15th Japan Securities Summit 2026

Date: 11 February 2026
Time: 13:00 - 19:00 GMT
Venue: Mansion House, Walbrook, London, EC4N 8BH

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Overview

Japan Securities Dealers Association (JSDA), Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) and International Capital Market Association (ICMA) will co-host the 15th Japan Securities Summit at the Mansion House in London on February 11, 2026.

The Japan Securities Summit has been held since 2008 in major financial centres around the world, including London (2008, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2024), Hong Kong (2009), Singapore (2010), and New York (2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2023 and 2025).

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13:00		Registration
13:30		Opening remarks Mr. Bryan PASCOE, Chief Executive, International Capital Market Association (ICMA) Mr. HIBINO Takashi, Chairman and CEO, Japan Securities Dealers Association (JSDA)
13:40		Guest speech 1
13:45		Guest speech 2
14:05		Lead speech 1 Mr. MIYOSHI Toshiyuki, Vice Minister for International Affairs, Financial Services Agency, Government of Japan
14:25		Panel Discussion 1: Japanese economic and societal outlook and challenges Moderator: Mr. Laurent Depus, Secretary General, International Bankers Association of Japan Ms. Lynda GRATTON, Professor of Management Practice, London Business School Mr. KUMAGAI Mitsumaru, Deputy Chairman, Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd. Mr. Simon WEBBER, Head of Global Equities, Schroders
15:35		Coffee break
16:05		Lead speech 2 Mr. YAMAJI Hiromi, Director & Representative Executive Officer, Group CEO, Japan Exchange Group, Inc.
16:20		Panel discussion 2 & fireside chat
17:35		Networking reception
19:00		Event close

	HIBINO Takashi, Chairman and CEO, Japan Securities Dealers Association (JSDA) Takashi Hibino is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Japan Securities Dealers Association (JSDA). Before assuming his current position in July 2025, Mr. Hibino was Senior Executive Advisor of the Daiwa Securities Group Inc., one of the largest brokerage and investment banking groups in Japan, a role he served after seven years of being Chairman of the Board, following a six-year role as President and CEO of the company. Mr. Hibino started his career with Daiwa Securities Group in 1979 as a bond dealer in Tokyo. Afterwards, he was transferred to London and spent five years in the City. Since then, he has held various positions at Daiwa, including Head of Corporate Planning Department (1999-2002) and Head of Equity Division (2002-2004). He became a member of the board of directors of Daiwa Securities Group Inc. in 2004, before being appointed President and CEO in 2011 and Chairman of the Board in 2017. Mr. Hibino graduated from University of Tokyo with a BA in Law. In 2001, he attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.
	Bryan PASCOE, Chief Executive, ICMA Bryan Pascoe took over the role of Chief Executive of the International Capital Market Association in September 2021, assuming responsibility for leading ICMA’s work with its global membership of over 600 entities representing all constituent participants across all regions in the international debt capital markets. The primary mission of ICMA is to promote resilient, well-functioning and globally coherent fixed income markets through both effective regulatory advocacy and the advancement of best practice. ICMA’s mandate covers all elements of primary, secondary and repo and collateral markets with core focus also on Sustainable Finance and the application of Fintech and Digitalisation to the future of capital markets. Prior to joining ICMA Bryan built up almost 30 years of experience across investment and corporate banking, global markets businesses and bank treasury functions in London, Hong Kong and the Middle East. Most of his previous career was spent at HSBC where he held high profile and large-scale leadership positions across both prominent front-line business areas and critical functions including Global Head of Debt Syndicate, Global Head of Debt Capital Markets, and Group Treasurer and Head of Asset, Liability and Capital Management through times of considerable market development, challenge and disruption. He has extensive direct experience of the Asia-Pacific financial and capital markets, and is a Permanent Resident of Hong Kong where he lived between 1995 and 2005. Bryan began his career in 1992 on the Morgan Stanley Investment Banking Analyst Programme.
	YAMAJI Hiromi, Director & Representative Executive Officer, Group CEO, Japan Exchange Group, Inc. Hiromi Yamaji is the Group CEO of the Japan Exchange Group, Inc. Since joining the group in June 2013, he has been leading several developments in the Japanese financial market as CEO of Osaka Exchange, Inc. (2013 2021 ) and CEO of Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc (2021 2022). He now keeps leading this active role as Group CEO of the Japan Exchange Group, Inc. Before joining the group, Mr YAMAJI had 36 years experience specialising in the investment banking area and served as Executive Vice President, and Head of Global Investment Banking at Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. During his professional career, he worked in Europe and the US for 18 years and served as President and CEO of Nomura Europe Holdings plc in London, and Chairman of Nomura Holding America Inc. in New York. He graduated from the Law Faculty at Kyoto University, and holds an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

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