Dr. Kerry Burnight, PhD, is a leading gerontologist, longtime UC Irvine educator, keynote speaker, and author of JOYSPAN: The Art and Science of Thriving in Life’s Second Half. Drawing on decades of work with older adults and the science of well-being, she created the JOYSPAN program, built on the idea that longevity only matters if you enjoy your life. Its foundation—the JOYSPAN Matrix—centers on Grow, Connect, Adapt, and Give as the pathway to thriving longevity.

Victor Imbimbo, a leading expert on family caregiving and owner of Caring Today, a company dedicated to supporting the needs of family caregivers, talks about the importance of keeping our Personal Power to lead a more self-lead life consistent with our values and goals.

Chris Durrance is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, who is director of the recently premiered PBS series Caregiving. He has also directed two major PBS series on science and medicine: Cancer - The Emperor of All Maladies and The Gene.  He is the winner of a Peabody Award, two Emmys, a DuPont-Columbia Silver Baton and an OverseasPress Club Award.

Dasha Kiper holds a Master’s degree in psychology from Columbia University and has spent the past 15 years supporting family caregivers, professional caregivers, and mental health professionals. She currently serves as the Director of Caregiver Support at Renewal Memory Partners.

Dr. Horn is an internationally recognized research psychologist and professor whose work bridges science and soul to improve human well-being. With nearly three decades of science and leadership in public health, behavioral research, and social connection that included authoring over 160 scientific publications, she is dedicated to helping people foster healthier, more fulfilling lives. Dr. Horn's new book, Friends Matter, For Life, introduces readers to eight special principles within a framework to help develop and manage dynamic friendships. Based on scientific research, Dr. Horn reinforces why quality relationships are essential to a better quality-of-life, personal well-being and longevity.

Catherine Duncan is an integrative spiritual consultant, a board-certified chaplain and an author of the book Everyday Awakenings. As an 11 year-old Catherine was diagnosed with a rare for of childhood cancer. Given only a 20% chance of survival and many treatment ups and and downs, Catherine began praying everyday and felt a connection with a greater source and experienced her own awakening resulting in a undeniable presence and unbending belief that she would be OK, was not alone and would live. 

This experience was four decades ago and became the foundation for Catherine's development of her 5 special practices to help many others find their own sense of awakening.  

Brett Fox and Suzanne Stone, leaders in their respective organizations Hopecam and Livestrong, co-authored a first-of-its-kind children’s book, My Brave Friend: Emma and Noah Face Cancer Together, for children in kindergarten through second grade. During these formative ages, this book will help teachers and other leaders lessen the fear surrounding cancer and introduce the effects of personal isolation and important qualities of empathy and supporting each other during difficult times.

Mark Black is a resilience expert, coach, author of the recently released book, The Resilience Roadmap and Certified Speaking Professional teaching audiences throughout the world about the importance of developing personal resilience and how to best build it for your personal needs.

Born with congenital heart disease that lead to an open heart surgery his first day on earth and an improbable double lung and heart transplant at age 23, Mark's discusses his life journey and the invaluable lessons learned along the way. 

Amber C. Saunders, Esq. is an accomplished Estate Attorney and Principal Attorney of The Saunders Firm located in Atlanta, Georgia. Through personal family experiences, Amber realized the importance of carrying forward the special memories of family members at the time of their passing. This has resulted in Ambers’s unique approach to estate planning where she works with clients and their family members to integrate financial matters with personal memories and messages to form a legacy to be remembered.

Dr. Samanatha Lang, PhD is a licensed psychologist focusing on anxiety, depression and  life transitions with specializations in neuro and geriatric psychology and family caregiver support.  Working closely with family caregivers and the loved one’s they care for (the care partners unit) Dr. Lang has conducted break through care partner research, guiding family caregivers to focus on the relationship between care partners versus primarily working on caregiver coping strategies.