AGE-WELL Summer Institute pitch competition on July 11 open to public

Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from across Canada and beyond are attending the AGE-WELL Summer Institute, “Co-Creating Possibilities: Supportive Homes & Communities,” an intensive, one-week learning experience, at UPEI from July 7 to 11.

The participants are working directly with older adults, caregivers, Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) representatives, and other stakeholders to co-create innovative solutions—technologies, policies, and services—that will empower older adults to age with independence and dignity at home.

As part of the AGE-WELL Summer Institute, there will be a pitch competition on July 11, from 11 am to 12 noon, in the Alex MacKinnon Auditorium, Don and Marion McDougall Hall. The event is free and open to the public. Those who wish to attend are asked to register here.

Teams of participants will apply what they have learned by devising technology-based solutions that address key challenges identified by Veterans Affairs Canada; solutions will enable aging in place, support caregivers, and decrease social isolation. Each team will work with older adults and other stakeholders to develop an innovation and then pitch it to a panel of judges at the competition. The teams have the opportunity to win cash prizes and receive additional in-kind support to further develop their innovations.

AGE-WELL is Canada’s technology and aging network. This is the first time that the AGE-WELL Summer Institute has taken place in UPEI.