12:30-13:15 (CET)

We are Living Longer In the 1900s global life-expectancy was only 31 years, now it exceeds 72 years: governments’ pension provisions and social care costs (especially now in times of COVID-19) are under pressure. How can science and business collaborate with governments to tackle the many issues concerning their aging societies? And what are the secrets of longevity, and how can everybody live a long live? • Greg Crichton, Managing Director, Greater Asian Advisors Limited, Hong Kong • Peje Emilsson, Founder and Chairman Silver Life, Sweden • Tanya König, Journalist, Switzerland • Gary Phillips, Chief Executive Officer, OrphoMed Inc, USA • Tina Woods, Director General, All Party Parliamentary Group for Longevity, United Kingdom Chaired by • Kenji Yokoyama, President, Association of Asia Pacific Business Schools, Japan