On October 7-8, 2025, Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI) Chair Mr. Ryoji Noritake and Manager Ms. Yui Kohno spoke at various programs throughout each day of The 12th NIKKEI FT Communicable Diseases Conference, organized by Nikkei Inc. and co-organizer by THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD.

For details, please visit the event website, which can be found here.

Below is an excerpt from the program.

October 7 (Tue)
Special Session2 Reimagine Drug Discovery Ecosystem for Infectious Diseases Prevention: Challenges and Policy Outlook
Moderator: Ryoji Noritake (Chair, HGPI)

Special Session3 The Significance of Vaccine Literacy and Information Literacy: Toward the Building of Trusted Communication
Moderator: Yui Kohno (Manager, HGPI)

Special Session4 Enhancing Drug Discovery Research Activities as a Key Measure Against AMR: The Importance of Incentives and Actions for Global Synergy
Moderator: Ryoji Noritake (Chair, HGPI)

Agenda2 – Summary
Discussers:
Ryoji Noritake (Chair, HGPI)
Yui Kohno (Manager, HGPI)

October 8 (Wed)
Conclusion/Statement
Discusser: Ryoji Noritake (Chair, HGPI)