The organizers note that the summit is part of the broader SusHi Tech Tokyo technology week, has an invite-only format and is focused on closed-door talks. Entrepreneurs participating in the forum manage assets totaling more than $4 billion, and about 32% of the startups that participated in the summit last year attracted millions of dollars in investment within six months of the summit.
The largest technology platform SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026, held in parallel with the summit, is expected to attract more than 60,000 participants, 700+ startups, and over 10,000 business meetings. All this strengthens the investment effect of closed negotiations at Tech for Impact Summit 2026.
Closed format for big business
A distinctive feature of this summit is the closed-door event held at SusHi Tech Tokyo, bringing together business leaders, investors and policymakers to discuss the application of cutting-edge technologies to solve social and environmental challenges.
Key themes and trends for 2026:
– Merging technology and systemic change: focusing on breakthrough technologies that can create meaningful social impact;
– Web3 and the economy: the role of Web3 technologies in Japan’s future economic development;
– Artificial Intelligence and Public Administration: AI-governance implementation and regulation of AI applications;
– energy and investment: clean energy and development of impact investment;
– tokenization of assets and new financial instruments;
– US and Asian competition for leadership in AI.
Such topics of discussions predetermined the composition of key speakers – among them are high-ranking politicians and investors, including representatives of venture capital funds and technology startups.
“The Summit is a place where decisions are made, not discussed,” the organizers note, emphasizing the format of closed strategic dialogues and VIP meetings.
Investors emphasized the sharp growth of investments in deep tech. According to the data voiced during the discussions, investments in certain segments (in particular, defense tech) have grown from $15 billion to $29 billion in recent years.
Experts note: against the background of simultaneous scientific and corporate forums around the world, the Tokyo summit showed that the struggle for leadership in AI is increasingly turning into a race for capital, alliances and regulation.
