Keynote Speech 1

The Financial Services Agency's Approach to Financial DX

Mamoru Yanase

Deputy Director-General, Strategy Development and Management Bureau
Financial Services Agency

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The Optimal Solution for Network Segmentation: A Perspective from Japan's FSA Cybersecurity Guideline

Shintaro Mori

Manager
Soliton Systems K.K.

With the release of the new cyber security guidelines by the Financial Services Agency, we have been receiving an increasing number of consultations regarding security enhancements. In particular, we are often asked about the risks and costs associated with physical and logical separation of networks. In this seminar, we will explore the optimal solution for network isolation by referring to multiple guidelines issued by the FSA and other public organizations, as well as past incident case studies.

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Norinchukin Bank's Journey Towards Digital Transformation and Organizational Culture Reform

Chida Natsuhiro

IT & SYSTEMS PLANNING DIVISION
DX Co-Creation Group
The Norinchukin Bank

Shohei Nomura

Enterprise Account Executive
Box, Inc.

The Norinchukin Bank has introduced a content management platform with Box at its core to improve operational efficiency, comply with regulations, and strengthen security, accelerating DX throughout the Group. In addition, we are promoting organizational transformation (CX) to create a flexible organization that delivers new experiences and value to customers. In this session, we will introduce actual examples of The Norinchukin Bank's efforts under the themes of “security enhancement,” “business efficiency improvement,” and “data utilization.

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Learn about Effective ASM from Case Studies of Banks

Yuji Sueyoshi

Sales Engineer
ULTRA RED Ltd.

The Financial Services Agency's "Guidelines for Cybersecurity in the Financial Sector" published in October last year calls for a higher level of understanding of the current state of information assets, vulnerability management, and improved resilience. An increasing number of financial institutions are considering the introduction of comprehensive ASM. There are many ASM products, and many customers are probably struggling to choose one. We will introduce ASM/CTEM, which has notable operational points and the effects of its introduction, based on actual implementation cases at banks.

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Practical Applications of AI You Can Use Today

James Marsden

Head of Post-Trade Asia Pacific
Broadridge

In today's rapidly evolving financial landscape, AI is no longer just a buzzword—it's a strategic asset. Learn how to leverage AI to enhance decision-making, boost performance, and gain a competitive edge.

Keynote Speech 2

Insights for Risk Management and Resilience from the Perspective of Recent Cyber Threat Landscape

Takayuki Ohinata

Executive Director
Financials ISAC Japan

Recent cyber-attacks are becoming more difficult to deal with due to the increasing severity of division of labor organized crime and the intensification of sophisticated international cyber-warfare. In this session, we will explain the recent cyber attack threat trends with specific examples, as well as the intuition to strengthen the ability to manage risks during normal times and resilience during emergencies.

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Fukuoka Financial Group : How to Enable Observability

YUKIHIRO KUMADAKI

Assistant General Manager
Fukuoka Financial Group , Inc.

Koji Aizawa

Senior Solution Consultant
New Relic Inc.

As cloud-native systems become increasingly widespread, “observability” is rapidly gaining attention. In this session, we will share the journey of transitioning our cloud-based system monitoring from Zabbix to New Relic, an observability platform. We will discuss the changes in system operations after implementing the observability, our future goals, and the initiatives we are undertaking to realize observability.

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Cybersecurity in the Financial Sector - Security by Design and Supply Chain Risk Management

Takeshi Ohmori

Senior Director
Black Duck Software G.K.

Today, financial services are an important part of the social infrastructure, and a sudden service outage would have a huge impact. Financial services, which are heavily dependent on IT systems, are strongly required to prevent large-scale system failures and cybersecurity incidents, or to detect and deal with them as soon as possible.
Not to mention the Financial Stability Board (FSB) and the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), regulations and guidelines on operational and supply chain risks have been issued, such as the US Presidential Order and the European DORA/CRA. Security measures, including the supply chain throughout the entire lifecycle from the planning and design stage to operation and service termination, have become an essential requirement for business continuity and are part of service quality.
In this session, we will outline examples of supply chain attacks, the requirements for supply chain risk management and security by design, as well as cybersecurity activities that should be implemented, and introduce solutions that support these activities.

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Generative AI for Revenue Enhancement in Financial Institutions: Leveraging Knowledge Graphs

Oikawa Keiichiro

Sales Manager - BFSI
Altair Engineering Ltd.

<Panelists>

Takehide Hirose

Investment Development Group Head
Investment Department
umitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Limited

Kiyoshi Izumi

Professor
Department of Systems Innovation School of Engineering
THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO

Takuro Kito

Senior Application Specialist - Data Analytics
Altair Engineering Ltd.

This panel discussion will explore how to maximize revenue while solving the challenges facing the financial industry by leveraging generative AI and the Knowledge Graph. Experts from leading financial institutions will be invited to discuss how to go beyond operational efficiency to uncover new revenue opportunities and increase customer value, as well as sustainable approaches to using AI from a data governance and risk management perspective.

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Keynote Speech 3

Recent Developments and Challenges on RWA Token Market

Kenji Hoki

Advisor, Chairperson of Usecase Subcommittee & Custody Subcommittee
Japan Cryptoasset Business Association

The use cases of linking real-world assets (RWAs) to tokens are attracting global interest across the Web 3.0 domain, including not only NFTs but also security tokens, stable coins, and cryptographic assets. The latest case studies, market trends, and issues for development will be explained.

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KPMG Initiatives to Promote Financial Institutions to Leverage Web3.0

Kenji Hoki

Head of Web3.0 Promotion Support Division, KPMG Japan / Director, Financial Services, KPMG AZSA LLC.

Masamichi Yamamoto

Web3.0 Promotion Support Division, KPMG Japan / Senior Manager, KPMG Consulting Co., Ltd.

Tomokazu Sekiguchi

Partner, Financial Services, KPMG AZSA LLC.

Introduction of KPMG's approaches to the challenges faced by financial institutions in utilizing Web 3.0
・Current status and issues related to the use of Web 3.0 in financial business: Latest trends, responses, and issues related to the use of Web 3.0 by companies, local governments, organizations, etc.
・Risk management and regulatory compliance for the use of Web 3.0: Risk management and regulatory compliance for the use of Web 3.0.
・Accounting issues related to Web 3.0: Trends and responses to accounting standards related to Web 3.0

Keynote Speech 4

Digital Transformation at BlackRock

Shingo Yokoyama

Director, Aladdin Client Business
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.

Since its founding in 1988, BlackRock has fully utilized technology to achieve fiduciary, sophisticated risk management, and data-driven investments in scalable manner. The development of Aladdin, BlackRock's technology platform that embodies its invesmtnet operations, also began during this period. I will discuss how BlackRock has achieved growth through digital transformation, using examples of Aladdin's case studies.

Panel Discussion

Structural changes of electricity trading and the prospect for the overall energy trading markets in Japan

<Moderator>

Hiroshi Matsubara

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

<Panelists>

Tomokazu Otsuka

eSquare Live Department
enechain Corporation

Kensuke Yazu

General Manager, Derivatives Business Development
Japan Exchange Group / Tokyo Commodity Exchange

Yasumasa Tsugane

Commodity Trading &Risk Management Div. Senior Marketing Manager
MITSUI & CO.,LTD.

Japan surpasses European countries in the amount of its electricity production and consumption . The demand for hedging market risks of volatile price movements of the energy market is increasing as a result of the recent global geopolitical situations and the climate changes. Electricity futures trading in Japan seems to be gaining significant increase of trading volumes for the last couple of years in mainly on the OTC trading but also on the exchange trade on TOCOM. This panel will review characteristics and ongoing changes of the market structure of electricity trading along with the issues the industry is facing. It is also intended to cover the prospect for the overall energy markets such as LNG trading in Japan.