Ageing Populations and New Opportunities for Businesses in Europe and Japan

15 March, 2012

Presentations

AGEING POPULATION AND ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS

Professor Masahiko Yoshii, The President of the EU Institute in Japan, Kansai, Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University
"Japanese Lost two decades and their effect on the Japanese ageing society"
Mr Arnoldas Abramavičius, Mayor of Zarasai and Chairman of the ECOS Commission, Committee of the Regions
"Economic Competitiveness of the Regions"
Mr Fabrice Lorillon, Head of AXA Brussels Office
“The Challenges of Ageing in Japan and Europe from the Perspective of the Insurance Sector”
Associate Professor Tomo Nishimura, Kwansei Gakuin University
"What are the factors of the gap between desired and actual fertility? A comparative study of four developed countries" (U.S, France, Japan, South Korea)

AGEING AND EMPLOYMENT

Professor Naoki Mitani, Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University
“Employment policies for older workers and labour demand"
Associate Professor Yuki Sekine, Graduate School of Law, Kobe University
"Managing Japan's Ageing Workforce: Legal Aspects"
Discussant: Mr Arie Vos, Co-Founder, Intercultural Guidance
“Ageing workforce: Comparison of Japanese and Western (European)management styles and attitudes”
Ms Rebekah Smith, Senior Advisor, Social Affairs, BUSINESSEUROPE
"Solidarity between generations?"
Mr Jasper van Loo, CEDEFOP
“How active ageing can address future demographic trends an upcoming skill needs?”
Mrs Laure Batut, Member of the EESC
“Digital Europe: inclusion of ageing population”
Associate Professor Miki Kohara, Osaka School of International Public Policy, Osaka University
“Health and work environment”
Ms Sarah Dekkiche, CSR Europe
“The Business Contribution to Active Ageing”

AGEING AND INNOVATION

Ms Ilaria Savoini, Senior Adviser, Social affairs, EuroCommerce
"Companies benefitting from the need to keep elderly people in their workforce"
Mr Alan Vella, Tourism Policy Development Unit, DG Enterprise and Industry
"Opportunities for the European economy from ageing tourists"

Company presentations:

Mr Pasi Nissinen, CEO, ViWell Ltd
“ICT solutions for elderly people”
Mr Paulo Barros Vale, Member of the EESC Employers' Group
"Ageing actively"
Ms Nikki Simpson, Marketing Manager, Care Innovations Ltd
“ICT services for ageing, disease management and assistive technologies”
Mr Georgi Stoev, Member of the EESC Employers' Group
"Cooperation of European and Japanese companies on providing innovative products and services for promoting active ageing"
Mr Brendan Burns, Member of the EESC Employers' Group
"Can robots be nurses?"