Meaning, Purpose and Redefining Retirement
- Keynote Speaker: Richard Eisenberg
- Date: October 4, 2024
- Where: Nationwide Conference Center
As Americans live longer and healthier lives, we are redefining the period of life previously called “retirement”. Older Adults are more diverse than at any other point in time and one blueprint for life after primary careers cannot meet the needs of every individual. Neither can one idea of “retirement” meet the needs of our society as a whole.
2024 Annual Symposium
At this hybrid (In Person and Online) one-day event, we will look at the changing realities of the previous view that the first 22 years of life were for education, the next 45 years were to be productive both in raising families and in advancing careers leaving the last years for leisure. Thanks to advances in medicine, public health, housing and food security, we have an additional 20-30 years in average life expectancy. What are the non-financial consequences for all of us as we look toward our futures? What are the implications for those who are serving older adults? And how might our society consider new ways of thinking about and living well in our later decades of life?
Confirmed speakers
Keynote Speakers
Richard Eisenberg, Unretired freelance writer and editor; “The View From Unretirement”, columnist at MarketWatch; freelancer for Fortune, Next Avenue and AARP
Janine Vanderburg, CEO, Encore Roadmap
Helen Dennis, Columnist, author, lecturer on age & the new retirement; Author of “Project Renewment”
Anna Hall, Founder and Purpose Guide, The Purpose Equation
Tony Hixon, CIMA, FRC; Chief Executive Officer, Hixon Zuercher Capital Management;
Donna Kastner, Managing Director, Age Well Dayton
Rev. Beth Long-Higgins, VP of Engagement and Director, Parker Center for Abundant Aging at United Church Homes
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Symposium Agenda
9:30am Welcome
9:45 Why Talk About Post-Primary Career? How Retirees Can Find Meaning, Live with Purpose, & Leave a Legacy
Tony Hixon, CIMA, FRC; Chief Executive Officer, Hixon Zuercher Capital Management
In 2002, Tony Hixon launched his fee-only wealth management firm focused on helping clients achieve their financial goals. After Tony’s mom retired and tragically took her own life in 2011 due to the loss of purpose, Tony realized the importance of planning for both financial security and a fulfilling lifestyle in retirement. This personal tragedy encouraged Tony to help his pre-retiree clients avoid the same mistakes and ensure a purposeful transition into retirement.
10:15 Planning for Your Post-Primary Career
Richard Eisenberg, Unretired freelance writer and editor; “The View From Unretirement”, columnist at MarketWatch; freelancer for Fortune, Next Avenue and AARP; co-host of “Friends Talk Money” podcast for people 50+ and director NYU Summer Publishing Institute Digital Media Strategies program
Discover why and how Richard planned for his “unretirement” and what fellow “unretirees” might consider for their own lives. He will outline his five keys to a successful ‘unretirement’.
11:15 Ageism’s Impact on Retirement
Janine Vanderburg, CEO, Encore Roadmap
More and more of us plan to work past traditional “retirement age.” But ageism—ours and that of others–can get in the way. In this interactive workshop, Janine will share how internalized ageism and ageism directed against us can interfere with pursuing our encore paths, specific strategies and tips for addressing internalized and workplace ageism and the business case for older workers.
Noon Lunch (Included with In Person Registration)
1:00 Finding Your Meaning and Purpose
Anna Hall, Founder, The Purpose Equation
Senior living is brimming with opportunities for meaning-making that improve resident and employee engagement. Explore your own purpose and discover purpose activation skills to elevate your ability to deliver joy and meaning-making that are the foundations for retention, belonging, collaboration, and leadership.
2:00 Renewment: A New Model for Retirement
Helen Dennis, Columnist, author, lecturer on age & the new retirement; Author of Project Renewment
This is the first generation of working women who can expect to live decades beyond retirement with no role models. Renewment is a forum and a community of career women 55+ that supports their transition from work to retirement. Renewment–a combination of retirement and renewal–suggests optimism and opportunity, growth and self-discovery.
2:20 Aging Well Beyond Your Primary Career
Donna Kastner, Managing Director, Age Well Dayton
What do we need to know and do in order to age well into the years after our primary careers? What can we do now so that we are better prepared for our ‘retirement’ life?
2:40 What Comes Next?
Rev. Beth Long-Higgins, VP Engagement and Director, Ruth Frost Parker Center for Abundant Aging at United Church Homes
Putting it all together, Beth will help us think through future implications for post-career life.
3:00 Closing Remarks
3:15 Program Concludes
Continuing Education
Application has been made for 4.0 credit hours from the Ohio Board of Executives of Long-Term Services & Supports (BELTSS) and to the Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist Board. Criteria for successful completion: Attendance at entire event. Web site will be updated as continuing education options are confirmed.
Friday, October 4, 2024
9:30am – 3:15pm ET
Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center
100 Green Meadows Drive South, Columbus (Lewis Center), OH
In Person (Includes Lunch)
9/9 and Before: $70 (includes CEUs)
9/10 and Later: $85 (includes CEUs)
55+ and students: $40
Online
9/9 and Before: $45 (includes CEUs)
9/10 and Later: $55 (includes CEUs)
55+ and students: $30
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