Wirtschaftskammer Österreich (Austrian Federal Economic Chamber) & Salzburg Global Seminar cordially invite you to the panel discussion
 
"Aging Society: Effects on work, health and pensions"
 
on Thursday, 5 November 2015, 2:30 pm
Wirtschaftskammer Österreich, Room 4
Wiedner Hauptstraße 63, 1045 Vienna
 
Economic progress and higher living standards have contributed to higher life expectancy, longer years of good health and have led to the aging of society. What does this imply for the individual, for businesses or the society as a whole, for the future of work, for the functioning of the health system as well as for the sustainability of pension systems? How should we respond to the aging challenge? How does work need to adapt or do we need to work longer (until we grow old), bearing in mind the ongoing aging progress? How do the health and pension systems need to be reformed in order to remain viable? How does the situation look in Austria? And how does it look in other countries? These questions – and many more - will be discussed by:

 
Introduction (2:30 - 2:45 pm):

• Christoph Schneider, Head of Department of the Economic Policy Department, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
• Clare Shine, Vice President and Chief Program Officer of Salzburg Global Seminar

 
Panel discussion, followed by a Q&A (2:45 - 4:15 pm):

• Greg Shaw, Director of the International Federation of Aging, Australia
• Michael Kuhn, Economist and Research Group Leader, Vienna Institute of Demography, Austrian Academy of Sciences
• Dénes Kucsera, Economist and Project Leader at Agenda Austria
• Stephen Johnston, Co-founder of Aging2.0, a global innovation platform, and Generator Ventures, a fund focusing on aging, USA

 
Moderation:

• Clare Shine, Vice President and Chief Program Officer of Salzburg Global Seminar

This event will be held in English.
The discussion will be followed by a small buffet reception (until approx. 5:00 pm).
Please register no later than 3 November 2015 by email to Ms. Kerstin Kozak: wp@wko.at.  
  

This event follows a joint program on Aging Societies: Advancing Innovation and Equity at Schloss Leopoldskron in Salzburg.
 

Best regards,

Mag. Dr. Christoph M. Schneider B.Sc. (Ag.Econ.)
Economic Policy Department
Wirtschaftskammer Österreich/Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
Wiedner Hauptstraße 63, 1045 Wien / Austria
T: +43 (0)5 90 900-4499
E-Mail: wp@wko.at
http://wko.at/wp