Futures Industry Association of Japan
Futures Industry Association of Japan
FIA Japan New Year Party 2026
To celebrate the start of the new year, FIA Japan is pleased to host a New Year’s Party as outlined below. This event will provide a valuable opportunity to network with industry leaders, and we would be delighted if you could join us together with your colleagues.
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Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 3:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
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Reception Guest of Honor: Mr. Yutaka Ito, Commissioner. Financial Services Agency
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Special Guest Speaker: Mr. Kenji Nakanishi, Member of the House of Representatives
Program Overview (Tentative)
Please note that the following program is tentative and subject to change without prior notice.
Part A: Panel Discussions
15:00-15:30 Panel Registration Opens
15:30-16:30 Panel 1: "Title TBC" (Organized by the FIA Japan Technology Committee)
16:30-17:30 Panel 2: "Spotlight on Yen Rates markets"
Part B: Reception
17:30-18:00 Cocktail Time
18:00-18:05 Opening Remarks by the FIA Japan Chairman Clairmont
18:05-18:10 Guest of Honor Remarks
18:10-18:25 Special Guest Speech
18:25-19:55 Kanpai & Networking
20:00 Closing Remarks
Participation & Fees
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Part A (Panel Discussions) Free of charge. Open to all (members and non-members).
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Part B (Reception) Members: Up to 2 participants per company free of charge; from the 3rd participant, ¥3,000 per person Non-members: ¥5,000 per person
※We kindly ask that payment be made in cash on the day of the event.
※Please complete your registration by January 16th (Friday) .
Inquiries: FIA Japan Executive Secretary Yuko Ohashi yuko.ohashi@fiajapan.org
We look forward to seeing you there.
Sincerely,
Richard Clairmont, Chairman, FIA Japan FIAジャパン会長 リチャード・クレアモント
Koichiro Ohashi, President, FIA Japan FIAジャパン プレジデント 大橋 宏一郎
Peter Jaeger, Vice President, FIA Japan FIAジャパン バイスプレジデント ピーター・イェガー
Special Guest and Panelists
Yutaka Ito
Special Guest of Honour
Commissioner. Financial Services Agency
Kenji Nakanishi
Special Guest Speaker
Member of the House of Representatives
Panel 1
“Title TBC”
(Organized by the FIA Japan Technology Committee)
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Moderator
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Panel 2
“Spotlight on Yen Rates Markets”
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BIOGRAPHIES
Shun Yanagisawa
Japan Head of Futures, Clearing and FX Prime Brokerage Markets
Shun Yanagisawa is the Japan Head of Futures, Clearing, and FX Prime Brokerage within Citigroup's Markets division. With over two decades of extensive industry experience, he oversees a broad portfolio including Prime Brokerage across FX, Equities, and Fixed Income and Futures, and Futures and OTC Clearing.
Mr. Yanagisawa is a prominent advocate for the stability and development of the derivatives and clearing ecosystem. He actively participates in public roundtables and holds influential positions in various industry organizations, including serving as an elected board member and chairman of the
Operations Committee of FIA Japan, a member of the interest rate swap steering committee at JSCC, an advisory board member of Risk.net ASIA, and a member of several ISDA working groups.
Prior to joining Citi, he held sales and marketing roles at JPMorgan in Japan for over eleven years.
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