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HOPIUS Partners with Social Career Fest 2025

HOPIUS, a media organization dedicated to illuminating the hopeful future of humanity, will proudly join as a co-partner for the upcoming Social Career Fest 2025, set to unfold from November 8 to 9, 2025.
This prominent event will gather key figures from various sectors committed to tackling societal challenges, including Ryunosuke Fukai, CEO of COTEN, and Makiko Shinoda, a board member at Ayle. Attendees can expect insightful discussions around the evolving relationship between work and society and how this impacts the future of employment.

With the motto of “A future-oriented two days where careers that change society meet,” the festival is expected to feature approximately 100 exhibitors addressing social issues and attract around 2,000 attendees. Participants will have the opportunity to engage through lectures, exhibitions, and experiential content that highlights the innovative intersections of work and social challenges.

Overview of Social Career Fest 2025

• - Date: November 8, 2025 (1:00 PM - 7:45 PM), November 9, 2025 (11:00 AM - 4:15 PM)
• - Location: Tokyo Innovation Base, 1 minute walk from Yurakucho Station, Chiyoda, Tokyo
• - Target audience: Individuals interested in careers within social ventures, impact startups, zebra companies, NPOs, and those exploring paths that resonate with their personal values.
• - Expected Participation: 2,000 participants and around 100 exhibitors
• - Fees: Early bird (until end of July): ￥1,500; Regular: ￥3,000 (includes light meals and drinks on the first day)
• - Hosts: Star Connect Inc. and Carpe Diem Inc.
• - Official Website: Social Career Fest 2025
• - Previous Report: Social Career Fest 2024 Report
• - Contact: Event Management Office (contact@starconnect.jp)

The Context of the Event: Towards a New Era of Solving Social Issues

Business has traditionally concentrated resources on ventures promising substantial profits. However, many pressing societal issues have been overlooked simply because they don’t promise immediate financial gain. The upcoming era demands a redistribution of management resources toward addressing these challenges with a business perspective. Inspired by the surge of talented individuals gravitating toward socially meaningful initiatives, it’s crucial to accelerate this trend.

The Social Career Fest 2025 aims to broaden the entry points into careers involved in addressing social issues through three core experiences:

• - Understand the essence of challenges
• - Connect with organizations making a difference
• - Build meaningful connections

This initiative is designed to provide business professionals at the forefront of their fields with a platform to tackle fundamental societal challenges through options like dual employment or career changes.

HOPIUS's Role as a Co-Partner

As a co-host, HOPIUS aims to collaborate across planning, operations, and outreach, aiming to promote the concept of social careers.

Key Responsibilities:

• - Disseminating informative content about the significance and background of social careers.
• - Producing original articles and exclusive interviews on relevant themes.
• - Creating points of connection with readers and attendees through on-site interactions, social media outreach, and post-event reports.

At HOPIUS, we believe engaging in social careers can enable sustainable value creation across social, economic, and individual dimensions. The pressing societal issues can gradually be resolved, moving closer to the realization of a sustainable society where no one is left behind. Furthermore, the talents dedicated to social careers will cultivate their capacity to address unprecedented challenges, enhancing uniquely human skills that AI cannot replicate.

HOPIUS sees hope in these possibilities and looks forward to collaboratively shaping the Social Career Fest 2025.

Remarks from HOPIUS Co-Founder, Fumi Yanagisawa

What direction is “working in society” heading toward? In a time when AI is evolving and social challenges are becoming increasingly complex, we need a new “compass.” Work is not merely a means to earn a living; it intertwines with the question of “what kind of society do we want to create?” HOPIUS serves as a hopeful media outlet, delivering narratives about new ways of living and working alongside the Social Career Fest. When grappling with career uncertainties or feeling discomfort towards societal issues, remember that this event is here to offer a hopeful entry point. We warmly welcome your participation!

About HOPIUS

Founded by a community of passionate individuals, HOPIUS aims to illuminate humanity's hopeful future. We spread information and news based on facts, delivering it impartially and understandably. In times when pessimism can easily spread, we highlight remarkable instances of those tackling challenges or striving toward a more sustainable and loving world. Our mission is to ignite new thinking and actions within society by emphasizing hope, thus contributing to a cultural chain reaction of positivity.

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