Ageing and Longevity

Ageing: Looming crisis or booming opportunity?

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By 2050, the number of adults over the age of 65 globally will double. Image: Photo by Claudio Schwarz | @purzlbaum on Unsplash

Arathi Sethumadhavan
User Research Scientist, Technology and Society, Google
Megan Saunders
Vice President, Microsoft Connected Care
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