Ms. Grace Chan

Grace Chan Man Yee is a seasoned social welfare leader with over three decades of experience, currently serving as the Chief Executive-designate of The Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS), a role she will commence on April 1, 2025. Her appointment follows an...

Berenice Anaya

Berenice Anaya is Director, Communications at IFA, where she leads global communications to support the organization’s work on healthy ageing. Her role focuses on translating complex policy, research, and advocacy into clear, accessible messaging that connects with...

Ms. Samantha Edmonds

Ms. Samantha commenced as the Manager Policy and Systemic Advocacy at the Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN) in March 2020. Prior to this, she was the Manager – Silver Rainbow at LGBTIQ+ Health Australia. Samantha also runs her own consultancy – Ageing with Pride,...

Dr. Prakash Tyagi

Dr. Prakash Tyagi has an MD, PGDGM, and is the Executive Director of GRAVIS and Founder-Director of GRAVIS Hospital. In his academics, he has studied Medicine and Geriatrics. He has been the recipient of a Fulbright-Humphrey Fellowship to study global health, received...

Dr. Suzanne Garon

Dr Suzanne Garon is a full professor at the University of Sherbrooke’s School of Social Work. She teaches at the undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate level, and she is responsible for the epistemology seminar in the Gerontology Ph.D. program. Dr Garon obtained...