Keynote & Plenary

Mrs Laurie M. Orlov, a tech industry veteran, writer, speaker and elder care advocate, is the founder of Aging and Health Technology Watch – market research, trends, blogs and reports that provide thought leadership, analysis and guidance about health and aging-related technologies and services for older adults. Mrs Orlov spent many years in the technology industry, including 9 years at analyst firm Forrester Research. She has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times.
She has a graduate certification in Geriatric Care Management from the University of Florida and a BA in Music from the University of Rochester.   

Mr Beleno was a caregiver to his father who lived with Alzheimer's for 10+ years to age at home until January 2018. He is known for his creative strategies utilizing innovation, technology, and community to support his family's life to live as best as possible. 
Mr Beleno is an active advocate, advisor, mentor, and coach to caregivers, people living with dementia, students, innovators, organizations, and educational institutions. In Canada, he is the Co-Chair for AGE-WELL NCE's Older Adult and Caregiver Advisory Committe. He is also with the Centre for Aging & Brain Health Innovation (CABHI) on the Seniors Advisory Panel. 

Prof Jeffrey Kaye is the Layton Professor of Neurology and Biomedical Engineering at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU). He directs the NIA-Layton Aging & Alzheimer's Disease Center and ORCATECH, the Oregon Center for Aging & Technology at OHSU. He has led several major longitudinal studies: Intelligent Systems for Detection of Aging Changes (ISAAC), the ORCATECH Life Laboratory, Ambient Independence Measures for Guiding Care Transitions, and the Collaborative Aging Research Using Technology (CART) Initiative studies, all using pervasive computing and sensing technologies for assessment and intervention. He serves on many national and international panels and boards in the fields of geriatrics, neurology and technology, and is an author of over 400 scientific publications. 

Ms Grace Chan has worked in the social welfare arena for over 24 years. She is the Business Director of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS), and serves as a member of Board of Directors and the International Vice President of the International Federation on Ageing. Ms Chan was formally invited as a member of the Strategic Advisory Group for the World Health Organization Global Network of Age-friendly Cities and Communities in 2013. She also served in Elderly Commission and participated in some networks, committees and appeal boards in the statutory bodies of Hong Kong. Her areas of expertise include caregiving, long-term care, age-friendly cities and communities, elderly participation, lifelong learning and innovation and technology for ageing. Ms Chan joined HKCSS in 2006 and established the team of Innovation and Technology for Ageing in 2017 taking the lead in the development of several innovative services, including Gerontechnology Platform, Jockey Club "age at home" Gerontech Education and Rental Service, and Stair Climbing Service, etc. In 2019, she was awarded as Ageing Asia Global Ageing Influencer, in honouring the outstanding achievements of the most influential leader impacting ageing in the Asia Pacific.

Mr Saraga ,CBE, FREng, FInstP, FIET, obtained an MA degree in Natural Sciences (Physics) at Cambridge University and an MPhil in Electrical Engineering at Imperial College.   
He spent the main part of his career working for Philips Research. He was Director of Philips Research Laboratories UK from 1992 to 2002 where he was responsible for major research programmes including displays, wireless communications and interactive digital television. Since 2002 Mr Saraga has undertaken a portfolio of non-executive and advisory roles particularly in Higher Education and science policy. 
Mr Saraga has chaired the Advisory Board of the Ambient Assisted (AAL) Living Association between 2008 and 2018 and acts as President since 2018. 

Holding the title of Senior Advisor, Mr Andersson is responsible for the combined Nordic efforts within health and assistive technology. Placed at The Nordic Welfare Centre, he has the professional and budgetary responsibility for all projects and initiatives that is introduced within the welfare technology. The area receives its mandate from the ministerial councils or directly from the five Nordic governments. 
Between 2007-2012, Mr Andersson was head of program for three government assignments in the field of welfare technology called Technology for elderly I and II and a mapping of welfare technology in elderly care in Swedish municipalities. 

Dr Henk Herman Nap has a background in Cognitive Ergonomics and a PhD in Gerontechnology at Eindhoven University of Technology.  
Currently he works at Vilans - the national expertise centre on long-term care in The Netherlands - as an expert in eHealth and visiting researcher at the TU/e specifically on the field of gerontechnology for people with dementia and AI & ethics. He is involved in 7 European Active and Assisted Living (AAL) projects and coordinator of 2.  Specialties: Gerontechnology, Usability, Human-Technology Interaction, eHealth, Ethnography, Smart Living, Cognitive Ergonomics, Policy, Health Care, Statistics, Serious Gaming, Senior Gamers, Human Factors, AAL. 

Ms Grace Chan has worked in the social welfare arena for over 24 years. She is the Business Director of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS), and serves as a member of Board of Directors and the International Vice President of the International Federation on Ageing. Ms Chan was formally invited as a member of the Strategic Advisory Group for the World Health Organization Global Network of Age-friendly Cities and Communities in 2013. She also served in Elderly Commission and participated in some networks, committees and appeal boards in the statutory bodies of Hong Kong. Her areas of expertise include caregiving, long-term care, age-friendly cities and communities, elderly participation, lifelong learning and innovation and technology for ageing. Ms Chan joined HKCSS in 2006 and established the team of Innovation and Technology for Ageing in 2017 taking the lead in the development of several innovative services, including Gerontechnology Platform, Jockey Club "age at home" Gerontech Education and Rental Service, and Stair Climbing Service, etc. In 2019, she was awarded as Ageing Asia Global Ageing Influencer, in honouring the outstanding achievements of the most influential leader impacting ageing in the Asia Pacific.