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Over the past 30 years, Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D., has emerged as North America's foremost visionary and original thinker regarding the lifestyle, marketing and workforce implications of the "age wave." During his career, Dr. Dychtwald has addressed more than two million people worldwide in his speeches to corporate, association, social service and government groups, and his strikingly accurate predictions frequently receive prestigious national media coverage.
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The Future of Health and Healthcare
Will the demographically-driven “age wave” produce pandemics of chronic disease – needing a wide range of innovative and cost-effective solutions? How far will the boomers will go in their pursuit of the “fountain of health?” What are the new frontiers of medicine – from genomics, anti-aging therapies, organ cloning and virtual surgery to pharmaceuticals, cosmeceuticals and nutraceuticals – and how might the public react to impending breakthroughs?
The New Power Consumer
A compelling and comprehensive portrait of the new power demographic: boomers in middlescence and beyond. An examination of how this generation’s anti-authoritarian and rule-breaking behaviors have reshaped our culture, our society and our lives – and will continue to do so in the decades ahead as they migrate out of youth into the most powerful years of their lives....
The New Experiential Marketplace
As we migrate out of youth, our interests shift from a desire to purchase "things" to an unquenchable appetite for new, exciting, satisfying and challenging "experiences." Learn how this change will transform consumption and give birth to a new assortment of travel, leisure, housing and learning industries.....
Financial Wake-Up Call:
The Future of Financial Services
No industry stands to gain more than financial services from understanding the wants and needs of boomers as they rise up into an age wave. This illuminating presentation will shed light on boomers and their retirement-related needs, worries and aspirations....
Re-Inventing Retirement
Based on research findings from numerous highly acclaimed studies of retirement conducted by Age Wave, this presentation provides an illuminating overview of the current state of retirement and a vision of tomorrow’s new retirement dreams....
How the Age Wave will Drive the Investment Marketplace
This presentation offers a sweeping view of how rising longevity, the aging of the population, and the personality style of the boomer generation are converging to transform nearly every aspect of the investment marketplace. Examine which sectors and products will shrink and which will grow in the decades ahead and how to profit from the new "silver market....
Optimizing Age Diversity in the Workplace
Within a decade, millions of boomers will begin to retire. At the same time, declining birth rates will mean fewer younger workers. As a result, companies worldwide are about to experience a “brain drain” as competition for talent and worker loyalty mounts....
Women, Money and Power
Based on groundbreaking finding from Age Wave’s landmark research study, Women, Money and Power, this presentation breaks the code on women and their relationship to money. It provides an illuminating and in-depth look at women’s motivations, hopes, fears, and challenges around money, saving and spending. In addition, we explore the five distinct financial personality styles of women and their money: 1) Cinderella, 2) Alice in Wonderland, 3) Wonder Woman, 4) Belle and 5) Goldilocks....
The Global Age Wave
Based on the largest international study on aging to date conducted by Age Wave, The Future of Retirement in a World of Rising Longevity, this mind-boggling presentation offers cutting-edge insights into the global population shifts that are occurring and what they mean for business and society. Do the people of the world look forward to traditional retirement? Do people want to live “linear” or “cyclic” lives? How will population aging impact the consumer marketplace? Which sectors and products will shrink and which will grow? Is mandatory retirement a thing of the past? How will work practices and policies need to change to prevent a “brain drain?” Who will pay for the hundreds of millions of long-lived men and women? Which countries are hopeful about their aging prospects and which are fearful? Which countries have done the best job of preparing financially, socially and politically for the age wave?
Workforce Crisis
Within a decade, the massive boomer generation may begin to retire. At the same time, declining birth rates will mean fewer younger workers. Through savvy use of flexible work arrangements, innovative learning opportunities, and creative compensation and benefits programs, companies have the opportunity to retain valuable employees and prevent a "brain drain."
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