The Future of Earth and Biodiversity Week
FemTech Day: Innovation for Women’s Health and Sustainable Futures
State of Israel
Leveraging women’s perspectives and leadership, the program proposes new values and solutions for protecting the planet’s future and biodiversity. It aligns with Expo 2025 “The Future of the Earth and Biodiversity” Theme Week by discussing concrete actions to leave a richer, more diverse planet through FemTech innovations.
Discussion
- Circular economy
- Biodiversity
- Decarbonisation
| Transmission of simultaneous interpretation | To be determined |
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| Language of interpretation | English |
This programme is invitation only.
This programme is scheduled to be live streamed at the Virtual Expo. We will inform you once it is confirmed.
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Track Programme
- * Programme times and content are subject to change. Any changes will be announced on this website and via the ticket booking system.
- * The schedule is subject to change depending on the organiser's circumstances.
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Date of
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2025.09.18[Thu]
10:00 ～ 12:30
(Venue Open 09:30)
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- Venue
- Theme Weeks Studio
Programme details
Expected Outcomes / Significance
• Contribute to sustainability and biodiversity conservation from women’s perspectives
• Share insights from startups and experts from Japan, Israel, and North America
• Propose decarbonization and circular economy solutions through innovation
• Promote international discussions on women’s health and wellbeing
Program Overview (Talk Sessions)
1. Unleashing Japanese FemTech
Introducing domestic trends and discussing how innovations address social issues.
2. Borderless FemTech
Sharing knowledge and exploring collaborative solutions from Israel and globally.
3. Rebuilding Health
Considering future healthcare models that blend gender perspectives and sustainability.
【Schedule】
10:00 Opening Remarks
Welcoming remarks highlighting the global momentum around women’s health, and how international collaboration — between Japan, Israel, and beyond — can drive sustainable innovation for healthier, more resilient communities.
10:20 Redesigning Women’s Health for a Sustainable Future: Where Innovation, Nature, and Impact Intersect
How human-centered design, systems thinking, and nature-inspired innovation can close persistent care gaps and support long-term wellbeing in a changing world.
10:30 Unlocking FemTech in Japan: Local Innovation for a Healthier, More Sustainable Future
A local perspective on FemTech in Japan — highlighting current trends, innovations, and ecosystem developments.
10:40 Israeli Breakthroughs Reshaping Women's Lives and Planetary Resilience
Three pioneering Israeli startups — OCON Therapeutics, Nevia BIO, and Ark Surgical — present innovations that are not only reshaping women’s lives, but also contributing to more sustainable and resilient health system
10:55 Speed Dating with Disruption: Israeli Femtech Meets Japanese Market
11:10 Hormonal Health & Longevity in a Changing Climate: Unlocking New Opportunities in Women's Health
A fireside chat exploring how hormonal health, menopause, and longevity intersect with climate change — and the new opportunities they open for innovation in women’s health.
11:27 Digital Health for Everyday Resilience: Empowering Women Through Smart, Sustainable Solutions
Showcasing an Israeli startup, myAir, that leverages AI and functional nutrition to enhance women’s daily resilience and mental wellness
11:30 FemTech Without Borders: From Israel to Japan to North America – Building Global Ecosystems for Women’s Health and Shared Futures
Exploring how cross-border collaboration can accelerate solutions, close gaps, and drive meaningful innovation in women’s health — while also advancing more sustainable, inclusive health systems worldwide.
This session brings together leading voices to imagine a future where women’s health and broader global wellbeing are deeply interconnected.
11:55 Reimagining Health: Rethinking Innovation to Meet Women’s Needs and Sustainability
Exploring How rethinking innovation through a gender and sustainability lens can lead to transformative solutions — meeting women’s unmet health needs while supporting a healthier, more resilient world.
12:20 Closing Remarks
12:25 The Butterfly Effect: Local Innovation, Global Impact — and a Healthier Planet for All
A call to action: why women’s health is not only good for society, but also smart business — and key to building a healthier, more resilient planet.
Cast
Moderator
Michal Shalem
Impact.51
Founder and Co-CEO of Impact.51. Michal is a serial entrepreneur, and international expert in competitive strategy and innovation. She has extensive experience in venture building and developing startup ecosystems, from idea to investment.
She loves creating spaces for systemic change in multi stakeholder arenas. Michal is also the co-founder and CEO of Think Creative, a boutique firm specializing in the world’s most pressing problems. She lectures at several Universities, in MBA programs. She previously served as Jerusalem’s Chief of Staff & led Let's Grow Israel, developing megaplans for the growth engines for Jerusalem & Israel's periphery, together with Professor Porter from the Harvard Business School.
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Michal Lebenthal Anderson
Impact.51
Founder and co-CEO of Impact.51. Michal is a design manager and senior strategic leader. She has extensive experience in legal advisory and policy, alongside implementable strategy, applied design and systems thinking, innovation acceleration and startup ecosystem creation.She loves to unpack complexity, taking challenges from ideation to venture with cross border multidisciplinary teams. Michal is also the co-founder and CEO of Think Creative, a boutique firm specializing in the world’s most pressing problems. She lectures at several Universities, in MBA programs.
She previously served as the Deputy Legal Advisor at the Ministry of Aliya and Integration.
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Stav Tori
Arc Surgical
Experienced medical device professional with 15 years’ experience in developing, manufacturing and clinical testing of medical implants and devices for several biomedical companies such as Carbo-Fix Orthopaedics, NMB Medical and Disc-O-Tech.
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Shlomit Yehudai-Reshef
Nevia Bio
Dr. Shlomit Yehudai-Reshef, PhD, is currently the Director of the Clinical Research Institute at Rambam (CRIR). She completed her PhD in biology in 2003 at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (Haifa, Israel), and subsequently conducted postdoctoral research at Cornell University in New York, USA, from 2003 to 2006.
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Karina Sotnik
World Up StartUp
Karina Sotnik is a serial entrepreneur, mentor, and advisor with a proven track record of fostering entrepreneurial ecosystems through innovative programs that drive economic impact. She is the founder of WorldUpstart Impacts, a non-profit organization committed to supporting governments, academic institutions, and research organizations in designing and implementing commercialization programs that translate innovation into economic growth. The organization collaborates globally to help regions leverage deep-tech and life sciences breakthroughs for sustainable impact.
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Tomoko Minagawa
Femtech Community Japan
Organon / Executive Director, Women’s Health Commercial Lead
Femtech Community Japan / Founder & Representative Director
Currently responsible for Organon’s business development and expansion specifically in Women’s Health and Femtech domain.
Founded Femtech Community Japan, an industry association to accelerate Femtech industry through networking with 500 players in Japan and global.
Prior to Organon, engaged in the startup investment in Global Brain, focusing on the domains of Femtech (Women‘s health), Insurtech and a broad range of Deeptech.
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The Future of Earth and Biodiversity Week
FemTech Day: Innovation for Women’s Health and Sustainable Futures
Leveraging women’s perspectives and leadership, the program proposes new values and solutions for protecting the planet’s future and biodiversity. It aligns with Expo 2025 “The Future of the Earth and Biodiversity” Theme Week by discussing concrete actions to leave a richer, more diverse planet through FemTech innovations.
-
2025.09.18[Thu]
10:00～12:30
(Venue Open 09:30)
- 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.
- * The schedule is subject to change depending on the organiser's circumstances.
This programme is invitation only.
This programme is scheduled to be live streamed at the Virtual Expo. We will inform you once it is confirmed.
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