Our pre-conference technology & ageing workshop took place in Dundalk on the 15th September 2011. The workshop was hosted by the team here at CASALA and was targetted at business leaders, companies and individuals planning to participate in the market for technology-based services or solutions in a counter-ageing society. The workshop provided deep insight into the complex market dynamics, product and service positioning and communication challenges.

About the Presenter: Laurie Orlov is the Founder of Aging in Place Technology Watch, a market research firm based in the U.S. that provides thought leadership, analysis, and guidance about technologies and related services that delight and empower older people, promoting the independence, autonomy and connectivity to age-in-the-place of their choice.

In her previous career, Laurie spent more than 30 years in the technology industry, including 24 years in IT and 9 years as a leading industry analyst at Forrester Research. While there, she was often the first in the industry to identify technology trends and management strategies, which have survived the test of time. She has spoken regularly and delivered keynote speeches at forums, industry consortia, conferences, and symposia, most recently on the business of technology for boomers and seniors. Laurie was a judge in the 2010 Silicon Valley Boomer Venture Summit. She is featured on Caring.com, MatureMarkets, SilverPlanet, Mobile Health News, and her blog entries are widely syndicated. She advises large organizations as well as non-profits and entrepreneurs about trends and opportunities in the age-related technology market. Her segmentation of this emerging technology market and trends commentary has been presented in the Journal of Geriatric Care Management and ASA's Aging Today Online. Her perspectives have been quoted in Business Week, Forbes, Kiplinger, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal.  She has been profiled in the New York Times and the Huffington Post. She has a graduate certification in Geriatric Care Management from the University of Florida and a BA in Music from the University of Rochester. Laurie is a consultant to AARP and a participating expert on the Think Tank for The Philips Center for Health and Well-Being.

Coverage:

Listen to Laurie in a a recent interview on RTE Radio 1 - The Business presented by Orlaith Blaney, CEO of McCann Erickson on Saturday 30th July - You can listen back here:  http://www.rte.ie/radio1/thebusiness/#Podcasts (Interview starts at 20:30 time point).

Laurie Orlov's Blog coverage: http://www.ageinplacetech.com/blog/while-communities-attempt-age-friendliness-us-telehealth-fiddles (opens in new window).

Summary of our 2011 Connected Health and Ambient Assisted Living Symposium.

Our 2nd Connected Health & Ambient Assisted Living symposium took place on the 15/16th September 2011. Feedback from delegates was extremely positive on all accounts, particularly the speakers, content and value for money. The two-day event saw presentations and panel discussions from academia, business and the clinical community from across the Island of Ireland and International markets with common interests in driving change and creating opportunities to benefit people's health, wellbeing and living environments.

There were four main themes debated related to Connected Health (CH) and Ambient Assisted Living (AAL), including:

A collection of photograph's from the event can be viewed here.

BioBusiness, CASALA and the Netwell Centre are collaborating together on many levels from identifying business, clinical and academic opportunities to drive the AAL and CH research, development and market development.  Collaborations exist for indigenous industry, linking local organisations to multinationals, finding and working with early adopter clinicians and academics. These collaborations are driving new business, service and market opportunities, and meeting unmet or poorly met clinical and market need.