23rd of April 2026,
at 10:00–17:15 (CEST)

Enabling and Enhancing
Prevention and Healthcare
Management Across
the Ageing Life Course

23rd of April 2026,
at 10:00–17:15 (CEST)

Enabling and Enhancing
Prevention and Healthcare
Management Across
the Ageing Life Course

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St Martin Hotel and online

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About
the event
The second Ageing Deal Joint Event, held on 23 April 2026 in Rome, brought together European projects, experts and policymakers to advance a shared vision for healthier, more inclusive and sustainable ageing across Europe. Building on the work of the EU-funded projects COMFORTage Project, STAGE Project and SmILE – Smart Implants for Life Enrichment, the event provided a collaborative platform to exchange knowledge and translate research and innovation into real-world impact. Discussions highlighted the importance of prevention, system transformation and community-based approaches, alongside the need to bridge the gap between healthspan and lifespan. A strong emphasis was placed on innovation, trust, and ethical governance in digital health, as well as the importance of co-creation with end users. Overall, the event reinforced the need for continued European collaboration to build more resilient, people-centred and age-friendly health and care systems.
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10:00

Registration and Networking

10:45
Opening Greeting
By Alina Lupu (Online), European Commission, DG CONNECT, e-Health, Well-Being and Ageing Unit
10:55

PART 1 – Strategic Perspectives: From Policy and Strategy to Implementation

Hybrid session

Keynote Speeches
Perspectives from the European Union and Italy on ageing and health promotion.

After an overview of the European landscape, two short introductory speeches will provide the audience with the most recent insights of Italy’s national plans for healthy ageing and dementia prevention.

1) Strategy on Ageing from an International/European Level
2) Challenges on Integrated Care and Ageing in Italy
3) Italian Strategy on Dementia and Cognitive Decline

Panel Discussion 1: From Policy Vision to System Transformation: Enabling Prevention Across the Ageing Life Course
Exploring how policy frameworks can be translated into concrete healthcare system transformation actions supporting prevention and healthy ageing. Each of the three European Ageing Deal projects will propose one new strategic recommendation for discussion with key informed Italian representatives.

Panel Discussion 2: From Innovation to Real-World Adoption and Integrated Care: Implementing Data-Driven and AI-Enabled Ageing Solutions
Translating innovation into real-world healthcare and care delivery, including data-driven care, AI-enabled prevention, connected medical technologies, and integrated care pathways. Each of the three European Ageing Deal projects will propose solutions for appraisal and discussion with Italian panellists from the Lazio Region and Rome Municipality.

14:00

PART 2 – From Research to Practice: Interactive Co-Creation and Demonstration

In-person participation

Parallel Workshops
Onsite participants are welcome to take part in all three workshops.

Workshop 1 – STAGE Project
Understanding, trusting and using AI risk prediction results to help prevent ageing with multi-morbidity – a co-creation workshop

Workshop 2 – SmILE Project
Interpreting User Needs and Barriers to Shape AI-Supported Healthy Ageing Solutions

Workshop 3 – COMFORTage Project
Anticipating Ageing Risks Before They Emerge: Demonstrating AI-powered Prevention Approaches for Dementia and Frailty

17:00

Summary of the Workshops and Wrap-up

17:15

End of the event