Ganesh M. Babulal, Ph.D., OTD, is a professor in the departments of Neurology and Quantitative Health Sciences at the Mayo Clinic, and director of The DRIVES Project and ARCHES laboratories. Dr. Babulal’s research program (1) characterizes functional changes in dementia using conventional biomarkers (structural and functional imaging, cerebrospinal fluid, plasma) and digital sensor-based markers, (2) develops precision AI models of decline using complex instrumental activities of daily living, (3) quantifies structural and social determinants of health across the life course to predicts disease risk in late life, and (4) assesses the impact of multidimensional deprivation in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs)on brain health and neurological diseases. Dr. Babulal’s work has been disseminated across eight book chapters and over 150 peer-reviewed research articles. His work centers population neuroscience and a syndemic framework to bridge gaps in health disparities in the United States and LMICs.

Katherine Freund, MA Public Policy, is the President and CEO of ITNAmerica. She served on the White House Conference on Aging, testified before the US Senate Special Committee on Aging, and serves on the Transportation Research Board’s Standing Committee on Mobility of Older Persons and Individuals with Disabilities. In Maine, she serves on the Public Transit Advisory Council and the Governor’s Climate Council. Katherine is an Askoka Fellow. She was featured in the Wall Street Journal as one of “12 People Who Are Changing Your Retirement” and on CNN’s “Breakthrough Women.” She received AARP’s Inspire Award, the Gerontological Society of America’s Maxwell Pollack Award, the Social Enterprise Alliance’s Leadership in Innovative Enterprise Ideas Award, the American Foundation for the Blind’s Access Award, the American Public Health Association’s Archstone Award, the Mather Institute’s Innovative Research in Aging Award and the Giraffe Award for sticking her neck out for the common good.