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- Speaker: Jesper Koll
(Global Ambassador and Investment Advisory Committee Member, Monex Group Inc.) - Date: Tuesday, March 7, 2023, 6:30-8:30 pm
- Venue: Iwasaki Koyata Memorial Hal
- Language: Japanese (without interpretation)
- Admission: 5,000 yen/person (registraion required)
*This event is exclusively for I-House members.
Prolonged deflation, mounting government debt, uncertainties in the social security system, and widening inequality have made many in Japan pessimistic about the country’s future. German economist Jesper Koll has been researching and investing in Japan since becoming a resident of the country in 1986 and knows the Japanese economy inside out, including strengths and weaknesses that are often overlooked by the Japanese themselves. He is known for his positive and optimistic view of the Japanese economy and believes that Japan Surprises 2023. In this special lecture, he will give a full account of his forecast for the Japanese economy in 2023, including what we can expect from domestic and foreign investors, growth strategies and human resources investment of domestic companies, and the potential of the Japanese market.
Jesper Koll has been researching and investing in Japan since becoming a resident in 1986. Over the past three decades, Jesper has been consistently recognized as one of the top Japan strategists/economists, having worked as Chief Strategist and Head of Research for U.S. investment banks J.P. Morgan and Merrill Lynch. He currently serves as Expert Director for the Monex Group and the Japan Catalyst Fund, one of the Monex Group, (Japan’s first retail investor based corporate engagement/activist fund). His analysis and insights have earned him a position on several Japanese government and corporate advisory committees. He serves on the board of directors of OIST (Okinawa Institute of Science & Technology) and Asia Society (Japan). Jesper is an economist, angel-investor, patron; and yes, a Japan Optimist.