With geopolitical tensions, sluggish fundraising, and exit constraints across the globe and APAC, what factors will define the next five years in private markets? Which asset classes and regions are investors and managers turning to for new opportunities?

On October 16, join us virtually at Preqin x Japan Weeks 2025: Private Markets Forum, to hear directly from experts shaping the future of private markets.

Streaming live from Tokyo, the program will feature Preqin’s Research Insights analysts alongside leading Japanese and international industry voices as they explore:

• The evolving landscape of private market investments in Japan and globally

• Key opportunities and challenges shaping the next five years

• How Japanese LPs are navigating both domestic and international markets

Agenda:

• Welcome & opening remarks by Akiyoshi Takeuchi, Head of Aladdin Business in APAC, BlackRock

• Keynote presentation: Private Markets in 2030 by Angela Lai, Preqin Research Insights, BlackRock

• Fireside Chat: The Future of Private Markets
  With:
  • Megumi Kiyozuka, Chairman, Japan Private Equity Association
  • Noriko Hayashi, Managing Director, Head of Private Equity, ORIX Life Insurance Corporation
  
  Moderated by Angela Lai, Preqin Research Insights, BlackRock

• Panel discussion & live Q&A
  With:
  • Akira Ikeyama, Senior Manager, Private Equity Investments, Japan Science and Technology Agency
  • Tsutomu Ogiwara, Director of Investment, Nippon Expressway Pension Fund
  • Toru Shioda, Manager, Financial Market Department, The Hachijuni Bank, Ltd
  
  Moderated by Rieko Shimojo, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Bayview Asset Management Co., Ltd.
  

Please note:

• This virtual event will feature segments in both English and Japanese, with two-way simultaneous interpretation for all attendees

• This event will take place in person in Tokyo, and will be livestreamed across APAC. Should you wish to attend the event in person, please register your interest here

• This webinar is not open to members of the press. Preqin webinars are closed to press and shouldn’t be downloaded or transcribed for media purposes. For press-related queries, please get in touch with press@preqin.com.