— Representative Director & COO Gen Funahashi and ICMG Ventures Managing Director Yu Aruga to take the stage, presenting the establishment of an "Innovation Corridor" to accelerate the global expansion of Japanese companies —
ICMG Group (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; hereinafter "ICMG") is pleased to announce that it will host a major summit segment themed around the integration of Japanese and Asian ecosystems on Friday, May 22, the final day of "Asia Tech x Singapore 2026" (hereinafter "ATxSG"), one of Asia's largest technology conferences, held in Singapore from May 20 to May 22, 2026.
This segment will feature opening remarks by Gen Funahashi, Representative Director and COO of ICMG Group, followed by a panel session featuring Yu Aruga, ICMG Ventures Managing Director, and an exclusive pitch segment showcasing cutting-edge AI startups.
■ Background and Purpose
With the rapid expansion of the digital economy, there is an urgent need for Japanese companies to forge deeper collaborations within the Asian market and enhance their global presence. As a champion of co-creation innovation centered on intellectual capital (*), ICMG has continuously served as a bridge connecting Japan to the globe.
Through our participation in this event, ICMG aims to go beyond conventional market entry support. We will spearhead the creation of an "Innovation Corridor"—a sustainable ecosystem where the strengths of Japan and Asia seamlessly merge—and present a next-generation model of co-creation to the world.
■ Event Overview
[ATxSG General Overview]
- Name: Asia Tech x Singapore 2026 (ATxSG)
- Dates: Wednesday, May 20 – Friday, May 22, 2026
- Venue: Singapore EXPO (1 Expo Drive, Singapore 486150)
- Organizers: Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), Informa Tech
- Official Website: https://asiatechxsg.com/
[ICMG Hosted Summit Segment Overview]
- Date & Time: Friday, May 22, 2026 | 13:20 – 16:00
- Venue: Singapore EXPO, The AI Summit Singapore Stage - Hall 3
- Content: Announcement of the "Innovation Corridor" initiative connecting Japan and the Global South, panel discussions by top leaders, and pitch sessions by cutting-edge AI startups.
■ Program Details (Friday, May 22)
13:00 - 13:20 | Opening Remarks: Japan-Global South Innovation Corridor 2026
13:20 - 14:00 | Panel Session: Asia's Innovation Corridors: Focus on Japan
14:00 - 16:00 | Start-up Pitching Segment
About ICMG Group
ICMG Group is a business co-creation partner for Japanese companies that delivers solid results through co-creation with diverse stakeholders by visualizing the invisible value of a company's intellectual capital that does not appear on the balance sheet.
For more than 25 years since its establishment, the Group has been providing services in Tokyo, Singapore, Bangalore, Abu Dhabi, Nairobi, San Francisco, Shanghai, and Stockholm, including intellectual capital evaluation, which is the source of corporate value, strategy development based on such evaluation, execution, leadership development, business investment, venture capital We are committed to creating results for Japanese companies by co-creating with our clients in a comprehensive manner, including M&A, UI/UX design, engineering, recruiting, and the establishment and management of joint ventures.
We have also established a joint venture in Singapore with Tokyo Electric Power Company and Chubu Electric Power Company to invest in renewable energy and next-generation infrastructure, and have entered into a partnership with the United Nations UNDP on SDG innovation. In venture capital, we have co-invested in India with top global VC firms such as Sequoia Capital, Google, and Tiger Global Management, etc. In 2023, ICMG Digital will accelerate innovation in society by connecting the paths and visions of the management of Japan's largest companies with the power of digital technology. ICMG Digital, which will accelerate innovation in society by connecting the paths and visions of the management of Japan's largest companies with the power of digital technology.
The core value of the ICMG Group, which has created such diverse value, lies in its Intellectual Capital Management, which has always visualized the invisible value of companies and organizations, envisioned their future vision (Purpose), and realized their value creation.