The Journey Continues: GFTN Forum, Japan 2027

2026 Featured Speakers

Ashish Aggarwal

Partner

PayPal Ventures
Chan Yam Ki

Managing Director, Asia Pacific

Circle
Charles Lichfield

Director for Economic Foresight & Analysis at the Center

Atlantic Council
Colin Payne

Head of Innovation

Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
David Mann

Chief Economist, Asia Pacific

Mastercard
Dilip Modi

Founder

Spice Money
Emily Parker

Senior Strategic Advisor

Coincheck Group
Fiona Murray

Vice President & Managing Director, Asia Pacific

Ripple
H.E. Nagma Mallick

Ambassador of India to Japan

Government of India
Hiroshi Nakaso

Chairman

FinCity.Tokyo
Jesper Koll

Global Ambassador

Monex Group, Inc.
Kathy Matsui

General Partner

MPower Partners
Kazuya Ikeda

Senior Managing Executive Officer Head of Transaction Business & AI Transformation Deputy Head of Global Business Unit SMFG

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG)
Keiji Matsunaga

General Manager, Digital Strategy Department

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG)
Kenneth Gay

Chief FinTech Officer

Monetary Authority of Singapore
Laura Loh

Director, Portfolio Strategy & Risk Group Office; Director, Investment (Blockchain)

Temasek
Makoto Shibata

Head of FINOLAB, Chief Community Officer

FINOLAB Inc.
Mark T. Uyeda

Commissioner

U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
Masao Shimazaki

Deputy Director-General of the Strategy Development & Management Bureau

Financial Services Agency of Japan (JFSA)
Masashi Namatame

Senior Managing Executive Officer & Group Chief Digital Officer

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.
Masashi Watanabe

Managing Director, Head of Digital Assets

MUFG Bank, Ltd.
Mayumi Ojima

Director

Bank of Japan
Mich Yoden

Head of Japan

PayPal
Naoto Shimoda

General Manager, Digital Strategy Department

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group & Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation(SMBC)
Neil Parekh

Deputy Chairman, Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN); Vice Chairman, Asia Pacific, SMBC & Former Nominated Member of Parliament, Singapore

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
Nobuya Kawasaki

Managing Executive Officer & Chief Executive for Asia Pacific

MUFG Bank, Ltd.
Noritaka Okabe

Chief Executive Officer

JPYC
Oki Matsumoto

Representative Executive Chairman, Monex Group & Executive Chairman

Coincheck Group
Prof. Chia Tek Yew

Adjunct Professor

NUS - Asian Institute of Digital Finance
Rahul Advani

Global Co-Head of Policy

Ripple
Ravi Menon

Ambassador (Climate Action), Singapore, Former Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore, Chairman of the Board of Directors

Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)
Ravshan Kadirov

First Deputy Chairman

InfinBank
Richard Gabbert

Chief of Staff, Crypto Task Force

US SEC
Richard Teng

Co-Chief Executive Officer

Binance
Ryosuke Hayashi

Executive Director (Overseas Business), Head of Office for International Business Division

SBI Holdings
Ryosuke Ushida

Director for International Policy, International Affairs Office

Financial Services Agency of Japan (JFSA)
Sandeep Malhotra

Executive Vice President, Core Payments, Asia Pacific

Mastercard
Sopnendu Mohanty

Group Chief Executive Officer

Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)
Tatsuya Saito

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Progmat, Inc.
Tomohiko Kondo

Representative Director & President

SBI VC Trade
Toshiyuki Miyoshi

Vice Minister for International Affairs

Financial Services Agency(FSA), Government of Japan
Yuki Kamimoto

Chief Executive Officer

N.Avenue Inc (NADA NEWS)
Yuta Takanashi

Director, International Digital Strategy

Financial Services Agency of Japan (JFSA)