Financial Institutions Conference – Japan

Banking & Insurance

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Agenda

Agenda

12.00 - 13.00
JST

Registration & Networking Lunch

13.05 - 13.25
JST

Moody’s View: The Economic and Sovereign Outlook for Japan

PRESENTATION

  • Is Japan’s economic outlook resilient to evolving policy and global conditions?
  • Will inflation pressures stymie economic growth?
  • Are there any implications for the sovereign credit outlook?
13.25 - 14.10
JST

How Will Japanese Banks Adapt to Growing Funding Demand, Rising Interest Rates, and Rapid Technological Innovation?

PANEL DISCUSSION

  • Evolving operating environment for Japan's banking sector
  • Implications of these changes and strategic responses
  • AI, digital transformation (DX), and technological innovation
  • The future of Japan's banking industry and Mizuho's strategy
14.10 - 15.10
JST

CRO Agenda Amid a Changing Market Landscape

PANEL DISCUSSION

  • How are rising interest rates and increased yield curve volatility changing banks’ risk management strategies?
  • How do you assess the stability of the deposit base in a rising interest rate environment?
  • How are banks responding to geopolitical risks and a changing macroeconomic environment?
  • How should Chief Risk Officers strengthen resilience against cyber and operational risks?
  • As banks increase their exposure to private credit, including fund finance, what new risks are emerging?
15.10 - 15.30
JST

Networking Break

15.30 - 16.10
JST

The Current State of AI Adoption and Key Challenges for Japanese banks

PANEL DISCUSSION

  • The current landscape of AI adoption among Japanese banks
  • How technology is reshaping the operating environment for banks
  • Key challenges facing the banking industry as AI continues to evolve
  • Strategic management priorities for banks in the AI era

Agenda

12.00 - 13.00
JST

Registration & Networking Lunch

13.05 - 13.25
JST

Moody’s Macro View: Global and Japan Economic Outlook: Fault Lines

PRESENTATION

  • How will geopolitical upheaval and trade frictions affect the global and Japanese economies?
  • Will the artificial intelligence boom keep lifting corporate profits, financial markets, and the real economy?
  • As global growth and inflation dynamics shift, can governments and central banks avoid policy mistakes?
  • What will a tougher global backdrop and policy changes mean for exchange rates?
  • How will shifts in bond yields affect capital flows?
13.25 - 14.10
JST

Keynote Fireside Chat: Towards Further Evolution of Tokio Marine

  • Aspirations and Awareness of Challenges
  • Outlook and Key Strategies for Domestic and International Insurance Markets
  • M&A and Inorganic Growth Strategies
  • Policy on Utilization of Funds from Policy Equity Sales
  • Expansion of Solution Business (Non-Insurance Business)
14.10 - 15.00
JST

Insurance strategy amid market uncertainty

PANEL DISCUSSION

  • How are changes in the financial environment, such as rising domestic interest rates, higher equity prices, and increased foreign exchange volatility,  affecting insurers' investment strategies and asset-liability management?
  • As insurers place greater emphasis on the ESR framework, how do they balance financial soundness and capital efficiency, and how do they determine their risk appetite?
  • How do insurers decide which risks to retain and which risks to transfer through reinsurance? In addition, how do they position asset-intensive reinsurance within their overall risk management strategy?
  • How do insurers view the growing allocation to alternative assets, including private credit, and what are their expectations for future developments?
15.00 - 15.30
JST

Networking Break

15.30 - 15.45
JST

Japan insurance industry outlook

Presentation

  • What factors are driving positive outlooks for life and P&C sectors?
  • How will insurers manage capital and risk under the new economic capital regulations?
  • What risks could emerge from macroeconomic uncertainty and insurers’ high M&A appetite?
15.45 - 16.30
JST

The Growing Role of ILS in Risk Transfer: Implications for Japanese Insurers and Investors

Panel Discussion

  • Recent market developments and drivers of the global ILS market
  • Understanding and quantifying catastrophe risk through models and analytics
  • Key considerations and opportunities for Japanese insurers and investors participating in the ILS market