2022-2023
Measuring Risk and Return in Japan through Upheaval and Uncertainty: A 30-year Overview
Thursday, December 8, 2022 | 12:30 — 1:30 PM
Room 820, Kravis Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring: Oki Matsumoto, Chairman of the Board and CEO, Monex Group, Inc.
Japan’s New Economic Security Policy: Impact on Businesses, Supply Chains, and Investment
Monday, November 21, 2022 | 12:30 – 1:30 PM
Room 540, Geffen Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring: Tomoshige Nambu, Special Advisor, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Government of Japan
Cosponsors: Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School; APEC Study Center, Columbia University
Note: This seminar was off the record. We regret that we were unable to accommodate media representatives at this event.
Is Japan Ready for a Buyout Boom?
Monday, October 3, 2022 | 12:30 – 1:30 PM
Room 540, Geffen Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring: Timothy Foley, Co-Founder, Edwall Management, LP
2021-2022
Live Webinar
The New Era of Shareholder Activism in Japan
Tuesday, April 12, 2022 | 7:00–8:00 PM (EDT)
Wednesday, April 13, 2022 | 8:00–9:00 AM (Japan Time)
Featuring: Seth Fischer, Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Oasis Management Company Ltd.
Video
Live Webinar
ESG through the Looking Glass: U.S. and Japanese Investors’ Engagement Agendas
Tuesday, April 5, 2022 | 7:00–8:00 PM (EDT)
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 | 8:00–9:00 AM (Japan Time)
Featuring:
Verity Chegar, Sustainable Investment and Stewardship Strategies, California State Teachers’ Retirement System
Miyuki Zeniya, Deputy Head of Global Sustainability, Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.; Head of Sustainable Finance, The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited
Live Webinar
What Do Asset Managers Really Want (From Companies)?
Tuesday, March 29, 2022 | 7:00–8:00 PM (EDT)
Wednesday, March 30, 2022 | 8:00–9:00 AM (Japan Time)
Featuring:
Jamie Allen, Secretary General, Asian Corporate Governance Association
Benjamin Colton, Global Head of Asset Stewardship, Voting & Engagement, State Street Global Advisors
Cosponsors: Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School; APEC Study Center, Columbia University
Live Webinar
Japan's New Stock Market
Wednesday, February 16, 2022 | 7:00–8:00 PM (EST)
Thursday, February 17, 2022 | 9:00–10:00 AM (Japan Time)
Featuring: Hiromi Yamaji, President & CEO, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Live Webinar
Rethinking Modern Portfolio Theory: Addressing Market Risk is Turning Investors into ESG Advocates
Wednesday, October 13, 2021 | 7:00–8:00 PM (EDT)
Thursday, October 14, 2021 | 8:00–9:00 AM (Japan Time)
Featuring:
Jon Lukomnik, Founder, Sinclair Capital, L.L.C.
Fiona Stewart, Lead Financial Sector Specialist, The World Bank Group
Video
Live Webinar
Key Reforms Underway: Will Japan's Stock Market Remain Undervalued and Underappreciated?
Tuesday, July 13, 2021 | 7:00–8:00 PM (EDT)
Wednesday, July 14, 2021 | 8:00–9:00 AM (Japan Time)
Featuring:
Takeshi (Tad) Fukushima '91, Chief Investment Officer, BlackRock Japan
Daisuke Nakajima '04GSAS, Managing Director, Evercore ISI
Video
2020-2021
Live Webinar
Using Capitalism to Make a Better World: Fund Managers' Strategies to Promote ESG and Sustainability Agendas
Thursday, June 24, 2021 | 8:00–9:00 PM (EDT)
Friday, June 25, 2021 | 9:00–10:00 AM (Japan Time)
Featuring:
Sarah Bratton Hughes, Head of Sustainability, North America, Schroders
Kei Okamura, Director of Japan Investment Stewardship, Neuberger Berman
Moderator: Alicia Ogawa, Director, Project on Japanese Corporate Governance and Stewardship, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
This webinar was a Phillips Pathway for Inclusive Leadership (PPIL) approved event.
Video
Live Webinar
Globalizing the Japanese Company: Stakeholder Capitalism Meets Shareholder Capitalism
Wednesday, March 10, 2021 | 7:00 – 8:00 PM (EST)
Thursday, March 11, 2021 | 9:00 – 10:00 AM (Japan Time)
Featuring:
Sarah Lubman, Acting Chief Communications Officer, SoftBank Group International
Annamarie Sasagawa, Director, Corporate Culture (Global), Kao Corporation
Video
Live Webinar
The Future of Finance and Empowering the Retail Investor
7:00-8:00 PM, Wednesday, February 17, 2021 (EST)
9:00-10:00 AM, Thursday, February 18, 2021 (Japan Time)
Featuring: Oki Matsumoto, Chairman and CEO, Monex Group, Inc.
Video
Live Webinar
TSE Introduces a Brand New Playing Field for Japanese Companies: Who Will Be the Winners?
Tuesday, February 9, 2021 | 7:00-8:00 PM (EST)
Wednesday, February 18, 2021 | 9:00-10:00 AM (Japan Time)
Featuring: Ryota Kimura, Chief Representative & General Manager , New York Representative Office, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Video
Live Webinar
Are Japanese CEOs Paid Too Little & U.S. CEOs Paid Too Much, and Why Does it Matter?
Thursday, December 3, 2020 | 7:00-8:00 PM (EST)
Friday, December 4, 2020 | 9:00-10:00 AM (JST)
Featuring: Steven Greenberg, Regional Managing Partner, Financial Services, APAC & ME, Heidrick & Struggles; James B. Rosenwald III, Managing Member and Portfolio Manager, Asia Equity, Dalton Investments; Hideaki Tsukuda, CEO, Board Advisors Japan, Inc.
Video
Live Webinar
Global Investment in a Nationally-Regulated World: Should Money Stay at Home?
Tuesday, November 10, 2020 | 6:00-7:00 PM (EST)
Wednesday, November 11, 2020 | 8:00-9:00 AM (JST)
Featuring: Martin Chorzempa, Research Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE); Nels Hansen, Partner, Corporate/M&A Practice Group, White & Case LLP
Video
Live Webinar
A Wave of Shareholder Activism Hits Japan's Shores
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 | 12:30 - 1:30 PM
Featuring: Josh Black, Editor-in-Chief, Activist Insight; Timothy Foley, Director of Research, Chalkstream Capital Group, L.P.
Video
Live Webinar
Getting Out the [Shareholder] Vote in Japan: An Overview of the 2020 Campaigns
Tuesday, August 11, 2020 | 12:30 – 1:30 PM (EDT)
Featuring: Marc Goldstein, Head of U.S. Research, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS); Masafumi Kondo, Deputy General Manager, New York Office, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Please note the video for this event will be available on our website at a later date.
Video
Live Webinar
Strategies for Unlocking Value in Japan: Attack or Engage?
Tuesday, July 28, 2020 | 6:00 – 7:00 PM (EDT)
Wednesday, July 29, 2020 | 7:00 – 8:00 AM (JST)
Featuring: David Baran, Co-CEO and Co-Founder, Symphony Financial Partners
Video
2019-2020
A Wave of Shareholder Activism Hits Japan's Shores (POSTPONED)*
Tuesday, April 7, 2020 | 12:30 - 1:45 PM
Room 140, Uris Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring: Josh Black, Editor-in-Chief, Activist Insight
Timothy Foley, Director of Research, Chalkstream Capital Group, L.P.
* This event did not take place at this time per University guidelines in response to COVID-19.
Thank you for your kind understanding and support during this challenging time. This event has been rescheduled to October 6, 2020.
ESG Investing: a Local, not a Global Issue
Wednesday, March 4, 2020 | 6:30-8:00 PM
Room 330, Uris Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring:
Leslie Norton, Senior Special Writer, Barron’s
Yasuhisa (Justin) Tsurumi, Senior Vice President; Head of Equity Investments, Nippon Life Global Investors Americas, Inc.
Jake Walko, VP, ESG Investing and Director of Global Investment Stewardship, Neuberger Berman
Knocking Down Walls: Making Japanese Companies Responsive to Their Shareholders
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 | 6:00-7:30 PM
Room 1501, International Affairs Building, Columbia University
Featuring:
Ken Hokugo '93, Director, Head of Corporate Governance; Director, Hedge Fund Investments, Pension Fund Association of Japan
Tim Laurie, Investment Analyst, Fir Tree Partners
Tsuyoshi Maruki, President & CEO, Strategic Capital, Inc.
Howard Smith, Portfolio Manager, Japanese Equities, Indus Capital Partners
The New Role of Board Director in Japan: A Global Context
Thursday, December 5, 2019 | 12:30-1:45 PM
Room 209, Warren Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring: Ayako Weissman, Outside Director, Toshiba Corporation; Senior Vice President, Horizon Kinetics LLC; Jon Lukomnik, Managing Partner, Sinclair Capital; Senior Fellow, High Meadows Institute
Making Cross-Border M&A Work: A Success Story
Thursday, October 10, 2019 | 12:30-1:45 PM
Room 311, Warren Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring: Toshiaki Sumino, President and Chief Executive Officer, DLI North America Inc.; Executive Officer and Chief General Manager, North America, Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.
2018-2019
Sustainability and Promotion of Long-term Investing: The Role of Investors and the Stock Exchange
Thursday, March 28, 2019, 12:30-1:45 PM
Room 332, Uris Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring: Ryota Kimura, Chief Representative & General Manager, New York Representative Office, Japan Exchange Group, Inc.; Shin Furuya, Impact Investment Strategist, Domini Impact Investments LLC
Practical Applications of ESG in Japan: How Investors Make Companies Better Global Citizens
Wednesday, February 27, 2019, 6:00-7:30 PM (Reception to follow)
Room 1501, International Affairs Building, Columbia University
Featuring: Fabiana Fedeli, Managing Director; Global Head of Fundamental Equities, Robeco; Laura Nishikawa, Managing Director, ESG Research, MSCI Inc.; Fiona Stewart, Lead Financial Sector Specialist, World Bank
Shareholder Activists Take on Corporate Japan
Wednesday, October 24, 2018, 12:30-2:00 PM
Room 303, Uris Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring: Marc Goldstein, Head of U.S. Research, Institutional Shareholders Services, Inc.; Benjamin Adams, General Manager, NY Branch, IR Japan, Inc.
The Rise of Japanese Cross-Border M&A in a New Era of Shareholder Scrutiny
Monday, October 15, 2018, 12:30-2:00 PM
Room 303, Uris Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring: Satoshi Kitada, Managing Director, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.
2017-2018
Changing the Game in Japan's Equity Markets: An Update on Corporate Governance Reforms
Tuesday, April 3, 2018, 6:00-7:30 PM
Room 208, Warren Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring: Akitsugu Era, Director and Head of Investment Stewardship Team, BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.; Ryota Kimura, Chief Representative & General Manager, New York Representative Office, Japan Exchange Group, Inc
A Tale of Two Systems: What Went Wrong at Toshiba and Wells Fargo
Thursday, March 22, 2018, 6:00 – 7:30 PM
Room 309, Warren Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring: Bruce Aronson, Professor, Business Law Department, Hitotsubashi University; Shane Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Project Director, Richard Paul Richman Center for Business, Law, and Public Policy, Columbia University; Josh Rosner, Managing Director, Graham Fisher & Co.
Power to the Pensions! Japanese and NYC Pension Funds as a Force for Good Governance
Thursday, November 9, 2017, 6:00 – 7:30 PM
Room 1501, International Affairs Building, Columbia University
Speaker: Michael Garland, Assistant Comptroller, Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment, Office of New York City Comptroller; Ken Hokugo, Director, Head of Corporate Governance; Director, Hedge Fund Investments, Pension Fund Association of Japan
2016-2017
Will New Governance Rules Change the Japanese Boardroom?
Monday, February 27, 2017, 12:30 - 2:00 PM
Uris Hall, Room 330, Columbia Business School
Speaker: Arthur M. Mitchell, Senior Counselor, Tokyo, White & Case LLP
Household Asset Diversification for Japan’s Economic Growth
Thursday, April 6, 2017, 12:30 - 2:00 PM
Warren Hall, Room 207, Columbia Business School
Speaker: Tetsuya Kubo, Chairman of the Board, SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.