AARP International Conference on Livible Communities

Wednesday, June 15

Universal Village: Livable Communities in the 21st Century: Remarks / Presentations
Wednesday, June 15

Opening Remarks: Livable Communities as an AARP Priority William D. Novelli Chief Executive Officer, AARP

Keynote Address The Honourable Gordon Campbell Premier of British Columbia, Canada

PANEL I: Livable Communities – Affecting Change through Government Action

Public Policy Challenges to Creating Livable Communities
Nancy A. LeaMond
Associate Executive Director for Social Impact, AARP

Policies Promoting Aging in Place in Sweden – Home Care Around the Clock Britt Mari Hellner, Ph.D. Senior Researcher, Unit for Elder Care, National Board of Health and Welfare, Sweden

PANEL II: Best Practices – Livable Communities Around the World

Transportation: Independent Mobility for Livable Communities
CGB (Kit) Mitchell, Ph.D.
Council Member, Institution of Highways and Transportation, United Kingdom;
Co-chair, Committee on Accessible Transportation and Mobility, Transportation and Research Board, United States

Challenges in Developing Countries: Policy Framework for Urban Development and Housing
Selman Ergüden
Chief, Housing Policy and Development Section
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), Nairobi, Kenya

Integrated Neighbourhood Services in The Netherlands: Making the Neighbourhood a Place to Stay
Daniëlle Harkes
Executive Manager, Expertise Centre for Housing and Care, The Netherlands

PANEL III: Designing the Livable Communities of the 21st Century

Transportation Design
Patricia Moore
President, Moore Design Associates;
Adjunct Professor of Industrial Design, Arizona State University, United States

Housing and Inclusive Design
Julia Cassim
Research Fellow, The Helen Hamlyn Research Centre
Programme Leader, Inclusive Business, Royal College of Art, United Kingdom

The Netherlands: Community Design Innovations
Wim Bakker
Manager, Research and Development, Project Development Unit
Woonzorg Nederland (National Senior Housing Corporation), The Netherlands