Keynote Speaker: Ken Dychtwald

Ken Dychtwald

Ken Dychtwald
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Biography

Over the past 30 years, Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D. has emerged as the nation's foremost visionary and original thinker regarding the lifestyle, marketing and workforce implications of the "age wave." He is a psychologist, gerontologist and author of eleven books on aging-related issues, including Bodymind, Millennium: Glimpses Into the 21st Century, Healthy Aging, Age Wave, Age Power: How the 21st Century will be Ruled by the New Old and Demography is De$tiny. He has recently completed two new books, The Power Years: A User's Guide to the Rest of Your Life (with Daniel J. Kadlec) and Workforce Crisis: How to Beat the Coming Shortage of Skills and Talent (with Tamara Erickson and Robert Morison). His article, It's Time to Retire Retirement, was recently awarded the prestigious 2004 McKinsey Award in the Harvard Business Review, tying for first place with the legendary Peter Drucker.

During his career, Dr. Dychtwald has addressed more than two million people worldwide in his speeches to corporate, association and government groups, and appears frequently on national television and radio programs, including 60 Minutes, The Today Show, Good Morning America, CSPAN, PBS, NPR and CNN. Like a modern-day Johnny Appleseed, his explorations and innovative solutions have fertilized and catalyzed a broad spectrum of industry sectors from vitamins and cookies to automotive design and retail merchandising to mutual funds and health insurance. A highly sought-after public speaker and consultant, he is consistently praised for his unique ability to blend cutting edge social science and marketing wizardry with world-class presentation showmanship. His strikingly accurate predictions have been featured in many prestigious publications including: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Financial Times, Fortune, Time, Newsweek, Business Week, Inc., U.S. News and World Report and Advertising Age.

In 1986, in partnership with his wife, Maddy Kent-Dychtwald, Dr. Dychtwald became the founding President and CEO of Age Wave, a firm created to guide Fortune 500 companies and government groups in product/service development for boomers and mature adults. In recent years, he has served as a fellow of the World Economic Forum and is the recipient of the distinguished American Society on Aging Award for outstanding national leadership in the field of aging.

In 2001, Ken Dychtwald became a Senior Advisor to North Castle Partners, a private equity firm focused on investment opportunities in the "healthy living and aging" sectors. In addition, Dr. Dychtwald has been actively involved in pioneering research efforts exploring the implications of key demographic trends. He has recently assumed the position of Editorial Director for a timely and unique quarterly series in The New York Times Magazine entitled, The Power Years: A User's Guide to the Rest of Your Life." He has also been selected to write a recurring, bi-weekly column "Reinventing Retirement" for the most popular online destination for financial news and information in the U.S. – Yahoo! Finance.

During the past 30 years, through his sought-after presentations, his breakthrough research and consulting initiatives, and his leadership within both the social science and business communities, Ken Dychtwald has dedicated his life to battling ageist stereotypes while promoting a new and vital image of maturity.

Publications

What Companies Must Do Now to Survive the Impending Talent Crisis
Unprecedented shifts in the age distribution and diversity of the global labor pool are underway. Within the decade, as the massive boomer generation begins to retire and fewer skilled workers are available to replace them, companies in industrialized markets will face a labor shortage and brain drain of dramatic proportions.

Ken Dychtwald, Tamara Erickson, and Robert Morison argue that companies ignore these shifts at great peril. Survival will depend on redefining retirement and transforming management and human resource practices to attract, accommodate, and retain workers of all ages and backgrounds. Based on decades of groundbreaking research and study, the authors present innovative and actionable management techniques for leveraging the knowledge of mature workers, reengaging disillusioned midcareer workers, and attracting and retaining talented younger workers.

This timely book will help organizations sustain their competitive edge in tomorrow’s inevitably tighter labor markets.

Titles

The Longevity Revolution: The Future of the Marketplace, the Workplace and Our Lives
A mind-expanding journey into the future of medicine, genomic-technologies, nano-technologies, pharmaceuticals, cosmeceuticals and nutraceuticals. How enhanced longevity will transform every aspect of our lives — from work and family to intergenerational politics and financial planning.

Marketing to the Age Wave
A comprehensive overview of the desires, demands and aspirations of today's maturing (50+) consumers including: who they are, what they want, and why you need to target them. Includes a far-reaching preview of the products, service and marketing strategies that are poised for solid demographically driven growth.

Re-Visioning Retirement
An illuminating overview of the current state of retirement and a vision of tomorrow’s new retirement dream. Meet the four retiree segments – the “Ageless Explorers,” the “Comfortably Contents,” the “Live for Todays” and the “Sick and Tireds.” Learn how each group is doing, their prospects for fulfilling their dreams and what role financial planning has played in getting them to where they are today.

Age Power: the Five Crises that an Aging America Could Cause...and How to Avoid Them
A sweeping vision of the key lifestyle, financial, political, healthcare and workforce challenges arising from unprecedented demographic shifts and the social and personal strategies that would maximize the potential of the emerging 21st century "gerontocracy."

The Future of Health and Healthcare
How long might we live? How the longevity revolution is causing yesterday's "linear" model of aging/living to be replaced by a new "cyclic" life paradigm. 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? How far will the boomers go in their pursuit of the "fountain of health," and is healthcare ready for a demanding generation of empowered consumers?

Financial Wake-Up Call
Ken Dychtwald presents a visionary portrait of the boomer generation's key lifestyle and financial aspirations.. How will emerging adult lifestage demands of parenthood, eldercare, retirement, grandparenthood, singlehood and rehirement affect retirement? How does the concept of "LifeCourse Navigation" work? And, based on what we've learned about life from the successes and failures of today's retirees, how financial professionals can most effectively help baby boomers fulfill their personal "retirement dreams."

Demography is De$tiny in the Workplace
How to recruit and retain young workers? How to motivate middle-aged boomers? How to attract and reward older workers? How to maximize age-diverse work teams? The new rules for orchestrating the special contributions (and limits) of all the different elements of the new multi-ethic, multi-generational workforce.

Adulthood (Not Youth): The Next Marketplace Epi-Center
With increasing longevity and the coming of the “age wave,” adulthood (not youth) is becoming the new marketplace epi-center. Lean about the core consumer needs and dreams driven by the new adult lifestages including: empty-nesting, grandparenthood, singlehood, retirement and rehirement and discover the adult-oriented boom products and services of tomorrow.

From Baby Boom to Age Wave
A "no-holds-barred" overview of the ten ways that boomers will age differently from all previous generations. A look at how boomers will reject their parents' version of maturity and transform every aspect of adulthood and maturity in the years ahead. Learn the new rules for work, leisure, retirement, education, family, healthcare, politics, money and consumer empowerment.