Health and Well-being Week
Shape the Future of Healthcare Technologies: Navigating and Overcoming 2050’s Challenges Agenda 2025 Co-created Programme
Shape New World Initiative
As healthcare devices like smartwatches and smart rings become widely available, they offer unprecedented access to real-time monitoring of health and activity.
In 2050, we envision a future where healthcare devices not only monitor but also intervene and treat health conditions.
We will explore the exciting possibilities, the potential challenges that new technologies may bring, and the solutions to shape a healthier world in 2050.
Discussion
- PHR
- Healthy life expectancy
- Well-being
Reservations are required for this programme.
Booking is available from the 2-month advance draw. Please check the site below for the timing of the booking start.
Please note that bookings may not be available due to the status.
For more information about making a reservation to watch a programme.
This programme is scheduled to be live streamed at the Virtual Expo. We will inform you once it is confirmed.
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Agenda2025
Co-created Programme
- * Programme times and content are subject to change. Any changes will be announced on this website and via the ticket booking system.
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2025.06.21[Sat]
10:30 ～ 12:30
(Venue Open 10:00)
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- Venue
- Theme Weeks Studio
Programme details
We are featuring exceptional young researchers/entrepreneurs from around the globe, each pioneering innovative technologies for monitoring/intervention of our health and physical activities.
As all the panelists and organizers are aged around 30, and have great responsibilities in shaping the world in the next decades, we will begin by sharing our visions for 2050 within our respective fields.
The discussion will then delve into potential challenges that could emerge as these technologies become ubiquitous by 2050 —for instance, the management and privacy of health-related big data, user resistance to new technologies, and disparities in technology access across different groups of people such as regions or age.
Finally, we will explore solutions to these challenges, envisioning how we can shape a more equitable and innovative world by 2050 and beyond.
Cast
Moderator
Sora Matsumoto
European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)/Heidelberg University
Sora studied molecular biology in Kyoto University and is now a PhD student in the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) located in Heidelberg, Germany. His research focuses on basic RNA biology, but he is also interested in the potential impact of emerging healthcare technologies on public health and quality of life. As an educated non-expert, Sora aims to facilitate the discussion both professionally engaging and accessible to general public.
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Speakers
Elise Jenkins
CTO and co-founder of Opto Bio
CTO and co-founder of Opto Bio, developing the first implantable Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) to track and treat cancer. She grew up in the Gold Coast, Australia where she completed electrical and electronic engineering. Moving to London, she led product management and technical support at Siemens before pursuing a PhD at Cambridge University in neurotechnology and neuro-oncology. Through her work at Opto, she has a track record of raising venture capital from top investment firms and has secured > $2M in non-dilutive grant funding since Opto’s inception in 2022. She was previously awarded CJBS Entrepreneur of the Year in 2023 and was listed on Forbes30U30 2024.
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Kenny Oktavius
Co-Founder & CEO of PointFit Technology
Kenny was born & raised in Indonesia and in 2015, moved to Hong Kong to pursue his Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering at HKUST and currently a HKSAR Doctorate Fellowship recipient in Advanced Materials. Driven by his passion in building an impactful product, he is bringing his research and co-founding PointFit Tech which has received prestigious recognitions like Forbes Asia Top 100 To Watch Listers 2022 and backing from HKUST, HKSTP, ASICS and recently, he himself was listed of Forbes Asia 30U30 Honouree in Healthcare & Science in 2023. PointFit aims to revolutionize biochemical monitoring that traditionally limited to blood tests or hospital settings, now we’re making it accessible in real-time through sweat-sensing wearables.
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Emilė Radytė
Co-founder and CEO of Samphire Neuroscience
Emilė is a Harvard- and Oxford-trained neuroscientist, co-founder and CEO of Samphire Neuroscience. Samphire is the company behind Nettle - the world's first non-invasive brain stimulation treatment (class IIa CE-marked) for PMS and menstrual pain, pioneering the use of neurotechnology for women's health applications.
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Jiani Zeng
Co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Butlr Technology Inc.
Jiani Zeng is the Co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Butlr Technologies Inc., an MIT Media Lab spin-off pioneering people-sensing platforms powered by Physical AI. Butlr’s patented sensors combine AI and body heat sensing technology to make indoor spaces comfortable, safe, and engaging while ensuring anonymity. Data from Butlr sensors reveal patterns that inform decisions on real estate investment, occupancy, and long-term health.
With an M.S. from MIT, Jiani’s work explores “virtual intimacy in physical reality” through interactive spaces, materials, and products. Previously a researcher at MIT CSAIL, she co-invented “Illusory Material,” recognized as one of TIME's "Best Inventions 2021." Jiani and her co-founder Honghao Deng were named “Next Generation 2021” designers by Wallpaper Magazine and featured on Forbes 30 under 30 (North America) List for 2022. Her company, Butlr, was recognized as one of the "Technology Pioneers" by the World Economic Forum for 2022. As of August 2024, Butlr has raised 68 million USD in funding.
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Health and Well-being Week
Shape the Future of Healthcare Technologies: Navigating and Overcoming 2050’s Challenges Agenda 2025 Co-created Programme
As healthcare devices like smartwatches and smart rings become widely available, they offer unprecedented access to real-time monitoring of health and activity.
In 2050, we envision a future where healthcare devices not only monitor but also intervene and treat health conditions.
We will explore the exciting possibilities, the potential challenges that new technologies may bring, and the solutions to shape a healthier world in 2050.
-
2025.06.21[Sat]
10:30～12:30
(Venue Open 10:00)
- Theme Weeks Studio
- * Programme times and content are subject to change. Any changes will be announced on this website and via the ticket booking system.
Reservations are required for this programme.
Booking is available from the 2-month advance draw. Please check the site below for the timing of the booking start.
Please note that bookings may not be available due to the status.
For more information about making a reservation to watch a programme.
This programme is scheduled to be live streamed at the Virtual Expo. We will inform you once it is confirmed.
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