Thank you!
Thank you to all our sponsors, speakers and delegates for making the AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum \ Japan 2010 a great success. The eleventh AVCJ forum in Tokyo saw over 200 senior LPs and their GP counterparts from 120 companies and 10 countries convene at the ANA InterContinental Hotel. Nearly half were local and overseas institutional investors.
In his opening keynote address, Nobuyuki Idei, Founder & CEO of Quantum Leaps Corporation, reviewed the role of Japanese innovation in the global economy, especially on the transfer of Japanese business models to emerging markets like China & India. Later, over dinner, Tetsutaro Muraki, President & CEO of Tokyo AIM, explained AIM's aspirations to support private equity, whilst highlighting the role innovation has played in sustaining Japan's economy through the most recent crisis.
On the second morning of the conference, Haruyasu Asakura, Chief Operating Officer of INCJ, explained its investment strategy and suggested investors should look into emerging technologies for opportunities in coming years.
Next year’s event takes place in April 2011. We look forward to seeing you there.
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Nobuyuki IdeiFounder & CEO, Representative Director
Quantum Leaps Corporation
Tetsutaro MurakiPresident & CEO
Tokyo AIM, Inc.
Haruyasu AsakuraCOO
Innovation Network Corporation of Japan
Senior Industry Professionals
Philip BildenManaging Director
HarbourVest Partners (Asia) Limited
Hiromichi MizunoPartner
Coller Capital Limited
Tetsuya HamabeDirector, Industrial Finance Division
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Richard FolsomRepresentative Partner
Advantage Partners, LLP
Hideya SadanagaDeputy General Manager - Credit & Alternative Investment Dept
Nippon Life Insurance Company
Tatsuo KawasakiPartner
Unison Capital, Inc.
Takaomi TomiokaManaging Director
The Carlyle Group
Jun TsusakaManaging Director
TPG Capital
Masa YoshizawaRepresentative Director & Partner
The Longreach Group
Markus AbleitingerDirector, Head Asia Investment Management
Capital Dynamics
Michael ChaeDirector, Alternative Investments – Japan
PineBridge Investments
Masahiko IshidaGeneral Manager, Fund Investment Group
Development Bank of Japan Inc.
Motoya KitamuraAssociate Director & Sr. Vice President
Macquarie Funds Group
Kazushige KobayashiPresident & CEO
Alternative Investment Capital Ltd
Toru MasudaAssociate General Manager - Private Equity Investment
Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co.
Hiroko OdaManager, Investment Department
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co Ltd
Togo OkonogiManager, Investment Department
Nipponkoa Insurance Co., Ltd.
Tomoki AbePartner
Nippon Mirai Capital
Yasushi AndoCEO & COO
New Horizon Capital
Akhil AwasthiManaging Partner
Tata Capital Growth Fund
Joseph W Ferrigno IIIManaging Partner
Asia Mezzanine Capital Group
Tomotaka GojiManaging Partner
The University of Tokyo Edge Capital
David Gross-LohManaging Director
Bain Capital
Ryosuke IinumaManaging Partner
Ant Capital Partners
Soichi KariyazonoPartner
Globis Capital Partners & Co.
Shinichi KatoExecutive Vice President
Head of Leveraged Finance
Credit Agricole CIB, Tokyo Branch
Megumi KiyozukaManaging Director
CLSA Capital Partners Japan KK
Anthony MillerCEO
Pacific Alliance Japan Limited
Masao NakagawaSr. Director
Nippon Mirai Capital Co., Ltd.
Kazunori OzakiChairman & CEO
Ant Capital Partners Co Ltd
Chikara OkadaRepresentative Director
Citigroup Venture Capital International (CVCI) Japan
Sunie OuePartner
M&A TAX, Transaction Advisory Group
KPMG Tax Corporation
Ashok RoyManaging Director
Daiwa Quantum Capital
Ayumi SakuraiCo-Representative Partner
Valiant Partners
Koji SasayamaManaging Director
Mezzanine Corporation
Yoshiyuki ShibusawaDirector
JAFCO Co., Ltd.
Soichi Sam TakataDeputy Head of Private Equity
Tokio Marine Asset Management Co., Ltd.
Kosei TeramiDeputy Representative
IFC Tokyo Office
Jon-Paul ToppinoPresident & CIO
SCJ Investment Management
Tom WhitsonPartner & Head of Transaction Services
KPMG FAS Co Ltd
Joe ZhouFounder and Managing Partner
Keytone Ventures
