Aging2.0 has launched the next phase of its Grand Challenges initiative, a global effort to drive collaboration on the most pressing issues and opportunities in aging. This initiative serves as the foundation for the Grand Challenge Committees, which bring together interdisciplinary, intergenerational, and international experts—including older adults, senior care providers, thought leaders, and entrepreneurs—to shape the future of aging innovation.

Through a combination of bottom-up insights and top-down strategic dialogue, these committees will define priorities, mobilize resources, and accelerate solutions that address critical aging-related challenges.

The insights gathered will directly influence the 2025 Global Innovation Search, ensuring that the Aging2.0 community remains at the forefront of meaningful, high-impact change.

• Maintaining Independence: Promoting digital literacy and technology adoption among older adults to enhance their independence, decision-making and engagement in society.

• Empowering Family Caregivers: Supporting and empowering families caring for older adults through accessible resources, respite care and emotional support networks.

• Aging in Place: Aging in place means enabling older adults to live in the environment they choose. Innovation in this context involves creating solutions, technologies and services that support their evolving needs, such as home automation, assistive devices and healthcare advancements, to enhance their quality of life and well-being.

• Engagement and Social Connection: Innovating to address social isolation, foster purposeful engagements and promote intergenerational connections among older adults through community-based initiatives and digital platforms.

• Emerging Older Workforce: Implementing age-inclusive workplace policies, training programs and job opportunities to support older adults' continued participation and contribution to the workforce.

• Care Coordination: Streamlining healthcare services and communication among providers, caregivers and older adults to ensure seamless and efficient care delivery. This means that needs and preferences are known ahead of time and communicated at the right time to the right people.

• Generational Inclusion: Lead innovation to seek creative solutions to challenge ageist attitudes and practices, promote intergenerational collaboration and develop inclusive products and services that empower people of all ages to thrive and contribute meaningfully.



• Brain Health: Advancing research, prevention and early intervention strategies for dementia, cognitive decline and mental health, while promoting brain health and cognitive stimulation.