Specialist Summits Day - SGT (Singapore Time, GMT+08:00)
- Patrice Conxicoeur - CEO, Rogers Investment Advisors (Singapore) Pte Ltd
- Jun Tsusaka - CEO, CIO, Chairman of ESG Committee & Management Committee Member, Nippon Sangyo Suishin Kiko (NSSK)
Japan’s private markets remain highly active despite rising interest rates and a weaker yen – where do you see the opportunity arising as these dynamics reshape the landscape? As Japanese investors continue to allocate heavily overseas and international GPs raise bigger Japan-focused funds, how is the balance between local and foreign capital evolving? As Japan’s private markets continue to mature, is there a risk of overconfidence or mispricing in certain segments of the market?
- David Low - Chairman, SVCA, Partner, Albourne
- Kazushige Kobayashi - Managing Director, MCP Asset Management
- Hiroyuki Otsuka - CEO and Founder, Japan Activation Capital
- Shohei Akiyama - Partner, Managing Director, Head of NVP and Corporate Service Team Management Committee Member, Nippon Sangyo Suishin Kiko (NSSK)
Strong Returns, Bold Policy and the Next Wave of Global Growth
- Tomotaka Goji - Chairman, Japan Venture Capital Association (JVCA), Managing Partner, CEO and President, The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners Co., Ltd. (UTEC)
- Hiroshi Ishikawa - Director for Innovation and Startup Promotion Policy, Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
- Noriya Tarutani - Deputy Director General of the Innovation Department, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
With more Indian companies maturing and liquidity pathways growing through M&A and an IPO market that has come of age, are LP expectations for exists changing? Is there a greater focus placed on tech-enabled and underpenetrated sectors than there is on pure tech, and where do you find the best opportunities? As domestic capital deepens, how do should LPs think about currency and valuations risks?
- Shivani Bhasin Sachdeva - Founder & CEO, India Alternatives Private Equity Fund
- Anshuman Malur - Co-Founder and Managing Partner, RMB Capitalworks
- Imran Jafar - Managing Partner, Gaja Capital
- Hemang Mehta - Managing Director, Asia Credit, Värde Partners
- Sagar Agarvwal - Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Beams Fintech Fund
- Jinsoo Lee - Head of Global Investments, Shinhan Venture Investment
- Joon Oh - General Partner, Atinum Capital Partners
- Joseph Kyushik Choi - Managing Director, bnw Investment
- Yoonho Shin - CEO & Managing Partner, Bass Ventures
With GPs increasingly using Singapore as a structuring base and establishing regional HQs, how can it ensure that it’s a strategic gateway, while mitigating the risk of becoming an intermediary? What continues to make Singapore the preferred location for holding structures, attracting top talent and fundraising? As capital gets reallocated more aggressively towards India and Japan while being very selective in SEA, how can Singapore’s role evolve to take the lion’s share?
- Hero Choudhary - Founder & CEO, Accelerate Capital, Managing Partner, BEENEXT
- Vinnie Lauria - Founding Partner, Golden Gate Ventures
- Kuo-Yi Lim - Managing Partner, Monk's Hill Ventures
- Eric See - Partner, Capritaur Ventures
As LPs rebalance their allocations in response to geopolitical turbulence, is Australia positioned to benefit from global capital rotation? With fierce competition chasing fewer deals in the private equity market, what do sustainable return expectations look like? Given the slowdown in the IPO market, can the Australian market expect a surge in secondaries and sponsor-to-sponsor transaction volumes to grow?
- Navleen Prasad - CEO, Australian Investment Council
- Alicia Chen - Assistant Portfolio Manager, MLC Asset Management
- Grant McCarthy - Founder and Managing Partner, Tidal Ventures
- Tushar Roy - Partner, Square Peg
- Patrice Conxicoeur - CEO, Rogers Investment Advisors (Singapore) Pte Ltd
Are China’s private markets seeing a rebound or is this a structural reset? Consumer sentiment, domestic policy and geopolitics: which factor will have the most impact on China’s private markets comeback? Is the Hong Kong IPO market signalling the return of distributions or do you see exit pathways still limited?
- Gary Hui - Senior Vice President & Head of Hong Kong Office, Wilshire
- Thomas Lanyi - Managing Partner, Private Equity, CDH Investments
- Rebecca Xu - Co-Founder & Managing Director, Asia Alternatives Hong Kong Advisor Limited
- James Mi - Founding Partner, Luminous Ventures
- David Wang - Partner, WestSummit Capital
- Michael Zhang - CEO, TTGG Ventures
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- Lisa Lambie - Managing Partner, Maroon Catalytic Growth Capital
- Anusha Santhirasthipam - Strategic Advisor, Maroon Catalytic Growth Capital
- Vatsala Arunachalam - General Partner, Maroon Catalytic Growth Capital
- Annabel Lin - Founding Board Member, Maroon Research Institute Global
Following a fairly muted 2025, what is the LP sentiment for Indonesia and is 2026 the year the market begins to recover? With many funds approaching the end of their life cycle, has there been an increase in secondary activity and is this the path to liquidity under current market conditions? Is Indonesia a domestic growth opportunity or is there a global angle to it?
- Clarence Chong - Founder & Managing Partner, Capritaur Ventures
- Baskoro Adi - Chief Executive Officer, Mandiri Investment Management
- Yuan Lee Chung - Partner, Cento Ventures
To what is Vietnam’s infrastructure able to accommodate potential growth? How sustainable is the country’s competitive advantage as global supply chains and manufacturing hubs continue to diversify? What role will AI adoption have on Vietnam’s outsourcing opportunity and becoming a hub for digital services?
- Alex Hambly - CIO, VinaCapital
- David Do - Managing Director, Vietnam Investments Group
- Vy Le - Chair, VPCA, General Partner, Do Ventures
- Chad Ovel - Partner, Mekong Capital
- Duc Luu - Head of Alternative Investments, Dynam Capital (Vietnam)
