Event date: October 22-24, 2024

Venue: Royal Park Hotel
2-1-1 Nihonbashi-Kakigara-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8520, Japan

DAY1Tuesday, October 22, 2024
09:00-15:00Pre-Conference Tour
16:00-17:00ASF Pre-Meeting (hybrid)
18:30-20:30Cocktail Reception
Welcome: Mr. Motonobu Matsuo, Senior Managing Director, JSDA
*Dress Code: Smart Casual
DAY2Wednesday, October 23, 2024
09:00-09:30Registration
09:30-09:35Welcome Remarks:
Mr. Toshio Morita, Chairman, JSDA
09:35-09:50Keynote / Guest Speech I:
Mr. Hideki Ito, Commissioner, Financial Services Agency, Government of Japan
09:50-10:10Group Photo
10:10-10:30Keynote / Guest Speech II:
Mr. Hiromi Yamaji, Group CEO, Japan Exchange Group, Inc.
10:30-10:50Keynote / Guest Speech or Presentation:
TBD
10:50-11:40Panel Discussion I:
Market regulation –Recent changes in the securities markets post-COVID (Tentative)
Moderator:
Mr. Urban Funered, Chairman, ICSA (International Council of Securities Associations) / CEO, SSMA (Swedish Securities Markets Association)

Panelists:
Mr. Jiro Masuda, Vice Chair of IOSCO Committee 3 (Market Intermediaries) / Attorney at Law / Deputy Director for International Capital Markets Regulation, Financial Services Agency, Government of Japan
Mr. David Love, General Counsel, Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA)
Mr. Uttam Bagri, Former Chairman, Bombay Stock Exchange Brokers Forum (BBF)
11:40-13:35Lunch
13:35-15:05Market Report I (Tentative)
15:05-15:20Break
15:20‐16:50Market Report II (Tentative)
16:50‐17:00Introduction of ASF AGM 2025 by MASD (Mongolia)
17:00-17:05Closing Announcement
18:00‐18:30Registration and Cocktail
18:30‐21:00Gala Dinner
*Dress Code: business
DAY3Thursday, October 24, 2024
09:30-10:00Registration
10:00-10:05Opening Remarks / Introduction:
Mr. Motonobu Matsuo, Senior Managing Director, JSDA
10:05‐10:25Keynote / Guest Speech III:
Dr. Naoyuki Yoshino, Professor Emeritus of Economics, Keio University / Special Professor, Tokyo Metropolitan University / Chief Advisor, Financial Research Center, Financial Services Agency, Government of Japan
10:25-11:15Panel Discussion II:
Financial literacy and financial education (Tentative)
Moderator:
Mr. Scott Callon, Chief Executive Officer, Ichigo Asset Management, Ltd.

Panelists:
Mr. Hirofumi Misawa, Executive Director, Japan Financial Literacy and Education Corporation (J-FLEC)
Mr. Michael H. Sterzenbach, Secretary General, Bundesverband der Wertpapierfirmen (bwf)
Ms. Kuen Kou, Chairlady, Hong Kong Securities Association (HKSA)

Discussant:
Dr. Naoyuki Yoshino, Professor Emeritus of Economics, Keio University / Special Professor, Tokyo Metropolitan University / Chief Advisor, Financial Research Center, Financial Services Agency, Government of Japan
11:15‐11:25Break
11:25-12:15Panel Discussion III:
Current state of the stock market and efforts for further development in Asia (Tentative)
Moderator:
Mr. Jesper Koll, Expert Director, Monex Group, Inc. and the Japan Catalyst Fund

Panelists:
Ms. Nana Otsuki, Professor, Graduate School of Division of Business Administration, Nagoya University of Commerce & Business / Senior Fellow, Pictet Asset Management (Japan) Ltd.
Ms. Lily Widjaja, Executive Director, Indonesia Securities Companies Association (APEI)
Mr. Lyndon Chao, Managing Director, Head of Equities and Post Trade, Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA)
Mr. Suresh Krishnamurthy, Alternate President, Association of National Exchanges Members of India (ANMI)
12:15-13:35Lunch
13:35-13:55Keynote / Guest Speech IV:
Mr. Hiroshi Komori, Member, International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), IFRS Foundation
13:55-14:45Panel Discussion IV:
Transition finance tailored to Asian region (Tentative)
Moderator:
Mr. Mushtaq Kapasi, Managing Director, Chief Representative, Asia-Pacific, International Capital Market Association (ICMA)

Panelists:
Ms. Takako Onitsuka, Director, Environmental Finance Office, GX Policy Group, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Government of Japan
Ms. Mami Negishi, Managing Director, Sustainability Solutions Dept., Daiwa Securities Co.Ltd.
Mr. Yohei Kitano Senior Analyst, Nomura Institute of Capital Markets Research, Singapore
Dr. Somjin Sornpaisarn, President, Thai Bond Market Association (ThaiBMA)
14:45-14:50Closing Remarks:
Mr. Toshio Morita, Chairman, JSDA
18:00-20:00Farewell Dinner (Optional)
*Dress Code: Casual
20:00-21:00ICSA Mid-Year Meeting (hybrid)

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