In this episode of The Century Plan, Dennis and Sarah are pleased to welcome their guest, Professor Sarah Harper CBE.  

Sarah is a world-renowned scientist and Clore Professor of Gerontology at the University of Oxford. She's a fellow at University College and Director of the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing and she was appointed CBE for services to demography in 2018. Sarah's written books including How Population Change Will Transform Our World, Ageing Societies, Risk and Resilience and Global Ageing. 

During this episode, Sarah Harper shares her insights on how society needs to adapt to us living for longer and the way our increased life expectancy is changing the world and our retirements. We cover:

What drives our increased life expectancy.

The ageing workforce.

Ageism in the workplace.

How AI aids the shift in our workplace demographic.

Flexible working for employees in their 60s and 70s.

How the media is creating intergenerational conflict.

Whether the current state pension age is suitable.

Useful information  

Guest: Professor Sarah Harper  

How Population Change will Transform our World - Sarah Harper

Host: Dennis Hall

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