We are honored to announce the following opening and key-note speakers:

Dr. Patrick Kelly, Director, Boards on Global Health and African Science Academy Development, Institute of Medicine (IoM), USA
Chizuko Ueno, PhD, Emeritus Professor Tokyo University, President NPO Women’s Action Network, Japan
Scott Reeves, PhD, Founding Director, Center for Innovation in Interprofessional Education, University of California, and Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Interprofessional Care, USA
Representative, Global Health Workforce Alliance (GHWA) (under negotiation)
Itsuko Ishii, PhD, Chiba University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan Mike Saks, PhD, Provost University Campus Suffolk, UK
Dr. Naruo Uehara, PhD, Emeritus Professor, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
Zhiwei Luo, PhD, Kobe University, Graduate School of System Informatics, Japan
Dr. Masaji Maezawa, MD, President Japan Primary Care Association, Japan
Dr. Ruby Grymonpre, PhD, IPE Initiative, University of Manitoba, Canada
Ratana Panpanich, PhD, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
　Key-note speakers may also participate in ‘on the couch’ sessions. Repeating its success at ATBHV, the on the couch provides an opportunity for conference participants to engage in conversations with keynote speakers on the topic of their presentation.