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(eng)aging! 2021 Virtual Conference

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

We will be using Zoom teleconferencing platform for the conference. We highly recommend to download Zoom Meeting App.

The program can be also browsed on the Sched phone app, search for engaging2021.

(Conference program as of Feb 10).

13:00 CET

COVID-19, Older People and the Role of Technology ZOOMAlexandre Sidorenko • Rosette Farrugia-Bonello

13:30 CET

Improving Accessibility of Social Services & Local Support for Informal Carers ZOOMAlexandre Sidorenko • Olga Starostová • Ivo Mareš

13:50 CET

COVID-19 and AgeTech - Experiences and Implications ZOOMAlexandre Sidorenko • Chaitali Desai • Andrew Sixsmith

14:10 CET

Loneliness and Well-being: a Role of Using Email and Social Media ZOOMAlexandre Sidorenko • Sunwoo Lee

14:30 CET

Online Dating, Intimacy & Active Aging of Baby Boomer Women ZOOMAlexandre Sidorenko • Ieva Stončikaitė

15:00 CET

The Promise and Limits of Technology to Promote Successful Longevity ZOOMAstrid Eich-Krohm • Neil Charness

15:30 CET

Wakeing up from the Gerotechnological Optimism ZOOMAstrid Eich-Krohm • Lucie Vidovićová

15:50 CET

Virtual Reality in Keeping Seniors Active: VIREAS Project ZOOMAstrid Eich-Krohm • Věra Suchomelová

16:10 CET

Using of Biometrics in Old and Young Age ZOOMAstrid Eich-Krohm • Marcela Petrová Kafková

16:30 CET

How are Digital Skills Related to Memory? ZOOMAstrid Eich-Krohm • Corina Ilinca

17:00 CET

Interview on Loneliness, Ageism and Technological Services of Life 90 during the Covid-19 Pandemic ZOOMLucie Vidovićová • Jaroslav Lorman

17:15 CET

Digital Coaches and Blended Care: A Collaborative Approach to Healthy Ageing ZOOMMiroslav Palát • Martijn Vastenburg

17:45 CET

Forgoing of Health Services among Adults during a Coronavirus Lockdown: Implications of New Consumption and Technology-Use Patterns ZOOMMiroslav Palát • Aviad Tur-Sinai

18:05 CET

Implementation of Telemedicine in Poland: Critical Study and Examples of Good Practice ZOOMMiroslav Palát • Kaja Zapedowska-Kling

18:30 CET

Future of Telemedicine in Visegrad Countries ZOOMMiroslav Palát • Michał Czarnuch • István Kósa • Peter Stachura

13:00 CET

Recovery 4.0: Aging Labour Markets and Digitization of the Economy in the Time of Covid 19 ZOOMRichard Eisenberg • Pietro Checcucci

13:20 CET

Technology Innovation and the Aging Workforce in the Time of Covid ZOOMRichard Eisenberg • Luisa D´Agostino • Maria Luisa Aversa

13:40 CET

Aging, Frailty, and Innovation: Exploring the Function of New Technologies in the Development of the Care Professions in the Time of Covid-19 ZOOMRichard Eisenberg • Roberta Fefe'

14:00 CET

Preventive Medicine in an Aging Society: Beyond Healthcare to Health ZOOMBrian Kennedy

14:15 CET

Longevity Research Applied: Emerging Startups Overview ZOOMPetr Šrámek

14:45 CET

Ergonomic Products Design to Increase Accessibility for Older People: Japanese Experiences and International Standardisation ZOOMThomas Linner • Ken Sagawa

15:15 CET

Technological Session - Part 1 ZOOMThomas Linner • Zoltán Havasi • Mariusz Kaczmarek • Matej Cenký • Maria Fellner • Stefan Schürz • Alena Galajdová • Markéta Janatová • Adam Kaczmarek • Lenka Lhotská

16:45 CET

Gerontechnology Landscape and Opportunities: Start-up Experience from Taiwan ZOOMHeli Valokivi • Olga Štěpánková • Yeh-Liang Hsu

17:00 CET

Technological Session - Part 2 ZOOMHeli Valokivi • Olga Štěpánková • Iveta Fajnerová • Marek Háša • Andrej Bódi • Tomáš Jelínek • Johannes Kropf • Leoš Kubíček • Paul Panek

18:30 CET

"My Home is Smarter than your Home" - Smart Homes and Aging in Place ZOOMHeli Valokivi • Olga Štěpánková • Yael Benvenisti

19:00 CET

Networking ZOOMStephen Johnston • Yael Benvenisti • Petr Šrámek