Presented by journalist and author Tracy Metz, with guests like Fleur Thomése, Dick van Dijk & Sabine Wildevuur (authors of the book Connect: Design for an Empathic Society), trend & innovation consultant Jacomine van Veen and the initiators of the Dutch city communities called Stadsdorpen.
The prospects are clear: we will probably live longer. The number of people aged 65 and up will increase enormously over the next few decades. Society will change as a result, but in what manner? Europe - and, in fact, probably the world - faces the challenge of preventing loneliness and isolation amongst a growing group of senior people. The oldest part of the population is at particular risk of becoming isolated and lonely as they grow older and their work-related networks erode. While working in the field of technology and aging, the authors discovered that there is a whole new field to be explored, namely the phenomenon of connectedness.
This evening is Dutch spoken.