In Singapore the number of baby boomers aged 50 and above will grow from 27% of the population in 2008 to 37% by 2018 (Global Demographics). That’s a ratio of 1 in 3 residents or more than a million potential customers and simply cannot be ignored. What products and services do they require ? The one who can identify these needs and provide a solution will be richly rewarded.
The purpose of this forum is to bring silver innovators together, to share and learn from each other. We want to share new ideas, stimulate discussions and facilitate collaborations amongst forum members that will result in projects that can make a difference to older people.
Agenda
For this 7th session, we will present a project aptly called Fortune Box which features a product that can help the elderly find their keys, books and other frequently misplaced household items easily. As we age, we tend to be more forgetful, but we can use technology to help us remember and make a fortune for the innovator!
Program:
1. Welcome by Prof Wong Poh Kam
2. Presentation by FortuneBox: Finding things made easy
3. Course for Silver Entrepreneurs
4. InnoAge forum survey
5. Open discussion and sharing
6. AOB
About the Speaker
Dr. Wong Poh Kam is currently Associate Professor, Business School and Director, Entrepreneurship Centre, National University of Singapore. He obtained two BSc.’s., an MSc. and a PhD. from MIT.
Prior to joining NUS in 1988, he was a co-founder of two IT companies and the founding managing director of a consulting firm in Malaysia. He was a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at UC Berkeley and a visiting scholar at Stanford University and the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology. He has consulted widely for international agencies such as the World Bank and ADB, various government agencies in Singapore such as EDB, IDA and A*STAR, as well as many high tech firms in Asia.
Event Details
Date: Friday, 21 May 2010
Time: 10:00am
Venue: NUS Enterprise Board Room, Level 5, 21 Heng Mui Keng Terrace, Singapore 119613.
As space is severely limited, please register with Shannen ASAP (shannen@nus.edu.sg).
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