Aging & Demographics
The aging of the world's population changes every important relationship we have. Ted illuminates how families, businesses, communities and leaders can–and must–respond to accelerated aging.
"Thank you for the passion, energy and humor you brought. ... You are the best we've had . We loved it!!"
Princeton-in-Asia Foundation
"Ted wove the strands of the meeting throughout his presentation, and got high mraaks from our audience for being thought-provoking and engaging. He spoke with intelligence, humanity and humor, and we loved it."
National Parkinson Foundation
"With passion, energy, and the right touch of humor, your keynote delivery set the perfect tone. [And] you effectively generated discussion around the most interesting, pressing and controversial panelist ideas."
AARP
" Thank you for making Tuesday's Forum a truly excellent program. ... compliments from members have been pouring in. It was evident that the audience was engrossed."
The Economic Club of Chicago
"Beyond your knowledge of the content itself, your speaking style is that nice mixture of authoritative, anecdota, analytical and entertaining. You done good."
World City Business
"I, along with all the Senators in attendance found your comments extremely insightful and informative." -
The Honorable William H. Frist, M.D., United States Senator
"Ted Fishman was absolutely terrific. His work is relevant and presented with great humor, compassion, and lucidity."
Nonprofit (Washington Speakers Bureau)
"Throughout his time with us, Ted Fishman expressed a keen sense of knowing his audience and adapted his topic to meet the interests of our attendees."
Healthcare organization (Washington Speakers Bureau)
"The Chicago journalist behind China, Inc. is back with an investigation that’s both timely and terrifying. The subtitle—“The Aging of the World’s Population and How it Pits Young Against Old, Child Against Parent, Worker Against Boss, Company Against Rival, and Nation Against Nation”—says it all. (Though with his characteristic smarts, Fishman says it with a lot more nuance.)"
NewCityLit.com
“Who would’ve thought that America’s aging population has spurred globalization? Ted Fishman’s exciting book–a series of stories really–knocked me off balance as I learned what’s in store for us as the world’s populace grows older and older. The observations in Shock of Gray are not just revelatory but profound.”
Alex Kotlowitz
"Readers should consider its messages and economic implications. What do we really want for ourselves, as individuals and a nation, as we age....The true mission of "Shock of Gray" is a...call to confront the demographic drama now unfolding in many middle- and high-income countries, not to proffer solutions."
Los Angeles Times
The fates of ourselves, our families and communities, of nations and the world depend on how we navigate these enormous demographic shifts.
As a global expert on economies, populations, and emerging markets, Ted explains how global demographic change will shape the future everywhere
Ted explores how two remarkable, recent facts separate our age from every other. Nearly everywhere in the world families are shrinking dramatically in size and people are living longer than ever before.
Through story, statistics and keen analysis, Ted makes a powerful case that these two historic changes lie at the heart of nearly every major social and economic trend today, driving globalization and propelling the movement of money, goods and people.
