Wake-Up, Shake-Up! Coaching for Longevity, Reinvention, and Thriving Beyond 50

Session Description: By 2035, more than one in four employees worldwide will be over 55. This demographic shift is fueling labor shortages, widening knowledge gaps, and forcing organizations to urgently rethink inclusion and performance. For the first time in history, five generations are working side by side. The opportunities for collaboration are immense — yet most coaches and organizations remain unprepared to address the biases, tensions, and potential that come with the aging population.

Age is universal, yet it is still the least-addressed dimension of inclusion. Coaches are uniquely positioned to bridge this gap — but only if they have the tools, awareness, and confidence to support this growing population and help organizations view longevity as an asset rather than a liability.

In this interactive workshop, Ellen Kocher and Dominique Ben Dhaou — co-authors of Wake-Up, Shake-Up, Thrive! — introduce a practical, proven framework for coaching individuals 50+ through life and work transitions. Drawing on decades of global corporate leadership and coaching experience in more than 20 countries, they share strategies to help individuals reinvent themselves while guiding organizations to retain and re-engage their most experienced employees.