
Forum Highlights
Join us at the GFTN Forum, Japan where the rich heritage of Japan intertwines with cutting-edge financial technology. As part of the renowned Japan FinTech Week, the GFTN Forum, Japan 2025 will gather over 200 global speakers to explore the transformative role of Japan in the global financial landscape. With a dynamic agenda featuring deep dives, keynote sessions, and strategic roundtables, attendees will gain invaluable insights and practical tools and strategies to thrive in the fintech sector. Don't miss this unique opportunity to connect with industry leaders, share ideas, and be part of a vibrant community shaping the future of fintech!
Japan FinTech Week
The GFTN Forum, Japan 2025, is part of the Japan Financial Services Agency's Japan FinTech Week (JFW). This Forum highlights the dynamic international ecosystem within JFW, embracing the bold theme of "Building Financial Corridors Worldwide" while supporting the domestic ecosystem.
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Featured Speakers
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Akio Isowa
Senior Managing Executive Officer & Group Chief Digital Innovation Officer
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
Akio Isowa
Senior Managing Executive Officer & Group Chief Digital Innovation Officer
Joining SMBC (Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation) in 1990, Akio Isowa was engaged in corporate banking, legal affairs, corporate planning, human resources management. He established the Retail Marketing Department and IT Strategy Department as the General Manager and led the debit card business, and the UX project of their internet banking app. As the head of Transaction Business Division, he led product and sales planning for online payment services such as Bank Pay and Cotra. Since 2023, he has been leading digital innovation of the SMBC Group as the Chief Digital Innovation Officer.
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Alexandre Kech
Chief Executive Officer
Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF)
Alexandre Kech
Chief Executive Officer
Alexandre Kech is the CEO of the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF).
Prior to joining GLEIF, Alexandre Kech was Head of Digital Securities at the SIX Digital Exchange. As a member of the Executive Board, Alex had full executive responsibility for the Digital Securities business vertical, including sales and relationship management, product development, business design, and ecosystem expansion.
Over the past 25 years, Alex has constructed a unique career combining finance at BNY Mellon, payments/securities infrastructure and standards at SWIFT, and blockchain and digital assets at Onchain Custodian (ONC) and, most recently, Citi Ventures. As co-founder and CEO of ONC, Alex led the Singapore and Shanghai-based team that built custody and prime brokerage services for crypto and other digital assets from scratch. As Blockchain & Digital Asset director at Citi Ventures, he built a team to engage the European ecosystem on emerging use cases for blockchain technologies and digital assets.
Alex is also involved in industry and standardization initiatives. As the convenor of the ISO TC 68 / SC8 / WG3, which produced the ISO 24165 Digital Token Identifier (DTI), he is a member of the DTI Foundation Product Advisory Committee. He also recently served as co-chair of the Global Digital Finance (gdf.io) custody working group.
Alex earned a bachelor’s degree in translation and an Executive MBA from the Quantic School of Business and Technology while building Onchain Custodian, putting theory into practice in real-time. -
Barkha Dutt
Television Journalist & Author
MoJo Story
Barkha Dutt
Television Journalist & Author
Barkha Dutt, one of India's best-known journalists, is the Founding-Editor of Mojo Story, a multimedia digital platform. The recipient of more than 50 national and international awards - among them the Padmashri and the Global Leader for Tomorrow from the World Economic Forum- Dutt is also a columnist with the Washington Post, Hindustan Times and The Week. With 25 years of reporting experience, Dutt has reported from war zones and conflict areas across the world, including reporting the Kargil war from the frontline in 1999. Most recently, she won global acclaim for her path-breaking and unprecedented ground reportage of the pandemic through travels across India. A Visiting Fellow at the Reuters Institute at Oxford University and an Asia Society Fellow, Barkha Dutt is the author of two books - To Hell & Back, Humans of Covid and This Unquiet Land- Stories from India's Fault lines. Dutt studied at St. Stephens College, Delhi University and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism.
Since its inception at the close of 2019, Mojo Story has been twice recognized as India's Best Digital Channel by the News Broadcasting Awards. Barkha Dutt is also the curator of We The Women, India's Biggest Women's Festival. -
Carole House
Former White House Special Advisor / Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council
Former White House / Atlantic Council
Carole House
Former White House Special Advisor / Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council
Carole House recently departed the White House National Security Council (NSC) as Special Advisor for Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure. Most recently outside of government, she was an Executive in Residence at Terranet Ventures, Inc., and a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council. She has served as the Chair of the Technology Advisory Committee (TAC) to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and previously served at the NSC as the Director for Cybersecurity and Secure Digital Innovation. Carole first joined the NSC from the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), where she led cybersecurity, virtual currency, and emerging technology policy efforts. Prior to FinCEN, she worked as a Presidential Management Fellow supporting the White House Office of Management and Budget's Cyber and National Security Unit and the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on cybersecurity, supply chain risk management, and critical infrastructure protection policy issues. Carole is a former Army Captain who served in chemical defense and military intelligence until November 2014, including a deployment to Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, from 2012 to 2013 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. She holds a BA in international affairs from the University of Georgia and an MA in security studies from Georgetown University.
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Chan Yam Ki
Vice President
Circle
Chan Yam Ki
Vice President
Yam Ki Chan is Vice President at Circle, responsible for overseeing partnerships, policy, and market expansion across Asia. Since joining Circle, he has led the team in first-of-kind partnerships and advised regulatory and business stakeholders on how stablecoins unlock economic opportunities for individuals and businesses.
Prior to Circle, Yam Ki held strategy and public policy roles at Google Payments and Google Cloud, where he worked on partnership strategy, market launches, and government affairs.
Before Google, Yam Ki served as the Director for Global and Asia Economics at the White House National Security Council in the Obama Administration, where he coordinated the interagency process on US economic strategy in Asia and was a member of the U.S. sherpa negotiations team for the G-20 and the G-7. Before joining the National Security Council staff, Yam Ki was with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of the US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue and Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. Earlier in his career, Yam Ki worked in technology investment banking at Jefferies in Silicon Valley.
He earned a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University - School of International and Public Affairs and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Carleton College. -
Clay Chandler
Executive Editor, Asia
Fortune
Clay Chandler
Executive Editor, Asia
I support Fortune’s editorial and commercial teams in Asia, and help to lead our business conference and event strategy in the region. Before assuming my current role at Fortune, I was an economics correspondent with the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post and, for six years, led special editorial projects for McKinsey’s Asia practice.
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Doug Feagin
President
Ant International
Doug Feagin
President
Mr. Douglas Feagin serves as President of Ant International and Corporate Senior Vice President of Ant Group.
He joined Ant Group in June 2016 to spearhead the company's globalization strategy, Alipay's global business development, operations and marketing activities. Prior to joining Ant Group, Mr. Feagin worked at Goldman Sachs from August 1994 to May 2016 and served as a Managing Director from 2004 through 2016.
At Goldman Sachs he maintained a broad set of client relationships across sectors including banks, specialty finance, FinTech and insurance in the U.S., Latin America and Asia.
He graduated from the University of Virginia with a Bachelor's Degree in Economics in June 1988, and he received an MBA from Harvard Business School in June 1994. -
Dr. Dr. Peter Morgan
Senior Consulting Economist & Advisor to the Dean
Asian Development Bank Institute
Dr. Dr. Peter Morgan
Senior Consulting Economist & Advisor to the Dean
Peter J. Morgan is Senior Consulting Economist and Advisor to the Dean at the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), and has been with ADBI since 2008. He has 23 years experience in the financial sector in Asia, most recently serving in Hong Kong as Chief Asia Economist for HSBC, responsible for macroeconomic analysis and forecasting for Asia. Previously, he served as Chief Japan Economist for HSBC, and earlier held similar positions at Merrill Lynch, Barclays de Zoete Wedd and Jardine Fleming. Prior to entering the financial industry, he was a consultant for Meta Systems Inc in Cambridge, MA, in energy and environmental analysis, and at International Business Information KK in Tokyo, in financial sector consulting. He earned his MA and PhD degrees in economics from Yale University. His research interests are in macroeconomic policy and financial sector regulation, reform, financial development, financial inclusion, fintech, financial literacy and financial education. In 2019 he served as the Lead Co-chair for the Task Force on The Future of Work and Education for the Digital Age for the Think 20 process, an engagement group with the G20.
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Eric Anziani
President & Chief Operating Officer
Crypto.com
Eric Anziani
President & Chief Operating Officer
Eric Anziani is a seasoned tech leader with more than 16 years of experience in strategy, partnerships, and innovation in Fintech, payments and financial services. Prior to joining Crypto.com, Mr. Anziani worked at leading global companies Goldman Sachs, McKinsey, PayPal, and Global Fashion Group in London, Paris, Singapore and Tokyo.
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Hideki Ito
Commissioner
Financial Services Agency Japan
Hideki Ito
Commissioner
Hideki Ito is Commissioner of the JFSA.
Mr. Ito joined the Ministry of Finance in 1988. Since 2007 he has worked mainly for the JFSA. From 2020 to 2022, he was Vice Commissioner for Strategy Development. From 2022 to 2024, he was Director-General of the Policy and Market Bureau. He was appointed to his present post in 2024.
Mr. Ito received a B.A. in Law from the University of Tokyo and obtained an MBA at Georgetown University in the US.
1988年大蔵省入省。主計局主査、OECD代表部参事官、広報室長、主計官等を歴任。
金融庁では、市場制度の企画、金融機関の監督・モニタリングに加え、大臣秘書官、国会担当課長等に従事。
2018年総合政策局審議官(監督局担当)、2019年総合政策局審議官(市場担当)兼公認会計士・監査審査会事務局長、2020年総合政策局政策立案総括審議官、金融庁全体の横断的な政策立案に携わる、2022年企画市場局長、2024年7月より現職。
東京大学法学部卒業、米国ジョージタウン大学でMBA取得。 -
Jesper Koll
Global Ambassador
Monex Group, Inc.
Jesper Koll
Global Ambassador
Jesper Koll
Expert Director & Global Ambassador for the Monex Group and the Japan Catalyst Fund
Jesper Koll has been researching and investing in Japan since becoming a resident in 1986. Over the past two decades, Jesper has been consistently recognized as one of the top Japan strategists/economists, having worked as Chief Strategist and Head of Research for U.S. investment banks J.P. Morgan and Merrill Lynch. He currently serves as Expert Director for the Monex Group and the Japan Catalyst Fund (Japan’s 1st retail investor based corporate engagement/activist fund). His analysis and insights have earned him a position on several Japanese government and corporate advisory committees and he is an Ambassador for FinCity Tokyo. Jesper serves on the board of directors of OIST (Okinawa Institute of Science & Technology) and Asia Society (Japan). Jesper is an economist, angel-investor, patron; and yes, a Japan Optimist. -
Kosuke Mori
Chief Executive Officer
Saison International
Kosuke Mori
Chief Executive Officer
Kosuke Mori serves as the CEO of Saison International, the international headquarters of Credit Saison. Founded in 1951, Credit Saison Co. Ltd is one of Japan’s largest non-bank financial companies with over 70 years of history and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The Company is a leading credit-card issuer in Japan and has evolved into a diversified financial services company globally.
In his role as Board Director and Head of Global Business for Credit Saison Co. Ltd., he oversees Credit Saison's global business operations and creates the strategic vision for driving global expansion and innovation of the group, focusing on the areas of lending and investments.
Under his leadership, Credit Saison’s global business has expanded its footprint to Singapore, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Thailand and Vietnam. Additionally, he serves as Managing Partner for Saison Capital, the venture capital arm of Credit Saison, focusing on Pre-Seed to Series B companies, particularly in Southeast Asia, India and Brazil.
He is currently appointed as Board Director for Credit Saison Brazil and Credit Saison Mexico, and serves as Chairman of Credit Saison India.
Kosuke Mori graduated from the University of Tokyo with a bachelor’s degree in law, and received a Master of Business Administration from Stanford Graduate School of Business. -
Livia Benisty
Chief External Affairs Officer
Banking Circle
Livia Benisty
Chief External Affairs Officer
Livia Benisty has 17 years experience in Financial Services, originally focused on financial crime and technology, however with experience in product development, sales and marketing. In 2019 she became Head of AML at Banking Circle, where she built a team focused on developing effective and commercially friendly AML processes. Subsequently as Head of the UK Branch and Chief Business Officer she leveraged her experience to work with teams across the bank to help drive its next phase of development. In 2024 she became Chief External Affairs Officer for the Banking Circle Group.
Previously Livia was Head of AML advisory for Citi’s Trade and Treasury Solutions in EMEA, focused on Correspondent Banking and Digital Payments. Livia has also worked at BBVA’s Open Platform and ComplyAdvantage.
Livia is also a non-executive director and advises related companies including remittance firms and Regtech solutions. -
Marco Bizzozero
Head of International & Member of the Executive Committee
iCapital
Marco Bizzozero
Head of International & Member of the Executive Committee
Marco is Head of International at iCapital and a member of the Firm's Executive Committee. In this role, he is responsible for the global expansion and overall development of the Firm's business outside the United States with a focus on EMEA, APAC and LATAM markets.
Marco has more than 25 years of international experience in the financial industry and has held senior executive positions in global organizations in wealth management and private equity. He joined iCapital from UniCredit, where he was CEO of Group Wealth Management and a member of the Group Executive Management Committee. Previously, Marco was with Deutsche Bank for 14 years, including nine years as Head of Wealth Management EMEA and CEO of Deutsche Bank Switzerland and, prior to this, as Global Head of Private Equity for the Wealth Management division. Before joining Deutsche Bank, Marco was Head of Private Equity Secondary Investments at LGT Capital Partners. He started his career with UBS where he held various roles in investment banking and private equity in Zurich, London, and New York.
He received a Master of Arts (lic. oec. HSG) from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and has served on the boards of the Swiss Bankers Association, the Association of Foreign Banks in Switzerland, and the Swiss Finance Institute. He is currently a member of the Advisory Committee of Elevandi, an organization set up by the Monetary Authority of Singapore to foster an open dialogue between the public and private sectors to advance fintech in the digital economy. -
Naveen Mallela
Global Co-Head of Kinexys & Managing Director
J.P. Morgan
Naveen Mallela
Global Co-Head of Kinexys & Managing Director
Naveen Mallela is the Global Co-Head of Kinexys, which is a division within J.P. Morgan focused on digital assets and digital currencies. He has been one of the founding members of Kinexys and builder of cornerstone products like Kinexys Digital Payments and Programmable Payments.
Keen enthusiast of all things digital currencies, Naveen has authored white papers on CBDCs, Shared Ledgers and Deposit Tokens and has been part of multiple industry initiatives shaping the landscape of digital money.
Prior to founding Kinexys, Naveen held several roles at J.P. Morgan including APAC Head of Digital, Payments.
Naveen is a graduate from the prestigious Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore and a CFA Charter holder. -
Prof. Prof. Jun Murai
Distinguished Professor
Keio University
Prof. Prof. Jun Murai
Distinguished Professor
Jun Murai received his Ph.D. in Computer Science, Keio University in 1987, majored in Computer Science, the Internet and Computer Communication. He established JUNET, the first network in Japan connecting multiple universities, in 1984. In 1988, established the WIDE Project, a Japanese Internet research consortium. Has long been engaged in research related to Internet technology platforms, and is known as the Father of the Internet in Japan and in international circles as the Internet Samurai.
He is a Special Advisor to the Japanese Cabinet and an Advisor to the Digital Agency serves on many other governmental committees, and is active in numerous international scientific associations.
He was inducted into 2011 IEEE Internet Award / the 2013 Internet Hall of Fame (Pioneer) / 2019 the Knight of the Legion of Honor by the French Government. -
Richard Teng
Chief Executive Officer
Binance
Richard Teng
Chief Executive Officer
Richard Teng is an experienced executive with over three decades of financial services and regulatory experience. Richard has been the CEO of Binance since his appointment in November 2023. By working closely with various stakeholders including regulators, policymakers, industry players and users, Richard is furthering the growth of Binance in a compliant and sustainable manner. Prior to this role, Richard held various senior leadership roles within the company since joining in August 2021.
Before joining Binance, Richard was CEO of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority at Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), where he showcased his capabilities as one of the world’s foremost innovative regulators. Richard’s vast experience also includes being the Chief Regulatory Officer of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) and the Director of Corporate Finance in the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
Richard received his Masters in Applied Finance from the University of Western Australia. -
Ryosuke Ushida
Chief Fintech Officer
Financial Services Agency of Japan
Ryosuke Ushida
Chief Fintech Officer
Ryosuke leads initiatives related to digital innovation in financial sector as Chief FinTech Officer of the JFSA. He also serves as the Co-chair of Virtual Asset Task Force, FATF. Prior to his current position, he has conducted a research on regulatory framework and governance mechanism in decentralized financial system as the Senior Fellow of Cyber SMART research center at Georgetown University from July 2019 to June 2021. He holds a Masters in Finance from London Business School.
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Sumnesh Joshi
Deputy Director General, Ministry of Communications
Government of India
Sumnesh Joshi
Deputy Director General, Ministry of Communications
Mr Sumnesh Joshi is an officer from Indian Telecom Service Cadre and at present is posted as Deputy Director General , at Joint Secretary level in Ministry of Communications at DoT Mumbai. He is working in area of communication expanding 5G use cases , IoT and implementation the policies to ensure smooth roll out of telecom network by service providers. He has also been made Nodal officer for monitoring of 4G network saturation Project in East and West region of the country. He is working to make digital ecosystem partners like Fintechs , Banks state government departments to make use of Digital Public Good Infrastructure and use AIML to curb the cyber threats.
He worked with UIDAI as a first officer at UIDAI Regional Office Mumbai in April 2010 as a part of the founding team under leadership of Mr NandanNilekani. He was instrumental to roll out the implementation of biometric based Digital Identity“Aadhaar” project in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu. He worked with the Aadhaar Eco System Partners like State Governments, Regulators, Banks, Insurance Companies and Fintech Companies and guiding them in designing the solutions for the convenient delivery of various services using “Aadhaar”.
He facilitated the use of Aadhaar -a Digital Identity Platform in E-Governance for Targeted Delivery of Services and Benefits. He also headed Enrolment & Update vertical of UIDAI PAN India. He was in various committees to look into the Strengthening of Aadhaar Enrolment Processes, Revisiting the regulations and SoPs, Automation of various Processes and Universal Client for Enrolment & Update.
Mr Joshi is an officer of 1993 Batch of Indian Telecom Service and has over 25 years of experience at various positions in Government of India. Earlier years of his career He worked with Department of Telecommunications, Government of India and was involved in Telecom Traffic Planning , Data Analytics, Project implementation, Marketing of Services, Market Strategies, Market Intelligence, Product Development and Brand building.
Mr Joshi is an expert in DPI implementation, use of telecom , cyber security strategies , data analytics and speaking at various forums on digital identity , Fintech , data centres , AI, cyber security, ESG at international and national level. He delivered a TEDx talk on India’s digital identity.
Mr Joshi did his engineering in Electronics &Communications from Rajasthan Technical University Kota Rajasthan India. He holds MicroMasters in Data Economics and Development Policy from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. He pursued a Certificate course in Public Policy from University of California Berkeley and MBA from the Management Development Institute Gurgaon, India. -
Yuval Rooz
Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer
Digital Asset
Yuval Rooz
Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer
Yuval is a visionary leader at the intersection of finance and technology. Yuval co-founded Digital Asset in 2014 to fill a gap in the blockchain space, ultimately taking the technology beyond cryptocurrencies and using it to bring greater efficiency to financial services.
Under his leadership, Digital Asset has grown from a fledgling start up to a leading enterprise blockchain company whose technology is used by top institutions and market infrastructures around the globe. With a vision for a world where businesses seamlessly connect regardless of the underlying technology, he is taking Digital Asset to the next level by creating new networks of value that will fundamentally change the future of business and how companies interact.
During his tenure, Yuval hired the majority of the company’s executive leadership, established its presence in six countries, and facilitated the acquisition of four tech startups in two years. He has secured more than $300 Million in financing for the company from a range of strategic investors, including leading financial and technology companies Citi, Goldman Sachs, IBM, J.P. Morgan, and Samsung, among others, and more recently, private equity firms 7RIDGE and Eldridge. Yuval has built trusted relationships with Digital Asset’s clients and partners, growing its customer base threefold. Digital Asset’s customer base includes organizations across financial services, healthcare and insurance, such as BNP Paribas, Broadridge, Cboe, Deutsche Börse, Goldman Sachs, HKEX, HSBC, and Nasdaq, among others.
Previously, Yuval managed an algorithmic trading desk at DRW Trading and he launched DRW Venture Capital as a member of the firm’s investment team. He also worked as a developer at Citadel. Yuval is a member of the Digital Asset Markets subcommittee of the U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Global Market Advisory Committee. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Global Blockchain Business Council, a leading global industry association for the blockchain technology ecosystem. He is also a frequent speaker at industry events and is often quoted in well-respected media outlets such as Bloomberg, Financial Times, and the Wall Street Journal, among others, talking about enterprise blockchain in the context of digital assets, market infrastructure, privacy, digital currencies, clearing and settlement challenges, and sustainable finance.
Yuval holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is based at the company’s headquarters in New York City.
2025 Themes
The new financial corridor

Next gen transactions

Blueprint for digital assets

Asset management &
capital markets

Roadmap for AI and quantum computing

Hyper scaling the start-up ecosystem

Thank You To Our 2025 Sponsors
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Exhibitors
Forum Overview
* Live Bilingual Translation
Tuesday 4th March
Thursday 6th March

Global Leaders Dialogue*
Global Leaders Dialogue*
The Global Leadership Dialogue is the largest stage at the GFTN Forum, Japan and will feature Heads of State, policymakers, financial services leaders, founders, investors and technology experts. These experts will dive deeper into the most consequential topics impacting the financial services industry today in Japan, the APAC region and across the globe: geo-political dynamics, macro-economic movements, Artificial Intelligence (AI), digital assets, payments, sustainability and more.
Tuesday 4th March
Main Stage, B2F, BelleSalle

Exhibition Showcase & 1-1 Meetings
Exhibition Showcase & 1-1 Meetings
Tuesday 4th March

GFTN InsightsTM - Deep-dive Roundtables
GFTN InsightsTM - Deep-dive Roundtables
Engage in exclusive, high-level roundtable discussions where industry leaders, regulators, and market makers come together to craft real-world solutions. Through collaborative efforts such as whitepapers, working groups, and public commitments, we aim to shape the future of the industry.
- Purpose-Driven Dialogue Under Chatham House Rules
- Drive Tangible Outcomes
Tuesday 4th March
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VIP Reception
VIP Reception

Asset Management Forum @TSE
Asset Management Forum @TSE
CXO Conversations Podcasts
Thursday 6th March

FutureTech Forum
FutureTech Forum
This premier event will dive into the most critical themes at the convergence of AI, Quantum Computing, Cybersecurity, Cloud Computing, Web3, Climate Tech, InsurTech, and RegTech. The forum seeks to uncover actionable insights, foster collaboration, and spark innovations that will define the next era of finance and technology.

Founders Day
Founders Day
Festival Stage, 2F, EDOCCO, Kanda Myojin
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Investor HoursTM
Investor HoursTM
Our mission is simple yet powerful: to encourage investors to invest and to enable founders to raise capital. Join us to create connections, spark collaborations, and fuel your business (or investor) dreams.
As part of a global series, Investor Hours 2024 has brought together over 160 investors across 3 days to build new meaningful connections. Join us and be part of Investor Hours 2025!

The Founders ROCKTM
The Founders ROCKTM
Festival Stage, 2F, EDOCCO, Kanda Myojin
International Delegations’ Receptions and Community Partner Events
Thursday 6th March

Digital Assets Summit*
Digital Assets Summit*
The Digital Assets Summit (DAS) is a premier event designed to explore the dynamic intersection of traditional finance and digital assets.
Tuesday 4th March
Festival Stage, 2F, EDOCCO, Kanda Myojin
Delegations Day
Side Events
Across Tokyo
Delegations to Japanese Cities

The Founders PeakTM*
The Founders PeakTM*
Festival Stage, 2F, EDOCCO, Kanda Myojin

Networking Event @ FINOLAB
FinoPitch Showcase @FINOLAB

The GFTN Forum, Japan 2025, is part of the Japan Financial Services Agency's Japan FinTech Week (JFW). This Forum highlights the dynamic international ecosystem within JFW, embracing the bold theme of "Building Financial Corridors Worldwide" while supporting the domestic ecosystem.
The Forum will focus on:
- Building Financial Corridors: Connecting South and North Asia, ASEAN, and the rest of the world through innovative solutions and capital.
- Exploring the Impact of Technology: Investigating how AI, Quantum Technology, and Digital Assets transform economies, focusing on practical implementation.
- A Deep-Dive Inquiry: Examining the future of technology transformation in three key areas: Asset Management, Digital Assets, and Future Tech Stack.
- Expanding the Founder's Peak™ Program: We are enhancing the highly successful Founder's Peak™ program with a new partner segment called "We The Women" (WTW), dedicated to celebrating women impact makers.
- Driving Actionable Results: Collaborating on reports and initiatives that engage the public and private sectors to achieve meaningful outcomes.
2025 in Numbers
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"GFTN Forum Japan and the Japan FSA will work together to make Japan Fintech Week 2025 a huge success. I am looking forward to participating in the event to celebrate the launch of GFTN Japan and discussions with key people and good friends."
Ryosuke Ushida
Chief FinTech Officer
Financial Services Agency of Japan (JFSA)

Barkha Dutt
Television Journalist & Author
MoJo Story
Barkha Dutt
Television Journalist & Author
Since its inception at the close of 2019, Mojo Story has been twice recognized as India's Best Digital Channel by the News Broadcasting Awards. Barkha Dutt is also the curator of We The Women, India's Biggest Women's Festival.

Barkha Dutt
Television Journalist & Author
MoJo Story
Since its inception at the close of 2019, Mojo Story has been twice recognized as India's Best Digital Channel by the News Broadcasting Awards. Barkha Dutt is also the curator of We The Women, India's Biggest Women's Festival.

Clay Chandler
Executive Editor, Asia
Fortune
Clay Chandler
Executive Editor, Asia

Clay Chandler
Executive Editor, Asia
Fortune

Doug Feagin
President
Ant International
Doug Feagin
President
He joined Ant Group in June 2016 to spearhead the company's globalization strategy, Alipay's global business development, operations and marketing activities. Prior to joining Ant Group, Mr. Feagin worked at Goldman Sachs from August 1994 to May 2016 and served as a Managing Director from 2004 through 2016.
At Goldman Sachs he maintained a broad set of client relationships across sectors including banks, specialty finance, FinTech and insurance in the U.S., Latin America and Asia.
He graduated from the University of Virginia with a Bachelor's Degree in Economics in June 1988, and he received an MBA from Harvard Business School in June 1994.

Doug Feagin
President
Ant International
He joined Ant Group in June 2016 to spearhead the company's globalization strategy, Alipay's global business development, operations and marketing activities. Prior to joining Ant Group, Mr. Feagin worked at Goldman Sachs from August 1994 to May 2016 and served as a Managing Director from 2004 through 2016.
At Goldman Sachs he maintained a broad set of client relationships across sectors including banks, specialty finance, FinTech and insurance in the U.S., Latin America and Asia.
He graduated from the University of Virginia with a Bachelor's Degree in Economics in June 1988, and he received an MBA from Harvard Business School in June 1994.

Jun Murai
Professor & Special Advisor
Keio University
Jun Murai
Professor & Special Advisor
He is a Special Advisor to the Japanese Cabinet and an Advisor to the Digital Agency serves on many other governmental committees, and is active in numerous international scientific associations.
He was inducted into 2011 IEEE Internet Award / the 2013 Internet Hall of Fame (Pioneer) / 2019 the Knight of the Legion of Honor by the French Government.

Jun Murai
Professor & Special Advisor
Keio University
He is a Special Advisor to the Japanese Cabinet and an Advisor to the Digital Agency serves on many other governmental committees, and is active in numerous international scientific associations.
He was inducted into 2011 IEEE Internet Award / the 2013 Internet Hall of Fame (Pioneer) / 2019 the Knight of the Legion of Honor by the French Government.

Marco Bizzozero
Head of International & Member of the Executive Committee
iCapital
Marco Bizzozero
Head of International & Member of the Executive Committee
Marco has more than 25 years of international experience in the financial industry and has held senior executive positions in global organizations in wealth management and private equity. He joined iCapital from UniCredit, where he was CEO of Group Wealth Management and a member of the Group Executive Management Committee. Previously, Marco was with Deutsche Bank for 14 years, including nine years as Head of Wealth Management EMEA and CEO of Deutsche Bank Switzerland and, prior to this, as Global Head of Private Equity for the Wealth Management division. Before joining Deutsche Bank, Marco was Head of Private Equity Secondary Investments at LGT Capital Partners. He started his career with UBS where he held various roles in investment banking and private equity in Zurich, London, and New York.
He received a Master of Arts (lic. oec. HSG) from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and has served on the boards of the Swiss Bankers Association, the Association of Foreign Banks in Switzerland, and the Swiss Finance Institute. He is currently a member of the Advisory Committee of Elevandi, an organization set up by the Monetary Authority of Singapore to foster an open dialogue between the public and private sectors to advance fintech in the digital economy.

Marco Bizzozero
Head of International & Member of the Executive Committee
iCapital
Marco has more than 25 years of international experience in the financial industry and has held senior executive positions in global organizations in wealth management and private equity. He joined iCapital from UniCredit, where he was CEO of Group Wealth Management and a member of the Group Executive Management Committee. Previously, Marco was with Deutsche Bank for 14 years, including nine years as Head of Wealth Management EMEA and CEO of Deutsche Bank Switzerland and, prior to this, as Global Head of Private Equity for the Wealth Management division. Before joining Deutsche Bank, Marco was Head of Private Equity Secondary Investments at LGT Capital Partners. He started his career with UBS where he held various roles in investment banking and private equity in Zurich, London, and New York.
He received a Master of Arts (lic. oec. HSG) from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and has served on the boards of the Swiss Bankers Association, the Association of Foreign Banks in Switzerland, and the Swiss Finance Institute. He is currently a member of the Advisory Committee of Elevandi, an organization set up by the Monetary Authority of Singapore to foster an open dialogue between the public and private sectors to advance fintech in the digital economy.

Naveen Mallela
Global Co-Head of Kinexys, Managing Director
J.P. Morgan
Naveen Mallela
Global Co-Head of Kinexys, Managing Director
Naveen Mallela is the Global Co-Head of Kinexys, which is a division within J.P. Morgan focused on digital assets and digital currencies. He has been one of the founding members of Kinexys and builder of cornerstone products like Kinexys Digital Payments and Programmable Payments.
Keen enthusiast of all things digital currencies, Naveen has authored white papers on CBDCs, Shared Ledgers and Deposit Tokens and has been part of multiple industry initiatives shaping the landscape of digital money.
Prior to founding Kinexys, Naveen held several roles at J.P. Morgan including APAC Head of Digital, Payments.
Naveen is a graduate from the prestigious Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore and a CFA Charter holder.

Naveen Mallela
Global Co-Head of Kinexys, Managing Director
J.P. Morgan
Naveen Mallela is the Global Co-Head of Kinexys, which is a division within J.P. Morgan focused on digital assets and digital currencies. He has been one of the founding members of Kinexys and builder of cornerstone products like Kinexys Digital Payments and Programmable Payments.
Keen enthusiast of all things digital currencies, Naveen has authored white papers on CBDCs, Shared Ledgers and Deposit Tokens and has been part of multiple industry initiatives shaping the landscape of digital money.
Prior to founding Kinexys, Naveen held several roles at J.P. Morgan including APAC Head of Digital, Payments.
Naveen is a graduate from the prestigious Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore and a CFA Charter holder.

Prajit Nanu
Co-Founder and CEO
Nium
Prajit Nanu
Co-Founder and CEO
Prajit is Nium’s technology and market visionary, responsible for expanding the company’s geographic reach and establishing Nium as the leading global infrastructure for real-time payments. Prajit is responsible for executing the business strategy and directing the overall performance and growth of the organisation.
In his role as CEO and co-founder of Nium, Prajit is the driving force behind the company’s continued mission to innovate and push boundaries. He created a single API solution that offers one connection to the real-time payments across the globe.
Prior to co-founding Nium, Prajit held leadership positions in various global organisations. He was the Global Sales Director at TMF Group, a multinational professional services firm headquartered in Amsterdam, and was the Vice President of Sales and Account Management at WNS Global Services, a business process management company.

Prajit Nanu
Co-Founder and CEO
Nium
Prajit is Nium’s technology and market visionary, responsible for expanding the company’s geographic reach and establishing Nium as the leading global infrastructure for real-time payments. Prajit is responsible for executing the business strategy and directing the overall performance and growth of the organisation.
In his role as CEO and co-founder of Nium, Prajit is the driving force behind the company’s continued mission to innovate and push boundaries. He created a single API solution that offers one connection to the real-time payments across the globe.
Prior to co-founding Nium, Prajit held leadership positions in various global organisations. He was the Global Sales Director at TMF Group, a multinational professional services firm headquartered in Amsterdam, and was the Vice President of Sales and Account Management at WNS Global Services, a business process management company.

Richard Teng
Chief Executive Officer
Binance
Richard Teng
Chief Executive Officer
Richard Teng is an experienced executive with over three decades of financial services and regulatory experience. Richard has been the CEO of Binance since his appointment in November 2023. By working closely with various stakeholders including regulators, policymakers, industry players and users, Richard is furthering the growth of Binance in a compliant and sustainable manner. Prior to this role, Richard held various senior leadership roles within the company since joining in August 2021.
Before joining Binance, Richard was CEO of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority at Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), where he showcased his capabilities as one of the world’s foremost innovative regulators. Richard’s vast experience also includes being the Chief Regulatory Officer of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) and the Director of Corporate Finance in the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
Richard received his Masters in Applied Finance from the University of Western Australia.

Richard Teng
Chief Executive Officer
Binance
Richard Teng is an experienced executive with over three decades of financial services and regulatory experience. Richard has been the CEO of Binance since his appointment in November 2023. By working closely with various stakeholders including regulators, policymakers, industry players and users, Richard is furthering the growth of Binance in a compliant and sustainable manner. Prior to this role, Richard held various senior leadership roles within the company since joining in August 2021.
Before joining Binance, Richard was CEO of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority at Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), where he showcased his capabilities as one of the world’s foremost innovative regulators. Richard’s vast experience also includes being the Chief Regulatory Officer of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) and the Director of Corporate Finance in the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
Richard received his Masters in Applied Finance from the University of Western Australia.

Ryosuke Ushida
Chief Fintech Officer
Financial Services Agency of Japan
Ryosuke Ushida
Chief Fintech Officer

Ryosuke Ushida
Chief Fintech Officer
Financial Services Agency of Japan

Sharanjit Leyl
Chancellor
Bath Spa University
Sharanjit Leyl
Chancellor
Educated in North America with undergraduate degrees in Journalism and a Masters in English, Sharanjit has lived and worked in Washington DC, London, Tokyo, Vancouver and Singapore, bringing a truly global perspective to her work. She now regularly moderates high-level debates for the United Nations, the ADB and other multilateral and financial institutions while balancing a board career and advising companies and educational institutions on diversity, inclusion, environmental and media strategy. She is board certified and sits on several company boards internationally.
In May 2024, she made history as the first Singaporean Chancellor of a British University at Bath Spa University, succeeding Oscar-winning actor Jeremy Irons. She now divides her time between her homes in Singapore and Bath, UK.

Sharanjit Leyl
Chancellor
Bath Spa University
Educated in North America with undergraduate degrees in Journalism and a Masters in English, Sharanjit has lived and worked in Washington DC, London, Tokyo, Vancouver and Singapore, bringing a truly global perspective to her work. She now regularly moderates high-level debates for the United Nations, the ADB and other multilateral and financial institutions while balancing a board career and advising companies and educational institutions on diversity, inclusion, environmental and media strategy. She is board certified and sits on several company boards internationally.
In May 2024, she made history as the first Singaporean Chancellor of a British University at Bath Spa University, succeeding Oscar-winning actor Jeremy Irons. She now divides her time between her homes in Singapore and Bath, UK.

Sopnendu Mohanty
Group Chief Executive Officer - Designate, Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN) & Chief FinTech Officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore
Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)
Sopnendu Mohanty
Group Chief Executive Officer - Designate, Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN) & Chief FinTech Officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore
Mohanty extensively engages with global technology and financial services ecosystems and has championed notable collaborative public goods like API Exchange (APIX), Singapore Fintech Festival, Payment Rails, Data exchange platforms, and experimental programs like Project Ubin. In addition, Mohanty advises many international global advisory bodies on Fintech, Innovation and Inclusion. Within five years of his leadership, Singapore has become a leading global Fintech hub producing unicorns and home to many vibrant fintech companies.
He has co-authored several patented works in the application of digital technology in Finance and won many industry recognitions."

Sopnendu Mohanty
Group Chief Executive Officer - Designate, Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN) & Chief FinTech Officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore
Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)
Mohanty extensively engages with global technology and financial services ecosystems and has championed notable collaborative public goods like API Exchange (APIX), Singapore Fintech Festival, Payment Rails, Data exchange platforms, and experimental programs like Project Ubin. In addition, Mohanty advises many international global advisory bodies on Fintech, Innovation and Inclusion. Within five years of his leadership, Singapore has become a leading global Fintech hub producing unicorns and home to many vibrant fintech companies.
He has co-authored several patented works in the application of digital technology in Finance and won many industry recognitions."

Sumnesh Joshi
Deputy Director General, Ministry of Communications
Government of India
Sumnesh Joshi
Deputy Director General, Ministry of Communications
He worked with UIDAI as a first officer at UIDAI Regional Office Mumbai in April 2010 as a part of the founding team under leadership of Mr NandanNilekani. He was instrumental to roll out the implementation of biometric based Digital Identity“Aadhaar” project in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu. He worked with the Aadhaar Eco System Partners like State Governments, Regulators, Banks, Insurance Companies and Fintech Companies and guiding them in designing the solutions for the convenient delivery of various services using “Aadhaar”.
He facilitated the use of Aadhaar -a Digital Identity Platform in E-Governance for Targeted Delivery of Services and Benefits. He also headed Enrolment & Update vertical of UIDAI PAN India. He was in various committees to look into the Strengthening of Aadhaar Enrolment Processes, Revisiting the regulations and SoPs, Automation of various Processes and Universal Client for Enrolment & Update.
Mr Joshi is an officer of 1993 Batch of Indian Telecom Service and has over 25 years of experience at various positions in Government of India. Earlier years of his career He worked with Department of Telecommunications, Government of India and was involved in Telecom Traffic Planning , Data Analytics, Project implementation, Marketing of Services, Market Strategies, Market Intelligence, Product Development and Brand building.
Mr Joshi is an expert in DPI implementation, use of telecom , cyber security strategies , data analytics and speaking at various forums on digital identity , Fintech , data centres , AI, cyber security, ESG at international and national level. He delivered a TEDx talk on India’s digital identity.
Mr Joshi did his engineering in Electronics &Communications from Rajasthan Technical University Kota Rajasthan India. He holds MicroMasters in Data Economics and Development Policy from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. He pursued a Certificate course in Public Policy from University of California Berkeley and MBA from the Management Development Institute Gurgaon, India.

Sumnesh Joshi
Deputy Director General, Ministry of Communications
Government of India
He worked with UIDAI as a first officer at UIDAI Regional Office Mumbai in April 2010 as a part of the founding team under leadership of Mr NandanNilekani. He was instrumental to roll out the implementation of biometric based Digital Identity“Aadhaar” project in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu. He worked with the Aadhaar Eco System Partners like State Governments, Regulators, Banks, Insurance Companies and Fintech Companies and guiding them in designing the solutions for the convenient delivery of various services using “Aadhaar”.
He facilitated the use of Aadhaar -a Digital Identity Platform in E-Governance for Targeted Delivery of Services and Benefits. He also headed Enrolment & Update vertical of UIDAI PAN India. He was in various committees to look into the Strengthening of Aadhaar Enrolment Processes, Revisiting the regulations and SoPs, Automation of various Processes and Universal Client for Enrolment & Update.
Mr Joshi is an officer of 1993 Batch of Indian Telecom Service and has over 25 years of experience at various positions in Government of India. Earlier years of his career He worked with Department of Telecommunications, Government of India and was involved in Telecom Traffic Planning , Data Analytics, Project implementation, Marketing of Services, Market Strategies, Market Intelligence, Product Development and Brand building.
Mr Joshi is an expert in DPI implementation, use of telecom , cyber security strategies , data analytics and speaking at various forums on digital identity , Fintech , data centres , AI, cyber security, ESG at international and national level. He delivered a TEDx talk on India’s digital identity.
Mr Joshi did his engineering in Electronics &Communications from Rajasthan Technical University Kota Rajasthan India. He holds MicroMasters in Data Economics and Development Policy from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. He pursued a Certificate course in Public Policy from University of California Berkeley and MBA from the Management Development Institute Gurgaon, India.

Ryosuke Ushida
Chief Fintech Officer
Financial Services Agency of Japan
Ryosuke Ushida
Chief Fintech Officer

Ryosuke Ushida
Chief Fintech Officer
Financial Services Agency of Japan

Sharanjit Leyl
Chancellor
Bath Spa University
Sharanjit Leyl
Chancellor
Educated in North America with undergraduate degrees in Journalism and a Masters in English, Sharanjit has lived and worked in Washington DC, London, Tokyo, Vancouver and Singapore, bringing a truly global perspective to her work. She now regularly moderates high-level debates for the United Nations, the ADB and other multilateral and financial institutions while balancing a board career and advising companies and educational institutions on diversity, inclusion, environmental and media strategy. She is board certified and sits on several company boards internationally.
In May 2024, she made history as the first Singaporean Chancellor of a British University at Bath Spa University, succeeding Oscar-winning actor Jeremy Irons. She now divides her time between her homes in Singapore and Bath, UK.

Sharanjit Leyl
Chancellor
Bath Spa University
Educated in North America with undergraduate degrees in Journalism and a Masters in English, Sharanjit has lived and worked in Washington DC, London, Tokyo, Vancouver and Singapore, bringing a truly global perspective to her work. She now regularly moderates high-level debates for the United Nations, the ADB and other multilateral and financial institutions while balancing a board career and advising companies and educational institutions on diversity, inclusion, environmental and media strategy. She is board certified and sits on several company boards internationally.
In May 2024, she made history as the first Singaporean Chancellor of a British University at Bath Spa University, succeeding Oscar-winning actor Jeremy Irons. She now divides her time between her homes in Singapore and Bath, UK.

Sopnendu Mohanty
Group Chief Executive Officer - Designate, Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN) & Chief FinTech Officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore
Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)
Sopnendu Mohanty
Group Chief Executive Officer - Designate, Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN) & Chief FinTech Officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore
Mohanty extensively engages with global technology and financial services ecosystems and has championed notable collaborative public goods like API Exchange (APIX), Singapore Fintech Festival, Payment Rails, Data exchange platforms, and experimental programs like Project Ubin. In addition, Mohanty advises many international global advisory bodies on Fintech, Innovation and Inclusion. Within five years of his leadership, Singapore has become a leading global Fintech hub producing unicorns and home to many vibrant fintech companies.
He has co-authored several patented works in the application of digital technology in Finance and won many industry recognitions."

Sopnendu Mohanty
Group Chief Executive Officer - Designate, Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN) & Chief FinTech Officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore
Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)
Mohanty extensively engages with global technology and financial services ecosystems and has championed notable collaborative public goods like API Exchange (APIX), Singapore Fintech Festival, Payment Rails, Data exchange platforms, and experimental programs like Project Ubin. In addition, Mohanty advises many international global advisory bodies on Fintech, Innovation and Inclusion. Within five years of his leadership, Singapore has become a leading global Fintech hub producing unicorns and home to many vibrant fintech companies.
He has co-authored several patented works in the application of digital technology in Finance and won many industry recognitions."

Sharanjit Leyl
Chancellor
Bath Spa University
Sharanjit Leyl
Chancellor
Educated in North America with undergraduate degrees in Journalism and a Masters in English, Sharanjit has lived and worked in Washington DC, London, Tokyo, Vancouver and Singapore, bringing a truly global perspective to her work. She now regularly moderates high-level debates for the United Nations, the ADB and other multilateral and financial institutions while balancing a board career and advising companies and educational institutions on diversity, inclusion, environmental and media strategy. She is board certified and sits on several company boards internationally.
In May 2024, she made history as the first Singaporean Chancellor of a British University at Bath Spa University, succeeding Oscar-winning actor Jeremy Irons. She now divides her time between her homes in Singapore and Bath, UK.

Sharanjit Leyl
Chancellor
Bath Spa University
Educated in North America with undergraduate degrees in Journalism and a Masters in English, Sharanjit has lived and worked in Washington DC, London, Tokyo, Vancouver and Singapore, bringing a truly global perspective to her work. She now regularly moderates high-level debates for the United Nations, the ADB and other multilateral and financial institutions while balancing a board career and advising companies and educational institutions on diversity, inclusion, environmental and media strategy. She is board certified and sits on several company boards internationally.
In May 2024, she made history as the first Singaporean Chancellor of a British University at Bath Spa University, succeeding Oscar-winning actor Jeremy Irons. She now divides her time between her homes in Singapore and Bath, UK.
Festival Agenda Themes 2025
RISE TOGETHER I “Building the New Financial Corridor”
- The new financial corridor: Japan’s evolving role as a financial hub in Asia and the Global stage with-in rapidly changing geo-politics
- Next gen transactions: How is the payments landscape evolving from B2C to B2B, both domestically and cross-border?
- Bridging the financial gap: The role of Japan in bringing financial inclusion for underserved communities
- Hyper scaling the Start-up ecosystem: Advancing Japan’s goal to lead in finance, deep tech, and innovation by boosting start-ups, foreign investment, and talent growth
- Blueprint for digital assets: How is regulation impacting new financial products and services, from stablecoins to tokenized real-world assets, in our daily lives?
- Sustainability in action: Japan's role in financial inclusion, climate change, circular economies, green financing, and ESG, highlighting recent developments
- Asset management & capital markets: As the world's third-largest economy, how can Japan expand its role in asset management, capital markets, and transaction flows with other financial hubs
- Roadmap for AI and quantum computing: What are the latest developments and leaders in Japan, and how can they impact the bottom line and reshape financial services?
- Rising Asia: Spotlight on fintech developments from Japan's neighbors, South Korea and Taiwan, and leaders from Southeast Asia as well Japan’s latest startups
JFF 2024 Featured Speakers

Taro Kono
Minister for Digital Transformation
Japan
Taro Kono
Minister for Digital Transformation

Taro Kono
Minister for Digital Transformation
Japan

Junichi Kanda
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
Japan
Junichi Kanda
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
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Yuriko Koike
Governor of Tokyo
Tokyo Metropolitan Government (virtual)
Yuriko Koike
Governor of Tokyo

Ken Hasebe
Mayor of Shibuya
Ken Hasebe
Mayor of Shibuya
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Akio Isowa
Group Chief Digital Innovation Officer
SMBC Group
Akio Isowa
Group Chief Digital Innovation Officer
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Akio Isowa
Group Chief Digital Innovation Officer
SMBC Group

Alan Lim
Head, FinTech Infrastructure Office
Monetary Authority of Singapore
Alan Lim
Head, FinTech Infrastructure Office
Alan is the head of the FinTech Infrastructure Office at the Monetary Authority of Singapore. He is responsible for developing Singapore’s digital financial infrastructure and establishing platforms for cross border connectivity.
Prior to this, he held various leadership roles in the private sector including managing consulting and development teams across Asia Pacific.

Alan Lim
Head, FinTech Infrastructure Office
Monetary Authority of Singapore
Alan is the head of the FinTech Infrastructure Office at the Monetary Authority of Singapore. He is responsible for developing Singapore’s digital financial infrastructure and establishing platforms for cross border connectivity.
Prior to this, he held various leadership roles in the private sector including managing consulting and development teams across Asia Pacific.

Brenda Hu
Director-General of the Department of Planning and Executive Secretary of the Fintech Center
Financial Supervisory Commission (Taiwan)
Brenda Hu
Director-General of the Department of Planning and Executive Secretary of the Fintech Center

Brenda Hu
Director-General of the Department of Planning and Executive Secretary of the Fintech Center
Financial Supervisory Commission (Taiwan)
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Carole House
Executive In Residence
Terranet Ventures
Carole House
Executive In Residence
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Carole House
Executive In Residence
Terranet Ventures

Dr Daranee Saeju
Assistant Governor
Bank of Thailand
Dr Daranee Saeju
Assistant Governor

Dr Daranee Saeju
Assistant Governor
Bank of Thailand

Dr David Hardoon
CEO
Aboitiz Data Innovation
Dr David Hardoon
CEO

Dr David Hardoon
CEO
Aboitiz Data Innovation

Devendra Kumar (DK) Sharma
President & Chief Operating Officer
Kore.ai
Devendra Kumar (DK) Sharma
President & Chief Operating Officer
As President and COO of Kore.ai, DK leads Go-to-Market functions, revenue growth, client success, strategy and cross-functional collaboration. Till recently he served as the CEO of a pioneering payments startup and a lending incubator. As ex-CIO of Citigroup International, he spearheaded large scale core modernization and digitalization initiatives. He is renowned for driving enterprise-grade software development and scaling sustainable growth.

Devendra Kumar (DK) Sharma
President & Chief Operating Officer
Kore.ai
As President and COO of Kore.ai, DK leads Go-to-Market functions, revenue growth, client success, strategy and cross-functional collaboration. Till recently he served as the CEO of a pioneering payments startup and a lending incubator. As ex-CIO of Citigroup International, he spearheaded large scale core modernization and digitalization initiatives. He is renowned for driving enterprise-grade software development and scaling sustainable growth.

Doug Feagin
President
Ant International
Doug Feagin
President

Doug Feagin
President
Ant International

Dr Felix Schneider
Head FinTech Investments
DEG
Dr Felix Schneider
Head FinTech Investments
Dr. Felix Schneider is heading the investment activities in the FinTech space for global markets at KfW DEG. He is responsible for the impact-oriented investment strategy across the themes FinTech, InsurTech and Embedded Finance and manages a diversified portfolio of direct investments and funds in Asia, Africa and LatAm. In his role, Felix frequently represents DEG as Board and LPAC Member at the portfolio companies and funds. Felix holds a PhD. from University of Cologne and a CEMS Master in International Management from HEC Paris and University of Cologne.

Dr Felix Schneider
Head FinTech Investments
DEG
Dr. Felix Schneider is heading the investment activities in the FinTech space for global markets at KfW DEG. He is responsible for the impact-oriented investment strategy across the themes FinTech, InsurTech and Embedded Finance and manages a diversified portfolio of direct investments and funds in Asia, Africa and LatAm. In his role, Felix frequently represents DEG as Board and LPAC Member at the portfolio companies and funds. Felix holds a PhD. from University of Cologne and a CEMS Master in International Management from HEC Paris and University of Cologne.

Fernando Vazquez
Chief Executive Officer
SBI Digital Asset Holdings
Fernando Vazquez
Chief Executive Officer

Jesper Koll
Global Embassador
Monex Group, Inc.
Jesper Koll
Global Embassador

Jesper Koll
Global Embassador
Monex Group, Inc.

Joichi Ito
President
Chiba Institute of Technology
Joichi Ito
President
Joichi “Joi” Ito is a venture capitalist, entrepreneur, writer, and scholar focusing on the transformation of society and technology. He served as director of the MIT Media Lab from 2011 to 2019 where he lead the establishment of the Digital Currency Initiative in 2015. He has served on numerous boards, including at The New York Times Company and Sony Corporation. He was a senior independent advisor to Japanese Financial Services Agency from 2016-2019. He is a member of The Digital Society Council of the Digital Agency of Japan.

Joichi Ito
President
Chiba Institute of Technology
Joichi “Joi” Ito is a venture capitalist, entrepreneur, writer, and scholar focusing on the transformation of society and technology. He served as director of the MIT Media Lab from 2011 to 2019 where he lead the establishment of the Digital Currency Initiative in 2015. He has served on numerous boards, including at The New York Times Company and Sony Corporation. He was a senior independent advisor to Japanese Financial Services Agency from 2016-2019. He is a member of The Digital Society Council of the Digital Agency of Japan.

Joyce Phillips
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
EqualFuture Corp
Joyce Phillips
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Joyce Phillips is an accomplished CEO and transformative leader. Ms. Phillips is Founder & CEO of EqualFuture Corp., a FinTech startup based in San Francisco, building an Ai enabled analytics based financial technology Super Ap platform that delivers affordable personal financial wellness and education to individuals and businesses.
Ms. Phillips previously held senior executive roles for Citigroup including CEO of International Retail Banking, Country Manager for Citibank Japan, and CEO of DinersClub and Citi Cards Japan.
Prior executive roles include Group Managing Director M&A, Group Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer, of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) and CEO of the Global Wealth Division.
Prior to joining ANZ, Ms.Phillips was President and Chief Operating Officer at American Life Insurance Company (ALICO), then a subsidiary of AIG.
Ms. Phillips serves as director on several boards including the Smithsonian National Board, and First Interstate Bank Holdings (NASDAQ FIBK) where she Chairs the Technology, Innovation and Operations Committee.
Ms. Phillips was included in the U.S. Banker "25 Most Powerful Women in Banking and Finance" list multiple years and named one of the Top 100 Fintech leaders in Asia. Ms. Phillips’ innovation in marketing has also been recognized at the prestigious Cannes Lion marketing festival.

Joyce Phillips
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
EqualFuture Corp
Joyce Phillips is an accomplished CEO and transformative leader. Ms. Phillips is Founder & CEO of EqualFuture Corp., a FinTech startup based in San Francisco, building an Ai enabled analytics based financial technology Super Ap platform that delivers affordable personal financial wellness and education to individuals and businesses.
Ms. Phillips previously held senior executive roles for Citigroup including CEO of International Retail Banking, Country Manager for Citibank Japan, and CEO of DinersClub and Citi Cards Japan.
Prior executive roles include Group Managing Director M&A, Group Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer, of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) and CEO of the Global Wealth Division.
Prior to joining ANZ, Ms.Phillips was President and Chief Operating Officer at American Life Insurance Company (ALICO), then a subsidiary of AIG.
Ms. Phillips serves as director on several boards including the Smithsonian National Board, and First Interstate Bank Holdings (NASDAQ FIBK) where she Chairs the Technology, Innovation and Operations Committee.
Ms. Phillips was included in the U.S. Banker "25 Most Powerful Women in Banking and Finance" list multiple years and named one of the Top 100 Fintech leaders in Asia. Ms. Phillips’ innovation in marketing has also been recognized at the prestigious Cannes Lion marketing festival.

Kathy Matsui
General Partner
MPower Partners Fund L.P.
Kathy Matsui
General Partner
Kathy is the former Vice Chair of Goldman Sachs Japan and Chief Japan Equity Strategist. Her groundbreaking ʻWomenomicsʼ research spurred the Japanese government to promote gender diversity, and she has advised corporations on governance and diversity best practices. She has an MA from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and an AB from Harvard.

Kathy Matsui
General Partner
MPower Partners Fund L.P.
Kathy is the former Vice Chair of Goldman Sachs Japan and Chief Japan Equity Strategist. Her groundbreaking ʻWomenomicsʼ research spurred the Japanese government to promote gender diversity, and she has advised corporations on governance and diversity best practices. She has an MA from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and an AB from Harvard.

Koichiro Shimoyama
Managing Director
NTT Digital, Inc.
Koichiro Shimoyama
Managing Director
Koichiro works for NTT Digital Inc, a subsidiary of NTT docomo Inc, as a director for token exchange business such as Crypto Asset, NFT, Stable Coins, and is primarily responsible to establish business platforms including government licenses. Before joining NTT docomo in 2023, he managed to establish a new crypto exchange start-up licensed in Japan and also helped building a corporate governance framework for another licensed crypto exchange in Japan and Singapore. He spent most of careers in Mitsubishi UFJ financial group for more than 20 years primarily in the bank's own capital investment team and risk management.

Koichiro Shimoyama
Managing Director
NTT Digital, Inc.
Koichiro works for NTT Digital Inc, a subsidiary of NTT docomo Inc, as a director for token exchange business such as Crypto Asset, NFT, Stable Coins, and is primarily responsible to establish business platforms including government licenses. Before joining NTT docomo in 2023, he managed to establish a new crypto exchange start-up licensed in Japan and also helped building a corporate governance framework for another licensed crypto exchange in Japan and Singapore. He spent most of careers in Mitsubishi UFJ financial group for more than 20 years primarily in the bank's own capital investment team and risk management.
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Laura Loh
Director, Investment (Blockchain)
Temasek International
Laura Loh
Director, Investment (Blockchain)
Laura is a Director at Temasek and is part of the team responsible for investments and venture building, with a focus on accelerating and scaling blockchain technologies to create robust ecosystems, innovative products and impactful solutions. She is a Founding Team Member and a Board Observer of Partior, a joint venture with JP Morgan, DBS and Standard Chartered Bank to setup new financial market infrastructure to enhance cross-border clearing and settlements. Laura also contributes actively to the public domain. She sits on the Advisory Committee of Elevandi, an independent legal entity, founded by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, to foster an active and open dialogue between the public and private sectors, to advance FinTech further in the global digital economy. Laura joined Temasek in 2007, prior to her current role she has also held roles in the Consumer, Industrials, Transportation and Logistics groups looking at both investments and working closely with their Boards and management teams on strategy and value creation initiatives, ensuring sustainable and profitable long-term growth for the organizations she's working with. Prior to joining Temasek, Laura was in General Electric and Ernst & Young in various roles, spanning several geographies including US, UK, China, Japan, Singapore and Malaysia. She is a Fellow of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants and holds a BA(hons) in Accounting and Finance from Sheffield Hallam University, UK.
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Laura Loh
Director, Investment (Blockchain)
Temasek International
Laura is a Director at Temasek and is part of the team responsible for investments and venture building, with a focus on accelerating and scaling blockchain technologies to create robust ecosystems, innovative products and impactful solutions. She is a Founding Team Member and a Board Observer of Partior, a joint venture with JP Morgan, DBS and Standard Chartered Bank to setup new financial market infrastructure to enhance cross-border clearing and settlements. Laura also contributes actively to the public domain. She sits on the Advisory Committee of Elevandi, an independent legal entity, founded by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, to foster an active and open dialogue between the public and private sectors, to advance FinTech further in the global digital economy. Laura joined Temasek in 2007, prior to her current role she has also held roles in the Consumer, Industrials, Transportation and Logistics groups looking at both investments and working closely with their Boards and management teams on strategy and value creation initiatives, ensuring sustainable and profitable long-term growth for the organizations she's working with. Prior to joining Temasek, Laura was in General Electric and Ernst & Young in various roles, spanning several geographies including US, UK, China, Japan, Singapore and Malaysia. She is a Fellow of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants and holds a BA(hons) in Accounting and Finance from Sheffield Hallam University, UK.

Leong Sing Chiong
Deputy Managing Director
Monetary Authority of Singapore
Leong Sing Chiong
Deputy Managing Director

Lotte Schou Zibell
Advisor, Finance Sector
Asian Development Bank
Lotte Schou Zibell
Advisor, Finance Sector
Lotte provides strategic advisory support and leadership across the finance sector, including shaping sector policies, spearheading initiatives, and devising solutions that have a tangible impact. Work spans areas such as advancing emerging capital market issues, promoting contractual savings, championing sustainable and digital finance innovations, pioneering upstream development, overseeing quality assurance, and contributing to learning and development. Prior positions at ADB include Regional Director of the Pacific office and Chief of the Finance Sector Group. Before joining ADB, she was Director for International Economic Policy at the Swedish Ministry of Finance, a financial supervision and regulation expert at the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority and central bank, and an IMF consultant.

Lotte Schou Zibell
Advisor, Finance Sector
Asian Development Bank
Lotte provides strategic advisory support and leadership across the finance sector, including shaping sector policies, spearheading initiatives, and devising solutions that have a tangible impact. Work spans areas such as advancing emerging capital market issues, promoting contractual savings, championing sustainable and digital finance innovations, pioneering upstream development, overseeing quality assurance, and contributing to learning and development. Prior positions at ADB include Regional Director of the Pacific office and Chief of the Finance Sector Group. Before joining ADB, she was Director for International Economic Policy at the Swedish Ministry of Finance, a financial supervision and regulation expert at the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority and central bank, and an IMF consultant.

Mamoru Yanase
Deputy Director-General of the Strategy Development and Management Bureau
JFSA
Mamoru Yanase
Deputy Director-General of the Strategy Development and Management Bureau

Marco Bizzozero
Head of International & Member of the Executive Committee
iCapital
Marco Bizzozero
Head of International & Member of the Executive Committee

Marco Bizzozero
Head of International & Member of the Executive Committee
iCapital

Masaki Bessho
Head of FinTech Center
Bank of Japan
Masaki Bessho
Head of FinTech Center
Masaki joined the Bank of Japan in 1994. His career at the Bank includes: legal services/studies, research at foreign offices (London, Frankfurt), representation at subcommittees of the Basel Committee, and reserve management. Currently, as Head of FinTech Center, Payment and Settlement Systems Department, he leads the Bank’s projects on innovations in payments and settlements and engages with business leaders, tech experts and academics, representing the Bank at various forums in and abroad. He received an LL.M. from the University of Virginia (1999) and an LL.B. from Kyoto University (1994). He is admitted to practice law in the State of New York.

Masaki Bessho
Head of FinTech Center
Bank of Japan
Masaki joined the Bank of Japan in 1994. His career at the Bank includes: legal services/studies, research at foreign offices (London, Frankfurt), representation at subcommittees of the Basel Committee, and reserve management. Currently, as Head of FinTech Center, Payment and Settlement Systems Department, he leads the Bank’s projects on innovations in payments and settlements and engages with business leaders, tech experts and academics, representing the Bank at various forums in and abroad. He received an LL.M. from the University of Virginia (1999) and an LL.B. from Kyoto University (1994). He is admitted to practice law in the State of New York.
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Naveen Mallela
Global Head of Onyx Coin Systems
J.P.Morgan Chase Bank
Naveen Mallela
Global Head of Onyx Coin Systems
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Naveen Mallela
Global Head of Onyx Coin Systems
J.P.Morgan Chase Bank
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Oki Matsumoto
Executive Chairman
Monex Group Inc
Oki Matsumoto
Executive Chairman
Oki started his career at Salmon Brothers in 1987. He moved to Goldman Sachs in 1990 and became a general partner in 1994 at the age of 30. He became responsible for trading, risk management, and capital markets businesses in Asia. In 1997, he launched a Special Situation Group, which later grew into one of the most profitable units in Goldman Sachs worldwide. In 1999 he founded Monex, Inc. with Sony and then established Monex Group, Inc. in 2004. Monex Group is now a major online financial institution that operates retail online brokerages in Japan, US, and China (including Hong Kong), as well as one of the largest digital asset exchanges in Japan, Coincheck. It also operates asset management companies including Japan Catalyst, an engagement investment advisory firm. Monex Group is listed on Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange where he is presently Chairman of the Board & Representative Executive Officer.
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Oki Matsumoto
Executive Chairman
Monex Group Inc
Oki started his career at Salmon Brothers in 1987. He moved to Goldman Sachs in 1990 and became a general partner in 1994 at the age of 30. He became responsible for trading, risk management, and capital markets businesses in Asia. In 1997, he launched a Special Situation Group, which later grew into one of the most profitable units in Goldman Sachs worldwide. In 1999 he founded Monex, Inc. with Sony and then established Monex Group, Inc. in 2004. Monex Group is now a major online financial institution that operates retail online brokerages in Japan, US, and China (including Hong Kong), as well as one of the largest digital asset exchanges in Japan, Coincheck. It also operates asset management companies including Japan Catalyst, an engagement investment advisory firm. Monex Group is listed on Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange where he is presently Chairman of the Board & Representative Executive Officer.

Parul Seth Khanna
Co-founder & Director
Pinbox
Parul Seth Khanna
Co-founder & Director
Parul has extensive experience in conceptualizing and implementing innovative financial literacy models and strategies, as well as technology-led outreach platforms for micro-pension and micro-insurance inclusion. She has worked in India on implementation of micropensions through PDS shop networks as well as through MFIs, Community based organisations, Unions with a focus especially on women. She has worked with the governments and pension regulators in India, Rwanda, Papa New Guinea, Bangladesh, Kenya and Uganda on strategies and effective models for outreach, retirement literacy and voluntary coverage strategies.

Parul Seth Khanna
Co-founder & Director
Pinbox
Parul has extensive experience in conceptualizing and implementing innovative financial literacy models and strategies, as well as technology-led outreach platforms for micro-pension and micro-insurance inclusion. She has worked in India on implementation of micropensions through PDS shop networks as well as through MFIs, Community based organisations, Unions with a focus especially on women. She has worked with the governments and pension regulators in India, Rwanda, Papa New Guinea, Bangladesh, Kenya and Uganda on strategies and effective models for outreach, retirement literacy and voluntary coverage strategies.

Peng Yang
CEO
Ant International
Peng Yang
CEO
Prior to joining IBG in early 2023 to lead Alipay+ global business lines, Peng Yang held various key management positions at Alipay. In recent years, he led continued innovation and drove growth for Alipay’s digital life services, promoting digital innovation and building new business operation systems across sectors. Those efforts enabled a better digital life experience for users and created important inclusive social value. Before joining Ant Group, Peng served as Vice President of Dell Technologies, holding various executive roles across Greater China, Asia Pacific, and global emerging markets, accumulating extensive experience in cross-market and cross-cultural management.
Mr. Yang Peng graduated from Lingnan College of Sun Yat-sen University with a major in International Business and Finance. He also holds an MBA from the Carlson School of Business at the University of Minnesota.

Peng Yang
CEO
Ant International
Prior to joining IBG in early 2023 to lead Alipay+ global business lines, Peng Yang held various key management positions at Alipay. In recent years, he led continued innovation and drove growth for Alipay’s digital life services, promoting digital innovation and building new business operation systems across sectors. Those efforts enabled a better digital life experience for users and created important inclusive social value. Before joining Ant Group, Peng served as Vice President of Dell Technologies, holding various executive roles across Greater China, Asia Pacific, and global emerging markets, accumulating extensive experience in cross-market and cross-cultural management.
Mr. Yang Peng graduated from Lingnan College of Sun Yat-sen University with a major in International Business and Finance. He also holds an MBA from the Carlson School of Business at the University of Minnesota.

Peter Walker
Head of Insights
Carta
Peter Walker
Head of Insights
Peter Walker runs the Insights team at Carta, focused on discovering key narratives across the private market ecosystem. Prior to Carta, he was the Head of Marketing for the media analytics company PublicRelay. He also led the data visualization team at the Covid Tracking Project at The Atlantic during the peak of the pandemic. He and his wife recently welcomed their corgi puppy Penny into the family and are introducing her to every one of San Francisco's many parks

Peter Walker
Head of Insights
Carta
Peter Walker runs the Insights team at Carta, focused on discovering key narratives across the private market ecosystem. Prior to Carta, he was the Head of Marketing for the media analytics company PublicRelay. He also led the data visualization team at the Covid Tracking Project at The Atlantic during the peak of the pandemic. He and his wife recently welcomed their corgi puppy Penny into the family and are introducing her to every one of San Francisco's many parks

Ravi Menon
Former Managing Director
Monetary Authority of Singapore
Ravi Menon
Former Managing Director

Rei Murakami
Venture Partner
Kazea Capital
Rei Murakami
Venture Partner
Rei Murakami is an investor in Venture Capital and Public Equity. She is also the President of the Murakami Family Foundation.

Rei Murakami
Venture Partner
Kazea Capital
Rei Murakami is an investor in Venture Capital and Public Equity. She is also the President of the Murakami Family Foundation.

Ryosuke Ushida
Chief FinTech Officer
Financial Services Agency of Japan (JFSA)
Ryosuke Ushida
Chief FinTech Officer
Ryosuke leads initiatives related to digital innovation in financial sector as Chief FinTech Officer of the JFSA. He also serves as the Co-chair of Virtual Asset Task Force, FATF. Prior to his current position, he has conducted a research on regulatory framework and governance mechanism in decentralized financial system as the Senior Fellow of Cyber SMART research center at Georgetown University from July 2019 to June 2021. He holds a Masters in Finance from London Business School.

Ryosuke Ushida
Chief FinTech Officer
Financial Services Agency of Japan (JFSA)
Ryosuke leads initiatives related to digital innovation in financial sector as Chief FinTech Officer of the JFSA. He also serves as the Co-chair of Virtual Asset Task Force, FATF. Prior to his current position, he has conducted a research on regulatory framework and governance mechanism in decentralized financial system as the Senior Fellow of Cyber SMART research center at Georgetown University from July 2019 to June 2021. He holds a Masters in Finance from London Business School.

H.E. Dr. Serey Chea
Governor
National Bank of Cambodia
H.E. Dr. Serey Chea
Governor
Serey Chea is the Governor of National Bank of Cambodia. She is passionate about financial inclusion and women economic empowerment. Achievements under her leadership include the establishment of Credit Bureau Cambodia in 2012 that propelled Cambodia’s Ease of Access to Finance to number 7 worldwide in 2017 by the World Bank, the introduction of Bakong, a national backbone payment system using DLT allowing interoperability amongst all financial service providers making financial services more accessible and affordable, and the introduction of financial literacy into the general education program. Serey holds a PhD in economics and is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) and a member of the Alumni Community of the Young Global Leaders of the World Economic Forum (WEF).

H.E. Dr. Serey Chea
Governor
National Bank of Cambodia
Serey Chea is the Governor of National Bank of Cambodia. She is passionate about financial inclusion and women economic empowerment. Achievements under her leadership include the establishment of Credit Bureau Cambodia in 2012 that propelled Cambodia’s Ease of Access to Finance to number 7 worldwide in 2017 by the World Bank, the introduction of Bakong, a national backbone payment system using DLT allowing interoperability amongst all financial service providers making financial services more accessible and affordable, and the introduction of financial literacy into the general education program. Serey holds a PhD in economics and is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) and a member of the Alumni Community of the Young Global Leaders of the World Economic Forum (WEF).
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Sigal Mandelker
Ribbit Capital
Sigal Mandelker
Sigal Mandelker joined Ribbit Capital in April 2020. Ribbit is an investment firm focused on financial services and technology. Prior to Ribbit, she served as Under Secretary of Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence and as Acting Deputy Secretary. As Under Secretary, Sigal supervised four main components of Treasury (OFAC, FinCEN, the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, and the Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes). Before serving at Treasury, Sigal was a partner at Proskauer in New York. Sigal also previously served in a number of senior positions in the U.S. government, including as Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Division of the Justice Department, an AUSA in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, Counselor to Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, and Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General. Sigal is also an Advisor to Chainalysis, is on the Boards of the Crypto Council for Innovation and the Financial Technology Association, is Co-Chair of the Center for a New American Security’s (CNAS) task force on FinTech, Crypto, and National Security, is a Member of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum Council, and Chair of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum's Collections & Acquisitions Committee.
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Sigal Mandelker
Ribbit Capital
Sigal Mandelker joined Ribbit Capital in April 2020. Ribbit is an investment firm focused on financial services and technology. Prior to Ribbit, she served as Under Secretary of Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence and as Acting Deputy Secretary. As Under Secretary, Sigal supervised four main components of Treasury (OFAC, FinCEN, the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, and the Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes). Before serving at Treasury, Sigal was a partner at Proskauer in New York. Sigal also previously served in a number of senior positions in the U.S. government, including as Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Division of the Justice Department, an AUSA in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, Counselor to Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, and Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General. Sigal is also an Advisor to Chainalysis, is on the Boards of the Crypto Council for Innovation and the Financial Technology Association, is Co-Chair of the Center for a New American Security’s (CNAS) task force on FinTech, Crypto, and National Security, is a Member of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum Council, and Chair of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum's Collections & Acquisitions Committee.

Sopnendu Mohanty
Chief FinTech Officer
Monetary Authority of Singapore
Sopnendu Mohanty
Chief FinTech Officer
Mohanty extensively engages with global technology and financial services ecosystems and has championed notable collaborative public goods like API Exchange (APIX), Singapore Fintech Festival, Payment Rails, Data exchange platforms, and experimental programs like Project Ubin. In addition, Mohanty advises many international global advisory bodies on Fintech, Innovation and Inclusion. Within five years of his leadership, Singapore has become a leading global Fintech hub producing unicorns and home to many vibrant fintech companies.
He has co-authored several patented works in the application of digital technology in Finance and won many industry recognitions.

Sopnendu Mohanty
Chief FinTech Officer
Monetary Authority of Singapore
Mohanty extensively engages with global technology and financial services ecosystems and has championed notable collaborative public goods like API Exchange (APIX), Singapore Fintech Festival, Payment Rails, Data exchange platforms, and experimental programs like Project Ubin. In addition, Mohanty advises many international global advisory bodies on Fintech, Innovation and Inclusion. Within five years of his leadership, Singapore has become a leading global Fintech hub producing unicorns and home to many vibrant fintech companies.
He has co-authored several patented works in the application of digital technology in Finance and won many industry recognitions.

Toshiyuki Miyoshi
Vice Commissioner for International Affairs
Financial Services Agency of Japan (JFSA)
Toshiyuki Miyoshi
Vice Commissioner for International Affairs
Toshiyuki (Toshi) currently heads the Japan FSA’s international affairs group and represents the FSA at working-level meetings of the G20 and G7. He also participates in discussions at the Financial Stability Board and International Organisation of Securities Commissions. In these capacities he made substantial contribution to building international consensus on regulating and supervising crypto-asset activities and markets. In previous positions at the FSA, Toshi worked on supervision of Japan's major banks and insurers, cross-sectoral supervisory policies and external communications. He also has working experience at Japan's Ministry of Finance on government debt management and the IMF on international monetary system.

Toshiyuki Miyoshi
Vice Commissioner for International Affairs
Financial Services Agency of Japan (JFSA)
Toshiyuki (Toshi) currently heads the Japan FSA’s international affairs group and represents the FSA at working-level meetings of the G20 and G7. He also participates in discussions at the Financial Stability Board and International Organisation of Securities Commissions. In these capacities he made substantial contribution to building international consensus on regulating and supervising crypto-asset activities and markets. In previous positions at the FSA, Toshi worked on supervision of Japan's major banks and insurers, cross-sectoral supervisory policies and external communications. He also has working experience at Japan's Ministry of Finance on government debt management and the IMF on international monetary system.

Vijay Sekhar Sharma
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Paytm
Vijay Sekhar Sharma
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Vijay Shekhar Sharma is a prominent tech innovator and entrepreneur, recognized for his pioneering contributions to the transformation of India's financial services and mobile payments sector. As the Founder and CEO of One97 Communications and its well-known consumer brand Paytm, Sharma has played a crucial role in advancing financial inclusion and digital innovation across the nation. A passionate proponent of the power of emerging technologies, Sharma has significantly popularized QR code-based transactions and soundboxes among numerous small businesses, democratizing access to digital payments. His strategic vision extends to offering the distribution of a range of financial services including lending, wealth management, and insurance, solidifying his role as a key architect in India's progression towards a fully digital economy.

Vijay Sekhar Sharma
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Paytm
Vijay Shekhar Sharma is a prominent tech innovator and entrepreneur, recognized for his pioneering contributions to the transformation of India's financial services and mobile payments sector. As the Founder and CEO of One97 Communications and its well-known consumer brand Paytm, Sharma has played a crucial role in advancing financial inclusion and digital innovation across the nation. A passionate proponent of the power of emerging technologies, Sharma has significantly popularized QR code-based transactions and soundboxes among numerous small businesses, democratizing access to digital payments. His strategic vision extends to offering the distribution of a range of financial services including lending, wealth management, and insurance, solidifying his role as a key architect in India's progression towards a fully digital economy.
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Yuko Seimei
Representative Executive Officer & CEO
Monex Group, Inc.
Yuko Seimei
Representative Executive Officer & CEO
Yuko Seimei started her career at the Sanwa Bank, Ltd. (currently MUFG Bank, Ltd.) in April 2001. She moved to MKS Partners Ltd in December 2006. She joined Monex Hambrecht, Inc. in February 2009 (merged with Monex, Inc. in 2017) and became Representative Director of Monex Hambrecht, Inc. in June 2011. She became Executive Director of Monex Group, Inc. in March 2013, Executive Officer of Monex Group, Inc. in June 2016, and the Representative Director and President of Monex, Inc.in April 2019. She was appointed Representative Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Monex Group, Inc. in January 2020 and Representative Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Monex Group, Inc. in January 2021. In June 2021, she was appointed to Member of the Board of Monex Group, Inc. and in April 2022, she was appointed to a Member of the Board, Representative Executive Officer, Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Monex Group, Inc. Since June 2023, she has served as a Member of the Board, Representative Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer of Monex Group, Inc. As a result of Monex Group, Inc. and Monex, Inc. forming a capital alliance with NTT DOCOMO, Inc. in January 2024, she is also currently President, Member of the Board, Executive Director of Monex, Inc.
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Yuko Seimei
Representative Executive Officer & CEO
Monex Group, Inc.
Yuko Seimei started her career at the Sanwa Bank, Ltd. (currently MUFG Bank, Ltd.) in April 2001. She moved to MKS Partners Ltd in December 2006. She joined Monex Hambrecht, Inc. in February 2009 (merged with Monex, Inc. in 2017) and became Representative Director of Monex Hambrecht, Inc. in June 2011. She became Executive Director of Monex Group, Inc. in March 2013, Executive Officer of Monex Group, Inc. in June 2016, and the Representative Director and President of Monex, Inc.in April 2019. She was appointed Representative Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Monex Group, Inc. in January 2020 and Representative Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Monex Group, Inc. in January 2021. In June 2021, she was appointed to Member of the Board of Monex Group, Inc. and in April 2022, she was appointed to a Member of the Board, Representative Executive Officer, Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Monex Group, Inc. Since June 2023, she has served as a Member of the Board, Representative Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer of Monex Group, Inc. As a result of Monex Group, Inc. and Monex, Inc. forming a capital alliance with NTT DOCOMO, Inc. in January 2024, she is also currently President, Member of the Board, Executive Director of Monex, Inc.

Vijay Sekhar Sharma
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Paytm
Vijay Sekhar Sharma
Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Vijay Sekhar Sharma
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Paytm
Vijay Sekhar Sharma
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
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focus on the 3Gs: Gender, Generation and Geographical Diversity
Japan FinTech Festival 2023 Highlights
Why Attend?
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gain unique insights into Japan through keynotes, roundtables and 1:1 meetings
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from C-Level, Founders & CEO speakers on stage and in deep-dive workshops
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focus on the 3Gs: Gender, Generation and Geographical Diversity
Why Japan FinTech Festival?
- Boost Japan's digital economy and global competitiveness, we address economic and structural challenges in the financial industry
- Channel Japan's financial resources strategically into fintech ventures, fostering economic growth and adapting to global economic trends
- Build an inclusive, cross border and innovation driven ecosystem stimulated by Japan’s public and public sector
Who Should Attend?
- Policymakers
- Financial Services Leaders
- Investors
- Fintechs
- Founders
- Technology Leaders
- Students
- Developers