Ryusuke Yokoyama

Executive Vice President & CIO

Japan Exchange Group, Inc.

Ryusuke Yokoyama, Executive Vice President & CIO of Japan Exchange Group, Inc., joined Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) in April 1986. After serving as Director of IT Business Department, an Executive Vice President of JPX, he was appointed to his current position in April 2022. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Economics from Waseda University.

Takayuki Ohinata

Group CISO

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

Teruhisa Kurita

Director-General,Strategy Development and Management Bureau

Financial Services Agency

Mr. Teruhisa KURITA is the Director-General of the Strategy Development and Management Bureau of the Japanese Financial Services Agency (JFSA).
He started his career in 1987 with the Ministry of Finance, Japan.
Between 2016 and 2018, he worked as the Deputy Director-General of the Supervision Bureau (in charge of the supervision of large banks and insurance companies).
Between 2018 and 2022, he worked as the Director-General of the Supervision Bureau.
Since June 2022, he has been in the current position.

Kenji Hoki

Advisor / Chairperson of Usecase Subcommittee & Custody Subcommittee

Japan Cryptoasset Business Association

Hiroshi Matsubara

Co-chair, Japan Regional Committee - FIX Trading Community
Representative, Pine Grove Research

With more than 30-year industry experience in marketing financial information and electronic transaction products. Serves as Co-Chair of the Japan regional committee of FIX Trading Community since 2007 and has taken the industrial thought leadership role. Set up own business entity “Pine Grove Research” in 2021 focussed on new technologies in financial markets by mainly working for off-shore FinTech firms. Previously spent 15 years at Fidessa (now ION Group) by overseeing product marketing and marketing communication activities. Originally worked for Reuters for 17 years holding various product marketing positions both in Japan and overseas (UK and US). Joined Reuters London as a graduate management trainee from Reuters Asia in 1987.

Kimio Mikazuki

President
Osaka Digital Exchange Co., Ltd.

He has been involved in a wide range of investment businesses after building up a base in corporate finance at Aozora Bank. He has also been involved in the management of IT companies after their acquisition, and has served as Representative Director of the IT subsidiary of Olympus Corporation, Director and COO of Bitpoint Japan, and has been Head of STO Business Development at SBI Securities since 2020. Current position since 2021. 2019-2020: Chairman of the ICO/STO Subcommittee of the Japan Virtual Currency Business Association (JCBA).

Makoto Sakaguchi

Representative Director
Cumberland Japan K.K.

30 years of experience in manufacturing and distribution of investment products for both institutional as well as mass affluent. Successfully introduced new strategies and asset classes to Japan atNippon Credit, Nomura, Citi, Janus, and Investec. Joined DRW in early 2018.