Date: Thursday 6 February 2025

Time: 9.30am – 4.00pm GMT

Location: The Foundry, Oval Way, London 

Future of Ageing 2025: Planning for the long-term 

We could all be living longer, happier, more active lives. But if policymakers fail to act and plan for the long-term, we will see health and care systems in crisis, further economic downturn and public services on the brink. 

Our Route Map for Long Lives sets out some of the bold and forward-thinking solutions we need to make the most of long lives. Too often policy and practice are driven by crisis or the news agenda, and as a result the changes that take place either address only half the problem, or they have unintended consequences.   But we can no longer afford to tinker at the margins of policy on ageing. The seismic shift seen over recent decades in the makeup of our population, and our lifespans, needs to be matched by transformational change in how we approach public policy – in every area of our lives. Nothing short of this can be enough.  

We will use this day to bring together policymakers, business leaders and experts across the longevity space to take stock and discuss how the new Government can move beyond short-termism and create a vision for the 100-year life, where we are healthier, happier and more productive for longer.  Join us to be part of the long-term thinking about the future of ageing in the UK and across the globe. 

About the conference: 

Speakers at the conference include:

• Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester
• Fiona Dunsire, Government Actuary, Government Actuary’s Department
• William Roberts, Chief Executive, Royal Society for Public Health
• Dr Charlotte Refsum, Director of Health Policy, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
• Judith Banjoko, Executive Director of Services, Shelter UK
• Kate Ambrosi, Chief Executive, Baker Dearing Educational Trust
• Will Snell, Chief Executive, Fairness Foundation
• Dr Chris Fitch, Vulnerability Lead, Money Advice Trust
• Jonathan Rallings, Senior Policy Advisor, County Councils Network
• Dr Adele Atkinson, Professor of Practice in Financial Literacy and Wellbeing in CHASM, University of Birmingham
• Sarah Walker, Partner – Real Estate, Travers Smith
• Alastair Smith-Agbaje, CEO, Future Men
• Lucy Hawthorne, Facilitator, Climate Play
• Dr Matthew Forshaw, Senior Advisor for Skills, Turing Institute
• Nicola Draper, Honorary Fellowship, Institute and Faculty of Actuaries
• Dr Georgia Bowers, Programme Leader, University of Surrey

• Future of Ageing is an annual policy conference which explores the impact of longevity on society and what happens next. 

• Every year, the conference assembles experts from Government, business and third sector, academia and the media. 

• Attendees come from a wide range of sectors, from health to housing, to retirement income and education. 

• While the conference takes place in London, participants and speakers join us from across the world. 

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