Proptech Summit 2026: Japan-Korea Proptech Exchange

Proptech Summit 2026 — The forefront of Proptech in Korea and Japan and opportunities for business expansion — The real estate industry is increasingly leveraging technologies such as AI and IoT, spawning new services and business models in property management, transactions, contracts, and urban development. In Korea, digital technology-driven real estate services and platforms are advancing, offering valuable insights and potential collaborations from market environments and business models different from Japan's. Meanwhile, Japan's real estate tech market is expanding, with startups creating new services and applying technology to real estate development and urban planning. This event brings together Korean PropTech companies and Japanese real estate and tech firms to share market trends and innovative initiatives from both countries. Using simultaneous interpretation tools by communication sponsor QueryPie Lingo, the event supports smooth interaction throughout presentations and networking sessions by overcoming language barriers. This event aims to deepen mutual understanding of markets and technologies, foster new business partnerships, and promote international collaboration. Objectives: - Share trends and latest cases in Japan and Korea's Proptech markets - Promote exchanges between Korean PropTech companies and Japanese real estate and tech firms - Learn about advanced technology applications in real estate development and urban planning - Create new partnerships through business matching - Facilitate cross-border information exchange and future collaboration Participating Korean companies include: - Cupix: 3D digital twin platform - Zigbang: Real estate platform - Sparkplus: Flexible office and coworking space operator - Atostudy: Edtech platform - AJu: Real estate investment development - WE XCorporation: Digital real estate investment - HomesCompany: Share house-style long-term rental housing planning and management - Woomi Construction: Residential, commercial, and office construction - KT Estate: Comprehensive real estate company - VAUNCE: Trampoline parks and space sharing - Soldoc: Telemedicine solutions - EJM Company: Digital services such as electronic voting and online meetings - ARCHISKETCH: AI-powered spatial design and 3D digital transformation technologies Program: 14:00–14:05 Opening remarks by the Real Estate Tech Association 14:05–14:45 Keynote: Current status and outlook of Proptech markets in Japan and Korea, industry challenges, growth areas, and startup opportunities Speakers: - Atsushi Kawato, Senior Manager, NTT Data Institute of Management Consulting (Japan Real Estate DX) - Makoto Yamashita, Director, Japan Real Estate Institute (Japanese real estate market) - Korean Proptech speaker (to be confirmed) 14:45–15:15 Presentation on real estate development cases and innovative service applications Presenter: - Kosuke Haketa, Business Development Manager of Smart Logistics, Woven City Management, Woven by Toyota Inc. 15:15–15:30 Break 15:30–16:30 Korean PropTech companies 3-minute pitches Introductions of business and services to explore new connections and collaboration opportunities with Japanese firms. 16:30–18:00 Networking and 1-on-1 meetings Opportunity for participants to exchange information based on presentations and pitches. Each Korean company will have one QueryPie Lingo translation tool device available to facilitate communication without language barriers.