Conference on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds

Conference on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds 
Thursday, November 30, 2023 | 3:00 – 6:10 PM
Room 620, Geffen Hall, Columbia Business School
Hosted by: Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School

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Panel I: Macro Environment for Long-Term Investment

Panelists:
Richard Clarida, C. Lowell Harriss Professor of Economics and International Affairs, Columbia University
Patricia C. Mosser, Director, MPA Program in Economic Policy Management; Senior Research Scholar, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University
Junko Nishioka, Chief Economist; Managing Director & Deputy General Manager, Treasury Unit, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Discussant: Hiroshi Ugai, Chief Economist; Managing Director, University Fund, Japan Science and Technology Agency

Moderator: Takatoshi Ito, Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds (PPPSF), CJEB; Professor, SIPA
Panel II: The University Fund of Japan (Title TBC)

Panelists:
Mark Anson, CEO and CIO, Commonfund
Masakazu Kita, Vice President and CIO, University Fund, Japan Science and Technology Agency
Naoya Sugimoto, CFA, CAIA, FRM, Managing Director and Co-CIO, University Fund, Japan Science and Technology Agency
Maria Vassalou, Former Co-CIO, Multi-Asset Solutions, Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Moderator: Takatoshi Ito

Welcoming Remarks: David Weinstein, Director, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University

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