TIMETABLE

[Closed Session] Learn at IVS! The Too-Real Enterprise Sales Tactics of AI-Serious Startups

[Closed Session]Japan's Tech Innovation Policy Frontline: The Current State of AI & Web3 Regulations and Emerging Business Opportunities

[Closed Session] Considering the Social Implementation of "Human-Centered AI" - Designing Services, Society, and Law

Can AI Enable Unbiased Decision-Making? — Designing Organizational Decision-Making with Speed, Clarity, and Impact

Designing the Future of Regions with AI — How Local Communities Are Embracing and Implementing Technology

[Closed Session] Character × AI — Unleashing the Full Power of Creative Expression

[Closed Session] The Present and Future of AI-Powered Virtual Humans — Technology and Use Cases

A Macro Analysis of “Entertainment,” Japan’s Leading Growth Industry and a Rising Focus in the Startup Ecosystem

Why Entertainment M&A Is Accelerating Now - Evolving Strategies and the Battlegrounds of the Future

Atsushi Tamura’s X Weave — Into a Future Where Challengers Cross Paths

[Closed Session] "Games Are Eating the World" Discover the New Frontiers of Gaming as the Line Between Indie and Mainstream Disappears

Exploring New Dimensions in Culture and Art—Through the Eyes of Space

Chasing Global Hits: Creating Fandom Through Short-Form Video - Exploring the Latest Trends Across East Asia

The EC Enabler Frontier - Revolutionizing the Backend of "Buying"

How Deep Tech is Changing Women's Life Stages

The Real Gen Z: U25 Entrepreneurs on Careers and Social Impact

The Next Generation of Builders: How Diverse Talent Is Shaping Japan’s Tech Future

Redesigning Work Culture Beyond Masculine Norms

"DEI x Startups: How Minority Voices Drive Innovation" ~ Building the Future Through Services for Women, LGBTQ+ Communities, and Low-Income Households ~

Ground-Level DEI in Action — Corporate Transformation and the Future of Cross-Sector Collaboration

Global Fastest-Rising Startup Ecosystems

Driving Social Transformation through EIR:！Unlocking the Potential of Deep Tech

Deep Tech, Hard Things

Venturing into Space: Market Frontlines and the Roadmap to Growth

[Closed Session] Tokyo University & Hongo Valley Critical Point - Beyond Public-Private Partnerships

The Realities of Thinking Necessary for IPO Strategy in the Medical Device and DTx Industry

Latest Trends in Technology Implementation in Society

How Should Japan Build Its Own Deeptech Ecosystem?

Is fundraising necessary for entertainment?

Enabling AI for Learning, Unlearn Everything. How an Art University and Notion Are Transforming Learning Through AI in Kyoto

Morning Pitch Startups Take the Stage! Live Mentoring by Experts in Media and Investment

Candid CFO Talk: What Comes After the IPO?

Top Gun FUND Pitch Contest by CAMPFIRE・IVS — A real-time Crowdfunding stage where passion turns into support and opportunity —

Japan, The Land of the Rising Startups?

Zen and the Art of Japanese Market Entry: Things to Know Before Starting Up in Japan

The Osaka Protocol in Action: Accelerating Women-Led Startups for an Inclusive Digital Future

HERizon: Women Driving the Future - APAC Landscape

Global Routes, Local Plays: How Korea Bridges Startups into Japan

New Trends of Startups and Investment in India and Africa - From the Frontlines of Growth Markets

Navigating the New VC Landscape: Global Capital Meets Japan

[Closed session] You Can’t Build a Scalable Sales Engine Alone　— How Partner Marketing Accelerates Startup Growth —

[Closed session] IMM is the True Growth Strategy: Non-Financial Value Opens the Path for Later-Stage Success

[Closed Session] The Role of CXOs in Supporting Companies – CXOs Share the Reality of Challenges and the Fulfillment It Brings

[Closed Session] Startups as the 'Buyer' – The Reality of M&A as Seen by Growing Companies

[Closed Session] Achieving Sustained and Non-Linear Growth After Listing: Insights Based on the Market Segment Review Follow-Up Meeting and Supporting Data

The ‘30-60-90-Day’ Growth Playbook Toward the Next Mercari.

[Closed Session] A Decade of Startup IPOs from the Perspective of Public Market Investors: Amid Concerns over Small IPOs, What Do Public Equity Investors Really Think?

From Setouchi: The Intersection of Startups and Journalism

Innovation Through "Atotsugi" - From Succession to Challenge

Regional Challenges × Startups - Challenges and Possibilities Through Utilizing Regional Assets

Overcoming Challenges Together with Startups - Cross-boundary Challenges and Co-creation Between Public and Private Sectors

An Encouragement to Use Public Support - Major Government Agencies Share Their Favorite Startup Support Measures with Both Official Stances and Real Talk

Unlocking Local Capital: Pioneering New Funding Flows for Startup Ecosystems

The Potential of Regional Ecosystems from a VC Perspective - Balancing Business Growth and Sustainability

How Are Global-Scale Startups Born from Japan?

[Closed Session] The current state of high-funding startups: How they deploy capital ahead of growth

[Closed Session] Obsolete or Essential: Life in the Age of AI

[Closed Session] Entrepreneurship thinking backwards from the stock market

Taking on "System Change" — Structural Solutions to Society's Biggest Issues

The World Path

IVS2025 Welcome Remarks

From Kyoto to the World: A Dialogue with Notion on the Fusion of Craftsmanship Spirit and AI

Forbes JAPAN Live Interview: Notion Founder on the Future of AI and Software

“2025 Student Pitch Koshien National Competition” by YUME PRO

President Kataoka on "GENDA's Declaration to Become World No.1 in Entertainment" - The GENDA-Style M&A Growth Strategy

IVS2025 Student Guild

IBM BlueHub Program in Kyoto - DemoDay