2026 Speakers included:
Johnny Adji
Alternative Investments Leader, AsiaMercer
Amit Agarwal
CEOEAAA Alternatives
Cate Ambrose
CEOGlobal Private Capital Association (GPCA)
Borja Azpilicueta
Head of Capital Solutions Group, AlternativesHSBC Global Asset Management
Jingjing Bai
Senior AdvisorBfinance
Melissa Bockelmann
Head of Private Debt Investment SpecialistsAviva Investors
Johnny Brom
Founder and Chief Investment OfficerSAIL Investments
Brendan Carroll
Co-Founder & Senior PartnerVictory Park Capital Advisors
Vera Chaplin
Managing Director & Chief Analytical Officer, Asia-PacificS&P Global Ratings
Saina Chiba
DirectorAstris Advisory
Adrian Cloake
Chief Investment OfficerLCM Partners
Dan Cohn-Sfetcu
Managing DirectorFuture Standard
Peter Connolly
Senior Director, Structured CreditKBRA
Aakash Desai
Chief Investment Officer & Head of Private Credit Strategy360 ONE Asset
Brian Digney
Research and Content DirectorStandards Board for Alternative Investments
Robin Doumar
Founder and Managing PartnerPark Square Capital
Sabrina Fox
FounderGood Girl to Goddess
Daniel Garant
Executive Vice President & Global Head, Capital Markets & Credit InvestmentsBCI
Luke Gillam
Partner, Head of Senior Direct LendingAlbaCore Capital Group
Akane Hashimoto
Managing Director, Investment and ResearchHC Asset Management
Claire Harwood
Managing Director and Co-Head of Direct Lending Investment TeamPermira
Yuko Hara
DirectorORIX Life Insurance Corporation
Makoto Ichioka
Deputy General ManagerMitsui Sumitomo Primary Life Insurance
Ai Ishihara
Head of Unit 1, Credit GroupSumitomo Mitsui Trust Investment
SangHoon Ji
Managing DirectorConstellar Capital Partners
Satoshi Kamiya
Japan RepresentativeInfinity Investment Partners
Mattias Karnell
DirectorTeneo Partners Japan
Masao Kawajiri
Senior Manager, Head of General Account Operation DepartmentSony Life Insurance
Taishi Kawakami
Managing DirectorAksia Japan
Yumemi Kawata
Senior Manager, Private Equity Investment Group in Alternative Investment DepartmentJapan Post Insurance
Vikas Keswani
Head of Direct LendingHPS Investment Partners
Noah Youngsu Kim
Senior Managing Director and Head of International EMEA and Asia Pacific - Capital Formation, Client Solutions, Business Development, Co-investmentCerberus Capital Management
Takeshi Kimura
Special Adviser to the BoardNippon Life Insurance
Tomoko Kitao
Managing DirectorClient Solutions
Kazushige Kobayashi
Managing DirectorMCP Asset Management
Yuto Kubo
Assistant Manager, Alternative Investment UnitDai-ichi Life Holdings
Hiroshi Kubota
Head of Asset Management DepartmentThe Nomura Trust and Banking
Esha Kumar
Managing Director, Capital SolutionsHSBC Asset Management
Sid Kumar
Head of Acquisition FinanceChallenger Investment Management
Matt Lancaster
Chair of HMC Capital Private Credit PlatformHMC Capital
Andrew Lockhart
Group CEO & Managing PartnerMetrics Credit Partners
Timothy Lower
Chief Executive OfficerWillow Tree Credit Partners
Alex Lynn
Hong Kong Bureau ChiefPEI Group
Masayuki Matsuyama
Senior FellowDevelopment Bank of Japan
Kyle McCarthy
Executive Vice President, Alternative Product StrategistPIMCO (Singapore)
Kyle McGrady
Senior Principal and Head of Client and Partner SolutionsEagle Point Credit Management
Ian Milton
FounderMercia Capital Partners
Ken Murata
Managing Director, Head of Japan CreditKKR
Mitsuaki Murata
Investment Officer, Head of Private Equity & Private Credit InvestmentsDaido Life Insurance
Hiroshi Nagata
ManagerMeiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company
Maiko Nanao
Managing Director, Co-Head of Asia InvestmentsAksia
Antonella Napolitano
Managing Director, Head of Investor RelationsDeerpath Capital
Debra Ng
Managing DirectorAlbourne Partners
Michael Nierenberg
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board & PresidentRithm Capital
Hiroshi Nonomiya
Representative DirectorCrosspoint Advisors, Inc
Shinya Obata
Chief Product Specialist & Lead of Private Debt Fund InvestmentsMitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking
Yohei Omichi
Head of JapanBfinance
Jeff Pentland
Managing Director and Head of Asia-PacificNorthleaf
Chris Petersen
Managing Director – AsiaPEI Group
Diane Raposio
Head of Asia Credit & MarketsKKR
Andrew Rodriguez
Senior Research AssociatePEI Group
Yayoi Sagae
Managing Director and Head of Alternative Investment DepartmentNomura Asset Management
Reijiro Samura
President and CEOAlternative Investment Capital
Shotaro Sese
Head of Private Markets, Treasury & Investment DepartmentSony Bank
Ken Shimasaki
Senior Portfolio ManagerDaiwa JPI Alternative Investment Management
Stephen Smith
Partner, Head of Capital MarketsSona Asset Management
Koji Sugauchi
Representative Partner, CEOBlue Oak Advisory LLC
Joji Takeuchi
Executive ManagerAsset Management One
Miyoko Taniguchi
PrincipalOak Hill Advisors
Mika Tashiro
Principal, Head of Private Wealth SolutionsHamilton Lane
Katsuyuki Tokushima
Managing Director, Head of Pension Research & Sustainability InvestmentNLI Research Institute
Kenji Toukaku
Assistant General ManagerFukuoka Financial Group
Daishi Toyoda
Chief Investment OfficerSMFL Mirai Partners Singapore
Len Umantz
Head of External Manager ResearchRogers Investment Advisors
Dr. Lulu Wang
Head of Private Markets Portfolio Research and StrategyAberdeen Investments
Will Wilkinson
Managing Director, Communities & NetworksPEI Group
Stuart Wilson
Founding PartnerOCP Asia
Mark Wilton
Managing DirectorCorinthia Global Management
Kanako Yabuki
Product SpecialistMitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation (MUTB)
Tomoko Yano
Head of Alternative InvestmentsAflac Global Investments
Tetsuya Yamana
Senior Fund AnalystNomura Fiduciary Research & Consulting
Kota Yasumura
Senior Director, Private Sector Investment Finance Division 1Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Junichi Yonezawa
Head of Alternative InvestmentsNorinchukin Zenkyoren Asset Management Co., Ltd