Date: 5 November 2009

Time: 9.30-14.00

Venue: West Midlands in Europe, Avenue d'Auderghem 22-28, 1040 Brussels

This seminar "Healthy Ageing: Key Research and Innovation Challenges in Europe" will be of interest to regional practitioners who are a interested in current and future EU policy on healthy ageing and those with interests in project development at the regional level via European programmes such as FP7, Competitiveness and Innovation Programme, Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) and the Public Health Programme. Three expert speakers all involved in European policy and programmes will present in the morning session along with some examples of best practice from regions. Practitioners are invited to present and discuss possible project proposals in an informal afternoon project development and brokerage session to be arranged with the ERRIN Health Working Group.

Agenda:

9.30-10.00 Coffee and registration

10.00-10.15 Introduction and welcome from the West Midlands in Europe

10.15-10.45 The new European Alzheimer's Joint Programming Initiative
Manuel Hallen, DG RTD, Head of Unit "Medical & Public Health Research"

10.45-11.15 ICT and ageing - current Commission activities and the future agenda
Peter Wintlev-Jensen, DG INFSO, Head of Unit "ICT for Inclusion"

11.15 Coffee

11.30-12.00 The AAL Initiative - progress and future agenda
Silas Olsson: Central Management Unit of Ambient Assisted Living Programme

12.00-12.45 Regional Initiatives
Aston University, Birmingham: Aston Research Centre for Healthy Ageing (ARCHA)
South Denmark as a "Welfare Tech" Region

12.45-13.00 Conclusions and next steps

13.00-14.00 Networking lunch offered by Aston University

Please register for this event by sending an email to policy@westmidlandsineurope.org

After the lunch, the ERRIN Health Working Group will organise at West Midlands in Europe a project brokerage and brainstorming session for practitioners attending the morning meeting (see separate post ERRIN Health Working Group Meeting in the Events Calendar).