Riyadh, November 17, 2025 – The Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute today unveiled the first wave of global leaders and the program focus for FII PRIORITY Asia 2025, taking place 30 November – 1 December in Tokyo. 

The summit will explore “The New Asia,” how the region’s capital, creativity, and technological leadership are reshaping global growth and redefining the world’s economic center of gravity. 

Held in collaboration with Mizuho Financial Group, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) Group as Presenting Partners, the two-day summit will convene global investors, policymakers, founders, and Fortune 500 CEOs for high-impact dialogues, curated roundtables, and strategic investment exchanges. 

The Public Investment Fund (PIF) and H.E. Yasir Al-Rumayyan, Governor of PIF and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of FII Institute, will play a central role across the program. 

Richard Attias, Chairman of the Executive Committee and Acting CEO of the FII Institute, said: 

“Tokyo is the natural stage for ‘The New Asia.’ Together with our distinguished Presenting Partners,  Mizuho, MUFG, and SMBC Group, FII PRIORITY Asia will transform West–East dialogue into actionable investment and breakthrough collaboration across AI, mobility, healthcare, finance, and the creative industries.” 

 Headline Speakers Already Confirmed 

The summit will feature high-level voices shaping the future of global innovation and investment, including: 

• Tony Vinciquerra, Chairman, Sony Pictures Entertainment (US) 
• Dr. Hiroaki Kitano, President & CEO, Sony Computer Science Laboratories (Japan) 
• Yoshinori Kanehana, Chairman, Kawasaki Heavy Industries (Japan) 
• Takeshi Hashimoto, President & CEO, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (Japan) 
• Karl Deppen, CEO, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (Japan) 
• Gene Berdichevsky, CEO & Co-Founder, Sila (US) 
• Alexander Sukharevsky, Global Leader, QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey (UK) 
• Robby Yung, CEO for Investments, Animoca Brands (Global) 
• Henadi Al-Saleh, CEO, Agility (UAE) 
• Rishi Kapoor, Vice Chairman & CIO, Investcorp (Bahrain) 
• H.E. Dr. Majid Al Fayyadh, CEO, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (Saudi Arabia) 
• Ridha Wirakusumah, CEO, Indonesia Investment Authority (Indonesia) 
• Laurent Germain, CEO, EGIS (France) 
• Dr. James Peng, CEO, Pony.ai (China) 
• David Su, Founding Managing Partner, Matrix Partners China (China) 
• Gunther Hamm, President/Partner, Hopu Investments (China) 

Program Themes: Where Asia’s Future Meets the World 

FII PRIORITY Asia 2025 will focus on the strategic engines accelerating global transformation: 

• AI, Compute & Sovereign Tech: Building the infrastructure, governance, and real-world applications powering Asia’s AI leadership. 
• Future of Mobility & Supply Chains: Autonomous systems, maritime excellence, and next-generation logistics driven by Japan’s industrial strength. 
• Capital Flows & Private Markets: Asia as the nucleus of family office growth, alternatives, and strategic capital to the Global South. 
• Health, Longevity & Bio-Innovation: From world-class research to scalable impact for ageing societies and younger populations alike. 
• Creative Economy, Gaming & Web3: How IP, immersive media, and tokenized value are forging a new era of creativity and digital ownership. 

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