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Yasunori Kasai

Masao Shimazaki

Deputy Director-General of the Strategy Development and Management Bureau

Mr. Masao SHIMAZAKI joined the Ministry of Finance in 1995. At the JFSA, he has held several key positions, including: Director of the Banking Business Division II (responsible for supervising regional banks), Director of the Corporate Accounting and Disclosure Division, Director of the Financial Markets Division (in charge of financial market regulation), and Director of the Resources Management Division (overseeing human resources). He assumed his current role in July 2025. His responsibilities include promoting fintech and supervising the fintech sector, including funds transfer services and crypto asset exchange businesses.

Evolving Cyber Threat Trends and Financial Institutions' Responses

Osamu Terai

Senior Managing Executive Officer, Group Chief Information Security Officer
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

Joined a bank's systems subsidiary, serving as PM for the Mizuho integration project's local systems support at the bank's London branch. Moved to Nomura Research Institute. Gained extensive experience spanning data center relocation, derivatives system implementation, and planning/building private clouds for clients. Transferred to Mizuho Securities. Promoted the adoption and utilization of public cloud services. Served as Head of Mizuho FG's cybersecurity oversight department and Group Co-CISO before assuming current position in April 2024.

Seihaku Yoshida

CEO
HashPort Inc.

Founded HashPort Inc. in 2018. As Japan's largest non-custodial wallet provider, the company operates HashPort Wallet, which has been downloaded over 1.1 million times, and also handles wallet development for the Osaka-Kansai Expo and numerous corporate clients. Prior to founding the company, he worked at the digital division of Boston Consulting Group (now BCG X) as the youngest Venture Architect in the Tokyo office, focusing on business development. He graduated from Keio University's Faculty of Law.

Noritaka Okabe

CEO
JPYC inc.

In 2001, while attending Hitotsubashi University, he founded his first company and subsequently led numerous projects as CEO and CTO. In 2017, he co-founded Real World Games Inc., demonstrating exceptional leadership in both technology and finance. In 2019, he launched Japan Crypto Asset Market Co., Ltd. (now JPYC Co., Ltd.). As CEO, he began issuing the JPY-denominated prepaid token "JPYC Prepaid" in 2021. He also focuses on education and industry development, serving as a visiting professor at iU Professional University of Information Management Innovation, Vice Representative Director of the Blockchain Promotion Association (BCCC), and Director of the Japan Crypto Asset Business Association (JCBA). On October 27, 2025, he commenced issuance of Japan's first yen-pegged stablecoin, "JPYC."

Yasunori Kasai

Data & Analytics Director
LSEG

After working at both domestic and foreign securities firms, he joined Reuters in 2001, engaging in desktop and server product operations. Since 2008, he has led equity business planning, later overseeing Asia-wide equity desktop and transaction businesses from 2013. From 2017, he managed cross-asset trading in Japan, and since 2019, has been responsible for trading and news across Asia. In 2021, he began leading strategic business design across all product lines in Japan. He holds an MBA and CMA. Director of Alternative Data Acceleration Association (JADAA).

Ichio Sato

Head of Strategic Initiatives Unit & Head of Data Science Unit
Digital and Al Strategy Office
SBI Holdings, Inc.

Joined SBI Holdings as a new graduate in 2007. Appointed Representative Director of SBI Points in 2008. Established and led the group-wide data utilization Center of Excellence (CoE) organization "President's Office Big Data Division" in 2012. Served as Director and Planning & Publishing Committee Chairperson of FDUA in 2022.
In 2023, established the specialized generative AI organization "SBI Generative AI Office" and assumed the role of Office Head, promoting generative AI utilization and knowledge sharing. Assumed current position in July 2025, integrating predecessor departments.

Yoshikazu Igashima

ORACLE CORPORATION JAPAN

Engaged in system planning and development at SI firms, financial institutions, and product vendors. While planning and developing systems for financial institutions—including finance/accounting, HR/payroll, and loan management—also served as system operations manager. Consistently handled system planning and development from a customer perspective, including PDM for manufacturing, quality knowledge management, WMS for a major beverage manufacturer, CRM, and procurement planning/development.

Keita Yuyama

Acting Chair, Modernization Committee; Examination Working Group Question Committee Member
NPO Financial IT Association

Financial IT Association Modernization Committee Committee Proxy Digital Talent Development Committee Certification WG Exam Questioning Committee Member
Trust Holdings, Inc. Vice President and Representative Director Trust Corporation President and Representative Director / Co-Founder Head of IT Consulting Business Division After serving as Director at Daiwa Institute of Research and other major domestic consulting firms, assumed current position. Within the financial industry, has been involved in numerous initiatives spanning strategy formulation, planning, and conceptualization through to execution support, primarily focused on digital and IT. Particularly skilled at formulating and driving effective plans from both business and IT perspectives.

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 serving 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.

Eiji Kobayashi

Country Head, Japan
Securitize Japan K.K.

Graduated from Brown University and the University of Chicago. Joined Merrill Lynch's New York headquarters investment banking division as a new graduate, working on Wall Street for approximately four years, including at Goldman Sachs. After returning to Japan, worked at Lehman Brothers, Deutsche Bank, American Express, and others before assuming the current position in 2020. Director of JSTA.

Tatsuya Saito

Founder and CEO
Progmat, Inc.

Joined Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation in 2010 As a "serial entrepreneur", he has been involved in the development and implementation of several digital platforms.
In 2022, he announced the formation of an independent company for the digital asset infrastructure business with investments from several financial institutions and he has been CEO since the company's founding in October 2023. He has 8 patents registered.

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).