The Hokkaido Space Summit Executive Committee (Executive Chair: Yoshinori Odagiri, CEO of SPACE COTAN Co., Ltd.) has opened registration for the Hokkaido Space Summit 2025, a space business conference to be held in Obihiro, Hokkaido on Thursday, October 9 and Friday, October 10, 2025.The event is supported by 62 sponsoring companies.
SPEAKERS
- Jun Kazeki – Director-General National Space Policy Secretariat, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
- Kojiro Hatada – President & CEO, Innovative Space Carrier Inc.
- Kazuo Sakurahara – General Manager Executive Chief Engineer, Honda R&D Co.,Ltd. Space Strategy Office
- Wataru Takahama – Director, METI Manufacturing Industries Bureau Space Industry Division
- Yuka Mori – Announcer, Hokkaido Broadcasting Co., Ltd.
- Yuji Kawakami – Chief Operating Officer COO, Space Shift Inc.
※As of August 26, 2025, the following speakers have been confirmed. Any additional speakers will be announced on our official website and other channels as they are finalized.
CONFERENCE
Now in its fifth year, the Hokkaido Space Summit will be held under the theme: “Hokkaido as a Stage for Challenge: Let’s Shape the Future of Space.”
The two-day program will feature a significantly expanded lineup, with a total of 15 sessions including both talk sessions and keynote presentations:
- Day 1: Focus on space business, including sessions with rocket developers and international spaceport operators.
- Day 2: Focus on human resource development and talent acquisition in the space industry.
Following the main conference, a MEETUP networking event will bring together speakers and participants for deeper exchange.
Event Overview
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Hokkaido Space Summit 2025 - Date & Time
October 9, 2025 (Thu) | 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. (Registration opens at 8:30 a.m.)
October 10, 2025 (Fri) | 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Registration opens at 8:30 a.m.) - Venue
Bell Classic Obihiro（1-27, Minami 35-chome, Nishi 2-jou, Obihiro, Hokkaido） - Program
Conference
Sponsor & Space Industry PR Booths (Oct. 9: 9:00–18:00 / Oct. 10: 9:00–16:00)
MEETUP Networking Event (Oct. 9: 18:30–20:00) - Format
Hybrid (On-site & Online) – Online streaming available for the conference only - Capacity
Conference: 800 participants per day
MEETUP: 250 participants - Participation Fee
Conference: Free
MEETUP: ¥10,000 per person - Website
https://hokkaidospaceport.com/summit/
SPONSORS
【DIAMOND SPONSOR】
Nippon Travel Agency Co.,Ltd.
【GOLD SPONSOR】
IKEUCHI GROUP , NEC Networks & System Integration Corporation , EBARA CORPORATION , TAIYO NIPPON SANSO CORPORATION , PwC Consulting LLC , Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company , Limited
【SILVER SPONSOR】
IMV CORPORATION , Accenture Japan Ltd , ASAHI SHO-KO-SHA CO.,LTD. , AMORCE Inc. , Internet Initiative Japan Inc. , AIS HOKKAIDO INC. , SMFL Rental Company, Limited , NRI SecureTechnologies, Ltd. , Clean☆Up Co.,Ltd , Cornes Technologies Limited , Sangikyo Corporation , SANSIN INDUSTRY Co,Ltd , Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. , Zukosha.Co.,Ltd , STARTUP HOKKAIDO , Smart Implement, Inc. , Tokai Spring industries, Inc. , Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. , HAGIWARA CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY CO.,LTD. , PASCO CORPORATION , HOKKAI TOISHI Co.,Ltd & Mitsubishi Materials Corporation , MISUMI Corporation , Japan Manned Space Systems Corporation
【BRONZE SPONSOR】
Azusa Sekkei Co., Ltd. , ATSUMI KOGYO CORPORATION , Altech Corporation IWATA CHIZAKI INC. , AIR WATER INC. , NTT East-Hokkaido , Osaka Stainless Co., Ltd. Obayashi Corporation , KUSHIROSEISAKUSHO CO.,LTD , COSMOTEC Co.,LTD. SATUDORA HOLDINGS CO.,LTD , SAPPORO BREWERIES LTD. , Sankyo Electric Works Co.,Ltd. , Sankemi Co.,Ltd , SANYOKONETSUCo.,Ltd , SHIMIZU CORPORATION , ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS CO., LTD , Sogo Kanri Co., Ltd. , Tachino Co., Ltd , Docon Co.,Ltd NH Foods Ltd. , FUJIMORISYOUKAI Co.,Ltd , HOKKAIDO COCAーCOLA BOTTLING CO.,LTD , The Hokkaido Shimbun Press , Hokkaido Elctric Power Co., Inc. MIYASAKA CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING , UDTRUCKSDOTO Co.,Ltd , MEGMILK SNOW BRAND Co., Ltd. , Yutaka Service Group , The Yomiuri Shimbun Hokkaido Branch Office
Organizer
Hokkaido Space Summit Executive Committee
Co-organizer
Hokkaido Government
About Hokkaido Spaceport (HOSPO)
HOSPO is a commercial spaceport in Asia open to the private sector, located in Taiki, Japan. For over 40 years, Taiki Town has actively attracted the aerospace industry and is regarded as one of the most suitable locations for a world-class spaceport, due to its geographical advantages: open seas to the east and south for launch trajectories and expansive land for future site expansion.
The suborbital launch site “LC0” is already operational, with private launch vehicles having reached space three times to date. To realize its vision of creating an “aerospace industry hub and ecosystem,” development is underway on a new orbital launch site, “LC1.”
In October 2024, Taiki Town and SPACE COTAN signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), committing to expand international spaceport collaboration with eight commercial spaceports located across five continents. In order to meet the growing demand for launches, SPACE COTAN will explore potential strategic partnerships aimed at establishing international spaceport standards.
Furthermore, SPACE COTAN was selected in January 2025 for the Japanese government’s Space Strategy Fund and will use the funding to develop ground-based technologies that support high-frequency launches of various launch vehicles.
In addition, in July 2025, jtSPACE Co., Ltd., a Japanese sister company of a Taiwanese company, conducted the nation’s first suborbital rocket launch funded by foreign capital at HOSPO.
