Carmelo Mesa-Lago is a Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Pittsburgh; a visiting professor/ researcher in 8 countries and a lecturer in 39 countries. Author of 95 books and 320 articles/chapters published in 9 languages in 34 countries, most of them on social security; his most recent book is Re-reform of Privatized Pension Systems in the World (Max Planck Institute of Social Law and Policy, 2012), Evaluation of Four Decades of Pension Privatization in Latin America (1980-2020): Promises and Reality (Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, 2021) and Efectos de Capitalization Individual en America Latina (CEPAL, 2022) and Comparative Economic Models of Cuba and China-Vietnam: Social Goals and Financial Sustainability (submitted to Oxford University Press, November 2022). He has been a consultant in all Latin American countries and in 8 others in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean for ILO, ISSA, ECLAC and other U.N. branches, most international financial organizations, and foundations. Member US National Academy of Social Insurance, Latin America Academy of Science and the Board of International Social Security Review. Awards: ILO International Prize on Decent Work (shared with Nelson Mandela),  Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung Senior Prize, 3 Senior Fulbrights, homage for his life work on social security from the IOSS and CISS, and 78 other honors and research grants. Finalist in Spain’s Prince of Asturias Prize on Social Sciences, 2014 and 2015; selected among 50 most influential Iberoamerican intellectuals in 2014.

David Wortley is CEO & Founder of 360in360 Immersive Experiences and a VP of the International Society of Digital Medicine (ISDM. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and Commerce and a global thought leader and innovator on enabling technologies for health, education and the environment. He is on the editorial board of the Digital Medicine Journal. He is an Associate Member of the Royal Society of Medicine and a Visiting Fellow at the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences at Bournemouth University

Tahmineh Azizi is a highly innovative and accomplished researcher in the Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison with extensive understanding and more than Five years experience of in presentations, development of novel models and tools, and computational analysis to quantitatively bridge the gap between in-vitro experiments and in-vivo endpoints. Her research has been directed towards areas including mathematical biology, dynamical systems theory, computational analysis, mathematical modeling, statistical modeling, Neuroscience, epidemiological models, topological data analysis, fractional calculus and fractal geometry, and multiscale modeling.

Dr. Costley is an Associate Professor of Gerontology for 15 years and coordinator of the only undergraduate degree in Gerontology in NYC. Before York College, he was the co-investigator of the Columbia Cooperative Aging Program (CCAP) at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University with funding from the Arnold P. Gold Foundation. At York, he introduced developed workshops in geriatric care management skills to the undergraduate curriculum, with funding from the New York State Worforce Development Initiative. He currently focuses on public policy on food access and using geographic system technology to improve food distribution to older adults.   

Title: “Low Molecular Weight Dextran Sulfate (ILB®): a novel promising molecule for the treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury”.

Dr. Zarowitz has been in geriatric post-acute and long-term care practice and conducted research in older adults for the past 20 years. Over her career she has published 10 book chapters; 129 peer-reviewed articles and over 120 abstracts, editorials, letters and columns.  She has received 11 leadership, research, teaching and practice awards including the 2015 George F. Archambault Award for outstanding contributions to consultant and senior care pharmacy and the 2022 Howard Guterman Scientific Poster Award in post-acute and long-term care. Her research and health policy focus in on medication optimization in older adults with complex co-morbidities and health disparities

Dr. Seth VanDerVeer is an osteopathic physician who is double board-certified in internal medicine and rheumatology, and holds a RhMSUS certification from the American College of Rheumatology for his proficiency in musculoskeletal ultrasound. Throughout his medical training, he earned multiple certifications in strength and conditioning from the NSCA, and gained considerable experience training various populations including individuals with chronic disease, athletes, and fellow members of the U.S. military. He is currently a rheumatologist at Nellis AFB in Nevada, where he focuses on optimizing diet and exercise practices for all his patients in addition to usual pharmacologic managment.

Boshi Wang works in the Department of Clinical Nutrition, People's Hospital of Peking University as a Clinical Dietitian, responsible for clinical nutrition and health education in the geriatric ward and hematology ward, specializing in the nutritional diagnosis and treatment of chronic non-communicable diseases, and nutritional screening and dietary guidance for hematological diseases. She investigating the prevalence of sarcopenia and manifold factors associated with sarcopenia in diverse diseases and achieving a quantity of significant outcomes

Elena Carbone, psychologist, Ph.D. in Psychological Sciences (University of Padova), expert in Psychology of Aging (Second-Level Short-Specialization degree in Gerontological Psychology, University of Padova), Researcher at the Department of General Psychology, University of Padova and member of the Psychology of Aging and Longevity Service at the same University. Her main research interests encompass age-related cognitive changes and individual differences between young and older adults’ core cognitive mechanisms and complex cognitive abilities. She is also interested designing and implementing cognitive interventions and cognitive stimulation programs for older adults with typical and pathological aging. She is author of more than 20 national and international publications on these topics

Dr. Ami Rokach, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and teaches at the psychology dept. at York university in Toronto. He has been conducting research and writes about loneliness and its consequences, for the past 40 years. He sees focusing on loneliness, by academia, the media, and conferences, one more step to get it out of the closet, and diminish the stigma that is attached to it.

Dr. Deng-Chi Yang graduated from the Department of Medicine at Tzu Chi University in 2004 with an M.D. degree and M.S. degree in Gerontology in National Cheng Kung University in 2012. He received residency training in Internal Medicine, and fellowship training in Nephrology and Geriatrics & Gerontology in National Cheng Kung University Hospital from 2004-2010. Since then, he has devoted himself to research and teaching in the field of Geriatrics & Gerontology. He also received an outstanding research award from the College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University in 2012. He was a principal investigator of the acute care for the elderly (ACE) program of the Health Promotion Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare during 2020-2022. He works as an attending physician and assistant professor in the Department of Geriatrics & Gerontology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan.

She Graduated from the Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara, currently a second-degree resident doctor in the specialty of family medicine, at the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social. Fellow Open Medical Institute International/AMSA initiative for medical professionals, which through education and research, aims to improve healthcare on a global scale. Awarded a scholarship in a seminar in Salzburg for excellence in geriatric clinical case presentation. Diploma in healthy aging and diploma in geriatric medicine in primary care from the National Institute of Geriatrics. Stay at the Epidemiological Research Unit and Querétaro Health Services, with the publication of a medical article Association between family functionality and mild cognitive impairment in the family with the elderly in the Spanish journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology.

Pablo Martínez-Cañada leads the Neural Engineering and Computing Laboratory (NECO Lab) of University of Granada. Before becoming an independent researcher, he was awarded a prestigious MSCA Postdoctoral Individual Fellowship. He has developed rigorous mathematical tools to disambiguate EEGs/MEGs and robustly interpret them in terms of specific neural features (e.g., excitation-inhibition ratio). His findings are generating important new knowledge about contributions of different neural phenomena to EEGs/MEGs and are helping quantify how neural parameters change with manipulations of neural circuits or in brain disorders. An important scientific achievement is the first co-authorship in a relevant paper on neural mechanisms of autism published in eLife, which has been selected by the Simons Foundation (USA) as the 5th most notable paper in autism research in 2020.

Dr. Mantyh is the Fesler Lampert Chair of Aging and Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of Minnesota. He is currently the Principal Investigator of an NIH R01 funded research project to provide early disease detection, accurate diagnosis, and measurable biomarker endpoints for future disease modifying therapies. An additional focus of Dr. Mantyh is to help uncover the heterogeneous ancestry-dependent genetics of Alzheimer’s disease, and include underrepresented populations in Alzheimer’s disease research.

Mariana Mateus is a Physiotherapist at the NeuroSer Clinic, specializing in the diagnosis and intervention of neurological diseases in adults. She is the coordinator of a team of therapists and oversees the Physiotherapy department. With 10 years of experience in neurological Physiotherapy, she holds a degree in Physiotherapy from Escola Superior de Saúde do Alcoitão and a Master’s Degree in Neurosciences from the Faculty of Medicine of Lisbon. Additionally, she serves as a guest lecturer in undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Physiotherapy and as a clinical advisor for curricular internships in Physiotherapy at Escola Superior de Saúde do Alcoitão.

Over the last decade, Yun-Jo, the founder and CEO of EUDA Wellness, has been at the forefront of developing innovative and scientifically validated wellness strategies for healthy aging, such as cryotherapy and Low-Level Laser Therapy (LLLT). Her unique blend of health and wellness consulting experience, enriched by hands-on laboratory research, has led to pioneering non-pharmacological approaches that effectively tackle age-related challenges, including insomnia. Yun-Jo's work, which marries rigorous scientific research with holistic principles, not only offers practical wellness solutions but also pushes the boundaries of traditional health paradigms, especially in the realms of sleep and aging science

Zsolt P. Ori is a practicing internist, and hospitalist with previous training in Bio-Medical Cybernetics (Ilmenau University of Technology, Germany) before entering medical school (Medical School, Szeged, Hungary). He published more than 10 papers and holds two US patents related to Medical Cybernetics and how it could be used to prevent and improve cardiometabolic conditions. His Cyber-Physical System can provide metrics of the effectiveness of lifestyle interventions and help reach age-adequate health.

Dr. Vontell received her PhD from King’s College London and Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom. She is Associate Director of the Brain Endowment Bank at the University of Miami. Her primary research has focused on the inflammatory mediators in the brain and their relation to complex diseases; she has been instrumental in studies that identify potential targets for neuronal inflammation in both infants and adults. In addition, she has been involved in developing and implementing educational rotations for the University of Miami Neuroscience Graduate Program. She serves on the editorial board for the journal of Clinical Neurology and Neuroscience.

Title: Effect of a Novel Phytomarine Senolytic in biochemical and epithelial functional recovery in LPS-induced Subacute lung injury

Title: Dementia and Its Psychological Impact on Elderly Caregivers in Indonesia

Gonzalez - Gomez, is a professional in Social Work who has developed in the area of gerontological research for the last 5 years.

She works at the Costa Rican Gerontological Association (AGECO), in the area of learning and knowledge management, specifically as manager of the research and documentation program.

Has participated in 2 international conferences with research carried out during the years 2021 and 2022, regarding the participation of older people in friendly environments, as well as access to information and communication technologies.

Currently directs an interdisciplinary research project with the theme of educational needs in the comprehensive health of older people.

Ivet KOLEVA is a medical doctor, specialist in Neurology and in Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM), with 30+ years of clinical practice and 3 dissertations: 2 PhD thesis and 1 thesis for Doctor-es-Medical Sciences. Professor in PRM at the Medical University of Sofia; consulting PRM specialist in one University Hospital and two Specialized Rehabilitation hospitals in Sofia. 

Dr. Jonathan Brouillette (Ph.D.) is a neuroscientist and Assistant Professor at the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology at the University of Montreal. The laboratory of Dr. Brouillette focuses on developing innovative therapeutic approaches and novel biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease and memory problems that arise with age. The primary objective of his research is to find molecular and cellular pathways that are dysregulated in the brain cells of Alzheimer's patients and elderly who have memory loss.

Machteld Blanken is a psychiatrist working in the Older Age department at the University Hospital of Maastricht, The Netherlands. Her work emphasizes the importance of considering age and sex as critical variables in understanding the clinical presentation and treatment response of mood disorders. Outside of her research and clinical duties, Machteld engages in academic discourse, participating in conferences and seminars to share insights and collaborate with fellow experts in the field.  She advocates to consider age and sex as essential factors in research in a way to improve diagnostic and treatment strategies.

Pablo Mourelle Sanmartín works as a geriatrician in a Geriatric medical service in Galicia, Spain. He works daily in a Geriatric consultation with surgical and non-surgical specialties, he attends to multidisciplinary hospital cancer groups and perform frailty assessments. He is finishing his PhD in Science titled “Age And Frailty In Chronic Pain” in collaboration with the Geriatrics Medicine Research Group, Dalhousie University (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) and A Coruña University (Galicia, Spain). In addition to numerous courses, he did specialized national and international trainings in psychogeriatrics, orthogeriatrics, echocardioscopy, falls and frailty. 

Occupational Therapist for 28 years. Effective Professor at UVA, since 1998. Specialist in Family (UNIFOR, 1998) and in Gerontology (UVA, 2002). Master in Public Health (2009) and PhD in Clinical Care in Nursing and Health (2023) from UECE. Holds a title in Gerontology from SBGG/Nacional (2002) and ABRATO (2020). Coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Family and Elderly Care Program - PIAFI. Member of AOTA. Researcher in the field of gerontology with an interest in mental health in elderly populations, a systemic approach to the family, Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, and the impact of driving by elderly people.

Carmelo Mesa-Lago is a Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Pittsburgh; a visiting professor/ researcher in 8 countries and a lecturer in 39 countries. Author of 95 books and 320 articles/chapters published in 9 languages in 34 countries, most of them on social security; his most recent book is Re-reform of Privatized Pension Systems in the World (Max Planck Institute of Social Law and Policy, 2012), Evaluation of Four Decades of Pension Privatization in Latin America (1980-2020): Promises and Reality (Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, 2021) and Efectos de Capitalization Individual en America Latina (CEPAL, 2022) and Comparative Economic Models of Cuba and China-Vietnam: Social Goals and Financial Sustainability (submitted to Oxford University Press, November 2022). He has been a consultant in all Latin American countries and in 8 others in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean for ILO, ISSA, ECLAC and other U.N. branches, most international financial organizations, and foundations. Member US National Academy of Social Insurance, Latin America Academy of Science and the Board of International Social Security Review. Awards: ILO International Prize on Decent Work (shared with Nelson Mandela),  Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung Senior Prize, 3 Senior Fulbrights, homage for his life work on social security from the IOSS and CISS, and 78 other honors and research grants. Finalist in Spain’s Prince of Asturias Prize on Social Sciences, 2014 and 2015; selected among 50 most influential Iberoamerican intellectuals in 2014.

David Wortley is the CEO & Founder of 360in360 Immersive Experiences and a VP of the International Society of Digital Medicine (ISDM. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and Commerce and a global thought leader and innovator in enabling technologies for health, education and the environment. He is on the editorial board of the Digital Medicine Journal. He is an Associate Member of the Royal Society of Medicine and a Visiting Fellow at the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences at Bournemouth University.