About TechGALA
3 Key Highlights
From speed business matchmaking events to a variety of parties, a multi-layered design that allows business opportunities to accumulate across the entire attendee base
A global event bringing together participants from more than 30 countries, featuring the Grand Pitch, where startups from more than 10 countries compete
More than 55% of participants are decision-makers with approval authority
Welcome to the place of technology to unlock the future of the Earth
Aichi, Nagoya, and Hamamatsu stand as global hubs of cutting-edge manufacturing innovation, striving for advanced initiatives to harmoniously coexist with the Earth.
TechGALA Japan 2026: BEYOND is a “festival” that transcends regional, cultural, gender, racial, and disciplinary barriers and brings professionals from around the world together.
Highly innovative technologies and exciting visions of the future will be discussed, as well as new businesses, new collaborations, and new innovations will be born.
Global Aggregation of Global Ideas
Alliance Fields and People Connected by Alliance
Leadership Demonstration of Leadership
Advancement Advancement Technology and Ideas
We will pursue the meaning of GALA and aim to create an ecosystem that is seamlessly connected to the rest of the world.
The future is not something that is given to us. It is something to be pioneered.
Let’s take a step into the future with a light in our hands at TechGALA Japan 2026: BEYOND.
About “TechGALA Japan 2026: BEYOND”
The theme of the third edition, to be held in December 2026, is “BEYOND.”
We aim to go beyond the framework of previous TechGALA events, foster new collaborations that transcend the boundaries of existing industries, and establish the event as a platform that connects this region to the world.
What is “TechGALA”?
Global
Gathering of participants, ideas and knowledge from around the world
Alliance
Cooperation and collaboration among people from different fields and cultures
Leadership
Leaders driving innovation and future directions
Advancement
A place for the cutting-edge technology and idea dissemination
TechGALA, a technology festival that is unlike conventional business conferences, will bring together professionals from around the world in various fields who are leading the way to the future of our planet. It is a global event that creates a worldwide network in the context of innovative technology and social creation.
The program of sessions will be diverse, bringing together the region’s leading professionals in the fields of mobility, materials, space industry, and life sciences, among others. There will also be numerous interactive experiences including networking and parties with participants from around the world, hands-on experience of the latest technologies at the exhibition booths, pitch contests by up-and-coming startups, and side events involving the entire city.
By attending TechGALA, you will gain global, cutting-edge knowledge and a community that will last long after the event is over. TechGALA is the stage where your challenges begin and where the future of our planet begins.
Content Theme
TechGALA will host conferences centered around six themes that address societal challenges and the future of industry: Mobility, Global Environment, Materials, Life Sciences, Advanced Technologies, and Stories of the Future. At this intersection of innovation, discover insights that will shape the next era.
Producer
Hiromi Okuda
TechGALA General Producer
Hiromi Okuda received her Master degree in Social Welfare from the graduate school of University of Bombay (currently renamed as University of Mumbai). She started a conference business in 1991 that specializes in IT, and supports bringing a number of IT private events into Japan. Ms. Okuda established Wiz. Group, Inc. in 2001, and provides assistance for a large number of IT companies to hold conferences in Japan. Since 2008, she began support for start-ups development, and engages in ecosystem building of start-ups in order to form start-up communities in local areas both inside and outside of Tokyo. In 2013, Ms. Okuda began Takaranoyama Inc. in an underpopulated area, to research what IT can do to solve social problems in the region. Social issues are hardest to see from the actual site of development, and she is trying to connect these issues with the development of IT products. Appointed Executive Producer of TechGALA in 2024.