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They say 75 is the new 65. Time to re-imagine ageing.



A 75-year-old today is expected to have as many years left to live as a 65-year-old did in 1950, meaning once we reach retirement age, we could still have decades of meaningful life ahead of us. It is time to think of later life as a time for new opportunities rather than decline.

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Main Forum

The Making of Age-friendly Communities in Rapidly Ageing Societies

Date : 10 Dec 2021 (Friday)
Time : 14:30-17:30
Format : Online
Language : English and Mandarin (with simultaneous interpretation)
Download : Programme Book
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Asia is the most rapidly ageing part of the world. What can we learn from each other’s ways of understanding, re-defining, and supporting ageing? How should we collaborate in order to do so? Looking at a mid- and post-COVID world, how might social innovation continue to help us reach our vision? Experts from across Asia come together to share the latest progress in realising age-friendl(ier) communities and inspire further opportunities.

Event details may change subject to the latest COVID-19 measures.

Agenda

Time Topic
14:30 - 14:35 Review video
14:35 - 14:45 Welcome Address :
Prof. W.T. Wong
Deputy President & Provost, PolyU
14:45 - 14:55 Welcome Address :
Mr Leong CHEUNG
Executive Director, Charities and Community of The Hong Kong Jockey Club
14:55 - 15:05 Keynote Address :
Guest of Honor
Dr LAW Chi Kwong, GBS, JP
Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Labour and Welfare Bureau
15:05 - 15:10 Photo Taking
15:10 - 15:30 Keynote 1:
Ms Lauren Anseline and Mr Euan BLACK
Senior Social Innovator, The Australian Centre for Social Innovation

Topic : Building an impact network for systemic change in end of life
15:30 - 15:35 Break
15:35 - 15:55 Keynote 2:
Mr XU Yongguang
Honorary President of the Narada Foundation,
Rotating Chairperson of Aging Society 30 Forum in 2021
15:55 - 16:15 Keynote 3:
Prof. Ian SPERO
Founder, Agile Ageing Alliance
Honorary Professor, UCL Bartlett School for Sustainable Construction

Topic: Cultivating Neighbourhoods that Care
16:15 - 16:35 Keynote 4:
Dr Norah WANG
Research Fellow, Centre for Civil Society and Governance The University of Hong Kong
CEO & Founder, IMPACT ANALYTICS

Topic: Social Innovation and Social Governance in China
16:35 - 16:40 Break
16:40 - 17:30 Panel discussion:
Mr LIANG Chunxiao
Director, The Pangoal Institution Ageing Society Studies Centre

Mr Quyen TRAN
Portfolio Development and Quality Manager, HelpAge International

Dr Mary Ann Tsao
Chairperson, Tsao Foundation

Ms Lauren ANSELINE and Mr Euan BLACK
Senior Social Innovator, The Australian Centre for Social Innovation

Prof. Ian SPERO
Founder, Agile Ageing Alliance
Honorary Professor, UCL Bartlett School for Sustainable Construction

Moderator:
Mr LING Kar-Kan, SBS
Director, Jockey Club Design Institute for Social Innovation, PolyU

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