ICC SUMMIT FUKUOKA 2027
Overview
An invitation-only executive conference built on the principle of learning together and creating industries together. Its signature content is Catapult, a seven-minute pitch contest, with sessions running across up to eight rooms from morning to night. This is the spring Fukuoka edition of the twice-yearly series; participants spend all three days with the same cohort, which makes relationship building unusually dense. A volunteer team of younger staff runs the event.
Foundation
- Founded
- 2016
- Founder
- ICC Partners, Inc.
First held in 2016 to create a venue for deeper learning and industry co-creation, starting with about 400 attendees
Transition
- 2016 First edition, ICC SUMMIT TOKYO 2016, with about 400 attendees
- 2017 Established the twice-yearly format across Fukuoka and Kyoto
- 2026 FUKUOKA 2026 held March 2-5 at Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk
- 2026 KYOTO 2026 held August 31 - September 3
- 2027 FUKUOKA 2027 on March 1-4 at Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk and other venues
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