Michael W. Hodin, Ph.D. is CEO of the Global Coalition on Aging, Managing Partner at High Lantern Group, and a Fellow at Oxford University’s Harris Manchester College. He has spoken internationally on the topic of aging, including at G20, APEC, Davos, and the World Knowledge Forum (WKF). He is also a blogger on Medium. Mike is a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and from 2010-2013, was Adjunct Senior Fellow with a focus on population aging. In 2013, Mike was invited by then-Committee Chairman Bill Nelson (D-FL) to lead a Members’ Roundtable with the U.S.

TANG Jun, researcher of Institute of Sociology and vice president of Senior Experts Association, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Since 1986, he has been engaged in social policy research and has done more than 80 related research topics. He has published more than 7 million words of treatise and about 80 thousand words translated. In recent years, he has paid more attention to the elderly security issues in China, including elderly services and long-term care security.

Yujie, Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, Renmin University of China, and Supervisor of doctoral students. She is member of the First National Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Professional Levels of Social Workers, deputy secretary-general of the China Association for Social Work Education and Director of the Commission for Older Social Work, Executive Director of the Beijing Association of Social Workers and Special Professor of the Open University of China.

Dr. Lou Vivian W. Q. is the Director of Sau Po Centre on Ageing, and Associate Professor at Department of Social Work & Social Administration at The University of Hong Kong. Her research interests focus on family gerontology, in particular family caregiving for dementia, stroke, end-of-life older adults, and social adaptation and mental health of Chinese older adults and family caregivers. She also has a keen interest in building evidence-based models to empower older adults and their families.

Yong is the president of Hualing Smart Elderly Care Industry Development Center. He has served as a member and deputy director of the party group in the office of the National Working Committee on Aging, vice chairman of the general research group on the strategy of national response to population aging, secretary-general of the National Intelligent Pension Expert Committee, deputy director of the Policy Research Center of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and editor-in-chief of the magazine China Civil Affairs.

Chu Viet Nga is Program Manager at HelpAge International in Vietnam – an INGO focusing on the well-being of older persons and adaption to aging population. She is one of the national specialists on the Intergenerational Self-Help Club (ISHC) - a sustainable, comprehensive, and affordable aged care model, using community-driven development and active aging approach. From an internationally funded initiative, ISHC was acknowledged by the Vietnamese government as a national model and established nationwide under the direct management of the Association of the Elderly. Currently, Ms.

Dr. Han is one of the leading gerontologists in Korea and Director of the Research Institute of Science for the Better Living of the Elderly (RISBLE) where she has developed many programs for older people over the past 18 years. She is also the Head of Commission of Elderly Policy in Busan Metropolitan City Government. Her work has been officially recognized both at local and governmental levels. Her latest award was the Mayor’s Prize for her many initiatives to improve the lives of seniors in Busan, Korea’s second largest urban hub.

Yuanyuan Fu is an associate professor in the School of Social Development and Public Policy, Beijing Normal University. She is also a research fellow of Sau Po Centre on Ageing, The University of Hong Kong. She earned her Ph.D. from the Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong. Her research field is gerontology, and her research focuses on long-term care, active aging, physical and mental health in later life, and intergenerational relationships, and emphasizes the implication for practice and policy.

Influenced by the changing needs of her elders, Janice was inspired to start Ageing Asia to drive and nurture opportunities and the development of innovation and solutions that address the evolving needs of the rising ageing population in the region. Having accumulated a vast experience from visiting over 400 residential and aged care homes from over 15 countries since starting her practice in 2009, Janice has been actively involved in consulting organizations seeking global best practices in housing, health and care models that can be translated for the Asian market.

Xu Yuebin is professor in School of Social Development and Public Policy and Director of Research Center for Aging at Beijing Normal University. His research interests includes social policy, social assistance, child welfare, and elderly care.