UN Tourism at Japan Expo 2025: Empowering Innovation, Investment, and Inclusion

UN Tourism is proud to participate in Japan Expo 2025, bringing together global leaders, innovators, and changemakers through two flagship events that highlight our commitment to inclusive growth and sustainable development in tourism.

Celebrating Female Founders Event – April 28 2025

Location: Osaka Women's Pavilion 2025 - Cartier

Women's Pavilion This event will feature a dynamic pitching session with regional winners from our internal challenge, culminating in a panel discussion and a fireside chat. Specifically tailored to align with UN Tourism's goals, this event in the Cartier Women’s Pavilion celebrates female entrepreneurship, showcasing successful female founders from UN Tourism Global Startup Competitions. The highlight will be launching a new flagship competition, aimed at supporting women-led, technology-driven startups that tackle significant tourism-related challenges.

More info: innovation@unwto.org

Global Tourism Investment Forum – April 29, 2025

Location: UN Pavilion

UN Pavilion Scheduled during "Co-Creating Cultures for the Future Week," this forum will coincide with the activities at the Cartier event to maximize our impact. It will focus on the exchange of good practices and cultural collaboration to leverage investments, with a special emphasis on Cross-Cultural Collaboration and Impact Investment. This gathering of global leaders, investors, and innovators aims to foster innovative financing mechanisms and strategies that enhance investment opportunities and maximize sector-wide impact.