2022 Program Preview
SAMPLE SESSIONS AND CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
Confirmed Speakers
Co-Host and Director of the Academy:
Linda P. Fried, MD, MPH - geriatrician and public health leader
Co-Host of the Academy:
Bruce Shapiro - director of the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, Columbia Journalism School
Anne Basting, MacArthur grantee and Creative Care innovator
Ai-jen Poo, direct care workers labor activist
Susan Reinhard, AARP policy specialist
John Schall, CEO of Caregiver Action Network
Michelle Cottle, NYT editorial board member
and many, many others.
Noted journalists covering aging will assist in the training and include:
Rich Eisenberg, MarketWatch “unretirement” columnist and former managing editor at Next Avenue
Chris Farrell, Public Media’s Marketplace
Kerry Hannon, senior columnist Yahoo Finance and New York Times contributor
Carol Hymowitz, former editor Bloomberg News and The Wall Street Journal
Paula Span, New Old Age NYT columnist
Julia Yarbough, founder, Keeping It Real Caregiving
Sessions
The Age Boom Academy will be comprised of four core sessions featuring a mix of panels, keynotes, and story clinics. In addition, there will be 1:1 interviews with speakers and several evening opportunities to network with other fellows, mentors and caregivers.
• Thursday, September 29, 7pm-8pm ET | 4pm-5pm PST - Meet the Fellows Icebreaker
• Monday, October 10, 7pm-8pm ET | 4pm-5pm PST - Meet the Mentors Icebreaker
• Thursday, October 13, 11am-1pm ET | 8am-10am PST - Panel Session 1
• Friday, October 14, 11am-1pm ET | 8am-10am PST - Panel Session 2
• Early the week of October 17, various times - 1:1 Interviews
• Wednesday, October 19, 7pm-8pm ET | 4pm-5pm PST - Meet the Caregivers
• Thursday, October 20, 11am-1pm ET | 8am-10am PST - Panel Session 3
• Friday, October 21, 11am-1pm ET | 8am-10am PST - Panel Session 4
• Early the week of October 24, various times - 1:1 Interviews
Sample themes for these sessions include:
Preserving the Third Demographic Dividend, Extending Health Span: Public Health is Our Most Valuable Tool to Promote Healthy Longevity and Reduce the Caregiving Burden
Beyond 2022: The US Demographics of Caregiving 2032, 2042
The $500 Billion Question (The Economics)
- Where Employers Fit In: What Are Employers Doing to Retain Valuable Employees Forced to Moonlight as Informal Caregivers?
- Are Americans Factoring Caregiving Costs into Retirement Planning?
A Question of Equity
- Caregiving in Communities of Color and among People with Disabilities
- The Multifront Crisis of the Low-Income Caregiver
Care Squared: Caretaking Caregivers
- How Stress Gets Under the Skin and How this Impacts Healthy Aging of Caregivers
- Combating Loneliness and Isolation: Protecting the Mental Health of Caregivers
The Future is Home
- Intergenerational Housing
- Aging in Place and Community Medicaid
Interventions and Policy Showcase
- CreativeCare: The Time is Now for a Radical Change in Eldercare
- The Policy Toolkit for Structural Change: Workplace Flexibility, Universal Family Leave, Workforce Training, and Infrastructure; The Medicare We Need
Co-Host and Director of the Academy:
Linda P. Fried, MD, MPH - geriatrician and public health leader
Co-Host of the Academy:
Bruce Shapiro - director of the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, Columbia Journalism School
Anne Basting, MacArthur grantee and Creative Care innovator
Ai-jen Poo, direct care workers labor activist
Susan Reinhard, AARP policy specialist
John Schall, CEO of Caregiver Action Network
Michelle Cottle, NYT editorial board member
and many, many others.
Noted journalists covering aging will assist in the training and include:
Rich Eisenberg, MarketWatch “unretirement” columnist and former managing editor at Next Avenue
Chris Farrell, Public Media’s Marketplace
Kerry Hannon, senior columnist Yahoo Finance and New York Times contributor
Carol Hymowitz, former editor Bloomberg News and The Wall Street Journal
Paula Span, New Old Age NYT columnist
Julia Yarbough, founder, Keeping It Real Caregiving
Sessions
The Age Boom Academy will be comprised of four core sessions featuring a mix of panels, keynotes, and story clinics. In addition, there will be 1:1 interviews with speakers and several evening opportunities to network with other fellows, mentors and caregivers.
• Thursday, September 29, 7pm-8pm ET | 4pm-5pm PST - Meet the Fellows Icebreaker
• Monday, October 10, 7pm-8pm ET | 4pm-5pm PST - Meet the Mentors Icebreaker
• Thursday, October 13, 11am-1pm ET | 8am-10am PST - Panel Session 1
• Friday, October 14, 11am-1pm ET | 8am-10am PST - Panel Session 2
• Early the week of October 17, various times - 1:1 Interviews
• Wednesday, October 19, 7pm-8pm ET | 4pm-5pm PST - Meet the Caregivers
• Thursday, October 20, 11am-1pm ET | 8am-10am PST - Panel Session 3
• Friday, October 21, 11am-1pm ET | 8am-10am PST - Panel Session 4
• Early the week of October 24, various times - 1:1 Interviews
Sample themes for these sessions include:
Preserving the Third Demographic Dividend, Extending Health Span: Public Health is Our Most Valuable Tool to Promote Healthy Longevity and Reduce the Caregiving Burden
Beyond 2022: The US Demographics of Caregiving 2032, 2042
The $500 Billion Question (The Economics)
- Where Employers Fit In: What Are Employers Doing to Retain Valuable Employees Forced to Moonlight as Informal Caregivers?
- Are Americans Factoring Caregiving Costs into Retirement Planning?
A Question of Equity
- Caregiving in Communities of Color and among People with Disabilities
- The Multifront Crisis of the Low-Income Caregiver
Care Squared: Caretaking Caregivers
- How Stress Gets Under the Skin and How this Impacts Healthy Aging of Caregivers
- Combating Loneliness and Isolation: Protecting the Mental Health of Caregivers
The Future is Home
- Intergenerational Housing
- Aging in Place and Community Medicaid
Interventions and Policy Showcase
- CreativeCare: The Time is Now for a Radical Change in Eldercare
- The Policy Toolkit for Structural Change: Workplace Flexibility, Universal Family Leave, Workforce Training, and Infrastructure; The Medicare We Need
Side Events
In addition to the above sessions, the following events are also planned.
Date TBD
Fellow & Mentor Virtual Happy Hour & Speed Acquainting
Date TBD
Solutions Journalism 101 (optional training)
Date TBD
Virtual Roundtable and Mixer with Caregivers
In addition to the above sessions, the following events are also planned.
Date TBD
Fellow & Mentor Virtual Happy Hour & Speed Acquainting
Date TBD
Solutions Journalism 101 (optional training)
Date TBD
Virtual Roundtable and Mixer with Caregivers
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