Mid-Term Conference

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	Lead Partner Wirtschaftsakademie Schleswig-Holstein www.wak-sh.de Hartwig Wagemester hartwig.wagemester@wak-sh.de +49 431 / 3016 – 138 Project Management and Communication REM • Consult www.rem-consult.eu Hauke Siemen bestagers@rem-consult.eu +49 (0)40 657 903 78 Lead Partner Wirtschaftsakademie Schleswig-Holstein www.wak-sh.de Hartwig Wagemester hartwig.wagemester@wak-sh.de +49 431 / 3016 – 138 Project Management and Communication REM • Consult www.rem-consult.eu Hauke Siemen bestagers@rem-consult.eu +49 (0)40 657 903 78

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Mid-Term Conference

The Mid-Term Conference of the Best Agers project took place on 9-10 June 2011 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
The conference had the title "Older citizens in Modern Society: Economics, Education, Creativity" and was organised in cooperation with St. Petersburg State University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics.

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Presentations

Plenary session - Introduction and Keynotes
Clas Hakan Nygard - Midlife Work Ability
Hauke Siemen - Uncovering the Potentials of 55+
Thusnelda Tivig - Older Citizens and Demoraphic Change in the BSR

Roundtable 1 - Synergies of European Projects
Claudia Janzen & Andy Bleaden - Cities in Balance
John Byrne - Senior Enterprise
Katariina Robbelen-Voigt - Baltic Sea Labour Network
Roos Galjaard - DC NOISE

Roundtable 2 - E-government and Distance Learning
Andrey Chugunov - E-services as Instruments of Social Support

Theme 1 - Older Workers
Carola Newiger-Bogumil - Creative Age Management Strategies
Jonas Meixner - Perspectives on Best Agers Employment
Roland Kadefors - Introduction

Theme 2 - Coaches, Experts and Mentors
Anita Richert - Determinants of Older Peoples' Professional Activity
Tomas Cernevicius - Introduction
Ulla Sorensen, Susanne Bering & Sanne Larsen - Experiences in the Mentor Programme

Theme 3 - Motivating Best Agers
Ewa Hedkwist Petersen - 55+ People and Entrepreneurship
Nikolaos Tzokas - How to Make Activity Attractive
Philip Kazin - Introduction to ITMO

You can download all presentations below.

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Presentations

Theme 3 - Motivating Best Agers
Ewa Hedkwist Petersen - 55+ People and Entrepreneurship
Nikolaos Tzokas - How to Make Activity Attractive
Philip Kazin - Introduction to ITMO

Project Activities

Watch the "Best Agers" documentary film!

The film "Best Agers - Meeting Demographic Change" portraits four persons from four countries at the crossroads between working life and retirement. Watch the four episodes and see how exciting and full of important decisions life can be even when you think you have seen it all!

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Watch the "Best Agers" documentary film!

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"Best Agers defy the consequences of demographic change: Cities and regions of the Baltic Sea Region find creative ways of disclosing and utilizing the unused potentials of the age group 55+"

"Innovation is not an exclusive domain of young people - we support Best Agers’ entrepreneurship in the Baltic Sea Region"

"The nineteen Best Agers partners work towards a cross-generational innovation environment in the Baltic Sea Region"

"Best Agers are a valuable resources for the Baltic Sea Region: They possess valuable experience, know-how and skills which we cannot afford to neglect"

"Best Agers are well-educated, motivated and healthier than ever and can be mobilized to counteract brain drain and the loss of human capital in the Baltic Sea Region"