2016 AARP Livable Communities National Conference — Chicago, Illinois

Sessions and Workshops: Day 1

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Opening Session

• Introduction: Jean Setzfand, Senior Vice President Programs, AARP
  
  
• Keynote: Ray LaHood, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation
  
  
• Discussion: Moderator: Jean Setzfand
  Panelists: Mayor Daniel Mandell, Elmira, New York | Mayor Greg Stanton, Phoenix, Arizona | Roger Millar, Secretary of Transportation, Washington | Senator Chris Walters, State Senator, West Virginia
  
  
• Perspectives From Different Transportation Sectors 
  Moderator: Bob Gallo, State Director, AARP Illinois
  Panelists: Larry Kwiecinski, Senior Manager, Global Safety Center, General Motors | Rebekah Scheinfeld, Commissioner, Chicago Department of Transportation | Helen Kerschner, Director, National Volunteer Transportation Center | Lindsay Elin, Head of Community Engagement, Uber | Leah Shahum, Executive Director, Vision Zero Network 

Breakout Sessions 

• Era of Disruption: Transportation Technology Innovations in Rural Communities
  Presenters: Jana Lynott, Senior Strategic Policy Advisor, AARP Public Policy Institute; Ross MacDonald, Go Vermont Program Manager, VTrans; Valerie Lefler, President and CEO, Liberty Mobility Now, Inc.; Katherine Freund, Founder and President, ITN America 
  
  
• Who's On Board? How Older Americans Use Public Transit. How to Make it Work for More People
  Presenter: Steven Higashide, Senior Program Analyst, TransitCente
  
  
• We Should Have a Sidewalk Here!! Now What? (How to Get the Facilities Your Community Deserves)
  Presenters: Suraiya Motsinger, Sr. Transportation Planner, WMPO ; Suzanne LaFollette-Black, Associate State Director, AARP North Carolina
  
  
• Vision Zero: Prioritizing Safe Mobility for All
  Presenters: Leah Shahum, Executive Director, Vision Zero Network; Shannon Guzman, Policy Research Senior Analyst, AARP Public Policy Institute; Luis Campillo, Los Angeles Metro Manager, AARP California; Shirley Gonzales, Councilwoman, City of San Antonio 
  
  
• Lifting Roadblocks to Building Complete Streets: Bringing Culture Change to Your State DOT
  Presenters: Karen Kafantaris, Associate State Director for Community Outreach, AARP Michigan; Roger Millar, Secretary, Washington State Department of Transportation; Michele Boomhower, Director of Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development, VTrans; Coralette Hannon, Senior Legislative Representative, AARP State Advocacy & Strategy Integration; Victor Dover, Founding Principal, Dover, Kohl & Partners 
  
  
• Complete Streets: Moving from Policy to Action
  Presenters: Debra Alvarez, Senior Legislative Representative, AARP; Jason Broehm, Transportation Analyst, U.S. DOT; Emiko Atherton, Director, National Complete Streets Coalition; Brian McGuire, Associate State Director for Advocacy, AARP New Jersey; Dr. Jeanne George, Volunteer, AARP Louisiana 
  
  
• Local Ballot Propositions to Fund Transportation Infrastructure
  Presenters: Dana Kennedy, State Director, AARP Arizona; Vice Mayor Kate Gallego, District 8 Councilwoman, City of Phoenix; Steve Jennings, Associate State Director for Advocacy, AARP Arizona 
  
  
• Addressing Transportation via Multisector Coalition
  Presenters: Dr. Kathy Black, Age-Friendly Sarasota Initiative Consultant, The Patterson Foundation; Professor, University of South Florida, Sarasota-Manatee; Laura Cantwell, Associate State Director for Advocacy, AARP Florida; Gail Holley, Safe Mobility for Life Program and Research Manager, Florida Department of Transportation 

Self-Guided Field Trip or Tactical Urbanism Demonstration 

• Presenter: Robert Ping, Executive Director, Walkable and Livable Communities Institute

Sessions and Workshops: Day 2

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Opening Session

• Introduction: Lesly Flores, Wellness Manager, City of Brownsville Public Health Department
  
• Keynote: Gil Penalosa, MBA, PhDhc, CSP, Founder and Chair, 8 80 Cities, Chair, World Urban Parks

Discussion: Global Housesharing Trends

• Moderator: Josh Collett, Vice President International Affairs, AARP 
• Featured Guest: Max Pomeranc, Regional Head of Public Policy, Airbnb 

Global Perspectives on Age-Friendly Communities 

• Moderator: Josh Collett, Vice President International Affairs, AARP 
• Panelist: Louise Plouffe, Director of Research, International Longevity Centre Canada 

Questions & Answers

• Panelist: Gil Penalosa

Breakout Sessions

• Engaging with Funders: Communities and Funders Share Insights on Partnerships
  Presenters: Andrea Burns, Director, Age-Friendly Boston; Peter Morelli, Consultant, AARP Maine; Nora Moreno-Cargie, President, Tufts Health Plan Foundation; Dr. Kathy Black, Age-Friendly Sarasota Initiative Consultant, The Patterson Foundation; Professor, University of South Florida, Sarasota-Manatee; Al Cressy, Chair, Bethel Age-Friendly Committee; Meg Callaway, Elder Services Coordinator, Charlotte White Center 

• Communicating Coast to Coast: Telling the Livable Communities Story from California to Maine and Everywhere in Between
  Presenters: Joy Hepp, Associate State Director for Communications, AARP California; Patricia Oh, Consultant, AARP Maine; Gail Kohn, DC Age-Friendly City Coordinator, DC Government

• Can Your Community's Comprehensive Plan Be More 'Livable'?
  Presenter: Kent Sovern, State Director, AARP Iowa Presentation

• Planning Healthy Communities For All
  Presenters: Aliza Norcross, Project Associate, American Planning Association; Milena Bernardinello, Healthy Community Planner, Capital Region Healthy Communities; Kate Riordan, Active Living Program Manager, Health by Design

• The Livability Index: Creating Livable and Healthy Communities for People of All Ages
  Presenters: Shannon Guzman, Policy Research Senior Analyst, AARP Public Policy Institute; Jana Lynott, Senior Strategic Policy Advisor, AARP Public Policy Institute; Dr. Rodney Harrell, Director of Livable Communities and Thought Leadership, AARP Public Policy Institute; Kimberly Smith, Associate State Director for Advocacy, AARP California 

• Candidate and Voter Engagement: A Primer on How to Raise the Bar and Issues
  Presenters: Bandana Shrestha, Associate State Director for Advocacy & Outreach, AARP Oregon; Nick Fish, City Commissioner, Portland City Council; Jerry Cohen, State Director, AARP Oregon

• Volunteers Make Age-Friendly Communities Happen
  Presenters: Jane King, Strategic Planning Chair, Alexandria Commission on Aging; Community Ambassador, AARP Virginia; Sue Ballou, Co-Chair Housing Priority Group, Partnership for Age-Friendly Communities in Larimer County; Bob Prath, Chair, Livable Communities Advisory Team, AARP California;  Margot Seay, National Volunteer Director, AARP; Megan Hookey, Vice President, AARP Office of Volunteer Engagement

• NeighborWalks: A Collaborative Community Walking Program
  Presenters: Bandana Shrestha, Director of Community Engagement, AARP Oregon; Carmel Perez Snyder, Director of Advocacy & Outreach, AARP Oregon 

• In the Beginning: Portland and New York ... Past, Present and Future
  Presenters: Jerry Cohen, State Director, AARP Oregon; Beth Finkel, State Director, AARP New York; Nick Fish, City Commissioner, Portland City Council; Lindsey Goldman, Deputy Director, Healthy Aging, The New York Academy of Medicine

• The Lifetime Communities Collaborative: A New Approach in the Metropolitan Chicago Region
  Presenters: Brad Winick, Consultant, Catalyst/Dot Connector, Planning/Aging; Rosanna Marquez, State President, AARP Illinois; Rosa Ortiz, Program Director, Enterprise Community Partners; Sharon Post, Director, Center for Long-Term Care Reform, Health & Medicine Policy Research Group

• HomeFit — The Win/Win — How State Offices Can Work with Occupational Therapists
  Presenters: Karen Kafantaris, Associate State Director, AARP Michigan: Laura Cantwell, Associate State Director, AARP Florida; Michael O'Connor, Occupational Therapist OTRL, CAPS, CBIST, Michigan

• Finding Affordable Housing Solutions to Displacement
  Presenters: Carmel Perez Snyder, Associate State Director for Advocacy & Outreach, AARP Oregon; Christine Lundberg, Mayor, Springfield, Oregon; Courtney Griesel, Economic Development Manager, Springfield, Oregon 

• Financing Your Way to a Livable Community
  Presenters: Barrie Tabin Berger, Senior Legislative Representative, AARP Government Affairs; Bandana Shrestha, Director of Community Engagement, AARP Oregon; Amy Gallant, Advocacy Director, AARP Maine; Christopher Widelo, Associate Director of Advocacy, AARP New York

• What’s Good for Older Adults is Good for Children: Public Policy Collaboration in Advancing Healthy Communities
  Presenters: Marla Hollander, National Partnership Manager, American Heart Association; Stephanie Ramirez, Associate State Director, Advocacy, AARP California; Jessica Meaney, Managing Director, Investing in Place