Seminar Program

Trend Seminar & Stage

Venue

Trend Seminar & Stage Venue (West Hall 4)

Capacity

200 people

Register to attend the seminar here *Pre-registration is required to attend the seminar. *Seating is unreserved and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please be aware that if the main venue reaches capacity, you may be asked to stand or view the event from a satellite venue.

11:0011:40

What does the digital revolution mean for tourism and local communities?

Data Scientist Professor, Keio University School of Medicine Hiroaki Miyata (Language: Japanese)

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【profile】
In 2003, she completed a Master's course in Health Science and Nursing at the Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, and received a PhD in the same field (thesis).
After working as an assistant professor at the Faculty of Human Sciences, Waseda University and an assistant professor at the Department of Healthcare Quality Assessment, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, in April 2009 he became an associate professor at the Department of Healthcare Quality Assessment, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, in April 2014 (part-time from May 2015), a professor at the Department of Healthcare Policy and Management, School of Medicine, Keio University, in May 2015, and a visiting professor at the School of Medicine, Osaka University, in December 2020.

[Social activities]
Producer of the 2025 World Expo Theme Project, Umekita 2nd Term Advisor, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare Data Health Reform Promotion Headquarters Advisory Board Member, Niigata Prefecture Health Information Management Supervisor, Kanagawa Prefecture Value Co-Creation Officer
Board Member, International House of Japan

Specializes in data science, scientific methodology, and value co-creation

He utilizes data science and other sciences to challenge social change and conducts research activities with a focus on contributing to improving reality. He is involved in a variety of practices, including those outside of the medical field, such as the National Clinical Database, which is linked to the specialist physician system and involves 5,000 hospitals, and the nationwide COVID-19 survey conducted by LINE and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. At the same time, he works with various stakeholders, including academia, government, economic organizations, NPOs, and companies, to create a new vision for society. One of the visions for society that Miyata co-creates is a "resonating society," where life resonates to create a diverse society and where each individual shines as they experience that world together.

12:1012:50

Why has Yoichi Town become a wine-producing region that is attracting global attention
~Marketing strategies and their effects~

Mayor of Yoichi Town, Hokkaido Keisuke Saito (Language: Japanese)

13:2014:00

The world's first! The next-generation wellness hotel's challenges and practices as seen in its achievement of WELL Platinum certification - Wellness strategies to increase sales and recruitment in areas with declining populations

Chairman of Jogakura Tourism Association, Chairman of the Jikei GroupTomohiro Tanno (Language: Japanese)

14:3015:10

Discussing the future of the restaurant industry
~What should we do now that the business model has undergone a major transformation~

Eat & Holdings Director and Eat & International Representative Director & President Takeshi Uetsuki Royal Holdings Senior Executive Officer in charge of Marketing Headquarters, Business Development, and Food Service Business / Marketing Headquarters General Manager Tokuhisa Sasaki Japan Foodservice Association Senior Managing Director Hideki Takahashi (Language: Japanese)

15:4016:20

Discussing the future of ryokans together with the local community
~revitalizing the local economy and contributing to sustainability~

Japan Ryokan Association President, Tamanoyu Representative Director & President Izumi Kuwano Hiiragiya Representative Director / Okami (Proprietress) Mai Nishimura Onsen Essayist / Atomi University Part-time Lecturer (Tourism & Hot Spring Studies / Hot Spring Culture Studies) Mayumi Yamazaki (Language: Japanese)

11:0012:00

[Next Leaders] Part 1

The order of presentation will be announced later.

13:0014:00

[Next Leaders] Part 2

The order of presentation will be announced later.

15:0016:50

[Next Leaders] Part 3: Judging and Announcement of Results

The order of presentation will be announced later.

10:0016:00

[Organizer] Japan Hotel and Restaurant Service Skills Association (HRS) 20th "HRS Service Competition" 2026
Sponsored by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Award (winner) *Registration for this seminar will be on a first-come, first-served basis on the day.
(This is not pre-registration for attendance)

(Language: Japanese)

11:0013:00

[Next Leaders] National FINAL STAGE Osaka, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Tokyo

(Language: Japanese)

14:3015:30

Will the kitchen & food service equipment, school lunch/delivery service industries self-destruct due to "stagnation of innovation"?
~Breaking through unchanging structures and the problems of industries that cannot pass on prices~

SNS Group Founder Takafumi Horie (Language: Japanese)

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