2021 AIF Asian Investors' Forum
March 16–18 (Asia), March 15–17 (US) | Connecting Investors Globally | Live Online
On behalf of AIF Global, we hope you will join us for the 2021 AIF Asian Investors’ Forum, which will be held virtually 16–18 March (Beijing/Seoul/Tokyo) and 15–17 March (New York).
This inaugural forum will bring together investment thought leaders to share best ideas, practices, and information and address the needs of the institutional investors in the Asia-Pacific region as well as across the globe.
The comprehensive three-day programming will include timely keynote addresses; investment roundtable sessions on private equity, private credit, diversifying and opportunistic strategies, real estate, and infrastructure investing; and a leadership panel on ESG and Sustainable Investing.
Agenda at a Glance
Day One: 16 March (Beijing /Seoul/Tokyo), 15 March (New York)
15 March
7:00–7:20 p.m. (New York)
16 March
07:00–07:20 a.m. (Beijing)
08:00–08:20 a.m. (Seoul/Tokyo)
Welcome and Introduction
- Sam Y. Chung, Ph.D., Advisor, AIF Asia, AIF Global
- Brant Maller, Founder and CEO, AIF Global
- Melissa Waller, President, AIF Institute
Special Remarks
- Sung Joo Kim, Member of the National Assembly and Former CEO, National Pension Service (NPS) Korea
15 March
7:20–7:40 p.m. (New York)
16 March
07:20–07:40 a.m. (Beijing)
08:20–08:40 a.m. (Seoul/Tokyo)
Opening Presentation: The Ascendance of Asia Pacific in Global Investments
Presenter:
Andrew Lo, Ph.D., Charles E. and Susan T. Harris Professor of Finance; Director, Laboratory for Financial Engineering, MIT Sloan School of Management
15 March
7:40–8:30 p.m. (New York)
16 March
07:40–08:30 a.m. (Beijing)
08:40–09:30 a.m. (Seoul/Tokyo)
Regional Investor Keynote Leadership Address
Moderator:
- Tom Tull, CIO, Employees’ Retirement System of Texas
LP leaders from the region address key areas of investment focus on:
- Overall portfolio construction and asset allocation
- Alternative investing
- Governance
- ESG
Keynote Panelists:
- Winston Ma, CFA & Esq., Adjunct Professor, NYU School of Law, Former Managing Director, China Investment Corporation (CIC)
- Hong Rae Cho, CEO, Korea Investment Management
- Kyuhong Lee, CIO, Korea Teachers’ Pension
- Wang Gun Shin, Chairperson, NPS Korea Committee of Investment Policy
15 March
8:40–9:50 p.m. (New York)
16 March
08:40–09:50 a.m. (Beijing)
09:40–10:50 a.m. (Seoul/Tokyo)
AIF Institute on ESG and Sustainable Investing Integration Concepts and Frameworks
Introduction:
Laura Starks, Ph.D., Charles E. and Sarah M. Seay Regents Chair Professor of Finance, McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin
Moderator:
- Daniele Goldberg, Director, bfinance
Panelists:
- Andrew Ang, Ph.D, Managing Director, Head of the Factor-Based Strategies Group, BlackRock, Former Chair of the Finance and Economics Division and the Ann F. Kaplan Professor of Business at Columbia Business School
- Dong Hun Jang, CIO, Public Officers’ Benefit Association (Korea)
- Chong Hyun Won, Chair of the Council on Fiduciaries of National Pension Fund Management Committee, NPS
- Ginger Lew, I Squared Capital, Advisor to Biden Transition Team,
Senior Counselor to the Obama Administration, White House National Economic Council - Kathleen Bochman, Vice President and Director of ESG, Loomis, Sayles & Company
15 March
10:00–11:00 p.m. (New York)
16 March
10:00–11:00 a.m. (Beijing)
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (Seoul/Tokyo)
Private Equity Session
Session Leader:
- Weichou Su, Head of Asia, StepStone Group
Session Participants:
- Stephen Moseley, Deputy CIO and Head of Private Markets, Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
- Jae Dong Kim, CIO, Military Mutual Aid Association (Korea)
- Bon Seung Koo, Head of Alternative Investment, Korea Post
- Mei-Ni Yang, Head of Asia Private Equity, Mercer
- Maria Guo, Investment Manager, Private Markets, SUNSUPER
- Adrian Kerley, Executive Director, Private Equity, IFM Investors
- R. Davis Noell, Senior Managing Director, Providence Equity
- Kenny Lam, CEO, Two Sigma Asia Pacific
Day Two: 17 March (Beijing/Seoul/Tokyo), 16 March (New York)
16 March
7:00–7:45 p.m. (New York)
17 March
07:00–07:45 a.m. (Beijing)
08:00–8:45 a.m. (Seoul/Tokyo)
Keynote Fireside Chat
Jacob (Jack) Lew
76th United States Secretary of the Treasury (2013–2017)
Former White House Chief of Staff (2012–2013)
Former White House Director of Office of the Management and Budget (2010–2012)
Managing Partner, Lindsay Goldberg (Current)
Chair of the Board of Directors, National Committee on U.S.-China Relations (Current)
Interviewed by:
Heenam Choi, CEO, Korea Investment Corporation (KIC)
Former Executive Director, International Monetary Fund
Former Executive Director of the Asian Pacific Constituency, World Bank Group
16 March
8:00–9:15 p.m. (New York)
17 March
08:00–9:15 a.m. (Beijing)
09:00–10:15 a.m. (Seoul/Tokyo)
Private Credit: Core Strategies
Session Leader:
Manabu Washio, CEO, Aksia Asia, Partner, Aksia LLC
Session Participants:
Paul Youngseok Hahn, CFA, Senior Director, Private Equity Team, Korea Investment Corporation (KIC)
Tas Hasan, Partner and Head of Investment Team, Deerpath Capital
John Zito, Deputy CIO, Credit, Apollo Global Management
Brian Dillard, Managing Director and Head of Asia Credit, KKR
Edwin Wong, Managing Partner and CEO, Ares SSG
- Kevin Magid, President, Audax Private Debt
- Amit Bafna, Managing Director, Antares Capital
16 March
9:30–10:15 p.m. (New York)
17 March
09:30–10:15 a.m. (Beijing)
10:30–11:15 a.m. (Seoul/Tokyo)
Private Credit: Specialized Strategies
Session Leader:
- Manabu Washio, CEO, Aksia Asia, Partner, Aksia LLC
Session Participants:
- Stephen Swentzel, Director, 17Capital
- Alex Cha, Partner, Head of Portfolio Management and Trading, 400 Capital
- Jens Ernberg, Managing Director, Co-Head of Private Credit, Capital Dynamics
- Niraj R. Shah, Partner, Rockwood Capital
16 March
10:30–11:15 p.m. (New York)
17 March
10:30–11:15 a.m. (Beijing)
11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m. (Seoul/Tokyo)
Diversifying and Opportunistic Strategies
Session Leader:
Richard Johnston, Partner, Regional Head of Asia, Albourne Partners
Session Participants:
- Jingting Zhang, CEO, Zhonghe Capital
- Tod Trabocco, Director of Strategy and Research, ITE Management
- Richard Chun, Managing Director, HPS Investment Partners
- B.J. Yang, Head of Hedge Fund Allocation, OCIO, Korea Investment Management
Day Three: 18 March (Beijing/Seoul/Tokyo), 17 March (New York)
17 March
8:00–9:15 p.m. (New York)
18 March
08:00–09:15 a.m. (Beijing)
09:00–10:15 a.m. (Seoul/Tokyo)
Real Estate Session
Session Leader:
- Nicholas Wong, Partner, The Townsend Group, an AON Company
Session Participants:
- Anusorn Sirikipanichkul, Head of Real Estate, Government Pension Fund (GPF) of Thailand
- Kazunari Yaguchi, Head of Real Estate, Japan Post Bank
- Young Jin Oh, Head of Real Estate-Insurance, Korea Post
- Philip Thomas, Managing Director, Marathon Asset Management
- Todd Sammann, Executive Managing Director & Head of Credit Strategies, CBRE Global Investors
- Lee Menifee, Managing Director and Head of Americas Investment Research, PGIM Real Estate
- Justin Rimel, Senior Director, Invesco
- Boyd Fellows, Founder and Managing Partner, ACORE Capital
- David Park, Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager, National Pension Service of Korea
17 March
9:30–10:30 p.m. (New York)
18 March
09:30–10:30 a.m. (Beijing)
10:30–11:30 a.m. (Seoul/Tokyo)
Infrastructure Session
Session Leader:
- Jingjing Bai, Advisor, bfinance
Session Participants:
Seokhwan Huh, Director, Infrastructure Group, Korea Investment Corporation
Jae Dong Kim, CIO, Military Mutual Aid Association (Korea)
David Kwan, Head of Alternatives, Military Mutual Aid Association (Korea)
Dennis Chan, Managing Director and Head of Infrastructure Investment, Ping An Insurance
- Dhruv Narain, Managing Director, Infrastructure Investments, GCM Grosvenor
- David Altshuler, Executive Director, IFM Investors
- John Kwaak, Executive Director, Americas Investing, Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners
- Jung Doo Suh, Head of Global Investment, OCIO, Korea Investment Management
17 March
10:30–11:30 p.m. (New York)
18 March
10:30–11:30 a.m. (Beijing)
11:30 a.m –12:30 p.m. (Seoul/Tokyo)
Keynote Panel: 2021 Opportunities for Insurance Investors and Reimagining Investment Portfolios
Moderator:
- Andrew Coupe, Senior Consultant, NEPC
Panelists:
- Keith Cheng, Head of International Business, Ping An Asset Management
- Shiyu Zheng, Head of International Business, China Life Asset Management Company
- Wontark Doh, Team Head of Insurance Asset, Samsung Asset Management
- Jae Yoon, CIO, New York Life Investment Management
- Matthew Armas, Global Head of Insurance, Fixed Income Portfolio Management, Goldman Sachs Asset Management
- Jason Cameron, Senior Portfolio Manager, Insight Investment
- Peter Gailliot, Managing Director, CIO of the Financial Institutions Group (FIG), and Head of Fixed Income FIG Portfolio Manager, BlackRock
- Jeffrey Jacobs, CIO, Insurance Solutions Group, Apollo Global Management
2021 AIF Asian Investors' Forum Confirmed Participants List
The investors and consultants below have confirmed their desire to participate (subject to any required internal approvals and final schedules)
Aflac Asset Management
Kazuhiro Kamimura, AVP, External Management
Ryosuke Manabe, AVP, Japan
Aglaia Family Office
Patrick O’Regan, Investment Director
AISIN Employees’ Pension Fund
Takeshi Ito, Senior Investment Officer
Aksia
Manabu Washio, CEO, Aksia Asia, Partner, Aksia LLC
David Sheng, Senior Portfolio Advisor
Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
Stephen Moseley, Deputy CIO and Head of Private Markets
Alberta Investment Management Corporation
Mark Wojcichowsky, Portfolio Manager, Real Estate
Albourne Partners
Jennifer Kizilbash, Partner, Operational DD, Sustainability Strategy Lead
Richard Johnston, Partner, Regional Head of Asia
Debra Ng, Asia Portfolio & Client Group Head
Aon
Lila Han, Associate Partner
Aozora Bank
Masakuni Taka, Real Estate Investment
Yan Zhu, Investment Manager
APG
Shirley Ma, Senior Portfolio Manager (Hong Kong)
Will Wang, Portfolio Manager
Arch Investment Management
Vanessa Peniston, Vice President, Alternatives
Australian Trade & Investment Commission in Seoul
Sungo Cho, Senior Investment Adviser
BA Capital
Ethan Pan, Vice President
Beijing ALAN Asset Management
Huaizhong Yuan, Chairman
bfinance
Jingjing Bai, Advisor
Daniele Goldberg, Director
Casey Family Programs
Joseph Boateng, Chief Investment Officer
Cedar Trust
Xu Guo Chun, Strategy Manager
Central Group
Danapat Promphan, Vice President – Investment
Chang An Property & Casualty Insurance Co., Ltd.
Wenjia Liu, Vice General Manager
China Citic Bank
Yifan Zhang, Staff
China Continent Property & Casualty Insurance Company Ltd.
Ruiling Zhou
Yiming Dai
China Life Asset Management Company
Shiyu Zheng, Head of International Business
Weijia Chen, Senior Associate
Danning Du, General Manager Assistant
Yichao Liu, Team Leader
Wei Jie, Analyst
Pengfei Ai, Analyst
Yixuan Wang, Asset Allocation Team Assistant
Shiyu Zheng, Head of International Business
China Renaissance
Ge Lisa, Legal Manager
Chinquapin Trust Company
Corey Biggs, Chief Investment Officer
City of Milwaukee Employees’ Retirement System
David Silber, Chief Investment Officer
CM Capital Advisors (Cha Family Office)
Alice Singh, Associate Director
CPG Research and Advisory
Andrew Vallner, CEO
Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) Asset Management
Toshiki Ueno, Managing Director
Yoshimi Tanikaga, Senior Vice President
Miki Ogawa, Deputy Director
Hiroki Yoshimi, Director
ELCA Foundation
Eric Golberg, Trustee, Chairman of Investment Committee
Eli Lilly
Vicky Erwin, Investment Director
Fullerton Fund Management / Temasek Holding
Charmaine Chin, Senior Vice President
Sally Kang, Analyst
General Electric
Harshal Chaudhari, Chief Investment Officer
Government Pension Fund (GPF) of Thailand
Anusorn Sirikipanichkul, Head of Real Estate
GPIF
Hideto Yamada, Head of Global Real Estate
Guohua Life Insurance Co., Ltd.
St Su, Director
Haixia Goldenbridge Insurance Co., LTD.
Ruoyi Yao, Risk Managaer
Hanwha Asset Management USA
Joon Lee, Assistant Vice Principal
HOSTPLUS
Alice Hardie, Head of Debt and Alternatives
Houston Firefighters’ Relief and Retirement Fund
Ajit Singh, Chief Investment Officer
Ryan Splawn, Investment Analyst
Gerard Daniels, Trustee
Lisa Slagle, Secretary/Trustee
Huahai Property Insurance Co., Ltd.
Qianji Kang, Manager of Investment
Huarong Security
Jingwen Li, Analyst
Hyundai Asset Management
Seung Hwan Kim, General Manager
Insurance Asset Management Association of China
Kevin Xiao, Head of International Business
Japan Investment Corporation
Yuka Hata, Head of Funds Investment
Japan Post Bank
Kazunari Yaguchi, Head of Real Estate
Joint Industry Board
Ron Fu, Senior Investment Officer
JRT Partners
Tuck Yee, Chief Investment Officer
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC)
Hee Nam Choi, CEO
James Kim, Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Head of Alternative Investment Division
Yoonhyuck Huh, Senior Director, Absolute Returns Group
Seokhwan Huh, Director, Infrastructure Group
Paul Youngseok Hahn, CFA, Senior Director, Private Equity Team
Korea Investment Management
Hong Rae Cho, CEO
Jung Doo Seo, Managing Director, OCIO, Private Pension Pool (Korea)
B.J. Yang, Head of Hedge Fund Allocation, OCIO
Jung Doo Suh, Head of Global Investment, OCIO
Hyunjin Bae, Portfolio Manager
Korea Post
Bon Seung Koo, Head of Alternative Investment
Young Jin Oh, Head of Real Estate-Insurance
Bongjun Jin, Head of NY Office
Korea Teachers’ Pension
Kyuhong Lee, Chief Investment Officer
Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA)
Cheryl Lu, Investment Officer
David Chu, Senior Investment Officer
Legal and General America
Jing Shi, Investment Strategist
LGT Capital Partners
Jessica Wang, Associate Director
Lloyds Banking Group Pensions
Ivana Xie, Senior Investment Analyst
Maine Health
Andrew Sawyer, Investment Committee
Manulife Investment Corporation
Myron Zhu, Head of Private Markets Asia
Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies
Tricia Scrivner, Director Real Asset Strategies
Mercer
Mei-Ni Yang, Head of Asia Private Equity
Charles Chiang, Principal
MetLife
Nick Milnes, Director
Military Mutual Aid Association (Korea)
Jae Dong Kim, Chief Investment Officer
David Kwan, Head of Alternatives
Mornington Services Pte Ltd.
Eileen Yeo, CEO
National Pension Service (NPS)
Wang Gun Shin, Chairperson, Korea Committee of Investment Policy
Chong Hyun Won, Chair of the Council on Fiduciaries of National Pension Fund Management Committee
David Park, Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager
NEPC
Andrew Coupe, Senior Consultant
New York Life Investment Management
Jae Yoon, Chief Investment Officer
Nikko Asset Management
Takayuki Kusawake, Senior Vice President
Orange County Employees Retirement System
Shanta Chary, Director of Investments
ORIX Life Insurance Corporation
Kiyosei Sugioka, Head of Alternative Investments
Yuko Hara, Director
Keisuke Okano, Associate Director
Noriko Hayashi, Director, Alternative Investments Team
Pacific Eagle Asset Management
Kelvin Ong, Investment Director
Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System
Tony Meadows, Investment Professional
PICC Group
Zheng Xiang, Manager
Ping An Asset Management
Keith Cheng, Head of International Business
Mengjia Guo
Ruixue Ma, International Business Development Manager
POBA (Korea)
Dong Hun Jang, Chief Investment Officer
Youngsub Lee, Manager
Regents of the University of California
John Ritter, Managing Director
Rockefeller University
Hyo Bae, Investment Analyst
Ruihua Health Assurance
Jie Li, General Manager
Zhou Qi, Trader
Samsung Asset Management
Wontark Doh, Team Head of Insurance Asset
San Francisco City & County Employees’ Retirement System (SFERS)
Anna Langs, Managing Director, Asset Allocation
Joe Driscoll, Commissioner
Sempra Energy
Marvin Tong, Senior Investment Analyst
SFERS
Joe Driscoll, Trustee
Shinkin Central Bank
Shota Yamada, Associate
Murano Tomoya, Manager
Singapore University of Technology and Design Office of Investment
Kimberly Tan, Director
SOMPO Asset Management
Masa Yamagishi, Investment Manager
Standard Charter (China) Co., Ltd
Wendy Guo, Head, Investor and Insurance Client Coverage, China
State Board of Administration of Florida
Subhasis Das, Senior Portfolio Manager
State of New Jersey Division of Investment
Guy Piserchia, Private Equity – Emerging Markets
Jessie Choi, Portfolio Manager
Ting Yang, Investment Professional
Jessie Choi, Portfolio Manager
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois
Ellen Hung, Deputy Chief Investment Officer
Stepstone Group
Weichou Su, Partner, Head of Asia
Michael Elio, Partner
Ai Ai, Vice President
Kevin Yang, Associate
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank
Akihisa Hoshino, Associate General Manager
Suncorp
Richard Allen, Manager Portfolio Management
Sunsuper
Maria Guo, Investment Manager
Taikang Life Insurance Company
Xiaoni Wang, Associate
Haiying Mei, Investment Manager
Qian Meng, Investment Manager
Taiping Life Insurance
Cait Cai, Investment Management
Kevin Du, Manager
Yimin Shi, Asset Manager
Chao Li, Manager
Taiping General Insurance Co., Ltd.
Dunyuan Li, Investment Assistant
Texas Christian University
James Hille, Chief Investment Officer
Telstra Super Pty Ltd.
Kate Misic, Head of Alternative Investments
Temasek International Pte Ltd
Ka Yin Sam, Director
Texas Employees Retirement System
Panayiotis Lambropoulos, Portfolio Manager
Tom Tull, Chief Investment Officer
Texas Permanent School Fund
Viktor Makarov, Senior Investment Associate
Textron
Keith Watson, Director Pension Investments
The Gandel Group of Companies
Ben Margow, Director, Global Investments
The Rockefeller University
Wesley Meyer, Analyst
The Townsend Group
Nicholas Wong, Partner
TIAA
Mike Huff, Senior Director – Portfolio Management, Asset Allocation, Derivatives
Tokio Marine Asset Management
Shinji Kawano, Head of Overseas Property Investment
Yoshifumi Morizono, Senior Manager
Shinji Kawano, Head of Overseas Property Investment
Tsao Family Office
Leslie Lim, Investment Director
UCLA Investment Co
Joe Bryant, Investment Director
United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund
Roberta Waxman-Lenz, Head of Real Assets
Ellen Li, Analyst
Unum
Martha Leiper, EVP, Chief Investment Officer
US Steel & Carnegie Pension Fund
Bryan Lewis, Chief Investment Officer
UTM Management
Kaiming Chiang, Director
Wafra, Inc.
Mahmoud Rasheed, Vice President
Wah Hin (Family Office)
Anthony Chuah, Deputy Chief Investment Officer
Willis Towers Watson
Michael Slaven, Investment Consultant
Lidia Medojevic, Co-head Real Assets, Australia
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
Alain Hung, Deputy CIO
World Bank
Ning Wang, Analyst
YMCA Retirement Fund
Hunter Reisner, Chief Investment Officer
Yong An Insurance Co., Ltd.
Chao Ye, Investment Director
