Speaker

Satya Brink, Canada

Former adjunct Professor of Gerontology at Simon Fraser University in Canada and is currently associated with the Lifelong Learning Institute ENCELL at Jönköping University.

Lifelong learning for successful lives in aging societies

Three simultaneous trends are working individually and together to disrupt the way life was lived in the last 50 years. The world population is aging, knowledge is growing exponentially and new technologies are proliferating. Lifelong learning is essential for individuals to live successful lives of purpose. Societies are responsible for a fair distribution of opportunities for meeting learning objectives for people developing over their lifetime. If not, the consequences will be major with intergenerational impacts. Life and learning were never more closely linked. 

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About the speaker

Satya Brink is an internationally known Canadian researcher and policy advisor in social policy, known for her large picture thinking to develop integrated evidence-based policies to achieve measurable results.

Her career spans 30 years in a range of senior roles in the Canadian Government, academia and international agencies followed by ten years of international consulting. She has worked for international organizations such as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), World Bank, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL).

Her consulting clients include governments and organizations in developed countries such as Finland and Ireland and developing countries such as Senegal and Egypt. Her book Longevity Dividend: Later Life, Lifelong Learning and Productive Societies was published by Springer in August, 2023