Global Night — Official Networking Event of Global Startup EXPO & Tech Osaka Summit
Celebrating the power of collaboration by bringing together founders, investors, corporates, ecosystem builders, and global communities from Japan, and beyond.
As Tech Osaka Summit and Global Startup EXPO bring the world's innovation ecosystem to Osaka, Global Night serves as the official networking event connecting participants beyond the conference halls.
Join us on October 5 at TIME OUT Market Osaka, located in Grand Green Osaka, for an evening where international visitors and Japan's startup ecosystem come together in an open and welcoming atmosphere.
Designed as a casual gathering for the global innovation community, Global Night is an opportunity to meet new people, exchange ideas, and build meaningful relationships across borders. Rather than a formal conference, the evening is all about open conversations, unexpected encounters, and creating new opportunities for collaboration. From startups and academic innovation to deeptech, founders, investors, corporates, universities, government organizations, and ecosystem builders gather over drinks, short pitches, and conversation to spark the partnerships that shape the future.
Come for the people, the conversations, and the connections—and stay for the Kanpai (cheers).
📍 Event Details
Date: Monday, October 5, 2026
Doors Open: 18:15
Location: TIME OUT Market Osaka, Grand Green Osaka South Building B1F
Participation Fee: ¥2,000
Includes all-you-can-drink. Payment is cashless via Luma.
Food and additional drinks are available for purchase at TIME OUT Market Osaka.
Hosts & Organizers: Osaka City Government, Osaka Business Development Agency
Co-organizer: Osaka Prefecture Government
Special Support: U-FINO, BelongTo, TIME OUT Market Osaka, and Europe Night
🗓️ Program
18:15 — Doors Open
18:40 — Opening
18:45 — Deeptech & Community Partner Pitches
19:00 — Kampai with Mr. Tobias Mathiasen
19:00–20:40 — Dinner & Networking
20:40 — Official Closing
About GSE, Global Startup Expo
“Deeptech — from breakthrough to industry.”
The next phase of deeptech innovation is not about technology alone — it is about turning breakthroughs into industry.
Global Startup Expo is where this transformation happens.
Bringing together leading startups, investors, corporates, and ecosystem leaders from around the world,
the Expo creates a high-density environment for collaboration, investment, and industrial deployment.
Hosted in Kansai, Japan — a region with strong industrial and technological foundations — Global Startup Expo builds on the global momentum of Expo 2025, transforming it into a platform for execution.
https://global-startup-expo.com/en/
About TOS, Tech Summit Osaka
“Intersect. Connect. Accelerate.”
Osaka has a rich history as a city of commerce—a vibrant hub where diverse people, cultures, and industries converge to drive challenge and co-creation.
Our vision is to transform the global connections forged during Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, into a lasting engine for growth. We aim to cultivate a robust international ecosystem that bridges startups with industry, capital, talent, academia, government, and cities around the world.
Tech Osaka Summit 2027 serves as the epicenter for this journey over two days. Hosted in Umekita, we bring together startups, major corporations, investors, universities, research institutions, government agencies, and support organizations to turn encounters into decisive action—driving co-creation projects, pilot programs, fundraising, and global expansion.
The challenges that will fuel the growth of startups in Osaka and the Kansai region begin here.