Second General Meeting Age-It - October, 29-31, 2025
Keynote speakers
Andrea Baccarelli
Andrea Baccarelli, MD, PhD, is the Dean of the Faculty at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
An internationally recognized scientist and thought leader, Dr. Baccarelli’s pioneering work has transformed our understanding of how environmental factors reshape the human epigenome and impact long-term health. Elected to the National Academy of Medicine for his groundbreaking research, he has also explored diverse molecular mechanisms—from epitranscriptomics to the microbiome—helping guide public policies and advance global health innovations. Recognized as one of the world’s most highly cited scientists, Dr. Baccarelli’s influence spans research, education, and policy.
Under his leadership, Harvard Chan School is forging new paradigms in public health research, education, and community engagement, grounded in expansive collaboration and an unwavering commitment to the highest standards of excellence. Dr. Baccarelli champions bold interdisciplinary initiatives, strategic partnerships, and a culture in which faculty, students, trainees, and staff have the resources and support to develop impactful solutions to the world’s most pressing public health challenges. With a focus on agility, accessibility, and accountability, Dr. Baccarelli welcomes new partners who share his vision for advancing the frontiers of public health research and improving well-being worldwide.
Before he took office as Dean of the Faculty in January 2024, Dr. Baccarelli served as the Leon Hess Professor and Chair of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at Columbia Mailman School of Public Health. He also served as president of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology.
Dr. Baccarelli previously worked at Harvard Chan School as an Associate Professor from 2010 through 2016. He holds an MD from the University of Perugia in Italy, an MS in Epidemiology from the University of Turin, and a PhD from the University of Milan.
Wolfgang Lutz
Wolfgang Lutz is the IIASA Sherpa for Asia and holds the title of Distinguished Emeritus Research Scholar at IIASA. In addition to the numerous roles he has held at IIASA over the years, among which were Acting Director General, Interim Deputy Director General for Science, and Program Director, Lutz is the Founding Director of the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital, a cooperation between IIASA, the University of Vienna, and the Austrian Academy of Sciences.
He is a leading academic in the field of population and sustainable development and was one of the scientists appointed by the UN to write the Global Sustainable Development Report 2019 titled, The Future is Now. He has won numerous prestigious awards including the Wittgenstein Prize, two European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grants, the Mattei Dogan award of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP), the Science Prize of the Austrian Research Association, and most recently, the 2024 Yidan Prize, which recognizes individuals or teams who have contributed significantly to the theory and practice of education. He is a member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the German National Academy Leopoldina, the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS), the World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), the Finnish Society for Sciences and Letters, and the Academia Europaea. He also serves as special advisor to the Vice-President of the European Commission, Dubravka Suica.
Lutz has published more than 300 scientific articles and chapters in refereed books, including 24 in Science, Nature, and PNAS, and wrote or edited 27 books and special issues on international population trends with a special focus on population forecasting, population-development-environment interactions, and on introducing education as a standard demographic dimension in addition to age and sex. He holds a PhD in Demography from the University of Pennsylvania, USA.