In October 2021, AARP convened a global conference, Redefining Health: New Approaches for How We Live and Age, where we engaged some of the world’s top thinkers and leaders on how to invest in the health of an aging population that is stronger, healthier, more skilled, and more adaptable. During the conference speakers from AARP and from across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors presented the audience representing 65 countries with a global vision for aging where everyone has the opportunity to live a long and healthy life.

The global conference built upon AARP’s six decades of work in constructing a more equitable society where we advocate for policies and programs that empower people to live longer, healthier, more productive lives. In partnership with leaders from around the world we work to define the critical issues and identify solutions and strategies to build a future in which each and every person can thrive. The COVID-19 pandemic presented all of us with an inflection point where, as many of the conference speakers noted, it is of the utmost importance that we prepare now for a future of significant demographic shifts and longevity trends. Where, as AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins said, we must add life to years.