Innovation: Solutions for an Ageing Population International Conference being held from the 12 -14 September will provide a “fresh” approach to leadership, technology, education, research, architecture and design in the age care and support service sectors in healthcare.
The aged care sector in Australia, like others throughout the world, is navigating unprecedented challenges and change as it strains to meet the increasing needs of an ageing population, with limited resources, so hear from a diverse range of international speakers on the first two days of the program then attend site visits on day three.
Registrations are now open, early bird pricing closes 31 July.
We are accepting abstracts showcasing conference themes – Leadership, Technology, Education and Research and Architecture and Design.
For further information visit isap2018.com
The European Ageing Network (formerly EAHSA European Association of Housing and Services for the Ageing and (www.eahsa.eu) and E.D.E. (European Association for Directors and Providers of Long Term Care Services for the Elderly, (www.ede-eu.org)) will be hosting its first joint conference “Is there a Future of Long-Term Care in Europe – What can we Learn from Each Other?”on 13-14 September 2018 in Prague, Czech Republic.
The conference features an array of speakers and presenters focused on crucial topics related to long-term care and the future of ageing in Europe. For more information, please visit the 2018 European Ageing Network Congressconference website.
Is there a future of Long-term Care in Europe? What can we learn from each other…
The long term care in Europe is undergoing a lot of changes facing key coming challenges.
The Prague 2018 congress is specific in more ways. It´s the first European Ageing Network (former E.D.E. and EAHSA) congress and it´s opening the crucial topics. Is there a future of long term care in Europe and if yes, what is this future going to be.
We are touching the role of the European Commission and the member states in social policies. We are opening the hot topic concerning the workforce in long term care – the shortage, qualifications, workers/caregivers migration. We will talk seriously about how the coming increase of people with dementia will affect the long term care in Europe. And we will present good practices examples from various states.
Finally we will also present the European Ageing Network VISION for 2030.
A „must“ part of the congress are also two social events. One on a ship with great food, jazz music and unforgettable views of great Prague and the other in Old City Church with superb Czech Classical music.
Come to Prague in 2018 and be part of this unique event.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
DAY 1 – September 13, 2018
Plenary session
GALA EVENING – Sightseeing cruise on the Vltava river with dinner buffet and jazz music
DAY 2 – September 14, 2018
Session I – Public and private LTC providers
Session II – EU welfare state policies – can the clients see difference?
Session III – Dementia and the impact to LTC in Europe
Session IV – Workforces in LTC in Europe
SOCIAL EVENING – Classical music concert of the Czech Symphony Orchestra in the Church of St. Simon and St. Jude.
Click here to download the detailed program.
Workshop on the future of long-term care
What is coming our way? What does the future hold for the providers of care and services for the aged? Which trends are currently in evidence?
These are the topics that we wish to discuss with you at the LTC 2030 Workshop. This is an opportunity for you to participate, add your voice to the discussion and actively shape the future of our sector.
The EDE and EAHSA have established a joint working group and made joint preparations for the workshop in Prague. We will present the results of our research and now wish to discuss and supplement this in partnership with you.
We look forward to welcoming you.
SIMULTANEOUS TRANSLATION
The international character of the congress means that we will host speakers and participants from many different countries. Therefore, we pay particular attention to the quality of simultaneous translation.
The organizers provide interpreter services for the following languages: English, German, French & Czech in these particular sessions:
13/09
plennary session – EN, GER, FR, CZ
14/09
Session 1 – morning part: EN, GER, CZ
Session 1 – afternoon part: EN, FR, CZ
Session 2 – morning part: EN, GER, CZ
Session 2 – afternoon part: EN, FR, CZ
Session 3 – morning part: EN, FR, CZ
Session 3 – afternoon part: EN, GER, CZ
Session 4 – morning part: EN, FR, CZ
Session 4 – afternoon part: EN, GER, CZ
GALA EVENINGS
13 September 2018: Sight seeing cruise on the Vltava river
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2018 Special Focus: Aging, Health, Well-being and Care in a Time of Extreme Demographic Change
The Eighth International Conference on Health, Wellness, & Society features research addressing the following annual themes and the 2018 Special Focus.
AGEING WELL IN THE DIGITAL AGE : A GROWING COMMUNITY OF CHANGE MAKERS
Do you work in the active and healthy ageing sector and you want to participate in the European discussion driving the future of digital transformation of health and social inclusion of our ageing population?
Then the AAL Forum is the perfect opportunity for you to be involved in an ecosystem that promotes a new social and economic approach to grow a more inclusive silver economy that benefits individuals, society and industry.
Nutrition-2018 covers all the broad sessions which are interrelated to the Human Nutrition, Maternal and Paediatric Nutrition, Diabetes and Microbiome Diet, Animal and Livestock Nutrition, Antioxidants, Micronutrients and Food Fortification, Importance of Nutritional therapies, Nutrition and Food Technology, Aging and Epigenetic Clock, Gerontology, Geriatrics and Aging, Neuroscience of Aging and Psychiatric Disorders, Aging Care Management and Cosmetic Surgeries.
Nutrition-2018 meeting designed to investigate the relationship of diet and nutrition with lifestyle, social factors and occurrence of tumor and other chronic diseases promoting healthy nutrition trends across the world. This conference also provides the premier interdisciplinary forum for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends and concerns, practical challenges encountered and the solutions adopted in the field of nutrition.
Nutrition can be defined as the science which deals with food & it is directly or indirectly related to health. Food plays an important role in human health & treating some of the major disorders related to growth & healthy living. Nutrition field is concerned with the role played by Nutrients in body growth, development & maintenance. Nutrition is a major provision of human life, health and growth through the entire life span.
Nutrition-2018 conference includes, Keynote Addresses and Plenary Talks by eminent personalities from around the world in addition to contributed papers both oral and poster presentations. The conference is a gathering of experts, professionals, academicians and researchers from all over the world dedicated to a healthy global community.
As part of the Fundamental Rights Forum, AGE is organizing a Forum paralell open sessionon Making rights real: the fight against ageism, which will further explore the drivers of ageism that act as barriers to the full and equal realisation of human rights in older age and examine how a rights-based approach can end poverty, reduce inequality and promote health and wellbeing in later life. It will call on human rights professionals from different fields to reflect on how they can integrate the fight against ageism in their work. And, since ageism cuts across the age spectrum, the session will also discuss ageism as it is experienced both by old and young people.
For more information on this session, please contact Nena Georgantzi, AGE Human Rights Officer at nena.georgantzi@age-platform.eu
The European Commission, UNECE, the University of the Basque Country, the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, with the support of the Government of Biscay (Spain), are organising a Second International Seminar on the Active Ageing Index (AAI) in Bilbao in September 2018.
The seminar aims to bring together
- researchers,
- civil society representatives,
- policymakers
- other stakeholders.
It will provide a multidisciplinary forum for those interested in the use of AAI to enhance the knowledge about ageing and older people and lead to the development of better policies.
The seminar will be dedicated to the studies focusing on the use of AAI to identify ways to improve active ageing outcomes through appropriate policy measures at different levels. To feed the seminar debate, the organisations above are launching this call for papers.
The topics of interest include the following:
- Comparing AAI results in two or more countries or subnational regions / local territorial entities and identifying explanatory factors within the context of policy differences
- Analysing AAI results for different population groups according to determinants such as education level, income, residence area (urban/rural) etc. or their combination, identifying reasons behind existing inequalities and making recommendations for better outcomes
- Evaluating AAI as an evidence-based monitoring and advisory tool for policymaking at national and subnational levels, using actual examples of AAI application
- Applying AAI in combination with other measurements to analyse broader ageing-related phenomena
- Contextual analysis and clustering of countries/regions to identify factors underlying active ageing outcomes and capacities for active ageing
- Identifying life-course determinants of diverse active ageing outcomes observed in the AAI calculations
OVERVIEW
Asian countries like Japan, Singapore, South Korea and China are facing a demographic crisis. The aged are starting to dramatically outnumber the young, an issue that affects every aspect of society. Businesses are struggling to adapt to the changing nature of their workforces, and health care systems are coming under increasing financial strain. While governments are acting—Singapore has signaled a rise in GST tax and Japan is investing in pension reform and productivity improvements—they may not be doing enough to prepare their societies for the reality of living to one hundred. How can ageing societies get ready for extended life expectancy? And what are the opportunities for those investing in the ‘silver economy’?
About the 2018 summit:
The world’s over-60 population is already nearing a billion—and it’s still growing. Low fertility rates and increasing life expectancy have the United Nations predicting that by 2050 there will be 2.1 billion of these older people, and around half of them will live in Asia.
Longevity is a polarising issue. Optimists enthuse about advances in biotechnology and the market power of a silver economy; doomsayers fear skyrocketing health-care costs and inadequate workforces. A more plausible, middle position is to see the challenges associated with an ageing population as inextricably linked with their solutions. Governments and businesses need healthy populations to sustain demand, productivity and growth. And as people age, they want to stay healthy, engaged and purposeful. Happily, these are complementary demands.
But across Asia, progress in meeting the challenges of ageing has been patchy. Japan and Singapore have made great strides in helping their populations cope with longevity. Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea are catching up by embracing new ideas and policy solutions. Philippines, Vietnam and Malaysia enjoy demographic buoyancy, with younger populations for the moment, but in the coming decades they will face the same pressures as their greying neighbours. What lessons can Asia’s longevity leaders share when it comes to engaging the over-60 population in the economy and society? Can the longevity dividend offset the costs of increased demand for health care and social services?
In 2017, for the first time, The Economist brought together Asian business leaders, political decision-makers and health-care entrepreneurs to discuss how to make longevity a source of healthy innovation. At the Longevity Summit 2018, The Economist will build on this momentum to foster thinking on the topic of “living to 100”.
WHY ATTEND
In 2017, for the first time, The Economist brought together Asian business leaders, political decision-makers and health-care entrepreneurs to discuss how to make longevity a source of healthy innovation. At the Longevity Summit 2018, The Economist will build on this momentum to foster thinking on the topic of “living to 100”.
The event will answer the following key questions:
- How are the interests of individuals, governments and businesses aligning around longevity?
- Can developing countries establish ‘ageing in place’ infrastructure and community care rather than expensive inpatient hospital systems?
- How can companies incorporate longevity into their operations?
- What can other countries learn from the policies and ideas already being implemented to ease the burden of ageing around the region?
- What’s stopping longevity-enthusiasts and entrepreneurs from successfully executing on their business strategies?
AGENDA
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8:00 AM
REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS
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9:00 AM
CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS
Charles Goddard
Editorial director, Asia-Pacific, The Economist
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9:10 AM
OPENING KEYNOTE INTERVIEW
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9:30 AM
POLICYMAKERS PANEL: IS ASIA PREPARED FOR THE LONGEVITY CHALLENGE?
The Asian Development Bank warns that the rising proportion of older Asians will reduce productivity and diminish growth. Health-care spending is already ballooning as diseases of ageing such as cancer, dementia, diabetes and cardiovascular disorders become more prevalent. Studies have shown that those chronic conditions are the biggest factor keeping older people from work.The challenges presented by ageing populations are inextricably linked with the solutions. Economies need healthy workers to support growth while older people’s physical and mental health benefits from the engagement and financial security that comes from staying in their jobs. How are Asian policymakers tapping this synergy to protect their economies’ fiscal health as populations age? Are integrated health systems helping support productivity?
Lam Ching-Choi
Member, Executive Council, Hong Kong and chairman, Elderly Commission, Hong Kong
Zee Yoong-Kang
Chief executive, Health Promotion Board, Singapore
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10:10 AM
SPECIAL INTERVIEW: HOW THE SCIENCE OF AGEING IS EXTENDING LIFESPANS
In recent years, our understanding of the causes of ageing has advanced dramatically. Health care and technology have converged, speeding the pace of research and transforming biology into an engineering project. In this interview, a leading scientist in the field of ageing research will share their insights into the most important experimental advances now underway.
- Is regulatory caution hampering progress, or do the risks merit the wait
- Where in Asia are the most exciting biotech innovations emerging?
- What are the most promising tools for extending and improving life? And when will we see them come to market?
Brian Kennedy
Director, Centre for Healthy Ageing, National University Health System (NUHS), Singapore
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10:40 AM
NETWORKING BREAK
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11:10 AM
EIU BRIEFING: IS BUSINESS “READY FOR 100”?
The Economist Intelligence Unit will present insights from new research on ageing in Asian workplaces. What motivates employees to stay in the workforce? What workplace changes would encourage employees to delay retirement? How are employers preparing for ageing populations? And, can companies incorporate expectations of longevity into their operations?
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11:40 AM
THE AGE OF INNOVATION
As populations live longer, demand for health care grows. This is especially so in rapid technology-adopting Asia where the latest gadgets and longevity treatments are eagerly embraced. From virtual reality and automatic vehicles to artificial intelligence and robotics, disruptive innovations are changing health and aged care. In-home sensors, wearables and digital health have made ageing in place possible for those with the necessary resources and know-how. But what of the digital poor in remote areas, who lack access to education and resources? How can product and service designers ensure the digital revolution reaches those who need it most?We will hear from health entrepreneurs about the technologies and tools with the most promise to transform ageing.
Anne Kim
Founder and chief executive, Alphavita Capital
Penny Wan
Regional vice-president and general manager, JAPAC, Amgen
Nawal Roy
Chief executive, Holmusk
Alex Zhavoronkov
Founder and chief executive, Insilico Medicine
Tan Hwee-Pink
Academic director, SMU-TCS iCity Lab, Singapore Management University
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12:20 PM
NEW THINKING FOR OLD PROBLEMS: IS FOOD THE BEST MEDICINE?
Culture plays an under-scrutinised role in ageing, shaping our attitudes and choices about work, family, finances and food. As health care moves from treating symptoms of disease towards wellness and prevention, food and nutrition are becoming a focus for clinicians and policymakers alike.Studies have shown that caloric restriction extends lifespan in some animals and reduces the incidence of heart disease, obesity and diabetes in humans. On the other hand, ageing diminishes our ability to absorb nutrients, causes dental problems and dulls senses like taste and smell, contributing to malnutrition among older people. How can food be used as a tool to manage ageing? And how can we sustain our planet as well as ourselves?
Leonard Liu
Chairman and chief executive, Augmentum
Peggy Liu
Chair, Joint US-China Collaboration on Clean Energy
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12:50 PM
NETWORKING LUNCH
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2:00 PM
IN CONVERSATION: AGEING IN PLACE STILL UNDER DEVELOPMENT
A study published in The Lancet attributes Korea’s world-leading life expectancy to universal health. Speedy development has seen longevity increase and fertility rates plummet. What lessons do Asia’s “greying tigers” have for developing economies in the region? Can once-young workforces in Vietnam, Thailand and China age gracefully while their countries develop? As NGOs and governments work to bring vote-winning universal health coverage to populations in developing countries, how should they manage their increasing longevity? And can developing countries contain costs by establishing infrastructure and community care that allows people to “age in place”, staying in their homes rather than entering expensive inpatient hospital systems?
Janice Chia
Founder and managing director, Ageing Asia
Ferdous Ara Begum
Member, board of trustees, HelpAge International
Long Thanh Giang
Associate professor and director, Institute of Public Policy and Management, National Economics University, Vietnam
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2:40 PM
PANEL: THE SEARCH FOR A LONGEVITY BUSINESS MODEL
There is consensus among commentators that longevity is an enormous business opportunity. Advocates argue that over-65s are the fastest-growing and most lucrative global market. Consumer goods, housing, financial services, infrastructure and transport are all predicted to boom in the “silver economy”. But so far, few firms have enjoyed commercial success by targeting the senior spend.This panel will examine the barriers businesses face in bringing age-friendly products and services to market. The histories of the electric engine, personal computers and artificial intelligence all show that technology diffusion is rarely swift. Initial breakthroughs often excite inventors and journalists but then languish for decades before reaching mass adoption. How can regulators, entrepreneurs and investors overcome today’s longevity-lag?
Lilian Myers
Managing partner, EconomyFour
Ong Chih-Ching
Executive chairman and executive director, KOP
Carolyn Chin-Parry
Director, people and change, KPMG Consulting
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3:10 PM
NETWORKING BREAK
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3:40 PM
PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE: GENERATIONAL DIVERSITY AT WORK
As Asia ages, tight labour markets are squeezing business. In Singapore, the health-care industry alone needs to recruit an additional 30,000 workers in the next two years to keep up with demand. But across the region, bosses have been slow to accommodate older workers. Smart policymakers are stepping in with age-friendly workforce reforms, but governments can only do so much. How can employers leverage the productive capacity of ageing societies?
- From offering flexible hours and life-stage sabbaticals to partnering with not-for-profits, what are the most effective strategies for employers wanting to retain older workers?
- How are employers helping ageing workers to reskill? Are traditional notions of filial piety keeping otherwise productive workers out of the economy?
- Can workers continue to expect the traditional three-stage life—education, work and retirement—in today’s ageing world?
Tomoko Nishimoto
Assistant director-general and regional director for Asia and the Pacific, International Labour Organization
Priyanka Gothi
Founder and chief executive, Retired Not Out
Helen Lim
Founder and chief executive, Silver Spring
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4:20 PM
SPOTLIGHT ON“ULTRA-AGED” JAPAN: THE WORLD’S OLDEST AND HEALTHIEST CITIES
Japan’s southern island of Okinawa is home to more centenarians than anywhere else on earth. On the mainland, in the small town of Nagi, the local government is working to boost fertility rates by subsidising housing and child care. And further north, the city of Toyama has embraced innovation to adapt to its shrinking and ageing population. With 30% of its people over 65, Toyama has had to overhaul its finances, services and town planning. Schools have been converted into retirement homes, and residents are offered incentives to live in the city centre, where they have easier access to transport and services. What can other countries learn from the policies and ideas Japan is implementing to ease the burden of ageing?
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4:55 PM
WRAP-UP AND REVIEW
Join the conference moderators in this interactive wrap-up of key points from the day. Tweet your takeaways or share them in person.
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5:00 PM
CONFERENCE CLOSE
