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 of Social Workers from Romania
• Mr Lucian Bala, Managing Director of TZMO Romania SRL
• Mrs. Daniela Morosanu , Managing Director, National Agency for Payments and Social Inspection
• Mr Irinel-Ioan Stativa, Vice-President of the National Authority for the Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Plenary session. Knowledge Transfer I

Moderator: Prof.univ.dr. 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. PhD Adrian Iftene, “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 session. Knowledge Transfer II

Moderator: Prof. PhD. Conţiu Şoitu:

• Professor PhD. Marta Podhorecka, Department of Geriatrics, “Nicolaus Copernicus” University in Toruń, Poland – “From Physiotherapy to Integrated Care: How New Technologies Support Independence and Healthy Ageing”
• Prof. PhD. 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”
• Assoc. prof. PhD. Rafal Iwanski – Institute of Education, University of Szczecin, Poland – “Integrated long-term care for older people: challenges, policy directions and the role of social services. “
• Prof. PhD. Conţiu Şoitu, &ldquo“Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi, Vice-Rector / Department of Sociology, Social Work and Human Resources, Faculty of Philosophy and Social-Political Sciences – Rethinking Ageing Needs: How Visions, Policies and Perceptions Shape Long Term Care

Plenary session. Knowledge Transfer III

Moderator: Mr. Lucian Bala

• Mrs Monika Murnikova, Head of SIDABRA Centre, Lithuania – “Sidabra” projects and activities in Lithuania”
• Lecturer PhD. 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. PhD. Daniela Şoitu, 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. PhD. Nilufer Korkmaz Yaylagul, Department of Gerontology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Akdeniz University, Tűrkyie; Prof. PhD. Jolanta Pivoriene, Institute of Educational Studies and Social Work, Faculty of Human and Social Studies, "Mykolas Romeris" University, Vilnius, Lithuania; Lect. PhD. Cristina Maria Tofan, Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, "Gheorghe Zane" Institute for Economic and Social Research, Romanian Academy, Iași Branch – The 3 W - Risks and benefits of digital technology on the informal care of dependent older persons
• Mrs Sonja Verbeek-Smit – Care Manager, Attent Association of Nursing Homes, the Netherlands – “The path to Future-Proof Elderly Care”
• Lect. PhD. Mihaela Zamfir, "Ion Mincu" University of Architecture and Urbanism, Bucharest; Asist. Prof. PhD. MD Mihai-Viorel Zamfir, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest –Innovative residential architecture concepts for seniors with varying degrees of dependency - from Western best practice models to applications in the Romanian space

Moderators:
Assoc.prof. Mihaela Rădoi, Director of the Department of Sociology, Social Work and Human Resources, Faculty of Philosophy and Social-Political Sciences, UAIC
Prof.PhD. Daniela Şoitu, Department of Sociology, Social Work and Human Resources, Faculty of Philosophy and Social-Political Sciences, UAIC