JAPAN FINTECH FESTIVAL

The Inaugural Japan Fintech Festival 2023

Rise Together!

About

Japan Fintech Festival 2023 symbolizes the sunrise in the post pandemic Fintech world: rise from the pandemic and economic downturn, rise into a new, digital society, rise in the east, and the rise of breakthrough technologies!

In partnership with Financial Services Agency, Singapore Fintech Festival (Elevandi), FINOLAB and Fintech Association of Japan, #JFF23 promises to bring engaged and curated discussions across the Fintech universum bringing leadership from Japan, Asia and the world together, with an emphasis on technology and thought leadership.

About

The Conference
March 27th (Mon) 13:00~17:20
@FINE Tokyo

FINE Tokyo

5th Floor, South Tower, Otemachi Financial City,
1-9-7 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Panels and Firesides by Fintech thought leaders

JFF Register

APAC Startup PitchFest
March 28th (Tue) 17:00~20:00
@FINOLAB

FINOLAB

Otemachi Bldg 4F
1-6-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Showcasing APAC Fintech startups

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Fintech Center Korea
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In Partnership with

SMBC

The Roundtable
March 30th (Thu) 10:00~17:00
@Kanda Myojin Shrine

Kanda Myojin

2-16-2 Soto-Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

In-depth discussion on Data & Open Finance and Regulatory Sandbox

JFF
By Invitation Only

Networking
Throughout the Week
@Downtown Tokyo

How to Make Japan

How to Make Japan
as a Global Financial Hub

March 27th (Mon),17:30~19:00
@Plug and Play Japan

3F Shibuya Center Place 1-16-3 Dogenzaka, Shibuy-ku, Tokyo

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JFF

Hong Kong - Asia’s Booming
Web3 and Virtual Asset Hub

March 28th (Tue),12:00~13:30
@GARB Tokyo

1F Marunouchi Nakadori Bldg.,
2-2-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

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Fintech Networking & Dreams:
Digital Assets and web3

March 29th (Wed),17:30~19:30
@Royal Danish Embassy of Japan

29-6 Sarugaku-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

By Invitation Only
JFF

Unlocking Sustainable Finance
in Japan

March 30th (Thu), 10:00~12:00
@FINOLAB

Otemachi Bldg 4F
1-6-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

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Speakers

Sopnendu Mohanty

Sopnendu Mohanty
Chief Fintech Officer
Monetary Authority of Singapore

Alan Lim

Alan Lim
Head, FinTech Infrastructure Office
Monetary Authority of Singapore

Mamoru Yanase

Mamoru Yanase
Deputy Director-General
Financial Services Agency

Sandra Tobler

Sandra Tobler
Co-Founder & CEO
Futurae

Masaki Bessho

Masaki Bessho
Head of FinTech Center
Bank of Japan

Joi Ito

Joi Ito
Co-founder, board member, and chief architect
Digital Garage

Amor Maclang

Amor Maclang
Convenor
Digital Pilipinas

Ryosuke Ushida

Ryosuke Ushida
Chief Fintech Officer
Financial Services Agency

Thomas Krogh Jensen

Thomas Krogh Jensen
CEO
Copenhagen Fintech

Mio Takaoka

Mio Takaoka
Partner
DNX Ventures

Khaled Albasias

Khaled Albasias
Director, Financial Sector Development Saudi Central Bank

Oki Matsumoto

Oki Matsumoto
Chairman of the Board
Monex Group

Samantha Ghiotti

Yasmeen Janahi
Senior Analyst , FinTech & Innovation Unit
Central Bank of Bahrain

Ivan Mortimer-Schutts

Ivan Mortimer-Schutts
Senior Financial Sector Specialist
International Finance Corporation

Robert Wardrop

Robert Wardrop
Executive Director
Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance

King Leung

King Leung
Head of Fintech
InvestHK

Dee Allen

Dee Allen
Head of Capacity Building and Education
Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance

Morten Rongaard

Morten Rongaard
Co-Founder & CEO
Reality+

Fernando Luis Vázquez Cao

Fernando Luis Vázquez Cao
CEO
SBI Digital Asset Holdings

Yumi Baba

Yumi Baba
Representative in Silicon Valley
Financial Services Agency

Moaffak Ahmed

Moaffak Ahmed
Founder
Cooler Future

Jessica Robinson

Jessica Robinson
Minister-Counsellor (Economic)
Australian Embassy in Tokyo

Liam McCance

Liam McCance
Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer
Habitto

Mukul Chawla

Mukul Chawla
Partner
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

Dan Bertoli

Dan Bertoli
Partner
Quona Capital

Hunter Sims

Hunter Sims
Associate Director of Business & Operations
Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance

Kate Lin

Kate Lin
Deputy Managing Director
FinTechSpace

Sung Kyun Son

Sung Kyun Son
Head of International Business
Fintech Center Korea

Paul Li

Paul Li
President
Hong Kong Fintech Industry Association

Linardo Martinčević

Linardo Martinčević
Advisor to the Governor & FinTech Coordinator
Croatian National Bank

Bradley Busetto

Bradley Busetto
Co-CEO
SDG Impact Japan

Maiko Meguro

Maiko Meguro
Director of International Digital Strategy
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Simoun Ung

Simoun Ung
Director, President & CEO
OmniPay

Midori Kanemitsu

Midori Kanemitsu
Head of Crypto Strategy
bitFlyer

Nikola Pavesic

Nikola Pavesic
Director
Infobip

Yee Lee

Yee Lee
VP, Growth & Capital Markets
Terraformation

Matthias Kröner

Takakazu Nakamura
Co-Founder & CEO
FamilyTech

Midori Kanemitsu

Scott Farrell
Strategic Counsel
King & Wood Mallesons

Nikola Pavesic

Tomonori Yuyama
Visiting Scholar
Georgetown University

Hiroshi Nakatake

Amit Ranjan
Customer Transformation Leader
Microsoft

Yo Okada

Yo Okada
Counselor
Cabinet Secretariat

Mamoru Taniya

Mamoru Taniya
Chairman
SDG Impact Japan

Mark Makdad

Mark Makdad
Co-Founder and Chief of Platform
Moneytree

Hiroshi Nakatake

Hiroshi Nakatake
Managing Director
Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation

Teruka Sumiya

Teruka Sumiya
Project Specialist, Agile Governance
World Economic Forum C4IR Japan

Kelvin Lee

Kelvin Lee
Co-Founder & CEO
Alta

Willie Chang

Willie Chang
COO & Head of Exchange
Alta

Yusuke Iino

Yusuke Iino
Director for Global Cooperation on Governance Strategy
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Rebecca Martin

Rebecca Martin
Head of Strategy
Elevandi

Pieter Franken

Pieter Franken
Board Member & Advisor
Elevandi

Makoto Shibata

Makoto Shibata
Head of FINOLAB/Chief Community Officer
FINOLAB

Takeshi Kito

Takeshi Kito
Vice-chair
Fintech Association of Japan

Agenda - The Conference

March 27th (Mon) 13:00~17:20
@FINE Tokyo, In-person

Time (JST) Session Speakers
12:45-13:00 Registration and Networking
13:00-13:10

HostWelcome to Japan Fintech Festival

Mamoru Yanase

Mamoru Yanase Deputy Director-General
Financial Services Agency

Amor Maclang

Amor Maclang Convenor
Digital Pilipinas

JFF

Organizing Committee Members

13:10-13:45

PanelPolicy - Technology Dialogue Part 1:
AI is Back

Various technologies have been driving the financial industry forward, and now Generative AI is back and poised to permeate society with significant advancements. What impact will this major change have on the financial industry, its governance systems, and their futures? How will this technology be commercialized and what are the anticipated practical use cases for it? Our expert panelists from each field, along with ChatGPT, will discuss and debate these questions.

Sandra Tobler

Sandra Tobler (Moderator) Co-Founder & CEO
Futurae

Alan Lim

Alan Lim Head, FinTech Infrastructure Office
Monetary Authority of Singapore

Joi Ito

Joi Ito Co-founder, Board Member and Chief Architect
Digital Garage

Robert Wardrop

Robert Wardrop Executive Director
Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance

Amit Ranjan

Amit Ranjan Customer Transformation Leader
Microsoft

13:45-14:15

FiresideWhere ESG & Technology Meet

As the financial industry takes on the significant responsibility of supporting and promoting companies that address environmental and social issues, as well as improve governance across stakeholders, what are the challenges to ensure these objectives are met over many generations to come?
We will discuss how technology can be used to fulfill the responsibility of supporting and empowering companies that are guided by ESG values, while avoiding the risks of “greenwashing”.
Along with a panel of experts who have implemented practical measures and achieved results in various regions, we will share specific initiatives and use cases to discuss future prospects for a sustainable future.

Bradley Busetto

Bradley Busetto (Moderator) Co-CEO
SDG Impact Japan

Thomas Krogh Jensen

Thomas Krogh Jensen CEO
Copenhagen Fintech

Yee Lee

Yee Lee VP, Growth & Capital Markets
Terraformation

Mamoru Taniya

Mamoru Taniya Chairman
SDG Impact Japan

14:15-14:50

PanelDigital Assets: What’s new

Our expert panelists will discuss the latest opportunities and projects in blockchain and decentralised finance. From the current market volatility and managing risks, to assessing regulatory challenges, this session will explore what we can expect from the digital assets space in 2023.

Nikola Pavesic

Nikola Pavesic (Moderator) Director
Infobip

Oki Matsumoto

Oki Matsumoto Chairman of the Board
Monex Group

Midori Kanemitsu

Midori Kanemitsu Head of Crypto Strategy
bitFlyer

Morten Rongaard

Morten Rongaard Co-Founder & CEO
Reality+

Fernando Luis

Fernando Luis Vázquez Cao CEO
SBI Digital Asset Holdings

14:50-15:05

Coffee Break

15:05-15:15

HostWelcome Back

Sopnendu Mohanty

Sopnendu Mohanty Chief Fintech Officer
Monetary Authority of Singapore

Amor Maclang

Amor Maclang Convenor
Digital Pilipinas

15:15-15:50

Panel Policy - Technology Dialogue Part 2:
Data and Open Finance

Can Data and Fintech become more free to cross boundaries? What are the hurdles faced by Fintechs today? How can we build trust around cross border data exchange and enable Open Finance, so new services can be created to empower B2C and B2B Fintechs.
In each respective area of policy, technology, and community, expert panelists who have worked on implementing free and open Fintech infrastructures will discuss future prospects while sharing their experiences of success and failure.

Pieter Franken

Pieter Franken (Moderator) Board Member & Advisor
Elevandi

Scott Farrell

Scott Farrell Strategic Counsel
King & Wood Mallesons

Jessica Robinson

Jessica Robinson Minister-Counsellor (Economic)
Australian Embassy in Tokyo

Jessica Robinson

Ryosuke Ushida Chief Fintech Officer
Financial Services Agency

Hiroshi Nakatake

Mark Makdad Founder and Chief of Platform
Moneytree

15:50-16:25

Panel The curious case of capital deployment

It has been a shaky start to 2023 and we are yet to feel the full repercussions of current events for the Fintech ecosystem. Which investors are still spending?
Which verticals or new segments are they doubling down on and which are they weary of?

Join us as we bring together leading investors to share their insights in a format with a twist! Each investor will be asked to pitch the vertical or segment in Fintech which they are doubling down on while the rest have to provide the counter argument to the pitch. This promises to be an insightful, competitive and animated session in which only one investor can be crowned a winner.

Rebecca Martin

Rebecca Martin (Moderator) Head of Strategy
Elevandi

Dan Bertoli

Dan Bertoli Partner
Quona Capital

Mio Takaoka

Mio Takaoka Partner
DNX Ventures

Moaffak Ahmed

Moaffak Ahmed Founder
Cooler Future

Mukul Chawla

Mukul Chawla Partner
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

16:25-17:10

Panel Regional Outlook and Reflection

Against the backdrop of various factors such as the pandemic and geopolitical risks that drive decoupling, how is the Asia-Pacific region changing and where is it headed?
Ecosystem builders from various countries will discuss the potential for future cross-border and cross-regional cooperation in areas such as financial transactions and data transfers, in this diverse Asia-Pacific region, while also hearing about each country's current situation and future prospects from different angles such as technology and the international social and economic environment.

Makoto Shibata

Makoto Shibata (Moderator) Head of FINOLAB/ Chief Community Officer
FINOLAB

King Leung

King Leung (Hong Kong) Head of Fintech
InvestHK

Sung Kyun Son

Sung Kyun Son (Korea) Head of International Business
Fintech Center Korea

Kate Lin

Kate Lin (Taiwan) Deputy Managing Director
FinTechSpace

Amor Maclang

Amor Maclang (Philippines) Convenor
Digital Pilipinas

Willie Chang

Willie Chang (Singapore) COO & Head of Exchange
Alta

Masaki Bessho

Masaki Bessho (Japan) Head of FinTech Center
Bank of Japan

17:10-17:20

HostClosing Remarks

JFF

Organizing Committee Members

Agenda - The Roundtable

March 30th (Thu) 10:00~17:00
@Kanda Myojin Shrine, Hybrid

Time (JST) Topic Speakers
10:00-10:05

Data & Open FinanceWelcome & House Keeping by Co-moderators

Ivan Mortimer

Ivan Mortimer-Schutts Senior Financial Sector Specialist International Finance Corporation

Maiko Meguro

Maiko Meguro Director, International Digital Strategy and International Affairs
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

10:05-10:20

Data & Open Finance Opening Address: Context and Narrative in Japan

Share the context that forms the basis for our discussions, such as the G7 agenda
・Data Free Flow with Trust & Institutional Arrangement for Partnership
・Open Finance and Data Exchange

Maiko Meguro

Maiko Meguro Director, International Digital Strategy and International Affairs
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Tomonori Yuyama

Tomonori Yuyama Visiting Scholar
Georgetown University

10:20-10:50

Data & Open Finance Policy Discussion

Share status quo and challenges faced by each jurisdiction and discuss how to collaborate across borders and implement specific policy frameworks

Scott Farrell

Scott Farrell (Australia) Strategic Counsel
King & Wood Mallesons

Jessica Robinson (Australia)

Jessica Robinson (Australia) Minister-Counsellor (Economic)
Australian Embassy in Tokyo

Paul Li

Paul Li (Hong Kong / China) President
Hong Kong Fintech Industry Association

Sandra Tobler

Sandra Tobler (Switzerland) Co-Founder & CEO
Futurae

Linardo Martinčević

Linardo Martinčević (Croatia / EU) Advisor and FinTech coordinator
Croatian National Bank

Yee Lee

Yee Lee (USA) VP, Growth & Capital Markets
Terraformation

Hunter Sims

Hunter Sims (UK) Associate Director of Business & Operations
Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance

Hunter Sims

Dan Bertoli (Singapore) Partner
Quona Capital

10:50-11:20

Data & Open Finance Technology Discussion

Discuss on technologies that can serve as a guide for ensuring privacy and security when transferring data to third countries, as well as standards for the implementation of such technologies

Simoun Ung

Simoun Ung Director, President & CEO
OmniPay

Liam McCance

Liam McCance Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer
Habitto

Hiroshi Nakatake

Hiroshi Nakatake Managing Director
Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation

Takakazu Nakamura

Takakazu Nakamura Co-Founder & CEO
FamilyTech

11:20-11:35

Coffee Break

11:35-12:15

Data & Open Finance Open Discussion

・Discussion for further international cooperation and implementation Policy/regulatory options that can improve the situation on cross-border data and financial transactions
・Options that can ensure "interoperability", including existing certification systems based on the ・premise that national domestic systems may differ considerably

All Speakers

12:15-12:30

Data & Open Finance Closing

Summarize the discussion and make suggestions to the G7 summit

Ivan Mortimer

Ivan Mortimer-Schutts Senior Financial Sector Specialist
International Finance Corporation

Maiko Meguro

Maiko Meguro Director, International Digital Strategy and International Affairs
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

12:30-14:00

“Hanami” Lunch Break

14:00-14:30

Experience Praying in the sanctum of the Shrine

14:30-14:35

Regulatory Sandbox Welcome & House Keeping by Co-moderators

Robert Wardrop

Robert Wardrop Executive Director
Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance

Samantha Ghiotti

Dee Allen Head of Capacity Building and Education
Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance

14:35-15:00

Regulatory Sandbox Opening Address: Introduction of initiatives that are open for international collaborations

Share use cases that serve as the basis for discussion, such as initiatives led by each organization
・Cambridge Suptech Lab
・Government of Japan’s Regulatory Sandbox
・Agile Governance / Agile Nations
・Fintech PoC Hub

Hunter Sims

Hunter Sims Associate Director of Business & Operations
Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance

Yo Okada

Yo Okada Counselor, Secretariat of New Form of Capitalism Realization Headquarters
Cabinet Secretariat

Yusuke Iino

Yusuke Iino Director for Global Cooperation on Governance Strategy
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Teruka Sumiya

Teruka Sumiya Project Specialist, Agile Governance
World Economic Forum C4IR Japan

Yumi Baba

Yumi Baba Representative in Silicon Valley
Financial Services Agency

15:00-15:30

Regulatory Sandbox Technology Discussion

Discuss on technologies that can promote governance systems’ transformation such as Regtech/Suptech

Pieter Franken

Pieter Franken Advisor / Founding Member
Synfindo / APIX Platform

Ivan Mortimer-Schutts

Ivan Mortimer-Schutts Senior Financial Sector Specialist
International Finance Corporation

15:30-16:00

Regulatory Sandbox Policy Discussion

Share lessons learned through experience - Looking back on the past 5 years’ regulatory sandbox development in each jurisdiction and international cooperation

Takeshi Kito(Japan)

Takeshi Kito (Japan) Committee Member, Government of Japan’s Regulatory Sandbox
Cabinet Office

Sung Kyun Son

Sung Kyun Son (Korea) Head of International Business
Fintech Center Korea

Kate Lin (Taiwan)

Paul Li (Hong Kong / China) President
Hong Kong Fintech Industry Association

Khaled Albasias (Saudi Arabia)

Khaled Albasias (Saudi Arabia) Director, Financial Sector Development
Saudi Central Bank

Kelvin Lee (Singapore)

Kelvin Lee (Singapore) Co-Founder & CEO
Alta

Kelvin Lee (Singapore)

Yasmeen Janahi (Bahrain) Senior Analyst , FinTech & Innovation Unit
Central Bank of Bahrain

16:00-16:15

Coffee Break

16:15-16:45

Regulatory Sandbox Open Discussion

Discussion for further international cooperation and implementation
Options to implement cross-border testing environments, etc.

All Speakers

16:45-17:00

Regulatory Sandbox Closing

Summarize the discussion make suggestions to the G7/Agile Governance summits

Robert Wardrop

Robert Wardrop Executive Director
Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance

Dee Allen

Dee Allen Head of Capacity Building and Education
Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance

Organizers

fintechjapan
elevandi

Supporting Organization

fsa
boj
FINOLAB

In Partnership with

Platinum

SMBC

Gold

Seven Bank
Seven Bank
Ant Group

In Collaboration with

FINSUM
FHK
FinTechSpace
PFF
DP
Copenhagen Fintech
ACCJ
DMO
FINE TOKYO
Kanda Myojin

Organizing Committee

Takeshi Kito

Takeshi Kito

Vice-chair
Fintech Association of Japan

Pieter Franken

Pieter Franken

Board Member & Advisor,
Elevandi

Pat Patel

Pat Patel

Executive Director
Elevandi

Rebecca Martin

Rebecca Martin

Head of Strategy
Elevandi

Makoto Shibata

Makoto Shibata

Head of FINOLAB/Chief Community Officer
FINOLAB