An exploration of the key components and strategic assets that make cities truly age-friendly. Where thoughtful design, forward-looking policies, innovative practices and more create environments that are inclusive of older populations and essential for sustainable urban futures.

At 11:00AM on 11 November, the United Kingdom observes a two-minute silence to remember and honor all those who have lost their lives in military service. The nation pauses to reflect on the service and sacrifice of the Armed Forces, marking the exact time the First World War ended in 1918.

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Building vaccine confidence among older adults is essential for reducing avoidable healthcare costs, preventing system strain, and promoting healthier aging. This panel examines systemic, behavioral, and community-level strategies for rebuilding trust in vaccines and cultivating a prevention-first mindset.

Age-friendly mayors, officials, and civil-society leaders will address the shared challenges of building successful age-friendly cities and explore whether common principles can guide a global roadmap. Examples from diverse initiatives will surface transferable strategies that apply across geographies and cultures.

Assistant Secretary-General Navid Hanif will examine how population aging is reshaping development priorities in the context of the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing and the Sustainable Development Goals. He will highlight why integrating longevity into strategies for fiscal planning, social resilience, and inclusive growth is essential for building sustainable societies.

Longer lives are rewriting the rules of the global economy. From labor markets and retirement systems to healthcare, productivity, and social infrastructure, the economic implications of aging are profound. This panel brings together leading thinkers to explore how longevity can drive growth, reshape policy, and catalyze a new approach to 21st-century economic planning.

High Touch meets High Tech as the worlds of technology and home care come together to redefine what is possible in care delivery. This conversation explores how their integration can provide the roadmap for reshaping healthcare: making it more connected, compassionate, and designed for aging well at home.

2025 marks a pivotal convergence in global health: the UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs and the midpoint of the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing. But aging is still too often sidelined in global health conversations. This panel brings together leaders to make the case that older adults—and the demographic, economic, and health implications of global aging—are the through line for setting policy across health, labor, economics and more. Opening keynote with H.E. Abdulaziz Al-Wasil.

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Strong, connected communities are the backbone of every successful age-friendly environment. Whether through relationships between neighbors, intergenerational collaboration, or partnerships with local institutions, these connections can enable prevention. This panel will explore how innovative community engagement programs have advanced the age-friendly effort.

Success in age-friendly initiatives depends on assembling the right team—people, organizations, and resources unified around shared goals where the collective impact exceeds individual contributions. Leaders of Greater Manchester's Age-Friendly movement will share how their essential operations integrate and collaborate to maximize return on investment, demonstrating the transformative power of coordinated partnership.

Alzheimer’s disease has been recognized as the 21st century scourge, profoundly affecting healthy aging, caregiving, workforce productivity related to employee caregiving demands, and the silver economy itself. This fireside will explore how Alzheimer’s can learn from another 21st century age-related NCD, cancer, in areas such as awareness and stigma, research funding, and regulatory and reimbursement models. What are we doing right in the AD space, and what can we learn from cancer? How do the two support each other?

A panel to address emerging ideas and bold strategies shaping the future of healthy aging worldwide.

With insights from her three decades of leadership at Bank of America, Lorna Sabbia highlights the role of financial well-being in building stronger communities and driving growth in the silver economy.

Leaders of the roundtable discussions on Day One will share key findings and action items on topics spanning from prevention strategies for health system resilience to wealth in an era of unprecedented longevity. Panelists will present opportunities for further idea sharing and collaboration.

Storytelling has the power to make AMR understood by a mass audience, whether through personal accounts or new ways of framing familiar challenges. By highlighting the human element, narratives can overcome communication barriers and connect more effectively with both policymakers and the public. A video introduction from Bill Pullman, previewing his upcoming AMR documentary.

The longevity boom is creating one of the fastest-growing markets in the world and cities are on the front lines of innovation. From housing and mobility to tech-enabled services, the demand for age-smart solutions is being met with a market that understands and embraces these developments. This panel will explore how investors, venture capital, and public-private partnerships are fueling innovation in the Silver Economy by building cities that work for all ages.

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Mayor Steve Rotheram joins Carole Easton to discuss how the Liverpool City Region is enabling older adults to prosper through investments in housing, energy, transport infrastructure, and lifelong learning. The conversation will highlight how these initiatives, shaped by changing demographics, are building a fairer, more inclusive, and future-ready city region.

Leaders from business, advocacy, and media explore how women are driving the future of the longevity economy, redefining work across generations, and advancing the policies and practices that make it possible. Introduction on the Women of the Silver Economy (WISE) Council by Melissa Gong Mitchell.

The $22 trillion global silver economy is an increasingly vital driver of growth and sustainability worldwide. This fireside will highlight lessons from super-aging Japan and showcase where innovative policies and emerging markets are converging to shape the future of the silver economy.

With personal and government budgets at the brink, what strategies can help ensure sustainable care systems, tackle the pandemic of loneliness, and bring dignity and respect to caregivers and care recipients? Panelists will shed light on the policy changes and mindset shifts needed to create effective care systems for this generation and the next. Opening with a clip from the new documentary, Viva Verdi!, produced by Christine La Monte.

Highlights of Kanagawa’s whole-of-community model that promotes early action, self-management, and supportive environments to narrow the gap between life and healthy life.

Closing the program with concrete commitments and next steps. This session focuses on translating the forum's insights into actionable initiatives, partnerships, and policy changes that will drive meaningful progress in creating age-friendly communities globally.