How we thrive: A 21st century public health agenda
By 2034, for the first time in the nation’s history, older adults will outnumber children — a crossover that will hold for decades, pulling our median age upwards through the rest of the 21st century.
And yet, an older nation need not mean a nation in decline.
Wild success looks like a society that has learned to harness its longevity: older, wiser, and generating more value than ever before.
Meeting this moment requires a deliberate agenda: improve healthspan through prevention, diagnostics, and new therapeutics for age-related disease; reimagine care delivery for a majority-older population while supporting the next generation of providers; and rethink financial frameworks for coverage in light of increased longevity and a shrinking tax base.
Please join us for a a curated, in-person conversation on the strategies, investments, and policies needed to thrive as a majority-older society.
Agenda
8:00 - 9:00am | Networking breakfast
9:00 - 10:30am | Plenary session
Welcome – Sara Holoubek
Flashtalks
A shared commitment to the next generation – Philip Steigman, Doris Duke Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Georgetown University
Brain protection at scale, Dr. Jay Varma, SVP and Chief Medical Officer, Fedcap
Musculoskeletal health, Mary Bouxsein, Bouxsein Lab, Professor, Orthopedic Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School
The new delivery of care, Christopher Khoury, AMA
The role of immigration, Haeyoung Yoon, VP Policy and Advocacy, National Domestic Workers Alliance
Fireside Chat: The levers of change: policy, funding, and the new R&D
Erica Goldman, Director of Policy Entrepreneurship at the Federation of American Scientists (FAS)
Janna Gilbert, CEO, Luminary Labs
Sandeep Patel, Catalyze
Moderated by Sara Holoubek
10:30 - 10:45am | Transition and networking break
10:45am - 11:45am | Interactive break out conversations
11:45am - 12:00pm | Transition and networking break
12:00 - 12:30pm | Plenary session
Closing and next steps
12:30-1:30pm | Networking lunch
As the value of this conversation depends on the participant composition – and we are wildly excited to hear your unique perspective, – this invitation is non-transferable.
This convening is hosted by FedCap in support of Sara Holoubek's UC Berkeley Public Health Impact fellowship,.
About the UC Berkeley Public Health Impact Fellowship
Each year, a select group of health leaders — spanning philanthropy, entrepreneurship, policymaking, and health care leadership — join the UC Berkeley Public Health community as Impact Fellows. Through this fellowship, they engage in deep reflection, connection, and innovation, leveraging their expertise to address pressing health challenges. Fellows collaborate with faculty, students, and partners to develop new initiatives, shape strategy, and mentor the next generation of changemakers.