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Dear Colleagues,
After 17 years as the only conference that brings together thought leaders in the $8.3 trillion longevity economy with entrepreneurs and leading investors in age-tech, insights from analysts and coverage from top media, the
What's Next Longevity Venture Summit
is going
VIRTUAL
!
Your registration gives you VIP access to more than 55 hours of live and archived content including our new What's Next Longevity Academy sessions, discussing best solutions and case studies in COVID-19 and aging. You will hear from the top investors and influencers in longevity including:
- Dr. Jean Accius (AARP)
- Sonia Arrison (100 Plus Capital)
- Jacqueline Baker (AARP Innovation Labs)
- Christine Brocato (Dignity Health)
- Dr. Ken Dychtwald (Age Wave)
- Dan Hermann (Ziegler LinkĀ·Age Longevity Fund)
- John Hopper (Ziegler LinkĀ·Age Longevity Fund)
- Mary Jo Potter (Healthcare Angels)
- Nancy LeaMond (AARP)
- Dr. David Rhew (Microsoft)
- Miriam Rivera (Ulu Ventures)
- Hope Walls (Nationwide Ventures)
Your ticket gives you opportunities to find distribution partners and participate in events such as,
The What's Next Innovation Challenge sponsored by AARP Innovation Labs and The Pitch for Distribution - find new potential partners to scale your business.
Now more than ever it is necessary to connect seniors with technology so they can access critical services. That is why we are focusing on this theme for our 17th Annual $10,000 Business Plan Competition. We have such a track record of finding innovative companies led by great entrepreneurs who are able to attract financing (sometimes the day after the competition) and build great companies. We encourage you and the people you know to apply!
There will also be additional curated networking activities that we will be announcing over the next few weeks so don't miss out! Register today at the Early Bird Rate for $199 and you can receive 20% off with discount code: SVSummit2020
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$10,000 Business Plan Competition - Apply by June 1st
If you have a business plan or start-up targeting the longevity market, specifically
Technologies to Support the Needs of Older Adults in the Time of COVID-19
, we invite you to enter your business plan for the 2020 What's Next Longevity Venture Summit Business Plan Competition. The competition aims to generate ideas from the best universities and entrepreneurs, and to tap into the business expertise and creativity of entrepreneurs around the globe.
Finalists compete for the $10,000 prize by presenting their boomer business plans before a panel of judges composed of leaders in the field of aging and the venture capital community.
Deadline to apply is June 1, 2020 11:59pm PST.
APPLY HERE
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What's Next Longevity Academy
Are you a member of the What's Next Longevity Academy?
Next week's live webinar for members will focus on how to create new partnerships during the COVID-19 pandemic. You can join the Academy today by purchasing an early bird ticket for our virtual What's Next Longevity Venture Summit this June: https://www.boomerventuresummit.com/
As an Academy member, you have exclusive access to a comprehensive library of past webinar recordings and presentation decks.
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Reimagining Long-Term Care in America:
A New
Webinar
from AARP and MFA
The opportunity to redefine the future of an industry is rare. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the gaps and weaknesses in America's long-term care infrastructure. What should the long-term care continuum in the United States look like? What options should aging adults and their families have, and whose responsibility is it to provide them? This conversation will explore new visions for caring for our aging population across Medicare, Medicaid, private insurers, home care, a variety of residential facilities, business and entrepreneurial solutions, family caregivers, and beyond.
Mark your calendars to join AARP and Mary Furlong & Associates for this webinar on Thursday, May 28, at 3pm ET / 12pm PT. Register here.
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Embodied Labs CEO Interviewed on The AR Show
In a recent podcast conversation, Embodied Labs CEO Carrie Shaw describes the way her mother's disease impacted her mother's life and the way she dealt with and grew from the experience of being a primary caregiver. Carrie also shares more about her entrepreneurial journey from company inception to product-market fit. Listen here. Embodied Labs has continued its COVID-19 webinar series and the recording of their latest livestream event, "Immersive Learning: Embodied Labs Helps Prepare Frontline Healthcare Heroes during COVID-19," is now available here.
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Introducing Caregiver Monday
Caregiver Monday
, a program dedicated to supporting the self-care of 65 million family caregivers by offering weekly health and wellness practices, research and collaborative activities through partner organizations announced Sherri Snelling, corporate gerontologist and CEO of Caregiving Club, has become the ambassador for the campaign. Caregiver Monday is part of
The Monday Campaigns
, a nonprofit public health initiative, based on studies from Johns Hopkins University that show people are more successful at engaging in healthier behaviors if they stick to a Monday routine. Snelling was chosen to help lead the campaign based on her successful,
Me Time Monday program
, educational content and workshops on caregiver self-care and wellness. Organizations interested in partnering at no cost in the campaign, contact: sherri@caregivingclub.com.
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Video-Storytelling Startup Provides Free Access
Megilla
, the intergenerational video-storytelling platform designed for families and older adults to easily record, preserve and share life stories and legacy videos, recently launched as a free digital platform to help families stay connected during COVID-19.
Megilla
is a user-friendly, DIY question and answer app empowering families to record & share short meaningful videos, guided by a 750+ question library and personalized write+send question option. Launching a crowdfunding campaign in mid-June,
Megilla
is set to expand its reach and digital platform to help connect families everywhere. Read the full press release
here
.
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The Newest Way to Support Your Best Friend
Just like us, our pets may experience their own set of ailments, such as, anxiety, joint and muscle aches. Medterra's CBD Pet Tinctures and Chews are both wonderful alternatives to incorporate high-quality CBD into your pet's daily routine. The entire line of premium CBD pet products can be purchased at www.medterracbd.com and you can also locate a store near you by using their Store Locator on the Medterra website. Learn more here.
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End Well Innovation Challenge
End Well, the leading nonprofit focused on transforming aging and end of life into a human-centered experience is partnering with AARP Innovation Labs to host a virtual startup pitch competition and seeking entrepreneurs with early-stage companies focused on disruptive solutions to help people facing serious illness -- and their caregivers -- live better. Deadline for startups to apply is May 20. The pitch competition will occur virtually June 17 at 4:30pm PT / 7:30 pm ET. APPLY HERE.
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