U.S.-Japan Housing and Innovation Forum

U.S. - Japan Aging in Place Research Project Kick-Off
Hosted by
The Department of Housing and Urban Development
Ginnie Mae
The Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
The Japan Urban Renaissance Agency
The Japan Housing Finance Agency

February 15, 2017
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Brooke-Mondale Auditoriums A&B,
First Floor, 451 7^th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410

8:30 – 9:00 AM                  Breakfast, Check-In

9:00 – 9:30 AM                  Welcome & Remarks:
                                             Nancy Corsiglia, Acting President of Ginnie Mae
                                             Minister Suzuki, Japan Embassy
                                             President Sasaki, PRI-MLIT

9:30 – 10:10 AM                Jen Molinsky – Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
                                             Presentation on “Housing America's Older Adults—
                                             Meeting the Needs of an Aging Population" report

10:10 – 10:50 AM             Dennis Shea - Bipartisan Policy Center
                                             Presentation on “Healthy Aging Begins at Home” report

10:50 – 11:10 AM             Break

11:10 – 11:50 AM             Japan Demographic & Aging in Place Briefings
                                             Mr. Shoji Sasaki (MLIT)
                                             Mr. Jun Ota (UR)

11:50 – 12:30 PM             Mr. Masahir Kobayashi (JHF) - Japan Financial Briefing

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM        Lunch

1:30 – 4:50 PM                  Working Breakout Sessions with US & Japan Researchers

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM           Reception The Wilson Center, 6^th Floor Board Room
                                             1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington DC 20004