European Knowledge Tree 2014
European Knowledge Tree Technology Group 2014 Conference, aims to bring together key players from; industry, finance, public and private stakeholders, user groups, policy makers.
- Can your feet really touch the ground?
- What is your contribution to an ageing population?
- Do you make impact for people with Disabilities?
24 & 25 March, 2014 at the London School of Economics
The European Knowledge Tree Group (EKTG) has met periodically since the Ambient Assisted Living Forum in Odense in 2010. Recent meetings include sessions at AAL 2013 in Sweden and at the TSA event in Birmingham. It is an ad hoc high level group drawn from across technology, finance, service, policy and innovation sectors it has drilled into the barriers and drivers around mainstream market uptake of independent living services.
EKTG topics include:
- Bringing effective actors together to plan real change
- Accelerating uptake of ICT & Ageing Solutions
- Determining impact indicators and methodologies for real goals
- Generic business drivers and barriers
- Health and care market reforms,
- Procurement and contract implications
- Persistence of knowledge (including real impact from research)
- Impact of the market East, West, where does that leave you?
- The real meaning of Horizon 2020, is there one or just more words?
Interested in presenting a paper, exhibiting or sponsoring at this prestigious event please submit an abstract (no more than 800 words) by 20th February 2014 to Maggie Ellis at ELLISM1@LSE.ac.uk or Nigel Rix at nigel.rix@espktn.org
There are a small number of Bursaries available, contact the above email addresses to apply
To Register, go to link: www.ektg2014.eventbrite.co.uk