Subject to change

 
October 31, 2024

8:00-9:00 AM
Registration and Breakfast 

9:00-9:15 AM
Welcome Remarks 

  • Kathryn Hawkes, Senior Associate Dean of External Relations, MIT Sloan School of Management

  • Georgia Perakis, John C Head III Dean (Interim), MIT Sloan School of Management

  • David Capodilupo, Assistant Dean, MIT Sloan School of Management

9:15-10:00 AM
Keynote Speaker: Robert C. Merton, PhD ‘70, Alfred Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences Laureate (1997); School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance, MIT Sloan

10:00-11:15 AM
Panel: Healthcare Practitioner Perspective

  • Moderated by Dr. Freddy Nguyen, Research Fellow, MIT

  • Anjali Sastry, Senior Lecturer, Global Economics and Management, MIT Sloan Scool of Management 

  • Dr. Weerasak Muangpaisan, Geriatrician, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital  

  • Dr. Polakit Teekakirikul, Chief Executive Officer, VitalLife Scientific Wellness Center; Chief Science Officer, Bumrungrad International Hospital

11:15 AM-12:00 PM 
“Foundations of Multisensory AI for Health and Wellbeing Sensing” 
Paul Liang, Assistant Professor, MIT Media Lab 

12:00-12:45 PM
Networking Lunch  

12:45-1:00 PM
Transition to Breakout Sessions

1:00-2:00 PM
Breakout Sessions

  • How We Live: Family and Community (Four Seasons) (Short guided walk to and from Capella for this session only)

    • Moderated by Dr. Sorapop Kiatpongsan, Visiting Professor, Sasin School of Management

    • Dr. Piyachart Phiromswad, Associate Professor; Deputy Director, Learning Solutions, Sasin School of Management 

    • Dr. Wanviput Sanphasitvong, VitalLife Scientific Wellness Center; Bumrungrad International Hospital

    • Anjali Sastry, SB ‘86, PhD ‘95, Senior Lecturer, Global Economics and Management, MIT Sloan School of Management

  • Where We Live: Urban Planning, Green Cities, Accessibility (Capella Atelier I)

    • Moderated by John Fernandez, SB ‘85, Professor; Director, Building Technology Program, Department of Architecture; Director, Urban Metabolism Group, MIT

    • Moderated by Miho Mazereeuw, Associate Professor of Architecture and Urbanism; Director, Urban Risk Lab, MIT

    • Prapan Napawongdee, Founding Director, Shma Designs

    • Vipan Prachuabmoh, Professor of Sociology, College of Population Studies, Chulalongkorn University; Director, Chula ARi

  • Health and Medicine (Capella Atelier IV)

    • Moderated by Dr. Freddy Nguyen, Research Fellow, MIT; CEO and Co-Founder, Nine Diagnostics

    • Zen Chu, Senior Lecturer, Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management, MIT Sloan; Faculty Director, MIT Hacking Medicine  

    • Min Hao Wong, PhD, MBA, MSc ‘18, Director, Agency of Science Technology and Research Singapore (A*STAR)

2:00-2:30 PM
Transition to Main Room and Security Protocol (All attendees must be in the main ballroom for keynote speaker)

3:15-3:20 PM
Keynote Address
Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn

3:20-3:50 PM
"Building Resilience for Thailand’s Aging Society: Community-Driven Approaches Amidst Climate Change and Disasters" 
Miho Mazereeuw, Associate Professor of Architecture and Urbanism; Director, Urban Risk Lab, MIT  

4:05-4:50 PM
“Acceleration in the Urban Century: A global assessment of opportunities and risks for cities at the onset of the Anthropocene”
John Fernandez, Professor of Building Technology; Director, Environmental Solutions Initiative and Urban Metabolism Group, MIT 

4:50-5:00 PM
Day 1 Closing Remarks
Stuart Krusell, Senior Director, MIT Sloan Global Programs; Senior Lecturer, GO-Lab, MIT Sloan School of Management

5:00-6:00 PM
Reception

November 1, 2024

8:00-9:00 AM 
Breakfast 

9:00-9:15 AM 
Report Out: Recap of Day 1, Framing of Day 2 
Stuart Krusell, Senior Director, MIT Sloan Global Programs; Senior Lecturer, GO-Lab, MIT Sloan School of Management

9:15-9:45 AM
“Macroeconomic/Policy Perspective on Longevity”
Sophia Chan, Senior Advisor to President’s Office, University of Hong Kong; Former Secretary for Food and Health, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China

9:45-10:30 AM
Panel: Gov’t Policy Perspective on Longevity

  • Moderated by Stuart Krusell, Senior Director, MIT Sloan Global Programs; Senior Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, GO-Lab, MIT Sloan School of Management

  • Sophia Chan, Senior Advisor to President’s Office, University of Hong Kong; Former Secretary for Food and Health, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China 

  • Dr. Paul Ong, Chief Strategy Officer, Tsao Foundation  

  • Dr. Kobsak Pootrakool, Director and Senior Executive Vice President, Bangkok Bank 

10:30-10:45 AM
Coffee Break 

10:45 AM-12:00 PM 
Panel: Finance/Business Perspective on Longevity

  • Moderated by Roberto Rigobon, PhD ‘97, Society of Sloan Fellows Professor of Management; Professor of Applied Economics, MIT Sloan School of Management

  • Joseph Cherian, SB ‘86, Deputy CEO and Practice Professor of Finance, Asia School of Business

  • Chi-Won Yoon, SB ’82, SM ‘86, Former Chairman and CEO, UBS Group, Asia Pacific; Chairman, Dean’s Asian Executive Board, MIT Sloan School of Management

  • Pakorn Peetathawatchai, Former President, Stock Exchange of Thailand 

12:00-12:10 PM 
Wrap Up and Closing Remarks 

12:10-1:00 PM 
Networking Lunch