Innovation Unleashed : Reimagining Longevity and Care

Over 55’s in Australia hold over $1.5 trillion in wealth (2/3 of total) and will:

outnumber under 18’s by 2030.
95+% plan to age in their own homes and
by 2030 will be retiring and drawing down on their super at the rate of 10,000 to 12,000 per day. Yet most lack financial advice needed to ensure the care and home they will need as lifespans approach 100.

Australia has effectively run out of carers. Innovation is urgently needed to address what is already recognised as a crisis. Australia lags peer nations who have a clearly defined longevity & care ecosystem, and the
● policies that encourage and support innovation,
● corporate-applied research pathways, and
● dedicated funds to grow technology solutions
Join us as we aim to be inspired, ideate and innovate to solve these critical challenges.

This will be a half day combined keynote, panel and workshop session, led by Anne-Marie Elias and Abby Bloom (Primelife Partners).

Keynote:

Reimagining life’s later years: opportunities and challenges for what we used to call “retirees” -Bernard Salt AM.

Bernard Salt is widely regarded as one of Australia's leading social commentators by business, the media and the wider community. He is Founder & Executive Director of The Demographics Group, and a former Partner in a global advisory firm where he founded a demographics advisory service. He has authored several best selling books and routinely contributes to national conversations through his two weekly columns for "The Australian" newspaper. We are thrilled to be welcoming Bernard to Spark Festival and this important conversation.

Panel discussion:

Exploring the pressing issues in Fintech, Housing options, Care and Consumers and technology
Facilitator - Kathryn Greiner AO, PRFoundation
Financial security -Phil Moffitt, Aware Super
Care and Living -Lucinda Brogden AM Australian Unity
Housing -Carrie Hamilton,Housing Action Network
Consumers and technology -Mark Pesce, Futurist
Health and Well-being - Eugene McGarrell, Sydney North Health Network

Innovation Showcase:
5 start-ups showcasing innovation

Featuring Like Family, Super Fierce, Downsizing and Akin.

You will benefit from this event if you are:

Companies, organisations and governments involved in or affected by issues of longevity and care.
Curious founders who are at ideas stage, or looking for a pivot
SMEs and Scale ups
Those in the VC and funding space
Age tech or related fields service providers
Researchers, policy makers
Anyone ageing in place or caring for loved ones and want to be inspired about the future
Anyone curious or wanting to be constructively involved in the conversation

What is Spark Festival?

Spark Festival has a mandate to coordinate and promote startup-focused events that spark engagement into and across the startup ecosystem.

This event is open to all Spark Festival attendees.

Spark Festival 2023 has been made possible by support from the Australian Computer Society, Department of Industry, Science and Resources, William Buck and Atlassian, and continues its mission to drive engagement into and across the NSW startup ecosystem.

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