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We present to you the 2023 (eng)aging! – 6th International Conference on Aging & Technology Fair held on June 19 – 20, 2023, in Prague. The event took place as an in-person meeting in Česká spořitelna Palace in Prague (Rytířská 29, Praha 1) and also was streamed online for those who could not physically attend.   

This year’s edition debated potential of the silver economy to benefit all generations and building capacity to manage crises and their impact on the lives of older persons and presented technological products and solutions (robots, VR, gadgets, mobile applications, wearables, etc.) which have a potential to improve lives of older people.

The event was co-financed by International Visegrad Fund, Czech-German Future Fund, JTI Czech Republic and Česká spořitelna.

The program can be also browsed on the Sched phone app, search for 2023engaging.  

(eng)aging! project is run by Active Aging Center (AAC), a non-governmental organization, which develops 
projects focused on improving life of older people - “Happy Senior” and “Good Investment”, in cooperation with KEYNOTE, a well- established consultancy.   

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Monday, June 19
 

10:00 CEST

Panel on "Current Demographic Outlook and Promoting of Healthy and Active Aging"



Chair
avatar for Alexandre Sidorenko

Alexandre Sidorenko

Expert in International Policy on Ageing, Chairman of (eng)aging! Steering Committee

Speakers
avatar for Michal Páleník

Michal Páleník

Researcher, Employment Institute (Inštitút zamestnanosti)
Michal Páleník is a research fellow at Employment Institute in Bratislava and at the Faculty of Management of the Comenius University Bratislava. In his research, he focuses on ageing and its consequences on society, labour market and economy, on labour market policies and on regional... Read More →
avatar for Mariana Buciuceanu-Vrabie

Mariana Buciuceanu-Vrabie

​Research Associate Professor, National Institute for Economic Research
Associate Research Professor at the National Institute for Economic Research (Moldova), chair of the Centre for Demographic Research.Research experience on social and demographical issues such as social services for vulnerable groups (children, elderly), reconciliation of professional... Read More →
avatar for Avtandil Sulaberidze

Avtandil Sulaberidze

Director, Director of the Institute of demography, Ilia State University
avatar for Piotr Szukalski

Piotr Szukalski

Professor, Institute of Sociology, University of Łódź
Piotr Szukalski is associate professor at the University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland. His research interests are in population ageing, family care-giving, older adults activities, ageism, intergenerational relations, regional demography. He has published over 250 articles and chapters related... Read More →
avatar for Dorota Kałuża-Kopias

Dorota Kałuża-Kopias

assistan professor, Department of Demography, Faculty of Economics and Sociology, University of Lodz
Dorota Kałuża-Kopias - PhD in economics, assistant professor at the Department of Demography, University of Lodz. Member of the Program Council of the Center for Migration Studies of the University of Lodz. Participant of national projects on the reproduction and migration of the... Read More →

Monday June 19, 2023 10:00 - 11:00 CEST
Marble Hall Česká spořitelna Palace
  Panel Discussion

11:15 CEST

Panel on "Involvement of the Older People in the Economic and Social Development of Society"
Chair
avatar for Alexandre Sidorenko

Alexandre Sidorenko

Expert in International Policy on Ageing, Chairman of (eng)aging! Steering Committee

Speakers
avatar for Jiří Horecký

Jiří Horecký

President, CEO, European Ageing Network
avatar for Harald Künemund

Harald Künemund

Institute of Gerontology, University of Vechta
Prof. Dr. Harald Künemund studied sociology at the Free University of Berlin and holds doctoral andpost doctoral-degrees in sociology. He is currently Professor for research methods at the Universityof Vechta, speaker of the section “Ageing and Society” of the German Sociological... Read More →
avatar for Bogusława Urbaniak

Bogusława Urbaniak

Professor, Department of Labour and Social Policy, Faculty of Economics and Sociology, University of Lodz
avatar for Olga Gagauz

Olga Gagauz

Director & Habilitated doctor in sociology, National Institute for Economic Research

Monday June 19, 2023 11:15 - 12:15 CEST
Marble Hall Česká spořitelna Palace
  Panel Discussion

13:45 CEST

Panel on "Harnessing the Potential of the Silver Economy for All Generations"
Monday June 19, 2023 13:45 - 14:45 CEST
Marble Hall Česká spořitelna Palace
  Panel Discussion

15:00 CEST

Panel on "Adequacy and Sustainability of the Pension, Social and Health Systems"
Chair
avatar for Rosette Farrugia-Bonello

Rosette Farrugia-Bonello

Deputy Director, International Institute On Ageing United Nations-malta
Rosette Farrugia-Bonello is Deputy Director at the International Institute on Ageing, United Nations-Malta (INIA). She lectures at the Department of Gerontology and Dementia Studies, Faculty for Social Wellbeing, University of Malta, and has directed INIA’s International training... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for Paulína Mihaľová

Paulína Mihaľová

Faculty of Management, Comenius University Bratislava
avatar for Łukasz Jurek

Łukasz Jurek

Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Social Policy, Faculty of Economics and Finance, Wroclaw University of Economics and Business
Łukasz Jurek, PhD (in Economics). Economist, gerontologist and social politician. Works as assistant professor at the Department of Sociology and Social Policy, Wroclaw University of Economics and Business (Poland).Dr. Jurek's research and teaching activities revolve around issues... Read More →
avatar for Natalia Kopaleishvili

Natalia Kopaleishvili

Researcher, Institute of Demography and Sociology, Ilia State University
avatar for Vitalie Stirba

Vitalie Stirba

Scientific Researcher, PhD student, National Institute for Economic Research

Monday June 19, 2023 15:00 - 16:00 CEST
Marble Hall Česká spořitelna Palace
  Panel Discussion
 
Tuesday, June 20
 

10:00 CEST

Panel on "Preparedness for Managing Crises and their Impact on the Lives of the Older People“
Chair
avatar for Bogusława Urbaniak

Bogusława Urbaniak

Professor, Department of Labour and Social Policy, Faculty of Economics and Sociology, University of Lodz

Speakers
avatar for Iryna Kurylo

Iryna Kurylo

Demographer, Expert on Population Ageing, Institute for Demography and Social Studies , National Academy of Sciences
Demographer, expert on population ageing, one of the authors of "Strategy of state policy for healthy and active longevity in Ukraine"
avatar for Irakli Archvadze

Irakli Archvadze

PhD Student, Tbilisi State University
avatar for Claudia Vogel

Claudia Vogel

Social Work and Education, Neubrandenburg University of Applied Sciences
avatar for Tomasz Drabowicz

Tomasz Drabowicz

Associate Professor, Department of Sociology of Social Structures and Social Change, Faculty of Economics and Sociology, University of Lodz
Dr. Drabowicz defended his Ph.D. in 2012 at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. He is a quantitative sociologist open to multidisciplinary and multimethod research collaboration. His main research interests are: comparative research, digital inequality, social mobility... Read More →

Tuesday June 20, 2023 10:00 - 11:00 CEST
  Panel Discussion
 
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