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UC Berkeley Aging Research & Technology Innovation Summit

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Into the Future

An Innovation Summit Hosted by UC Berkeley

Thank you for joining us for the 3rd Annual UC Berkeley Aging Research and Technology Innovation Summit.

We welcome you to join us for virtual insightful and engaging presentations focused on cutting-edge aging research and technologies.

The UC Berkeley Aging Research and Technology Innovation Summit highlights the educational and research of the University of California and its diverse and significant impact on improving the well-being of older adults and shaping the future of healthy aging.

The Keynote of the event is the Director of the California Department on Aging who recently launched the Master Plan on Aging under Governor Gavin Newsom. You’ll hear speakers from across the spectrum of aging & wellbeing including: Amazon, UC Davis and the Centre for Aging & Brain Health Innovation in Canada. The summit will also present the Paola S. Timiras Memorial Award for Aging Research.

Please view our keynotes and panel sessions at your leisure below.

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Welcome and Introduction from Host Committee

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Welcome Message

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State Leader Keynote

Headshot of Susan DeMarois: Director, California Department of Aging
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UC Berkeley Innovation: New Research Challenges in Aging

Moderator: Dr. George Brooks

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Research into Aging, For and With Older Adults, the Intergenerational Vision

Moderator: Susan Hoffman

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COVID-19 and Older Adults: Lessons Learned

Moderator: Dr. David Lindeman

Collage of headshots for the speakers: Dr. Josh Goldstein, Chancellor's Professor of Demography and Director of the Berkeley Population Center; Dr. Brad Pollock, Department Chair at the UC Davis School of Medicine; Therese ten Brinke, Director of Strategic Initiatives at Eskaton and CITRIS; Dr. Jim Marcin, Director of the UC Davis Center for Health and Technology; and Dr. Angie Perone, Assistant Professor and Director at the Center for the Advanced Study of Aging Services at UC Berkeley.
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Technology and Innovation: Emerging Technologies for Older Adults

Moderator: Dr. David Lindeman

Collage of headshots for the speakers: Ginna Baik, Senior Business Development Manager for Senior Living at Amazon; Dr. Veronica Ahumada Newhart, Assistant Professor of Health Informatics & Human-Robot Interaction at UC Davis; Dr. Holly Jimison, UC Davis visiting Professor from Northeastern University; Dr. Misha Pavel, UC Davis visiting Professor from Northeastern University; Dr. Jim Firman, Co-founder, CIO and Senior Fellow at CITRIS at UC Berkeley; and Dr. Allison Sekuler, President & Chief Scientist at CABHI and Baycrest.
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About this event

How can we reimagine healthy aging and elder care for the future? Please join us for a day of insightful and engaging presentations focused on cutting-edge aging research and technologies.

The UC Berkeley Aging Research and Technology Innovation Summit highlights the educational and research of the University of California (UC) and its diverse and significant impact on improving the well-being of older adults. The program encompasses emerging research and technology by leading UC researchers, the program will include an overview of student and older adult education at UC Berkeley, poster sessions of student research, technology innovations. Once again, the summit will present the Paola S. Timiras Memorial Award for Aging Research.

The goal of the innovation summit is to foster the cross-pollination of ideas and help forge new collaborations between UC researchers and leaders in industry, government, and the not-for-profit sectors, while exposing students and key stakeholders alike to a vision of healthy aging.

The Summit is hosted by several UC Berkeley aging research and education programs: Center for Research and Education in Aging (CREA), Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute (CITRIS), OSHER Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI).

A percentage of the proceeds from this event will support scholarships for students interested in research on aging and eldercare.