Conference Program

Public Policy Programming
In response to the transformation in our administration, many programs at the Aging in America Conference
explore aging policy and how we can engage in advocacy for our nation’s older adults. Join the conversation by
attending one or more of these programs.
2017 Panel of Pundits
Wednesday, March 22 | 9:00-10:30 AM
Regency AB (West Tower, Gold Level)
We are now in the second half of the Trump administration’s first 100 days and a new Congress
is back at work. What are the carry-over issues from the 2016 election that will drive the 2017
agenda in Washington? Will progress replace gridlock? Will issues of importance to older
Americans and their families gain more visibility? What is the future of Social Security and
Medicare in the new world of 2017? How much of a role did the older voter really play and did
they vote their interests? These and other topics will be discussed. Always a hit at the
conference, this session is not to be missed!
Presenters: Bob Blancato, MPA, President, Matz, Blancato & Associates; Richard Browdie, MBA,
President and CEO, Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging; Yanira Cruz, DrPH, President & CEO,
National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA); Brooke Hollister, PhD, Assistant Adjunct Professor,
Institute for Health & Aging, University of California, San Francisco; Jay Newton-Small, Cofounder,
MemoryWell; John Rother, JD, President and CEO, National Coalition on Health Care; Joel White,
Founder and President, Horizon Government Affairs, LLC.
Bob Blancato
Yanira Cruz
Jay Newton-Small
Richard Browdie
Brook Hollister
John Rother
National Forum: A Message to the President on Aging Policy
Tuesday, March 21 | 1:00-4:00 PM
Regency AB (West Tower, Gold Level)
Fee: $15 (includes coffee and issue of Generations).
Sponsored by Compassion & Choices.
Based on the most recent issue of Generations, this program will address one area of domestic policy that demands renewed vision
and action: The very substantial aging of the American population and the challenges and opportunities this demographic cohort
presents to American society. Join more than a dozen experts and contributors to the issue of Generations as they explore solutions
that appeal America’s older adults and their families, as well as frame a positive message that reinforces core American values of
individual responsibility and self-reliance along with support of families and the importance of family cohesion and social engagement
in successful and healthy aging.
See page 29 for more information.
The Political Power of the 50+ Voter
Tuesday, March 21 | 9:00-10:30 AM
Regency AB (West Tower, Gold Level)
Sponsored by AARP.
Join AARP’s Nancy LeaMond and a bipartisan panel of leading public opinion
experts to learn about the powerful force of the 50+ voter in today’s politics
and policymaking. See page 11 for more information.
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