David Foot

World-Renowned Demographics Expert

David Foot , keynote speaker
David Foot , keynote speaker David Foot , keynote speaker
As an outspoken and controversial demographics expert, Professor David Foot can bring to life demographic statistics and make the aging of society relevant to any group. He contends that demographics explains two-thirds of everything. With this understanding, a business, an individual or a government has a strong foundation upon which to build a vision for the future.
Highlights "Foot...[has a] unique approach to understanding economics. By combining two disciplines, sociology and economics, Foot is able to unearth data that is both practical (baby boomers buy minivans) and startling (Iraq wants a ground war because it has so many young men)."
- The CBC
Book Speaker

Change can't be avoided, but it can be anticipated and managed. David K. Foot, Professor of Economics at the University of Toronto, is co-author of the best-selling books Boom, Bust & Echo How to Profit from the Coming Demographic Shift and Boom, Bust & Echo Profiting from the Demographic Shift in the 21st Century. These books reflect his research on the relationships between economics and demographics and on the resulting implications for both private and public policies.

Following his undergraduate degree in Australia and his doctorate in economics from Harvard University, Professor Foot's research involved projections of the Canadian economy. Subsequently, he focused on Canada's declining population growth and associated population aging as one of the fundamental and often neglected determinants of the challenges to economic performance and policy. His research has resulted in contributions to a variety of specific fields such as marketing, human resource planning, corporate organization, saving and investing, housing, health, education, recreation and leisure, unemployment, migration, government expenditures, and intergovernmental relations. A number of these themes are explored in two of his previous books, Canada's Population Outlook: Demographic Futures and Economic Challenges and The Over Forty Society.

In addition to academic writings and contributions to professional journals and to the popular media, Professor Foot's work in the area of public policy has included research and submissions to many government commissions and numerous consulting and conference assignments for both private and public organizations. He is a recipient of a national 3M Award for Teaching Excellence and is a two-time winner of the University of Toronto undergraduate teaching award.
  • Boom Bust & Echo: Market and Workplace Challenges in the New Millennium

    Demographics are about people and people are customers.  Since customer needs change over their lifetimes, the aging of the Boom Bust & Echo demographic profile continues to affect every business and organization (from toys to travel, schools to sports, food to finances, homes to hospitals).  Market trends can be explained and anticipated.  Regional differences can be important. Presentations are tailored to client interests and objectives using the latest available demographic and survey data. Questions are encouraged and a post-presentation discussion workshop can be arranged.


  • Boom Bust & Echo: Workplace Challenges in The New Millennium

    Demographics are about people and people are employees. This presentation shows how past trends in workforce and organizational behaviour are closely linked to the aging of the Boom Bust & Echo demographic profile. Future workplace changes and challenges for the individual organization and for society are outlined, including a discussion of recruitment, retention and retirement strategies. Occupational differences can be included. Presentations are tailored to client interests and objectives using the latest available demographic and survey data. Questions are encouraged and a post-presentation discussion workshop can be arranged.

  • The World of Demographics and the Demographics of the World

    This global presentation demonstrates how demographic and economic survey data can be combined to assess market potential for products and services in countries around the world. The implications of population aging in the developed world and the movement of workers around the world are discussed. Emerging markets of the future are outlined and workforce implications explored. Presentations are tailored to client interests and objectives using the latest available demographic and survey data. Questions are encouraged and a post-presentation discussion workshop can be arranged.

  • Boom, Bust and Echo: How to Profit from the Coming Demographic Shift Boom, Bust and Echo: How to Profit from the Coming Demographic Shift

    Demographics is the key to understanding the past and forecasting the future. From financial planning to urban planning, Professor David Foot shows us how to track the trends that will have a profound impact upon our lives. The boomers, the busters, and the echo generation: discover the nation's future - and yours - in demographics, the simple but highly potent tool for understanding the past and foretelling the future, by Canada's foremost expert. What are the best investments? Where are the new business opportunities? What will become of our cities? What are the prospects for real estate? The job market? Education? Health care? Foot and Stoffman provide answers in a book full of arresting insights and practical ideas.

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