65% of Virginia business leaders say the aging workforce is a serious issue for the economy. Source: 2008 Older Dominion Project Business Leaders' Study
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Kick-off Event, Dec. 10, 2007
On Dec. 10, 2007, some 80 concerned citizens met in Richmond to kick off the Older Dominion Project. Presentations are available below.
Agenda
8:30 to 9 a.m. -- Checkin/Event Registration
Welcome -- Hugh Gouldthorpe, SVP, Owens & Minor
Kick-off -- Introducing the Older Dominion Project
John W. Martin, President & CEO of the Southeastern Institute of
Research
Study Partners & Advisors Share Their Visions for
the Older Dominion Project
- Sound the Alarm on Our Healthcare Workforce Crisis, Dr. Richard Lindsay, University of Virginia
Age Wave Planning Initiatives at Work
- Overview of National Age Wave Planning Models, Mia Oberlink, M.A., Senior Research Associate, Center for Home Care Policy and Research
- Charlottesville -- A National Model on Age Wave Planning, Gordon Walker, CEO, Jefferson Area Board on Aging
Table Break Out Sessions -- (lunch provided)
A Glimpse at the Future?
- How Boomers Will Change What It Is Like To Grow Old in Virginia, Matt Thornhill, President & Co-founder, SIR Boomer Project
Thank You and Close (approximately 1:30 p.m.)
Presentations from the ODP's Kick-off Event, Dec. 10, 2007
- Meeting Agenda
- John Martin's Kickoff Presentation: Introducing the Older Dominion Partnership [3.8m, PDF]
- Dr. Lindsay's Presentation: Sound the Alarm on Our Healthcare Workforce Crisis [7.2m, PDF]
- Mia Oberlink's Presentation: Overview of National Age Wave Planning Models [344k, PDF]
- Gordon Walker's Presentation: Charlottesville -- A National Model on Age Wave Planning [3m, PDF]
- Boomer Project Presentation: How Boomers Will Change What It Is Like to Grow Old in Virginia [19.5m, PDF]
- ODP Kickoff Meeting Table Discussions [184k, PDF]