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Session Details & Speakers |
8:30 am – 9:30 am |
Registration, Networking, Continental Breakfast and Coffee
Join us for a light refreshments and networking as you check-in to our summit
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8:30 am – 9:30 am |
Interactive Portion: What is being done in your Community in each Age-Friendly Domain? What would you like to see done?
Poster boards will be set up around the pre-function area for interaction and data gathering from the community, split by livability domains.
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9:30 am – 10:00 am |
Welcoming Remarks
Kick off the summit with a welcome by Pinecrest Mayor Cindy Lerner, Remarks by Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez, and Recognitions.
Welcome
The Honorable Cindy Lerner, Mayor, Village of Pinecrest
Immediate Past President, League of Cities
Welcome Remarks
The Honorable Carlos A. Gimenez, Mayor, Miami-Dade County
Recognitions & Thank you’s
Steve Marcus, President & CEO, Health Foundation of South Florida
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10:00 am –10:45 am |
AARP Livability Index – How Does Miami Rank?
AARP will debut, for the first time in any community, the new AARP Livability Index, how Miami ranks, and how communities can use the information at the local level.
Introduction
Laura Cantwell, Associate State Director – Advocacy, AARP Florida
Presentation (Click here to Download a Copy of Slides)
Rodney Harrell, Director of Livable Communities, AARP Public Policy Institute
Q & A
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10:45 am – 11:15 am |
From National to Local Initiatives: How We can Work together for an Aging America
Framing the conversation from a national to local level, nationally renowned and award winning CEO of Grantmakers in Aging, John Feather, will provide a background on how our local work fits into what is being done nationally. Examples and considerations for next steps in advancing the local movement toward an age friendly Miami-Dade will be provided.
Introduction
Martha Pelaez, Director, Miami-Dade Age-Friendly Initiative & Healthy Aging Regional Collaborative, Health Foundation of South Florida
Presentation (Click here to Download a Copy of Slides)
John Feather, CEO, Grantmakers in Aging
Q & A
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11:15 am – 12:00 pm
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Building an Environment for Healthy Living: Local Applications
This session will begin with an overview of the Age-Friendly Initiative Action Plan and will focus on the priority areas related to built environment including Outdoor Spaces & Buildings, Transportation, and Housing. Local examples of projects that communities can implement will be provided.
Introduction
Max B. Rothman, President & CEO, Alliance for Aging
Moderator
Katy Sorenson, Founder, President & CEO, Good Government Initiative
Overview of Livability Domains & Action Plan (Click here to Download a Copy of Slides)
Peter Wood, Vice President of Programs and
Community Investments, Health Foundation of South Florida
Outdoor Spaces & Buildings (Click here to Download a Copy of Slides)
George Navarrete, Deputy Director, Parks, Recreation & Open Spaces Department, Miami-Dade County
Transportation (Click here to Download a Copy of Slides)
Gail Holley, Program Manager, Safe Mobility for Life Program Manager, Florida Department of Transportation
Housing (Click here to Download a Copy of Slides)
Melissa Gallo, Policy & Program Director, Miami Coalition for the Homeless
Guided Discussion as a Panel
All Speakers
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12:00 pm – 1:00 pm |
LUNCH WITH KEYNOTE: Age-Friendly Communities: Making the Case for Local Public Policy and Implementation
Scott has been actively engaged in the promotion of the independent living and health of aging citizens, and has authored numerous publications on the subject including Livable Communities For Aging Populations: Urban Design for Longevity. Scott is currently working with Stockholm Senior City in Sweden on urban design for senior demographics. Scott will give attendees the background, tools and strategies to start the conversation, make the case, and take steps in their own departments and communities toward livability.
Introduction
Harve Mogul, President & CEO, United Way of Miami-Dade
Presentation (Click here to Download a Copy of Slides)
Scott Ball, Principal, Little 5 Points Community Improvement District (L5PCID), and Commons Planning
Q & A
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1:00 pm – 1:50 pm |
Panel Discussion Session: How Can We Work Together to Implement Age-Friendly Strategies?
The final session of the day will be a dynamic panel of experts and leaders in a guided discussion on how we as a county can further build the support and leadership needed to successfully become a more age-friendly community.
Introduction
The Honorable Daniella Levine Cava, Commissioner, District 8, Miami-Dade County Board of Commissioners
Moderator
Luis Hernandez, Morning Anchor, WLRN Miami/South Florida
Panelists
Scott Ball, Principal, Little 5 Points Community Improvement District (L5PCID), and Commons Planning
John Feather, CEO, Grantmakers in Aging
Rodney Harrell, Director of Livable Communities, AARP Public Policy Institute
Martha Pelaez, Director, Miami-Dade Age-Friendly Initiative & Healthy Aging Regional Collaborative, Health Foundation of South Florida
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1:50 pm – 2:00 pm |
Closing & Challenge
The Miami-Dade Age-Friendly Summit will conclude with a Challenge to attendees, and leaders of municipalities, communities, and local businesses and departments.
Will you pledge to make your community more age-friendly?
Thank you and Challenge Reminder
Julie Edwards, Asset Management Director
Public Housing and Community Development, Miami-Dade County
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