World Nomad Conference 🌏🤝💻

How Can Digital Nomads Create Impact for Local Communities?

On September 30, community leaders from around the world gather in Fukuoka to share what they have built and to define what comes next. A digital nomad summit in a format no one has tried before. Free to attend.

The Question We Cannot Keep Avoiding 🌏

Will digital nomads become people that places would rather not have?

Around the world, conversations around rising rents, local rules, and the impact of remote workers are becoming more visible. Rather than avoiding these questions, we want to put them on the table — together with the people actually building nomad communities in their regions.

This is not a destination showcase. It’s a space to share what has worked, what has not, and explore how digital nomads and local communities can grow better together.

Programs *TBD

12:30–13:30 Formal worship at Shikaumi Shrine
13:30 Doors open
14:00–14:05 Opening — Welcome from the City of Fukuoka
14:05–14:10 Guest of Honour remarks H.E. Mr. Ratthaphon Naradisorn, Governor of Chiang Mai Province (subject to final confirmation)
14:10–14:20 Keynote 1 Tomohiro Oya, Executive Officer and Head of Public Policy, Airbnb Japan
14:20–14:30 Keynote 2 — The Fukuoka Model Ryo Osera, Co-founder, Colive Fukuoka
14:30–15:15 Session 1 — The State of Play
Lightning talks from each region's initiative (5 minutes each)
15:15–15:25 Break
15:25–16:05 Session 2 — Japan Round Table
Case studies from Kotohira, Shimoda and Kanazawa (5 minutes each), round table, Q&A
16:05–16:50 Session 3 — Challenges and Possibilities Ahead
Two keynotes (10 minutes each), unconference (25 minutes)
16:50–16:55 Closing remarks — Prof. Atsushi Tanaka, University of Yamanashi
16:55 Group photograph
17:00 Close

Who’s Joining? ✈️

🇧🇬 Holger Mette — Bansko Nomad Fest
🇹🇭 John Ho — Alt_Coliving / CosmoLocal Chiang Mai
🇰🇷 Jeong Hyun Cho — hoppers / Digital Nomads Korea
🇻🇳 Markos Korvesis — Da Nang Nomad Fest / Athens Nomad Fest
🇹🇼 KK Hsu — Taiwan Digital Nomad Association
🇹🇷 Neşen Yücel — Türkiye Nomad Fest
🇮🇹 Marco Traina — Italia Nomad Fest / BeetCommunity
🇵🇹 Gonçalo Hall — NomadX / Madeira Digital Nomad Village
🌏 Dimitris Tselios — International Digital Nomad Federation / Nomad365

Plus 🇯🇵Tomoe Nakano from the Japan Digital Nomad Association and local leaders from across Japan.

What to Expect

🌏 Global perspectives
🇯🇵 Local voices from Japan
🤝 Cities, communities, and businesses at one table
💬 Honest conversations about both successes and challenges
🌱 Ideas for building better relationships with the places we visit

After the summit, we’ll head together to a chartered cruise across Hakata Bay, followed by the opening of Colive Fukuoka 2026. 🚢✨

Let’s explore how nomads and locals can grow better, together.