The World’s First Ikigai Summit

Bringing together the world’s leading ikigai researchers, authors and speakers.

Do you want to delve deeper into the concept of ikigai and learn more about Japanese culture?

The world’s first Ikigai Summit offers a comprehensive look at the ikgai concept beyond the popular Venn diagram misrepresentation

The Ikigai Summit will be a virtual event hosted by Ikigai Tribe founder Nick Kemp.

About the hosts

Nick Kemp is a Japanologist, researcher, and author of IKIGAI-KAN: Feel a Life Worth Living. He is the founder of the Ikigai Tribe, a small community of educators, psychologists, coaches, and trainers who serve their personal communities using the ikigai concept.

What to expect from the summit?

20 live presentations including workshops, panel discussions, and performances. This will be a live interactive event for everyone interested in Japanese culture.

Ikigai Summit presenters

The summit brings together the knowledge of the world’s leading researchers, authors, speakers and artists to offer their perspectives on ikigai and other related concepts.

Prof. Ken Mogi

Ken Mogi is a neuroscientist and one of Japan’s leading authorities on the ikigai concept. Author of The Little Book of Ikigai, he will be discussing Ikigai and Nagomi.