High-Level Forum on the Silver Economy 2025

Reimagining Life, Work & Community

Manchester, the United Nations & Virtual

2025 Silver Economy Forum Speakers

Speaker List In Formation

SEF 2025 will feature high-level business, government and MLO’s as well as academicians and KOL’s in our successful format of keynote speeches, intimate one-to-one conversations, and panel discussions.  

This year’s main Forum will be held in Sister Auditorium at the Renold Innovation Hub in Manchester City Centre

MANCHESTER

List of Speakers

Amal Abou Rafeh

Head of Aging, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Bio

Juan Mari Aburto

Mayor of Bilbao City Council, Spain
Bio

Gillian Ayling

Director, Communications & Government Affairs, UK, GSK
Bio

Dr. Jane Barratt

Global Aging and Health System Strategist, former Secretary General, International Federation on Ageing
Bio

John Beard

Irene Diamond Professor of Epidemiology and Health Policy and Management, and Director, International Longevity Center-USA, Columbia University
Bio

Madeleine Breckon

VP Vaccines Product and Pipeline, Global Communications & Government Affairs, GSK
Bio

Andy Burnham

Mayor of Greater Manchester
Bio

Siobhan Casey

Commissioner for Older People, Northern Ireland
Bio

Ian Clarkson

President, Honor Technology
Bio

Catherine Collinson

Founding CEO and President, Transamerica Institute
Bio

Shannon Conway

Co-Founder, Picture This
Bio

Toby Cousens

Commercial Lead for RSV, Int’l Commercial Office, Pfizer
Bio

Councillor Bev Craig

Leader, Manchester City Council
Bio

Dame Sally Davies

UK Special Envoy on AMR
Bio

Mike Devoy

EVP, Chief Medical Officer of Bayer AG
Bio

Carole Easton, PhD

Chief Executive, Centre for Aging Better
Bio

The Honorable Wang Fengchao

Mayor of Chengdu, China
Bio

Frances Fitzgerald

Chair, Home and Community Care Ireland, former Tanaiste
Bio

Mike Geary

CEO, City in the Community, Manchester City Football Club
Bio

Margaret Gillis

Founding President, International Longevity Centre Canada
Bio

Rosa Giuliani

Consultant Medical Oncologist, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Bio

Hans Groth

Chairman, World Demographic & Aging Forum
Bio

Navid Hanif

Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), United Nations
Bio

Lars Hartenstein

Co-Founder & Director of Healthy Longevity, McKinsey Health Institute
Bio

Adrian Hayter

Medical Director for Clinical Policy, Royal College of General Practitioners
Bio

Karen Hertz

President, Fragility Fracture Network (FFN)
Bio

Robin Hiley

CEO/Artistic Director of Scottish Charity Charades Theatre Company & Composer/Lyricist of musical LIFELINE
Bio

Michael Hodin

CEO, Global Coalition on Aging
Bio

Sydney Hughes

Founder & CEO, SeniorProof™
Bio

Martin Jones MBE

CEO UK & International, Home Instead
Bio

Dr. Terris King

Pastor, Liberty Grace Church, and former Senior Executive Director of Minority Health, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Bio

Liz Kingston

Director, Talent Acquisition: Digital, Networks and Corporate Units, BT Group
Bio

Surya Kolluri

Head of TIAA Institute
Bio

Yuji Kuroiwa

Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture
Bio

Heidi Larson

Founding Director, the Vaccine Confidence Project, former head of Global Immunisation Communication at UNICEF
Bio

Chris Lynch

Deputy CEO & Director of Policy & Communications, Alzheimer’s Disease International
Bio

Peter Mangan

Founder & CEO, Freebird Club
Bio

Pam Mangat

Head of Creative, BBC Storyworks Commercial Productions
Bio

Mike Mansfield

Chief Executive Officer at ProAge
Bio

Emiko Masaki

Principal Health Specialist, Asian Development Bank
Bio

Cherian Mathews

Chief Executive of HelpAge International
Bio

Paul McGarry

Head, Greater Manchester Ageing Hub, Assistant Director of the Public Service Reform Directorate, Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Bio

Eleanor Mills

Founder Noon.org.uk, Journalist, Author
Bio

Melissa Gong Mitchell

Executive Director, Global Coalition on Aging
Bio

Cesar Rafael Garcia Morales

CEO AVU Mexico, Silver Economy Specialist, IFC/World Bank
Bio

Daniel Murphy

Risk and Resilience Specialist, World Economic Forum
Bio

Joseph Musgraves

Chief Executive Officer, Home and Community Care Ireland (HCCI)
Bio

Mohsen Naghavi

MD, MPH, PhD, Professor of Health Metric Science, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), University of Washington
Bio

Stefan Oelrich

Member of the Board of Management and President of Pharmaceuticals, Bayer Pharmaceuticals
Bio

Vivienne Parry OBE

Science Writer, Broadcaster
Bio

Michiel Peters

Head of Advocacy Initiatives, Global Coalition on Aging
Bio

Ian Philp

Founder and CEO, AgeCare Technologies
Bio

Alan Pitcher

Commercial Director UKI, Essilor Luxottica
Bio

Bill Pullman

Actor, Director, Producer & Voice Artist
Bio

Lynne Ridsdale

Chief Executive, Bury Council
Bio

Steve Rotheram

Mayor of the Liverpool City Region
Bio

Lorna Sabbia

Head of Retirement & Personal Wealth Solutions, Bank of America
Bio

Minoru Sasaki

Principal Deputy Director, Healthcare and Industries Div., Ministry of Economy Trade & Industry (METI), Japan
Bio

Michael Schur

Global Wellness Practice Leader, Senior Associate, Gensler
Bio

Lisa Sha

General Manager, Vaccines, Sanofi UK & Ireland
Bio

Ingrid Sheard

Deputy Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire
Bio

Lyndsey Simpson

Founder and CEO, 55/Redefined Group
Bio

David Sinclair

Chief Executive, ILC-UK
Bio

Gregor Sneddon

Secretary General, International Federation on Ageing
Bio

Amanda Stucke

Principal, Health & Policy Insights, Economist Impact; Partnership Lead, Health Inclusivity Index
Bio

Victoria Tomlinson

Chief Executive, Next-Up
Bio

Elaine Unegbu

Chair, Age Friendly Manchester Older People’s Board
Bio

Pol Vandenbroucke

Chairman, Global Longevity Council, World Demographic and Aging Forum, and Vice President, Global Government Affairs, Shionogi
Bio

Connie Weaver

Board Member, National Council on Aging, Former CMO, Equitable
Bio

Mark Westwood

Professor, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London
Bio

Dr. Dai Yamawaki, CFA

Vice President (Equities) Nomura Asset Management, UK
Bio

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