EVBB Online European Conference

“THE EUROPEAN SILVER ECONOMY IN 2021:
the case of Eldicare”

March 29th, 2021
(10:30 to 13:00 CET)

During this European online Event, the Eldicare project (see ‘About Eldicare’) was presented and different aspects connected to the sector of Elderly Care were discussed.

WACH THE CONFERENCE:

This event was also the opportunity to address the following issues:

• Consequences & Impact of Covid-19 in the Elderly Care sector
• The use of ICT in Elderly Care and its ongoing increase
• The formal and the informal Caregiving Sector
• The ongoing and the upcoming policies on Elderly Care
• How the Eldicare project corresponds to the aforementioned issues

The Speakers of the event – and their presentations:

• Dubravka ŠUICA – Vice-President of the European Commission on Democracy & Demography – Watch video
• Eva MAYDELL – Member of the European Parliament & President of European Movement International – Watch video
• Jiří HORECKÝ – President of European Ageing Network (E.A.N.)
• Claire CHAMPEIX – Policy Officer, Eurocarers – View presentation
• Eva VAIOULI – Project Manager, AKMI SA – View presentation
• Aad KOSTER – 1st statutory Vice-President of European Ageing Network (E.A.N.) – View presentation
• Věra HUSÁKOVÁ – Regional Director, SeneCura (Czech Republic) – View presentation
• Borja ARRUE-ASTRAIN – Policy and Project officer, AGE Platform – View presentation
• Dr Peter KEVERN – Professor of Values in Health and Social Care, Staffordshire University – View presentation
• Moderator and speaker: Theodor GRASSOS – Secretary General of EVBB