Retirees' spending sprees add billions to UK economy, while younger people spend less.

@byameliahill reports in @guardian that by 2040, older people will spend 63p in every £ in UK economy. In 2018 it was 54p. @resfoundation notes wealth age divide.

http://ow.ly/jlXt50xSrkh

"The #fashion and #beauty industry’s "shameful sidelining” of older consumers could cost it £11bn over the next 20 years" - says @guardian

http://ow.ly/qeb050xSqy5

Slow change is happening, though, says @AriSethCohen as brands embrace the Grey Pound.
#LongevityEconomy #Ageing

#Ageing fashion buyers in UK & beyond represents huge market opportunity for the #Fashion industry...if only it can ditch its #ageism

Read more in @qz http://ow.ly/MC8j50xSpPM

Interesting fashion-buying data from @ILCUK
#Longevity #LongevityEcosystem #FutureProducts #design

Gain an extra decade of #lifespan by doing just 4-5 healthy habits in middle-age, study published in @bmj_latest
Read full @thetimes article:
http://ow.ly/IpBv50xSoTz

#healthspan #100yearlife #lifelonglearning #ageingsociety #midlifeMOT #midlifecareers #lifebeginsat60

Where in the UK has the highest proportion of people aged 90+?

6 of Top 10 areas concentrated in same part of UK: http://ow.ly/cHia50xSorG

@thisismoney reports, w/ data from #pension firm @Aegon
#AgeingSociety #LongevityEconomy #LifeExpectancy #PopulationAgeing #Longevity

How can homes of the future better serve older people? Can they preserve independence, address #isolation?

New #architecture #design competition launched to uncover innovative re-designs of #housing & community for an older #populationAgeing

@ArchDaily https://www.archdaily.com/931503/co-life-co-living-for-elderly

A project applying #BigData & #Design principles to #UrbanPlanning for an #ageingPopulation has won the #NewtonPrize for China.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/project-to-improve-the-lives-of-urban-citizens-and-elderly-people-wins-2019-newton-prize

£200k Prize awarded by @NewtonFund facilitated by @BritishCouncil & National Natural Science Foundation of China.

3 large peaks of change in blood proteins across human #lifespan discovered in study by @StanfordMed part funded by @Alzheimers_NIH

Opens potential for #blood test to prevent #age related #diseases in future.

http://ow.ly/Y72z50xSlKn

#PublicHealth #Longevity #ChronicDisease

“People in their 60s today look very much like people in their 40s not long ago" - Thoughts on the #FutureofWork and #Retirement by @OS_Mitchell from @PensionResearch

Read full article - The End Of #Retirement - by @johndstoll @WSJ article >

http://ow.ly/TRKT50xSkSe

Increased human #longevity is re-shaping work & retirement expectations, @johndstoll writes in this @WSJ article > The End Of #Retirement
http://ow.ly/U7ZD50xSk1s

#Healthspan #LongevityEconomy #AgeingSociety #WealthTransfer #FinancialWellbeing #Pensions #AgeingWorkforce

The IRS is getting real about #Longevity. @MstarResearch gives the lowdown on what this means for #financialAdvisors #RetirementPlanning #WealthManagement in the USA:

http://ow.ly/vpBF50xB4iP

#Financialwellbeing
#Wealthtransfer
#Pensions
#Retirement
#Savings
#Finance

China's approach to preparing for its large-scale #PopulationAgeing
Read its 5-step Plan here in the @FT:

http://ow.ly/MTbd50xB4zg

#AgeingSociety
#Longevity
#Lifespan
#Healthspan
#100yearlife
#LifeExpectency
#LiveLonger

"You can’t un-discover things that you have discovered"; @Telegraph @harrydq talks w/ #CRISPR pioneer Dr Jennifer Doudna about the future of #GeneEditing #DNA #Genomics

Read> http://ow.ly/syjx50xB2B2
#Longevity #MedTech #Ethics #Biotech #Healthcare #ChronicDisease #Lifespan

Europe’s first #Longevity #AI Consortium (LAIC) launched at @KingsCollegeLon highlighting Longevity & #geroscience as a #MegaTrend driving #BioTech & #Healthcare

Article by @Forbes >
http://ow.ly/w1VD50xvjOq

#TechInnovation #MedTech #TechTrends #Demographics #Ageing #Economics

Will #AI be the driving force in #longevity related #healthcare & #Healthspan breakthroughs?

@DeepTech2_0 from @DeepTech_VC thinks so, backing it with big #VC funding. Article by @poliepete writing in @singularityhub from @singularityu

>> http://ow.ly/2F1J50xviaO

"HUGE progress" being made to extend healthier lives of #Cancer patients, says @ICR_London reported in @Telegraph Cure efforts should not overshadow this achievement....read more:
http://ow.ly/vfnC50xvgfq

#longevity #healthspan #lifespan #100yearlife #healthcare #publichealth

#Ageism is constraining the UK #economy, according to @NicholasHellen writing in @thesundaytimes

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/older-people-should-spend-rather-than-leave-an-inheritance-5xrtn6dl2

#BabyBoomers
#EconomicsofLongevity
#WealthTransfer
#FinancialServices
#Lifespan #Healthspan

Prof David Miles@imperialcollege writes in @thetimes that #longevity plus rising UK #population will lead to lower living standards.
http://ow.ly/sCB150xpbxr

The Investing in the Age of Longevity conference happened in #LongevityWeek2019.

@LongevityTech reports on what experts Jim Mellon, @aubreydegrey, @NirBarzilai of @EinsteinMed and AgeX CEO, Mike West had to share with their audience.

http://ow.ly/rtUF50xeOzs

#LongevityForum2019

Take a listen to this insightful podcast by @ManuelaBBC.

She sat down with experts at #LongesvityForum2019 to talk about #AgeingSociety and what we need to do to live longer, healthier and more fulfilled lives >>

http://ow.ly/GCL250xeN1O

#LongevityWeek2019 #Healthspan

"We believe life expectancy on the planet will rise to 110 to 120 within the next 20 or 30 years..."

Read more in @LongevityTech's interview with Jim Mellon of #Juvenescence & our co-founder during #LongevityWeek2019 >>

http://ow.ly/vdgR50xeLgr

#LongevityForum2019

Also reporting on the #LongevityForum2019 was the @FT

Subscribe to view @MerrynSW article on the search of an investment to last a lifetime!

http://ow.ly/goFC50xePdQ

#Finance #AgeingSociety #InvestinLongevity #LongevityWeek2019

Following @aubreydegrey's talk at #LongevityForum2019, @MerrynSW of @MoneyWeek contributes to the debate, with recommendations for products more suited to our growing #lifespan & #healthspan.

Take a look>> http://ow.ly/7jIK50xeK9Y

#LongevityWeek2019 #Finance

Thanks to @STcom for covering #LongevityForum2019.

Read about @ProfAndrewScott's talk on our mission and how the three-stage life - education, work, retirement - may no longer be serving us as we live longer.

http://ow.ly/Babh50xeILU

Subscribe to view.

#LongevityWeek2019

Fascinating @Telegraph article by @CamCavendish covering research by @NirBarzilai of @EinsteinMed on anti-ageing genes, presented at our #LongevityForum2019.

http://ow.ly/enRm50xeHBz

#LongevityWeek2019 #Healthspan #100YearLife #PublicHealth

HUGE thanks to all our wonderful speakers, contributors and strategic partners @Barclays Private Bank @HillDickinson @HD_Health #Juvenescence at the close of the #LongevityForum2019

Inspired? Get involved: http://ow.ly/muf650xb70o

#LongevityWeek2019

Andy Briggs, Co-Chair of UK Longevity Council asks why 'business is obsessed with #Milennials when the data shows where the more significant growth trend is.

How to shift #entrepreneurs focus?

How to make UK a leader in #FutureProducts designed with #ageingpopulation in mind?

Andy Briggs, Co-Chair of UK Longevity Council suggests #business take positive action to combat #ageism bias in order to unlock the #longevity dividend.
Action points via @BITC > https://www.bitc.org.uk/age-and-multigeneration-teams/

#FutureofWork
#AgeingWorkforce
#WorkforcePlanning
#LongevityForum2019

Andy Briggs, Co-Chair of UK Longevity Council says over 50s are highest growing demographic of workers in UK.

Quotes @AngliaRuskin study about UK age #discrimination. Read here: http://ow.ly/RkCY50xb69S

#LongevityForum2019
#LongevityWeek2019
#FutureofWork
#WorkforcePlanning

Andy Briggs, Co-Chair of UK Longevity Council says workforce #diversity, including #age diversity, is a 'talent imperative' for #business

Yet there are 1m+ over-50s in UK who want to work but locked out from employment.

#LongevityForum2019
#BusinessofLongevity
#EconomicImpact

Andy Briggs, Co-Chair of UK Longevity Council @DHSCgovuk & Gov business champion for older workers in final #LongevityForum2019 keynote.

'UK demographic is experiencing most significant change in 100 years. This brings great opportunities for #business'

#LongevityWeek2019

Cynthia Brown @AARP says: 'Extended work years will change how we earn and learn over a lifetime'

Inclusive #employment tackles challenges and opps of multi-gen and age-diverse workforce. Age diversity is a competitive advantage in the modern workplace.

#LongevityForum2019

Cynthia Brown @AARP presents a Framework for Collaboration to Benefit from #Longevity, sharing ways her organisation spans lobbying, partnering, direct #VC investments, incubating entrepreneurship for Age-less design and more.

#LongevityForum2019
#LongevityWeek2019

Inspired by what you've heard at today's Annual #LongevityForum?

The Longevity Forum is actively looking to collaborate on initiatives that progress the #longevity global agenda.
@DafinaGP talks about recent projects:
http://ow.ly/PiAr50xaZW5

Contact: info@TheLongevityForum.com

Delegate poll live at #LongevityForum2019:
Q/ What is the most important step to seize the #longevity dividend?

50% - Enabling longer working careers
32% - Tackling #ageism
26% - Adult education
4% - New markets for anti-ageing products

#LongevityWeek2019
#FutureofWork

#Longevity Dividend panel discuss #futurework and how the decline of less physically demanding jobs supports longer working lives for populations living well for longer.
@YvonneSonsino says a new style employment contract & #midlifeMOT needed

#LongevityForum
#LongevityWeek2019

David Miles @imperialcollege suggests it is false to consider #ageing populations as the driver of lower interest rates in those nations, instead have been driven by monetary policy (such as bond buying programmes).

#LongevityForum2019
#EconomicImpact
#BusinessofLongevity

David Miles @imperialcollege blames economists for framing #ageing as a negative, especially reliance on the old age dependency ratio.

#LongevityForum2019
#LongevityWeek2019
#EconomicImpact
#BusinessofLongevity

Our Longevity Dividend Panel includes:
@AARP
@imperialcollege
@Barclays
@YvonneSonsino
@mercer
@ProfAndrewScott

#LongevityForum2019
#LongevityWeek2019

#Beyond100
#BeyondHumanLimits
#Innovation
#InvestInLongevity
#InvestmentOpportunities
#EconomicImpact
#BusinessofLongevity