Activity Report
2023 ICF Interim Meeting (October 20th)
The 2023 ICF Interim Meeting was held on October 20, where more than 100 people participated both in person and online.
The results of ICF activities in the first half of fiscal 2023, along with plans for future activities, were shared with the participants. This was followed by five member company pitches and a panel discussion about the impact assessment for projects that resolve societal issues. The meeting was followed by a networking event where the participants actively exchanged opinions about the topics discussed and engaged in networking. The participants provided positive feedback about their understanding of impact measurement and management and the talk on societal impact, commenting that they now had a clearer understanding of ICF’s objectives than they had had just through the information they saw online.
For the event report and archived video, please click here.
BAP 2023 Peer Meeting (November 1st)
A peer meeting was held to publicly mentor and provide a networking opportunity for the BAP finalists. In the first half of the event, Ayuko Nakamura, the CEO of eiicon company; Suzuka Kobayakawa, an investment professional of the KIBOW Impact Investment Team; and Atsuya Fujimoto, the leader of MRI’s Future Co-Creation Group, provided mentoring based on the finalists’ short pitches. In the second half of the event, the finalists built a relationship of friendly competition through discussions on the progress of their businesses.
MRI’s mentors and the ICF Secretariat will work together to support the finalists as they move towards the ICF Startup Showcase 2023 (BAP final Pitch Contest on December 8). Stay tuned for their improved business proposals!
Upcoming Activities（December – November）
Societal Issues Seminar (Six Sessions starting from November 15th)
ICF wishes to thank the many readers of Resolving Societal Issues Through Innovation―Listings of Societal Issues that have downloaded the report in the less than one month since its release. To showcase the highlights and outline of the Listings to ICF members, the Seminar on the Listings of Societal Issues will be held via six sessions. This first session provided an overview of the Listings and the Wellness area.
Future dates and times are tentative.
■ Session 2: Water and food on December 15
■ Session 3: Education and human resource development at 3 pm on December 26
■ Session 4: Energy and environment on January 26
■ Session 5: Mobility on February 2
■ Session 6: Disaster prevention and infrastructure on February 28
ICF Startup Showcase 2023 Open for Registration
―Business Acceleration Program: Final Pitch Contest and Winners’ Pitches―
This event provides an opportunity for a total of 15 finalists and special award winners to present their pitches and showcase their projects at booths, exploring possibilities for co-creation activities with other participants. All of the featured companies are committed to tackling important and major societal issues and realizing
sustainable solutions through business.
■ Date: 1 pm to 7 pm on Friday, December 8, 2023 (Doors open at 12:30 pm)
■ Venue: BASE Q (6th Floor, Tokyo Midtown Hibiya)
https://www.hibiya.tokyo-midtown.com/jp/baseq/top/
■ Outline: Final Pitch Contest by 7 finalists, 3-minute pitches by 8 special award winners,
award ceremony, booth exhibition, networking, and more
■ Details and registration: https://icf.mri.co.jp/activities/activities-15530/