National Village Gathering 2023 - Day 1 Main Opening Session 

Welcome: VtV Network Executive Director Barbara Sullivan and Board President Dr. William Kincaid
Panel discussion AARP Age Friendly Communities and Villages
Rodney Harrell, Vice President of Family, Home and Community at AARP Public Policy Institute; Bill Armbruster, Senior Advisor, Livable Communities at AARP Livable Communities Programs; Tim Murphy, Policy Advisor, Housing and Livable Communities at AARP Public Policy Institute
The panel will provide an overview of AARP’s approach to livable communities and housing; the AARP Network of Age-friendly States and Communities and potential examples of relationships between age-friendly communities and Villages; and policy solutions or trends that can support age-friendly, livable communities and Villages