Programme | GFTN Forum, Japan

Thu, 26 Feb | 11:35 AM - 12:00 PM

Japan Capital Markets: Catalysts for Change, Stewards of Resilience, Drivers of Innovation | 日本の資本市場：変革を促し、レジリエンスを高め、イノベーションを牽引する力

Securing the Future

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Oki Matsumoto Representative Executive Chairman, Monex Group & Executive Chairman, Coincheck Group

Jesper Koll Global Ambassador, Monex Group, Inc.

Thu, 26 Feb | 12:00 PM - 12:40 PM

Doha Leadership Dialogue: Who Owns the Upside? Inside the New Rules of Fintech Investing | リターンを得るのは誰か──フィンテック投資の新局面

Securing the Future

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Ashish Aggarwal Partner, PayPal Ventures

Giovanni Everduin Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, CBI

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

Ryosuke Hayashi Executive Director (Overseas Business), Head of Office for International Business Division, SBI Holdings

Anthony Thomas Chief Strategy & Growth Officer, Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)

Thu, 26 Feb | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Networking Lunch

Others

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Thu, 26 Feb | 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Financial Institutions and Technology Providers - Risks, Benefits, and Regulatory Responses | 金融機関とテクノロジープロバイダー──リスク、メリット、そして規制対応

Roadmap for AI and Quantum

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Alvinder Singh Head, Innovation Acceleration Office, Monetary Authority of Singapore

Aurora Unnanuntana Senior Director Technology Risk Supervision Department, Bank of Thailand

Bénédicte Nolens Centre Head, Hong Kong Centre, BIS Innovation Hub

Prof. Chia Tek Yew Adjunct Professor, NUS - Asian Institute of Digital Finance

Isadora Arredondo Vice President, Global Policy, Hedera

Pawan Bhat Vice President, Nucleus Software Exports Limited

Prof. Nigel Phair Professor, Monash University

Witit Synsatayakul Digital & Innovative Finance Specialist, Asian Development Bank

Yoshiaki Wada Senior Manager, NTT Data

Nadia Hazeveld Digital Assets Regulatory Specialist - APAC, Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance

Nick Clark Director of Technical Assistance, Financial Innovation for Impact (Fii) & Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF)

Thu, 26 Feb | 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Agentic Retail Payments - When AI Agents Execute Transactions Autonomously | エージェント型リテール決済──AIによる自律的取引を前提とする決済の未来

Next-Gen Transactions

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Adam Baylis Chief Operating Officer, Advisory, KPMG Asia Pacific

Dr. Chin Shin Liang AI Subject Matter Expert, Incubator Services, Mastercard

Ceridwen Choo Chief Executive Officer, Cleanverse International Pte Ltd

Jo Yeo Director & Head, Payments Development & Data Connectivity Office, Monetary Authority of Singapore

Jonathan Nagao Director, Amazon Payments Japan

Marty Gray Head of Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs, Asia Pacific, Block

Mich Yoden Head of Japan, PayPal

Noriko Sasaki Country Manager, Checkout.com

Sheldon Mills Executive Director, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Camilla Bullock Chief Executive Officer, Emerging Payments Association Asia

Zach Taub Advisor, Zach of All Trades

Thu, 26 Feb | 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

The Digital Dollar in Japan: Unlocking Institutional Liquidity, Collateral, and Tokenised Trade through USD-backed Stablecoins | 日本でのデジタルドル活用──米ドル建てステーブルコインが支える金融市場の流動性・担保・トークン化取引

Blueprint for Digital Assets

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Alan Lim Director & Head, Financial Infrastructure & Artificial Intelligence Office, Monetary Authority of Singapore

Fernando Vázquez President, Capital Markets, Chainlink

Gopal R Director, Global Payments Solutions, Bank of America

Kefei Lin Director, SBI Onchain

Kelvin Tan lMA, DBS Bank

Michael Ho Asia Pacific Partner, Oliver Wyman

Pamela Lee Head of Asia Pacific Sales, Talos

Sulolit Raj Mukherjee Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Bodin Advisory LLC

Yusuke Takezawa Vice President, Global Business Development, Progmat, Inc.

Rahul Advani Global Co-Head of Policy, Ripple

Thu, 26 Feb | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Beyond the Bot: Your Strategic Blueprint for Scaling AI in Customer Experience - Powered by Fin by Intercom

Roadmap for AI and Quantum

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Thu, 26 Feb | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Charting Your Next Exit

Empowering Entrepreneurship

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Hero Choudhary Managing Partner, BEENEXT

Hiroki Kawabata Director, SMBC Edge

Noriaki Sakamoto Managing Partner, Chief Operating Officer & Representative Director, The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners Co., Ltd.

2026 Programme
All sessions have real-time Japanese and English translation

Experts Dialogue

Japan Capital Markets: Catalysts for Change, Stewards of Resilience, Drivers of Innovation | 日本の資本市場：変革を促し、レジリエンスを高め、イノベーションを牽引する力

Experts Dialogue

Doha Leadership Dialogue: Who Owns the Upside? Inside the New Rules of Fintech Investing | リターンを得るのは誰か──フィンテック投資の新局面

Others

Networking Lunch

GFTN Insights

Financial Institutions and Technology Providers - Risks, Benefits, and Regulatory Responses | 金融機関とテクノロジープロバイダー──リスク、メリット、そして規制対応

GFTN Insights

Agentic Retail Payments - When AI Agents Execute Transactions Autonomously | エージェント型リテール決済──AIによる自律的取引を前提とする決済の未来

GFTN Insights

The Digital Dollar in Japan: Unlocking Institutional Liquidity, Collateral, and Tokenised Trade through USD-backed Stablecoins | 日本でのデジタルドル活用──米ドル建てステーブルコインが支える金融市場の流動性・担保・トークン化取引

Workshop

Beyond the Bot: Your Strategic Blueprint for Scaling AI in Customer Experience - Powered by Fin by Intercom

Investor Hours

Charting Your Next Exit

Stages

Topics

2026 Programme All sessions have real-time Japanese and English translation

Experts Dialogue

Japan Capital Markets: Catalysts for Change, Stewards of Resilience, Drivers of Innovation | 日本の資本市場：変革を促し、レジリエンスを高め、イノベーションを牽引する力

Experts Dialogue

Doha Leadership Dialogue: Who Owns the Upside? Inside the New Rules of Fintech Investing | リターンを得るのは誰か──フィンテック投資の新局面

Others

Networking Lunch

GFTN Insights

Financial Institutions and Technology Providers - Risks, Benefits, and Regulatory Responses | 金融機関とテクノロジープロバイダー──リスク、メリット、そして規制対応

GFTN Insights

Agentic Retail Payments - When AI Agents Execute Transactions Autonomously | エージェント型リテール決済──AIによる自律的取引を前提とする決済の未来

GFTN Insights

The Digital Dollar in Japan: Unlocking Institutional Liquidity, Collateral, and Tokenised Trade through USD-backed Stablecoins | 日本でのデジタルドル活用──米ドル建てステーブルコインが支える金融市場の流動性・担保・トークン化取引

Workshop

Beyond the Bot: Your Strategic Blueprint for Scaling AI in Customer Experience - Powered by Fin by Intercom

Investor Hours

Charting Your Next Exit

Stages

Topics

2026 Programme
All sessions have real-time Japanese and English translation