ABOUT ICF
Designing the future for global cities and lifestyles
Innovative City Forum (ICF) is an international conference that originally sprang from the desire to explore the future of cities and lifestyles through discussions based around a fundamental question: “What will our lives be like 20 years from now?”
ICF has had the honor of hosting many distinguished speakers from around the world, from researchers and businesspeople at the forefront of technological and urban development to designers, artists, and other creative leaders, who have fueled our discussions with their ideas and visions for the future and the possibilities it offers.
First held in 2013, the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Roppongi Hills development in Tokyo, ICF has since been held every autumn. The 2021 edition of ICF will be the 9th in the conference’s history.
ICF 2021
Alternative Visions
- Contemplating a new future, now -
The past year and a half under the COVID-19 pandemic has totally changed what we take for granted. During the chaos, industries grew and new lifestyles emerged, while other businesses weakened and some cultural activities became less relevant. These rapid transformations are changing people’s values and reconstructing our society.
In these circumstances, it is important to identify what is universal and what will be discarded or become obsolete. Environmental issues and economic issues both imply the possibility of an insecure future for our Earth. These are times that require us to keep a firm eye on reality while applying creativity to debate the future, exploring new choices and new ways of living.
The starting point for discussion at this year’s Innovative City Forum is to envision what culture, society, and cities should be like after the pandemic.
OVERVIEW
Schedule
2020/11/22 (Mon)–11/25 (Thu)Online Session: 11/22 (Mon)–11/24 (Wed)
Hybrid Session: 11/25 (Thu)Organized by
The Mori Memorial Foundation / Mori Art Museum / academyhills
Collaborated by
Japan Science and Technology Agency Research Institute of Science and Technology for Society / Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
Media Partner
Time Out Tokyo
Supported by
The Japan Foundation / DENTSU YOUTH STUDY / International House of Japan / Culture Vision Japan / Japan Association of New Economy
ICF - Network Members
Mori Building Co., Ltd. / OBAYASHI CORPORATION / SHIMIZU CORPORATION / SUMITOMO MITSUI CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD / ITO EN, LTD. / KAJIMA CORPORATION / NEC Corporation / NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION / JAPAN WAY, Inc.
Cooperation granted by
Ambassade de France au Japon / Direction générale de l'Institut français du Japon
TICKET
Free online viewing ticket: pre-registration is required.
- ・All sessions between November 22nd and 25th are available for online viewing.
- ・For online registration, please sign up to EventRegist.
- ・The link for online viewing will be shown on “MY TICKET” page of EventRegist on AM, November 22nd.