<Event Concluded> Announcement of Symposium on the Global Expansion of Care Technology
[Thursday, December 5, 2024 / Venue: Kudan Kaikan Terrace
Conference & Banquet, Phoenix Banquet Hall]
Purpose of the Event
As part of the AMED Project to Promote the Development of Robotic Care Equipment, a symposium titled “Symposium on the Global Expansion of Care Technology” will be held on Thursday, December 5, 2024, starting at 1:00 PM.
The Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) have been working to support the development of robotic care equipment in Japan through the Project to Promote the Development of Robotic Care Equipment, with the aim of using technology to solve challenges in care settings both domestically and internationally in Japan, a country leading the world in population aging. To date, AMED has provided development support for over 100 projects through related initiatives, resulting in the practical implementation of numerous care devices.
At this symposium, through keynote speeches and panel discussions by experts—including Program Supervisors (PS) and Program Officers (PO) from the Project to Promote the Development of Robotic Care Equipment—as well as presentations by developers, we will introduce Japan’s cutting-edge care technologies, insights and know-how for overseas expansion, and examples of their use both domestically and internationally. Additionally, the venue will feature an exhibition of actual robotic care equipment and provide opportunities for networking and interaction between developers and symposium participants.
We invite you to join us and encourage your colleagues to attend as well.
Click here to apply <Closed>
Symposium Overview
| Event Name | Symposium on the Global Expansion of Care Technology |
| Date and Time | Thursday, December 5, 2024, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Networking Session: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM) *Doors open and registration begins at 12:00 PM |
| Venue | Kudan Kaikan Terrace, Conference & Banquet 2F, Banquet Hall "Phoenix" |
| Access |
Kudan Kaikan Terrace, 1-6-5 Kudan Minami, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (Nearest Station: Tokyo Metro/Toei Subway “Kudanshita Station,” 1-minute walk from Exit 4) https://kudan-tokyo.jp/access/ |
| Participation Fee | Free (Advance registration required) |
* Please note that this symposium will not be livestreamed.
* While the main program will be conducted in Japanese, English may be used during the Q&A session and in some of the presentation materials. If you require simultaneous interpretation from Japanese to English, please let us know at the venue. Please note that simultaneous interpretation from English to Japanese will not be provided.
[Program (Tentative)]
| 1:00–1:10 p.m. Opening Remarks | Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) |
|
1:10–1:40 p.m. Keynote Speech |
[English Title] Japan's Robotic Revolution: Empowering the Super-Aging Society [Japanese Title] Japan's Robotic Revolution: Realizing a Vibrant Super-Aging Society Mr. Yukio Honda (Project Officer, AMED Project for Promotion of Development of Robotic Care Equipment; Specially Appointed Researcher, Center for Artificial Object Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo) [English Title] From Japan to the World: Dissemination of Care Robot Innovations and Strategies [Japanese Title] From Japan to the World: Care Robot Innovations and Dissemination Strategies Tomohiro Shibata (Professor, Graduate School of Bioengineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology; Care Robot Portal Site Advisor, AMED Project for Promotion of Development of Robot-Assisted Care Equipment) |
|
1:40 PM – 2:10 PM Panel Discussion |
Theme: "Possibilities for the Overseas Expansion of Japanese Care Technology" (tentative) Facilitator: Shinichiro Sanji (PwC Consulting LLC) Mr. Yuki Ouchi (Advisor, Toranomon Hospital, National Federation of Civil Service Mutual Aid Associations; Project Manager, AMED Robot Care Equipment Development Promotion Project) Mr. Yuji Higashi (Secretary General, Japan Association of Occupational Therapists; Project Officer, AMED Robot Care Equipment Development Promotion Project) Mr. Yukio Honda (Project Officer, AMED Project for Promotion of Development of Robotic Care Equipment; Specially Appointed Researcher, Center for Artificial Object Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo) Mr. Taketoshi Mori (Professor, Department of Functional Design Engineering, Faculty of Advanced Engineering, Tokyo University of Science; Project Officer, AMED Project for Promotion of Development of Robotic Care Equipment) Mr. Takashi Miyamoto (President and CEO, Zenko Research Institute Co., Ltd.) |
|
2:10 PM – 2:50 PM Presentations by developers of care technology devices | CYBERDYNE Inc., FUJI Co., Ltd., DFree Inc., Muscle Inc., Konica Minolta, Inc., RT. Works Inc. |
|
2:50 PM – 3:00 PM Closing Remarks | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
|
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Networking Session |
Opportunity for attendees to promote their own products and exchange information; equipment exhibits by presenting companies; coffee break *Products promoted must be limited to care robots. You may bring product brochures. |
PS: Program Supervisor
PO: Program Officer
[Contact Information]
Symposium Organizing Committee, Project for Establishing an Environment and Building an Ecosystem to Promote the Adoption of Robotic Care Equipment (part of the Project to Promote the Development of Robotic Care Equipment, etc., by the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED)) (Contracted and operated by PwC Consulting LLC)
E-mail: jp_robot-care@pwc.com (Please replace “AT” with @.)