ETF Center, Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd.　

·         Takeki Yamada, Head of Japan Business, Institutional Trading, Flow Traders

·         Yosuke Kikuchi, Chief Manager of Strategic Planning Department, Japan Securities Clearing Corporation, Inc.

·         Noritaka Yoshimura, Passive Management Department, Equity Management Department, Senior Fund Manager, Daiwa Asset Management Co.Ltd.

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WHAT IS THE ROLE OF IFAS AND RIAS IN JAPAN?

Moderator: Koichi Ito, Senior Executive Director of the Japan Association for Financial Planners (a Non-Profit Organization),

Professor of  Chiba University

Panelists:

·         Ryuji Ando, Chief Executive Officer, Reliable Investment Advisors Japan Co., Ltd

·         Masaki Kanai, Executive Officer, IFA Dept., SBI SECURITIES Co.,Ltd.

·         Hiroki Nakagiri, Chief Executive Officer, GAIA Co., Ltd

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3:25 PM – 3:55 PM

TRADING JAPAN AND GLOBALLY LISTED ETFS EFFICIENTLY

– LIVE TRADING DEMO

Speaker: Takeki Yamada, Head of Japan Business, Institutional Trading, Flow Traders

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3:55 PM – 4:10 PM

BREAK

4:10 PM – 5:00 PM

HOW INDEX INNOVATION IS RESHAPING INSTITUTIONAL SOLUTIONS

Moderator: Kana Kawasaki, Senior Director, S&P Dow Jones Indices

Panelists:

·         Yasunori Itaya, Manager, Office of Policy Planning, Members Center, Pension Fund Association

·         Yoshihisa Suzuki, Director of Fund Management, Financial Affairs Division, Waseda University

·         Keiichi Nakajima, General Manager of Investment Planning, Corporate Planning Dept., MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

·         Hiroyuki Kishimoto, Vice President, Institutional Sales Dept., Deutsche Asset Management (Japan) Limited (DWS)

·         Yoshinobu Hirano, Managing Director, Nara Chuo Shinkin Bank

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PRACTICAL PORTFOLIO CONSTRUCTION IDEAS FOR CHALLENGING TIMES

Moderator: Kohei Morinaga, Chief Executive Officer, Manene Co., Ltd.

Panelists:

·         Hideki Oe, Chief Executive Officer, Office Libertas Co., Ltd.

·         Tetsuro Ii, President and CEO, Commons Asset Management, Inc.

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5:05 PM – 5:55 PM

KEEPING AN EYE ON THE FUTURE: ASSET MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR THE NEXT GENERATION

Moderator: Kohei Sasaki, Senior Manager, Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co., Ltd.

Panelists:

·         Hiroki Tadera, ETF Group, Investment Trust Marketing Div., Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.

·         Hiroaki Doi, Equity & Derivatives Bujiness Unit Products Division, Rakuten Securities, Inc.

·         Ishikawa Wataru, Vice President , ETF Business Planning, Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.

·         Kei Okazaki, Head of ETF Secondary Trading, Manager of Strategic Planning Group, Equities, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.

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5:55 PM – 6:00 PM

CLOSING REMARKS 

Speaker: Yoshiyuki Makino, Head of Japan Office, S&P Dow Jones Indices

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DAY 2: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2019

10:00 AM – 10:10 AM

Keynote Speech

Keynote Speaker: Koichiro Miyahara, President & CEO, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.

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Session 3：ETF Trends: What's Happening in Markets Around the Globe?

10:10 AM – 11:00 AM

AT THE FOREFRONT OF ETF MARKETS

Moderator: John Davies, Global Head of ETP, S&P Dow Jones Indices

Panelists:

·         Yasuyuki Konuma, Executive Managing Director, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.

·         Hong Joo Kim, Head of Product Management Team, Securitized Product Market Department, Korea Exchange

·         Brian Roberts, Head of Exchange Traded Products, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing

·         Giang Bui, Director Listings, Cboe Global Markets, Inc

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11:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Asset management mega trends and the future

Speaker: Masafumi Watanabe, Senior ETF Strategist, Vanguard Investments Japan, Ltd.

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11:30 AM – 12:00 pM

BOJ’S AND FRB'S MONETARY POLICY UNDER THE CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT

Speaker: Sayuri Shirai, Ph.D., Professor of Keio University, Visiting scholar at the Asian Development Bank Institute

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12:00 pM – 12:30 pM

WHAT DOES THE LATEST ETF TRADING SURVEY TELL US ABOUT TRADING BEST PRACTICES?

Speaker: Slawomir Rzeszotko, Head of Institutional Sales & Trading, Europe, Jane Street

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12:30 pM – 1:30 pM

NETWORKING LUNCH (sponsored by partners)

1:30 pM – 2:15 pM

KEY UPDATES FROM MARKETS AROUND THE WORLD

Speakers: Paul Gruenwald, Chief Economist, S&P Global Ratings

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SESSION 4：INNOVATIONS FOR TOMORROW'S INVESTORS TODAY

2:15 pM – 2:45 pM

Trends in ESG Investing

Benjamin Colton, Head of APAC, Asset Stewardship, State Street Global Advisors (Japan) Co., Ltd.

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2:45 pM – 3:15 PM

WHAT'S DRIVING THE GROWTH OF PASSIVE IN ASIA?

Speaker: Priscilla Luk, Managing Director & Head of Asia Pacific

Global Research & Design, S&P Dow Jones Indices

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3:15 PM – 3:30 PM

BREAK

3:30 PM – 4:20 PM

THE INNOVATION LINK: MEETING THE CLIENT'S EVOLVING NEEDS WITH CUTTING EDGE SOLUTIONS

Moderator: Yasuyuki Kato, Ph.D., Professor, Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University

Panelists:

·         Kohei Sasaki, Senior Manager, Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management, Ltd.

·         Grace Chiu, VP Business Development Asia Direxion Asia Limited Hong Kong Based in hong Kong, Direxion Investments

·         Yoshihiro Hamada, Senior Executive Investment Trust Marketing Div. & Product Div., Asset Management One Co., Ltd.

·         Christopher Friese, Head of Lyxor ETF Asia Pacific, SG Securities (HK) Ltd.

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4:20 PM – 5:00 PM

WHAT'S NEXT? CHARTING AN ETF COURSE IN THE NEW ERA OF FINANCE

Moderator: Yoshiyuki Makino, Head of Japan Office, S&P Dow Jones Indices

Panelists:

·         Dohei Echizenya, Director, ETF Business, ETF Business Group, BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.

·         Masaki Sugihara, Vice President, Exchange Traded Funds, State Street Global Advisors (Japan) Co., Ltd.

·         Osamu Okuyama, Head of Index Products, Investment and Research Division, Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.

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5:00 PM – 5:10 PM

CLOSING REMARKS 

Speaker: Yoshiyuki Makino, Head of Japan Office, S&P Dow Jones Indices

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5:15 PM – 7:00 PM

NETWORKING RECEPTION