2nd Healthy Longevity Innovation Days

The UZH Healthy Longevity Innovation Cluster and the UZH Innovation Hub are excited to invite you to attend the 2nd UZH Healthy Longevity Innovation Days that will focus on Global Perspectives on Healthy Longevity Innovation!

Day 1: Learning from Each Other - Thursday, June 30, 2022

The aim of Day 1 is to provide an overview of global perspectives on healthy longevity innovation with a particular focus on what works and what is needed in different contexts. To this end, a number of international experts and members of the WHO Collaborating Center Plus Network for Healthy Ageing, coordinated by the University of Zurich, will provide perspectives and concrete examples on healthy longevity innovation from various regions of the world: Oceania, Asia, Africa, Europe, and The Americas.

Day 1 Program

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Session 1 *Global Perspectives on Healthy Longevity Innovation:* *Learning from Each Other*
10:00	Welcome and Overview Prof. Dr. Mike Martin Director, URPP Dynamics of Healthy Aging and Gerontology Center, and Cluster Head, Healthy Longevity Innovation, UZH
10:10	The UZH Perspective Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Stark Vice President Research, UZH
10:25	The WHO Perspective Dr. Ritu Sadana Unit Head, Ageing and Health, World Health Organization (WHO)
10:50	Break
11:00	Perspectives from Oceania Prof. Dr. Nancy Pachana Co-Director, Ageing Mind Initiative, University of Queensland, Australia
11:30	Perspectives from Asia Prof. Dr. Terry Lum Henry G. Leong Professor in Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Dr. med. Sridhar Vaitheeswaran Assistant Director & Consultant Psychiatrist, Dementia Care in SCARF – DEMCARES, Schizophrenia Research Foundation (SCARF) India, Chennai, India
12:00	End of Session 1
Session 2 *Global Perspectives on Healthy Longevity Innovation:* *Learning from Each Other*
13:30	Perspectives from Africa Dr. med. Leon Geffen Executive Director, Samson Institute For Ageing Research, South Africa Prof. Dr. med. Andre-Pascal Kengne Director, South African Medical Research Council, South Africa
14:00	Perspectives from Europe Dr. Line Silsand Senior Researcher, Norwegian Centre for E-health Research, Norway Prof. Dr. Monique Verschuren Head of Department, Life Course and Health, Centre for Nutrition, Prevention and Health Services, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, and Professor of Healthy Vascular Ageing, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
14:30	Perspectives from The Americas Prof. Dr. Parminder Raina Scientific Director, McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA), and Canada Research Chair in Geroscience, McMaster University, Canada Prof. Dr. med. Luis Miguel F. Gutierrez Robledo Head, WHO-PAHO Collaborating in Integrated Care for Healthy Aging, and Director General, National Institute of Geriatrics, National Institute of Health, Mexico City, Mexico
15:00	Break
15:10	Panel Discussion: Global Perspectives on Healthy Longevity Innovation Dr. med. Leon Geffen Prof. Dr. med. Andre Pascal Kengne Dr. Line Silsand Prof. Dr. Monique Verschuren Prof. Dr. Parminder Raina Prof. Dr. med. Luis Miguel F. Gutierrez Robledo Prof. Dr. Mike Martin (moderator)
15:55	Closing Remarks Prof. Dr. Mike Martin
16:00	End of Session 2 and Day 1

Day 2: From Research to Innovation - Friday, July 1, 2022

The goal of Day 2 is to offer a series of presentations from international experts on how the transition from healthy longevity research to innovation can be promoted, supported, and funded by academia, non-profit organizations, and the private sector alike.

Day 2 Program

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*Global Perspectives on Healthy Longevity Innovation:* *From Research to Innovation*
9:00	Welcome and Overview Prof. Dr. Mike Martin Director, URPP Dynamics of Healthy Aging and Gerontology Center, and Cluster Head, Healthy Longevity Innovation, UZH
9:05	Innovation, Digitalization, and Healthy Longevity at UZH Prof. Dr. Harald C. Gall Dean, Faculty of Business, Economics, and Informatics, and Cluster Head, Digital Innovation, UZH
	Promoting and Supporting Healthy Longevity Innovation in Academia
9:20	Prof. Dr. Tim Kastelle Director, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of Queensland, Australia
9:35	Dr. Mihoko Otake Team Leader, Cognitive Behavioral Assistive Technology Team, Center for Advanced Intelligence Project, RIKEN, and Founding Director, Fonobono Research Institute, Japan
9:50	Prof. Dr. Richard Siow Director, Ageing Research, King’s College London, United Kingdom
10:05	Break
	Investing in Healthy Longevity Innovation
10:15	Dr. Kirstin Kopp Associate Director, Velux Stiftung
10:30	Patrick Hofer Ambassador Zurich, Aging2.0 (network committed to accelerating innovation in the domain of aging), and We+Care
10:45	Dr. med. Philipp Gut Head of Data Sciences and Precision Nutrition @ Nestlé Research
11:00	Dr. Stefan Launer VP Audiology and Health Innovation, Sonova AG
11:15	Panel Discussion: From Research to Innovation for Healthy Longevity Dr. Kirstin Kopp Patrick Hofer Dr. med. Philipp Gut Dr. Stefan Launer Prof. Dr. Mike Martin (moderator)
11:55	Closing Remarks Prof. Dr. Mike Martin
12:00	End of Day 2

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