Active Ageing
Day 1
Schedule
2:00 pm
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3:30 pm
Lab I
English
Active Ageing
Speakers
Prof Kathryn BRAUN
Professor, University of Hawaii, USA
President, Active Aging Consortium in Asia-Pacific
Kathryn L. Braun is Professor and Director of the Office of Public Health Studies at the University of Hawai‘i. She also is the Barbara Cox Anthony Endowed Co-Chair on Aging and Co-Investigator of Hā Kūpuna National Resource Center for Native Hawaiian Elders. She is a fellow in the Gerontological Society of America and is current President of the Active Aging Consortium Asia-Pacific.
Prof Hong MI
Professor, Zhejiang University
Prof. Hong Mi is a Professor and Doctoral Supervisor in the School of Public Affairs at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China. He also is Executive Director of the Institute for Population and Development Studies and Deputy Director of Center for Non-Traditional Security and Peaceful Development Studies at Zhejiang University. He also is Director of Research Base of System Simulation. His research areas include rural social security, sustainable economic development, higher education research based on systems engineering, data-mining analysis technology, and geographical information network analysis technology.
Ms Nan Bosler
President, Australian Seniors Computer Clubs Association
Ms. Nan Bosler is the foundation president of ASCCA. She feels strongly that learning is a lifelong experience. Over 50 when she first went to University she now has six tertiary qualifications. She is a published author, represents older Australians on many committees and boards, and celebrates Positive Ageing in Australia and internationally. She was named the 2016 Champion for Digital Inclusion and was awarded the 2017 Not-for-Profit Technology Lifetime Service Award.
Prof Teresa Tsien
Professor of Practice, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Professional Consultant, Institute of Active Ageing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Teresa is a Professor of Practice at the Department of Applied Social Sciences and a Professional Consultant with the Institute of Active Ageing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She specializes in aging studies and research, especially in dementia care, carer support, lifelong learning, and active ageing. Teresa serves on the board of different NGOs and is an advisor to ten elderly organizations. She is the Hong Kong representative to ACAP. She is also a reviewer for several international and local publications.
Moderator
Prof Christopher Conybeare
Documentary Filmmaker, University of Hawaii-West Oahu
Chris Conybeare is an attorney, and documentary filmmaker on the faculty of the University of Hawaii-West Oahu’s Center for Labor Education and Research (CLEAR). His award-winning documentaries rely on elders to transmit knowledge of history and culture. He is a member of ACAP and the American Society on Aging.