Meredith Wyse is a Senior Social Development Specialist – Aging and Care, Human and Social Development Sector, Sectors Group at the Asian Development Bank.  She has nearly 20 years experience working in the Asia-Pacific region on issues related to adaptations to population aging and older persons working on programs related to social protection, community development, health and care and humanitarian response.  In her role she supports the ADB’s technical assistance programs and projects related to the development of long-term care services and systems across a diverse set of Asia

Chang Liu, PhD, is Managing Director for ACCESS Health Greater China and Southeast Asia. He is responsible for the health and aging innovation platforms and leads the research and consulting work for the region. Chang Liu has authored a number of publications, including the Singapore overview for the International Profiles of Health Care Systems from 2017, published by The Commonwealth Fund and London School of Economics, and the epilogue to Affordable Excellence, which documents progress toward sustainable high-quality healthcare in Singapore. He is currently working with Dr.

Eduardo Klein is Regional Director of HelpAge International, Asia Pacific Regional Offi ce. He oversees programs in collaboration with HelpAge network partners throughout the region. For the past 15 years, he has held various positions in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic , Viet Nam, and in other parts of Asia and the Pacific. He engages in the promotion of social and economic adaptation to the changing demographic structures and population aging. This includes policy development, population aging research, community-based programs, and support systems for older people. Mr.

Aiko Kikkawa is Economist at ADB’s Economic Research and Cooperation Department. Her research portfolio covers international migration and remittances, aging and demographic change, and economic analyses of ADB projects. She was the lead author of the Asian Economic Integration Report 2019/2020 theme chapter titled “Demographic Change, Productivity and the Role of Technology”. She obtained her PhD in development economics from the National Graduate Institute of Policy Studies in Japan and a master’s degree in forced migration from the University of Oxford.