Overview
As a signatory to the Humanitude Sans Frontières Charter (Humanitude Without Borders Charter), and at the request of SAS Humanitude, Fukuoka City will host the Humanitude Sans Frontières International Conference with the aim of strengthening international collaboration to improve the quality of care for people with dementia in the rapidly aging Asian region.
For the conference, experts in Humanitude and other dementia care techniques will be invited to Fukuoka City from Japan and abroad to share knowledge and deepen partnerships across national borders to provide higher-quality care to more people in need.
In conjunction with this conference, the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Japan Humanitude Association in Fukuoka will be held on October 17 (Saturday), 2026.
Dates
October 18 (Sunday) and 19 (Monday), 2026
Conference President
Sōichirō Takashima, Mayor of Fukuoka
Theme
Better Care For All
～Creating a Society Where Everyone Can Live with Peace of Mind in the Era of the 100-Year Life～
Venue
International Conference Room on the fifth floor of the Fukuoka International Congress Center (2-1 Sekijo-machi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City)
Program
(under preparation)
Lectures
- Lectures on Humanitude certification systems in various countries (symposium)
- Lectures by Mr. Yves Gineste, Mr. Albeiro Vargas and other people working on Humanitude
- Lectures on the aging of Asia by ACAI, ACAP and other international institutions
- Lectures on dementia
- Presentation by Mayor Takashima on the measures taken by Fukuoka City to promote Humanitude
- Presentations by hospitals and care facilities practicing Humanitude in Asian and other countries
- Presentations by researchers and experts on the current state of dementia research and measures taken for dementia patients
- Sharing of good practices of Humanitude and other dementia care
*Japanese-English-French simultaneous interpretation and Japanese-Spanish consecutive interpretation services will be provided.
A poster session, corporate exhibition, and networking event for participants are also scheduled.
Reception
Evening on October 18 (Sunday), 2026 (scheduled)
