Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI) Chairman Dr. Kiyoshi Kurokawa, HGPI CEO and Board Member Mr. Ryoji Noritake, HGPI Senior Manager Ms. Eri Yoshimura, and HGPI Manager Mr. Shunichiro Kurita spoke at “The NIKKEI Dementia Symposium 2021 – Promoting Collaboration Among Multi-Stakeholders for the Enactment of the Basic Act for Dementia.”

Feature articles on the symposium are scheduled to appear in papers associated with The NIKKEI at a later date.

To prevent the potential spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the symposium was held in a hybrid format in which all audience members and certain speakers participated remotely.

[Sessions featuring HGPI members]

Opening Session 1: “COVID-19 and Dementia: Changes and Challenges For Our Society”
Panelists
 Masahiro Shigeta (Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Jikei University School of Medicine; Professor Emeritus, Tokyo Metropolitan University)
 Kaori Muto (Professor, Department of Public Policy Studies, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo)
 Junko Kitanaka (Professor, Faculty of Letters, Keio University)

Moderator
 Ryoji Noritake (Board Member and CEO, HGPI)
 

Opening Session 2: “The Future of Local Governments’ Measures for Dementia”
Panelists
 Hideaki Omura (Governor, Aichi Prefecture)
 Nobuto Hosaka (Mayor, Setagaya City, Tokyo)
 Wataru Hashikawa (Mayor, Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture)

Moderator
 Shunichiro Kurita (Manager, HPGI)

Panel Discussion 1: “Steps For Achieving a Barrier-Free Society for People with Dementia”
Panelists
 Yuko Koyama (CSR/SDGs Promotion Department, Ito-Yokado Co., Ltd.)
 Fumihiko Hishitani (Director for Dementia Strategy, Division of Dementia Policy and Community-Based Long-Term Care Promotion, Health and Welfare Bureau for the Elderly, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW))
 Shunichiro Kurita (Manager, HGPI)
 Miki Sato (Staff Member, DAYS BLG! Hachioji; Representative, Orange Door Hachioji)

Moderator
 Satoko Hotta (Board Member, HGPI; Professor; Graduate School of Health Management, Keio University)

Panel Discussion 2: “Achieving Innovation to Prepare for Dementia and Enrich Daily Life in Super-Aging Societies”
Panelists
 Takuma Inamura (Director, Healthcare Industries Division, Commerce and Service Industries Policy Group, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI))
 Yusuke Kakei (Chairman, issue+design; Steering Committee Member, Designing for Dementia Hub)
 Sanae Nakamura (Support for Senior Citizens Division, Health and Welfare Affairs Division, Kyoto Prefecture)

Moderator
 Eri Yoshimura (Senior Manager, HGPI)

Closing Summary and Remarks
 Kiyoshi Kurokawa (Chairman, HGPI; Vice Chair, World Dementia Council (WDC))

[The NIKKEI Dementia Symposium 2021 event details]
Date and time: Wednesday, October 20, 2021; from 9:00 to 15:50
Hosted by: The NIKKEI
Co-hosted by: Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI)
With support from: The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; the Cabinet Office; and the Designing for Dementia Hub