Michael Hodin
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- Milken Institute58 min
Tapping Into Asia's Longevity Market
Paul Irving, Angelique Chan, Michael Hodin, Anna Hughes, Peter Nicholson
Experts project that global populations over 60 will reach 2.1 billion by mid-century, driven by declining fertility and increased longevity that will fundamentally reshape Asian and Western economies. This demographic surge threatens to double sovereign debt classified as speculative grade unless governments and corporations pivot from 20th-century institutions to innovations in healthcare, caregiving, and age-friendly workplace policies. Strategic shifts by entities like Nestlé and Taikang Life demonstrate how repositioning aging as a market for wellness can transform societal challenges into engines for sustainable economic growth.
- Milken Institute58 min
Longevity Is Opportunity Riding the Demographic Wave (updated)
Pinchas Cohen, Michael Hodin, Dan Houston, Paul Irving, Jody Holtzman, Hasi Cohen
This event analyzes the critical intersection of rapidly aging demographics, broken retirement financial models, and the widening gap between lifespan and healthspan in the Western world. It highlights how exponential population shifts are driving a trillion-dollar market opportunity centered on Alzheimer's prevention, "encore careers," and workforce retention strategies for adults over 50. By refraging aging as a source of economic growth rather than a burden, the discussion presents nonlinear policy solutions and private sector innovations necessary to sustain global productivity and financial stability.
- Milken Institute1h 3m
Longevity Is Opportunity: Riding the Demographic Wave
Pinchas Cohen, Michael Hodin, Dan Houston, Paul Irving, Jody Holtzman, Eric Schmidt
Driven by a historic demographic inversion where the over-60 population now exceeds the under-14 group, the traditional retirement model has collapsed due to extended lifespans outpacing savings and healthcare innovations. This shift has catalyzed a $3.5 trillion market dominated by the over-50 demographic, prompting corporate leaders and investors to pivot from acute care toward prevention, wellness, and extended career engagement strategies. Organizations like BMW and emerging startups such as Neuropath are now adapting workplace structures and diagnostic technologies to address the financial, biological, and social challenges of an aging global workforce.