ME-BYO Summit Kanagawa 2026 Autumn

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ME-BYO Summit Kanagawa 2026 Autumn — Event Overview

International Symposium: ME-BYO Summit Kanagawa 2026 Autumn

Kanagawa Prefecture has held the ME-BYO Summit to promote the ME-BYO concept and the importance of improving ME-BYO, expand the market for Kanagawa's ME-BYO industries, and build a sustainable society where people enjoy long, healthy lives. We are pleased to announce the international symposium, ME-BYO Summit Kanagawa 2026 Autumn: From Hakone to the World.

Event dates and times

Wednesday, November 4, 2026, 13:00–17:40
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 09:20–16:50

Venue

Yumoto Fujiya Hotel
(256-1 Yumoto, Hakone-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa, Japan)

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Participation format

Invited guests, event stakeholders and members of the press may attend in person.
Recorded videos will be made available to the public after the event.

Theme

The Convergence of ME-BYO and Cutting-Edge Science & Technology — Advancing ME-BYO Innovation through Industry–Academia–Government–Community Collaboration —

Overview

From the ME-BYO Index and practical ME-BYO improvement to diverse ME-BYO industry initiatives and innovation through cutting-edge science and technology,
municipalities, businesses and academic institutions working on real-world challenges will join distinguished researchers from Japan and overseas to discuss the way forward.

Program

Day 1 — November 4, 2026

13:00-13:45OpeningOpening Remarks / Welcome Remarks / Keynote speech / Declaration to Promote Medicine-Engineering Collaboration Leading Health Innovation

Opening Remarks / Welcome Remarks / Keynote speech

Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo; Chair, ME-BYO Summit Kanagawa Executive Committee / Opening Remarks
Speaker of the Kanagawa Prefectural Assembly / Welcome Remarks
Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture; Honorary Chair, ME-BYO Summit Kanagawa Executive Committee / Keynote speech

Video message

Satsuki KatayamaMinister of Finance
Kenichiro UenoMinister of Health, Labour and Welfare
Kichiro MatsumotoPresident, Japan Medical Association

Declaration to Promote Medicine-Engineering Collaboration Leading Health Innovation

13:50-15:00Session 1Practicing ME-BYO Management in Daily Life and Creating Age-Friendly Communities

This session will explore practical initiatives for ME-BYO management in everyday settings and discuss perspectives, challenges, and future prospects for building age-friendly communities that support people of all generations.

President, Yokohama National University / Moderator
Mayor of Oi Town / Panelist
Technical Lead, Healthy Ageing, Division of Data, Strategy and Innovation, WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific / Panelist
Mayor of Isehara City / Panelist
Business Strategy Advisor, MIKAWAYA21 Inc. / Panelist

15:10-16:20Session 2Cutting-Edge Technology for Visualizing and Managing ME-BYO Status

This session will discuss advances in visualizing and managing ME-BYO through cutting-edge technologies, as well as challenges and future prospects for practical implementation.

Board Member and Vice President, Kanagawa University of Human Services; Dean, Graduate School of Health Innovation; Advisor to Kanagawa Prefecture / Moderator
President and CEO, CYBERDYNE Inc.; Professor, University of Tsukuba; Program Director of SIP, Cabinet Office / Panelist
Professor, Department of System Design Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University / Panelist
Specially-Appointed Vice President, Professor, Center for Promotion of Research and Industry-Academic Collaboration, Yokohama City University / Panelist
Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine / Panelist

16:30-17:40Session 3Health Innovation Focused on Genomics, Gut Microbiome, and Data

This session will examine the potential of health innovations as emerging approaches to ME-BYO management and healthcare, drawing on advances in genomics, gut microbiome research, and health data utilization.

Director and Executive Managing Director, Central Institute for Experimental Medicine and Life Science; Professor Emeritus, Keio University / Moderator
Professor, School of Life Science and Technology, Institute of Science Tokyo; Joint Representative Director and CSO, Logomix Inc. / Panelist
Professor, Keio University School of Medicine; Director, Center for Cancer Genomics / Panelist
Project Professor, Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University; President and CEO, Metagen Inc. / Panelist
The Isabel Chan Professor in Medical Sciences, Executive Director, Centre for Population Health, National University of Singapore; Executive Director, The Yong Pung How and Yong Wei-Woo Centre; Senior Advisor, National University Health System / Panelist

Program

Day 2 — November 5, 2026

09:20-09:55Special LectureME-BYO and Public Interest Capitalism

This lecture will examine the prospects for advanced medical and ME-BYO industries and collaborative innovation under the Healthcare New Frontier initiative, from the perspective of public interest capitalism.

Chairman, Alliance Forum Foundation; Honorary Professor, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong

10:00-11:20Session 4Innovation Hubs for Creating and Developing New Industries

This session will highlight initiatives to foster emerging industries at Kanagawa’s innovation hubs, including Tonomachi and Shin-Shonan, and discuss strategies for their further development, encompassing demonstration, evaluation, and social implementation.

Associate Director General (ME-BYO and Special Missions), Policy Bureau, Kanagawa Prefectural Government / Moderator
Professor and Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine / Panelist
Professor, School of Health Innovation / Director, Center for Innovation Policy, Kanagawa University of Human Services / Panelist
CEO and Chairman of the Board, Central Institute for Experimental Medicine and Life Science (CIEM); President of the KING SKYFRONT NetWork Council; Visiting Professor, Fujita Health University / Panelist
Special Honorary Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University; Special Advisor to the Director-General, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization / Panelist
Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine; Director, SDLDDRS / Panelist

11:30-12:15Session 5Value-Creating Initiatives across ME-BYO Industry

This session will discuss initiatives to visualize and manage ME-BYO across diverse community settings, with a focus on the multifaceted value creation and future potential of ME-BYO industries in supporting a society of increasing longevity.

Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture; Honorary Chair, ME-BYO Summit Kanagawa Executive Committee / Moderator
President and CEO, IDP Publishing Inc. / Panelist
General Manager, Future Business Development Department, SOYOKAZE Co., Ltd.; General Manager, Magellan Shonan Sajima / Panelist
Chairman, Jikeikai Medical Corporation; Chairman, Keijinkai Social Welfare Corporation; President, Jogakura Tourism Co. / Panelist

13:00-13:40Session 6ME-BYO Management from Medical Perspective -Bringing Balance to the Whole Body, Mind, and Brain-

This session will examine patient-centered approaches to ME-BYO management that promote physical, mental, and cognitive well-being, focusing on their medical significance and the integration of ME-BYO initiatives with healthcare.

Professor, Graduate School of Health Innovation, Kanagawa University of Human Services / Moderator
President, Yokohama City University / Panelist
Chairman, Minatomirai Medical Corporation; Senior Advisor (Convenor), Sleep Environment Research Association / Panelist

13:50-14:50Session 7Advancing ME-BYO Policy with a Focus on Human, Culture, Society and Planetary Health

This session will explore the future development of ME-BYO policies toward a society where every life shines (Vibrant INOCHI), highlighting initiatives in arts and culture and community engagement.

Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo; Chair, ME-BYO Summit Kanagawa Executive Committee / Moderator
Vice Chairman of the Board, General Incorporated Association Tokushukai and Medical Corporation Tokushukai; President and CEO, Shonan Kamakura General Hospital / Panelist
Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University / Panelist
The Isabel Chan Professor in Medical Sciences, Executive Director, Centre for Population Health, National University of Singapore; Executive Director, The Yong Pung How and Yong Wei-Woo Centre; Senior Advisor, National University Health System / Panelist

15:00-16:00Session 8Approaches toward Implementing ME-BYO Social System

This session will discuss the development of a “ME-BYO Social System” aimed at advancing ME-BYO management and addressing the challenges of a super-aged society, drawing on the expansion of ME-BYO industries and growing data-driven evidence.

Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo; Vice Representative Director, Society of Well-being; Specially Appointed Professor, Keio University / Moderator
President of Public University Corporation, Kanagawa University of Human Services / Panelist
Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Economics, Keio University / Panelist
Vice Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture; Vice Chair, ME-BYO Summit Kanagawa Executive Committee / Panelist
Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine / Panelist

16:15-16:45Wrap-up SessionVibrant INOCHI

This session will review the discussions held throughout the ME-BYO Summit, summarize key outcomes, and present a forward-looking vision for future development.

Board Member and Vice President, Kanagawa University of Human Services; Dean, Graduate School of Health Innovation; Advisor to Kanagawa Prefecture / Moderator
President of Public University Corporation, Kanagawa University of Human Services / Panelist
Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture; Honorary Chair, ME-BYO Summit Kanagawa Executive Committee / Panelist
Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo; Chair, ME-BYO Summit Kanagawa Executive Committee / Panelist
The Isabel Chan Professor in Medical Sciences, Executive Director, Centre for Population Health, National University of Singapore; Executive Director, The Yong Pung How and Yong Wei-Woo Centre; Senior Advisor, National University Health System / Panelist
Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine; Director, SDLDDRS / Panelist

16:45-16:50ClosingClosing Remarks

Mayor of Hakone Town; Vice Chair, ME-BYO Summit Kanagawa Executive Committee

Speakers

Yoichiro Matsumoto

Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo; Chair, ME-BYO Summit Kanagawa Executive Committee

Toru Sugimoto

Speaker of the Kanagawa Prefectural Assembly

Yuji Kuroiwa

Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture; Honorary Chair, ME-BYO Summit Kanagawa Executive Committee

Izuru Umehara

President, Yokohama National University

Shinichi Oda

Mayor of Oi Town

Mikiko Kanda

Technical Lead, Healthy Ageing, Division of Data, Strategy and Innovation, WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific

Tetsuya Hagiwara

Mayor of Isehara City

Kenji Hirakawa

Business Strategy Advisor, MIKAWAYA21 Inc.

Yuichi Tei

Board Member and Vice President, Kanagawa University of Human Services; Dean, Graduate School of Health Innovation; Advisor to Kanagawa Prefecture

Yoshiyuki Sankai

President and CEO, CYBERDYNE Inc.; Professor, University of Tsukuba; Program Director of SIP, Cabinet Office

Yasue Mitsukura

Professor, Department of System Design Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University

Tomoyuki Miyazaki

Specially-Appointed Vice President, Professor, Center for Promotion of Research and Industry-Academic Collaboration, Yokohama City University

Kristin Schreiber

Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine

Makoto Suematsu

Director and Executive Managing Director, Central Institute for Experimental Medicine and Life Science; Professor Emeritus, Keio University

Yasunori Aizawa

Professor, School of Life Science and Technology, Institute of Science Tokyo; Joint Representative Director and CSO, Logomix Inc.

Hiroshi Nishihara

Professor, Keio University School of Medicine; Director, Center for Cancer Genomics

Shinji Fukuda

Project Professor, Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University; President and CEO, Metagen Inc.

John Eu-Li Wong

The Isabel Chan Professor in Medical Sciences, Executive Director, Centre for Population Health, National University of Singapore; Executive Director, The Yong Pung How and Yong Wei-Woo Centre; Senior Advisor, National University Health System

George Hara

Chairman, Alliance Forum Foundation; Honorary Professor, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong

Yoshiyuki Makino

Associate Director General (ME-BYO and Special Missions), Policy Bureau, Kanagawa Prefectural Government

Masaya Nakamura

Professor and Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine

Hiroto Narimatsu

Professor, School of Health Innovation / Director, Center for Innovation Policy, Kanagawa University of Human Services

Ryuta Nomura

CEO and Chairman of the Board, Central Institute for Experimental Medicine and Life Science (CIEM); President of the KING SKYFRONT NetWork Council; Visiting Professor, Fujita Health University

Masayuki Yamamoto

Special Honorary Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University; Special Advisor to the Director-General, Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization

Ronald Pearl

Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine; Director, SDLDDRS

Isao Izumi

President and CEO, IDP Publishing Inc.

Jun Inaba

General Manager, Future Business Development Department, SOYOKAZE Co., Ltd.; General Manager, Magellan Shonan Sajima

Tomohiro Tanno

Chairman, Jikeikai Medical Corporation; Chairman, Keijinkai Social Welfare Corporation; President, Jogakura Tourism Co.

Honami Yoshida

Professor, Graduate School of Health Innovation, Kanagawa University of Human Services

Yoshihiro Ishikawa

President, Yokohama City University

Shunichi Tanaka

Chairman, Minatomirai Medical Corporation; Senior Advisor (Convenor), Sleep Environment Research Association

Shuzo Kobayashi

Vice Chairman of the Board, General Incorporated Association Tokushukai and Medical Corporation Tokushukai; President and CEO, Shonan Kamakura General Hospital

Tomoyuki Shimono

Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University

Kan Suzuki

Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo; Vice Representative Director, Society of Well-being; Specially Appointed Professor, Keio University

Yasuo Otani

President of Public University Corporation, Kanagawa University of Human Services

Shuhei Shiozawa

Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Economics, Keio University

Kenji Shuto

Vice Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture; Vice Chair, ME-BYO Summit Kanagawa Executive Committee

Seiji Nishino

Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine

Hiroyuki Katsumata

Mayor of Hakone Town; Vice Chair, ME-BYO Summit Kanagawa Executive Committee

News

News and updates

2026.08.26NewsInformation about ME-BYO Summit Kanagawa 2026 Autumn is now available.
2026.06.23RegistrationGo to the registration form for ME-BYO Summit Kanagawa 2026 Summer (opens in a new window)

About ME-BYO

What is ME-BYO?

Our physical and mental condition continuously shifts along a spectrum between health and illness. ME-BYO is a term that describes this state. Through ME-BYO management, the summit aims to help build a sustainable society where people enjoy long, healthy lives.

Diagram showing health and illness as a continuum, with ME-BYO between them

QR code linking to the online ME-BYO Index

Let’s measure your ME-BYO Index!

The ME-BYO Index uses numerical and other measures to show your current ME-BYO status across four areas: lifestyle, cognitive function, physical function, and mental health and stress. You can take the assessment in your browser.

Measure your ME-BYO Index Assess your cognitive function

Learn more about the ME-BYO Index

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