Transforming Ageing Economies
Opportunities and policy options for prosperous societies.
Monday 16 and Tuesday 17 May 2011
Chatham House, London
How do economies cope with ageing scenarios?
Retirement incomes are under threat. Solutions will involve the state, the private sector and individuals.
* How will states cope with rising social benefit costs as their populations age?
* To what extent can responsibility for old age provision be shifted onto the individual?
* What role can the private sector play in retirement provision?
* What does the private sector need from policy makers?
Keynote speakers include:
Peter A Diamond
Nobel Laureate and Professor of Economics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr Nicholas Eberstadt
Henry Wendt Scholar in Political Economy
American Enterprise Institute
Kosuke Motani
Senior Advisor
Development Bank of Japan
Steve Webb MP
Minister of State to the Department for Work and Pensions, UK
Mukul Asher
Professor, LKY School of Public Policy
National University of Singapore
David Barnes
Vice President, Global Workforce Policy
IBM
Sarah Harper
Director
Oxford Institute of Population Ageing
Hugh Mitchell
Chief Human Resources and Corporate Officer
Royal Dutch Shell
Nicholas Timmins
Public Policy Editor
Financial Times
