Well Ageing Economic Forum
Well-being & Age-tech 2023 Award
Thursday, 7 December, 18:30-21:30
(doors open 17:30*Exhibition of Age-tech including award-winning companies)Iino Building, Iino Conference & Hall 4F 
Program Details

Part 1: Public-Private Policy Roundtable
Opening　Adress　
​Yasutoshi Nishimura, Minister of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industries
















■Keynote: ​　Professor Masashi Yanagisawa, University of Tsukuba,
the world's most advanced researcher on sleep










■ Theme: Sleep x Innovation (tentative) 
Using cutting-edge sleep research as a starting point, we will consider the resilience needed for wellbeing in the age of 100 years.

＜Speakers and commentators　
Prof Yanagisawa / Mr Robert Feldman, Senior Economist, Morgan Stanley
 Mr. Kohei Yoshida, Counsellor, Government official of Cabinet Office 
Mr. Fujioka, Government Official, Health Care Industry Division, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Ms Kotono Hara, Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Mr. Taro Ueno, CEO, SUSMED
Mr Masahiro Kimura, Senior Commercial Officer, Embassy of Finland / Embassy of Denmark and others 
Questions from participants
＜Part 2: Well-being & Age-tech 2023 Award >
Announcement and presentation of the Minister's Award-winning start-ups
X Public-private innovation roundtable
■Opening Adress　　Taro Kono, Digital Minister








Minister's Award winning start-up announcement and presentation 

Presentation of the Minister of Digital Award, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award and Excellence Award　







Akimasa Ishikawa, Deputy Minister of Digital, presented the Minister of Digital Award.






Well-being & Age-tech 2023 Award
Minister of Digital Award

SUSMED Corporation  (Medical and Healthcare
CEO Ueno, a doctor, developed Japan's first application and technology to blockchain clinical trials to treat and improve modern diseases such as sleep disorders, which increase with age, and depression and new types of depression, which are rapidly increasing in the corporate sector. The system improves quality of life and significantly reduces medical costs by drastically reducing the use of prescription drugs, such as sleep-inducing drugs, which affect the human body with long-term use. Highly rated for innovation, technology, deployability and sustainability. Already reimbursed by the medical service. More hospitals are expected to use it.








Well-being & Age-tech 2023 Award
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award

Tear-Vl Corporation (Independence support, mobility and automated driving
In response to the increasing number of car accidents caused by dementia and other conditions and the increasing number of elderly people with mobility difficulties, we have developed a platform called Autowear, which is constantly updated with the world's most advanced automated driving software, equipment and other items. Members can share information on the latest sensors and other equipment and software from around the world, making it the world's first system for sharing and providing information on the latest automated driving software. The platform has already undergone demonstration projects in more than 40 locations across the country, and is being implemented in Shiojiri City, where co-creation and collaborative implementation with the local government and map information provider ISUN Technology is running smoothly, and is highly regarded as the best collaboration in the field of mobility in Japan. Co-creation of automated EVs is already underway with major car manufacturers such as Suzuki. 





Well-being & Age-tech 2023 Award
Award for Excellence

Mitsufuji Corporation
From Kyoto! From Nishijin textiles to IOT, Mitsuji developed a heart rate wearable that utilises tradition. Highly evaluated for its originality, innovation and deployability. Developed a high-quality, highly pulse-conductive silver thread by utilising the unique silk properties of Nishijin-ori weaving. This development was highly rated as difficult to achieve worldwide and valuable as intellectual property. The system was successfully linked to wearables on the wrist and clothing to enable accurate heartbeat to be managed by a smartphone. Combined results have been achieved through a demonstration project with the City of Kyoto. It has also contributed to the succession of the business of the local Nishijin weaving industry, and was highly evaluated for solving multiple problems of the super-aged society. More enquiries have been received from overseas than domestically, and there are high expectations for future
development potential.





Well-being & Age-tech 2023 Award
Award for Excellence

Jenix Corporation
World's first! All-tooth toothbrush developed by graduate students at Waseda University. An initiative to reduce the burden of toothbrushing for both carers and patients, who need to brush their teeth every day in both nursing homes and at home. It also has a massaging effect in the oral cavity and improves the function of carers whose swallowing function has deteriorated. The product has already received enquiries from Hong Kong, Singapore and other ASEAN countries, and has received a high evaluation for its originality and expandability. Toothbrushes for disabled children and pets are also under development. As of December 2023, the company is in the process of demonstrating oral care for people with disabilities with Showa University, and has received orders from manufacturers with whom it has collaborated, and is highly regarded.
　





Well-being & Age-tech 2023 Award
Award for Excellence

Gecko Corporation
First of its kind in Japan! As the social problems of lonely deaths and the elderly not being able to rent houses (only 4% of all real estate agents rent houses to the elderly) become more serious in Japan's super-aged society, Gecko has developed a low-cost insurance policy with Aioi Insurance using high-performance sensors to look after the elderly for 2000 yen a month. The service was highly evaluated as essential for Japan's super-aged society, especially as the number of elderly people on waiting lists who cannot rent a house in Tokyo is more than 1,000, more than the number of children on waiting lists, and is expected to become even more serious in the future. The fact that the service is the most affordable at this stage was also highly regarded for its inclusiveness.






Well-being & Age-tech 2023 Award
Award for Excellence

NTT DOCOMO, Inc.
A new function that alerts users whose AI has become pre-frail to an app to prevent frailty, which can be called a national disease, and is currently working with an insurance company's outing platform as a solution together with local authorities. In particular, the inclusiveness, technology, deployability unique to the carrier and originality of co-creation in bridging the digital divide for seniors, in collaboration with 130 local authorities nationwide, were highly evaluated.　




*Others coming soon!










■Short Lecture Shinichiro Sanji, Senior Executive Officer, PwC Consulting LLC

■Theme       Innovation for change
How can we create the power of ideas and technology that is not bound by stereotypes!
Leaders from various fields, including unicorn start-ups and fintech legislators, will be invited to discuss this in the public and private sectors.








(19:40~21:00)
<Speakers and commentators>.　
Junichi Kanda, Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office / 5 award-winning start-ups
Shinichiro Sanji, Partner, PWC　(tentative, to be confirmed)
Mr Shinpei Kato, CEO, Tier Ⅳ　
Mr Kazumi Nishikawa, Director, Information Industry Division, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry / Mr Takeya Kobayashi, Counsellor, Cabinet Secretariat
Mr Takaaki Umezawa, Chairman, CIC Japan / Ms Ai Koike, Creative Fund GP
Mr Robert Feldman, Professor Yanagisawa and others to be confirmed
Q&A by participants

Part 3: Exchange (exchange of business cards) 21:00~21:30 *Complete withdrawal at 22:00
Fee: ¥3,500 in advance (please register via peatix)　
5,000 yen on the day *includes tea and light refreshments (sandwichs only)

*Please refrain from recording, videotaping, route-selling and other forms of solicitation.
Please note that the theme and speakers may change slightly.


Supported by
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry / Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology  Digital Agency/ Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications / Ministry of Finance 
(tentative, to be confirmed)