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SUMMARY:2017 Better Government Competition Awards Gala
DESCRIPTION:Please join Pioneer Institute at an awards gala recognizing the winner and finalists of the 26th annual Better Government Competition. The 2017 contest sought proposals to ensure a better future for aging citizens. The Keynote Address will be delivered by Joseph F. Coughlin\, Ph.D.\, Founder and Director of the MIT AgeLab.  Massachusetts Governor Charles D. Baker will provide welcoming remarks. The Governor recently established a 24-member council that will promote “healthy aging.” \n\nAbout the Governor\nGovernor Charles D. Baker took office in 2015\, after several decades of service in both state government and the private sector. The Baker Administration has worked to close budget gaps of more than $2 billion\, and has focused on expanding local aid\, reforming public transportation\, and addressing the opioid epidemic. He recently established the Governor’s Council to Address Aging\, a 24-member panel that will make recommendations to promote “healthy aging.” Previously\, Governor Baker turned Harvard Pilgrim Health Care into the nation’s highest ranked health care provider for member satisfaction and clinical effectiveness for six years. Prior to that\, he served as a cabinet secretary under Governors Weld and Cellucci\, where he helped lead efforts to reform and modernize state government\, eliminate the deficit\, create jobs\, and enact education reform. He is a graduate of Harvard College and earned an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.  \nAbout the Keynote Speaker\nJoseph F. Coughlin\, Ph.D.\, is founder and Director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology AgeLab. He teaches in MIT’s Department of Urban Studies & Planning and the Sloan School’s Advanced Management Program. His research focuses on how demographic change\, technology\, social trends\, and consumer behavior drive innovations in business and government. He has authored more than 100 research publications and a book on aging and transportation.  \nDr. Coughlin is a regular contributor to The Wall Street Journal\, MarketWatch\, Slate\, and the online Disruptive Demographics on BigThink.com. He has appeared on national and global newscasts including ABC\, BBC\, Globo Brasil\, CBC\, CBS\, CNN\, Japan’s NHK\, NBC\, and NPR. He was named by The Wall Street Journal as one of “12 pioneers inventing the future of retirement\,” and by Fast Company as one of the “100 Most Creative People in Business.” Dr. Coughlin was appointed by President George W. Bush to the White House Conference on Aging Advisory Committee and has advised non-profits\, governments\, and corporations worldwide. He is writing a forthcoming book examining the convergence of old age\, business\, and technology. Dr. Coughlin has advised numerous governments\, the World Economic Forum\, OECD\, and is a Fellow of Switzerland’s World Demographics & Aging Forum. A Behavioral Sciences Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America\, Dr. Coughlin works extensively with leading companies translating insights in consumer behavior and decision-making into business innovation.  
URL:https://pioneerinstitute.org/calendar/2017-better-government-competition-awards-gala/
LOCATION:Boston Harbor Hotel\, 70 Rowes Wharf\, Boston\, MA\, 02110 \, United States
CATEGORIES:Better Government Competition Awards Gala
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