AAL FORUM IN ODENSE 14th (investment forum) 15th-17th of September 2010

Odense, Denmark

WEBsite:  www.aalforum.eu

Active Ageing: Smart Solutions, New Markets

Latest News From AAL Forum 2010

Overview:

 Registration Doubles

Final Programme Online

 New Keynotes Unveiled

Early Bird Deadline

AAL Investment Forum – 14/15 Sep

More news from the 2010 Ambient Assisted Living Forum, Europe’s platform for presenting innovative and smart solutions to tackle the challenges inherent to our ageing societies as we prepare for what will surely be the best AAL Forum yet. With more prestigious keynote speakers than ever before, more exciting projects and exhibits and brand new sponsors, you won’t want to miss it!

Registration Doubles

Delegate numbers are exploding compared to last year, meaning even greater networking opportunities than at previous conferences! With an increase of 200% compared to last year, the AAL Forum will be the largest ever. Read more below…

Final Programme Online

We are also happy to announce that the final educational programme is now live online. Read more below…

New Keynotes Unveiled

Finally, we are proud to inform you that two more keynote speakers have been confirmed this month:

•             Meglena Kuneva, Former Commissioner of Consumer Protection at the European Commission

•             ‘Patricia A. Moore, President of MooreDesign Associates LLC, and

•             Jérôme Arnaud, Doro AB and Doro SAS (France)

•             Rick Cnossen, President and Chair of the Board of Directors, Continua Health Alliance

•             Terry O’Shea, Terrance (Terry) J. O’Shea, Ph.D. is the senior principal engineer and lead technologist in Intel’s Digital Health Group’s Product Research and Innovation Team. 

Read more below about the new keynote speakers…

Early Bird Deadline expires on 25 August!

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AAL Investment Forum – 14/15 September

Join the first AAL Investment Forum, bringing together investors and projects at a unique matchmaking platform – never seen before in Europe. To learn more, please visit: www.aal-invest.eu 

Latest News in Depth:

Registration numbers are better than ever before, meaning that this year’s AAL Forum will be the biggest and best yet. With ample opportunities for networking, exchanging ideas and gaining new perspectives on the ever-growing field of ambient assisted living, you won’t want to miss the 2010 Ambient Assisted Living Forum, in Odense, Denmark, 15-17 September, 2010. About 60 companies, Projects will be shown in the Expo, AAL Project Village, and the large Innovation World.

•             The final programme is online here. As you can see, it’s jam-packed wilt almost 200 speakers, which should mean that there truly is something for everyone, whether you’re a private investor, an academic, an entrepreneur, an inventor or a public official.

Keynotes confirmed:

•             Neelie Kroes, Vice President of the European Commission and Commissioner for the European Digital Agenda.

•             Ray Kurzweil, Inventor and futurist.

•             Claus Hjort Frederiksen, Danish Minister of Finance

•             Jan Mühlfeit, Chairman Europe for Microsoft Corporation

•             Lars Kolind, Chairman of Welfare Tech Region and former CEO of Oticon

•             Meglena Kuneva, Former Commissioner of Consumer Protection at the European Commission

•             Lena Gustafsson, Presiden of AAL Association

•             Anne-Sophie Parent, Director of AGE – the European Older People’s Platform

•             Rick Cnossen, President and Chair of the Board of Directors, Continua Health Alliance & Director of Personal Health Enabling, Intel Corporation Digital Health Group

•             Morten Loekkegaard, MEP. Former Danish TV news host,

•             Henrik Føhns, Journalist, Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR

•             John Beard, Director of the Department of Ageing and Life Course at the World Health Organisation

•             Patricia A Moore, President MooreDesign Associates LLC.

•             Jérôme Arnaud, Doro AB and Doro SAS (France)

•             Terrance (Terry) J. O'Shea, Intel, Digital Health Research and Innovation Group

New Keynotes:

Meglena Kuneva, Former Commissioner of Consumer Protection at the European Commission. Before she has worked as a journalist for the Law Programme of the Bulgarian National Radio while being an Assistant Professor at Sofia University. In 1990 she took a job as Senior Legal Advisor at the Council of Ministers and held it until 2001. In June 2001 she was elected a Member of Bulgarian Parliament. In August 2001 Kuneva left her position in the Bulgarian parliament because she was appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chief Negotiator of the Republic of Bulgaria with the European Union. She represented the Bulgarian Government in the Convention on the Future of Europe (the European Convention), which designed the EU Constitutional Treaty (the European Constitution). In May 2002 she was appointed Bulgaria's first Minister of European Affairs. She held that job even after the 2005 parliamentary elections; On 26 October 2006 Kuneva was nominated to be Bulgaria's first member of the European Commission assigned the portfolio of Consumer Protection, a position she held until early 2010 . She was chosen as European of the Year for 2008 by the European Voice and Commissioner of the Year by the European Observer. She is chairing the Interim evaluation of the AAL Joint Programme for the European Commission.

•             Patricia A. Moore, President of MooreDesign Associates LLC, will be attending the AAL Forum as a keynote speaker. A an internationally renowned gerontologist and designer, she is a leading authority on consumer lifespan behaviours and requirements. In a unique experiment, she spent three years (1979-1982) travelling throughout the United States and Canada disguised as an elderly woman. A frequent international lecturer, media guest and author of numerous articles, she has written DISGUISED: A True Story, The Business of Aging, and OUCH! Why Bad Design Hurts.

•             Rick Cnossen is the director of Personal Health Enabling for Intel in its Digital Health Group with a focus on medical device interoperability standards. He is currently leading a large, international, cross-industry consortium, the Continua Health Alliance, focused on the establishment of an eco-system of interoperable, personal telehealth systems. Mr. Cnossen holds a MSCS degree from the University of Southern California (USC). He worked at McDonnell Douglas (Boeing) for 15 years as a Software Engineering Manager and at Intel Corporation for 9 years as an Engineer Manager and Director. During this time, he has been involved in many industry technology and standards development efforts.

•             Terrance (Terry) J. O’Shea, Ph.D. is the senior principal engineer and lead technologist in Intel’s Digital Health Group’s Product Research and Innovation Team. O’Shea joined Intel in 1997 as a staff engineer, designing and developing the interface between the processor and chipset for the Pentium® II, Pentium® III and Pentium® 4 systems.

During his tenure at Intel, O’Shea served on the faculty of the State University of New York at Buffalo and has co-authored two textbooks. He is the author of more than 80 other publications in electronic packaging, biomedical engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, sensor networks, sensing, and structural mechanics. In addition, he holds 53 patients and has 48 patents pending.

With over 18 years’ experience, O’Shea is considered a pioneer in the field of sensor networks for healthcare applications. O’Shea was a key Principal Investigator (PI) and CTO in the team that launched the Technology Research for Independent Living (TRIL) Centre in Dublin, Ireland in 2007. O’Shea has been a PI or Co-PI on over $8M in other grants from various organizations including Intel Research, Microsoft Research, National Science Foundation, and the National Institute of Health.

O’Shea chaired the committee developing a roadmap for desktop computer systems for the National Electronic Manufacturers Initiative (NEMI) for nine years.

•             Neelie Kroes, Vice President of the European Commission and Commissioner for the European Digital Agenda.

•             Ray Kurzweil, Inventor and futurist.

•             Claus Hjort Frederiksen, Danish Minister of Finance

•             Jan Mühlfeit, Chairman Europe for Microsoft Corporation

 •             Lars Kolind, Chairman of Welfare Tecg Region and former CEO of Oticon

•             Lena Gustafsson, Presiden of AAL Association

•             Anne-Sophie Parent, Director of AGE – the European Older People’s Platform

•             Rick Cnossen, President and Chair of the Board of Directors, Continua Health Alliance & Director of Personal Health Enabling, Intel Corporation Digital Health Group

•             Morten Loekkegaard, MEP. Former Danish TV news host,

•             Henrik Føhns, Journalist, Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR

•             John Beard, Director of the Department of Ageing and Life Course at the World Health Organisation

•             Patricia A Moore, President MooreDesign Associates LLC.

•             Jérôme Arnaud, Doro AB and Doro SAS (France)

•             Terrance (Terry) J. O'Shea, Intel, Digital Health Research and Innovation Group.

What is the AAL Forum?

The Ambient Assisted Living Forum (AAL FORUM) is the yearly conference of the AAL Joint Programme, which aims to invest around €700 million in products and services from now to 2013.

The Ambient Assisted Living Joint Programme, funded by 23 European states and the European Commission, aims to use smart technology to give greater independence and dignity to elderly people who are socially isolated, frail, suffer from chronic conditions or have disabilities, developing innovative solutions to deal with such problems as preventing falls and supporting sufferers of dementia.