International Age Pioneers Week 2026
Monday 16 November to Friday 20 November 2026
The official page lists The Age Intelligence Gap, an online discussion on Wednesday 18 November, 2.30pm–4pm GMT. It features Lyndsey Simpson and a panel discussing how organisations understand the plans and needs of experienced workers.
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Dates and event details
Monday 16 November to Friday 20 November 2026. Held dates set by the organiser each year.
| Date status | Date source-confirmed for 2026 |
|---|---|
| Date-check source | 55/Redefined 2026 campaign |
| Where | International |
What is happening in 2026?
The official page lists The Age Intelligence Gap, an online discussion on Wednesday 18 November, 2.30pm–4pm GMT. It features Lyndsey Simpson and a panel discussing how organisations understand the plans and needs of experienced workers.
Use the organiser’s page for registration, availability and any changes. The week also provides a focus for digital stories and workplace discussions; an independent activity does not have to be part of a formal event.
International Age Pioneers Week 2026 runs from Monday 16 to Friday 20 November. The 55/Redefined campaign focuses on the contributions of professionals aged 50 and over and on age inclusion in the workplace.
The organiser describes the international week as growing out of a UK campaign it has run since 2024. Its current programme brings employers, HR teams and others together to discuss mid-career and later-career working lives.
Start by asking better questions
Age inclusion is easier to discuss when a team looks at a specific experience rather than making assumptions about a whole age group. People at the same age may have very different career ambitions, responsibilities and preferences.
A useful starting question might be: can everyone find and access learning opportunities? Another might be whether staff understand how to discuss a change in role or working arrangements. Ask about the process without expecting people to explain private retirement or financial plans.
A practical workplace activity
- Choose one process: recruitment, training access or internal opportunities can give a discussion a clear focus.
- Invite different perspectives: include people at different career stages and offer a private way to contribute.
- Look at the wording: ask whether an invitation or job description relies on assumptions about age rather than the work involved.
- Agree one change: make an opportunity clearer or easier to access, name an owner and set a review date.
This is an independent planning suggestion. It is more useful to identify a specific improvement and follow it through than to publish a broad promise about being an age-inclusive employer.
Sharing an experienced colleague’s story
Let the person choose what they want to discuss: learning a skill, changing direction or an aspect of their work they enjoy. Agree what will be published and whether they want their age mentioned at all.
Avoid presenting a contributor as proof that everyone over 50 wants the same thing. Ask permission before sharing a photograph, naming an employer or publishing details about someone’s future plans.
Where to find the campaign
Return to 55/Redefined’s current programme for its events and participation information. Attribute campaign research or commercial offers to their source, and check the evidence behind a statistic before repeating it.
If you share your own activity with #AgePioneersWeek, explain what changed or what your team learned. A clear example gives readers more to work with than a list of general claims about older workers.
