21st December 2020
FinCity.Tokyo

FinCity Global Forum: Tokyo's role as a global financial
city in a post-COVID19 era and the future of assetmanagement
2nd (Tue) February 2021
FinCity.Tokyo is pleased to announce that we will be holding our global online
symposium titled “Tokyo's role as a global financial city in a post-COVID19 era
and the future of asset management” on Tuesday, February 2, 2021.
This event will be the second global symposium to be organized byFinCity.Tokyo, which is the promotional organization launched in April 2019 basedon the “Global Financial City:Tokyo” vision.
With the global pandemic of the new coronavirus and rising global geopoliticaluncertainties, what role will Tokyo play as an international financial city and how
can the asset management industry shape the future? Please join us for a lively
discussion with rich perspectives from leaders representing government,investors, asset managers and listed companies.

Outline of FinCity Global Forum
１．Title“Tokyo's role as a global financial city in a post-COVID19 era and the future ofasset management”
２．Organizer
FinCity.Tokyo
3．Co-hostNikkei Inc.
４．Date・Venue
2nd (Tue) February 20201

Nikkei Hall (1-3-7 Nikkei Building, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
1 p.m. to 5:00p.m.
* It will be delivered online (the viewing URL will be notified)* Simultaneous Japanese-English interpretation available
５．Audience
Financial institutions, asset management firms, listed companies (Finance Dept/Business Planning Dept), fintech companies, government organizations, media
etc.
６．Agenda
Time
0:15
p.m.

ContentRegistration

1:00Openingp.m.

remarks

1:15
p.m.

Remarks－“Tokyo's role as a global financial city in a post-COVID19era” (tentative)
Hiroshi Nakaso, Chairman, FinCity.Tokyo” Infrastructure development toward a global financial

Keynotecity” (tentative)
Kenji Nakanishi, State Minister of Finance“Realization of a vibrant capital market and the role of the

1:30
p.m.

Keynoteasset management business” (tentative)
Ryosei

Akazawa,

State

MinisterofCabinet

Office(Finance)
1:45
p.m.

KeynoteTokyo Metropolitan Government(TBD)”Japan's international financial center development from

2:00
p.m.

Keynotethe perspective of foreign financial institutions”(tentative)
Philippe Avril, Chairman, the International Bankers
Association of Japan (IBA Japan)

2:15
p.m.

Coffee break－“Challenges and expectations for a global financial city”

2:30
p.m.

Moderator：Nikkei
Panel session

Speakers：-Alberto Tamura, President & CEO, Morgan Stanley
Japan Holdings Co., Ltd.ｓ
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-Akira Sugano, President & CEO,Asset Management One
Co., Ltd.
“The role of asset owners in a Post COVID era”
Moderator：
3:15
p.m.

Keiichi Aritomo, Executive Director, FinCity.Tokyo
Panel session

Speakers：- Kazushige

Okuno,

Managing Director andCIO,

Norinchukin Value Investments Co., Ltd- Major domestic and foreign institutional investors, etc.
“ Advancement of industrial finance and promotion ofinnovation through DX”
Moderator ： Hideo Tomita, Representative Director,
Refinitiv Japan K.K.
4:00
p.m.

Speakers：
Panel session- Hiromi Yamaoka, Member of the Board, Future
Corporation Chairperson, Digital Currency Forum Head,
Future Institute of Research- Vice President and Director, Office for Management
Planning, and Professor, Graduate School of Engineering/Institute for Future Initiatives , University of Tokyo

4:45

Closingp.m.

remarks

Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TBD)

７．How to register
Please apply via the sign-up page given below by Monday, January 25th.
Participation is free of charge.
URL： https://events.nikkei.co.jp/34109/

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