Aging & Alzheimer's Speakers

Gail Sheehy

As the best-selling author of over a dozen books, including Passages, Gail Sheehy has rocked the culture and changed the way millions of women and men look at the stages of their lives. A Library of Congress survey named Passages one of the ten most influential books of our time. In her latest book, Passag ...

Thomas Perls

Physician and researcher, Dr. Perls is an expert on aging, specializing in the unique study of centenarians, people who live to the age of 100. Currently engaged in a study that explores a key genetic region critical to increasing our life span, he addresses the implications this discovery will have on future trends.

Doris Roberts

With her instantly recognizable voice, Emmy-winner Roberts has maintained an illustrious career in theater, film and television and is part of our lives, especially as the memorable “Marie” on Everybody Loves Raymond. With warmth, wit, and wry humor, she shares her moving, yet hilarious life story and her perspec ...

Tony Plana

With an acting career in film, television, and theater spanning almost thirty years, Plana currently stars on the hit series Ugly Betty. A former teacher, he maintains his passion for education, serving the Latino community through educational outreach programs to schools while inspiring educators to use the arts to ...

Shelley Fabares

From her roles on The Donna Reed Show to Coach, Fabares has been a beloved fixture on America's television sets for over thirty years. Now making great strides off-screen, Fabares dedicates much of her time to the National Alzheimer's Association where she serves on its national board of directors.

Jeff Taylor

As founder of Monster and Eons, Jeff Taylor is recognized as an innovator and visionary business leader in the Internet and careers industries. As an inspirational and enthusiastic keynote speaker, Taylor zeroes in on what lies ahead by drawing on his experience as a big picture entrepreneur and expert at technology, adver ...

Jamie Lee Curtis

An award winning actress and best-selling author of seven children's books, Curtis is a woman with many talents. She has demonstrated her versatility as a film actress with starring roles in such acclaimed films as the blockbuster True Lies opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger, for which she earned a Golden Globe Award.

Rita Moreno

Won all of the most prestigious show business awards: the Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, Golden Globe, Tony and the Cable Ace. Currently stars in HBO's Oz.

Ken Dychtwald

Dr. Dychtwald is an authority on the social, economic and lifestyle implications of the "aging of America." He advises on target marketing and services to an aging population.

Deborah Norville

As the anchor of the nation's top rated syndicated newsmagazine, Inside Edition, Norville is an acclaimed television journalist, active volunteer, and author of Back On Track: How to Straighten Out Your Life When it Throws You a Curve, I Don't Want to Sleep Tonight, and Thank You Power: Making the SC ...

Sherwin Nuland

Renowned surgeon and author of the monumentally successful books, How We Live and How We Die, and The Art of Aging: A Doctor's Prescription for Well-Being, Dr. Nuland continues to contribute greatly to the medical world. He offers a unique perspective on healthy aging and medical ethics, as well as an e ...

Marie Savard

Dr. Savard is a nationally-recognized internist, women’s health expert, and champion of patients’ rights. She is author of Apples & Pears: the Body Shape Solution for Weight Loss and Wellness. She founded the Patient Power Program, which demystifies the health care system and gives practical and potentially life ...

Jacqueline Marcell

Marcell is an advocate on eldercare, caregiving, and Alzheimer's Disease - based on her research and personal experience of caring for her elderly parents for five years, both with (misdiagnosed) early-stage Alzheimer's. As the best-selling author of Elder Rage, she offers solutions and hope on how to make one of li ...

Joe Flower

With nearly 30 years’ experience, Joe Flower has emerged as a premier observer and thought leader on the deep forces changing healthcare in the United States and around the world. As a healthcare speaker, writer, and consultant, he has explored the future of healthcare with clients ranging from the global health organizat ...

Andie MacDowell

Actress from Four Weddings and a Funeral, MacDowell believes that believing in yourself and the greater good in life can change lives for the better. A woman of renowned grace and beauty, she emphasizes that aging is not something to endure, but to embrace, in achieving a happy, full life at any age. She recently t ...

George Lundberg

Having served as editor-in-chief of both JAMA and Medscape, Dr. Lundberg is the author of Severed Trust: Why American Medicine Hasn't Been Fixed. A charismatic and inspirational speaker, he offers a professional insight on quality, cost and access to care, ethics, strategic management, and health system ...

Maddy Dychtwald

One of today’s foremost visionaries on the lifestyle, marketing, and workforce implications of the “age wave,” Dychtwald explores lifecycle revolution, generational marketing, and the social and economic implications of our aging population. Her latest book is Influence: How Women's Soaring Economic Power Will Tra ...

Carolyn O'Neil

Executive Producer and Senior Correspondent for CNN's Food & Health Unit. Hosts CNN's Cable Ace nominated, On the Menu. An expert in the field of nutrition education, O'Neil offers a wonderful program filled with warmth and wit.

Linda Evans

Best known for her starring role on Dynasty, Evans is a true believer in the power of positive thinking, visualization, and faith. A deeply spiritual woman, she shares insightful stories of hope and healing that are empowering and inspirational.