With more than 150 attendees, it was standing room only at the first ATX Aging & Innovation Summit, presented in May 2017 by AustinUP and Dell Medical School at the University of Texas. We expect another sell-out audience at this year's event, which will include announcements from the University of Texas at Austin and the City of Austin regarding exciting new developments that will affect the future of aging in our community.

Also this year, we’re creating programming that will allow for more interaction among attendees. Our goal is to provide a creative space so that people with different talents and perspectives on aging can come together to help put Austin on the map in the emerging field of aging/longevity innovation. Our panelists will represent community need, research, business opportunity and investment – and we’ll focus on aspects of healthy aging that are vital to successful "Aging in Community":

1. Safety and Support at Home and in the Community 
2. Social Interaction and Participation 
3. Health and Wellness

Register today! We look forward to seeing you November 28th at the 2018 Aging & Innovation Summit!

Note: Sponsorships and a few exhibit spaces are still available. Please contact Teresa Sansone Ferguson at [email protected] or 512.963.3191 to request a sponsor packet. 

ATX Aging & Innovation Summit 2018
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sonesta Bee Cave Austin Hotel 
12525 Bee Cave Parkway
Austin, TX 78738
Tickets: $95 (includes lunch and parking)

Agenda
8:30 a.m.: Registration

9 – 9:15 a.m.: Welcome and Introductions

9:15 – 10 a.m.: Tapping Smart City Principles to Support Our Older Adults 
Exploring ideas, initiatives and the local "smart city" landscape to support older adults in the home and in the community. Moderator, Diana Deaton (Aging 2.0 Austin). Panelists:

•    Ron Baker, IBM Distinguished Engineer, Geospatial Content & Analysis, Smarter Cities Strategist, IBM

•    Andrew Levack, Senior Program Officer, St. David's Foundation

•    Sarah Ortiz Shields, Program Manager, Austin Tech Alliance

•    Debra Umberson, PhD, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Population Research Center, the University of Texas at Austin

10 – 10:15 a.m.: Break

10:15 – 11 a.m.: Aging in Place vs. Thriving in Community 
Access to social activity and engagement is essential to wellness as we age. If human contact is key, what role does technology play? Why is multigenerational interaction important? Moderator, Shubhada Saxena, Aspire to Age. Panelists:

•    Tyllen Bicakcic, Co-founder and CEO, VoCo
  

•    José Colucci, PhD, Director for Research and Development, Design Institute for Health

•    Brandon Knicely, Co-founder, Third Drive

•    Fred Lugo, Director, Coming of Age Austin; Steering Committee Member, Austin LGBT Coalition on Aging

11 – 11:45 a.m.: Onward Toward Longevity 
Healthy aging transcends medical boundaries, so who should be at the table when discussing health and wellness for older adults? How will today's health innovations benefit future generations? Moderator, James Sulzer, PhD, UT School of Engineering. Panelists:

•    Debbie Hanna, President, Darrell K Royal Research Fund for Alzheimer's Disease 

•    Stephanie Hayden, Director, Austin Public Health, City of Austin

•    Char Hu, PhD, CEO and Founder, The Helper Bees

•    Jarrod Lewis-Peacock, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, LewPeaLab, The University of Texas at Austin

Noon – 1:30 p.m.: “Design Thinking” Over Lunch
All event attendees will be invited to a “design thinking” strategy session over lunch, led by a team of IBM facilitators. IBM's Design Thinking process is “a proven way to come to better solutions, faster.” The goal is to explore the community challenges and desired outcomes in the three areas discussed during the morning panels, in order to move the needle on aging/innovation in Austin. Boxed lunch provided.

1:30 – 1:45 p.m.: “Design Thinking” Reports

1:45 – 2:45 p.m.: Tech/Aging Startup Showcase

2:45 – 3 p.m.: Break

3 – 4 p.m.: Closing Keynote Presentation and Summit Wrap-up

4 – 5 p.m.: Networking / Social Hour

•    José Colucci, PhD, Design Institute for Health

•    Diana Deaton, Aging 2.0 Austin

•    Char Hu, PhD, The Helper Bees 

•    Susann Keohane, IBM (Chair) 

•    Brandon Knicely, Third Drive

•    Jessica Lemann, AARP Texas

•    Shubhada Saxena, Aspire to Age

•    James Sulzer, PhD, UT School of Engineering

•    Kate Williams Carnevale, IBM

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