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2008 Speakers

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  • Melissa Abbott

    Senior Trendspotter and Analyst

    The Hartman Group, Inc.

  • Alexis Abramson

    Vice President of Research, “Lifestyle Gerontologist”

    Retirement Living TV

  • Gretchen Addi

    Location Lead

    IDEO

  • Jess Aguirre

    Senior Vice President, Research

    Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel

  • Majd Alwan

    Director

    Center for Aging Services Technologies

  • June Amori

    Vice President, Strategy and Marketing Communications

    Prudential Annuities

  • Corinne Asturias

    Boomers Consumer Strategist

    Iconoculture

  • Bill Bass

    Co-Founder and CEO

    Fair Indigo

  • Graceann Bennett

    Managing Partner, Director of Strategic Planning

    Ogilvy Chicago

  • Andrew Bienkowski

    Vice-President of Global Brands

    Kimberly-Clark

  • Lori Bitter

    President

    JWT Boom

  • Jonathan Boehman

    Creative Director & Partner

    Immersion Active

  • Jim Bremer

    Vice President, Futures Team

    Hasbro Games

  • Geoff Brooks

    National Director of Premier & Retirement Strategy, Senior Vice President

    HSBC Bank USA

  • Linda Caliri

    Vice President, Marketing

    AARP Financial

  • Mike Caprio

    VP of Sales, New Business Development

    Visible World

  • Chiqui Cartagena

    Managing Director, Integrated Marketing

    Meredith Hispanic Ventures

  • Terry Clark

    Chief Marketing Officer – Enterprise Services for Ovations

    UnitedHealth Group

  • Kit Cody

    General Manager Web Strategy

    AARP Services Inc.

  • Andy Cohen

    Co-Founder and CEO

    Caring.com

  • Arthur Cresce

    Housing and Household Economic and Statistics Division

    Census Bureau

  • Kierstin DeWest

    CEO, Co-Founder

    Ci

  • Mark Dolliver

    Editor at Large

    Ad Week

  • Matthew J. Doyle

    Director and Senior Researcher, Research & Development, Health Care Products – Worldwide

    The Procter & Gamble Company

  • Peter Drake

    Vice-President, Retirement & Economic Research

    Fidelity Investments Canada

  • Richard Dugas

    CEO

    Pulte Homes, Inc.

  • John Forsyth

    Partner

    McKinsey & Company

  • Nan-Kirsten Forte

    Executive Vice President, Consumer Services

    Web MD

  • Jeffrey Glueck

    Chief Marketing Officer

    Travelocity

  • Kelly Greene

    Staff Reporter

    The Wall Street Journal

  • Arlene Harris

    Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Strategy Officer

    GreatCall

  • Michael J. Hewitt

    Exercise Physiologist

    Canyon Ranch

  • Nigel Hollis

    Chief Global Analyst

    Millward Brown

Ladan Manteghi photo

Ladan Manteghi

President

AARP Global Network

Ladan Manteghi provides executive leadership for the AARP Global Network.  She brings to the position nearly 20 years of combined public, private and nonprofit sector experience in international relations, policy, communications, program management and advocacy. She has also served as a consultant to nonprofits and for-profits, established as well as start-ups.

In addition to overseeing the creation and launch of the network, Ms. Manteghi is responsible for setting the strategic direction of the Network; business, budget, marketing and communications management; cultivating relationships; and negotiating arrangements with organizations seeking to join the Network. Serving as principal spokesperson for AARP Global Network, she promotes the value and vision of the AARP Global Network, its member organizations and the mature populations they serve.

Ms. Manteghi’s professional background includes leading AARP’s global initiatives first as director of AARP’s Office of International Affairs, where she helped create the Global Aging Program forging policy dialogues and alliances with leaders in government, business, media and other organizations serving older populations. She also collaborated and created partnerships with influential groups such as World Economic Forum, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and the European Commission. Prior to her role at AARP, she provided consultancy services to a non-profit focused on addressing the digital divide, and directed outreach activities and advocacy campaigns for multi-national corporations and national nonprofits.

Ms. Manteghi has also served in various US government agencies. As Deputy Assistant, U.S. Trade Representative for Public Outreach and Intergovernmental Affairs, she worked with multilateral organizations and leaders in government, business, labor and the nongovernmental organization (NGO) community. She has also worked for President Clinton and Vice President Gore, the US Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Interior, working with various stakeholder groups including foreign, state, and local governments. Ms. Manteghi earned a B.A. in Political Science/Public Service from the University of California at Davis.