2024 (eng)aging! Conference & Technology fairPress Release
June 19, 2024, Prague
The seventh edition of the international conference on population aging organized in
the framework of long-term eng(aging)! project will take place in Prague and be
streamed online on June 20-21, 2024. The event will be attended by many worldrenowned experts, including Iva Holmerová, Maciej Julian Kucharczyk, Amal Abou
Rafeh, and Rebecca Choy Yung. Holmerová is a leading figure in geriatrics and thefounder of the Czech Alzheimer's Society. Kucharczyk is notable for his work in agingrelated policies in the EU. Abou Rafeh, Chief of the Programme on Ageing at the UN, isrecognized for her contributions to social policy and demography. Rebecca Choy is apioneer in social innovation and the founder of the Golden Age Foundation.
The 2024 edition of the Conference will discuss two main topics: Preparing for Longevity andAgeism and Social Challenges of Older People.
In the coming decades, our societies will continue their demographic transition towards aging.
Positive trends in increasing life expectancy also bring many challenges. Higher prevalence ofchronic diseases and frailty in older age places a strain on healthcare systems to provide
adequate, affordable, and accessible services. It also increases the demand for social support
and care provided in long-term care facilities and at home. Preparing for longevity includes
actions to promote and maintain healthy and active lifestyles and improve preventative healthcare. Achieving a high quality of life in old age demands a multi-faceted approach thatcombines individual responsibilities, technological innovations, and societal commitment.
Developing a society that honors and values its older members requires a continued
commitment to combating ageism, abuse, neglect, and other social maladies that negatively
affect older people. Loneliness among older people is becoming a growing problem in aging
societies around the world. Efforts are required to achieve true inclusivity for older people.
Harmony and resilience for all ages can only be achieved by recognizing the rights of older
individuals to health and social care and active involvement in the life of local communities andwider society. Intergenerational dialogue and knowledge transfer play a key role in fosteringthe understanding and unity necessary for a cohesive society. Supporting the participation ofolder people in the labor market and ensuring an adequate income contributes significantly totheir overall well-being and increases the efficiency and sustainability of the economy.
Special panels with the participation of experts from the Visegrad countries (V4), Ukraine,Georgia, Moldova, and Germany in 2024 will focus on the pathway to healthy aging, dementia
and Alzheimer's disease, social maladies negatively affecting older peoples' lives, criticalanalysis of aging and technology, and preparing for old age.
There will be also a practical workshop focusing on examples of good practice in age
management (in Czech), which will provide a comprehensive overview of effective age
management strategies at the state policy level, self-governing level, and business level.

At the Technology Fair, which is associated event of the conference, technological visions,solutions, innovations, services, and products for current and future generations of older
persons and their specific needs will be presented.
The conference, which takes place under the auspices of Marian Jurečka, Minister of Labourand Social Affairs, is co-organized by the Active Aging Centre and the KEYNOTE company.
The partners of the conference are the International Visegrad Fund, Czech-German Future
Fund, JTI, Centre of Expertise in Longevity and Long-term Care, Liason Office of the Free
State of Saxony and Česká spořitelna.
The full program as well as the list of speakers can be found here. The working language ofthe conference is English.
Contact for journalists and accreditation: Martin Špáta, tel. 608 153 456, spata@keynote.cz

About the project
The 7th international conference is organized in the frame of the long-term (eng)aging! The project, which focuses on fostering ofsociety-wide debate about the accelerating demographic change and population aging. The project aims to stimulate aconstructive discussion about these trends and to look for ways to make use of them for the benefit of society. The 2024 edition
will be held physically and will be streamed online.