The Columbia-Fudan Global Summit on Aging & Health: A Dialogue on Research, Policy, Health Systems and Industry Initiatives | Columbia Global Centers


When and Where

  • 17/10/2016-19/10/2016
    All Day

  • Conference Center, Hilton Shanghai
    250 Huashan Road
    Shanghai
    China
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The Columbia-Fudan Global Summit on Aging & Health: A Dialogue on Research, Policy, Health Systems and Industry Initiatives | Columbia Global Centers

Event Details

Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and Fudan University’s School of Public Health will host a three-day summit with scientists, policy makers and industry experts from China and around the world to review best practices, including how cross-sector dialogue on aging and health can provide valuable insights for Chinese and international policy makers, researchers and business leaders.

You are invited toThe Columbia-Fudan Global Summit on Aging & Health:
A Dialogue on Research, Policy, Health Systems and Industry Initiatives 

October 17-19, 2016Conference Center, Hilton Shanghai
250 Huashan Road
Shanghai, China
上海希尔顿酒店会议中心,上海市华山路250号,中国

Please RSVP HereColumbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and Fudan University’s School of Public Health will host a three-day summit with scientists, policy makers and industry experts from China and around the world to review best practices, including how cross-sector dialogue on aging and health can provide valuable insights for Chinese and international policy makers, researchers and business leaders.

Agenda:
October 17 (Monday) 8:30 a.m. – 18:30 p.m. The Challenges of Longer Lives and Opportunities of a Third Demographic Dividend MORE

October 18 (Tuesday) 8:30 a.m. – 17:00 p.m. Positive Aging and Age-Smart Communities MORE

October 19 (Wednesday) 8:30 a.m. – 15:45 p.m. Health Systems and Industry MORE
Confirmed Speakers:

  • Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund and Under-Secretary-General, the United Nations
  • Zhu Chen, Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, People’s Republic of China
  • David Rank, Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy Beijing
  • Linda P. Fried, Dean, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
  • Wen Chen, Dean, School of Public Health, Fudan University
  • Chris Alford, Director of Asia Operations, Home Instead Senior Care
  • John Beard, Director, Ageing and Life Course, World Health Organization
  • Eileen Burns, President-Elect, British Geriatrics Society
  • Maurizio Bussolo, Lead Economist, World Bank
  • David Chen, Vice President, Microsoft
  • Peng Du, Director, Institute of Gerontology, Renmin University
  • Terry Fulmer, President, John A. Hartford Foundation
  • Yvonne Li, CEO, International China Aging Industry Association
  • Paul McGann, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Medicare & Medicaid Services
  • Atsushi Seike, President, Keio University
  • Fan Wu, Director, Shanghai Center for Disease Control & Prevention
  • Yushao Wu, Deputy Director, the Office of China National Committee on Aging

The Conference is Generously Supported By:

Institutional Endorsement
Department of Aging and Societal Care, The British National Health Service
The Office of China National Committee on Aging
The China Research Center on Aging
The Shanghai Research Center on Aging
The Vitality Institute
The World Health Organization
Ageing and Life Course, WHO

Organizing Committee
Aetna
International China Ageing Industry Association
Sunnybund Consulting
The Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center
Columbia Global Centers | Beijing

Registration is required. Please click here to see more information.

Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin became the fourth Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund on 1 January 2011. MORE
Dr. Zhu Chen is the Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, among many other prominent positions. MORE
David Rank is the Deputy Chief of Mission U.S. Embassy Beijing since January 2016. MORE
Dr. Linda P. Fried, Dean of the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, is a leader in the fields of epidemiology and geriatrics and an internationally renowned scientist. MORE
Professor Wen Chen is Dean of Fudan University, School of Public Health and the Deputy Director of Hospital Management Institute of Fudan University.  MORE

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