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.

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

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

10:01am CEST

Intergenerational Support During Wartime (Marble Hall)

Friday June 6, 2025 10:01am - 10:15am CEST

Moderators

Bogusława Urbaniak

Professor, Department of Labour and Social Policy, University of Lodz

Speakers

Iryna Kurylo

Demographer, Expert on Population Ageing, Charles University, Czech Republic; Institute of Demography and Life Quality Research, Ukraine

Demographer, expert on population ageing, one of the authors of "Strategy of state policy for healthy and active longevity in Ukraine"

Friday June 6, 2025 10:01am - 10:15am CEST
Marble Hall Česká spořitelna Palace

Panel Presentation 1

10:15am CEST

The Impact of Population Aging on Intergenerational Economic Relationships in Georgia (Marble Hall)

Friday June 6, 2025 10:15am - 10:30am CEST

Moderators

Bogusława Urbaniak

Professor, Department of Labour and Social Policy, University of Lodz

Speakers

Joseb Archvadze

Scientist-Consultant, Institute of Demography and Sociology, Ilia State University

Friday June 6, 2025 10:15am - 10:30am CEST
Marble Hall Česká spořitelna Palace

Panel Presentation 1

10:30am CEST

Political Participation in Later Life in Germany (Marble Hall)

Friday June 6, 2025 10:30am - 10:45am CEST

Moderators

Bogusława Urbaniak

Professor, Department of Labour and Social Policy, University of Lodz

Speakers

Oliver Platt

Student Researcher, German Centre for Gerontology

Oliver is a student researcher and currently working in two different research projects at the German Centre of Gerontology. His research focuses on the intersection of political attitudes and behavior with social inequalities, as well as on advanced empirical methods. His most recent... Read More →

Friday June 6, 2025 10:30am - 10:45am CEST
Marble Hall Česká spořitelna Palace

Panel Presentation 1

10:45am CEST

Q&A (Marble Hall)

Friday June 6, 2025 10:45am - 11:00am CEST

Moderators

Bogusława Urbaniak

Professor, Department of Labour and Social Policy, University of Lodz

Friday June 6, 2025 10:45am - 11:00am CEST
Marble Hall Česká spořitelna Palace

Panel Presentation 1

11:16am CEST

Pension Systems in Low-Income Countries: Challenges, Models and Paths to Sustainability (Marble Hall)

Friday June 6, 2025 11:16am - 11:30am CEST

Speakers

Olga Gagauz

Director & Habilitated doctor in sociology, National Institute for Economic Research, Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova

Olga Gagauz leads research activities at the National Institute for Economic Research of the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova. Since 2017, she has served as Editor-in-Chief of the scientific journal Economy and Sociology, which promotes interdisciplinary research on socio-economic... Read More →

Friday June 6, 2025 11:16am - 11:30am CEST
Marble Hall Česká spořitelna Palace

Panel Presentation 1

11:30am CEST

Can Moldova Sustain Pension Growth? Forecasting to 2040 Through Economic and Demographic Lenses (Marble Hall)

Friday June 6, 2025 11:30am - 11:45am CEST

Speakers

Artiom Samohvalov

Scientific Researcher, National Institute for Economic Research of Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova, Centre for Demographic Research

Artiom holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the National Research University Higher School of Economics (Moscow, Russia) and previously worked as a statistician at AC Nielsen in Moscow. He later gained diverse experience in pricing analytics in the private sector before shifting... Read More →

Friday June 6, 2025 11:30am - 11:45am CEST
Marble Hall Česká spořitelna Palace

Panel Presentation 1

11:45am CEST

Challenges and Solutions for Income Security in Indonesia Aging Societies: Towards a Sustainable Pension System (Marble Hall)

Friday June 6, 2025 11:45am - 12:00pm CEST

Speakers

Devania Annesya

BPJS Ketenagakerjaan

Devania Annesya holds a Master of Sociology from Universitas Gadjah Mada and a Master of Public Policy from the University of Melbourne. Currently, they work as a practitioner at the Workers’ Social Security Agency of the Republic of Indonesia (*BPJS Ketenagakerjaan*), serving from... Read More →

Friday June 6, 2025 11:45am - 12:00pm CEST
Marble Hall Česká spořitelna Palace

Panel Presentation 1

12:00pm CEST

Q&A (Marble Hall)

Friday June 6, 2025 12:00pm - 12:15pm CEST

Friday June 6, 2025 12:00pm - 12:15pm CEST
Marble Hall Česká spořitelna Palace

Panel Presentation 1

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