Programme
Day 1 - 6 April 2020
Registration, Welcome reception
Croatian Anthem
Opening of the Conference
Welcome addresses
Dubravka Šuica, Vice‐President of the European Commission for Democracy and
Demography
Demographic Challenges for Ageing Societies in the European Union
Professor Josep Figueras, Director of the WHO European Observatory on
Health Systems and Policies
Population ageing: end of the welfare state or economic opportunity?
Evidence and policy options for healthy & active ageing
The WHO Healthy Ageing Decade (2020 – 2030)
Professor Ilaria Bellantuono, Academic Unit of Bone Biology, University of
Sheffield, Medical School Sheffield, United Kingdom
Scientific State of the Art in the Neuroscience of Ageing
Professor Zoran Đogaš MD, PhD, University of Split, School of Medicine
Importance of Sleep for Healthy Ageing ‐ Impact of Sleep Disordered Breathing
George Vradenburg, Vradenburg Foundation, The United States of America
Coffee break
Session 1A - Changing Pathology of Ageing Society
Professor Monica DiLuca,
European Brain Council,
Belgium
(20 min)
Oral presentation 1 (10 min)
Oral presentation 2 (10 min)
Oral presentation 3 (10 min)
Discussion and summary conclusions (30 min)
Session 1B - IT Technologies in the Service of
Healthy Ageing
Professor Giuseppe Fico, Life Supporting
Technologies, Spain (20 min)
Oral presentation 1 (10 min)
Oral presentation 2 (10 min)
Oral presentation 3 (10 min)
Discussion and
summary conclusions (30 min)
Session 1C - Demographic Challenges in the
European Ageing Societies
Associate Professor Gerda
Neyer, Stockholm University,
Sweden (20 min)
Oral presentation 1 (10 min)
Oral presentation 2 (10 min)
Oral presentation 3 (10 min)
Discussion and
summary conclusions (30 min)
Welcome concert – Lege Artis, School of Medicine Student Choir, Croatian Music Institute
Day 2 - 7 April 2020
Registration & coffee
Professor John Middleton, President of the Association of Schools of Public (ASPHER)
Health in the European Region)
Public Health Challenges for Healthcare Systems in Ageing Societies
João Breda, PhD, Head of the WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of
Noncommunicable Diseases
Epidemiological Trends in Noncommunicable Diseases among Elderly in Europe
Manfred Huber, MD, Coordinator for Healthy Ageing, Disability and Long‐term Care, WHO
Regional Office for Europe
Innovation in Prevention Practices – Life Course Approach Addressing Healthy Ageing
Professor Leandro Pecchia, University of Warwick, United Kingdom
The Impact of Smart Technologies in the Future of Healthy Ageing
Session 2A - Molecular Basis of Ageing
Professor Dan Ehninger,
German Centre for
Neurodegenerative Diseases,
Germany (20 min)
Oral presentation 1 (10 min)
Oral presentation 2 (10 min)
Oral presentation 3 (10 min)
Discussion and
summary conclusions (30min)
Session 2B - Modern Urban Planning in the Service of Healthy Ageing
Julia Wadoux, AGE Platform
Europe, Belgium (20 min)
Oral presentation 1 (10 min)
Oral presentation 2 (10 min)
Oral presentation 3 (10 min)
Discussion and
summary conclusions (30 min)
Session 2C - Bioethics and Ageing
Professor Chris Gastmans, Catholic University
Leuven, Belgium (20 min)
Oral presentation 1 (10 min)
Oral presentation 2 (10 min)
Oral presentation 3 (10 min)
Discussion and
summary conclusions (30 min)
Session 3A - Sleep and Ageing
Ivana Rosenzweig, MD, PhD,
King's College, UK (20 min)
Oral presentation 1 (10 min)
Oral presentation 2 (10 min)
Oral presentation 3 (10 min)
Discussion and
summary conclusions (30 min)
Session 3B - The Role of IT Companies in the Innovation Practices for Healthy Ageing
Rain Laane, MBA, Chairman of the
Management Board / CEO,
Estonian Health Insurance Fund,
Estonia (20 min)
Oral presentation 1 (10 min)
Oral presentation 2 (10 min)
Oral presentation 3 (10 min)
Discussion and
summary conclusions (30 min)
Session 3C - Epidemiological Trends on Prevention of Age-related Frailty Syndrome and Diseases
Assistant Professor Graziano
Onder, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Italy (20 min)
Oral presentation 1 (10 min)
Oral presentation 2 (10 min)
Oral presentation 3 (10 min)
Discussion and
summary conclusions (30 min)
Lunch break
Poster session viewing
Session 4A - Neuroscience and Neurodegenerative Disorders and Ageing
Professor Ulrike Müller,
Institute for Pharmacy and
Molecular Biotechnology IPMB
University of Heidelberg, Germany (TBC) (20 min)
Oral presentation 1 (10 min)
Oral presentation 2 (10 min)
Oral presentation 3 (10 min)
Discussion and
summary conclusions (30 min)
Session 4B - Mobile Technologies and Primary Healthcare
Venet Osmani, PhD, Fondazione
Bruno Kessler Research Institute,
University of Trento, Italy (20
min)
Oral presentation 1 (10 min)
Oral presentation 2 (10 min)
Oral presentation 3 (10 min)
Discussion and
summary conclusions (30 min)
Session 4C - Community-based Approaches and Medical Wellness for Healthy Ageing
Professor John Vena, Ph.D.,
Medical University of South
Carolina, USA (20 min)
Oral presentation 1 (10 min)
Oral presentation 2 (10 min)
Oral presentation 3 (10 min)
Discussion and
summary conclusions (30 min)
Session 5A - Good Clinical Practices for the Improvement of Age-related Diseases
Alpana Mair, MSc, Effective
Prescribing and Therapeutics for the Scottish Government
(20min)
Oral presentation 1 (10 min)
Oral presentation 2 (10 min)
Oral presentation 3 (10 min)
Discussion and
summary conclusions (30 min)
Session 5B - AI Technologies in Healthcare System Organization and Healthy Ageing
David Mendes, Universidade de Évora, Portugal (20 min)
Oral presentation 1 (10 min)
Oral presentation 2 (10 min)
Oral presentation 3 (10 min)
Discussion and
summary conclusions (30 min)
Session 5C - Healthcare System Organization in the Advent of Chronic Diseases Caused by Ageing
Professor Reinhard Busse, Berlin
University of Technology,
Germany (TBC)(20 min)
Oral presentation 1 (10 min)
Oral presentation 2 (10 min)
Oral presentation 3 (10 min)
Discussion and
summary conclusions (30 min)
Coffee break
Summary discussion, concluding remarks and the presentation of the Recommendations
Galla Dinner, Hotel Westin
Day 3 - 8 April 2020
Zagreb Guided tour – optional