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Boomers are re-booting the rules for how they “age.” Whether they are listening to internet radio exercising on a treadmill, playing brain games on a netbook, monitoring their parent’s home for safety or texting the grandkids, this generation is maximizing the digital life. Hear about companies and products that deliver quality-of-lifestyle to adults ages 45 and up plus empowering their elderly parents to be more independent. Hear thought-leaders and experts weigh in on lifestyle trends, universal design, smart homes, caregiving, service technologies and more. |
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| 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | Welcome and Keynote |
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| 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | What Boomers Buy and Why Consumers (ages 42-63) are near peak of their earning potential. They also make the majority of household spending decisions for themselves and their older and younger dependents. Boomers are more open to new brands and less brand-loyal than people under 40. Hear from the experts on the current trends. |
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| 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Gorgeous Gadgets Can Drive You Nuts! We lust for the perfect blend of hot technologies wrapped in cool sexy styling. But sometimes the new shiny gadget we buy just drives us nuts to use out of the box. TV tech pundit Gary Kaye will scoop a variety of interesting products from the show floor and a panel of astute Boomer consumers will vote their level of desire. |
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| 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Breaking Barriers with Universal Design Too often individuals who need assistive products cannot make full use of technology because of the inaccessible features in hardware or software. Developers will discuss design and how to work with and around the barriers. |
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| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Break, Networking and Fun Surprises |
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| 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Creating the Smart Aware Home What is the future of the smart, connected, aware home for seniors? How will the home and/or senior housing become integrated with latest networks, laptops and appliances to improve quality of life? Home automation experts will talk about technologies and techniques for inter-connecting home systems to improve quality of life for older adults. |
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| 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Intelligent Systems for Caring Opportunity lies in the growing demand for proactive ways to manage safety, address chronic conditions and to stay connected as we age. Experts will discuss the outlook for intelligent systems in the home that monitor, remind, motivate, protect and empower elderly independence. |
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| 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | The Secret to Product Loyalty - High Touch Customer Service: How to Win Silver Customers Exceptional customer service is the secret sauce of businesses serving an older demographic. The challenge of providing high touch customer service by adding age-aware personal service when communicating with older customers will create a new level of loyalty in your product and improve client retention. |
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| 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM | Introducing the AgeTek Industry Alliance The time is right … the the age-wave is coming. The need for an industry alliance of companies developing products and services to address the needs of an older demographic was obvious. Our panel will introduce the newly formed AgeTek Alliance, their vision and goals for synergy and best practices. |
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About the Summit
What
Silvers Summit,
a conference plus
four days of exhibition
Where
At the 2011 International
Consumer Electronics Show
in Las Vegas, NV
When
Exhibit Jan 6-9, 2011
Conference Jan 8, 2011
Information
summitinfo@
silverssummit.com
tel: (800) 553-2399
Twitter
twitter.com/silverssummit