Program
Please note that the program is subject to changes.
All sessions and lectures will be conducted in both English and Japanese, with simultaneous interpretation available. Please note that the Public Open Seminars will exclusively be conducted in Japanese.
Track color legend:
9:00 – 10:15
OPENING REMARKS & PLENARY 1
DEMOGRAPHICS OF AGEING – OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
Plenary Hall (L3-L5)
Moderator: Julie Byles, ILC GA & NSW University Australia
09:00 – 09:15
Opening Words – INAGE Program Committee
09:15 – 09:35
Global ageing: now and the future
John Beard, Columbia University, USA
09:35 – 09:50
People can grow even after the age of 80
Masako Wakamiya, IT Evangelist, Founder of ExcelArt, Japan
09:50 – 10:15
Q&A
Panelists:
Masako Wakamiya, IT Evangelist, Founder of ExcelArt, Japan
John Beard, Columbia University, USA
Hidenori Arai, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Japan
10:15 – 10:30
Welcome address by the Governor of Aichi
Welcome words by officials from the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare
Plenary Hall (L3-L5)
10:30 – 11:00
COFFEE BREAK & EXHIBITION
11:00 – 12:30
PARALLEL SESSIONS
TRACK: AGEING AND THE ECONOMY – BENEFITS TO SOCIETY
11:00 -12:30
Plenary Hall (L3-L5)
Moderator: Silvia Perel-Levin, International Longevity Centre Global Alliance., Switzerland
11:00 – 11:15
Why do we need an ageing workforce and how do we get there?
Dorotea Schmidt, International Labour Organization, Switzerland
11:15 – 11:30
Artificial Intelligence for job search and placement
Rivi Beller, SKEELZ, Israel
Uzi Beller, Assuta-Ashdod Medical Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
11:30 – 11:45
Relationship between cognitive function and economic behavior
Kohei Komamura, Keio University, Japan
11:45 – 12:00
Older consumers in the UK and Japan – Opportunities for economic growth
David Sinclair, International Longevity Centre UK, ILC UK
12:00 – 12:30
Panel discussion and Q&A
TRACK: AGEING AND TECHNOLOGIES
11:00 -12:30
Parallel Hall 1 (L1)
Moderator: Cynthia Bullock, Healthy Ageing, UKRI – Innovate UK, UK
11:00 – 11:15
Ageing in a digital world
Roxana Widmer-Iliescu, International Telecommunication Union, Switzerland
11:15 – 11:30
Empowering Generations Through Intergenerational Digital Literacy Training
Xue Bai, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
11:30 – 11:45
Differences of internet use within older people in Belgium
Nico de Witte, Free University of Brussels/ University College Ghent, Belgium
11:45 – 12:00
i-Cane Robots for assisting and supporting walking of the aged
Toshio Fukuda, Robotics Nagoya University, Japan
12:00 – 12:30
Panel discussion and Q&A
TRACK: AGEING AND HEALTH
11:00 -12:30
Parallel Hall 2 (L2)
Moderator: Margaret Gillis, ILC GA and president ILC Canada
11:00 – 11:15
Needing and receiving health and social care
Julie Byles, ILC GA & NSW University Australia
11:15 – 11:30
Long-Term Care for older persons in the Youngest Region (Africa): generational perspectives for autonomy
Jaco Hoffman, North-West University Vanderbijlpark, South Africa
11:30 – 11:45
The protective role of the cognitive reserve: from research to intervention
Barbara Colombo, Champlain College, USA
11:45 – 12:00
Postgraduate training of healthcare professionals for independent ageing
Meltem Koca, Ankara Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Turkey
12:00 – 12:30
Panel discussion and Q&A
12:30 – 12:45
SHORT BREAK
12:45 – 13:30
PARALLEL SESSIONS
12:45 – 13:30
Plenary Hall (L3-L5)
Session supported by The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited
Dementia prevention: Effects of exercise and physical activity to prevent cognitive decline
Hiroyuki Shimada, Center for Gerontology and Social Science, Research Institute, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Japan
12:45 – 13:45
Parallel Hall 1 (L1)
Public Open Seminar 1
Novel outpatient clinic for healthy aging based on the concept of the Locomotive Syndrome and Frailty
Modulator: Hitoshi Kagaya, NCGG, Japan
12:45 – 13:15
Lecture by Yasumoto Matsui, Director of Center for Frailty and Locomotive Syndrome, NCGG, Japan
13:15 – 13:45
Q&A and Excercise
12:45-13:15
Parallel Hall 2 (L2)
Session supported by Lux Research
Innovating for a Superaging Planet
12:45 – 13:05
Nardev Ramanathan, PhD, Lux Research, Singapore
13:05 – 13:15
Q&A
13:30 – 14:30
LUNCH BREAK & EXHIBITION
14:30 – 16:00
PARALLEL SESSIONS
TRACK: AGE-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENTS & CULTURE
14:30 -16:00
Plenary Hall (L3-L5)
Moderator: Silvia Perel-Levin, International Longevity Centre Global Alliance., Switzerland
14:30 – 14:45
WHO Global Network for Age-friendly Cities and Communities
Thiago Hérick de Sá, Age-friendly Environments, World Health Organization, Switzerland
14:45 – 15:00
Age-friendly Akita – a Japanese example
Masaharu Tomino, Akita City, Japan
15:00 – 15:15
Creating Positive Ageing Experiences Through Inclusive Design
Chris McGinley, Royal College of Art, Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design, Age and Ability Lab, UK
15:15 – 15:30
Improvisation and Creative Ageing
Ruth Yamamoto, Prince George’s Community College, USA
15:30 – 16:00
Panel discussion and Q&A
14:30 – 16:00
Parallel Hall 1 (L1)
Public Open seminars 2
14:30 – 15:15
Technology implementation for a vibrant society
Modulator: Atsushi Tsukahara, NCGG, Japan
14:30 – 14:55
Lecture by Atsushi Tsukahara, Associate Professor, Development of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Assistive Robot Center, NCGG, Japan
14:55 – 15:15
Lecture by Tatsuya Yoshimi, Researcher, Laboratory for Clinical Evaluation with Robotics, Assistive Robot Center, NCGG, Japan
Public Open seminars 3
15:15 – 16:00
Protecting Your Future Self: Strategies for Dementia and Frailty Defense
Modulator: Shinichiro Maeshima, NCGG, Japan
15:15 – 15:27
Lecture by Shinichiro Maeshima, Director of Education and Innovation Center, NCGG, Japan
15:27 – 15:39
Lecture by Aiko Osawa, Chief Physician, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, NCGG, Japan
15:39 – 16:00
Home Exercise Program for Older People (HEPOP)
TRACK: AGEING AND HEALTH
14:30 – 16:00
Parallel Hall 2 (L2)
CONFRONTING PANDEMICS AND COMBATTING AGEISM
Moderator: Jaco Hoffman, North-West University, South Africa
14:30 – 14:45
Planning for better care and support of older people
Hidenori Arai, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Japan
14:45 – 15:00
Independent ageing, dying and bereavement during COVID
Carl Becker, Kyoto University School of Medicine, Japan
15:00 – 15:15
Social capital of ageing South Asians in Hong Kong in the context of COVID-19
Daniel Lai, China, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
15:15 – 15:30
A human rights-based approach to future pandemics
Margaret Gillis, ILC GA and president ILC Canada
15:30 – 16:00
Panel discussion and Q&A
16:00 – 16:30
COFFEE BREAK & EXHIBITION
16:30 – 17:15
PLENARY SESSION 2: AGE-FRIENDLY POLICIES AT NATIONAL AND LOCAL LEVELS – HUMAN RIGHTS
Plenary Hall (L3-L5)
Moderator: Silvia Perel-Levin, International Longevity Centre Global Alliance., Switzerland
16:30 – 16:45
Towards a human rights-based approach to independent ageing
Claudia Mahler, Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, UN, Austria
16:45 – 17:00
The human right to leisure in old age
Israel Doron, University of Haifa, Israel
17:00 – 17:15
Panel discussion and Q&A
17:15 – 17:30
SHORT BREAK
17:30 – 18:15
PARALLEL SESSIONS
17:30 – 18:15
Plenary Hall (L3-L5)
Session supported by ILC – Japan
Promoting productive aging: new coproduction between businesses and municipalities
Aging in Place
Ichiro Nakamura, International Longevity Center (ILC) Japan
The potential of collaboration with the business sector in supporting older adults’ social activities
Hiroki Hasegawa, JTB Corp., Japan
17:30 – 18:15
Parallel Hall 1 (L1)
Session by Microsoft Japan
17:30 – 18:05
How Advanced Technologies Contribute to a Better Aging Society
Kunihiro Ohyama, Business Executive Officer, Healthcare Industry Lead, Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.
18:05 – 18:15
Q&A
17:30 – 18:00
Parallel Hall 2 (L2)
Session by Carter Group
17:30 – 18:00
Session by The Carter Group (Living Best: Age-Tech is Now!)
Live Moderation: Linda Sherman, Founder of the Rethinking Aging Club, CMO for MBETHealth, Managing Editor, Boomer Tech Talk, USA
Video Panel featuring Global Age-Tech Experts: Global Perspectives on Nurturing Age-Tech Innovations
18:15
WELCOME RECEPTION
09:00 – 10:30
PLENARY 3
TECHNOLOGIES IN AN AGEING WORLD
Plenary Hall (L3-L5)
Moderator: Silvia Perel-Levin, International Longevity Centre Global Alliance., Switzerland
09:00 – 09:30
Developing AgeTech that Makes Sense
Alex Mihailidis, University of Toronto, Canada
09:30 – 10:00
Making Technology Available
Kylie Shae, Team Lead, Access to Assistive Technology (ATA), World Health Organization, Switzerland
10:00 – 10:30
Panel discussion and Q&A
10:30 – 11:00
COFFEE BREAK & EXHIBITION
11:00 – 12:30
PARALLEL SESSIONS
TRACK: AGEING AND THE ECONOMY – BENEFITS TO SOCIETY
11:00 – 12:30
Plenary Hall (L3-L5)
Moderator: David Sinclair, International Longevity Centre, United Kingdom
11:00 – 11:20
The Continuing Contribution of Older Adults’ Human Capital to the Economy and Community
Ryan Yeung, Happy-Retired, Hong Kong
11:20 – 11:40
Financial literacy as a mechanism to ensure continuing contribution to the economy
Susana Harding, International Longevity Centre, Singapore
Tsao Foundation, Singapore
11:40 – 12:00
Understanding changing intergenerational relationships in context: a Scottish regional case study
Alison Dawson, University Of Stirling, UK
Judith Phillips, Stirling University/ UKRI Healthy Ageing Challenge, UK
12:00 – 12:30
Panel discussion and Q&A
TRACK: AGEING AND TECHNOLOGIES
11:00 – 12:30
Parallel Hall 1 (L1)
Moderator: Hidenori Arai, NCGG, Japan
11:00 – 11:15
Companion Robots For Alleviating Loneliness
Dor Skuler, Intuition Robotics, Israel
11:15 – 11:30
Robotic smart home in an aging society
Yohei Otaka, Fujita Medical University, Japan
11:30 – 11:45
Promoting Healthy Longevity with AI-Powered Technologies：iHARP
Pei-Wen Hsu, ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC, Taiwan
11:45 – 12:00
Anomaly Detection in Support of Independent Living
Ahmad Lotfi, Nottingham Trent University, UK
12:00 – 12:30
Panel discussion and Q&A
TRACK: AGEING AND HEALTH
11:00 – 12:30
Parallel Hall 2 (L2)
Moderator: Masafumi Kuzuya, Meitetsu Hospital and Nagoya University, Japan
11:00 – 11:15
Leveraging innovation to tackle inequalities in healthy ageing
Cynthia Bullock, UKRI, UK
11:15 – 11:30
The effects of exercise on cognitive and physical function in community-dwelling older persons
Hiroyuki Umegaki, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
11:30 – 11:45
Digital healthcare to prevent dementia in the older adults
Hiroyuki Shimada, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Japan
11:45 – 12:00
Gender differences in digital healthcare and multi-morbidity with migration status among older adults in India
Prem Shankar, Indian Institute Of Management Bangalore, India
India
12:00 – 12:30
Panel discussion and Q&A
12:30 – 12:45
SHORT BREAK
12:45 – 13:30
PARALLEL SESSIONS
12:45 – 13:30
Plenary Hall (L3-L5)
Session supported by UKRI
Care and Housing
12:45 – 13:00
Overview of the UK Landscape on housing and care, the drive for a new housing task force and the role of research and innovation
Judith Phillips, Stirling University/ UKRI Healthy Ageing Challenge, UK
13:00 – 13:10
Showcase relevant Housing and Care research and innovation projects from the UK Research and Innovation Health Ageing Challenge Portfolio
Cynthia Bullock, Healthy Ageing, UKRI – Innovate UK, UK
13:10 – 13:25
Case study highlighting innovation as an output from academic research drawing on Designing homes for healthy cognitive ageing (DESCHa), Nurolight, and Housing for ageing for 2040+
Lesley Palmer, Development Centre at Stirling, UK
13:25 – 13:30
Q&A
12:40 – 13:55
Parallel Hall 1 (L1)
Workshop organized by the World Health Organization
Improving access to assistive technology in partnership with age-friendly cities and communities
Moderators:
Thiago Hérick de Sá, Age-friendly Environments, World Health Organization, Switzerland
Kylie Shae, Team Lead, Access to Assistive Technology (ATA), World Health Organization, Switzerland
12:40 – 12:50 Presentation on dementia by Keizo Sakurai, Senior Citizens Welfare Division, Bureau of Public Welfare, Aichi Prefectural Government, Japan
12:50 – 13:00 Presentation on digital health project by Kensuke Doi, Bureau of Economy and Industry, Aichi Prefectural Government
13:00 – 13:15 Presentation on assistive technology by Kylie Shae, Team Lead, Access to Assistive Technology (ATA), World Health Organization, Switzerland
13:15 – 13:30 Presentation on age-friendly environments and the Global Network by Thiago Hérick de Sá, Age-friendly Environments, World Health Organization, Switzerland
13:30 – 13:55 Open discussion and Q&A
12:45 – 13:40
Parallel Hall 2 (L2)
Public Open Seminar 4
Dysphagia, incontinence, and pelvic floor muscle exercises
Modulator: Hitoshi Kagaya, NCGG, Japan
12:45 – 13:00
Lecture by Hitoshi Kagaya, Director of Center for Swallowing and Continence, NCGG, Japan
13:00 – 13:10
Lecture by Toshihiro Matsuura, Deputy Director of Hospital, NCGG, Japan
13:10 -13:20
Lecture by Masanori Nomiya and Hisae Nishii, Department of Geriatric Lower Urinary Tract Function, Center for Swallowing and Continence, NCGG, Japan
13:20 -13:40
Pelvic floor muscle exercises
13:30 – 14:30
LUNCH BREAK & EXHIBITION
14:30 – 16:00
PARALLEL SESSIONS
TRACK: AGE- FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENTS & CULTURE
14:30 – 16:00
Plenary Hall (L3-L5)
Moderator: Chris McGinley, Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design, Royal College of Art, United Kingdom
14:30 – 14:45
Urban policies’ Impact on health and wellbeing of older persons – Shaping urban futures
Carlos Dora, International Society for Urban Health (ISUH), Switzerland )
14:45 -15:00
A post-pandemic age-friendly megacity? Navigating Tokyo’s urban challenges
Mike Annear, Waseda University, Japan
15:00 – 15:15
Design Strategy of Friendly and Healthy Environment for Urban Aging Community
Xiaoyi Hu, Wuhan University Of Science And Technology, China
15:15 – 15:30
The Belgian Ageing Studies, a cocreative project including older people as researchers
Nico DeWitte, Free University of Brussels/ University College Ghent, Belgium
15:30 – 16:00
Panel discussion and Q&A
TRACK: AGEING AND TECHNOLOGIES
14:30 – 16:00
Parallel Hall 1 (L1)
Moderator: Tina Woods, UK National Innovation Center for Ageing, United Kingdom
14:30 -14:45
Advanced Driving Assistance Technologies for Older Drivers
Hirofumi Aoki, Nagoya University
14:45 -15:00
Accelerating Systems Change for Healthy Longevity
Stephen Johnston, SOMPO Digital Lab & Fordcastle, Australia
15:00 – 15:15
A design approach to gerontechnology – Start-up experience from Taiwan
Yeh-Liang Hsu, Gerontechnology Research Center, Yuan Ze University, Taiwan
15:15 -15:30
The future of digital medicine and aging
David Wortley, International Society of Digital Medicine (ISDM) UK
15:30 – 16:00
Panel discussion and Q&A
TRACK: AGEING AND HEALTH
14:30 – 16:00
Parallel Hall 2 (L2)
Moderator: Silvia Perel-Levin, International Longevity Centre Global Alliance., Switzerland
14:30 -14:50
Community Redesign” toward healthy ageing society -Frailty prevention and community care system
Iijima Katsuya, Institute of Gerontology, Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo, Japan
14:50 – 15:10
Increased midlife obesity and mobility dysfunction in late-life-
Rajkumar Dorajoo, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore
15:10 – 15:30
Visualization of invisible aging on human motor neurons and its applications
Kohei Watanabe, Chukyo University, Japan
15:30 – 16:00
Panel discussion and Q&A
16:00 – 16:30
COFFEE BREAK & EXHIBITION
16:30 – 17:30
PLENARY 4
AGEING AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY: BENEFITS TO SOCIETY
Plenary Hall (L3-L5)
Moderator: Hidenori Arai, NCGG, Japan
16:30 – 16:50
Lecture by Taisuke Hashimoto, Japan Ministry of Economy, Japan
16:50 – 17:10
The Global Longevity economy report,
Justin Ladner, AARP, USA
17:10 – 17:30
Panel discussion and Q&A
17:30 – 18:00
PARALLEL SESSIONS
Plenary Hall (L3-L5)
Session supported by SENS Research Foundation
17:30 – 17:45
A Damage-Repair Approach to the Age-Related Disease Epidemic
Lisa Fabiny-Kiser, CEO of SENS Research Foundation, USA
Parallel 1 (L1)
Session by The Carter Group (Living Best: Age-Tech is Now!)
Age-Tech Innovations in Action
Carol Chiang, OT and Smart Home Solutions Expert, and Founder, Evolving Homes, USA
09:00 – 10:30
PLENARY 5
TOWARD A PERSON-CENTRED HEALTHCARE
Plenary Hall (L3-L5)
Moderator: Silvia Perel-Levin, International Longevity Centre Global Alliance.,
Switzerland
09:00 – 09:20
Developing Communities of Care
Sarah Harper, University of Oxford, UK
09:20 – 09:40
Primordial prevention toward healthy ageing
Katsunori Kondo, Chiba University, Japan
09:40 – 10:30
Panel discussion and Q&A
Panelists:
John Beard, ILC USA; Columbia University, USA
Sarah Harper, University of Oxford, UK
Katsunori Kondo, Chiba University, Japan
10:30 – 11:00
COFFEE BREAK & EXHIBITION
11:00 – 12:30
PARALLEL SESSIONS
TRACK: AGE- FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENTS & CULTURE
11:00 – 12:30
Plenary Hall (L3-L5)
Moderator: Carlos Dora, International Society for Urban Health (ISUH),
Switzerland
11:00 – 11:25
Sustainable and supportive housing to meet the aspirations and needs of ageing populations
Mary Njoki, University Of Stirling, UK
11:25 – 11:50
iGESS (Inter-Generational Engagement in Secondary Schools)
Daniel Lai, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
Alice Wong, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
11:50 – 12:30
Panel discussion and Q&A
TRACK: AGEING AND TECHNOLOGIES
11:00 – 12:30
Parallel Hall 1 (L1)
Moderator: Hidenori Arai, NCGG, Japan
11:00 – 11:15
The use of technology to promote independent gait and stability
Izumi Kondo, NCGG , Japan
11:15 – 11:30
Early detection of dementia using AI-based eye-tracking technology
Shuko Takeda, Osaka University, Japan
11:30 -11:45
Healthy longevity for all: Harnessing science, technology, investment and policy for global sustainable impact
Tina Woods, Collider Health, UK
11:45 – 12:00
Driving impact at scale for our ageing population
Eric Kihlstrom, Centaur Robotics, UK
12:00 – 12:30
Panel discussion and Q&A
TRACK: AGEING AND HEALTH
11:00 – 12:30
Parallel Hall 2 (L2)
Moderator: Moderator: Margaret Gillis, ILC GA and president ILC Canada
11:00 – 11:15
Resilience of ageing communities
Susana Harding, International Longevity Centre, Singapore
Tsao Foundation, Singapore
11:15 – 11:30
Innovation in Dementia Prevention and Care
Takashi Sakurai, NCGG, Japan
11:30 -11:45
A lifestyle intervention for social vulnerable older adults in community centers
Julie Vanderlinden, Odisee University of Applied Sciences, Belgium
11:45 – 12:00
Association between leg asymmetry and age among Icelandic Older adults
Milan Chang, Reykjavik University, Iceland
12:00 – 12:30
Panel discussion and Q&A
12:30 – 12:45
CLOSING ADDRESS
Plenary Hall (L3-L5)