Silver Economy Summit on May 13-14, 2010 at the World Trade and Convention Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

The Silver Economy Summit will be held on May 13-14, 2010 at the World Trade and Convention Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The Summit will help leaders learn about and adapt their organisations to address the challenges and opportunities of an aging population and succeed in the Silver Economy. The SEN@ER network will be presented by Paula Fitzsimons from the partner region Mid-East Ireland Region and present the most recent SEN@ER initiative “Senior Enterprise”.

Early bird registration for the Summit is now available. Online registration is provided on the website www.silvereconomysummit.ca.

Other interesting features on the website include:

• more information on the Summit
• program information with many speaker names
• related resources including relevant events and interesting video clips that promote positive images of aging
• ability to receive updates through Twitter, Facebook or RSS feeds

Some of the world-class speakers presenting at the Summit will be:

• Joseph Coughlin, Director of the AgeLab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston
• Zuzanna Skalska, Trend Watcher from The Netherlands
• Paula Fitzsimons, Entrepreneurship Consultant from Ireland
• Don Shiner, Associate Professor, Mount Saint Vincent University
• Bruce Smith, Senior Manager with ScotiaBankCanad