[Event Report] “Future of the Healthcare System” Series – 2nd Advisory Meeting: Reimagining Public Engagement for Sustainable Health Systems (November 20, 2025)
date : 12/9/2025
As part of the “Future of the Healthcare System” series, Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI) held the second advisory meeting entitled “Reimagining Public Engagement for Sustainable Health Systems.”
Building on the discussions from the first meeting held on September 9, 2025, this meeting explored specific solutions for creating a sustainable healthcare system, including actionable policy options and methods for building consensus with the public.
[Event Overview]
- Date & Time: Tuesday, November 20, 2025; 7:30-9:30 JST
- Format: In-person (No online streaming), Invitation-only
- Venue: Hotel New Otani Tokyo
- Language: Japanese
Meeting Participants (Titles omitted; in Japanese syllabary order)
Shinsuke Amano (Chair, The Japan Federation of Cancer Patient Groups/ CEO, Group Nexus Japan)
Nobuki Ando (Former Chairman, Japan Health Insurance Association/ Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Members, Towa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.)
Rei Goto (Professor, Graduate School of Business Administration, Keio University)
Masahiro Sano (Deputy president, National Federation of Health Insurance Societies (Kenporen))
Yasuhiro Suzuki (President, International University of Health and Welfare/ Former Chief Medical and Global Health Officer, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
Izumi Hamada (Member of the Board, Vice President, Market Access & External Affairs Division, Novo Nordisk Pharma Ltd.)
Kenji Yasukawa (Representative Director, Chairman of the Board, Astellas Pharma Inc.)
Koji Yano (Director, Institute of Social Security Policy, International University of Health and Welfare/ Former Vice-Minister of Finance)
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