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Healthcare Conference - Business Leaders Forum 2025

Tuesday 7 October 2025 - 2:30 pm to 8:00 pm (UTC+9)

L'Espace CCI, Nihonbashi Honcho Ys Building, 2F, 2 Chome-2-2 Nihonbashihoncho, Chuo City, 103-0023, Tokyo, Japan

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Event language(s)
Speeches ENG & JPN with interpretations.

Price: Presential Attendance:
- 8 500 yens for members of the French Chamber
- 12 000 yens for non-members

The Keys to unlocking Healthcare Market

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. Attendees will benefit from testimonies of real experiences in leading pharma companies, gaining an opportunity to connect with industry experts, and finding true inspiration to drive innovation and collaboration across borders.

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

Speakers

PROGRAM :

14:30 -DoorsOpen

Master of Ceremony:

Philippe Auvaro, Executive Director, Medical Data Vision

15:00 - 15:05 - Opening Remarks:

Embassy of France in Japan

15:05 - 15:20 – Overview

METI/JETRO

15:20 - 16:05 - Panel 1: Healthcare Innovation Without Borders : Building Healthcare Businesses Across Cultures

Moderator: Gerard Lipowski, Lipowski Consulting LLC

Speakers:

Celia Belline, CEO, Cilcare,

Bilal Kharouni,CEO, Ekei Labs,

Kais Mnif, VP Radiology at Thales, CEO Trixell (France),

Nahoko Matsuyama, Group Strategy Division, Bio & Health Care Task Force, Deputy Department Manager, Horiba

16:05 - 16:15 - Q&A session panel 1

16:15 - 16:55- Panel 2: Partnering for success: Euro-Japanese alliances

Moderator: Juliana Gutierrez, Scientific Affairs Manager, Biomerieux

Speakers:

Bruno Lacombe, Vice President, Rare Disease Business Unit, Novo Nordisk,

Matthias Tacchini, Head of Multinational Corporates Coverage Japan, BNP Paribas,

Yumiko Asano, Head of Chugai-Partnering

16:55 - 17:00 - Q&A session panel 2

17:00 - 17:25 - Coffee Break

17:25 - 18 :05- Panel 3: Building Bridges: How Japan's Biotech Ecosystem Is Learning to Navigate Global Capital Markets

Moderator: Jeff Volinski, Partner, A.T Kearney

Speakers:

Ken Horne, Managing Partner, AN Ventures,

Aki Tobaru, Partner, Remiges Ventures,

Yoshinori Ikeura, Representative Director, President & CEO, Axcelead,Inc.

18:05 - 18 :10 - Q&A session panel 3

18:10-18:30 – Keynote : How to enter into a technology partnership between a Japanese and a French pharmaceutical company : The case of Kyorin Parmaceutical

Yutaka Ogihara,Representative Director, President and CE0, Kyorin Pharmaceutical

18:30 - 18 :35 – Concluding Remarks

18:35 - 20:00 - Networking Cocktail

Special Guest

We are privileged to host Mr. Yutaka OGIHARA
Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer KYORIN Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
He joined Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. in 1990 after graduating from Aoyama Gakuin University, Department of Science and Engineering.
In June 2011, he was appointed to the company’s board of directors and became Head of the Corporate Planning Department. He was named Representative Director, President, and Chief Executive Officer in June 2019.

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.