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Dear Colleagues,
Against the backdrop of jazz music and southern hospitality, 300 thought leaders in aging will gather in New Orleans on April 18th for the 16th Annual What's Next Boomer Business Summit to share insights on business opportunities, marketing trends and innovative partnerships driving the $7.1 trillion longevity economy. Read our press release.
Key session topics this year include:
- Immersive Storytelling Through Virtual Reality
- You're Never Too Old to Get Rich Over 50
- Trends in Financial Resiliency
- Boomer Brain Health
- Hitting the High Notes: Beyond Medicinal Marijuana
- Spotlight on 2019 Investing Priorities
We are offering you an exclusive 20% off discount!
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Boomer Summit: Largest Seed Fund in the Longevity Economy
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Todd Haim will be a speaker at this year's Boomer Summit in April! Dr. Haim is the Chief of the
Office of Small Business Research at the National Institute on Aging. The Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer Programs (SBIR-STTR) at NIA offers no-strings-attached funding up to $2.5 million. He oversees the development of this Office with a focus on improving the quantity and quality of SBIR/STTR applications.
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Boomer Summit Platinum Sponsor AARP Offers
Family Caregiving Insider Newsletter
Have you signed up for AARP's new
Family Caregiving Insider Newsletter? Nancy LeaMond, a 2019 Boomer Summit speaker and the Chief Advocacy & Engagement Officer at AARP
, shared that this new digest
is about those 40 million Americans currently caring for loved ones and it is created for the policy-makers, practitioners, advocates, leaders of industry, media, and communities who have the power to change the conditions in which America's family caregivers live, work, and care every day. Email
caregiving@aarp.org
to subscribe.
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WAHVE Enters the Accounting and HR Verticals
Work At Home Vintage Experts (WAHVE), a Boomer Summit bronze sponsor, has expanded its proven model - providing expert "pre-tired" insurance professionals who work from home to fill a staffing talent need at insurance organizations - to serve retiring accounting and human resource professionals in extending their careers working from home to fill a talent need at businesses across the country.
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2019 Medicare Advantage Plans offer BrainHQ from Posit Science
Posit Science, a Boomer Summit silver sponsor and the maker of clinically-proven BrainHQ web and mobile brain training applications,
announced that its brain exercises will be offered by select Medicare Advantage plans in 24 states in 2019. This availability is made possible as part of
United Healthcare's Renew Active Fitness for body and mind program.
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FallSafety Apple Watch Alerts Prevent Falls
With people in all walks of life at risk from falls, FallSafety Apple Watch Fall Detection shipped in September to help protect people at work and at home. Apple Watch Series 2, 3, and 4 are supported.
FallSafety
Apple Watch alerts and alarms protect people from more than falls. They also support heart rate alerts. See their powerful
Apple Watch solutions
for how they connect people with help when they need it, including health care professionals.
In 2019, FallSafety looks forward to protecting more people at work and at home as well as helping organizations reduce risk. They have now provided over 2.5 million hours of safety monitoring. Learn more by sending an email to:
info@fallsafetyapp.com
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3rd Annual VR and Healthcare Symposium
This is the largest global gathering exploring the research, applications and opportunities in virtual,
augmented and mixed reality in healthcare. Speakers include: HP, HTC Vive, Samsung, Microsoft,
Mayo Clinic, Johnson & Johnson, NIH, Thiel Foundation, National Mental Health Innovation Center,
St. Louis Children's Hospital, Center for Aging + Brain Health Innovation, Keck School of
Medicine, American Academy of Neurology and many others. Mary Furlong will join a number of other high profile speakers at this gathering. Use promo code furlong and register by visiting:
http://health19.vrvoice.co
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Dreampad Now Available in Corporate Wellness Programs
The Dreampad, a popular sleep and relaxation product for baby boomers, is now available in the corporate wellness programs for LinkedIn, AT&T, Boeing, and Viacom. Good sleep is increasingly being recognized as essential to employee health and wellbeing, and Dreampad is proud to play a role in these wellness programs. In addition, you can now find Dreampad music on Spotify. Just search for 'Dreampad sleep' and you'll find great sleeping music that can be played through your Dreampad pillow!
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myFamily Channel Expands with Masonic Homes of Kentucky
The
myFamilyChannel team recently announced their new partnership with Masonic Homes of Kentucky where they will expand their installation into the new assisted living community named Grove Pointe.
Masonic Homes of Kentucky is a trailblazer in terms of experimenting with innovation and technology.
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