S&P Dow Jones Indices held "15th Annual Japan ETF Conference" at Imperial Hotel in Tokyo on April 4th and 5th, 2023, which subject is to consider the Asset-Building and the mindset in a market dominated by volatility and inflation concerns. Innovations in passive investing may allow Japanese investors to mitigate risk and diversify beyond traditional allocations.
It might be a one of the largest ETF related conference in Asia and greatly succeed with a number of visitors not only from Japan but Singapore, Hongkong and allover the world through two days. Many experts from Japan and overseas are invited and gave lectures and panel discussions for participants those institutional investors, asset managers, securities companies, banks, financial planners and others (excluding individual investors) who are interested in ETFs. We will report this successful event with a number of photos as follows.
Opening remarks & keynote speech
【Opening Remarks】Douglas L. Peterson, President and Chief Executive Officer, S&P Global
【Part 2： (Special Session) Global Economies and the Bank of Japan】
【Global Economies and the Bank of Japan】
＜Panelists＞ ・Mana Nakazora, Chief Credit Strategist/Chief ESG Strategist, Vice Chairperson of Global Markets, BNP Paribas, Japan ・Toshihiro Nagahama, Chief Economist, Economic Research Department, Dai-ichi Life Research Institute ＜Moderator＞ ・Tatsuya Goto, Economic Journalist
【Part 3：Investment Strategies and New Opportunities in an Unstable Market Environment】
【The Rise of Passive Management: A Look at the Last 20 Years】 ・Tim Edwards, Managing Director and Global Head of Index Investment Strategy, S&P Dow Jones Indices 【Acceleration of Global ETF Market Expansion and its Growth Drivers】 ・Peter H. Loehnert, Managing Director, APAC Head for ETF and Index Investments business (EII), BlackRock ・Dohei Echizenya, Director, Head of ETF Business, ETF Business Group, BlackRock Japan
【Panel discussion / ETF Strategies for Volatile Markets】 ＜Panelists＞ ・Grace Chiu, Managing Director, Sales and Business Development, Asia, Direxion ・Kazuhisa Mikami, Institutional Sales & Trading, Head of Sales, Japan, Jane Street ・Meaghan Victor, Head of the Global SPDR ETFS Asia Pacific Distribution, State Street Global Advisors ・Masafumi Watanabe, Head of ETF Business Dept, Managing Director, ETF Business Dept., Nomura Asset Management ＜Moderator＞
【Risk management for a time of uncertainty】 Minah Kim, Senior Director, Equity Index & Cryptocurrency Products, Asia Pacific, CME Group
【Part 4：The Future of Sustainable Investing】
【Promoting Sustainable Finance: Moving Toward a More Sustainable Society and Economy】 ・Hideki Takada, Director, Strategy Development Division, Strategy Development and Management Bureau, Financial Services Agency
【Latest Update on Corporate Disclosure and ESG Rating】 ・Olivier Trecco, Head of ASEAN, Japan, Australia ESG Solutions at S&P Global Sustainable 1
【Latest trends in global ESG investments - Where we are now and where we are heading】 ・Simon Klein, Global Head of Xtrackers Sales, Client Coverage Division, DWS International GmbH
【Analysing ESG Investment Strategies in Eourpe, U.S., and Asia】 ・Seiji Ishii, Head of Japan at Coalition Greenwich, Coalition Greenwich
【Panel discussion / Regulations and Standards. What comes next in ESG Investing?】 ＜Panelists＞ ・Minako Takaba,Sustainable Investment Officer, Asset Management One ・Kenichiro Ono, General Manager, Stewardship Development Department, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management ・Matthew Tagliani, Head of ETF Product and Sales Strategy, EMEA ETFs, Invesco ・Takayuki Mamabe, Director, Corporate Engagement ESG, S&P Global Sustainable 1 ＜Moderator＞ ・Megumi Terayama, Director, Channel Management ESG, S&P Dow Jones Indices
In a situation where Net Asset Value of global ETF（Exchange Traded Fund) is continuously expanding, this conference is held to contribute to the ETF market growth by sharing the latest information and knowledge regarding on ETF trends and issues lectured by the experts.
You can see pictures of the Day2 s follows. ※Day2 report
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