Aims & Focus:
As global populations age, there is an urgent need for these communities to work together to address both the opportunities and challenges associated with ageing societies. The Ageing, Business, and Society Special Interest Group (SIG) aims to foster a deeper understanding and collaboration between the fields of Gerontology, Business, and Public Policy.
Hosted by the British Society of Gerontology and led by a voluntary team of the UK’s leading experts in ageing and business, the SIG serves as a platform for collaboration among innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers, and policy leaders to better meet the needs of older adults and ageing populations, ensuring a positive societal impact.
The SIG’s mission is to facilitate collaboration between gerontology, business and civil society - enabling people to age independently through the life course and do the things that gives their lives meaning. It delivers value to its members by facilitating collaboration between Gerontology, Business and Civil Society, facilitating knowledge exchange Society through collaborative events, publications and outreach and by leveraging the strength of its network of partners and allied organisations.
In fulfilling its mission and purpose, the Ageing, Business, and Society SIG will enhance the capacity of stakeholders to address the growing needs of an ageing world, promoting economic opportunities, improving well-being, and strengthening the societal response to population ageing.
Members:
Leadership Team
Chair - Rob Walton, Founder & Principal, Covostra Ltd
Catherine Foot - Director of Phoenix Insights
Debbie Keeling - Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor for Knowledge Exchange and Interim Executive Dean, University of Sussex Business School at University of Sussex
Eric Kihlstrom – UK Ambassador, Aging2.0
George MacGinnis – Healthy Ageing Challenge Director at UK Research and Innovation
Laura Walker – Executive Director, The Longevity Forum
Dr. Xuan (Lorna) Wang – Co-Director, Centre for Research on Ageing and Generations, Senior Lecturer in Marketing and Revenue Management, University of Surrey
Natalie Turner - Deputy Director for Localities at Centre for Ageing Better
Paul Goulden – Head of Programmes and Partnerships at International Longevity Centre
Hannah Thomson – CEO and Founder, The Joy Club
Sarah Bradnum – Communications Lead, The Joy Club
Anthony Howarth – Research Fellow at the Institute of Population Ageing at the University of Oxford
Judith Phillips – Professor of Social and Environmental Gerontology at Swansea University
Joining the SIG:
Membership of the Ageing, Business & Society SIG is open to all. Please click the link below and complete the form with your details to be added to our membership list. Please indicate if you are simply joining a member or are a part of the British Society of Gerontology or related organisations.
Complete the membership form: https://bit.ly/BecomeAnSIGMember
If you would like to contact the Ageing Business Society SIG team, please email abs-sig@britishgerontology.org.
Opportunities:
To be involved in speaking opportunities with the Ageing, Business and Society Special Interest Group please email abs-sig@britishgerontology.org.
Events:
Workshop: Inclusive Innovation: Addressing the Underrepresentation of Older People in Clinical Trials.
Date and time: 13th November 2024, 17:00 – 18:30 GMT
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/inclusive-innovation-addressing-the-underrepresentation-of-older-people-in-clinical-trials-tickets-1033795790037?aff=oddtdtcreator
Speakers:
- Dr Declan Doogan – Co-founder of Juvenescence
- Dr Emma Harvey – Vice President, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine
- Jeremy Taylor OBE - Director for Public Voice, National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Professor David Wilkinson - Founder and Director of the Parkinson's Centre for Integrated Therapy
- Hannah Thomson - Founder and CEO, The Joy Club
You can watch our past workshops recordings here: https://bit.ly/AgeingBites