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About This Speaker: Dr. Jane Barratt

Dr. Jane Barratt is an internationally recognized expert on ageing, health, and social policy, known for examining how systems succeed or fail when populations live longer. Holding a PhD in Public Health, her work focuses on how demographic change reveals the strengths and weaknesses in the way systems are designed, led, and held accountable.

For more than three decades, Jane has worked with the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations (UN), governments, industry, and civil society. Her career is defined by moments when ageing was acknowledged rhetorically but poorly integrated into policy, planning, and accountability. She served for over twenty years as Secretary General of the International Federation on Ageing (IFA), working across countries and sectors on issues spanning health systems, care, prevention, and equity.

Dr. Jane Barratt’s extensive experience has given her a practical view of how policy intent becomes institutional reality and how responsibility fragments when systems are under pressure. Her contribution has been recognized internationally, including being named a Healthy Ageing 50 Champion by WHO and receiving the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.

On stage, Dr. Jane Barratt is known for clarity and intellectual honesty. Her keynotes connect evidence with lived experience, inviting audiences to think more carefully about leadership, prevention, and the human consequences of design choices. Whether advising governments or addressing global summits, Jane equips leaders to build systems that support people of every age.

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