English IR Personnel Training Seminar (October 2024) Information & Presentation Materials
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Co-hosted by: General Incorporated Association Tokyo International Financial Institution (FinCity.Tokyo), Japan Exchange Group, Inc. and Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
The Tokyo International Financial Center and Japan Exchange Group, Inc. / Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. will host the "English IR Personnel Development Seminar" to support listed companies in their efforts to disclose and provide company information in English.
This seminar will feature presentations by experts in investor relations for overseas investors, listed companies actively pursuing English disclosure, and investors. Topics will include the perspective of overseas investors, the importance of IR for overseas investors, and approaches for implementing simultaneous Japanese-English disclosure.
The seminar program is designed for listed companies considering starting English disclosure, those seeking to enhance their English disclosure or improve dialogue with overseas investors, and unlisted companies aiming for listing. It will be held over
two sessions.
The program is divided by the target listed market segment (participants may attend sessions for market segments different from their own).
Date & Time: 【Day 1】Monday, October 7, 2024, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
【Day 2】Tuesday, October 8, 2024, 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Target Audience:
【Day 1】October 7, 2024 (Monday) 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Primarily Standard Market, Growth Market, TOKYO PRO Market, and unlisted companies
【Day
2】October 8, 2024 (Tuesday) 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM: Prime Market
(You may register for sessions targeting a different market segment than your own. Even if listed on the Prime Market, if you have recently started English disclosure, please consider attending Day 1.)
Format: Hybrid event (online + in-person)
Venue
: TSE
Hall, 2-1 Nihonbashi Kabutocho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Participation Fee:
Free
Capacity: On-site 150 people, Online 1000 people (first-come, first-served)
[Regarding Cooperation for On-site Participation]
As
seating at the venue is limited, priority for on-site participation will be given to company executives and IR officers.
Registration Deadline: On-site (Tokyo Stock Exchange Hall): October 6, 9:00 AM
Online [7th]: October 7, 12:00 PM
Online [
8th]: October 8, 12:00 PM
Presentation materials can be downloaded here. (Please note that some materials will not be distributed.)
Handout Materials October 7 Link
Archived Video (Excluding some programs. Will redirect to YouTube.)
Program
・Day 1
14:00-14:05 Co-organizer Greeting: Katsumi Aoi, Managing Executive Officer, Tokyo Stock Exchange
14:05-14:50 Listed Company Panel Discussion
Mr. Yuki Hashimoto, Director and Executive Officer, CFO, INFORICH Co., Ltd.
Tatsuya Yokoyama, General Manager, Accounting & General Affairs Department, GRCS Co., Ltd.
Rina Yamada, Corporate Planning Office, Axezia Inc.
Lawyer's INFO Co., Ltd. Director and COO, Mr. Hide Shigematsu (Moderator)
14:50-15:40 What Overseas Investors Seek from Japanese Companies' IR ~An Overseas Investor's Perspective~
Mr. Kazuhiro Toyoda, Director and Head of Japanese Equity Investment, Schroders Investment Management Co., Ltd.
15:40-15:55 Break
15:55-16:10 Tokyo Metropolitan Government Initiatives
Ken Tanaka, Director, Special Zones and Regulatory Reform Division, Startup and International Financial City Strategy Office, Tokyo Metropolitan Government (also serving as Director, Promotion Division and Director, Startup Strategy Promotion Division)
16:10-16:50 Essential Perspectives for Conducting IR for Overseas Investors: Key Considerations for Management and IR Departments
Makiko Hamabe, Representative, Makiko Hamabe Office (IR/ESG Consulting)
16:50-17:00 Co-host Greetings
Ryo Tobita, Deputy Secretary General, Tokyo International Financial Institution, General Incorporated Association
・Day 2
14:00-14:05 Co-host Greetings: Katsumi Aoi, Managing Executive Officer, Tokyo Stock Exchange
14:05-14:20 Enhancing English Disclosure on the Prime Market and TSE Initiatives
Keisuke Naito, Manager, Disclosure Operations Office, Listing Department, Tokyo Stock Exchange
14:20-14:30 Promoting Dialogue Between Listed Companies and Investors: Overseas Investor Demand for Transcripts of IR Briefings
Junichi Hongo, President and CEO, SCRIPTS Asia Inc.
14:30-15:20 Key Considerations in Dialogue with Global Investors
Yuki Soga, Founder, Penrose Japan
15:20-15:35 Break
15:35-16:25 Panel Discussion: Listed Companies
Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. IR Department Group Manager Mizho Shen
Mr. Hirohiko Nakatani, General Manager, IR Department, Accounting & Finance Division, Yokogawa Electric Corporation
Ms. Junko Oike, General Manager, IR Department, Corporate Strategy Division, Advantest Corporation
J-Euras IR Co., Ltd. Director Maki Harayama (Moderator)
16:25-17:25 Practical Implementation of English Disclosure: Toward Simultaneous Japanese-English Disclosure
Planning for English Disclosure Implementation: Tomoko Matsumoto, President & CEO, Japan Financial Translation Co., Ltd.
Key Points for Outsourcing Translation, Machine Translation from a Professional Translator's Perspective: Mr. Yamato Kobayashi, International Business Division, Takara Printing Co., Ltd.
17:25-17:30 Co-host Greetings
Tokyo International Financial Institution, General Incorporated Association, Deputy Secretary General Tomoko Oyama
Contact:
Tokyo International Financial Institution English Disclosure Support Project Secretariat: disclosure.g@fincity.tokyo