2024 Annual Lecture
In this lecture, Professor Andrew Scott re-evaluated prominent perceptions of ageing and argued for the need to focus on a longevity society and explore the key role of prevention in unlocking longer and healthier lives.
In the face of a healthcare crisis, the need to shift our focus from illness care to health care by enhancing our preparedness to prevent rather than to react is imperative, both for individual welfare and also economic strength.
Professor Scott outlined the critical changes needed for society, the economy, and the health sector in particular for this paradigm shift to become a new reality where our society doesn’t just live longer, but also lives better.
About our Keynote Speaker
Andrew Scott is a Professor of Economics at London Business School, has worked extensively on the economics of longevity using a farsighted, multi-disciplinary approach. His latest book, “The Longevity Imperative – Building a Better Society for Healthier, Longer Lives”, is a convincing examination of the socio-economic consequences of humans living longer lives and the importance of adapting and adjusting to the reality of longer lives.
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OHE Annual Lecture Series
As part of our charitable purpose to educate and inform health policymakers, the Annual Lecture is our opportunity to highlight urgent and important issues facing health systems around the world and to raise awareness of research and evidence that can contribute to addressing these challenges. Throughout our long history we’ve had the privilege of hosting some of the greatest thinkers in the economics of health and health care.