Dominic Carter is the U of R’s Centre on Aging and Health’s 2024-25 Distinguished Lecturer
The Centre on Aging and Health at the University of Regina, is pleased to announce Dominic Carter, CEO of the Carter Group, will present the 2024-25 Distinguished Lecture titled, Live Long, Die Short: Aging at the Intersection of Technology, Philosophy, and Purpose.
A long-time resident of Japan, Dominic Carter explores the Japanese philosophies of ikigai (personal purpose) and pin pin korori (live long, die short) to provide valuable insights for addressing the challenges of aging. He will discuss how the development and adoption of technology for aging adults can align with deeper values of purpose and fulfillment.
In 2022, Carter co-founded Living Best, a community network comprising mature consumers, start-ups, and professionals focused on making age-tech user friendly and widely accepted. Living Best’s goal is to transform the aging experience in Japan, and beyond, through the mass adoption of technology created for and co-created by its users.
This public lecture is free, and media are welcome to attend.
Details
Date: Thursday, March 27, 2025
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: University Theatre, Riddell Centre, Main Campus
Carter is available for media interviews on March 26, and the morning of March 27. To arrange an interview, or for more information, contact:
Dr. Thomas HadjistavropoulosProfessor of Psychology, University of Regina
Research Chair in Aging and Health
Phone: 306-585-4457
Email: Thomas.Hadjistavropoulos@uregina.ca
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About the Centre on Aging and Health
Founded in 2002 at the University of Regina, the Centre on Aging and Health includes researchers and professionals from across Canada engaged in gerontology or general health research and training. The centre developed an M.A./M.Sc. Program in Gerontology – the only interdisciplinary graduate gerontology degree program of its kind on the prairies. The program began in 2005 and is based on a partnership of three U of R faculties: Arts, Social Work, and Kinesiology and Health Studies.
About the University of Regina
2024 marked our 50th anniversary as an independent university (although our roots as Regina College date back more than a century!). As we celebrate our past, we work towards a future that is as limitless as the prairie horizon. We support the health and well-being of more than 17,200 students and provide them with hands-on learning opportunities to develop into career-ready graduates – more than 92,000 alumni enrich communities in Saskatchewan and around the globe. Our research enterprise includes 18 research centres and 9 Canada Research Chairs. Our campuses are on Treaties 4 and 6 - the territories of the nêhiyawak, Anihšināpēk, Dakota, Lakota, and Nakoda peoples, and the homeland of the Michif/Métis nation. We seek to grow our relationships with Indigenous communities to build a more inclusive future.
Let's go far, together.