Programme

• Prof. Dr. Conţiu Tiberiu Şoitu, Vice-Rector, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iaşi 
• Representative of Iaşi City Council
• Ms Elena Dobre, Deputy General Manager, Directorate-General for Social Assistance Policies within the Ministry of Labour, Family, Youth and Social Solidarity
• Ms Diana Cristea, Senior Social Worker, Chair of the National Council for Social Assistance and Rehabilitation
• Mr Lucian Bala, Managing Director of TZMO Romania SRL
• Mr Ionel Armeanu, President of the Federation of Long-Term Care Providers
• Mr Irinel-Ioan Stativa, Vice-President of the National Authority for the Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Plenary sessions

Moderator:

• Prof. Daniela Şoitu

• Dr Michelle Daniel, President & CEO of Eden Alternative, United States – “A discussion with Dementia Friendly Nevada”
• Dr Charu Dutt Arora – Geriatrics & Palliative Care Specialist, Asian Institute of  Medical
  Science, Harvard Medical School, New Delhi, India -  “Caring Beyond Cure: Elevating Everyday Practices in Long-Term Care”
• Prof. Adrian Iftene, PhD, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi, Vice-Rector /  Faculty of Informatics – “Integrating Artificial Intelligence and Mixed Realities into  Modern Long-Term Care Systems”
• Ms Elena Dobre, Deputy Director General, Directorate General for Social Assistance Policies within the Ministry of Labour, Family, Youth and Social Solidarity – “Priority government measures in the field of social services for older people”

Plenary sessions

Moderator:

• Prof. Conţiu Şoitu

• PhD Marta Podhorecka, Professor in the Department of Geriatrics, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland – “From Physiotherapy to Integrated Care: How New Technologies Support Independence and Healthy Ageing”
• Mr Adrian Solomon (Chair of the Committee on Labour and Social Protection – Chamber of Deputies) – “Legislative updates in the field of social care”
• Dr Rafal Iwanski – Associate Professor, Institute of Education, University of Szczecin, Poland – “Integrated long-term care for older people: challenges, policy directions and the role of social services. “
• Prof. Contiu Soitu, PhD, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi, Vice-Rector / Department of Sociology, Social Work and Human Resources, Faculty of Philosophy and Social-Political Sciences –

Plenary lectures

• Mrs Monika Murnikova, Head of SIDABRA Centre, Lithuania – “Sidabra” projects and activities in Lithuania”
• Lecturer Elena Jurkute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Head Nurse at Children’s Clinic of Kaunas – “An overview of dedicated palliative care units in Lithuania”
• Prof. Daniela-Tatiana Şoitu, PhD, Department of Sociology, Social Work and  Human Resources, Faculty of Philosophy and Social-Political Sciences, “Alexandru  Ioan Cuza” University of Iaşi, Romania; Sirry Sif Sigurlaugardóttir, PhD candidate, Faculty of  Social Work, School of Social Sciences, University of Iceland, Gimli, Reykjavík,  Iceland; Prof. Nilufer Korkmaz Yaylagul, PhD, Department of Gerontology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Akdeniz University, Turkey; Prof. Jolanta Pivoriene, PhD, Institute of Educational Studies and Social Work, Faculty of Human and Social Studies, Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius, Lithuania; Lecturer Dr Cristina Maria Tofan, Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, “Gheorghe Zane” Institute for Economic and Social Research, Romanian Academy – Iași Branch – “Digital Technologies in Informal Caregiving for Older Adults – researching evidence-informed practices”
• Mrs Sonja Verbeek-Smit – Care Manager, Attent Association of Nursing Homes, the Netherlands – “The path to Future-Proof Elderly Care”
• Lecturer Dr Mihaela Zamfir, “Ion Mincu”  University of Architecture and Urbanism, Bucharest – “Innovative concepts of residential architecture for seniors with different degrees of dependency  -from Western models of good practice to applications in the Romanian space”
• Dr. Dorota Kalka Head of the Department of Development Support Psychology at SWPS University in Sopot; Zuzanna Józefowicz  psychologist, Torun, Poland – “Residents Needs and Caregiver Well-Being in Long Term Care Facilities – A Cross Cultural Study”