A1 Asia Summit: Why Japan, Why Now
June 17 - 18, 2026
Tokyo, Japan
Over two days, through active dialogue and small group discussions, establish productive relationships that extend beyond a two-day gathering.
Against the backdrop of the world’s fourth largest economy, demographic shifts, business succession gaps, corporate governance reform and capital efficiency mandates are expanding the investable universe in Japan.
The A1 Asia Summit explores, “The 'New' Japan Investment Opportunity in the Age of AI.” This gathering brings global investors, visionary entrepreneurs and industry leaders together to discuss the untapped potential of Japan’s asset classes from private equity and rollups to venture and growth.
Speaker Highlights
Eijiro Imai
Mariana Zobel de Ayala
Head of Japan & Partner, Farallon Capital Management
Eijiro has led key investments in Japan, including serving on Toshiba’s special committee during its landmark $15bn privatisation, one of the most significant corporate transactions in recent Japanese history.
Managing Director, Ayala Corporation
Mariana is an MD at Southeast Asia’s oldest conglomerate, with over 190 years of history and major holdings across banking, real estate, and digital platforms, including Bank of the Philippine Islands and Globe Telecom, whose fintech platform GCash was recently valued at $5bn.
Tatsuo Kawasaki
Fady Yacoub
Chairman & Co-Founder, Unison Capital
As a co-founder of one of Japan's first dedicated private equity firms (est. 1998), Tatsuo focused on corporate carve-outs and mid-cap buyouts, specialising in Japan’s structural "Business Succession" gap and is regarded as a pioneer of private equity in Japan.
Co-Founder & Partner, HOF Capital
Fady is a co-founder of New York based venture capital firm, HOF, managing over $6bn in assets, with lead investments in world-defining AI and tech companies, including Anthropic, Epic Games, SoFi, and UiPath.
Nozomu Tsunoda
Toru Miyagi
Founder CEO & Attorney at Law, LegalOn Technologies Inc.
Nozomu founded LegalOn after working as a corporate lawyer at Mori Hamada, and has led its growth into a global provider of AI-powered legal infrastructure. LegalOn has raised $200mn to date, with its platform used by over 7,000 organisations worldwide.
Co-founder & CEO, UPSIDER, Inc.
Having raised over $150mn, Toru leads UPSIDER through its next phase of growth leveraging a proprietary AI-native credit model to drive business growth for its +60,000 customers through both an application layer and debt-financing products.
Kiyoshi Seko
Jan-Hendrik Mohr
President & COO, Kyoto Fusioneering Ltd.
Kiyoshi leads the global fusion energy startup developing key technologies for next-generation fusion power plants in Japan. Having raised over $100mn and establishing key partnerships with the U.S. Department of Energy, the company is set to build critical fusion infrastructure in 2026.
CEO, Chapters Group
As CEO of the publicly listed European holding company, Chapter Group, Jan brings extensive experience as an investor and operator overseeing a diversified portfolio of 40+ operating companies, focused on long-term ownership and buy-and-build of software and technology businesses.