Shareholder Engagement & Corporate Governance Summit Tokyo | October 2025
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7:30 – 9:00 AM | Registration & Networking Breakfast
9:00 – 9:05 AM | Welcoming Remarks
9:05 – 9:30 AM | Opening Keynote
The Impact of TSE Reforms: What are the Next Steps?
Keynote Presenter:
Hiromi Yamaji, CEO, Japan Exchange Group
9:30 – 10:10 AM | Discussion Panel
The Current State of Activism in Japan: How It Has Evolved
Moderator:
Makiko Yamazaki, Reporter, Reuters
Panelists:
Tsuyoshi Maruki, CEO, Strategic Capital
Gifford Combs, Director of Rising Sun Management, Advisor to Nippon Active Value Fund
Yuya Shimizu, CIO, Hibiki Path Advisors
10:10 – 11:00 AM | Discussion Panel
Start a Japan Fund: Why Now?
Moderator:
Nicholas Smith, Japan Strategist, CLSA
Panelists:
Tim Foley, Co-Founder, Edwall Management, LP
Hidemoto Kawai, Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Kikaku Management
Toby Rodes, CIO, Kaname Capital LP
Hiroaki Toya, Founder and CEO, Solaris Fund Management
11:00 – 11:15 AM | Networking Break
11:15 – 11:55 AM | Discussion Panel
Japan’s Reaction to Western ESG: Should There Be a Japan-Specific ESG Agenda?
Moderator:
Miyuki Zeniya, Chief Sustainability Officer, MUFG
Panelists:
Kei Okamura, Portfolio Manager, Neuberger Berman
11:55 – 12:25 PM | Interview
The Driving Forces of Domestic M&A and MBO: An Update
Interviewer:
Interviewee:
Takahiro Yamaoku, Managing Director, Head of Investment Banking Business Development, Nomura
12:25 – 1:25 PM | Networking Luncheon
1:25 – 2:05 PM | Discussion Panel
How are Companies Learning to Deal with Activists: Best Practices in a Japan Context
Moderator:
Panelists:
David Katz, Partner, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
Daisuke Tsuchiya, Managing Director, Sustainability Transformation Services, KPMG AZSA LLC
2:05 – 2:25 PM | Interview
Change from Within: The Importance of Understanding
Interviewer:
Takenori Miyamoto, Reporter, Nikkei Newspaper
Interviewee:
Yasunori Nakagami, CEO, Misaki, Independent Board Director, Marui
2:25 – 2:40 PM | Networking Break
2:40 – 3:10 PM | Interview
Corporate Governance Code: The Regulator’s Perspective
Interviewer:
Interviewee:
Genta Ando, Director, Corporate Systems Division, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
3:10 – 3:50 PM | Discussion Panel
Unfinished Business: The Corporate Governance Code
Moderator:
Sachiko Ichikawa, Board Member, Olympus and Tokyo Electron
Panelists:
Tomohiro Ikawa, Head of Engagement, Fidelity International
Ken Hokugo, Corporate Governance Director & Hedge Fund Allocation, Pension Fund Association of Japan
Shane Predeek, EQT, Partner
3:50 – 4:20 PM | Interview
Decentralized Finance and Corporate Governance
Interviewer:
Interviewee:
Oki Matsumoto, CEO, Monex Group
4:20 – 4:40 PM | Closing Keynote
Activism in Japan: A Force for Innovation
Keynote Presenter:
4:40 – 4:45 PM | Closing Remarks
4:45 – 5:45 PM | Networking Reception
SPEAKERS
DELEGATES
David Katz
Partner
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
New York, NY
Kentaro Iwata
Manager of Domestic IR
IR Japan
Chiyoda, Tokyo
Nicholas Smith
Japan Strategist
CLSA
Tokyo, Japan
Hidemoto Kawai
Founder and Chief Investment Officer
Kikaku Management
Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
Tim Foley
Co-Founder
Edwall Management, LP
New York, NY
Gifford Combs
Director of Rising Sun Management, Advisor to Nippon Active Value Fund
Santa Monica, CA
Jason Geeves-Booth
Shareholder Activism Editor
Diligent Market Insights
New York, NY
Takenori Miyamoto
Reporter
Nikkei Newspaper
Tokyo, Japan
Takahiro Yamaoku
Managing Director, Head of Investment Banking Business Development
Nomura
Tokyo, Japan
Hiromi Yamaji
CEO
Japan Exchange Group
Tokyo, Japan
Makiko Yamazaki
Reporter
Reuters
Tokyo, Japan
Genta Ando
Director, Corporate Systems Division
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Tokyo, Japan
Hiroaki Toya
Founder and CEO
Solaris Fund Management
Tokyo, Japan
Yasunori Nakagami
CEO, Misaki, Independent Board Director, Marui
Tokyo, Japan
Tsuyoshi Maruki
CEO
Strategic Capital
Tokyo, Japan
Oki Matsumoto
CEO
Monex Group
Tokyo, Japan
Ken Hokugo
Corporate Governance Director & Hedge Fund Allocation
Pension Fund Association of Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Sachiko Ichikawa
Board Member
Olympus and Tokyo Electron
Tokyo, Japan
Satoshi Sakamoto
Senior Researcher
IR Japan
Chiyoda, Tokyo
Kei Okamura
Portfolio Manager
Neuberger Berman
Tokyo, Japan
Toby Rodes
CIO
Kaname Capital LP
Boston, Massachusetts
Tomohiro Ikawa
Head of Engagement
Fidelity International
Tokyo, Japan
Miyuki Zeniya
Chief Sustainability Officer
MUFG
Tokyo, Japan
Hidetaka Hara
Chief Consultant
Japan Shareholder Services Ltd.
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Jochen Ellrott
Partner
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Tokyo, Japan
Yadong Liu
Head of Investment Research, Asia
Davidson Kempner Capital Management
Hong Kong, China
Emily St. Omer Roy
Global Co-Head of Investment Research
Davidson Kempner Capital Management
New York, NY
John Pinkel
Partner
Indus Capital Partners, LLC.
San Francisco, CA
Nao Makino
Associate Partner & Head of Research
Kaname Capital LP
Boston, MA
Rosemary Morgan
Chairman Of the Board of Directors
Nippon Active Value Fund
London, England
Keiichi Hotta
Managing Director
FGS Global
Tokyo, Japan
Minako Hattori
Partner
FGS Global
Tokyo, Japan
Deborah Hayden
Partner
FGS Global
Tokyo, Japan
Clive Wiggins
Managing Director
Indus Capital Advisors, Inc.
Tokyo, Japan
Daisuke Tsuchiya
Managing Director, Sustainability Transformation Services
KPMG AZSA LLC
Tokyo, Japan
Yuya Shimizu
CIO
Hibiki Path Advisors
Tokyo, Japan
Shane Predeek
Partner
EQT
Tokyo, Japan
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