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Harnessing the Power of Innovation to meet the Needs of an Ageing Society.
The focus of this event will be on opportunities and challenges posed by an increasingly ageing society. We will bring together businesses, policymakers and researchers from the UK and Austria to discuss the impacts of an ageing population and to promote the exchange of best practice in public healthcare, policy decision making and commercial innovations in both countries, which enjoy a long-standing bilateral relationship.
Ageing is inevitable, but how we age is not. While advances in modern medicine, public health and nutrition have given us the gift of longer life, a significant proportion of those extra years can be spent in poor health. Both the UK and Austrian governments have set out national strategies aimed at deploying innovative digital technologies to ensure that people live longer and healthier lives, remain independent for longer and continue to participate in their communities through work and other measures. Developing partnerships to establish commercial and research links to overcome a common challenge is at the forefront of those strategies.
Innovation in age-related products and services can make a significant difference to a national economy’s productivity and individuals’ well-being and will present considerable economic opportunity as the global market grows.
Harnessing the power of innovation to create products and services that meet the needs of an ageing society requires international collaboration across the public sector, industry and academia. It is this spirit of collaboration that will be at the core of this forum.
Participation is free of charge.
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Programme
This virtual event will be delivered in English and moderated by Eric Kihlstrom.
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10:30 CET / 09:30 GMT |
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Leigh Turner CMG, Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Austria |
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10:35 CET / 09:35 GMT |
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Eric Kihlstrom, UK Ambassador of Aging2.0 & Co Founder of KareInn |
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10:45 CET / 09:45 GMT |
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10:55 CET / 09:55 GMT |
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Julie Taylor, Ageing Society Specialist, Department for International Trade (DIT) |
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11:10 CET / 10:10 GMT |
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Dipl.-Phys. Kerstin Zimmermann, Senior Policy Officer, Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation & Technology |
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11:25 CET / 10:25 GMT |
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Professor Nic Palmarini, Director of UK’s National Innovation Centre for Ageing Univ.-Prof. Dr. Alexander Gaiger, Programme Director for Telemedicine, Digital Health & AI, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University Vienna Markus Garschall, Researcher and Project Manager at the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology / Center for Technology Experience. President of the national innovation platform AAL Austria. |
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12:10 CET / 11:10 GMT |
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Liz Ashall-Payne, CEO, ORCHA Matt Papagno, CEO, MIRA Rehab Chris Barker, CEO, Spirit Healthcare Dr. Rainer Planinc, CEO, cogvis software and consulting Paul Kressnik, Head of Quality and Regulatory Affairs, reha buddy gmbh Hugo Spalding, Director, Gather Eric Kihlstrom, UK Ambassador of Aging2.0 & Co Founder of KareInn |
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12:55 CET / 11:55 GMT |
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DI Martin Brunninger, MEng, MSc, CEO, Austrian Social Insurance Professor Tony Young, National Clinical Lead for Innovation NHS England and NHS Improvement |
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13:40 CET / 12:40 GMT |
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Eric Kihlstrom, UK Ambassador of Aging2.0 & Co Founder of KareInn |
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Speakers
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Points Of Contact
Maya Halebić
Commercial Attaché
Department for International Trade (DIT) Austria
+43 (0)676 569 4095
Maya.Halebic@mobile.trade.gov.uk
Karin Baker
Political Officer
British Embassy Vienna
+43 (0)676 569 4086
Karin.Baker@fcdo.gov.uk
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