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(confirmed as of 4/22/20)
Jean Accius - Senior VP of Thought Leadership & International Affairs, AARP
Fahad Aziz - Co-Founder and CTO, Caremerge
Jacqueline Baker - VP of Startup Programming, AARP Innovation Labs
Mel Barsky - Director of Business Development, CABHI
Ken Dychtwald - Founder and CEO, Age Wave
Sharon Emek - President and CEO, WAHVE
Ernie Ianace - EVP Sales and Marketing, Vital Tech
David Lindeman - Director, CITRIS Health
George Yedinak - EVP, Publisher and Founder, Aging Media
Nancy LeaMond - EVP, Chief Advocacy & Engagement Officer, AARP
David Rhew - Chief Medical Officer, Microsoft
Mary Alexander - VP Strategic Partnerships, Home Instead Senior Care
Neda Amidi - Partner and Global Head of Health, Plug and Play Tech Center
Sonia Arrison - Co-Founder, 100 Plus Capital
Ginna Baik - Senior Care Practice Leader, CDW
Lori Bitter - President/Senior Strategist, The Business of Aging
Dave Blanchard - OD/Strategic Business Development, Hamilton Captel
Kevin Bosma - Director of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships,Stanley Healthcare
Christine Brocato - VP of Strategic Innovation, CommonSpirit Health
Trish Costello - Founder and CEO, Portfolia
Anne DeGheest - Founder and Managing Director, HealthTech Capital
Richard Eisenberg - Senior Web Editor, Next Avenue
Dan Gebremedhin M.D., Partner, Flare Capital Partners
Kris Hansen - CEO, Western Home Communities
Jay Hartenbach - CEO, Mederra CBD
John Hopper - Chief Investment Officer, Ziegler Link-Age Funds
David Inns - CEO, Great Call
Sarah Jones - VP Commercial Product, Best Buy Health
Robert Longyear - VP Digital Health and Innovation, Avenu
Richard Lui - News Anchor, MSNBC and NBC News, MSNBC
Mary Jo Potter - CEO & Managing Director, Healthcare Angels
Robin Raff - Founder & Chief Strategist, Pulse Healthcare Marketing
Zia Rahman - CEO and Founder, Wanderly
Ossi Riekkinen - CEO, Bone Index Finland Ltd.
Miriam Rivera - Managing Director, Ulu Ventures
Gaynell Rogers - Founder and Managing Partner, Treehouse Global Ventures
Sheri Rose - Executive Director, Thrive Center, Inc
Scott Smith - Founder, CEO and Managing Director, Viant Group
Todd Smith - Founder and CEO, MyFamilyChannel
Hope Walls - Analyst, Nationwide Ventures
Grant Chamberlain - Managing Director of Healthcare Invesment Banking, Ziegler
Matt Golden - Co-Founder and CEO, MapHabit
Erik Ross - Head of Venture Capital and Mergers & Acquisitions, Nationwide Ventures
Dina Routhier - Managing Director, Stanley Ventures
Munjal Shah, CEO and Founder, Health IQ
Adam Sobol - Founder and CEO, CareBand
Dr. Allison Sekuler - Managing Director, CABHI, VP Research and Sandra A. Rotman Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience, Baycrest Health Sciences
Sherri Snelling - Corporate Gerontologist, CEO and Founder, Caregiving Club
Myrna Blyth - Senior Vice President and Editorial Director, AARP
Jennifer Carter - VP Venture Operations, McKesson Ventures
Gary Charland - President/CEO, Masonic Homes of California
Steve Chen - CEO and Co-Founder, NewRetirement
Susan Davis - Chairman, Susan Davis International
Maddy Dychtwald - Co-Founder, Age Wave
Chris Ellis - CEO, AudioCardio
Ted Fischer - CEO and Co-Founder, Ageless Innovation
Susan Garland - Freelance Journalist, New York Times
Alexander Goldin - CEO and Founder, Alango- Wear & Hear
Todd Haim - Chief, Office of Small Business Research, NIA
Matthew Halpert - Faculty, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine
James Hamilton - CEO, Vital Tech
Dan Hermann - President & CEO, Head of Investment Banking, Ziegler
Nick Hobbs - Managing Member, Active Life Hearing Loops LLC
Stephen Johnston - Co-Founder, Aging 2.0
Scott Kaiser - Chief Innovation Officer, Motion Picture TV Fund
Randy Klein - CEO, Vesta Healthcare
Gigi Kubursi - District Manager and Managing Director, First Republic Bank
Steven Lebischak - CEO, Asius Technologies LLC
Jeannee Parker Martin - President and CEO, LeadingAge California
Ashley Mercier - Media Solutions Manager, LinkedIn
Jim Murphy - SVP of Healthcare, Ageless Innovation
Laurie Orlov - Founder, Aging and Health Technology Watch
Scott Peifer - Founder and Principal, ChangeAGEnts
Michael Segal - CEO, Skylight
Carrie Shaw - CEO and Founder, Embodied Labs
Sam Shear - CEO, Yes Hearing
Sherwin Sheik - President and CEO, CareLinx
Michael Skaff - Chief Operating Officer, Jewish Senior Living Group
Emily Splichal - CEO and Founder, Naboso Technology
Lisa Taylor - CEO, ItsNever2Late
Andre Bierzynski - Innovation Director, AARP Innovation Labs
Christen Castellano - Vice President of Customer Experience Channels, Banner Health
Lynne Chou O'Keefe - Founder and Managing Partner, Define Ventures
Albert Chu - Innovation Consultant (SOMPO), Managing Partner (Poppyseed) SOMPO Digital Lab Silicon Valley, Poppyseed
Nancy Koenig - CEO, Caremerge
Abby Miller Levy - Venture Investor
Dillion Myers - Founder, OneClick.chat
Joy Toliver - Office of Small Business Research, National Institute on Aging
Victor Wang - CEO, care.coach
Robert Wray - CEO, BlueStar SeniorTech
Steve Xu - CEO and Co-Founder. Sonica
Stuart Zola - Co-Founder and CSO, MapHabit
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Mary Furlong
Executive Producer

Mary Furlong, Ed.D., CEO of Mary Furlong & Associates (MFA), is a leading authority on the longevity marketplace. Successful social and serial entrepreneur, (SeniorNet (1986), ThirdAge Media (1996), and MFA (2002)), Mary has secured over $170 million in venture financing and corporate sponsorships for companies with products and services to serve the needs of the boomer/senior marketplace. Next Avenue named Mary one of its “2016 Influencers in Aging,” she is also a past winner of the Silicon Valley Business Journal’s “Top 100 Women of Influence” award.

Mary produces the industry-leading What’s Next Longevity Business Summit, the What’s Next Longevity Venture Summit and Business Plan Competition, the What’s Next Longevity Innovation Summit, and co-produces the What’s Next Boomer Business Canada Summit. She has appeared on NBC, CBS, and NPR and is an advisor to the Ziegler Link•age Longevity Fund, L.P., the Thrive Center, and the Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation.

MFA’s private client practice comprise many of the leading startups and corporations in the longevity marketplace. She also serves as an adjunct professor at the Leavey School of Business in Santa Clara, CA, focusing on entrepreneurship and women in leadership.
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