ICC Summit (Industry Co-Creation Summit)
Overview
A conference built on "learning together, creating industry together", where founders and executives learn side by side from morning to night. Its signature program is Catapult, a seven-minute pitch contest. Held twice a year (Fukuoka and Kyoto), it runs sessions across up to eight parallel venues. At the most recent Fukuoka 2026 edition, 90.1% of 801 respondents rated it "the best".
Speakers
- Yasukane Matsumoto (CEO, Raksul)
- Makoto Nishino (CEO, Oh my teeth)
- Motohiko Tokuriki (note producer)
Foundation
- Founded
- 2016
- Founder
- ICC Partners, Inc.
Founded in 2016 aiming for deeper learning and industry co-creation. Started with 400 attendees
Transition
- 2016 First ICC Summit TOKYO 2016 held, with about 400 attendees
- 2017 Established the twice-a-year format in Fukuoka and Kyoto
- 2019 Tickets sold out. The Catapult Grand Prix became the flagship program
- 2022 In-person events resumed after COVID. 82.9% rated the event 'the best'
- 2026 KYOTO 2026 held August 31 to September 3. EEFUL Holdings, which runs M&A in the nursing care sector, won the Catapult Grand Prix, while Japan Superconductor Application Development took the Deep Tech Catapult, VUILD the Crafted Catapult, and IKOU (Halu) the Social Good Catapult
Voices
Our management team split across sessions and shared notes. Strategic perspectives noticeably elevated.
The closeness to speakers and candid conversations are what make ICC special.
Pitched a touchless ticket gate in the Catapult Grand Prix and finished fifth (from Sinumy's report, in Japanese)
Served over 1,500 bowls of pork soup in two days at a booth and placed fifth out of 22 (from Riho Kurisu's report, in Japanese)
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