Are you a lifelong learner? Or interested in rethinking traditional notions of work and retirement? The Stanford Center on Longevity and The Longevity Project, a group that promotes public conversation about the effects of increased life spans, will host a two-day summit at Stanford University Feb. 17-18, focusing on how to develop and support workplace talent as people live longer.
Topics include ensuring that opportunity is not limited by age; adapting education and training to diverse careers that span decades; how employers, governments and communities can shape equitable and sustainable employment options; and how society can be redesigned to prize purpose, productivity and connection throughout longer lifespans.
The interdisciplinary list of longevity leaders and experts will include Laura Carstensen, Stanford professor of psychology and founding director of the Stanford Center on Longevity; Stewart Knox, secretary of the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency; Allison Pugh, professor of sociology at Johns Hopkins University; Dustin Liu, senior associate director of the NYU Stern Initiative on Purpose and Flourishing; and Mehbs Remtulla, founder of What’s neXT50, a nonprofit social venture bringing together a global community of mid- to late-career individuals and self-described retirees.
Attendance online is free, with registration. For more information, check out the program agenda and event home page.