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THE AGENDA
Session I: Welcome 
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 11AM-1PM ET 

WELCOME | Caitlin Hawke
Associate Director, Programming, Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center

Panel Discussion | The Built Environment Powers Healthy Aging
Linda P. Fried, MD, MPH | Director, Age Boom Academy, Dean and DeLamar Professor of Public Health, Director, Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health
John Beard, MBBS, PhD, MBBS | Director, International Longevity Center-USA, Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center, , Columbia Mailman School of Public Health
Moderator: Paula Span | Author and Columnist, The New York Times; Faculty, Columbia Journalism School

Plenary Discussion
Moderator: Paula Span | Author and Columnist, The New York Times; Faculty, Columbia Journalism School

Panel Discussion | Panel Discussion | Older Adults on the Edge
Nick Graetz, PhD | Research Associate, Eviction Lab, Princeton University
Margot Kushel, MD | Professor of Medicine and Division Chief at the Division of Vulnerable Populations, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center; Director of the UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations and UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative
Jan E. Mutchler, PhD | Professor of Gerontology and Director, Gerontology Institute, University of Massachusetts Boston
Moderator: Juan Pablo Garnham | Audience and Community Engagement Editor, Eviction Lab, Princeton University

Plenary Discussion: Enhancing the Housing Stories We Pursue through the Lens of Equitable Access to Healthy Longevity
Moderator: Bruce Shapiro | Co-director, Age Boom Academy
Executive Director, The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, Columbia Journalism School
Session II: Taking Stock of the Housing Stock
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, | 11am-1pm ET

Affordable and Intergenerational: A Win-Win
Noelle Marcus, MA | CEO and Founder, Nesterly
Jennifer H. Molinsky, PhD | Project Director, Housing an Aging Society Program, Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard University
Paul Nagle | Executive Director, Stonewall Community Development Corporation
Chris Farrell | Columnist, PBS Next Avenue; MPR; APMG

Plenary Discussion
Moderator: Chris Farrell | Columnist, PBS Next Avenue; MPR; APMG

Panel Discussion | Building More, Building Better
Anne Fabiny, MD | Professor of Geriatrics, University of California, San Francisco; Clnical Administrator and Program Developer, San Francisco VA Health Care System
Jonathan F.P. Rose | President, Jonathan Rose Companies
Richard Eisenberg | Senior Journalist

Plenary Discussion
Richard Eisenberg | Senior Journalist

"Ask Me Anything" Interviews
Tuesday, October 24 | Various times
Speakers from the first half of our sessions will be available for 1:1 interviews. Fellows will reserve their top choices on Friday,
​October 20. 
Session III: The Staying Power to Age in Place
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 11AM-1PM ET

Panel Discussion | Repair, Maintain, Remain
Sarah L. Szanton, PhD, RN | Dean, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, CAPABLE Co-developer
Moderator: Carol Hymowitz | Journalist and Author

Plenary Discussion
Moderator: Carol Hymowitz | Journalist and Author

Panel Discussion | Well Supported at Home
Moderator: Paul Irving | Senior Advisory, Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging

Plenary Discussion
Moderator: Paul Irving | Senior Advisory, Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging
Session IV: The Policies
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 11AM-1PM ET
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Panel Discussion | Policies for the Forgotten Middle
Rodney Harrell. PhD | Vice President, Family, Home and Community, AARP Public Policy Institute
Maureen Henry, JD, PhD | Deputy Director, International Longevity Center-USA, Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health; Deputy Director for Programs, Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program
John W. Rowe, MD | TK Julius B. Richmond Professor of Health Policy and Aging, Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health
Moderator: Kerry Hannon | Author/Senior Columnist, Yahoo Finance

Plenary Discussion
Moderator: Kerry Hannon | Author/Senior Columnist, Yahoo Finance

Panel Discussion | The Local, State and Federal Housing Policies We Deserve
Linda Couch | Vice President, Housing and Aging Services Policy, LeadingAge
Moderator: Michelle Cottle | Editorial Writer, The New York Times

Breakout Discussions
Moderators:
Michelle Cottle | Editorial Writer, The New York Times
Richard Eisenberg | Senior Journalist
Juan Pablo Garnham | Audience and Community Engagement Editor, Eviction Lab, Princeton University
Bruce Shapiro | Executive Director, The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, Columbia Journalism School

Conclusions
Linda P. Fried, MD, MPH | Director, Age Boom Academy; Director, Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center; Dean, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health
Moderator: Michelle Cottle | Editorial Writer, The New York Times

"Ask Me Anything" Interviews
Tuesday, October 30 | Various times
Speakers from the second half of our sessions will be available for 1:1 interviews. Fellows will reserve their top choices on Friday,
​October 27. 



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Side Events
In addition to the above sessions, the following events are also planned.
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Mixer 1: Meet the Fellows
Sept. 29 | 7-8pm ET      
Fellows are invited to join Age Boom Academy’s Caitlin Hawke, Bruce Shapiro, and Jennifer Ware for a 101 on the Academy and to get to know one another for this informal and informational online Happy Hour.
 
Mixer 2: Meet the Mentors
Oct. 10 | 7-8pm ET
Mentors Richard Eisenberg, Carol Hymowitz, and Paula Span will discuss their particular perspectives on caregiving and then break out with Fellows to get to know you and your interests in the topic.
 
Mixer 3: Meet the Caregivers
Oct. 19 | 7-8:15pm ET                 
A traditional highlight of our Academy, this mixer is your opportunity to meet people who are living the experience of informal caregiving from many backgrounds and perspectives.
THE FELLOWS 
THE MODERATORS & SPEAKERS