Doing Ageing Differently - Greater Manchester Age Friendly Conference 2019

On 13 February 2019, the GM Ageing Hub brought together Greater Manchester system leaders, older people’s groups, world-leading academics, national and international partners, and community sector innovators to focus on the next phase of building an age-friendly city-region.

Programme

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Plenary speakers:　

• Andy Burnham - Mayor of Greater Manchester
• Cllr Brenda Warrington - Leader of Tameside Council and Portfolio Lead member for Age-Friendly Greater Manchester and Equalities
• Elaine Unegbu – Greater Manchester Older People’s Network 　
• Dr Anna Dixon - Centre for Ageing Better
• Pam Smith – Chief Executive, Stockport Council and Chief Executive Lead for Age-Friendly Greater Manchester and Equalities 　
• Jon Rouse – Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership
• Prof Debbie Price - The University of Manchester
• Anne-Berit Rafoss - Oslo kommune

Organisations involved:

• Ambition for Ageing, GMCVO
• Transport for Greater Manchester
• International Longevity Centre - UK
• Centre for Ageing Better
• Manchester Museum
• Southway Housing 
• Sport England
• GreaterSport
• MICRA at The University of Manchester
• Manchester Metropolitan University
• Salford University

Interviews:

Conference speakers on how Greater Manchester has established a global centre of excellence for ageing.