Since 1979, LiveOn NY has supported leaders on the front lines of aging with events that answer their questions and connect them with experts. This year, we're excited to continue that tradition with our leadership summit, titled Age Strong New York Leadership Summit: Shaping Policy. Building Power. Driving Change, on February 4, 2026.
Join hundreds of leaders from across New York’s aging, housing, and social service sectors for a day of dialogue, innovation, and impact. As the largest conference on aging in New York, LiveOn NY’s Age Strong NY 2026 Leadership Summit brings together policymakers, practitioners, and partners to shape the future of aging in New York.
We'll be convening leaders to discuss the affordability issues facing older New Yorkers today, and we'll learn and strategize together to ensure that we are all able to age in dignity.
Date: February 4, 2026
Location: Civic Hall, 124 East 14th Street, New York, NY 10003
Questions? Please contact Jenna Gladfelter at jgladfelter@liveon-ny.org.
AGENDA AT A GLANCE
Networking Breakfast & Vendor Show
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Plenary: Tipping Point: Aging, Affordability, and the Future of Power in New York
Top experts will unpack New York's affordability crisis, aging demographics, and changing power landscape, offering clear insight into the road ahead. You’ll be hearing from:
Larisa Wick, Partner, Hollis Public Affairs
Christine Quinn, President & CEO, WIN
Louisa Chafee, Director, NYC Independent Budget Office
Jacqueline M. Ebanks, President & CEO, Nonprofit New York
Vendor Networking and Coffee Break
Plenary: The Federal Landscape on Aging: What’s Ahead in 2026
Leaders will break down the federal fiscal outlook, changes in aging policy, and the power dynamics that will shape 2026. You’ll be hearing from:
Jennifer Jones Austin, CEO & Executive Director, FPWA
Kevin Prindiville, Executive Director, Justice in Aging
Andrew MacPherson, Founding Principal & Managing Partner, Healthsperien
Spark Session: Leading from the Inside Out
This brief “Spark Session” will focus on how you can shape and grow healthy, robust work cultures that further their missions. We’ll hear from:
Andee Gerhardt, Leadership Fellows
Brooke Richie-Babbage, Brooke Richie-Babbage
Odell Mays, Mays2Consulting
Moderator: Todd Fliedner, Bay Ridge Center
Networking Lunch & Vendor Show
Afternoon Breakout Sessions
Our afternoon will feature two blocks of concurrent breakout sessions, exploring the key trends, issues and challenges shaping New York’s aging landscape, and how organizations, advocates, and communities can respond in the year ahead. Topics include:
We’re Going to Need a Bigger Toolbox: Tools for Civic Engagement
Smart Leadership: Bringing AI into Mission-Driven Practice
Navigating Political, Financial and Organizational Risk
Beyond the Grant: Diversifying for Stability and Impact
When Federal Change Hits Home: Aging in New York
Navigating Nonprofit Mergers: Strategy, Stewardship, & Successful
Working Smarter: Using Data and Prioritization to Drive Impact
Speakers and more details to be announced soon.
Closing Session
SPONSORS
Thank you to our sponsors who are helping make this possible:
