Program

4:00pm-4:05pm

Opening Remarks

Tadaaki Hanatani, Managing Director, Center for Cluster Development and Coordination, Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation at Kobe (FBRI)

4:05pm-4:35pm

Speeches: MedTech Industry and Ecosystem in Germany
『Ecosystem in Germany』
 Gabriel Flemming, Senior Manager Healthcare, Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI)　
『Ecosystem in Germany vs Silicon Valley』
 Niels Sharman, Investment Analyst, High-Tech Gründerfonds
『Ecosystem in Northern Germany』
 Sarah Niemann, Manager International Affairs, Life Science Nord Management GmbH

4:35pm-4:40pm

Break

4:40pm-5:35pm

Panel Discussion: Collaborate with Germany and its Attractiveness
【Moderator】

Prof. Takahiro Yasuda, Kobe University Hospital and Kobe University Advanced Medical-Engineering Development Center Associate Professor and Unit Head, Medical Device Development Unit, Clinical & Translational Research Center, Kobe University Hospital

【Panelists】

Gabriel Flemming, Senior Manager, Germany Trade & Invest
Tetsuya Nakanishi, Managing Director, Medicaroid Europe GmbH,
Christian Lutz, CEO, Bluewater Medical
Dr. Jörg Traub, CEO, Forum Medtech Pharma
Takumi Fukumoto, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery

5:35pm-5:45pm

Closing Remarks

Hiroshi Iwamura, Director, Representative of Japan, Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI)