The Well-aging Economy Forum will hold the “Well-being & Age-tech 2024 Award” on December 17, 2024. The event will feature panel discussions with government and private sector experts, recognition of innovative age-tech startups, and networking opportunities.
Aiming for Well-being Across All Generations
As we enter the era of 100-year lifespans, the Well-aging Economy Forum (Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Yumi Sato) aims to enhance well-being for all generations by promoting age-free living. The “Well-being & Age-tech 2024 Award” will host discussions with experts and honor groundbreaking companies in the age-tech field.
Since the forum’s inception in 2009, it has worked to blend insights across ages and sectors, striving to pass on a sustainable future to the next generation. This year, the theme is “DEI&B in the 100-Year Life Era & Global Longevity Innovations,” focusing on sharing the latest knowledge about global longevity.
The first part of the event will feature a “DEI&B Roundtable” with experts discussing how to promote well-being and innovation. The second part includes the “Well-being & Age-tech 2024 Award” ceremony, recognizing companies offering innovative solutions for an aging society. The third part will present a public-private innovation panel on “Global Longevity Innovations.” Finally, networking opportunities will allow participants to connect and deepen relationships.
▼Program Overview
Opening:
Short Speeches by Masaaki Taira (Digital Minister) and Yumi Sato (Forum Representative)
Part 1:
Public-Private DEI&B Roundtable
“DEI&B in the 100-Year Life Era: Enhancing Well-being and Innovation through Women’s Participation and Anti-Ageism”
Speakers include: Akie Iriyama (Waseda University), Makiko Shinoda (Yell Company, Limited), Miki Oikawa (Pola Inc.)
Part 2:
“Ministerial Awards Presentation! Well-being & Age-tech 2024 Award” Ceremony
Presentations by winners of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award and the Digital Minister Award
Awards presented by Deputy Minister Koichi Seto
Judges’ Award: Professor Kazunari Sugimitsu, Kanazawa Institute of Technology Graduate School
Part 3:
Public-Private Innovation Panel
“Global Longevity Innovations: Learning from Silicon Valley’s Unconventional Thinking Systems”
Lectured by:
Motoshi Hayano (Life Scientist / Lecturer at Keio University / Longevity Startup CEO)
Keisuke Goda (Professor at the University of Tokyo / Director at CYBO)
Shinichiro Sanji (Partner at PwC Consulting LLC)
Commentators:
Junichi Kanda (Parliamentary Secretary for Justice, Member of the House of Representatives, Former Financial Services Agency Official)
Keitaro Ohno (Member of the House of Representatives, Former Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense)
Robert Alan Feldman (Senior Economist at Morgan Stanley Securities)
Yasunori Nomura (Professor at UC Berkeley)
Keisuke Murakami (Director General at the Digital Agency)
Kazumi Nishikawa (Director of the Economic Security Division, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)
Asumi Shiota (Specialist, Policy Division, Science and Technology Policy Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
Honoka Kiso (CEO of TreGEM BioPharma: First in the world to develop a tooth-growing injection, 2021 Award of Excellence recipient)
Gen Sakaeda (CEO of Genics: First in the world to develop a fully automatic toothbrush, 2023 Award of Excellence recipient)
This Year’s Ministerial Award-Winning Companies:
Yojiro Kunitomo (Managing Director at Goldman Sachs)
Nobuyuki Hiratsuka (Executive Managing Director at Rheos Capital Works)
Shinsuke Muto (Chairman at Integrity Healthcare)
Part 4:
Networking Session
Event Details:
Event Name: “Well-being & Age-tech 2024 Award”
Date: December 17, 2024 (Tuesday) 18:50–21:45
Venue: Iino Conference Hall 4th Floor, Iino Building, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Admission: Pre-sale 3000 yen / At-door 4000 yen
Capacity: 200 participants
Official Website: https://www.wellaging-forum.org/
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