Programme
| June 7th | ||||||
| Welcome Reception at City Hall | ||||||
| 7 p.m. | Dr. Michael Häupl Mayor of Vienna Dr. Vladimir Špidla (requested) EU- Commissioner, Brussels Dr. Johannes Kyrle (requested) SG Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Peter Kowalski DG Research and International Affairs Ministry of Education, Science & Culture (bm:bwk) Mr. Harpal Singh, Chairman, Fortis Healthcare Ltd., New Delhi Gabriele Sinigoj, Ph.D. University of Vienna |
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| June 8th | ||||||
| Opening Venue: National Defence Academy |
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| 9.15 a.m. |
General Mag. Raimund Schittenhelm Commandant of the National Defence Academy |
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| 9.23 a.m. | Prof. Dr. Sepp Linhart Director of Department for East Asian Studies University of Vienna |
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| 9.30 a.m. |
Ms. Ursula Haubner Federal Minister of Social Security, Generations and Consumer Protection |
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| 9.38 a.m. |
Ambassador Dr. Wolfgang Schallenberg Austrian Governor for ASEF (Asia Europe Foundation)  |
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9.45 a.m. |
Keynote Address:
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| 10.30 a.m. | Coffee Break | |||||
| Panels | ||||||
| Demography Panel Challenges of Population Aging in Europe and Asia |
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Chairs: |
Prof. Gavin Jones, NUS, Singapore Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Lutz, OEAW, Vienna  |
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| 10.45 a.m. | Prof. Gavin Jones, Singapore “Challenges of Ageing in East and Southeast Asia: Arrangements of Older Persons and Social Security Trends” |
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| 11.00 a.m. | Prof. Antonio Golini, Rome “Challenges of intensity and speed of Ageing” |
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| 11.15 a.m. | Mr. Harpal Singh, New Delhi “India - Partner in Global Solutions on Healthcare and Demographic Challenges” |
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| 11.30 a.m. | Dr. Jitka Rychtarikova, Praha “Different paths of population ageing — old and new members divided” |
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| 11.45 a.m. | Dir. Zheng Xiaoying, Beijing “Health and Medical Expenses of Elderly People in China” |
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| 12.00 a.m. | Dr. Skirbekk Vegard, Oslo “Firm productivity and workforce age in Austrian mining and manufacturing” |
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| 12.15 p.m. | Prof. Nimfa Ogena, Manila “The Low and Slow Ageing in the Philippines : Auspicious or Challenging?” |
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| 12.30 p.m. | Dr. W. Lawrence S. Prabhakar, Chennai / India “The Demographic Growth and Stability of Rising India in the 21 st Century” |
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| 12.45 p.m. | Discussion | |||||
| 1.15 p.m. | Luncheon | |||||
| Economy Panel Ageing: A Challenge for Economic and Social Organisations |
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Chair: |
Prof. Gudrun Biffl, WIFO, Vienna |
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| 3.00 p.m. | Prof. Dr. Gudrun Biffl, Vienna “Age management – a coping strategy for employers” |
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| 3.15 p.m. | Dr. Mark Keese, Paris “Population Ageing in Europe and Asia: From Challenges to Opportunities” |
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| 3.30 p.m. | Dr. Angelique Chan, Singapore “Economic well-being of older adults in Southeast Asia : Individual, Family and State support” |
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| 3.45 p.m. | Dr. Maja Micevska Klagenfurt “Ageing and Economic Growth: Macedonia, Bulgaria and Romania in comparison” |
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| 4.00 p.m. | Coffee break | |||||
| 4.15 p.m. | Prof. Gyoung Hae Han, Seoul "Population aging and inter-generation economic transfers within families in Korea" |
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| 4.30 p.m. | Dr. Philip Kreager, Oxford “Ageing, the Family, and Civil Society: Europe and Southeast Asia” |
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| 4.45 p.m. | Mita Noveria, M.A., Jakarta "Challenges of Population Ageing in Indonesia" |
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| 5.00 p.m. | Discussion | |||||
| 6.00 p.m. | "Heuriger", local Viennese dinner | |||||
| June 9th | ||||||
| Law Panel Ageing: A Challenge for Legal Systems |
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Chair: |
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Mazal, University of Vienna, Vienna | |||||
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| 9.15 a.m. |
Dr. Emil Brix, Vienna DG Foreign Cultural Politics Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs  “Ageing as Cultural Phenomenon--Its Challenges and Chances" |
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| 9.30 a.m. | Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Mazal, University of Vienna, Vienna Law Panel Introduction |
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| 9.50 a.m. | Prof. Em. Sang Kwang Lee, Seoul “Developing Social Security Law – Chances and Limits” |
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| 10.10 a.m. | Dr. Bernd Schulte, Munich “Age Discrimination in Europe” |
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| 10.30 a.m. | Coffee Break | |||||
| 10.45 a.m. | Dr. Annette Son Ek , Sweden “The Size of Medical Doctors -- a Dilemma in the Korean Healthcare System” |
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| 11.05 a.m. | Dr. Sebastian Irudaya Rajan, Thiruvananthapuram / India “Pensions and Social Security Policies for Elderly in South Asia” |
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| 11.25 a.m. | Prof. JUDr. Igor Tomes, Praha “Demographic Changes and Ageing as Determining Factors for Reforms” |
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| 11.45 a.m. | Discussion | |||||
| 12.15 p.m. | Luncheon | |||||
| Biomedicine Panel Control of Lifespan - Utopia or Reality |
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Chair: |
Prof. Dr. Beatrix Grubeck-Loebenstein, IBA, Innsbruck | |||||
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| 1.00 p.m. | Biomedical Panel Introduction | |||||
| 1.10 p.m. | Prof. Sang Chul Park, Seoul “Gender and Ecological Effect on Nutritional and Health Status of Long Living People” |
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| 1.25 p.m. | Prof. Imre Zs.-Nagy, Debrecen “The Human Growth Hormone (hHH) Replacement Therapy, a Useful Anti-Ageing Intervention” |
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| 1.40 p.m. | Prof. Dr. Katsuiku Hirokawa, Tokyo “Proper Assessment and Restoration of Immunological Function for the Improvement of QOL and Elongation of Healthy Lifespan in the Elderly” |
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| 2.00 p.m. | Coffee break | |||||
| 2.15 p.m. | Prof. Claudio Franceschi, Bologna “Genetics and Ageing” |
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| 2.30 p.m. | Dr. Johannes Attems, Vienna “Neurogenerative changes in the ageing brain” |
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| 2.45 p.m. | Dr. Guenter Lepperdinger, Innsbruck “Do the stem cells fade with age or is it the niche that grows old?” |
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| 3.00 p.m. | Discussion | |||||
| 3.30 p.m. | End of Conference | |||||
| 10.00 p.m. |
Festive "Concordiaball" (optional) Venue:  City Hall of Vienna |
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