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9:30 - 9:45
Welcome
Raimundo Pérez-Hernández y Torra
Lars Heikensten
9:45 - 10:00
The what? and so what? of population ageing
David Bloom
Block 1: The sociology of ageing
10:00 - 10:20
Living in an ageing society
David Bloom, María Sánchez-Domínguez, Finn Kydland
Moderator: Tom Kirkwood
10:20 - 10:35
What about Life Expectancy and Healthy Life Expectancy?
Sarah Harper
10:35 - 10:55
Rights of older people
Verónica Zenaida Montes de Oca, Nadia Magnenat Thalmann
Moderator: Sarah Harper
10:55 - 11:15
Education in an ageing society
Anna Cristina D’Addio, David Bloom, Teresa Amabile
Moderator: Adam Smith
Coffee Break 11:15 – 11:45
Block 2: The economics of ageing
11:45 - 12:00
Funding longevity
Nicholas Barr
12:00 - 12:25
Retirement and pensions
Edmund Phelps, José Ignacio Conde-Ruiz, Laura Crespo
Moderator: José García Montalvo
12:25 - 12:50
Equality and inequality, in society and across generations
Anna Cristina D’Addio, Josep Pijoan-Mas, Nicholas Barr
Moderator: José García Montalvo
Musical Interlude 12:50 – 13:00
Block 3: Diseases of ageing
13:00 - 13:10
Why do we age?
Tom Kirkwood
13:10 - 13:25
Is dementia inevitable?
Edvard Moser, María de Ceballos, Li-Huei Tsai
Moderator: Adam Smith
13:25 - 13:45
Preventing cancer
José Viña, Michal Neeman
Moderator: Javier Granda Revilla
13:45 - 14:00
The rise of antibiotic resistance
Ada Yonath
Interviewer: Adam Smith
Lunch 14:00 - 15:00
Block 4: Questions of ageing
15:00 - 15:15
Hallmarks of Ageing
María A. Blasco
15:15 - 15:40
How long will we live?
José Viña, Tom Kirkwood, Edvard Moser, María A. Blasco
Moderator: Adam Smith
15:40 - 16:05
What will old age be like in the future?
Diego Gracia, Edmund Phelps, Nadia Magnenat Thalmann
Moderator: Li-Huei Tsai
16:05 - 16:30
How should we live?
Michael Sandel, Finn Kydland, Valentín Fuster
Moderator: Laura Sprechmann
16:30 - 17:00
Ageing and Culture
Mario Vargas Llosa, Luis Alberto de Cuenca
Moderator: Miguel Albero
Coffee Break 17:00 – 17:30
17:30 - 17:45
Creativity in Work, Life and Retirement
Teresa Amabile
17:45 - 18:15
Closing Panel
Edvard Moser, Finn Kydland, Edmund Phelps, Mario Vargas Llosa, Ada Yonath, Verónica Zenaida Montes de Oca, Valentín Fuster, Michael Sandel
Moderator: Adam Smith
18:15 - 18:20
Closing Remarks
Laura Sprechmann
Raimundo Pérez-Hernández y Torra
*Please note that this programme is subject to change.
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