MEETING FOR THE: COUNCIL ON HEALTHY AGING AND INVITED GUESTS

Agenda Healthy Aging: Bridging Generations through Technology February 19 and 20, 2015 Toronto, Ontario Location: Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel 525 Bay Street Toronto, ON. M5G 2L2 1-416-597-9200 http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/yyzec-toronto-marriott-downtown-eaton-centre-hotel/

Healthy Aging: Bridging Generations through Technology Strong connections between generations of Canadians are a vital part of individual, community, and societal wellbeing, and a factor in healthy aging. Connections between generations happen in many ways, with technology sometimes acting as a facilitator, and sometimes as a focus. This meeting will explore intergenerational connections, as well as the role of technology in bridging generations.

Meeting Objectives:  Explore the relationship between aging, socialization, and intergenerational connectivity, in terms of individual, community and societal wellbeing;  Learn how various stakeholders have bridged generations through the use of technology;  Hear the perspectives of individuals participating in an intergenerational program, and learn about the opportunities and challenges of these programs;  Share knowledge through networking opportunities that help our members perform exceptionally in their roles.

Thursday, February 19, 2015 Location: Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel – Adelaide Room, 1st floor 525 Bay Street Toronto, ON. M5G 2L2 5:30 - 6:00 pm Adelaide Room st 1 Floor

Welcome and Networking Reception

6:00 - 8:00 pm

Dinner and Keynote Presentation Bridging the Generational Divide Cyber-Seniors is an entertaining and inspiring documentary which displays the important international conversation about the growing generation gap. Focusing on a group of senior citizens who take their first steps into cyber-space under the tutelage of teenage mentors, the film expertly renders a thought-provoking look at a spirited group of men and women who are enriched by digitally re-connecting with their families and each other. Saffron Cassaday Film Director Cyber-Seniors Inc.

Friday, February 20, 2015 Location: Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel – King Room, 2nd floor 525 Bay Street Toronto, ON. M5G 2L2 8:30 - 9:00 am King Room nd 2 Floor

Registration and Breakfast

9:00 - 9:15 am King Room nd 2 Floor

Welcome and Opening Remarks This session will provide a brief summary of the Centre’s overall objectives and will place the meeting within the context of the objectives. It will also outline the value of the Conference Board’s involvement in the issues and the program ahead. Vaughan Campbell Director of Organizational Excellence The Conference Board of Canada

9:15 - 10:00 am

Seniors and Technology: Why Age Doesn’t Really Matter Patricia and Greg will discuss the report on Tech-Savvy Seniors and its key findings, along with the impetus for Age is More and share one of Revera’s most engaging initiatives, the Revera and Reel Youth Age is More Film Project. This program brings together the two groups which 2

experience ageism the most, youth and older adults, in a creative collaboration to produce short films that celebrate ageless spirit. Patricia Barbato Senior Vice-President of Home Health and Business Development Revera Inc. and Greg Shaw Director of International and Corporate Relations International Federation on Aging 10:00 -10:45 am

Technologies for Aging Gracefully – Bridging Generations Barbara and Cosmin will share with us that reduced interaction with close family members and friends is one of the top factors that can put older adults at risk of being socially isolated or lonely. To address this problem, they have developed two technologies to help increase family communication and social connectedness among older adults. The first is InTouch, an accessible communication app that supports asynchronous communication with loved ones. InTouch has a non-language specific interface and requires no typing because it was also developed for seniors with dexterity problems or related motor impairments. The pilot studies with older adults show that InTouch was bridging generations, since intergenerational relationships were a main reason for adoption and use of the device. In addition, four of the six pilot participants saw their grandchildren as the “digital generation” and felt that using InTouch could bridge that gap. The second technology is the Large-print Listening and Talking ebook (ALLT), an accessible e-book reader based on intelligent assistive recording and reading. ALLT facilitates a collaborative, cross-generational reading experience in which people read together. This experience is enabled by recording the voice of a family member (a grandchild that reads aloud for a grandmother with vision loss or other impairments) to be replayed later. Barbara Barbosa Neves Associate Director and Research Associate of the Technologies for Aging Gracefully Lab University of Toronto and Cosmin Munteanu Assistant Professor of the Institute for Communication, Culture, Information, and Technology, and Associate Director of the Technologies for Aging Gracefully Lab University of Toronto

10:45 -11:00 am

Break

11:00 – 11:30 am

Facilitated Discussion

11:30 am – 12:30 pm Carlton Room

Lunch

12:30 – 1:15 pm

Connecting Generations – Grads Giving Back Following the highly successful Halton premiere of the documentary Cyber-Seniors, Team Halton organized a technology tutorial for seniors. Twenty-two seniors joined an equal number of teenagers to explore crossing the digital divide. Seniors brought their iPads, laptops and phones to ask their teenage mentors for help. From the minute the teenage tutors walked into the room, the seniors were teamed up with a tutor and got right to work. The seniors were thrilled with the 3

outcome. There is always a story behind the story and in this case, it’s the companies who have stepped up to give back to their community. Susan will share with us her ‘Connecting Generations’ vision and discuss how to replicate this type of program in other communities. Dorothy and Sherida, who encouraged the Grade 12 students to get involved through their Grads Giving Back program, will join in the discussion. Once the students accepted the challenge, Susan put together a team of local businesses who have committed to deliver the ‘Connecting Generations’ program in 2015. Their next screening is February 22, 2015 followed by a Train the Community session. Susan Hyatt Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder Silver Sherpa Inc. and Dorothy Byers Head of School St. Mildred’s-Lightbourn School and Sherida Scott Head of English Literature, Senior School St. Mildred’s-Lightbourn School 1:15 – 2:00 pm

The Baycrest Intergenerational Connection: Sharing Wisdom, Promoting Brain/Body Health & Wellbeing, and Fostering Responsible Community Stewardship Intergenerational experiences build relationships and impact social, emotional, and intellectual development for all ages. Advances in neuroscience are revealing that the brain is extraordinarily flexible, capable of adapting, changing, and learning throughout a person’s life. When that natural ability is encouraged and enhanced by bringing older and younger people together to share their knowledge, skills and enthusiasm, extraordinary things happen for individuals, communities and the broader society. Bianca and Laurent will provide an overview of the range of intergenerational programs that Baycrest Health Sciences and its community partners are engaged in. They will describe the role that the Innovation, Technology & Design Lab plays in creating innovative intersections between the capabilities of emerging technologies, and the creative storytelling power of the arts. Bianca Stern Executive Director of Culture, Arts and Innovation Baycrest Health Sciences and Laurent Moreno Director of Innovation Engine Baycrest Health Sciences

2:00 – 2:15 pm

Break

2:15 – 3:00 pm

Inside Out…. Outside In – Bringing Fresh Perspectives Together Across the Generations to Support Aging Well at Home Transformation and Innovation is often influenced by our view of the world. Where one finishes their transformation journey is highly dependent on where one begins. Looking up and out, and 4

bringing the outside in enables us to start from a different point of view that allows us to better understand key issues and problems, create new ideas and solutions and bring fresh perspectives for engaging in new ways across networks of care and beyond. In this session, Nancy will provide an overview of how Saint Elizabeth is engaging generations in different ways within research, through entrepreneurial programs to create new solutions, and through the use of technology to create social networks to better support aging well at home. Nancy Lefebre Senior Vice-President and Chief Clinical Officer Saint Elizabeth Health Care 3:00 – 3:30 pm

Facilitated Discussion

3:30 - 4:00 pm

Wrap-Up and Adjournment

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