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Program & NEW! Presentations
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May 13-14, 2010
World Trade and Convention Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010
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5:00 - 7:00pm |
Welcome Reception
Windows Restaurant, 8th Floor
World Trade and Convention Centre (WTCC)
Join us to open the Summit with light hors d'oeuvres. |
Thursday, May 13, 2010
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8:00 am |
Registration opens on Level 2, WTCC
Exhibits open in The Atrium, Level 3, WTCC
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8:30 am |
Official Welcome by Premier Darrell Dexter
Keynote address by Dr. Joe Coughlin, Chief Executive Officer
The Age Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Grand Ballroom, Level 2, WTCC |
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10:00 - 10:30 am |
Refreshment break in The Atrium, Level 3, WTCC |
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10:30 - 12:00 pm |
Round #1 - Parallel sessions
Rooms 202, 203, 204, 205 of the WTCC |
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12:00 - 1:30 pm |
Lunch: Guest Speaker: Zuzanna Skalska, Vanberlo
The Netherlands
Grand Ballroom, Level 2, WTCC |
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1:30 - 3:00 pm |
Round #2 - Parallel sessions
Rooms 202, 203, 204, 205 of the WTCC |
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3:00 - 4:30 pm |
Round #3 - Parallel sessions
Rooms 202, 203, 204, 205 of the WTCC |
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7:00 - 9:00 pm |
Dinner Banquet
Grand Ballroom, Level 2, WTCC |
Friday, May 14, 2010
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7:30 am |
Breakfast Buffet
Grand Ballroom, Level 2, WTCC |
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8:30 - 10:00 am |
Plenary Presentation: Adapting your business or organization to stay in line with the needs and interests of an aging population. Cristelle Ghekière, SenioSphere Consulting (Paris, France)
Grand Ballroom, Level 2, WTCC |
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10:00 - 10:30 am |
Refreshment break in The Atrium |
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10:30 - 12:00 pm |
Facilitated Discussion: Defining a vision of the future that interests you - What would it take to make it happen?
Grand Ballroom, Level 2, WTCC
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Round #4 - Parallel sessions
Rooms 204 and 205, Level 2, WTCC |
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12:00 - 1:30 pm |
Lunch: Guest Speaker: Peter Bennie, PRIME Ireland
Grand Ballroom, Level 2, WTCC
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1:30 - 3:00 pm |
Plenary session: Town Hall
Grand Ballroom, Level 2, WTCC |
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3:00 pm |
Wrap up and farewell reception
Room 100, Level 1, WTCC |
Parallel Session Descriptions:
The panel sessions will cover three themes, which are listed below and identified in the detailed program as:
AF Age-Friendly = Inclusive for All
EBW Economy/Business/Workforce
SCE Social and Community Engagement
Round #1 - Parallel Sessions 10:30 - 12:00 pm, Thursday May 13, 2010
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Theme |
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Presenter(s) |
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AF |
Workshop
Understanding the experience of aging.
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Glen Hougan
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
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EBW |
Panel Session
Succession planning for Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses
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Margaret Armour
Aerobics First
Shawn Levangie
Trail Blazer Products
Bruce Phinney
ScotiaPlastics
Moderator:
Dan Jennings, Deloitte
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EBW |
Workshop
Senior Enterprise / Entrepreneurship -- Encore performances? |
Paula Fitzsimons
Fitzsimons Consulting
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Academic Research Presentation |
Tim Schweisfurth - Hamburg University of Technology
New product development in the Silver Economy
Jacques Legare - Mount St. Vincent University
Projecting the support needed in the community to assist older Canadians: Where should you invest your business? |
Round #2 - Parallel Sessions 1:30 - 3:00 pm, Thursday, May 13, 2010
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Theme |
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Presenter(s) |
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AF |
Panel Discussion
Becoming an Age-Friendly Employer |
Bruce English
Capital Health
Bruce Smith
Scotiabank
Kelly Henderson
NS Trucking Human Resources Council
Moderator
Sandra Smith-Muir
Canadian Human Rights Commission
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EBW |
Panel Discussion
Entrepreneurs Panel -- Seizing Opportunities |
Ron Swan
HomeSafe Living
Corrine MacIsaac
Health Outcomes Worldwide
Michael Speraw
Up-lift Technologies
Moderator:
Paula Fitzsimons
Fitzsimons Consulting |
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SCE |
Workshop
Volunteerism with Older Adults -- Working with and attracting new volunteers |
Don LaPierre
Volunteer Canada |
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AF |
Workshop
Ageism: perception and reaction |
Elizabeth Veenema |
Round #3 - Parallel Sessions 3:00 - 4:30 pm, Thursday, May 13, 2010
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Theme |
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Presenter(s) |
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SCE |
Workshop
Succession Planning for Non-Profits |
Chris Pelham
Acadia Centre for Social and Business Entrepreneurship |
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EBW |
Panel Discussion
Removing obstacles to employing older workers |
Peter Bennie
PRIME, Ireland
Janet Martin
RBC
Shirley Hazen
NS Department of Finance
Moderator:
Barbara Jones-Gordon
NS Labour and Workforce Development |
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EBW |
Panel Discussion
Growth sectors and opportunities |
Zuzanna Skalska
Vanberlo
Joseph Coughlin
Age Lab, Mass. Institute of Technology
Cristelle Ghekiere
SenioSphere
Moderator:
Chris Bryant
Province of Nova Scotia
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Academic Research Presentation |
Patriek Marier - Concordia University
The Administration of Aging and its Impact on Policy Responses: A Canadian Comparison
Robin Stadnyk - Dalhousie University
Assessing readiness for Age-Friendly change: A framework for environmental assessment
Robin Oakley - Dalhousie University
Food is medicine and medicine is food: Food consumption and longevity among Siddha practitionesr in Tamil Nadu |
Round #4 - Parallel Sessions 10:30 - 12:00 pm Friday, May 14, 2010
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Theme |
Title |
Presenter(s) |
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AF |
Panel Discussion
Universal Design for an Inclusive Environment |
Don Shiner
Mount St. Vincent
Glen Hougan
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
Eileen Clarke
Town of Gladstone, Manitoba
Moderator:
Ted Hobson |
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EBW |
Panel Discussion
Government policies and programs |
Paula Fitzsimons
Fitzsimons Consulting
Marjorie Davison
NS Labour and Workforce Development
Jackie Aiken
New Horizons for Seniors program (HRSDC)
Moderator:
Chris Bryant, NS Office of Policy and Priorities |
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