Older and younger adults interact daily, yet misperceptions on both sides often hinder connection and progress. Research shows young adults want cross-generational relationships based on collaboration and shared purpose—not top-down advice—while older adults bring experience, judgment, and a long view of change.

This presentation offers research-based strategies to help older adults engage young adults as partners, building authentic relationships grounded in respect, listening, and common cause. Participants will leave with practical tools and renewed confidence to advance outcomes for people of all ages.

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Almost everything these days comes with a user manual — except our brains. And brain health can be a worrisome topic.

Join Amy and Gillian for a relaxed, fun session exploring the surprising (and surprisingly simple) things you can do to support a happy, healthy, flourishing brain.

They'll share ideas, try out a few unexpected practices, and swap what’s already working in your own life. You’ll walk away with fresh insights you can use immediately.

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Co-led by Amy Avergun, career coach and brain-friendly instructional designer and workshop facilitator, and Gillian Leithman, corporate trainer, keynote speaker and adjunct professor at Concordia University.

Dr. Linda P. Fried, MD, PhD, is a global leader in the fields of epidemiology and geriatrics and has dedicated her career to the science of healthy aging. She is Emeritus Dean of the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Director of the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center. She'll discuss a wide range of issues that impact healthy longevity, including loneliness and isolation, the importance of joy, purpose, and meaning, the aging experience, and the assets of older age.