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THE AGENDA
Meet the Fellows Mixer
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4 | 7-8:15PM ET
Fellows are invited to join Age Boom Academy’s Caitlin Hawke, Bruce Shapiro, Jennifer Ware, and Nell Conway for a 101 on the Academy and to get to know one another for this informal and informational online Happy Hour. Special guests include moderator mentors senior journalist Richard Eisenberg as well as Juan Pablo Garnham from Eviction Lab.

Pre-Academy Keystone Conversation and Meet the Mentors 
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18 | 7-8:30PM ET
This second mixer features a special keystone conversation with two scholars who have spent their careers thinking about cumulative disadvantage, systemic racism, health equity, and aging – themes that will run across all Age Boom sessions.

Featured Speakers
​Paris “AJ” Adkins-Jackson, PhD, MPH | Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Ruth K. Finkelstein, ScD | Professor, Public Health, Professor, Public Policy, Executive Director, the Brookdale Center for Health Aging, Hunter College/CUNY

Mentors Richard Eisenberg, Juan Pablo Garnham, and Paula Span join this event to discuss their particular perspectives and help inspire story ideas. Fellows will choose a discussion group based on interests.

THE PANELS
Session I: Visioning the Future, Addressing the Now 
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 11AM-1PM ET 

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

Welcome | Dean Linda P. Fried, MD, MPH
Dean and DeLamar Professor, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health
Dean Jelani Cobb, PhD
Dean and Henry R. Luce Professor of Journalism, Columbia Journalism School

Panel Discussion | The Built Environment Powers Healthy Aging
John Beard, PhD, MBBS | Director, International Longevity Center-USA, Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health
Linda P. Fried, MD, MPH | Director, Age Boom Academy; Director, Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center; Dean, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health
​Tawkiyah Jordan, MA | Vice President, Housing and Community Strategy, Habitat for Humanity International
​Moderator: Paula Span | Author/Columnist, The New York Times; Faculty, Columbia Journalism School

Plenary Discussion
Jelani Cobb, PhD | Dean and Henry R. Luce Professor of Journalism, Columbia Journalism School
Moderator: Paula Span | Author/Columnist, The New York Times; Faculty, Columbia Journalism School

Panel Discussion | Older Adults on the Edge
Nick Graetz, PhD | Research Associate, Eviction Lab, Princeton University
Margot Kushel, MD | Professor of Medicine, University of California San Francisco
Jan E. Mutchler, PhD | Professor of Gerontology and Director of Gerontology Institute, University of Massachusetts Boston
Moderator: Juan Pablo Garnham | Communication and Policy Engagement Manager, 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
Paul Nagle | Executive Director, Stonewall Community Development Corporation
Derenda Schubert, PhD | Executive Director, Bridge Meadows​Moderator: Chris Farrell | Columnist, PBS Next Avenue; MPR; APMG
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Plenary Discussion
Moderator: Chris Farrell | Columnist, PBS Next Avenue; MPR; APMG

Panel Discussion | Building More, Building Better
Anne Fabiny, MD | Retired Professor of Medicine, UCSF School of Medicine
Jonathan F.P. Rose | President, Jonathan Rose Companies LLC
Elizabeth White, MBA | Founder, NUUAge Coliving; Author, 55, Underemployed, and Faking Normal
Moderator: Richard Eisenberg | Senior Journalist

Plenary Discussion
Moderator: 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. 

Mixer 2: Meet the Changemakers
Wednesday, October 25 | 7-8:15pm ET
A traditional highlight of the Academy, this final mixer provides a chance to hear firsthand the perspectives of people from diverse backgrounds, some of whom are agents of change in their community – all speaking informally but on the record.
Guests include, Julie Fay (Tisbury, MA); John Groene and Tiffany Smith (Chicago, IL); Julie Porter (Imperial Beach, CA); Derenda Schubert, Estelle Winicki and Carole Ames (Portland, OR); Sue Susman (New York, NY); and Albert Townsend (Washington, DC).
Session III: The Staying Power to Age in Place
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 11AM-1PM ET

Panel Discussion | Repair, Maintain, Stay Well, Remain
Chanee Fabius, PhD, MA | Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Management Department, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Sarah L. Szanton, PhD, RN, FAAN | Dean and Patricia M. Davidson Health Equity and Social Justice Endowed Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
Moderator: Carol Hymowitz | Journalist, Author; Adjunct Professor, NYU Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute

Plenary Discussion
Moderator: Carol Hymowitz | Journalist, Author; Adjunct Professor, NYU Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute​ 

Panel Discussion | The Legal Safety Net to Protect Older Adults Aging in Place
Wayne Ho, MPP | President & CEO, Chinese-American Planning Council
Lily Hoffman, MA | Associate Director of Programs, Habitat for Humanity International
Anna Luft, JD | Project Director, Public Housing Justice Project, New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG)
Moderator: Richard Eisenberg | Senior Journalist

Plenary Discussion
Moderator: Richard Eisenberg | Senior Journalist
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 | 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
Kathy Greenlee, JD | Senior Director, ADvancing States; former Assistant Secretary for Aging and Administrator, Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services
Howard Slatkin | Executive Director, Citizens Housing Planning Council; Adjunct Associate Professor, Urban Planning, Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation
Moderator: Michelle Cottle | Editorial Writer, The New York Times
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Plenary Discussion
Moderator: Michelle Cottle | Editorial Writer, The New York Times
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Conclusions
Michelle Cottle | Editorial Writer, The New York Times
Linda P. Fried, MD, MPH ​| Director, Age Boom Academy; Director, Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center; Dean, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health
Bruce Shapiro | Co-director, Age Boom Academy; Executive Director, The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, Columbia Journalism School

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"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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