ASA’s Generations Forums are virtual, interactive, multiday deep dives into topics important to our members and society. Held three times per year, Forums offer the ability to learn, network and take action through a series of curated live and on-demand events over the course of one week. Now the idea-generation and network-building that occur organically at our annual conferences will continue throughout the year, at Generations Forums.
- Listening to industry experts lay out a call to action;
- Brainstorming solutions with colleagues working in and outside of the field of aging;
- Joining targeted advocacy and policy campaigns;
- Engaging on social media;
- Getting inspired and ready to take action in your work.
We hope you’ll join us and bring your ideas and energy to ASA Generations Forums!
Sponsored by CDW
Uniting tech and aging to solve the digital divide. Learn more.
$45 for ASA members
$90 for General Public
Championing an equitable, inclusive society.
$45 for ASA members
$90 for General Public
$25 for CEUs
Sponsored by AARP
Empowering our work with a dynamic, evolving aging society.
$45 for ASA members
$90 for General Public
Sponsored by CDW 
Register Today for a week of virtual, interactive deep dives into the digital divide as experts in tech and aging come together to define and strategize solutions.
What should you expect from Tackling the Digital Divide?
- To gain insights on bringing the right and most useful technologies into your work;
- To work together to drive change around inequalities in tech;
- To learn about emerging technologies that are being developed now to serve and engage industry and older adults;
- To offer feedback in a co-design model to help tech address real, holistic needs and wants of older adults and the people who work with and serve them.
Dalila Wilson-Scott
Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer
Comcast
Courtney Gregoire
Chief Digital Safety Officer
Microsoft
Ginna Baik
Senior Care Strategist
CDW Healthcare
KR Liu
Head of Brand Accessibility
Cathy Avgiris
Senior Advisor
BCG
Alison Bryant
Senior Vice President
AARP Research
Christina DaCosta
Senior Director of Communications
SAGE
Lois Drapin
Chief Partnerships Officer
Cherish Health
Keren Etkin
Co-Founder & VP Product, Sensi.Ai
Creator of TheGerontechnologist.com
Stephen Johnston
Co-founder
Aging2.0
Tom Kamber
Founder and Executive Director
OATS
Frank Leyhausen
Managing Partner
MedCom International GmbH
Sumit Nagpal
CEO and Co-Founder
Cherish Health
Laurie Orlov
Founder
Aging and Health Technology Watch
Scott Peifer
Founder and Principal
changeAGEnts
Monday - Opening Plenary: Equity & the Digital Divide
9:30-10:30am PT / 12:30-1:30pm ET
The digital divide is deep. It exists between those with connectivity and those without, those who can afford, access and comfortably use devices and those who can’t, and along age, gender, color, socioeconomic and geographic lines. Join us to define the digital divide, hear from leaders who are working to build bridges across these divides and share what the digital divide means for you.
Tuesday - Age and Tech Connect Sessions
Session 1: For professionals in the field of aging* | 9:30-10:30am PT / 12:30-1:30pm ET
Networking: For all attendees 10:30-11:00am PT / 1:30-2:00pm ET
Session 2: For those in tech* | 11:00am-Noon PT / 2:00-3:00pm
Do you have burning questions about the latest devices, how to build new or stronger partnerships, or what we can do to get more people connected? Or, are you a start-up or UX/UI designer who wants to build better, more human-centered technology? Submit your questions and join an interactive conversation on Tuesday to learn from one another.
* While these sessions have been designed with tech or aging professionals in mind, all registrants are invited and welcome to attend either or both sessions.
Wednesday - Policy Briefing
9:30-10:30am PT / 12:30-1:30pm ET
Get smart on legislation and policies that affect how we connect, through ASA’s on-demand Policy Briefing.
Thursday - Tackling the Digital Divide Across the Globe
9:30-10:30am PT / 12:30-1:30pm ET
Learn about global trends in policy, co-design, innovation, support and access as ASA convenes a group of international thought leaders in technology and aging.
Friday – Toward a Bridged Divide
9:30-10:30am PT / 12:30-1:30pm ET
Close out a week of learning and connecting to imagine the possibilities of a “bridged digital divide,” and commit to taking steps toward this vision.