Program

13:30 - 14:00   Opening Remarks

                          Prof. Yoichi Ueta (President of UOEH, Japan)                           

   Congratulatory Address                                                                                                                      TBC

14:00 - 15:00    Keynote Lecture                                                                                                                                                             [Chairperson] Prof. Masayoshi Zaitsu (Center for Research of the Aging Workforce,                                        UOEH, Japan)

                           "Inclusive Occupational Health: Advancing Well-Being from Epidemiology to Green 　　　　　　　 Transformation"      

                            Prof. Ichiro Kawachi (John L. Loeb and Frances Lehman Loeb Professor of Social                                              Epidemiology, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard School of Public                                 Health, Harvard University, U.S.A)

15:10 - 17:10    Symposium "Shaping Inclusive Workplaces through Diversity and Technology"

                            [Chairpersons]  Prof. Chang-Chuan Chan (Dept. of Public Health/Institute of                                                    Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taiwan),                                Prof. Yoshiya Tanaka (Distinguished Professor of Dept. of Molecular Targeted Therapies,                              UOEH, Japan)                

           Lecture 1: "What Drives Occupational Health Practices? The Role of Regulation, ESG, and                                　   Corporate Governance"

Speaker  : Prof. Ro-Ting Lin (Department of Occupational Safety and Health, College of

                  Public Health, China Medical University, Taiwan)

          Lecture 2: "Building Inclusive Workplaces Across Generations: Italian and European

                              Strategies on Disability, Aging and Return to Work"

          Speaker  : Dr. Marco Biasioli (Occupational and Environmental Medicine Physician, Occupational Medicine                                Unit of University Hospital of Padua, University of Padua, Italy)  

          Lecture 3: "Future-Ready Workplaces: Shaping Health, Safety, and Inclusion for Tomorrow"

          Speaker  : Dr. Thanawat Rattanawitoon (Public Health Technical Officer, Senior Professional Level,

                             Division of Occupational and Environmental Diseases, Department of Disease Control,

                             Ministry of Public Health, Thailand)

          Lecture 4: "Health and Productivity Management Initiatives in Japan: Practice and

                              Effectiveness"

          Speaker  : Assoc. Prof. Tomohisa Nagata (Dept. of Occupational Health Practice and Management,

                             Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, UOEH, Japan)

17:10 - 17:15    Wrap-up Remarks                                                                                                                                                         Prof. Masayoshi Zaitsu (Center for Research of the Aging Workforce, UOEH, Japan)

17:15 - 17:20    Photo Session

17:30 - 19:30    Reception

 9:30 - 10:30    Poster Presentation 

10:30 - 11:00   Pitch Demonstration by UOEH students for ILO Youth Congress at EXPO 2025                           [Chairperson] Prof. Tomohiro Ishimaru, (Dept. of Medical Humanics, School of Medicine,                             UOEH, Japan)

           Team A "TBA"

           Team B "TBC"

           Team C "TBC"

           Team D "TBC"

           Team E "TBC"

13:30 - 14:30   Transition Session                                                                                                                                                        "SF 2040: Backcasting a Sci-Fi Future of Fall-Free (Slip/Trip-Free) Workplaces"                                        [Chairpersons] Dr. Nuri Purwito Adi (Dept. of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine,                               Universitas Indonesia), Prof. Takeshi Ebara (Dept. of Ergonomics, Institute of Industrial                                 Ecological Sciences, UOEH, Japan), Prof. Masayoshi Zaitsu (Center for Research of the Aging                         Workforce, UOEH, Japan) 

               Title: "TBA"

               Speaker: Dr. Masaki Okamoto (Founder & CEO, Boston Medical Sciences, Inc., Japan)

               Title: "Human society in 2040 defying aging and gravity: thinking from the two                                                 "Homo Deus" 100 years ago and today"

               Speaker: Prof. Tomonori Kawano (Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of                                         Environmental Engineering, The University of Kitakyushu, Japan)

               Title: "Indonesian Fall Risk Assessment Tools (I-FRAT): the fall screening instruments for　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　                          older dults in elderly homes and the community"

               Speaker: Prof. Indri Hapsari Susilowati (Dept. of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of                                          Public Health, Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia) 

14:30 - 15:30   Plenary Lecture                                                                                                                                    "Future Prospects of Occupational Health in the next 10 years" 

                          Prof. David Koh (Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of                                              Singapore, Singapore)

15:30 - 15:40  Excellent Poster Award Ceremony

                         Prof. Seichi Horie (Vice President of UOEH/Director of International Center, UOEH, Japan)

15:40 - 15:45  Introduction of UOEH International Symposium 2026

                         Prof. Akinori Nakata (Dept. of Public Health, School of Medicine, UOEH, Japan)

15:45 - 15:55  Closing Remarks

                         Prof. Seichi Horie (Vice President of UOEH/Director of Iternational Center, UOEH, Japan)

15:55 - 16:00  Photo Session