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IMPACT FUTURE WEEKEND 2026 AUTUMN - Responsible Capital Meets Social Innovation

A full-day Tokyo forum on directing capital toward social innovation, with keynotes, panels, a venture showcase, and a closing reception.

When
Fri, October 30, 2026 · 10:00–19:00 JST
Where
Chiyoda City, Japan · In person
Region
Kanto (Tokyo)
Organizer
Tokyo Innovation Base
Language
EN
Source
Luma
Summary
Impact Future Weekend 2026 Autumn is a full-day forum at Tokyo Innovation Base bringing together people working in finance, investment, entrepreneurship, philanthropy, business, and social innovation from Japan and across Asia. Held as an official related event of Japan Weeks 2026, it looks at how capital can move more effectively toward social innovation and what ventures need as they grow. The main forum runs keynotes and panel discussions on long-term value creation and responsible investment, financing social innovation, the role of foundations and family offices, Japan's social challenges, and Japan-Asia collaboration. Running alongside it, the Impact Venture Exchange gives selected ventures and organizations a space to present their work, host a booth, and meet investors, foundations, corporates, and partners. Venture tracks cover climate and circular economy in the morning, then health, education, future of work, food and agriculture, and cross-border innovation in the afternoon. The programme runs 10:00 to 19:00, closing with short presentations and an open networking reception for speakers, founders, investors, partners, and attendees. It is aimed at founders, investors and fund managers, foundations, corporate innovation teams, universities and research institutions, and ecosystem builders. Sessions will be conducted primarily in English, and applications to join the Impact Venture Exchange are open.
About the community

The gathering draws the impact entrepreneurship community across Japan and Asia: founders building ventures against social and environmental problems, alongside the investors, family offices, foundations, corporate innovation teams, and ecosystem builders who fund and support them. Programming mixes forum-style keynotes and panels with a curated venture showcase and open networking, and the forum returns in seasonal editions.

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