UNCG Gerontology Program

Janice I. Wassel, PhD, Director of The UNCG Gerontology Program
hosts and facilitates the afternoon events for this 6th annual
Aging is Good Business summit.
www.uncg.edu/gro 336.256.1019 jiwassel@uncg.edu

"Population aging is creating a tidal wave of change within many industries, governments, communities, businesses and families. What impact do these sweeping changes have on the our industry? And, how can you profit from them? Learn how the accumulation effect and the latest research in population aging is changing the way we age, driving the global active-aging movement to unprecedented heights, trends occurring because of these changes, and how they are putting an end to aging as we know it."

Colin Milner, founder and CEO of the International Council on Active Aging
and internationally sought-after spokesperson for Active Aging envisions enhanced health
and well-being of older adults. Twice serving on The Word Economic Forum's Network of
Global Agenda Councils, he is recognized as one of the most innovative and influential
minds on aging-related topics.
http://www.icaa.cc/index.asp 866.335.9777 colinmilner@icaa.cc

"Hear how one company's passion hopes to change how we all view aging, promoting life-long play, vitality and interdependence. Our conviction is to set the standard for creating well cultures that encourage individual and community well-being. We establish onsite fitness and wellness centers for retirement communities so all residents can experience the lifelong play, vitality and interdependence. A fully collaborative style enables the vision, the dream of well being at all stages of life, to become a reality."

Brenda Loube, founder and Principal of Corporate Fitness Works
provides customized fitness and wellness services for corporations, retirement and residential communities. Services include fitness facility planning, design, and implementation, fitness center management and evaluation, and fitness and wellness consulting. Loube served as the Chair for the Maryland Advisory Council on Physical Fitness and serves on the boards of the International Association for Worksite Health Promotion, National Health and Fitness Association, and the Advisory Board for the International Council on Active Aging.  She is a recipient of the AAHE Health Educator of the Year Award and the Dean’s award for the Department of Health professions from Towson University.
www.corporatefitnessworks.com 301. 417.9697 info@corporatefitnessworks.com

"Across professions and communities, pioneers are scouring the latest research and innovations to help maintain if not improve brain fitness of everyone in their communities, devising their own programs and testing new products and ideas to better serve their particular populations. This brain fitness revolution is testament to growing interest in lifelong neuroplasticity and to the notion that the time for “magic pills” to cure everything and for all is behind us. How can all stakeholders – companies, agencies, service providers, researchers – partner to shape the future of this critical field in ways most beneficial to millions of boomers and seniors who want to remain independent, active and productive as long as possible? Any nascent industry needs an infrastructure that incorporates standards, quality control, and a regulatory framework. How is this likely to shape up and what influence can you and your organization have over
future developments?"

Alvaro Fernandez, co-founder and CEO of SharpBrains
presents market research and advice to help companies, health providers, investors, policy makers and individuals participate in the emerging brain fitness and cognitive health market through market-intelligence products and services. Fernandez has authored acclaimed articles such as Preparing Society for the Cognitive Age for Frontiers in Neuroscience, and Why We Need to Retool Use It or Lose It for the Journal of Active Aging. He holds an MBA and MA in Education from Stanford University, and enjoys teaching The Science of Brain Health at UC-Berkeley Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
www.SharpBrains.com 415.318.3467 afernandez@gmail.com