2023 Healthy Longevity Global Innovator Summit
Summit Date and Time:
Sep 26, 2022 | 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
Sep 27, 2022 | 7:00 AM – 11:15 PM EDT
Where: Via webcast
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (National Academies) will host the third annual virtual Healthy Longevity Global Innovator Summit on September 26 and 27, 2023 with support from Johnson and Johnson Innovation.
The global summit aims to convene, connect, and inspire innovation in the field of healthy longevity. Participants will hear from stakeholders—including academics, policy experts, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and others—and learn about the bold and innovative projects from current and past Healthy Longevity Catalyst and Accelerator Awardees. This year, sessions will focus on the topics such as health equity, artificial intelligence, and securing additional funding.
Networking and engagement is an integral part of the interactive two-day program for all international Catalyst Awardees, with opportunities to establish connections with potential collaborators, mentors, and funders from across disciplines and sectors.
The event is free to stream for all members of the public, including academia, philanthropy, and private industry. Catalyst Awardees and invited speakers will have the opportunity to directly interact with one another throughout the event.
Please check back for updates–The draft agenda is subject to change.
Agenda – Day 1
7:00 AM – 8:15 AM | Innovators Connect (Closed Session)
- Closed session via Zoom for awardees and select invitees only.
8:30 AM | 2023 Innovator Summit Day 1 (Public Session Begins)
- Streaming session with option for audience participation via event webpage, for awardees and members of the public.
8:30 AM – 8:40 AM | Welcome Remarks
- Victor Dzau, President, US National Academy of Medicine
8:45 AM – 9:35 AM | PANEL: Securing Project Funding
- Speakers from across sectors (government, industry, venture capital, etc.) will share their experience and guidance for Catalyst Awardees on securing project funding.
9:40 AM – 9:55 AM | Spotlight Session #1: Catalyst Awardee
- In this brief session, one Catalyst Awardee who has been successful in securing additional substantial funding will speak to their innovation journey and fundraising experience, followed by audience Q&A.
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM | KEYNOTE: Artificial Intelligence & Healthy Aging
- Peter Lee, Microsoft Research & Incubations
10:50 AM – 11:40 AM | PANEL: Applications of AI: Catalyst Projects of Note
- Select international Catalyst Awardees will speak to applications of AI in their projects and engage in a broader discussion on the promise and challenges of AI, followed by audience Q&A.
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM | Spotlight Session #2: Catalyst Awardee
- In this brief session, one Catalyst Awardee who has been successful in securing additional substantial funding will speak to their innovation journey and fundraising experience, followed by audience Q&A.
Agenda – Day 2
7:00 AM – 8:10 AM | Mentors & Role Models in Securing Funding (Closed Session)
- Closed session via Zoom for awardees and select invitees only.
8:15 AM | 2023 Innovator Summit Day 2 (Public Session Begins)
8:15 AM – 9:05 AM | PANEL: Striving for Healthy Longevity Equity: Catalyst Projects of Note
- Select international Catalyst Awardees will speak to their respective projects that specifically aim to reduce health disparities while improving health for people as they age, followed by audience Q&A.
9:10 AM – 10:00 AM | FIRESIDE CHAT: Innovating to Achieve Healthy Longevity
- In the FIRESIDE CHAT: Innovating to Achieve Healthy Longevity: Perspectives from the NAM Global Roadmap and UN Decade of Healthy Ageing, speakers will present briefly on the NAM’s Global Roadmap for Healthy Longevity and the United Nation’s Decade of Healthy Ageing, followed by a discussion of how innovation is critical in these complementary efforts aimed at achieving healthy longevity equity.
10:05 AM – 10:20 AM | Spotlight Session #3: Catalyst Awardee
- In this brief session, one Catalyst Awardee who has been successful in securing additional substantial funding will speak to their innovation journey and fundraising experience, followed by audience Q&A
10:20 AM – 10:35 AM | Spotlight Session #4: Catalyst Awardee
- In this brief session, one Catalyst Awardee who has been successful in securing additional substantial funding will speak to their innovation journey and fundraising experience, followed by audience Q&A
10:35 AM – 10:50 AM | Spotlight Session #5: Catalyst Awardee
- In this brief session, one Catalyst Awardee who has been successful in securing additional substantial funding will speak to their innovation journey and fundraising experience, followed by audience Q&A
10:55 AM – 11:15 AM | Summit Wrap-Up & Celebration of 2023 Catalyst Awardees
- NAM President Victor Dzau will reflect on the achievements and future directions for the Healthy Longevity Global Competition, wrapping up with an announcement of the 2023 international Catalyst Awardees.
