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According to Katherine Scarrow, Globe and Mail reporter, "small business sentiment is up, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business's latest business barometer index." MaRS Discovery District is hosting a Business of Aging summit on April 30th at the MaRS Centre to discuss practical strategies to improve health and productivity for aging employees and those caring for aging parents.

The Ontario Innovation Summit: The Business of Aging - Dec. 1-2, 2009 - will feature some of the world's top experts on the many issues that the aging of the global population poses for communities, governments, academic and health-care institutions, and businesses. The Summit's audience of technology, health care and business leaders will explore the profound public policy challenges as well as the growing opportunities associated with the aging demographic phenomenon. The Summit's Science & Technology Showcase will give organizations a unique opportunity for exposure to this influential audience. Nov 10, 2009

Laurie Orlov's blog about the Business of Aging Conference that was held at the MaRS Centre on Dec 1 and 2 and sponsored by MaRS and the Ontario Government. The conference was less about business, much more about the social 'phenomenon' of aging and its implications for where and how we live. Dec 6, 2009

Buzz Aldrin talks about his appearance at The Business of Aging Summit at MaRS Dec 1-2, and about the importance of this emerging market and societal challenge for entrepreneurs.

On Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11 astronaut, will speak about the bold new future of aging to about 200 international researchers, experts on geriatrics and people who work with the elderly. It will be the final session of a two-day summit, The Business of Aging, jointly organized by Toronto's innovation incubator, the MaRS Centre, and the Ontario government. Nov 30, 2009

Canada's aging population is about to drive medical costs sky high. The The Business of Aging event happening at the MaRS Centre on Dec 1 & 2, 2009. This event will explore the business of aging and look at public policy solutions to issues such as brain health, health care and pensions. Nov 29, 2009

Toronto's Baycrest centre is staking a claim to a piece of the booming brain fitness market with a new company, Cogniciti, and a new generation of brain games aimed at helping baby boomers keep their minds sharp and boost their productivity in the workplace well into old age. Alvaro Fernandez, a researcher on aging, says the new games are designed to keep older brains nimble. Hon. Milloy states "The McGuinty government is proud to support the work that both MaRS and Baycrest are doing to improve quality of life and tackle the challenges of an aging population. Ontario is supporting innovators across the province to ensure this kind of success is the rule, not the exception." Dec 2, 2009

Dr. Buzz Aldrin is delivering a keynote address as part of The Ontario Innovation Summit: The Business of Aging, programmed and hosted by MaRS Discovery District in conjunction with the Province of Ontario. Nov 30, 2009

Linda Ko blogs about The Business of Aging Summit which was jointly organized by Toronto's innovation incubator, the MaRS Centre, and the Ontario government. This event plans to showcase the work of 14 up-and-coming Ontario companies now developing software, diagnostic tools and other technologies aimed specifically at the aging population. Dec 1, 2009

Two hundred people from around the world gathered at The Business of Aging Summit in Toronto (co-hosted by MaRS Discovery District and the Province of Ontario), to talk about the challenge and opportunity of what was quickly dubbed the "silver tsunami". Dec 7, 2009

Seniors are staying healthier and living longer. Dr. Jane Barratt, secretary general of the International Federation on Aging, believes only one in seven seniors needs to live in a long-term care facility. Even some quite frail elderly people can and should remain independent in their homes. A conference Tuesday and Wednesday at the MaRS Centre in Toronto explored the business of aging and looked at public policy solutions to issues such as brain health, health care and pensions. Dec 4, 2009

Toronto's Baycrest centre is staking a claim to a piece of the booming brain fitness market with a new company, Cogniciti, and a new generation of brain games aimed at helping baby boomers keep their minds sharp and boost their productivity in the workplace well into old age. Alvaro Fernandez, a researcher on aging, says the new games are designed to keep older brains nimble. Dec 3, 2009

Canadians are growing older, and so are the workers that will care for them. Right now, seniors represent 13.9 percent of all Canadians, but by 2030, they will represent 25 percent of the total population. BNN speaks to Jane Barratt, secretary general, International Federation on Ageing. Nov 27, 2009

"Aging is the largest growing business in the world," says Jane Barratt, secretary-general of the Toronto-based International Federation on Ageing. "It's going to happen to all of us."

MaRS Discovery District is offering a one-week boot camp for students between the ages of 13 and 15, where they will invent and test original business ideas and learn skills to help them succeed in business. The program is called "MaRS Future Leaders."

Toronto's Baycrest centre is staking a claim to a piece of the booming brain fitness market with a new company, Cogniciti, and a new generation of brain games aimed at helping baby boomers keep their minds sharp and boost their productivity in the workplace well into old age.Alvaro Fernandez, a researcher on aging, says the new games are designed to keep older brains nimble. Dec 3, 2009

The Business of Aging Summit was held at the MaRS Centre on April 30th. Innovations were displayed that were designed to help employers better engage mature workers such as Workplace Institute, Cogniciti, The Exercise Doctor, etc. Joseph F. Coughlin, PhD, the Director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology AgeLab and Geoff Mulgan, CEO from NESTA spoke.

Canadians want to remain in their homes as they age, and that could mean a motherlode for entrepreneurs. According to Jane Barratt, secretary-general of the Toronto-based International Federation on Ageing, "aging is the largest growing business in the world." Peter Evans, an ICT Advisor for companies at Toronto Based MaRS agrees that the "opportunity is huge."

The social innovation eXchange (SIX) is a network that has been set up by a group of organizations to help build the emerging field of social innovation. They believe that many of the big problems that the world faces - from climate change to the care needs of an aging population - will only be solved by experiment, enterprise and innovation, and that innovation needs to tap into the creativity of every part of civil society, business and the public sector.

"Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, Premier Dalton McGuinty to join global policy, science, technology experts in advancing challenges, opportunities of an aging population. Oct 15, 2009

MaRS's launched a Future Leaders Series this summer which offered 20 students between the ages of 13 and 15 the chance to experience the life of a "MaRS-ian entrepreneur."  The participants were provided an opportunity to pitch their ideas to a panel of judges that their business model was feasible and to demonstrate how they planned to use the $1,000 of prize money up for grabs.