#WHCOA: President Obama Discusses Retirement Security at the White House Conference on Aging
“We need to uphold the basic tenet that says, in America, a lifetime of hard work should be rewarded with a retirement that is secure and dignified,” President Barack Obama said at the White House Conference on Aging in Washington, D.C. on Monday.
The 2015 White House Conference on Aging is an opportunity to recognize the importance of these key programs as well as to look ahead to the issues that will help shape the landscape for older Americans for the next decade.
Watch the live video below:
Conference schedule for today: (Note: All times and topics are subject to change.)
10:00 am: Welcome to the Morning Session
10:05 am: Panel 1: Caregiving in America
11:25 am: Remarks by the President
11:35 am: Panel 2: Planning for Financial Security at Every Age
12:20 pm: Lunch
1:20 pm: Welcome to the Afternoon Session
2:05 pm: Panel 3: The Power of Intergenerational Connections and Healthy Aging
2:50 pm: Panel 4: Empowering All Generations: Elder Justice in the 21st century
3:50 pm: Panel 5: Technology and the Future of Aging
4:30 pm: Closing Remarks