SDGs+Beyond Future Society for Life Week
IVS2025
IVS KYOTO Executive Committee
Discussion
- Global economic inequality, Food crisis, treatment methods for intractable diseases, etc.
| Transmission of simultaneous interpretation | Provided |
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| Language of interpretation | Japanese and English |
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Theme Weeks CONNECT
- Time and
Date of
the event -
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2025.07.02[Wed]
2025.07.04[Fri]
10:00 ～ 18:30
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- Venue
- Theme Weeks Connect (Outside Venue)
- Kyoto International Exhibition Hall "Miyako Messe" / ROHM Theatre Kyoto (9-1 Okazaki Seishojicho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City / 13 Okazakisaishoji-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City）
Programme details
IVS2025, Japan's leading startup conference, brings together heritage and innovation on a global stage. Under the vision "CATALYST FOR THE NEXT GENERATION," the event gathers entrepreneurs, researchers, investors, and government leaders for talks, networking, and pitch sessions. By exploring cutting-edge technology, market trends, and global challenges, IVS2025 fosters new business creation and supports innovators shaping the future.
This year, a new Deep Tech area will be introduced, focusing on breakthrough solutions to critical global issues through long-term research and development.
Reports
【Reflection】
We hosted a global startup conference featuring talk sessions, networking events, and pitch sessions with diverse participants including entrepreneurs, researchers, investors, and government officials, attracting a record-breaking attendance of over 13,000 people.
This year's IVS, themed “Reshape Japan with Global Minds,” was held in Kyoto—a place where history meets cutting-edge technology—aiming to co-create and rebuild Japan's future while incorporating global trends.
Through the event, we shared insights on the forefront of social challenges and market needs both domestically and internationally, while also sharing solutions to these challenges. Specifically, we covered topics such as “The State of Global Food Issues” and “Startup Implementation Cases for Solving Social Challenges,” providing participants with multifaceted perspectives. Furthermore, by exposing attendees to new technologies through booth exhibitions and sessions, and by fostering the emergence of new ventures, we supported the growth of innovators tackling global challenges.
Attendees, exhibitors, and speakers from many countries, including the United States, China, and South Korea, joined us. Each reexamined social issues from their unique perspectives, creating opportunities to collectively envision “the present and what lies beyond” and foster co-creation.
Moreover, the newly established “Deep Tech Area” introduced initiatives tackling severe global challenges. It shared awareness of issues and solutions leveraging new technologies across diverse fields: sustainable food provision through food tech, next-generation clean power via climate tech, and health tech addressing challenges like aging populations, labor shortages, and rising healthcare costs. Interactions with participants also led to concrete matchmaking and collaboration opportunities, paving the way for creating forward-looking solutions.
Moving forward, we will further encourage international participation, promote multilingual support, and strengthen global partnerships to foster new business creation from a worldwide perspective.
【Post EXPO Initiatives】
Through follow-up with event exhibitors and participants, we identify best practices and provide ongoing support to advance concrete exit strategies. We also gather feedback on challenges and areas for improvement to inform future enhancements.
Furthermore, Kyoto Prefecture will participate in the startup exhibition “Global Startup EXPO 2025 (GSE)” held within the Osaka-Kansai Expo grounds on September 17 and 18. With an eye toward achieving the SDGs and the future beyond, we are providing development and deployment support for creating sustainable solutions from the perspective of “global challenges × startups.”
More Information
SDGs+Beyond Future Society for Life Week
IVS2025
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2025.07.02[Wed]
10:00～18:30
(Venue Open 10:00)
- Theme Weeks Connect (Outside Venue)
- * Programme times and content are subject to change. Any changes will be announced on this website and via the ticket booking system.
- * The schedule is subject to change depending on the organiser's circumstances.
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