Healthcare Conference - Business Leaders Forum 2025

Exciting Announcement!

We are thrilled to announce that the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan (CCI France-Japon) will be hosting the 5th edition of its Healthcare Conference in partnership with leading industry experts.

This year’s theme, "The Keys to Unlocking the Healthcare Market," will delve into topics such as Healthcare Innovation Without Borders: Building Healthcare Businesses Across Cultures, Partnering for Success: Euro-Japanese Alliances, and Building Bridges: How Japan's Biotech Ecosystem Is Learning to Navigate Global Capital Markets.

The panels will spotlight cross-cultural business development, collaborative Euro-Japanese partnerships, and Japan’s expanding role in the global biotech industry, all essential drivers of innovation in today's healthcare landscape.

We invite you to join us for an afternoon of knowledge-sharing, discussion, and networking!

🥂Networking : Join us for an elegant evening of connection and conversation

PROGRAM :

14:30 -DoorsOpen

Master of Ceremony:

Philippe Auvaro Medical Data Vision

15:00 -15:10 - Opening Remarks:

Embassy of France in Japan

15:10-15:35 – Overview

METI

15:35-16:15 - Panel 1: Healthcare Innovation Without Borders : Building Healthcare Businesses Across Cultures

Moderator: Gerard Lipowski, Lipowski Consulting LLC

Speakers from Cilcare, Ekei Labs , Horiba, Thales

16:15-16:25 - Q&A session panel 1

16:25-17:05 - Panel 2: Partnering for success: Euro-Japanese alliances

Moderator: Juliana Gutierrez Scientific Affairs Manager Biomerieux

Speakers : Novo Nordisk, BNP Paribas, Chugai-Pharma

17:05-17:15 - Q&A session panel 2

17:15-17:35 - Coffee Break

17:35-18:15 - Panel 3: Building Bridges: How Japan's Biotech Ecosystem Is Learning to Navigate Global Capital Markets

Moderator: Jeff Volinski, Partner, A.T Kearney

Speakers: AN Ventures, Remiges Ventures

18:15-18:25 - Q&A session panel 3

18:25-18:45 – Keynote

Paul Lirette, President, GlaxoSmithKline (GS K) Japan

18:45-20:00 - Networking Cocktail

We extend our thanks to bioMérieux and Cilcare for their support of this event

Our sincere thanks to our annuals sponsors:

Nissan, Veolia, Air Liquide, Axa , Dassault Systèmes, Crédit Agricole, Toyota Tsusho, Forvia Faurecia, EY, Capgemini, Horiba, Mitsui Fudosan, Natixis, Société Générale, TotalEnergies, Life 14, Perrier, Vittel, and Sparkup.

Date: Tuesday, October 7th, 2025
Time: 2:30 PM onwards
Location: L'Espace CCIFJ, Nihonbashi, Tokyo

Deadline for registration/cancellation: Friday, October 3, 2025, 17:00

*Any cancellation after the deadline or no-show will be charged.
*All participants are required to pay online before the event. Thank you for your understanding.

Contact:
Julia COLLAS - BLF, Director
j.collas@ccifj.or.jp (English/French)

Alice INOUE - BLF, Manager
a.inoue@ccifj.or.jp (Japanese/English/French)

Nicolas SASAKI - Business Leaders Forum, Project Coordinator Communication

n.smischler@ccifj.or.jp (Japanese/English/French)