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UrbanTech 2025: A Platform for Urban Innovation

On May 9, 2025, scheme verge Inc., based in Bunkyo, Tokyo, will host the event "UrbanTech 2025 - A Cooperative Space for Urban Innovation." This event serves as a partner event to Tokyo's "SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025" and will build upon the success of UrbanTech 2024.

This event is designed to connect pioneering innovators and challengers who are actively engaged in the intersection of urban development and innovation. Participants will have the opportunity to explore themes such as the "Equation of Innovation Districts" and responses to social agendas through urban revitalization. These discussions will focus on collaborative areas and common challenges that arise in increasingly complex urban development landscapes.

Event Overview

The event is co-organized by scheme verge, the University of Tokyo Collaborative Research Organization's Real Estate Innovation Research Center (CREI), and the general incorporated association ASIBA. It is sponsored by City Lab Tokyo and backed by the Smart City Institute. As a partner event of "SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025", it aims to delve into innovative solutions and cooperation in urban planning.

Details and Registration

For additional information and to register, please visit: UrbanTech 2025 Registration

Date and Time

• - Date: May 9, 2025
• - Opening: 18:00
• - Start Time: 18:30
• - Expected End Time: 20:15
• - Networking Session: 20:20 - 21:10 (Free)

Location

• - Venue: City Lab Tokyo, 6th Floor, Tokyo Square Garden, 3-1-1 Kyobashi, Chuo, Tokyo
• - Access: Directly connected to Kyobashi Station Exit 3 on Tokyo Metro Ginza Line; 2-minute walk from Exit 7 of Ginza ICHOME Station on the Yurakucho Line; 2-minute walk from A4 Exit of Tohoku's Asakusa Line; 6-minute walk from the South Exit of Tokyo Station and the Kyobashi Exit of Yurakucho Station.

Event Schedule

• - 18:00: Doors open
• - 18:30 - 18:38: Opening Remarks and Overview of UrbanTech 2024 by scheme verge
• - 18:38 - 18:45: Greetings from Tokyo Metropolitan Government
• - 18:45 - 19:30: Panel Discussion 1 - "The Equation of Innovation Districts"

- Key speakers from CREI, Hankyu Hanshin Properties, Mitsui Fudosan, NTT Urban Solutions, and the Smart City Institute will discuss various insights and approaches.

• - 19:30 - 20:15: Panel Discussion 2 - "Responses to Social Agendas through Urban Regeneration"

- Participants include experts from the University of Tokyo, Mitsubishi Estate, Tokyo Tatemono, and more focusing on urban planning and design strategies.

• - 20:20 - 21:10: Networking Session (Special Set Provided)

Call for Participants

We welcome all individuals involved in urban development, innovation research, and related businesses to attend this exciting event. It promises valuable insights, networking, and opportunities to engage with key players from unique domestic and international projects, paving the way for community building and urban revitalization efforts.

About scheme verge Inc.

Founded in July 2018, scheme verge is committed to designing and developing urban and transportation solutions while addressing related technical, societal, and regulatory challenges. For more information, visit scheme verge website.