GCOA and the Business Council for International Understanding co-sponsored a luncheon discussion on Value-Based Healthcare Systems and Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs). The exclusive high-level dialogue featured a keynote address by a key NCD Stakeholder as well as an expert panel chaired by Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Emeritus Sir George Alleyne and included medical experts and…

Global companies of the future will likely look very different from those of today for two reasons. First, as a consequence of 20th-century gains in longevity, advances in healthy aging, and increasingly flexible working environments, many more people will be willing and able to work into their 60s, 70s, and 80s. Second, declining birth rates…

In August 2018, GCOA led a workshop on Remote Care Innovation for Elder Caregiving at the International Federation on Ageing (IFA) 14th Global Conference on Ageing conference in Toronto, Canada. The workshop explored cutting edge innovations in remote care and how these new technologies are creating efficiencies in care and improving quality of life for…

In July 2018, GCOA launched the 2018 Dementia Innovation Readiness Index and G7 Update at Alzheimer’s Disease International’s 33rd Conference in Chicago. GCOA and ADI first published the Dementia Innovation Readiness Index in April 2017. The Index was the first-ever effort to analyze the readiness of different countries to integrate innovative dementia solutions into their healthcare systems and policy…

GCOA partnered with the New York Academy of Medicine, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and AARP NY to host a unique symposium on financial wellness and aging, including the prevention of financial fraud and abuse targeting older adults. The January 2018 invitation-only event leveraged New York City’s position as the epicenter of global finance and its celebrated…