Emi Kiyota

Associate Professor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore. Director, Centre for Environment and Ageing Well (ENgAGE), College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore. Advisor, Corporate Infrastructure Office, National University Health System. Member of the Community Silver Trust Evaluation Panel (CST), Agency for Integrated Care (AIC). Founder of Ibasho.

An environmental gerontologist and consultant with 20+ years of experience, Dr. Emi Kiyota specializes in person-centered care and organizational culture change in long-term care and hospitals worldwide. She has led global initiatives to improve aging services, particularly in low-middle income countries, collaborating with organizations like the World Bank and WHO. In 2010, she founded Ibasho, creating elder-led community hubs in Japan, Nepal, and the Philippines. Her work encompasses socially integrated, resilient cities, aging in place, brain health design, and the intersection of aging and climate change. She has published widely and advised on pre-design programming for hospitals and senior housing.