Manulife today launched a new multi-year collaboration with UpLink, the open innovation platform of the World Economic Forum (WEF), aimed at influencing longevity innovation investment and future directions. The biennial Manulife-powered Global Longevity Innovation Challenges, organized by UpLink, will be part of the three-year agreement. Manulife will additionally back WEF’s wider initiatives aimed at tackling the financial and demographic issues associated with the world’s ageing population in order to assist more people live longer, healthier lives.
“Around the world, people are living longer, but not necessarily healthier,” said Roy Gori, President and CEO of Manulife. “One-fifth of an individual’s life, on average, is now expected to be lived with morbidity or in a state of illness. Solving this longevity crisis will require a comprehensive approach to promoting healthier lifestyles, addressing socio-economic inequalities, and investing in new research and technologies. By working across sectors and with partners like the World Economic Forum, we can focus on driving the longevity economy for the future of society’s health and well-being.”
The UpLink challenges, driven by Manulife, will foster an ecosystem of entrepreneurs that can expedite longevity solutions centered around well-being, health, and finances. Significantly, the program will be implemented at Manulife’s worldwide headquarters in Asia, the United States, and Canada as the business strives to use place-based solutions to promote global transformation.
“This collaboration will drive innovation in the retirement ecosystem, offering financial solutions and policy recommendations for a resilient, equitable, and sustainable extended life,” said Olivier Schwab, Managing Director, World Economic Forum. “By combining Manulife’s expertise, UpLink’s commitment to elevating early-stage impact entrepreneurs, and the work of the Forum’s Centre for Financial and Monetary Systems, this initiative will play a pivotal role in promoting healthy aging and enhanced living standards throughout the world.”
With the goal of promoting nature-based solutions to climate change in two important areas, Manulife and WEF’s UpLink will collaborate to host innovation challenges in 2023, which will be built upon by this multi-year commitment.
While the second revealed innovations meant to strengthen the link between planetary and human health, the first concentrated on finding novel solutions throughout the whole sustainable forestry value chain. The challenge winners included 21 ecopreneurial start-ups offering creative and scalable models for sustainable forest management, among others, here is further information on the program.
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