2025 (eng)aging! Conference

2025 (eng)aging! Conference

We present to you the 2025 (eng)aging! – 8th International Conference on Aging & Technology Fair held on June 5 – 6, 2025, in Prague. The event took place as an in-person meeting in Česká spořitelna Palace in Prague (Rytířská 29, Praha 1) and also was streamed online for those who could not physically attend.

This year’s edition will focus on Intergenerational Cohesion. Additionally, it will showcase technologies and solutions that enhance the quality of life for older adults at the technology fair.

The event was co-financed by International Visegrad Fund, Czech-German Future Fund, Centre of Expertise in Longevity and Long-term Care, Contact office of the Free State of Saxony in Prague, and Česká spořitelna.

The program can be also browsed on the Sched phone app, search for 2025engaging.

(eng)aging! project is run by Active Aging Center (AAC), a non-governmental organization, which develops
projects focused on improving life of older people - “Happy Senior” and “Good Investment”, in cooperation with KEYNOTE, a well- established consultancy.

Updated program as of May 22.

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9:15am CEST

Opening (Marble Hall)

Thursday June 5, 2025 9:15am - 9:20am CEST

Moderators

Alexandre Sidorenko

Expert in International Policy on Ageing, Chairman of (eng)aging! Steering Committee

Thursday June 5, 2025 9:15am - 9:20am CEST
Marble Hall Česká spořitelna Palace

Opening

9:20am CEST

Aspects of Intergenerational Cohesion in the Context of Longevity – Towards a Caring Society? (Marble Hall)

Thursday June 5, 2025 9:20am - 9:45am CEST

Moderators

Alexandre Sidorenko

Expert in International Policy on Ageing, Chairman of (eng)aging! Steering Committee

Speakers

Kai Leichsenring

Executive Director, European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research

Kai Leichsenring is Executive Director at the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, Vienna, since 2016. His background is in Political Sciences/Social Policy (Dr.phil., University of Vienna) and Organisational Development Consultancy. He specialised in comparative... Read More →

Thursday June 5, 2025 9:20am - 9:45am CEST
Marble Hall Česká spořitelna Palace

Keynote Lecture

9:45am CEST

Panel on “Connecting Generations: Family Dynamics, Dependency and Integrated Care“ (Marble Hall)

Thursday June 5, 2025 9:45am - 11:00am CEST

Moderators

Alexandre Sidorenko

Expert in International Policy on Ageing, Chairman of (eng)aging! Steering Committee

Speakers

Mariana Buciuceanu-Vrabie

Research Associate Professor, National Institute for Economic Research, ASEM

Mariana has extensive research experience in social and demographic issues, such as social services for vulnerable groups (children, the elderly), the reconciliation of professional and parental roles, active aging, and youth policies. Since 2008, she has been working as a Research... Read More →

Mareike Bünning

Senior Researcher, German Centre of Gerontology

Mareike Bünning is a sociologist and senior scientist at the German Centre of Gerontology (DZA), working on the German Ageing Survey (DEAS). Her research focuses on families, social integration, social support and social inequality. She is also interested in survey methodology.

Betti Bayer

Intern, German Centre of Gerontology (DZA)

Betti Bayer is currently an intern at the German Centre of Gerontology. She holds a B.A. in Philosophy and Economics from Bayreuth University, where she wrote her thesis titled „Tracing the Impact of Public Policy on Unpaid Domestic Work – A Reweight of the Global Care Policy... Read More →

Merril Silverstein

Professor, Syracuse University, Department of Sociology, Department of Human Development and Family Science, Aging Studies Institut

Silverstein holds the Marjorie Cantor Chair in Aging Studies at Syracuse University where he is Professor in the Departments of Sociology and Human Development and Family Science. His research focuses on aging in the context of family life, with an emphasis on intergenerational relations... Read More →

Thursday June 5, 2025 9:45am - 11:00am CEST
Marble Hall Česká spořitelna Palace

Panel Discussion, MArble room

9:46am CEST

Social Exchange in Parent-Child Relationships over the Family Life Course (Marble Hall)

Thursday June 5, 2025 9:46am - 10:00am CEST

Speakers

Alexandre Sidorenko

Expert in International Policy on Ageing, Chairman of (eng)aging! Steering Committee

Merril Silverstein

Professor, Syracuse University, Department of Sociology, Department of Human Development and Family Science, Aging Studies Institut

Silverstein holds the Marjorie Cantor Chair in Aging Studies at Syracuse University where he is Professor in the Departments of Sociology and Human Development and Family Science. His research focuses on aging in the context of family life, with an emphasis on intergenerational relations... Read More →

Thursday June 5, 2025 9:46am - 10:00am CEST
Marble Hall Česká spořitelna Palace

Panel Presentation 1

10:00am CEST

Caring for Ageing Parents: Prevalence and Support Networks Among Midlife Adults in Germany (Marble Hall)

Thursday June 5, 2025 10:00am - 10:15am CEST

Moderators

Alexandre Sidorenko

Expert in International Policy on Ageing, Chairman of (eng)aging! Steering Committee

Speakers

Betti Bayer

Intern, German Centre of Gerontology (DZA)

Betti Bayer is currently an intern at the German Centre of Gerontology. She holds a B.A. in Philosophy and Economics from Bayreuth University, where she wrote her thesis titled „Tracing the Impact of Public Policy on Unpaid Domestic Work – A Reweight of the Global Care Policy... Read More →

Thursday June 5, 2025 10:00am - 10:15am CEST
Marble Hall Česká spořitelna Palace

Panel Presentation 1

10:00am CEST

Who Provides Cares When Family Is Not Nearby? Long-Term Trends in Social Support in Later Life (Marble Hall)

Thursday June 5, 2025 10:00am - 10:15am CEST

Moderators

Alexandre Sidorenko

Expert in International Policy on Ageing, Chairman of (eng)aging! Steering Committee

Speakers

Mareike Bünning

Senior Researcher, German Centre of Gerontology

Mareike Bünning is a sociologist and senior scientist at the German Centre of Gerontology (DZA), working on the German Ageing Survey (DEAS). Her research focuses on families, social integration, social support and social inequality. She is also interested in survey methodology.

Thursday June 5, 2025 10:00am - 10:15am CEST
Marble Hall Česká spořitelna Palace

Panel Presentation 1

10:30am CEST

Public Social Services and the Decline of Informal Family Care: The Case of Moldova (Marble Hall)

Thursday June 5, 2025 10:30am - 10:45am CEST

Moderators

Alexandre Sidorenko

Expert in International Policy on Ageing, Chairman of (eng)aging! Steering Committee

Speakers

Mariana Buciuceanu-Vrabie

Research Associate Professor, National Institute for Economic Research, ASEM

Mariana has extensive research experience in social and demographic issues, such as social services for vulnerable groups (children, the elderly), the reconciliation of professional and parental roles, active aging, and youth policies. Since 2008, she has been working as a Research... Read More →

Thursday June 5, 2025 10:30am - 10:45am CEST
Marble Hall Česká spořitelna Palace

Panel Presentation 1

10:45am CEST

Q&A (Marble Hall)

Thursday June 5, 2025 10:45am - 11:00am CEST

Moderators

Alexandre Sidorenko

Expert in International Policy on Ageing, Chairman of (eng)aging! Steering Committee

Thursday June 5, 2025 10:45am - 11:00am CEST
Marble Hall Česká spořitelna Palace

Panel Presentation 1

11:15am CEST

Panel on “Connecting Generations: Caregiving, Loneliness, and Social Integration“ (Marble Hall)

Thursday June 5, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm CEST

Moderators

Emilia Kramkowska

Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Bialystok

sociologist, assistant professor at the Department of Sociology of Knowledge and Education at the University of Bialystok, author and co-author of numerous publications (articles, reports or monographs) in the field of sociological and gerontological issues; the research interests... Read More →

Speakers

Tornike Gavasheli

Senior Laboratory Assistant, Institute of Demography and Sociology, Ilia State University

Tornike Gavasheli has been involved in sociological research related to demography and population aging, as well as in translating articles on socio-demographic issues from Georgian into English. Since 2018, he has worked as a Senior Laboratory Assistant at the Institute of Demography... Read More →

Marcela Petrová Kafková

Assistant Professor, Masaryk University/ Faculty of Social Studies

Marcela Petrova Kafkova, PhD. is a sociologist and specialist at the Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Brno. She has long been involved in the sociology of ageing and social gerontology, focusing mainly on the topics of active ageing, intergenerational relationships and... Read More →

Lisa Joanne Klasen

German Centre of Gerontology, PhD Student

Lisa Joanne Klasen is a psychologist, a PhD student at Humboldt University Berlin and works at the German Centre of Gerontology (DZA) in the CoESI project “Social Integration of Older People During the COVID-19 Pandemic”, funded by the German Ministry of Education and Research... Read More →

Martin Lakomý

Assistant Professor, Mendel University in Brno

Lakomý employs quantitative methods to examine the situation of older adults in intergenerational family settings and the digitalised labour market. After earning his Ph.D. in sociology from Masaryk University in 2019, he has been working at the Faculty of Business and Economics... Read More →

Thursday June 5, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm CEST
Marble Hall Česká spořitelna Palace

Papers Presentation 1, MArble room

11:16am CEST

Attitude toward and care for the old generation in Georgia (Marble Hall)

Thursday June 5, 2025 11:16am - 11:25am CEST

Moderators

Emilia Kramkowska

Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Bialystok

sociologist, assistant professor at the Department of Sociology of Knowledge and Education at the University of Bialystok, author and co-author of numerous publications (articles, reports or monographs) in the field of sociological and gerontological issues; the research interests... Read More →

Speakers

Tornike Gavasheli

Senior Laboratory Assistant, Institute of Demography and Sociology, Ilia State University

Tornike Gavasheli has been involved in sociological research related to demography and population aging, as well as in translating articles on socio-demographic issues from Georgian into English. Since 2018, he has worked as a Senior Laboratory Assistant at the Institute of Demography... Read More →

Thursday June 5, 2025 11:16am - 11:25am CEST
Marble Hall Česká spořitelna Palace

Paper presentation 1

11:25am CEST

Intergenerational And Peer Online And Offline Social Relations Of Older Adults (Marble Hall)

Thursday June 5, 2025 11:25am - 11:35am CEST

Speakers

Emilia Kramkowska

Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Bialystok

sociologist, assistant professor at the Department of Sociology of Knowledge and Education at the University of Bialystok, author and co-author of numerous publications (articles, reports or monographs) in the field of sociological and gerontological issues; the research interests... Read More →

Marcela Petrová Kafková

Assistant Professor, Masaryk University/ Faculty of Social Studies

Marcela Petrova Kafkova, PhD. is a sociologist and specialist at the Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Brno. She has long been involved in the sociology of ageing and social gerontology, focusing mainly on the topics of active ageing, intergenerational relationships and... Read More →

Thursday June 5, 2025 11:25am - 11:35am CEST
Marble Hall Česká spořitelna Palace

Paper presentation 1, MArble room

11:35am CEST

How Societal Crises Affect Social Integration – Grandchild Caregiving during COVID-19 (Marble Hall)

Thursday June 5, 2025 11:35am - 11:45am CEST

Moderators

Emilia Kramkowska

Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Bialystok

sociologist, assistant professor at the Department of Sociology of Knowledge and Education at the University of Bialystok, author and co-author of numerous publications (articles, reports or monographs) in the field of sociological and gerontological issues; the research interests... Read More →

Speakers

Lisa Joanne Klasen

German Centre of Gerontology, PhD Student

Lisa Joanne Klasen is a psychologist, a PhD student at Humboldt University Berlin and works at the German Centre of Gerontology (DZA) in the CoESI project “Social Integration of Older People During the COVID-19 Pandemic”, funded by the German Ministry of Education and Research... Read More →

Thursday June 5, 2025 11:35am - 11:45am CEST
Marble Hall Česká spořitelna Palace

Paper presentation 1

11:45am CEST

The effect of Grandparental Care on Loneliness across European Regions (Marble Hall)

Thursday June 5, 2025 11:45am - 11:55am CEST

Moderators

Emilia Kramkowska

Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Bialystok

sociologist, assistant professor at the Department of Sociology of Knowledge and Education at the University of Bialystok, author and co-author of numerous publications (articles, reports or monographs) in the field of sociological and gerontological issues; the research interests... Read More →

Speakers

Martin Lakomý

Assistant Professor, Mendel University in Brno

Lakomý employs quantitative methods to examine the situation of older adults in intergenerational family settings and the digitalised labour market. After earning his Ph.D. in sociology from Masaryk University in 2019, he has been working at the Faculty of Business and Economics... Read More →

Thursday June 5, 2025 11:45am - 11:55am CEST
Marble Hall Česká spořitelna Palace

Paper presentation 1

11:55am CEST

Q&A (Marble Hall)

Thursday June 5, 2025 11:55am - 12:15pm CEST

Moderators

Emilia Kramkowska

Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Bialystok

sociologist, assistant professor at the Department of Sociology of Knowledge and Education at the University of Bialystok, author and co-author of numerous publications (articles, reports or monographs) in the field of sociological and gerontological issues; the research interests... Read More →

Thursday June 5, 2025 11:55am - 12:15pm CEST
Marble Hall Česká spořitelna Palace

Paper presentation 1

1:15pm CEST

Special Address of Česká spořitelna (Partner) (Marble Hall)

Thursday June 5, 2025 1:15pm - 1:20pm CEST

Moderators

Rosette Farrugia-Bonello

Deputy Director, International Institute On Ageing United Nations-malta

Rosette Farrugia-Bonello is Deputy Director at the International Institute on Ageing, United Nations-Malta (INIA). She lectures at the Department of Gerontology and Dementia Studies, Faculty for Social Wellbeing, University of Malta, and has directed INIA’s International training... Read More →

Thursday June 5, 2025 1:15pm - 1:20pm CEST
Marble Hall Česká spořitelna Palace

Keynote Lecture

1:20pm CEST

Keynote Lecture (Marble Hall)

Thursday June 5, 2025 1:20pm - 1:45pm CEST

Moderators

Rosette Farrugia-Bonello

Deputy Director, International Institute On Ageing United Nations-malta

Rosette Farrugia-Bonello is Deputy Director at the International Institute on Ageing, United Nations-Malta (INIA). She lectures at the Department of Gerontology and Dementia Studies, Faculty for Social Wellbeing, University of Malta, and has directed INIA’s International training... Read More →

Speakers

Ruth Šormová

CEO, Life 90/Život 90

Thursday June 5, 2025 1:20pm - 1:45pm CEST
Marble Hall Česká spořitelna Palace

Keynote Lecture

1:45pm CEST

Panel on “Redefining Old Age: Discrimination, Loneliness, and Social Bonds“ (Marble Hall)

Thursday June 5, 2025 1:45pm - 2:45pm CEST

Moderators

Rosette Farrugia-Bonello

Deputy Director, International Institute On Ageing United Nations-malta

Rosette Farrugia-Bonello is Deputy Director at the International Institute on Ageing, United Nations-Malta (INIA). She lectures at the Department of Gerontology and Dementia Studies, Faculty for Social Wellbeing, University of Malta, and has directed INIA’s International training... Read More →

Speakers

Lucie Vidovićová

Assistant professor, Masaryk University | Faculty of Social Studies

Mgr. Lucie Vidovićová, PhD. is a sociologist and social gerontologist. She is an assistantprofessor at the FSS MUNI and researcher at RILSA. Also was elected President of theResearch Committee on Ageing of the International Sociological Association ISA, andappointed a chair of the... Read More →

Frederike Gerdes

Research Assistant / Doctoral Student, German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies

Frederike Gerdes has recently been involved with studies related to ageism in higher education and discrimination experiences of different student groups. Since 2022, Frederike Gerdes has worked as Research Assistant in the German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies... Read More →

Marlen Drewitz

Researcher, German Centre of Gerontology

Drewitz is working in the German Ageing Survey team at the German Centre of Gerontology. Drewitz has been affiliated with the institute since 2019, initially as a student employee before assuming the current position. Living Apart Together (LAT) in the second half of life is also... Read More →

Laura Romeu Gordo

Interim Head of Research and Deputy Director, The German Centre of Gerontology

Laura Romeu Gordo, economist, acting deputy director of the German Centre ofGerontology (DZA), Berlin. Experienced in survey-based empirical social research andsocial reporting. Research interests: labor market participation, aging, gender, and old-ageincome.

Thursday June 5, 2025 1:45pm - 2:45pm CEST
Marble Hall Česká spořitelna Palace

Panel Discussion

1:46pm CEST

Ageism and age discrimination: still on rise in Czechia (Marble Hall)

Thursday June 5, 2025 1:46pm - 1:55pm CEST

Moderators

Rosette Farrugia-Bonello

Deputy Director, International Institute On Ageing United Nations-malta

Rosette Farrugia-Bonello is Deputy Director at the International Institute on Ageing, United Nations-Malta (INIA). She lectures at the Department of Gerontology and Dementia Studies, Faculty for Social Wellbeing, University of Malta, and has directed INIA’s International training... Read More →

Speakers

Lucie Vidovićová

Assistant professor, Masaryk University | Faculty of Social Studies

Mgr. Lucie Vidovićová, PhD. is a sociologist and social gerontologist. She is an assistantprofessor at the FSS MUNI and researcher at RILSA. Also was elected President of theResearch Committee on Ageing of the International Sociological Association ISA, andappointed a chair of the... Read More →

Thursday June 5, 2025 1:46pm - 1:55pm CEST
Marble Hall Česká spořitelna Palace

Panel Presentation 1

1:55pm CEST

Ageism in German Universities (Marble Hall)

Thursday June 5, 2025 1:55pm - 2:05pm CEST

Moderators

Rosette Farrugia-Bonello

Deputy Director, International Institute On Ageing United Nations-malta

Rosette Farrugia-Bonello is Deputy Director at the International Institute on Ageing, United Nations-Malta (INIA). She lectures at the Department of Gerontology and Dementia Studies, Faculty for Social Wellbeing, University of Malta, and has directed INIA’s International training... Read More →

Speakers

Frederike Gerdes

Research Assistant / Doctoral Student, German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies

Frederike Gerdes has recently been involved with studies related to ageism in higher education and discrimination experiences of different student groups. Since 2022, Frederike Gerdes has worked as Research Assistant in the German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies... Read More →

Thursday June 5, 2025 1:55pm - 2:05pm CEST
Marble Hall Česká spořitelna Palace

Panel Presentation 1

2:05pm CEST

Living Apart, Aging Together: Challenging the Binary of Couplehood and Singleness (Marble Hall)

Thursday June 5, 2025 2:05pm - 2:15pm CEST

Moderators

Rosette Farrugia-Bonello

Deputy Director, International Institute On Ageing United Nations-malta

Rosette Farrugia-Bonello is Deputy Director at the International Institute on Ageing, United Nations-Malta (INIA). She lectures at the Department of Gerontology and Dementia Studies, Faculty for Social Wellbeing, University of Malta, and has directed INIA’s International training... Read More →

Speakers

Marlen Drewitz

Researcher, German Centre of Gerontology

Drewitz is working in the German Ageing Survey team at the German Centre of Gerontology. Drewitz has been affiliated with the institute since 2019, initially as a student employee before assuming the current position. Living Apart Together (LAT) in the second half of life is also... Read More →

Thursday June 5, 2025 2:05pm - 2:15pm CEST
Marble Hall Česká spořitelna Palace

Panel Presentation 1

2:15pm CEST

Is there a Pension Penalty for Late-career Family Caregiving? (Marble Hall)

Thursday June 5, 2025 2:15pm - 2:25pm CEST

Moderators

Rosette Farrugia-Bonello

Deputy Director, International Institute On Ageing United Nations-malta

Rosette Farrugia-Bonello is Deputy Director at the International Institute on Ageing, United Nations-Malta (INIA). She lectures at the Department of Gerontology and Dementia Studies, Faculty for Social Wellbeing, University of Malta, and has directed INIA’s International training... Read More →

Speakers

Laura Romeu Gordo

Interim Head of Research and Deputy Director, The German Centre of Gerontology

Laura Romeu Gordo, economist, acting deputy director of the German Centre ofGerontology (DZA), Berlin. Experienced in survey-based empirical social research andsocial reporting. Research interests: labor market participation, aging, gender, and old-ageincome.

Thursday June 5, 2025 2:15pm - 2:25pm CEST
Marble Hall Česká spořitelna Palace

Panel Presentation 1

2:25pm CEST

Q&A (Marble Hall)

Thursday June 5, 2025 2:25pm - 2:45pm CEST

Moderators

Rosette Farrugia-Bonello

Deputy Director, International Institute On Ageing United Nations-malta

Rosette Farrugia-Bonello is Deputy Director at the International Institute on Ageing, United Nations-Malta (INIA). She lectures at the Department of Gerontology and Dementia Studies, Faculty for Social Wellbeing, University of Malta, and has directed INIA’s International training... Read More →

Thursday June 5, 2025 2:25pm - 2:45pm CEST
Marble Hall Česká spořitelna Palace

Panel Presentation 1

2:45pm CEST

Coffee Break

Thursday June 5, 2025 2:45pm - 3:00pm CEST

Thursday June 5, 2025 2:45pm - 3:00pm CEST
Marble Hall Česká spořitelna Palace

Breaks

3:00pm CEST

Discussion on “Social Isolation and Loneliness: Connecting Generations for Emotional Well-Being“ (Marble Hall)

Thursday June 5, 2025 3:00pm - 4:15pm CEST

Moderators

Lucie Vidovićová

Assistant professor, Masaryk University | Faculty of Social Studies

Mgr. Lucie Vidovićová, PhD. is a sociologist and social gerontologist. She is an assistantprofessor at the FSS MUNI and researcher at RILSA. Also was elected President of theResearch Committee on Ageing of the International Sociological Association ISA, andappointed a chair of the... Read More →

Speakers

Olga Tóth

Research fellow, Centre for Social Sciences

Kai Leichsenring

Executive Director, European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research

Kai Leichsenring is Executive Director at the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, Vienna, since 2016. His background is in Political Sciences/Social Policy (Dr.phil., University of Vienna) and Organisational Development Consultancy. He specialised in comparative... Read More →

Marcela Petrová Kafková

Assistant Professor, Masaryk University/ Faculty of Social Studies

Marcela Petrova Kafkova, PhD. is a sociologist and specialist at the Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Brno. She has long been involved in the sociology of ageing and social gerontology, focusing mainly on the topics of active ageing, intergenerational relationships and... Read More →

Emilia Kramkowska

Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Bialystok

sociologist, assistant professor at the Department of Sociology of Knowledge and Education at the University of Bialystok, author and co-author of numerous publications (articles, reports or monographs) in the field of sociological and gerontological issues; the research interests... Read More →

Thursday June 5, 2025 3:00pm - 4:15pm CEST
Marble Hall Česká spořitelna Palace

Papers presentation 2

4:15pm CEST

Q&A (Marble Hall)

Thursday June 5, 2025 4:15pm - 4:30pm CEST

Moderators

Lucie Vidovićová

Assistant professor, Masaryk University | Faculty of Social Studies

Mgr. Lucie Vidovićová, PhD. is a sociologist and social gerontologist. She is an assistantprofessor at the FSS MUNI and researcher at RILSA. Also was elected President of theResearch Committee on Ageing of the International Sociological Association ISA, andappointed a chair of the... Read More →

Thursday June 5, 2025 4:15pm - 4:30pm CEST
Marble Hall Česká spořitelna Palace

Paper presentation 2

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