Ageing populations in Europe and other parts of the world will not facilitate innovations, some of the linked issues are:

• Should migration be resisted or is it a factor that could be favourable to growth as it was before WW1?
• Will the evolving demographic profile of countries change their economic and political prospects in the global order ?
• Will present western welfare and retirement schemes survive the financial and fiscal tensions created by an ageing population? Can effective reform be expected in a foreseeable future?
• Do costly anti-immigration policies work at cross purposes with the need to attract highly skilled labour? What should be done by the EU and US to attract such labour?
• What will be the effect of the EU and US attracting skilled labour form third countries on the development of those countries? 

• Hans Martens, Chief Executive, The European Policy Centre 
• Debra Whiman, Director, Democratic Staff, Senate Special Committee on Aging
• Michael Wertz, Senior Fellow, Centre for American Progress

• Benjamin Holst, Confederation of Danish Employers
• Scott Corley, Executive Director of Compete America

•  The Honorable Jim Kolbe, Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the United States and Former Chairman, TPN

•  Karl Cox, Vice President, Public Policy and Corporate Affairs, EMEA Oracle