SpeakerAkihiro Okishima
Akihiro
Okishima
Mizuho Securities
Head of Innovative Startups Strategy Department
Akihiro is the head of the specialist team for the cutting-edge technology fields such as AI, IoT and bio/life science, and leads Mizuho’s investment banking business for “Innovative” startups, technology companies and venture capital funds. He has been involved in the investment banking and fund management industries for more than twenty years in Mizuho and BlackRock, and also engaged in Business Valuation, while working on business applications of data analysis and AI. Akihiro holds a lot of professional certifications such as Member of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS), Certified International Investment Analyst (CIIA) and Chartered Member of SAAJ (CMA), and a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the University of Tokyo.
Sessions
2024/08/29
4:00PM - 4:30PM
TRON Stage
EN
Web3 Investment: Institutions, Startups,(C) VCs, and Angels
This panel will explore the current landscape and future prospects of investments in the cryptocurrency and blockchain sector. The speakers, representing traditional financial institutions (Mizuho Securities), alternative investment firms (Apollo Singapore Investments), and crypto-native funds (Spartan), will discuss investment strategies, market trends, and opportunities in the evolving digital asset space. The panel will likely cover topics such as institutional adoption, risk management, emerging technologies, and the integration of crypto investments into traditional portfolios.
