Nobel Week Dialogue 2014 – New scientific and cultural perspectives on ageing

Nobel Week Dialogue 9 Dec. 2014, Stockholm

The Age to Come – New scientific and cultural perspectives on ageing

We believe that the topic for this year’s dialogue, ageing, will truly capture the public’s imagination – it is a subject that affects us all. In the year 2000, for the first time in history, there were more people in the world aged 60 and over than there were children below the age of 5. And while increasing average life expectancies is undoubtedly one of humanity’s greatest achievements, a steadily ageing global population brings with it a range of new challenges and opportunities.  What implications does the change in demographics have for economic growth in different parts of the world? How will welfare systems adapt as longevity increases and birth rates decline? And we may live longer, but how has our quality of life changed?

The meeting in Stockholm is just one part of this international dialogue – through our online and social media channels, we will reach a global audience, and the discussion starts now. Event topics are presented at www.nobelweekdialogue.org, together with the six Nobel Laureates already confirmed to attend.

To tie in with the event, we will be able to offer members of the international press a limited number of opportunities to interview these Laureates, along with the other exciting panellists still to be confirmed.

For more information and interview requests with the Laureates, please contact press@nobelmedia.se

Social media channels:
Facebook, Twitter and Google+

Programme: Adam Smith, Chief Scientific Officer
CEO, Nobel Media: Mattias Fyrenius

For information in Swedish, please see the attached PDF document.

Previous events
NWD was launched in 2012 as part of the official Nobel Week Programme of events leading up to the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony in Sweden. Previous themes have been “Exploring the Future of Energy” (2013) and “The Genetic Revolution and its Impact on Society” (2012).

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Organising the event is Nobel Media, a company that develops and manages media rights connected to the Nobel Prize within the areas of digital and broadcast media, publishing and events.Nobel Media is not directly or indirectly involved in the process of nominating or selecting Nobel Laureates as these procedures are regulated by the various Nobel Prize-awarding institutions.