Speakers
Dr Joost van Hoof , PhD, MSc, Eur Ing

Dr Joost van Hoof, PhD, MSc, Eur Ing

Head of Fontys EGT, the Centre for Healthcare & Technology, Fontys University of Applied Sciences, Netherland

"The design of home environments to enhance the quality of living among older people"

Ms Jacquel Runnalls

Ms Jacquel Runnalls

Senior Occupational Therapist, Co-opted Lead in Accessibility and Inclusive Design, College of Occupational Therapist's Specialist Section in Housing, UK

"Towards better age-friendly housing standards in UK"

Prof Alfred Chan

Prof Alfred Chan

Chairman of Elderly Commission & Director of Asia-Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies, Lingnan University

"Ageing in Place in Hong Kong, present & future"

Mr Wong Kit-loong

Mr Wong Kit-loong

Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director, Hong Kong Housing Society

"Ageing in Place - the Housing Society Experience

Panel A: Challenges for Purpose-built Housing for the Elderly in Hong Kong

Moderator
Prof Rebecca Chiu

Prof Rebecca Chiu

Head, Department of Urban Planning and Design, The University of Hong Kong


Panelists
Ar Joseph Kwan

Ar Joseph Kwan

Director, UIA Region IV WP Architecture for All, Hong Kong Institute of Architects

"Challenge for age-friendly housing design in the local context"

Dr Calvin Luk

Dr Calvin Luk

Chairman, Association for Universal Accessibility Hong Kong

"Accessibility – key to age-friendly housing"

Ms Mary Chu

Ms Mary Chu

Department Manager (Occupational Therapy), Department of Occupational Therapy, Queen Mary Hospital

"Falls prevention for the aged living at home – an occupational therapist's perspective"

 

Panel B: Building an Age-friendly Community

Moderator
Dr Lam Ching-choi

Dr Lam Ching-choi

Vice-chairman, Elderly Commission & Chief Executive Officer, Haven of Hope Christian Services


Panelists
Dr Vincent Lau

Dr Vincent Lau

R&D Director, Software & Systems Group, Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company Ltd

"Leveraging HK technologies for smart ageing"

Ms Grace Chan

Ms Grace Chan

Chief Officer (Elderly Services), The Hong Kong Council of Social Service & Member of Elderly Commission

"Developing a new social services model for ageing in place"

Dr Terence Yuen

Dr Terence Yuen

Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong Institute of Social Impact Analysts

"Doing good better: Social Return on Investment (SROI) study for home modification programme for the elderly"