Lambert van Nistelrooij, Member of European Parliament and co-chair of the Intergroup on Active Ageing, Intergenerational Solidarity and Family Policies, will be speaking at the AAL Forum 2017 and will provide an insight into the role the Internet of Things plays in the future success of active and assisted living, and the opportunities from society’s innovative ideas. With an expansive career spanning social geography and demography, Lambert will bring an abundance of knowledge on society, the ageing population, and innovation to the forum. As the life-expectancy of people has continued to rise, and the number of sufferers of such conditions as dementia also increases, there has been a constant progression of innovative solutions, projects and programmes to tackle these problems –...Read More
AAL Forum participants have the chance to win a free evening city bus tour of Coimbra. The forum is offering a lucky 98 participants the opportunity to see the sights of Coimbra at night. The two bus tours will meander through the city with a local tour-guide who will provide detailed descriptions of some of the city’s most beautiful attractions and architecture, as well as the fascinating history behind it all, as you enjoy the sights in the warm summer evening. The first 49 registered applicants will enjoy the tour for free, whilst the other 49 spaces will be on a first-come-first-serve basis. To register, simply fill out the form before the 29th September – the sooner you register the...Read More
This AAL Forum 2017 will feature a matchmaking event which helps organise informal meetings between participants. The event brings together potential business and cooperation partners to talk about their work and strike up real collaborations across borders.
Taking place on Tuesday 3rd October and Thursday 5th October, AAL participants can enjoy complementary golf lessons at Coimbra’s world class Quinta das Lágrimas’ golf club. Quinta das Lágrimas Golf Course is one of the oldest courses in Portugal where several national and international tournaments take place, and will be the venue of the renowned Portuguese Open Pitch & Putt tournament in October 2017. The Quinta das Lágrimas Golf Academy was founded in 1999 as an investment by the Quinta das Lágrimas group and with support from João Lagos Sport as a way to add social value to the city and diversify sports activities for the community. The golf lessons are available to anyone of any golfing ability to let...Read More
Sonia Martinez Arca will be attending the AAL Forum 2017 as a keynote speaker in plenary one and will be bringing with her years of experience working in the Galician Health Ministry, Spain, as a regional innovation expert. We talk with Sonia about how public administration can foster the development and the implementation of innovative solutions using public procurement of innovation in regional healthcare systems. Having had an extensive research career, PhD, and profession as a pharmacist, Sonia moved away from ‘bench’ science into work that was more applied to the real world. Spanning almost 10 years, Sonia has a lot of expertise in the field of science innovation and management that she was able to bring to the regional...Read More
Take a stand at the AAL Forum The AAL Forum offers companies and projects the perfect opportunity to make a huge impact in the world of active ageing – and this year more than ever. Spaces at the 2017 Forum, which takes place in Coimbra, Portugal, from October 2-4, are still available from €840 for AAL projects and €1,250 for others. That’s tremendous value for money, giving you: Prime exhibition space Access to all networking opportunities that take place over three days Access to up to 30 interactive workshops, where you will be able to get involved and highlight relevant work you are doing across a number of important sectors to relevant people The chance to enter the Exhibitor Prize –...Read More
Defining a new stage of life Sacha Nauta, The Economist’s finance editor, is delivering the opening keynote address at the AAL Forum 2017, which will provide a fascinating insight into the economics of ageing, and the opportunities that exist if we begin to shift expectations of life as an older person. The following is an extract from a special interview we conducted with Sacha, in which she outlines some of the topics she will be covering in her gripping talk in Coimbra. “Defining a new stage of life,” says Sacha Nauta “might sound arbitrary but it can genuinely help create a shift in expectations of life as an older person. “If you look up ‘old’ in the dictionary, you will...Read More
This year, the AAL Forum is offering participants the mouth-watering opportunity to taste the wine and cuisine from the Centro de Portugal region at the forum’s very own Schist Village. Did you know? Rabaçal’s cheese originates in the area of Penela. Its taste and aroma is unique due to Penela’s pastures being rich in thyme. Curiosities like these will all be brought to life at the Schist Village where presentations, tastings and hands-on practicals will be waiting to be savoured and experienced for a real slice of Portugal. Centro de Portugal is renowned for its exquisite food, combining flavours from the sea with those from the mountains. Fresh seafood, juicy sun-ripened fruits, free-range forest pork and meadow grazing lamb are just a...Read More
Research scientists at University College London, University of East Anglia and ETH Zurich have been working with computer game developers Glitchers to transform a smartphone app into a virtual reality (VR) game to enable some of the most detailed investigations into dementia, reports the BBC. At the end of 2016 at the Neuroscience conference, scientists presented findings from the world’s largest dementia research experiment. The game has indicated the ability to spot declines in an individual throughout their life and spot the early signs of Alzheimer’s. Nearly three million-people downloaded the game, Sea Hero Quest, which is a nautical adventure whereby players captain a boat and have the challenge of using their sense of direction to chart a course, memorise...Read More
The Active and Assisted Living Programme is organising its second investors’ event to be hosted during the AAL Forum, in the framework of its new AAL Market Observatory initiative. This invitation-only Investors’ Event will take place on Tuesday 3 October at 14:00-15:30, and will offer seven dynamic young companies with credible solutions for ageing the opportunity to present their work to investors. AAL Director, Klaus Niederlander will be opening the event by introducing and welcoming everyone before attendees have the chance to network and discuss potential business opportunities. A new framework, AAL Market Observatory is a project that will run until December 2018 and aims to contribute to communication and dissemination activities of market and investment trends, events and new...Read More