This event, held in partnership with the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, brings a panel of experts to Japan House London to examine how AI is reshaping healthcare and social systems in ageing societies and how governments and the private sector can respond proactively.

The panel explores how AI and robotics can help enable societies to meet their healthcare needs and demographic change. Through the lens of health challenges faced by ageing populations in the UK and Japan, the discussion examines frameworks such as Society 5.0, as well as AI applications in health to improve care quality and outcomes.

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About the speakers

Professor Rebecca Shipley

Professor of Healthcare Engineering at University College London (UCL) and Chief Research Officer at UCLPartners

Dr Mahiben Maruthappu

Physician, entrepreneur and founder CEO of HealthTech unicorn Cera, which uses AI to deliver home based healthcare, predict hospitalization and prevent falls.

Itō Ren

COO of Sakana AI, an AI company who have pioneered the use of nature-inspired methods to advance cutting-edge foundation models.

About the chair:

Dr Ned Naylor

Global Lead on Health Advisory, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

Introduced by Sam Thorne, Director General & CEO, Japan House London