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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

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Sandra Timmerman

Assistant Vice President and Director, Mature Market Institute

MetLife

Sandra Timmermann, Ed.D., is an Assistant Vice President, Retirement Strategies Group, MetLife, and the Director of the MetLife Mature Market Institute in Westport, Connecticut.  She was appointed to the position in April 1997.  

In this role, Sandy is responsible for research, education and consultation on aging and the 50+ market for MetLife and its business partners.  The Institute informs product development, enables MetLife associates to better understand and engage mature customers, and informs and influences public opinion.

Sandy is a nationally recognized gerontologist with over 25 years of experience in the field of aging.  Prior to joining MetLife, she held senior staff positions with several national aging organizations including the American Society on Aging, AARP and SeniorNet.  Earlier in her career, Sandy worked with corporate clients as an account supervisor in public relations and marketing agencies.

Sandy writes for professional publications and is the Financial Gerontology columnist for the Journal of Financial Service Professionals.  She is a frequent speaker on aging issues at national conferences and seminars, and has been interviewed by major media including the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and USA Today.

She has served in leadership capacities with a number of organizations including the Board of Directors of the American Society on Aging, the Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Alliance for Caregiving and the Chair of the Business Forum on Aging.  Sandy received the 2003 Cavanaugh Award for Excellence in Education and Training (she focused much of her earlier writing and work on adult learning) and served as a delegate to the 2005 White House Conference on Aging.  She is listed in Who’s Who in America.

Sandy received a B.A. degree from the University of Colorado and M.A. and Ed.D degrees from Columbia University.