Column wrapped in greenery beside the SusHi Tech logo under red lighting, with attendees mingling
Column wrapped in greenery beside the SusHi Tech logo under red lighting, with attendees mingling

SusHi Tech JPN

Asia’s leading startup event

Client since 2023

SusHi Tech Tokyo (Sustainable High City Tech Tokyo) is a global innovation conference launched by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to tackle big-city challenges like population growth, energy and ageing infrastructure through technology.

Design scope

Design partner · Event mood board · Stage design · Venue layout · Partner booth design · Key visual · Rigging, lighting & video execution (main stages)

Design objectives

One identity for an event that changes theme every year.

SusHi Tech picks a new theme annually and wants a design that reflects each year’s theme while staying recognisably SusHi Tech.

Sun Effects design concept

Traditional Japanese decorations brought together in a fresh mix of natural and technical elements.

Each edition takes the client’s annual theme and transforms it into a visual world, while the core SusHi Tech identity remains consistent. Sun Effects is SusHi Tech’s lead design partner, responsible for the event mood board, stage design, venue layout, partner booth design and key visual.

Client Tokyo Metropolitan Government Country Japan Attendees 60,000 Venue Tokyo Big Sight Venue Area 20,000 m² (215,278 ft²)

Dark exhibition hall at SusHi Tech with red neon accents, a vertical ‘TOKYO’ sign and spiral graphics as attendees explore the stands
SusHi Tech main stage under sweeping beam lights, two speakers shown on a large ‘Global Startup Program’ screen above a full audience
Red angular hanging panels with white spiral graphics installed above the SusHi Tech venue, echoing traditional Japanese decoration
Fireside-chat stage at SusHi Tech dressed with trees and plants, three people seated in a natural, organic setting
Traditional Japanese festival float and paper lanterns among attendees in happi coats at SusHi Tech
Networking lounge at SusHi Tech with warm orange lighting, attendees seated at white tables among greenery
Panel session at SusHi Tech with speakers on stage below a large screen of session details and red diagonal lighting on the walls
SusHi Tech expo hall with the event’s ‘S’ logo, a living plant wall and red overhead light strips as attendees mingle
Wide view of the SusHi Tech main stage under warm orange lighting, with a speaker, large screens and an overhead lighting rig