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Older Adults Thriving in Baltimore City

Summit Agenda

Thursday, September 26, 2024

Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor

401 West Pratt Street

Baltimore, MD 21201

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Registration

  • Breakfast
  • Resource Fair

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM

Opening & Welcome

  • Opening Remarks
    •  Angelo Edge, CEO of Aetna Better Health of Maryland
  • Welcome Remarks
    • Carmel Roques, Secretary, Maryland Department of Aging
  • Opening Blessing
    • Rashad Singletary, Director, Mayor’s Office of Community Development

10:15 AM – 11:00 AM

Panel Discussion 1: Heart Health Awareness & Care

  • Moderator – Olivia Farrow, Co-Chair, Baltimore City Commission on Aging, Resources and Empowerment
  • Panelist – Dr. Esmeralda Serrano, Medical Director at Aetna
  • Panelist – Dr. Hakim Uqdah, Clinical Cardiologist at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital

11:00 AM – 11:05 AM

Movement Break

  • Chelsea Lee Gerald, Owner / Instructor at Groove Dance Fitness

11:05 AM – 11:35 PM

Special Presentation: Navigating Medicare

  • Davianne Wyche, Director Of Sales at Aetna

11:35 AM – 12:00 PM

Movement Break & Resource Fair

  • Chelsea Lee Gerald, Owner / Instructor at Groove Dance Fitness

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Luncheon

  • Introduction – Marcus Duckworth, VP, Client Management at Aetna
  • Welcome – Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott
  • Conversation with award-winning director and choreographer, Debbie Allen

1:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Movement Break & Resource Fair

1:30 PM – 2:15 PM

Panel Discussion 2: Behavioral Health – Combating Loneliness

  • Moderator – Michael Shupp, Lead Director, Mental Well-being at Aetna
  • Panelist –  Carl V. Hill, Ph.D., MPH, Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer at Alzheimer’s Association
  • Panelist – Clarrissa Taylor-Jackson, Director of Programs & Outreach at NAMI Metro Baltimore

2:15 PM – 3:00 PM

Closing Celebration

  • Closing Remarks – Carlton Ingram, Account Director, Public and Labor at Aetna
  • Close-out Activity
  • Resource Fair

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