Dean, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomecial Sciences, Professor and Chairman, Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Division of Advanced
Deputy Head, Center on Global Health Architecture / Deputy General Manager, Social Impact Partnership Business Department, Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting Co., Ltd.
Dentist / Doctor of Medicine
Digital Hollywood University Graduate School.
Chairman of the Japan Telemedicine Society / Dental Telemedicine Subcommittee.
Executive Vice President and General Manager of Sales Division, Medical & Biological Laboratories CO., LTD. /(Concurrently) Chairman of MBL Beijing Biotech Co., Ltd.
Dr Neville YoungDirector of Enterprise & Innovation
Yorkshire & Humber AHSN
Dr Neville Young joined the Yorkshire & Humber Academic Health Science Network in 2016. He has a real interest and track record in supporting the delivery of high-quality research and innovation in the UK. Neville is the current Chair of the AHSN Commercial Directors forum, leads on International activity from this group, is an NIHR reviewer and sits on the AAC rapid uptake product industry liaison group.
Dr Young has worked as an academic researcher, a drug trial manager, a consultant, a director for a health tech start up and is focused on helping to identify and support the “pull" from the healthcare systems for innovative health technologies.
He completed his doctorate in Molecular Embryology from Kings College London, before working at the Institute of Cancer Research in London and then the Institute of Molecular Bio-Sciences in Australia before returning to the UK and working in research development, Healthtech innovation and the AHSN network.
Hirohiko IwasakiManaging Executive Officer, Nippon Life Insurance Company
Education：B.A. in Law, Waseda University, 1987
1987 Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
2008 General Manager, Tokai Regional Headquarters
2010 General Manager, Group Life & Pension Department
2013 General Manager, Product Planning Department
2015 Executive Officer, Product Planning Department
2017 Executive Officer, Metropolitan Area Headquarters
2018 Executive Officer, Marketing Planning Department & CRM Planning Department
2019 Director Managing Executive Officer
(CRM Planning Dept., Product Planning Dept., Marketing Planning Dept.
and Sales Representatives Human Resource Dept.)
Yo IwamiPresident & CEO (M.D, Ph.D), MedPeer, Inc.
Dr. Iwami graduated from the Shinshu University School of Medicine and joined the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Tokyo Women's Medical University in 1999.
Yo established Medical Oblige Inc (now MedPeer,Inc.) in December 2004.
He launched MedPeer in August 2007.
MedPeer is a professional online social media for certified doctors to share insight of actual medical scene and now it holds more than 120,000 doctors (one of three doctors in Japan).
He continues to be active on the front lines of clinical site, still holding patient consultations once a week.
Yuuri UedaMedPeer,Inc./Healthtech/SUM Director
After acquiring B.A. in law at Waseda university, Yuuri became M.D. at Okayama university. Her subspecialities are plastic surgery and homecare medicine, mainly takes care of decubitus in elders at home. As well as continuing her clinical practice, she started her career as a director for Health 2.0 Asia - Japan from April, 2017. She is heavily motivated in integrating medical practice and technologies, as she sees real needs for technologies in clinical situation.
Kuniaki MiyakeChief Medical Officer (CMO), DeNA Co., Ltd.
Representative Director, DeSC Healthcare, Inc.
After graduating from the Keio University School of Medicine in 1995, Miyake worked as a high-level bureaucrat licensed to practice medicine for over 20 years at the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare.
In particular, he worked on centralizing the approach to previously disparate lifestyle-related illnesses, placing them all under the umbrella term metabolic syndrome, and also centralizing the approach to treatment. He also worked on the response to infectious diseases such as the pandemic 2009 H1N1.
Miyake became the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of DeNA from April 2019, and his goal is to enable people to enjoy being healthier for longer through private sector initiatives using the internet and AI.
He became the head of the COVID-19 Task Force in February 2020, and in April 2020 he became the Representative Director & Medical Doctor for DeNA Life Science, Inc. and DeSC Healthcare, Inc.
Tak UmezawaJapan Chairman, A.T.Kearney
Chairman, CIC Japan
As Partner with A.T. Kearney, Umezawa has served leading corporations in Japan and the US for 25 years. Areas of his expertise include growth strategy and innovation.
As Chairman of CIC Japan, Tak Umezawa leads CIC Tokyo, opened in October 2020, which will be Japan’s largest city-center startup campus.
Umezawa sits on government committees on inbound tourism, intellectual property strategy and Cool Japan. He is Adjunct Professor on leadership at Hitotsubashi ICS, Hitotsubashi University Business School.
He has authored several books including “NEXTOKYO” (co-authored). He holds a bachelor of law from the University of Tokyo and an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management.
Yota YamadaPresident & CEO , iCARE Co.,Ltd
（Occupational Health Physician, Industrial Health Consultant）
Graduated from the Kanazawa University of Medicine.
As a general internal medicine physician, worked at the Kumejima Island in 2008.
Enrolled the Graduate School of Business Administration, Keio University in 2010.
In 2011, established iCARE Co., Ltd. while working as a doctor in psychiatric and internal medicine.
In 2012, for limited 2 years, worked on rebuilding the hospital management as a leader of the Strategic Office, succeeded hospital in black within those periods.
In 2016, launched "Carely", a health management system for companies from iCARE Co., Ltd.
In 2017, proposed from the standpoint of an Occupational Health Physician at a meeting held by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, and he engaged as a member of the committee of ministry since 2018.
In 2020, the number of "Carely" users has exceeded 110,000. CEO and occupational health physician.
Michikazu KoshibaHead, Center on Global Health Architecture, General Manager, Social Impact Partnership Business Dept, Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting Co., Ltd.
He started his career in International Development/Humanitarian Relief fields. Serving for disaster-affected community, the concept of sustainability/multi-stakeholder approach became the essential value for his career. Shaping his career as a consultant to dedicate his life to CSV(Creating Shared Values) business, especially on global health from the mid-2000s, he has worked with scores of corporations and startups, as well as with industry bodies, government, the media, NGOs, academia.
His favorite word of his role: “nexus between conventional politics and one of the future” Since 2016, he established a P3 forum “Access to Health” where the members are focusing on a contribution to global health including Infectious Diseases, Nutrition, NCDs, MCH and health service delivery to transform health system. Digital health is a key component. He plays a role as a facilitator/coordinator for multi-stakeholders in a global arena, working as the HEAD, Center on Global Health Architecture, MITSUBISHI UFJ Research and Consulting.
Seigo HaraCEO, MICIN, Inc.
Seigo is the founder and CEO of MICIN, a healthcare startup focusing on advancing health decisions through data. He has been committed to improving the healthcare system throughout his career, namely through his work at International Medical Center of Japan, Health and Global Policy Institute, and McKinsey prior to founding MICIN. He currently teaches Clinical Statistics at Yokohama City University School of Medicine.
Takuya NaganawaDentist / Doctor of Medicine
Digital Hollywood University Graduate School.
Chairman of the Japan Telemedicine Society / Dental Telemedicine Subcommittee.
Member of the Medical Innovation Strategy Program, Education and Training Program Development Project, MHLW.
Member of the Telemedicine Management Program at Chiba University.
Councilor of the Japanese Society of Orofacial Pain, member of the clinical practice guideline
Ayako ShibataYodogawa Christian Hospital Obstetrics & Gynecology
Ayako Shibata is an OBGYN physician who focuses on delivering information on women's health care to the general public and non-specialist. After graduated from the School of Informatics and Sciences at Nagoya University in 2006, she had entered the Faculty of Medicine at Gunma University following a 2-year training in Okinawa. With the experience of backpacking 15 developing countries in the world, she aims to support women for more healthy and active lives. Book: Women's Emergency Department (Chugai Igakusha, 2017), Obstetrics and Gynecology Pocket Guide (Kinpodo, 2020).
Yukiko ItoFounder, Representative Director & CEO, Zest, Inc.
Born in 1962. Yuki spends her childhood in Great Britain, Germany and the United States. While in university, she became the first female and the top programmer at a system company. Yuki founded Zest, Inc. at the age of 25 and created and programmed many systems such as "daily settlement system that allows monthly settlement in 3 days" that Masayoshi Son's proud of. Yuki continues to provide solutions with the mission of "creating a world where every person’s talent would be maximized”.
In 2016, Zest is selected as a company of 20 companies from all over the world at 500 KOBE. In 2019, Yuki won the Grand Prize & Aflac Award at the "HIMSS & Health 2.0 Japan 2019" pitch contest.
Naoto FukutaniCEO, BackTech Inc.
BackTech Inc supports work productivity of companies due to poor physical condition of the employees by operating with "Pocket Therapist". Pocket Therapist improves the organizational productivity and reduces the percentage of highly stressed people that are currently teleworking by having professional, certified physical therapists taking care of the stiff shoulders and back pain problems customized for each user, virtually and conveniently, anywhere and anytime. Pocket Therapist has been introduced to big major companies such as KONICA MINOLTA that has tens of thousands of employees, expanding beyond national borders with expansion to 21 countries overseas.
Most of the BackTech Inc. team members held Doctoral and Master's degrees, and we are building medical evidence that will support the future of the healthcare industry.
BackTech Inc has received numerous awards, including the highest award at Health 2.0 Asia-Japan 2018.
Hideaki Oka MD,PhD.Professor, Saitama Medical University
Assistant Director of General Medical Center
General Medical Care Internal Medicine Department Manager
Glen TullmanFounder & Executive Chairman, Livongo Health
Glen Tullman is the Executive Chairman and Founder of Livongo Health, the consumer first digital health pioneer committed to empowering people with chronic conditions to live better and healthier lives. He is dedicated to finding a cure for diabetes and other chronic conditions—and to keeping people healthy until these cures are found.
A visionary leader and entrepreneur, he previously ran two public companies that changed the way health care is delivered. Most recently, Tullman served as Chief Executive Officer of Allscripts, at the time he was there the leading provider of electronic health records, practice management, and electronic prescribing systems. He is the author of On Our Terms: Empowering the New Health Consumer, in which he proposes new solutions to address the chronic-condition epidemic facing our country.
A strong proponent of philanthropy, Tullman was honored in 2019 with a Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award for his career focused on improving the safety, empathy, and efficiency of our healthcare system. He also serves as a Chancellor to the International Board of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and as a Board Member of the American Diabetes Association. Tullman has three amazing children that inspire him every day.
Kohta SatakeChief Executive Officer and Medical Doctor
Having graduated from the Keio University School of Medicine, he engaged in clinical work at the Japanese Red Cross Society Medical Center, and was involved in the medical treatment of many patients as a respiratory physician. In 2012, he went off to study abroad at overseas graduate schools gaining global experience in China and the United States. After graduating from a US graduate school with a Major in public health, he has been engaged in medical informatics research. After returning home to Japan, he founded CureApp Inc. in 2014. Even now, he continues his clinical practice once a week and remains in the medical scene.
He completed his Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) as well as a Masters of Public Health from the John Hopkins University School of Public Health (MPH) in the United States.
Matthew HoltCo-Chairman, Health2.0
Matthew Holt, Co-Chairman, spent the 1990s learning from the best to be a health care futurist at Institute for the Future, and a survey researcher at Harris Interactive. In the early 2000s he spent time at a PHR start-up, but since he’s been the Founder of (and now occasional author on) The Health Care Blog, and co-founder of the Health 2.0 Conference–roles for which he was mostly self-taught!
Su Chien WenCEO, C.M.Phoenix Pty Ltd.
B.A. Economics, The University of Melbourne
B.A. in Art and Design, Victoria University
M.A. in Economics, Waseda University
While studying at the University of Waseda, Su operated a hotel in Hakuba village, Nagano prefecture, and founded C.M. Phoenix by using his experience in the hotel business at the Hilton Hotel and The Okura Tokyo.
He later moved the business to Akihabara, where he opened serviced apartments and gradually expanded the business in Tokyo over the next few years. Besides, he has put his endeavors toward the regional revitalization projects in Myoko Kogen, Niigata Prefecture.
Turning his attention to the booming industry of wellness in 2018, Su took his business into the fitness industry and has opened six gyms in Tokyo and Kanagawa since then.
Adapting to the industry transform due to the COVID-19 pandemic hit, this year, the company has launched Fitness Mirror as a proprietary solution for at-home workouts.
Dr. Tatsuya KONDOChief Executive Officer
Medical Excellence JAPAN
Yhuko OgataCEO, Melody International Ltd. CEO
Master of Engineering,
Kyoto University Graduate School of Engineering, Nuclear Engineering
Her involvement with telemedicine began in 2000 with participation in the "Shikoku 4 Prefecture Electronic Medical Record Network Project" by the government.
She launched Mitla Co., Ltd., in 2002. She succeeded in commercializing the first perinatal electronic medical record in Japan, and the company achieved $8.5 million revenue with operating profit of 30% in 10 years.
In 2015, She founded "Melody International Ltd." with the corporate mission as "Providing safe and secure deliveries for all mothers around the World." The Company is developing a remote mobile fetal monitoring equipment and its platform system.
Winners of the METI Minister’s Prize of the Eighth Monodzukuri Nippon Grand Awards 2019.
Akira OgamiDep. of Work Systems and Health, Inst. of Industrial Ecological Sciences, Univ. of Occupational and Environmental Health,Japan
Education:
1997 Ph.D. (Dr. of Medical Science),
1991 M.D. University of Occupational and Environmental
Health, Japan (UOEH) School of Medicine
Professional Training and Employment:
2011-present Professor, Department of Work Systems and Health,
Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences (IIES), UOEH
2005-2011 Associate Professor, Department of
Occupational Pneumology, IIES,UOEH
2001-2005 Assistant Professor, Department of
Environmental Health Engineering, IIES,UOEH
(1998-1999 Research Fellow, MacDonald Research
Center, University of British Columbia, Canada)
1997-2001 Research Associate, Department of
Environmental Health Engineering, IIES,UOEH
1991-1997 Medical Staff in Surgery (Dept. of Surgery II),
University Hospital, UOEH
Specialized field: Occupational Health, Public Health
Yosuke KanekoCEO, SORA Technology
[Career]
2009-2017: Accenture Co., Ltd. Strategy Division
2017-2020: Chief Strategy Officer, Terra Drone Co., Ltd.
2020-: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Disaster Response Aviation Technology Team
2020-: SORA Technology Co., Ltd. CEO
Yusuke IshikawaFounder & CEO, FamiOne , Inc.
Tomoya YOSHIDADeputy Director General, Human Development
Department, Japan International Cooperation Agency
Graduated from School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University then joined Japan International Cooperation Agency in 1995. Since 1999, Mr. Yoshida has been working in the field of public health in developing countries including experiences of working in Philippines and Ghana. He also worked for Global Health Bureau of US Agency for International Development. He got MSc in Public Health in Developing Countries from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
In Ghana, he supported Ghana Health Service to introduced web-based health management information system as a health policy adviser.
Eisuke ShimizuCEO & Co-Founder, OUI Inc.
Project Lecturer, Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine
CEO & Co-Founder, OUI Inc.
Project Lecturer, Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine .
MD (Ophthalmologist), PhD. Project associated lecturer at the Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine. Works for Keio University hospital, Minamiaoyama Eye clinic, and Yokohama Keiai Eye clinic. Specialized in Dry Eye Disease and Ocular Allergic Disease.
Co-founded OUI Inc. in 2016. Discoverer the hidden needs at the cataract volunteer in the rural area of Vietnam. Invented the new medical device in the ophthalmology named Smart Eye Camera. Succeed to make a Smart Eye Camera be a Japanese Medical device in 2019. For the next step, developing a new ophthalmology examination style using telemedicine and diagnostic AI by the Smart Eye Camera.
Achievement as a researcher: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Eisuke_Shimizu
Saori TsubakinoAssistant Manager, Global Relations Division, NEC
Graduated from Osaka University School of Foreign Studies and joined Mizuho Bank in 2012.
In Mizuho Bank, engaged in Export Credit Agency(Such as JBIC and NEXI) Finance for Developing countries.
Joined NEC, Global Relations Division, Internaional Organization Team in 2018.
To solve global issues which NEC alone has its limits in its reach to,
I'm working closely together with Internaional Organization in leveraging the power of NEC technology to co-create solutions.
Yu HasegawaDeputy Head, Center on Global Health Architecture / Deputy General Manager, Social Impact
Partnership Business Department, Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting Co., Ltd.
Yu Hasegawa joined Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting (MURC) as Deputy Head, Center on Global Health Architecture in August 2019. He is in charge of new business development and consulting in the field of global health. He is leading operation of a new initiative, WELCO Lab for Global Health, which was established in October 2020 to encourage Japanese companies to contribute to global health issues. Prior to MURC, he worked for Astellas Pharma Inc. for 10 years in several fields such as clinical development, global health, sustainability, strategic planning and portfolio management. MSc from Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University and MBA from Kenichi Ohmae Guraduate School of Business.
Chika KitajimaSenior Manager, Resource Mobilisation, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
Chika Kitajima as Senior Manager for Resource Mobilisation, joined the Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance in June 2011. She is in charge of donor relations and resource mobilization with Japan, South Korea and Qatar. Chika holds a Ph.D degree in Comparative Cultural Studies from Kyushu University, Japan, and a MA degree in International Studies from University of Denver of USA. Before joining Gavi, Chika worked as Partnerships Specialist with the headquarters of the United Nations Volunteers Programme (UNV) in Germany, in charge of the Japan portfolio of UNV. Before joining UNV in 2003, she worked with UNICEF, responsible for child protection projects with an emphasis on children affected by HIV/AIDS, both in Zimbabwe and Viet Nam. She speaks Japanese (native language), English and a little bit of Spanish.
Yoshiyuki SakurabaCEO (Ph.D), Varinos, Inc.
Yoshiyuki Sakuraba, Ph.D., has seven years’ professional experience of genetics and genomics research in RIKEN GSC. He also has three years’ postdoc experience in the US. After return to Japan, he was responsible for R&D section and playing a central role in a business for Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing in GeneTech. After he joined Illumina, he had been developed sevaral NGS (Next Generation Sequencing) related clinical testing markets as a clinical sales specialist. The fields were NIPT, PGT-A/PGT-M, Oncology and Genetic diseases. In present, he established a new startup company, Varinos, developing and providing several genetic testings. Varinos commercialized the world's first Endometrial Microbiome Testing Service. He won the Japan Venture Awards 2020.
Go FujitaCEO, MTG Ventures, Inc.
Graduated from Faculty of Economics, Meiji University. Then, joined Japan Associated Finance Co., Ltd.(Currently named, JAFCO Co.,Ltd.) in 1997. Transferred to the Investment Department, Chubu Branch of JAFCO in 2005 and promoted to the President of Chubu Branch in 2015. Participated in the investment support of various investment companies from start-up stage to later stage, and also acted as a Borad member of each invested company. Invested in the area of Auto-driving, AI, Childcare IoT, etc., and inversted to the splited companies. Based on the rich experience of working with over 5,000 management people, currently challenging for the investment area of BEAUTY-TECH, WELLNESS-TECH, FOOD-TECH and SPORTS-TECH.
Anna NakayasuStanford Graduate School of Business / MBA Candidate
Anna was born in Yamaguchi Prefecture, and grew up in the US during elementary and middle schools. As a medical student, she contributed to the creation of a community interested in healthcare management through her work as student president of Yamamoto Yuji Seminar. After graduating the University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2017, she has completed residency and trained in obstetrics/gynecology at the Japanese Red Cross Medical Center. Alongside her clinical training, she has conducted a national research in work-life-balance of young physicians in Japan. To pursue her passion in solivng various issues surrounding the Japanese healthcare system, she currently studies as an MBA candidate at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Atsushi KawakamiDean, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomecial Sciences, Professor and Chairman,
Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Division of Advanced Preventive Medical Sciences, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomecial Sciences
Specialty: Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology
Academic association: Japanese Society for Sjögren’s syndrome (President), Japan College of Rheumatology (Director), The Japan Spondyloarthritis Society (Director), The Japanese Society for Clinical Rheumatology and Related Research (Director)
Research projects: 1. Autoinflammatory diseases: Research of genome, biomarkers and drug discovery 2. Research of pathologic process of inflammatory arthritis 3. Research of pathologic process of Sjögren’s syndrome 4. Exploration of autoantigens in autoimmune diseases
Award: Japan College of Rheumatology Scientific Award (2000, Japan College of Rheumatology), The Japanese Society of Inflammation and Regeneration Promotion Award (2001, The Japanese Society of Inflammation and Regeneration), Japan Clinical Immunology Society of the General Assembly Best Poster Award (2004, Japan Clinical Immunology Society), The Tsunoo Award for Scientific Excellence (2001, Nagasaki University School of Medicine)
Daisuke graduated from Faculty of Economics, the University of Tokyo. He joined Google in 2011 after his career at a domestic financial institution. He then joined Medley in 2016 and currently manages its CLINICS business offering cloud-based services for medical institutions, which include telemedicine system and cloud-based electronic medical record software.
Shinsuke MutoPresident, Tetsuyu Institute Medical Corporation
Dr. Muto graduated from the University of Tokyo of Medicine in 1996.Then he worked as a cardiologist at the University of Tokyo Hospital,Mitsui Memorial Hospital and serves as an imperial doctor at the Imperial Household Agency. After working at McKinsey's, established the "You Home Clinic" in 2010 to provide home medical care, which was incorporated in 2011 and became the "Medical Corporation Tetsuyuukai". In 2016, he became the Chairman of Integrity Healthcare Corporation, which is working on the development and dissemination of YaDoc, an online medical treatment system.
He is a clinical professor at the Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, a director of the Japan Health Policy Organization, and a director of the Asia Pacific Initiative. he received the 29th Takemi Incentive Award in 2019.
Takehiko NomuraSenior Director (Ph.D) of Frontier Business Office,
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma
Dr. Nomura graduated from the Graduated School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University and joined Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma (former Sumitomo Pharma). After the 10 years experiences of CMC research and planning/management, he worked for Global Corporate Planning and engaged in M&A of US subsidiaries and post-merger R&D integration in 2009-2012. After that, he still managed the global R&D portfolio and resource especially in CNS and Oncology area which are the primary focus of the company (2012-2019). As of April 2019, he has been assigned as a head of newly created division, "Frontier Business Office" and engaged in planning and business development for new innovative non-pharmaceutical healthcare such as digital therapeutics.
Seiji HoriJunior Officer of Frontier Business Office, Sumitomo
Dainippon Pharma
Seiji Hori joined Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma as research scientist, and experienced over 10 years for not only the drug discovery research in the fields of infection, lifestyle-related disease and oncology but also R&D alliance work with various pharmaceutical companies. After his experience of the drug discovery, he worked for Global Corporate Planning in 2014-2018 and engaged in managing the global R&D portfolio and developing the external R & D activities such as the establishment of the carve-out venture company “Alpha Navi Pharma” to develop a novel analgesic drug for patients suffering from pain. As of April 2019, he joined a newly created division, "Frontier Business Office" for new innovative non-pharmaceutical healthcare such as digital therapeutics, and he engaged in the frontier business development activities such as business strategy planning, strategic investment, R&D alliance and directors at portfolio companies.
Chikara MatsuzakiCEO, Kenko Medical Service Co., Ltd.
・Graduated from State University of New York
・Launch and operation of medical fitness at the hospital
・Joined RIZAP Co., Ltd. Overseas Division
・Education/Development Department Healthcare: Promote the development of medical trainers
・Corporate Sales Department Healthcare: Launch services for corporations and local governments
・Kenko Medical Service Co., Ltd. CEO
Misa NishimotoCEO, LaundryBox.inc
After working at a PR company, Misa Nishimoto joined DWANGO Co., Ltd., where she continued working in PR. She became independent in 2016. Writing a blog while working as a company employee increased her interest in women's body and gender, which motivated her to establish Laundry Girl, a web media site. In February 2019, she founded LaundryBox.inc. In August 2019, she opened the LaundryBox, a media commerce site featuring articles and products of interest to women. These include issues such as menstruation. It handles sanitary goods, care goods, and FemTech products. http://laundrybox.jp
Katsunori SugiuraPresident of Sugi Pharmacy Co., Ltd.
Graduated from Pharmaceutical School of Gifu Pharmaceutical University in 2001.
Joined Johnson End Johnson Co., Ltd. in 2003
2006 Joined Sugi Pharmacy Co., Ltd.
In 2017 he took office as President and Representative Director of Sugi Pharmacy Co., Ltd.
We will deepen the area of "maintenance of health", "premature illness" and "prevention", so that everyone in the community can live a healthy and pleasant social life both physically and mentally, by experts on improving "eating habits" and "moderate exercise" Promoting realization of "wellness" of customers by supporting maintenance and promotion of aggressive health such as advice
"Based on the philosophy of" wishing for the happiness of all people and increasing the smile ", we aim at the existence which can be relied upon from the community at ease, conveniently and casually.
Chisako YokomatsuM.D
She is a pediatrician at the intensive care and emergency department. She started to participated in operating " Health 2.0 “ from 2017.
Hiroyuki TsunodaHead of Discovery Technology Department, Research Division, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Graduated from the Graduate School of Science, Kanazawa University in 1997 and joined Chugai Pharmaceutical in the same year. In 2000, I joined the Research Division, where he was responsible for the development of antibody engineering technology and antibody drugs. I have served as Deputy Director of Translational Research Division and has been in his current position since 2016. He leads the development of various fundamental technologies such as data science and omics analysis in drug discovery research.
Hiroya IizukaCTO (Chief Technology Officer), BeatFit
Medical Doctor
I had been working as a doctor for 8 years. 2019, I changed jobs to engineer in BeatFit, using React Native, Ruby on Rails and AWS to develop applications. 2020 July, became CTO.
Hiroki FujimotoExecutive Officer, General manager, Next Business Planning Department, Sumitomo Life Insurance Company
Joined Sumitomo Life Insurance Company after graduating from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Economics. After being seconded to the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (currently the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), became the Manager of the Secretarial Section in 2005 and the Manager of the Corporate Governance Section in 2007. Handled launching the new brand strategy in 2011, became the General Manager of the Brand Communication Department in 2013. In 2017, won the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Award / ACC Grand Prix at "ACC TOKYO CREATIVITY AWARDS", which is one of the largest advertising awards in Japan ("A category" of "Film Section"). Leading open innovation in Next Business Planning Department from April 2019, and has been an Executive Officer, General Manager of the Next Business Planning Department since April 2020.
Yoshiyuki NumataRepresentative director, Editor-in-Chief Monthly MIX, MIX, Inc.
After graduating Kitasato university in 1987, Yoshiyuki Numata joined in a foreign-capital pharmaceutical company, as a Medical Representative. With the advantage of his career,from 1992, he worked as a writer for dairy paper specialized for pharmaceutical region, interviewing the ministry of health, labor and welfare, doctors, pharmaceuticals. From Dec. 2008, he joined in Elsevier Japan Inc. as Chief editor for Monthly Mix, which succeeded to Mix Inc. on July 2017 and now he is CEO of Mix Inc.
Koichi NoguchiPartner, PwC Consulting LLC
Koichi Noguchi is a consulting partner with over 20 years of experience. Koichi’s expertise includes strategy planning, organizational design, operational management, and work style transformation. He currently leads Global Innovation Factory (GIF), which is a proficient consulting team whose service differs from the more traditional ones. This team offers a digital platform using the latest technologies by leveraging partnerships with startups, universities, research institutions and NPOs across the world.
Regular article contributor to medium and an author of “Sharing Economy Maruwakari” by Nikkei Bunko.
Mr.Shimada joined the Department of sales at Recruit Co,Ltd in 1987. He founded Intelligence,Ltd in 1989. Since 1999 he responsible for board of director of several companies. In addition, as an angel investor, he also invests in start-up companies and provides management support.
Hugo SpaldingManaging Director, Gather
After 15 years’ experience in the data space including working with subsidiaries of ABN Amro (Leaseplan UK) and KCOM plc, Hugo Spalding formed Gather in 2003.
Over the following 17 years, Gather has specialised in the capture, analysis and reporting of data from across multiple industries, globally, in over 17 different languages.
Gather is now applying this expertise and experience to meet the current and future needs of the care sector.
Takuma InamuraDirector, Healthcare Industry Division, Commerce and Service Industry Policy Group, Ministry of Economy,Trade and Industry,
Mr.Inamura Takuma joined METI in 1998 and has mostly worked on policy making in areas such as energy, international trade and manufacturing industries. Before taking up his current position, he was the director in charge of a drastic revision of the Japanese legislation on the electricity supply business in order to enable the cost effective deployment of renewable energy and sustainable investment in the power grid system. He also has government-wide experience through his secondment to other Japanese ministries including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (an Economy Counselor at the Permanent Delegation of Japan to the OECD) and Ministry of Finance (a Deputy Director in charge of port and airport construction public works with an annual budget of 1 trillion yen).He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the University of Tokyo and a Master’s Degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University.
Daisuke TanakaRepresentative Director, Exscientia KK
Dr. Daisuke Tanaka graduated from Nagasaki University and joined Dainippon Pharmaceutical in 1993 as a medicinal chemist. From 2001 he studied with Prof. Andrew Myers at the Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department of Harvard University for 2.5 years. He contributed to development of a research alliance bewteen Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma and Exscientia in 2014. After leading the collaboration at the Sumitomo Dinippon side, he moved to Exscientia in 2018. Currently, Daisuke is the representative director of Exscientia KK, Japanese subsidiary of Exscientia Ltd. in Osaka, and is responsible for business development in Japan and Asia while participating in multiple collaboration projects as medicinal chemist and project leader.
Katsuya YonezuGeneral Manager/Head, Japan Operation, PharmaEssentia Corp.
Work experience: Joined Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (currently Astellas Pharma Inc.) in 1995. Since then, has experienced mainly marketing positions for medical drugs at Janssen Pharma, Novartis Pharma, and Shire Japan. Since March 2017, Joined PharmaEssentia in current position to launch and manage a Japan subsidiary. Leading strategy planning and execution. Currently, he is conducting domestic clinical trials and regulatory application work, aiming to obtain new drug approval in Japan.
Education: Graduated from the University of Wales School of Business (MBA), Kochi University Faculty of Science (Biology)
Learned teamwork and leadership from rowing he engaged in through students to adults.
Born in 1971, from Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture.
Naoki GotoDivision Director, Primary Care Platform Division, MedPeer, Inc.
Started his career at an independent strategy consulting firm in 2013, Naoki Goto has engaged in developing a number of new business and medium term business plans in IT& Life Science field. After joining MedPeer, Inc. in 2017, he took part in establishing business partnerships as well as launching “CASEPEDIA", a case reports sharing service on the MedPeer platform.
Also in June 2019, he launched a pharmacy solution service “kakari”. Its goal is to support community pharmacies in the today’s changing market, by helping them to become patients’ primary pharmacies.
Shinichiro MuroyamaPresident and Representative Director, LINE Healthcare Corporation
Muroyama served as the CFO of Take And Give Needs (T&G) and oversaw the company's expansion overseas to regions such as Hong Kong and Indonesia. During this time he also served as the Representative Director for the overseas entities. Following that, he joined Amazon Japan K.K. as the Head of Hardlines and Home Appliances before joining LINE Corporation as an Executive Officer and Head of Business Strategy. He was appointed President and Representative Director of LINE Healthcare in January of 2019.
Eishu HaiCEO, High-Z Inc. / special Professor,Keio Univ. / M.D, Ph.D
Dr. Hai graduated from Kanazawa University School of Medicine and has more than 10 years of experience as a surgeon and pathologist at Kanazawa University Hospital and several other hospitals. Then he obtained an MBA at the Keio Graduate School of Business Administration (Keio Business School), with a top honors degree.
While he serve as CEO and hospital management consultant, he also engage as a project professor at Keio University and as a guest professor at several medical schools, where he teaches hospital management. In addition, he has served in a number of public positions, including the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's Study Group on Physician Working Style Reform. He has published numerous books and serials in renowned medical publishers, which have sold more than 150,000 copies in total.
Yukihiro MaruGroup CEO, Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.
Dr Yukihiro Maru completed doctoral program at the University of Tokyo, PhD (Agriculture). He founded Leave a Nest while still in graduate school together with fellow students. Their mission to create business by bringing cutting-edge science to schools to achieve Advancing Science and Technology for Global Happiness. Every year the company run more than 200 projects through our "Knowledge Platform". As a knowledge manufacturing industry that creates seeds of new business by combining and discovering emerging technology in universities from all over the world to bring global happiness. He is a creator, knowledge manufacturer who has launched various deep technology venture companies such as Euglena, Challenergy, and Metagen etc.
Atsushi NitasakaCCO & Co-Founder, PLIMES Inc.
Born in 1986 in Oita Prefecture, graduated from the University of Tsukuba with a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Sciences. After working at a publishing company as a magazine editor and on mixi, he founded ZINE INC. in 2015. He develops and launches "CancerWith", cancer counseling and support services. founded PLIMES Inc. in 2018.Director of Communications and Public Relations
Yuji YamamotoFounder, President and CEO, MinaCare Co., Ltd.
Yuji Yamamoto is a founder and chief executive officer at MinaCare, Co., Ltd. which helps health and productivity management through health data analysis and community engagement promotion. He concurrently serves as an committee member at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and the Ministry of Economics, Trade and Industry, dedicating health care system reform. He is also active in education through his lecture series for healthcare, business, and government leaders.
Before starting these careers, Yuji spent six years as a practitioner in several leading hospitals including University of Tokyo Hospital and Tokyo Metropolitan hospitals.
Yuji received his M.D. degree from University of Tokyo. He is a board certified member of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine and holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Yuji OtakeDirector, Health Insurance Date Planing Office, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Mr. Otake graduated from the University of Tokyo and joined the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in 2000.
His career in the Ministry focuses on healthcare issues and organization management.
He received Master of Science in Healthcare Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon Univiersity and Master of Public Health from Harvard University.
Norihisa TamuraMinister of Health, Labour and Welfare
Shuhei SaitoBusiness Producer, MICIN
After working for a pharmaceutical company, joined MICIN in 2019. At a pharmaceutical company, Shuhei was in charge of domestic and overseas clinical trials related to anticancer drugs in the Clinical Development Department, and then engaged in whole R&D planning and management in the R&D Portfolio Department. Shuhei leads the IT solution "MiROHA" for clinical development that applies telemedicine at MICIN, with the strength of experience in specific clinical development and bird's-eye view knowledge of pharmaceutical research and development.
Yujiro MaedaCo-Director, Tokyo Biodesign /Co-Founder&CSO, Premopartners Inc. / Director, Aillis Inc. / Co-Founder Kozue Dental Group
Co-Director of Tokyo Biodesign, a medical device startup accelerator at the University of Tokyo in conjunction with Stanford University. Co-Founder PremoPartners Inc., a medical technology incubator. Director of Aillis Inc., a medical AI startup, and CEO of Kozue Dental Group . Assistant Professor at the Tokyo University Hospital. Guest lecturer at Waseda Business School. Guest Associate Professor at Tokyo University of Pharmacy & Life Science.Global Faculty at Stanford Biodesign.
Dentist, Ph.D of Medicine.
Ai SonodaPresident,Integrity Healthcare Co., Ltd.
Ai Sonoda MBA , MMA
President, Integrity Healthcare Co., Ltd.
Ai Sonoda worked at a medical consulting company and joined the business development department of Recruit Co., Ltd.
In 2009, she founded Integrity Healthcare Co., Ltd., and co-founded Tetsuyu Institute Medical Corporation in 2010.
Since 2011, she moved to the area which was most seriously damaged by the East Japan Earthquake, opened home medical care clinic and established a community comprehensive care system.
In 2015, she launched the Digital Therapeutics business at Integrity Healthcare Co., Ltd.
Co-Founder & Special Advisor to Tetsuyu Institute Medical Corporation.
Vice Chairman of Institute for Healthcare Leadership.
Completed the Graduate School of Tokyo Medical and Dental University.
Hiroaki KatoVisiting Professor at Digital Hollywood University Graduate School
Doctor Kato is a board-certified ophthalmologist. He is engaging in the development of surgical instruments and telemedicine services while practicing as a doctor. He joined Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in 2016 and worked on setting regulations and generating policies as a deputy head of the clinical trial promotion office. After leaving the the office, he established Aillis Inc., a company which is developing AI medical devices, as a co-founder. He is serving the company as a board member as well as the Executive Vice President and CSO. He also works for the Graduate School of Digital Hollywood University as a visiting professor. Currently, he teaches at 5 universities, runs a company, serves for 2 publicly listed companies as non-executive directors, takes roles of committee members for academic societies and the governments, and also practices at a university hospital.
Kumiko TakahashiDeputy Director, Healthcare Industries Division, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Joined the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in 2012.
She was keenly aware of the importance of innovation while taking on the theme creation and invitation strategy for the 2025 Kansai / Osaka World Expo.
After that, she set a support for overseas expansion of startups as a new pillar in 5th Mid-term Target of Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) and positioned as an important business.
After she experienced business development for an AI seed startup from Oct 2019, she joined the Healthcare Industry Division in July 2020.
Her hobbies are canyoning, reading and traveling.
Hiroshi ShimomuraFounder & CEO, Magic Shields Inc.
For 14 years at Yamaha Motor, Shimomura has been engaged in motorcycle mechanical design, new business development in the design department, and invention activities. After his grandmother died in a fall, he developed a floor called "Coroyawa" that softens only when someone falls. Founded Magic Shields Inc. in November 2019. By spreading "Coroyawa" all over the world, he will raise the QOL of the elderly and their families and further reduce medical and long-term care costs. Master of Robotics. MBA.
Jun SasakiCEO/Chairman, Yushoukai Medical Corporation
Jun Sasaki M.D.
Graduated from Tsukuba University School of Medicine (1998)
General Practitioner and Gastroenterologist in Mitsui Memorial Hospital (1998-2003)
Researcher of Doctoral course at the University of Tokyo graduate school of Medicine(2003-2006)
CEO at Yushoukai Medical Corp, the largest home medical care provider in Tokyo metropolitan area (15clinics, 30doctors, 5000 home care patients) (2006-)
Saho MurakamiOphthalmologist & Occupational Health Physician, Kitasato Institute Hospital
Dr. Murakami graduated from the Faculty of Economics, Kyoto University, and the Okayama University Medical School. After that, she received training as a junior resident at Kurashiki Central Hospital, and joined the Department of Ophthalmology Keio University school of medicine. Currently engaged in clinical practice at Kitasato Institute Hospital. Under the sub-theme of wellness beyond treatment, I provide management advice to emerging medical companies and new businesses from the perspective of a medical doctor, and also have lectures on eye health as an occupational health physician at major trading companies and pharmaceutical companies.
Ryo HayashimaSenior Associate, Scrum Ventures
Ryo previously worked at A.T.Kearney, a US-based consulting firm where he formulated mid-term management plans, new business strategies, marketing with a focus on consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, and energy fields. At Scrum Ventures, he manages Japanese investments and studio programs. He graduated from the University of Tokyo in Literature.
Akira TakeyamaCEO, NOVENINE, Inc. / D.D.S., Ph.D.
Doctor takeyama is a dentist, Ph.D., anti-aging specialist. Akira's specialty is oral surgery. he has many award-winning about regenerate of saliva grand tissue. He started his career as a entrepreneur at NOVENINE, Inc. founded in 2018. NOVENINE develops preventive dental services, the IoT toothbrush ”SMASH” which can be measured bad breath and smartphone application for SMASH. Our technology initiatively supports preventive dentistry and the prevention of serious diseases related to periodontal disease. NOVENINE is going to constract the world's first oral data platform using the intraoral photographs and Data of bad breath and brushing time. The data platform will be effective in predicting people's lifestyle-related diseases. In 2021, our products and services will start.
Kenichi SusumeDirector,The Office of Social Security and Tax Number System,Cabinet Office
Kenichi Susume
Director, the Office of Social Security and Tax Number System of Cabinet Office. He has been in his position since April 2020 and in charge of Public Relations of My Number (Individual Number) System. He has also experiences as Director of General Affairs Department at Jichi Medical University, Director General of General Affairs Department at Yamanashi Prefectural Government and Deputy Director of Local Public Service Personnel Division in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), the Government of Japan.
Neil Jibran BalochCEO, FRoots Inc.
I was originally interested in starting a business because my father is a business owner. And after starting a sneaker business at 19 years old and learning myself app coding and design, I founded FRoots, Inc.
Selected as a support company for Aoyama Startup Acceleration Center sponsored by Tokyo and EO Tokyo INNOVATION PROGRAM sponsored by EO Tokyo, the acceleration program sponsored by DIP Corporation.
When self-care was unsustainable, I learned professional stress care from a well-known coach and the quality of my life improved. From this experience, I realized the importance of learning the right care from the right people, and developed the web application "WeMeet" to listen to primary information from experts by ear.
In response to the challenges of high unit price, confidentiality, and non-simultaneousness of the fee structure for expert consultations, the app can deliver sustainable information to all with a low subscription fee and simultaneous audio viewing.
Hidetoshi NishiguchiPwC Japan Managing Director
Hiroki YamadaRepresentative Director and Doctor, Medii,Inc
Born in 1989. Born in Wakayama Prefecture. After graduating from Wakayama Medical University in 2014, he joined Sakai City Medical Center and xperienced remote island medical care at Amami Oshima. After working at St. Luke's International Hospital and Keio University Hospital, he started his business in June 2019 with the aim of changing the regional medical field with the problem of uneven distribution of specialists. He is a specialist in rheumatoid arthritis specializing in intractable immunological diseases and he is a persona as a patient with immunological diseases. They have released "E-Consult® ️", an out-of-hospital specialist consulting platform that allows you to consult with specialists mainly in the fields of rheumatoid arthritis and infectious diseases. They will make better medical care system no matter where you live.
Ryo OkuboCEO, Rehab for JAPAN, Inc.
Occupational Therapist. Engaged in home rehabilitation work for seven years as a specialist through in-home care (day care services/ home-visit care services) and medical institution emergency care.
Founded Rehab for JAPAN Co., Ltd. in June 2016, serving as President.
Established the Rehaplan, rehabilitation SaaS business for day-care service providers in February 2018, which expands Rehab for JAPAN services to provide rehabilitation for 42,000 individuals requiring long-term care.MA in Policy Studies from Hosei University.
Ryota MitsunoCEO, KYSMO.Inc
Junichi OhyaQuotomy. Inc.
Dr Junichi Ohya graduated from Medical school of Nagoya City University and joined the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Faculty of Medicine at the University of Tokyo. In 2015, he studying abroad as a visiting scholar in the University of California, San Francisco came up with business idea. He launched Quotomy in August 2020.
Soichi MuraokaChief executive doctor（M.D PhD）, ASAKAZE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION /
CEO, Pubcare.net. / Associate professor of kyushu university
Dr.Muraoka graduated from the Fukuoka University School of Medicine and jointed the Department of cardiovascular Medicine at Fukuoka University in 2001.
Takuji FurukawaPresident and CEO (Ph.D), B dot Medical Inc.
Dr. Furukawa has been engaged in the development of treatment systems since 2000. As he has commercialized systems in collaboration with heavy machinery manufacturers, some systems which he designed are still on sale. While he is a group leader at the National Institute of Radiological Sciences, he established B dot Medical Inc. with the aim of further popularization of particle therapy systems. His self-improvement “Making better things” encourages him to make systems more perfectly than anyone else.
He specializes in scanning technic that accurately irradiates tumors. In 2012, he received the Minister of Education Award for Fine Arts for the first successful clinical operation of “respiratory-gated scanning irradiation”, which has been considered difficult in the past. His teaching to be an all-rounder who can do anything without fearing failure spreads all over the members of B dot Medical.
Arlene MayedaCommercial Attaché, Commercial Service, U.S. Embassy
Arlene Mayeda has over 25 years of federal government experience. In May 2014, she rejoined the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service (FCS) and was posted to the U.S. Consulate General in Osaka-Kobe before her assignment to Tokyo in 2016.
Ms. Mayeda spent over a decade as a Supervisor in the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington, DC, and at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
Ms. Mayeda began her federal government career at the U.S. Department of Commerce in 1993 and has served as Advisor to the Deputy Secretary, Director for Public Affairs, and as a desk officer in the Offices of China, Japan, APEC and the Pacific Basin. She also was instrumental in opening the first Export Assistance Center in Fresno, CA.
A Southern California native, Ms. Mayeda received her BA from Harvard and her MA from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).
Yutaka NakaoPresident, KAKEHASHI, Inc.
Worked as a medical representative at Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited. Seeing patients waiting for a long time at hospitals and pharmacies, realized better user experience can be provided through better IT medical infrastrucutres. Founded KAKEHASHI, Inc. in 2016.
KAKEHASHI provides SaaS for pharmacies, which innovates patient experience at pharmacies and reduces paper work of pharmacists.
Mr. Oishi joined SoftBank as a business strategist in May, 2018. He has been built alliances through negotiations with overseas companies, and proposed collaboration with customers and new business planning.
Established Healthcare Technologies Corp to promote the healthcare field, and became president and CEO. Prior to joining SoftBank, he was in charge of joint venture projects in Southeast Asia, and established subsidiaries in India, Russia and UAE of GMO GlobalSign K.K. He has more than 10 years of experience in overseas expansion, operation and start-up management.
Osamu IwamotoSupervisor, Product Development Department, ELECOM CO.,LTD.
Manager, Planning and Development Sec., D-CLUE Technologies Co.,Ltd.
Mr. Iwamoto graduated from the Faculty of Business Administration of Kobe University in 2002. He joined the CSR business such as disaster countermeasures and new business development related to beauty and health at a major eyeglass retail chain company.
He moved to ELECOM Co., Ltd. (current position) in May 2012. He is responsible for the development of personal computer used eyeglasses and hearing aids. Since 2015, he has been involved in the development of home medical equipment such as low-frequency treatment equipment and massage equipment. In February 2020, he launched two models of blood pressure monitors that can be linked with smartphones via Bluetooth.
Now, he is promoting research on cuffless blood pressure estimation algorithms in the COI Tohoku Site.
Keiichi SatoSenior Director, Financial Services and Healthcare Industry
Keiichi graduated from Keio University on 2001 and joined leading consulting firm as business transformation consultant. He drives digital transformation of industry leading companies throughout his career in the consulting firm as well as in global IT company. After 3 years international assignment to the US (NY), he joined Salesforce in 2017. He is the leader for financial services and healthcare industy in Industries Transformation organization which drives digital transformation of each industry. He is resposable for Salesforce solutions for healthcare and life science industry in Japan which have been rapidly and widely adopted under COVID-19.
Yuji Kimura has been with Allied Telesis K.K. since 1998. Became General Manager of Healthcare Sales Office when it was formed in 2013 after the experience as Branch Manager of Hokkaido Branch. Since then he has engaged himself to widespread the importance of information technology within the healthcare market. And with such abundant knowledge and experience, he is currently in charge of coordinating sale activities within the healthcare market, and devotes himself to support and provide better solutions to the customers.
Satoko ShisaiVP, Head of Digital and IT Supervisory Division, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Joined IBM Japan in 1986. After serving as General Manager of the Public Agency System Division and the Software Division, Satoko was assigned to IBM Corporation in New York, and upon returning to Japan in 2009, she was appointed Vice President in charge of Security Business and Public Utilities. In 2019, she joined Chugai as the company’s first woman Vice President. “We aim to become a top innovator in the healthcare industry by collaborating with external partners and digital talents.”
Keitaro TsushimaGeneral Manager, Healthcare Development Office, Nippon Life Insurance Company
Yasuhito KakoiDirector, Macnica Networks Corp.
Takahisa IshiiDirector, Medical Net, Inc
Medicalnet Co., Ltd. Director/GuideDent Co., Ltd. representative director
After working as an investment company and a call center consulting company, and moved to a dental equipment sales company.
in 2006, participated in the establishment of a warranty business.
and became the company's representative director in 2009.
After that, in 2011, became the founding and representative director of Guidedent Co., Ltd.
and became the director of Japan Medicalnet Communications Co., Ltd. (currently Medicalnet Co., Ltd.)in 2016.
15 years in the dental industry
Takaya ShinozukaCEO, Taste Local.inc
CEO of Taste Local Co., Ltd.
After graduating, he joined Recruit Co., Ltd. in 2007, assigned to the travel department.
He established Loco Partners Inc. in Sep 2011 and launched “Relux”, service of hotel booking, then this company continued to grow by about 250% annually.
It grew into the company whose total distribution was 2 million dollars, through global expansion from Apr 2015 and joining KDDI group in Feb 2017.
After resignation in Mar 2020, he was inaugurated as CEO of Taste Local Co., Ltd in Apr 2020, recently he makes an angel investment and he is a management advisor for some companies.
His Youtube channel “SHINO SYACHO NO KEIEIJUKU” was also opened.
Takanori TakebeProfessor, Institute of Research, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Director, Communication Design Center, Yokohama City University
Director of Commercial Innovation, Center for Stem Cell and Organoid Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Assistant Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition and Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
2011-2013 Research Associate, Dept. of Regenerative Medicine, Yokohama City University, Japan
2013-2017 Associate Professor, Dept. of Regenerative Medicine, Yokohama City University, Japan
2014 Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Genetics, Stanford University, USA
2016-present Assistant Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, USA
2017-present Associate Director, Center for Stem Cell and Organoid Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, USA
2018-present Professor, Institute of Research, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan
2018-present Director, Communication Design Center, Yokohama City University
Reimu SugitaMD COO, JMDC Inc.
Mr. Reimu Sugita has been COO at JMDC co. since Dec 2018 and responsible for the Real World Data business especially in the Pharmaceutical industry.
Prior to this, he was CEO at clintal co.,ltd since May 2015. Clintal co., ltd. owns and operates an online platform which provides doctor and medical related information.
He was also the Project Leader at The Boston Consulting Group from 2012 to 2015. The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is a global management consulting firm and the world’s leading advisor on business strategy. At that time, he engaged in wide range of healthcare industry projects of Pharmaceutical companies and providers. Besides. he experienced variety of projects from R&D strategy to commercial efficiency improvement of Pharmas and from mid-term strategy to cost optimization of Providers.
He holds MD from University of Tokyo and MBA from Fuqua School of Business, Duke University.
Mariko MabuchiAnalyst, Fisco, Inc. / Equity CrowdFunding Analyst, JCC, Inc.
Ms.Mabuchi graduated from the Kyoto University of Government in 2011. She manages the assets of medical corporations as a trader. After that, she changed jobs to an analyst at FISCO Inc. She also works for JCC Inc, which helps startup raise money as Equity Crowd Funding Analys and marketing.
Suguru MiyakeMarketing&Sales Department, Quantum Operation, Inc.
Master of Business Administration(MBA). Mr. Miyake studied abroad at bording school in New Zealand, then moved to UK to attend Imperial College London, graduated in 2006. After returning to Japan, he worked at Teijin Pharma Limited, where he was involved in sales of home medical equipment and had relationships with several hospitals and clinics. After retiring from the company, he entered Keio Business School, where he completed his studies in 2020. In June of the same year, he joined Quantum Operation, Inc. In his current position, he is mainly responsible for marketing strategy, new business development, and external relations.
Go NagasakaCEO, A10 Lab Inc.
Born in Shizuoka, Japan in 1982, I graduated from Tokyo University of Technology with a degree in Media Studies and joined Sony Corporation in 2006. I founded A10 Lab Inc. as an independent company from Sony's Seed Acceleration Program, a new business creation program.
Fumito ShimizuCEO, 3Sunny,Inc
After working at Gree, Inc. and Recruit Holdings, Fumito Shimizu founded 3 Sunny, Inc. in August 2016 and became CEO. Based on his experience as a patient, he wanted to solve issues regarding medical and long-term care. He developed the Carebook web service series that connects medical and long-term care facilities applying solutions for arranging hospital discharge and transfer.
Yoshiro Kishi, Ph.D.Assistant General Manager of Business Planning Department, Medical & Biological Laboratories CO., LTD (MBL)
Dr. Kishi graduated from Rikkyo University in 1994. Joined MBL in 2001 after working as a Ph.D. researcher at the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medicine Science and a part-time lecturer at Rikkyo University. While seconded to Professor Atsushi Miyajima's laboratory at the University of Tokyo, studied immunology and molecular cell biology. He has been in charge of biomarker product development and promotion for 15 years since joining the company. In recent years, engaged in global digital marketing and is in charge of branding and sales promotion of strategic products such as COVID-19 related business and MHC tetramers.
Hiroki ItoExecutive Vice President and General Manager of Sales Division, Medical & Biological Laboratories CO., LTD. /(Concurrently) Chairman of MBL Beijing Biotech Co., Ltd.
Mr. Ito joined JSR Corporation (formerly Japan Synthetic Rubber Co., Ltd.) in 1990. Since 2016, General Manager of Diagnostic and Research Reagents Department, Life Science Division, JSR Corporation. In the same year, seconded to Medical and Biological Research Institute (MBL) as Deputy General Manager of Sales Division. Since October 2018, an executive officer and general manager of the business division. From April 2019, Chairman of MBL Beijing Biotech Co., Ltd. (current position), a Chinese subsidiary. Since June 2019, he has been the Executive Vice President and General Manager of Business Headquarters of MBL. He has demonstrated strong leadership in expanding sales of JSR products and diagnostic materials for IVD companies in MBL. In the Chinese business, working closely with the Chinese subsidiary MBLB to promote alliances with diagnostic companies in China.
Kota Hadathe chairman of nonprofit organaization, AOZORA / general physician
Yumi SakaiManager, Life Science Innovation Network Japan, Inc. ／Senior Associate, Innovation Group Life Science Innovation Department, MITSUI FUDOSAN CO., LTD.
Yumi Sakai joined the company in 2015 and assigned to Hotel Business Department Business Group, Hotel & Resort Division.She was in charge of the development of Mitsui Garden Hotel Nihonbashi Premier, the first Mitsui Garden Hotels to open in the Nihonbashi area under the Nihonbashi Revitalization Plan. She moved to Life science innovation department in 2019 and she handles LINK-J's event management and public relations.
Shingo TsudaSponsor of TECH for LIFE, Co-founder and Technical Director, INDEE Japan
Masashi OmuroOccupational Physician, Doyukai Medical Corporation
Toshio MiyataWaseda University, Professor
President, MIH Clinic CEO, Medical Compass Corporation Professor, Osaka University Dr. Toshio Miyata is a graduate of the Waseda University Department of Mechanical Engineering. He researched and developed artificial heart in the undergraduate. He dreamed to do clinical trial of artificial heart and decided to transfer to the Osaka University School of Medicine. He worked as a cardiac surgeon at the Osaka University Hospital and got involved in the medical treatment of the artificial heart and regenerative medicine but also encountered the problem of device lag which made him to enter the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. He is widely engaged in healthcare reform in Japan; amendment of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law; Regenerative Medicine Law; increase of clinical research budget; and regulatory reform of clinical trial. He currently works for "MIH clinic" which serves primary healthcare for the local and also offers dialogue with the residents of the community. He also started self-medication tool based on the smartphone technology to utilize the profession of medical doctor and pharmacists.
Sato OhkiCEO assistant, Chief Health Care Officer, lafool.inc
Mrs. Ohki has worked as a web producer for a foreign advertising agency in branding and marketing, and has been involved in various new business launches in health technology. She has conducted medical research with various universities, presented at medical conferences, launched a renewal of a hospital, managed a hospital, developed a health care coaching app, conducted seminars on the use of wearable activity meters and apps for the general public, and contributed to the media.
Tomonari OgawaPresident & CEO (M.D, MBA), MRT Inc. / President , Vantage Inc. / Director, Nihon medical career Co.,Ltd.
Dr. Ogawa is a doctor and MBA holder(University of Wales in the UK). After obtaining an MBA, he participated in management as a director of MRT Inc. And achieved dramatic growth in "MRT Medical network services " connecting 70,000 doctors and 12,000 medical institutions in Japan. He also plays an important role in launching a new telemedicine service. Even now, he is active as a clinician on weekends to solve problems in the medical field through MRT Medical services.
Teisuke UchidaPresident The Medical Corporation Teieikai
Graduated from St. Marianna University School of Medicine.
Fellow and Instructor of Japan association for home care medicine.
Japan Primary Care Association board certified instructor.
JCR-board certified rheumatologist and instructor.
Japanese Society of Allergology board certified Allergist.
Fellow of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine (FJSIM)
Doctor of Medicine, designated Intractable diseases.
Doctor of Medicine, designated Physically handicapped child.
Doctor of Medicine,designated Japanese Society for Palliative Medicine.
Opening Statement
Opening Dialogue | Change Beyond COVID-19
Government Update 2020： Toward the Healthier Future
Showcase: Lifestyle Transformation in Stay-at-Home Era
Tranforming Difinition in Drug and Therapeutics
Sponsor Speech: Digital Transformation in Chugai ＜Chugai Pharmaceutical＞
Optimizing Tele-health Beyond COVID-19
Improvement of productivity in the new era of teleworking: Health management for mental disorders and body pain (neck and back pain)
Wellness & Beauty -tech Update
HealthtechUpdate: PharmaEssentia Corp. Toward the realization of "better medical care" by applying a new PEGylation technology platform
Maximize the value and meet “true therapeutic goals” by applying a breakthrough new PEGylation technology platform to therapeutic agents that cannot achieve fully outcome due to bioavailability and tolerability issues.
COVID-19 fighters
Showcase: Technology Conquers Infection?
Femtech
Keynote：The AHSN Network: Transforming Lives through Healthcare Innovation
Virtual Lightning Pitch Award
Day 1 Wrap Up
セッション
Deep Dive：Protecting employees' health with AI: PwC's Behavior Change Platform ＜PwC＞
In recent years, various companies in the healthcare field have created new products and services utilizing digital technology.
We are required to respond to changing situations such as the outbreak of the coronavirus. In this session, we are going to introduce health care services using technology for company employees.
Deep Dive: Collaborating with companies to realize "Total Healthcare Strategy" ＜Sugi Pharmacy＞
Sugi Pharmacy is actively collaborating with companies, digital-oriented and healthcare-focused, to realize “Total Healthcare Strategy”.
Today, among the collaborations, we especially introduce you our collaboration with companies through our original "Sugi Sapo" app series that manage step counts and dietary; use case of lifestyle-related diseases risk report; cooperation with pharmaceutical companies; and our efforts for the prevention of severe diseases/illness and long-term care.
Deep Dive: Industry-academia collaboration open innovation that I think ＜Chugai Pharmaceutical＞
Open innovation is one of the current keywords. Strengthening research capabilities is a major mission of academia, and in response to rapid globalization and the return of research results required by society, Nagasaki University established the Nagasaki Open Innovation Center in July this year. In this session, we will introduce industry-academia-government collaboration and efforts at Nagasaki University including those in the field of health care.
Deep Dive: The Frontiers of Healthtech Heading to Developing Countries ＜Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting＞
The use of digital technology is gaining attention in developing countries to solve a variety of health issues such as infectious diseases, maternal and child health, nutrition and lifestyle-related diseases. We will discuss the opportunities and challenges of this field, the prospects of technology utilization and the significance of public-private partnerships, by sharing the initiatives of visionary companies.
