Technology for the Elderly: Challenges and Opportunities
Canada Life Members,
The chair of the Montreal Life Members Affinity Group, Anader Benyamin-Seeyar, says this event put on by the Special Interest Group on Humanitarian Technology will be interesting to us old folks and our children.
-John
Chair, Canada Life Members Committee
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Technology for the Elderly: Challenges and Opportunities
We are surrounded by an explosion of technology-based solutions that could improve the quality of life for older adults. Are you aware of these technologies? What are the challenges and opportunities for getting these technologies into people’s hands? Do elders really benefit from this? IEEE SIGHT (Special Interest Group on Humanitarian Technology) Montreal invites you to attend a panel discussion where outstanding speakers with different backgrounds will cover all these subjects from multiple angles.
Panelists:
- Dr. Jane Barratt, Secretary General, International Federation on Ageing (IFA)
- Dr. Alex Mihailidis, Scientific Director & CEO, AGE-WELL
- Joseph Wei, Managing Director, Technology Ventures Group, LLC
Moderator: Imene Romdhane, Coordinator of Partnerships, IEEE SIGHT Montreal
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Date and Time
- Date: 26 Nov 2021
- Time: 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM
- All times are America/Montreal
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Location
Virtual: Zoom link will be sent to the registrants.
Hosts
- IEEE Montreal Section SIGHT
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Kanika Aggarwal
kanikaaggarwal@ieee.org
Registration
- Starts 22 October 2021 01:37 AM
- Ends 25 November 2021 08:00 AM
- All times are America/Montreal
- No Admission Charge
Speakers
Panelists
Moderator
Agenda
- 12:00 p.m. - 12:10 p.m.: Welcome and Introduction
- 12:10 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.: Short presentations
- 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.: Panel discussion