A Two-Day Program of Insight and Immersion
Day 1: Thought Leadership & Discussion
Japan Economics
The Country the World Mispriced: Why Japan's Moment Is Now
Speakers: Tyler Brule (Founder & Editorial Director, Monocle), Kenta Akiyama (MD & Head of Investment Banking, Lazard), Eijiro Imai (Head of Japan/Partner, Farallon Capital Management)
Global Rollups
Lessons from Buy & Build Execution, from Market to Market
Speakers: Jan-Hendrik Mohr (CEO, Chapters Group), Rafael Aboitiz (VP & Head of Airports, Aboitiz InfraCapital), Michael Akira Takahashi (Co-Founder & CFO, forest inc.), Moritz Birke (Founder & CFO, Unaric)
Patient Capital
Building with Permanent Capital: Scaling Fast and for the Long Run
Speakers: Mariana Zobel de Ayala (Managing Director, Ayala Corporation), Gaudenz H. Trapp (IHAG Holding AG)
Japanese Operators
The Hidden Value in Japan’s Growth Companies: Rethinking Capital Structure for the Next Stage of Growth
Speakers: Kenji Kobayashi (Founder, Significant), Koichi Tsunoda (ex-CFO, Yappli)
Global Investment
Asymmetric Thinking: Lessons Learned from Going Against the Grain
Speaker: Jamie Mai (Founder & CIO, Cornwall Capital)
Small Group Discussions
Speaker-led and curated by topics of interest
Day 2: Market Tours & Innovation Immersion
Immersion
Off-site visits designed to provide a first-hand view into Japanese culture, history and context
Market Tour
In collaboration with two of Japan’s most formative VC funds, Incubate Fund and Coral Capital, attendees will get a firsthand look at the founders and technology driving the country's transformation