2022 Program Portal
Welcome to the 2022 Age Boom Academy Portal
Use this page to access all information that came our of our 2022 Academy. We welcome journalists to use these resources to enhance reporting on the multifaceted issues around our greater longevity and informal caregiving needs.
With thanks to our funder
THE AGENDA
Session I: Welcome
Thursday, October 13 | 11am-1pm ET

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

KEYNOTE | Our Ace in the Hole: Public Health, Prevention, and Preservation of the Third Demographic Dividend
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
 
Informal Caregiving, Aging & Your Beat: Raising the Untold and Unseen, Seeding the Solutions
Bruce Shapiro, Co-director, Age Boom Academy
Executive Director, The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, Columbia Journalism School

Plenary Discussion
Moderator: Richard Eisenberg | Senior Journalist

Panel Discussion | Demographics & Preparedness: More Elders, Fewer Offspring – Who Cares?
Anne Basting, PhD | Founder, TimeSlips.org; Professor of English, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
John Beard, MBBS, PhD | Director, ILC-USA and faculty member, Columbia Aging Center; Professor, University of New South Wales; and former Director of Ageing and Life Course, The World Health Organization
Linda P. Fried, MD, MPH | Dean and DeLamar Professor of Public Health, Director, Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health
Sarah Tom, PhD, MPH | Assistant Professor of Neurology and Epidemiology, Columbia University
Moderator: Richard Eisenberg | Senior Journalist

Plenary Discussion: The Stories to Pursue
Moderator: Bruce Shapiro | Executive Director, The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, Columbia Journalism School
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Session II: The Costs
Friday, October 14 | 11am-1pm ET

Two Sides of the Same Coin: How Supporting Direct Care Workers and Family Caregivers are Soldered
Keynote: Obverse Side - Building a Workforce Equitably
Ai-jen Poo | President, National Domestic Workers Alliance; Executive Director, Caring Across Generations
Keynote: Reverse Side - The Needs of the Informal Family Caregiver
Jason Resendez | President and CEO, National Alliance for Caregiving
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 | Unpacking $500 Billion Worth of Opportunity Costs and Valuing the Invaluable
Robert Espinoza | Executive Vice President of Policy, PHI
Yulya Truskinovsky, PhD | Assistant Professor of Economics, Wayne State University
Jennifer Wolff, PhD | Eugene and Mildred Lipitz Professor, Johns Hopkins University
Moderator: Carol Hymowitz | Journalist and Author

Plenary Discussion
Moderator: Carol Hymowitz | Journalist and Author

"Ask Me Anything" Interviews
Tuesday, October 18 | 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 14. 
Session III: Workplace Equity and Health Futures
Thursday, October 20th | 11am-1pm ET

Panel Discussion | Questions of Caregiving Equity and How Stress Gets under the Skin
Jennifer Olsen, DrPH | CEO, Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers
Martin Picard, PhD | Associate Professor and Director, Mitochondrial Psychobiology Group, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Sheria Robinson-Lane, PhD, MSN, MHA, RN | Assistant Professor, University of Michigan School of Nursing
Moderator: Julia Yarbough | Communications Consultant/Broadcast Journalist/Family Caregiver; Magid, Keeping it REAL Caregiving

Plenary Discussion
Moderator: Julia Yarbough | Communications Consultant/Broadcast Journalist/Family Caregiver; Magid, Keeping it REAL Caregiving

Panel Discussion | The Employer’s Role When Workers Must Moonlight as Informal Caregivers
Catherine Collinson, MBA | President & CEO, Transamerica Institute and Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies
Claudia Fine, LCSW, MPH | Chief Professional Officer, eFamilyCare
Joseph B. Fuller, MBA | Professor of Management Practice and Co-director, Project on Managing the Future of Work, Harvard Business School
Moderator: Kerry Hannon | Author/Senior Columnist, Yahoo Finance

Plenary Discussion
Moderator: Kerry Hannon | Author/Senior Columnist, Yahoo Finance
Session IV: The Policies
Friday, October 21st | 11am-1pm ET
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Panel Discussion | Home is the Future, The Future is Now: Community-Based Caregiving
David C. Grabowski, PhD | Professor of Health Care Policy, Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School
Derenda Schubert, PhD | Executive Director, Bridge Meadows
Robyn I. Stone, DrPH | Senior Vice President, Research and Co-Director, LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston
Moderator: Chris Farrell | Columnist, PBS Next Avenue; MPR; APMG

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

Panel Discussion | The Policy Toolkit for Structural Change
Greg Link, MA | Director, Office of Supportive and Caregiver Services, US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living (ACL) Administration on Aging (AoA)
Susan C. Reinhard, RN, PhD, FAAN | Senior VP and Director, AARP Public Policy Institute; Chief Strategist, Center to Champion Nursing in America and Family Caregiver Initiatives
John Schall, MPP | CEO, Caregiver Action Network
Moderator: Michelle Cottle | Editorial Writer, The New York Times
 
Plenary Discussion
Moderator: Michelle Cottle | Editorial Writer, The New York Times

Conclusions
Linda P. Fried, MD, MPH | Director, Age Boom Academy
​Bruce Shapiro | Co-director, Age Boom Academy
Moderator: Michelle Cottle | Editorial Writer, The New York Times

"Ask Me Anything" Interviews
Tuesday, October 25 | 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 21. 



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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