ABOUT
Turning Ideas Into Action.
WE ARE THE IMPACT is a social enterprise dedicated to empowering positive social and environmental impact creation.
Founded in Japan and operating across Asia, we bring together people, ideas and resources through events, services and programs designed to turn meaningful opportunities into action.
WHO WE ARE
A platform for people, ideas and action.
WE ARE THE IMPACT works across entrepreneurship, capital, innovation and society to create spaces where different perspectives can meet and meaningful initiatives can move forward.
Our work brings together people from business, finance, academia, institutions and the wider innovation ecosystem—connecting conversations with practical opportunities for collaboration and action.
WHAT WE DO
Our work is built around three connected areas.
OUR STORY
Built Through Conversations, Experiments and Action.
WE ARE THE IMPACT began in Japan with a simple idea: meaningful change becomes more possible when the right people, perspectives and resources are brought together.
What started with entrepreneurship programs and small community initiatives gradually evolved into larger forums, cross-sector conversations and institutional collaborations.
As the network expanded beyond Japan, so did the scope of the work—from supporting individual ideas to connecting organizations, capital, innovation and ecosystems across Asia.
Today, WE ARE THE IMPACT continues to evolve around the same underlying principle: create the conditions for better ideas, stronger relationships and meaningful action.
MILESTONES
2024
2024
2025
2026
2026
WE ARE THE IMPACT Begins
Established in Japan with a focus on entrepreneurship, community and impact-oriented initiatives.
First Impact Future Weekend
A new cross-sector platform begins bringing together founders, professionals, investors and ecosystem participants.
Expanding the Conversation
New event formats and programs broaden the network across entrepreneurship, capital and social innovation.
Across Japan and Asia
WE ARE THE IMPACT expands its institutional relationships, programs and cross-border ecosystem activities.
Japan Weeks
Impact Future Weekend 2026 Autumn becomes an Official Related Event of Japan Weeks 2026.
HOW WE THINK
Stance. Openness. Action.
Substance Over Status
What someone can contribute matters more than how impressive the title looks.
Different Perspectives Matter
Better decisions emerge when people with different experiences and incentives can engage seriously with one another.
Ideas Should Lead Somewhere
Conversation matters most when it creates clearer thinking, stronger relationships or possibilities for action.
TEAM
The people building WE ARE THE IMPACT.
Jade Wu
Founder & CEO
Jade Wu is an entrepreneur focused on social innovation, impact entrepreneurship and ecosystem development, with work spanning cross-sector collaboration and community building. At WE ARE THE IMPACT, she leads external engagement, partnerships, events and program delivery across Japan and Asia.
Francis Shu
Co-Founder
Francis Shu is an entrepreneur and financial markets professional working across strategy, platform design and venture development. At WE ARE THE IMPACT, he focuses on long-term development, strategic priorities and key initiatives shaping the organization’s growth.
PARTNERS & ECOSYSTEM
A growing network across partners and ecosystems
Partners & Networks
Organizations and networks WE ARE THE IMPACT has collaborated with or participated in across events, programs and ecosystem initiatives.
Organizations Represented
Organizations connected to speakers, participants and contributors who have taken part in WE ARE THE IMPACT events, programs and wider activities.
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