The world is changing rapidly and so is our experience of long lives. Future generations of older people will have different needs, and expectations to their parents’ or grandparents’ generations. In 2040, 63p in every pound will be spent by over-50s households. But to make the most of this potential longevity dividend, businesses and service providers will need to adapt.   

Over the past six months the ILC, supported by Brightwell, has been running an innovative, futures-focused project, to look forward into the next 20 years to explore how our experience of later life will change, how the needs and desires of older people will change, and how the service offer for older people will need to adapt.  

At the webinar, we will be launching our report “The future of ageing in an uncertain world” which paints a picture of what later life looks like today and sets out how our experience of longer lives is likely to change over the next 20 years. The report also includes a series of recommendations for policy makers and service providers.  

Speakers: 

Nausicaa Delfas, CEO, The Pensions Regulator

Nausicaa is Chief Executive Officer of The Pensions Regulator and has previously served as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Ombudsman at the Financial Ombudsman Service and Executive Director of International and Interim Chief Operating Officer at the Financial Conduct Authority.

Prof Alexander Evans OBE

Alexander is Professor in Practice in Public Policy at the London School of Economics where he teaches ‘Anticipatory Policymaking’ and directs the MPA in Data Science and Public Policy.

A career diplomat, he has worked as an adviser to the Prime Minister in 10 Downing Street, Strategy Director in the Cabinet Office, and Director Cyber in the Foreign Office. He has served as Deputy and Acting High Commissioner to India and (briefly) Pakistan, led a United Nations Security Council expert group, and been a senior adviser at the U.S. Department of State. He has also worked for think-tanks in London, New York and Washington DC.

Alexander serves on the ILC’s board of trustees.

Martin Jones MBE, CEO, Home Instead

As Home Instead’s CEO, Martin is responsible for the home care provider’s UK operations which are delivered through over 250 franchise offices. He is also responsible for Home Instead offices in 13 international markets.

Martin regularly appears in the media. He has been a guest on a range of news programmes on national broadcast networks, such as BBC, ITV and Sky. Over the years, Martin has spoken on a range of topics, including funding for care and keeping older people safe and well in their own homes. He provides valuable insight for those faced with the challenges that can come with old age, and advocates for more people to come onboard and begin working in care.

George MacGinnis, Challenge Director for Healthy Ageing, UKRI

George MacGinnis was appointed challenge director of Healthy Ageing in December 2018. He leads a £98 million research and innovation programme that supports people as they age, and also their carers. The programme includes funding for research into behavioural science and design for an ageing population, collaborative research and development projects for early-stage innovations and large-scale trials to show how innovations can work in real life.

George has a background in leading health and care innovation programmes. He read engineering at Trinity College, Cambridge and was commissioned into the Royal Engineers, seeing service in Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong and Bosnia before making a move into healthcare management. For much of the past decade he worked with a global industry alliance to enable a consumer-friendly market for digital wellness and health services. On the way he has been involved in some of the major programmes in this field, including the Whole System Demonstrators and Dallas. He holds master’s degrees from the University of Cambridge and King’s College London as well as an MBA from the Open University.

Morten Nilsson, CEO, Brightwell

Morten joined Brightwell in 2018 and is responsible for leading all aspects of the business in its support of its clients and the workforce.

Morten has spent most of his career in financial services. He joined the pensions and investment industry in 2001 and spent over 10 years with the £90 billion Danish pension scheme ATP, where he held different senior positions across administration, investments, product and business development. In 2010 he moved to London where he founded NOW: Pensions and, as CEO, grew the business to become one of the largest defined contribution providers in the UK.

You can find more information about the project here and register for the webinar via the button below.