the best aging and agetech events in 2022
By Nil Meral, Staff Writer
The aging and agetech conference landscape has changed in the past 2 years, with the emergence of online and hybrid events. Which events should be on your calendar for 2022?
February
Kicking off 2022 is a pitch event – 10 agetech startups focused on innovative solutions to address the unmet needs of older adults and their caregivers, will pitch on Techstars Future of Longevity’s Demo Day! This event is happening on February 17, sign up here.
March
Rehab Tech Summit “The Neuro Edition” starts on March 4th. This event’s goal is to share knowledge with therapists on innovative technology companies that are making an impact in healthcare and demonstrate that there is a role for rehab in healthtech. Organizers hope to empower and encourage rehabilitation professionals to adopt health technology in their practice and lean into non-traditional roles – be it as a super-user, an inventor, or a designer. Sign up here.
Later in March (23-24), we’ve got one of the biggest agetech events of the year – CABHI’s annual summit.
The CABHI Summit 2022 explores innovation and investment in longevity – and the ways in which agetech is helping older adults and caregivers make choices that are right for their own aging journeys. This two-day global virtual event is for: thought leaders, innovators, investors, healthcare providers, researchers, older adults + caregivers, visionaries and companies around the world. Sign up here.
April
Rehab Tech Summit day 3 – “The AgeTech Review” is happening on April 8. This is a virtual event, sign up here.
April is also the time for the largest multidisciplinary conference on aging in the U.S. – the American Society on Aging’s “On Aging” annual event. The theme for this year’s in-person event i Advancing Economic Security. It be hosted in New Orleans in April 11-14, and will include keynotes, general sessions, workshops and special vvents aligned to ASA’s 5 Priority Areas, and across several thematic tracks: Justice & equity, innovation & social impact, health & well-being, economic security and agism and culture. Sign up here.
June
Mary Furlong is hosting The What’s Next Longevity Venture Summit. It is the first, and one of the most significant gathering of venture capitalists, angel investors, entrepreneurs, and corporate executives focused on the longevity economy. Attracting more than 300 leaders in the fields of aging and health, it is the place where forward-thinking entrepreneurs and VCs meet to create innovative products and services for the global longevity marketplace. This is a virtual event, sign up here.
December
Mary Furlong is hosting the What’s Next Longevity Innovation Summit. Now in its fourth year, this summit helps leaders in the innovation ecosystem connect and informs entrepreneurs and investors who want to understand how to navigate the regulatory environment and build relationships with the government and the nonprofit sector. This is a virtual event, sign up here.
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