Conference Agenda

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Session Overview
Date: Friday, 12/Sept/2025
8:00am
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12:30pm
Registration Day 3: Registration Friday
Location: Registration desk - EUC main Entrance
8:30am
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10:30am
Fr.T1.M1: STS on Advancing Diagnosis and Rehabilitation of Neurodevelopmental Disorders: The Role of Virtual Reality, Eye-Tracking, and Serious Games
Location: Track 1 - Room 107
Chair: Renata Cserjesi
Chair: Aneta Maria Kochanowicz
Chair: Cecilia Sik Lanyi
Fr.T2.M1: STS on AT Outcome and Impact Measurement 4
Location: Track 2 - Room 116
Chair: Luc de Witte
Chair: Natasha Layton
Fr.T3.M1: STS on Innovations in Mobility and Participation 2
Location: Track 3 - Room 105
Chair: Krista Best
Chair: François Routhier
Fr.T4.M1: STS on Innovative Technologies for Inclusive Education: Exploring AAC and Voice Synthesis for All Learners | TA on Advancements in AAC
Location: Track 4 - Room 112
Chair: Silvio Marcello Pagliara
Chair: Branislav Gerazov
Chair: Francesco Zanfardino
ES Fr.M1.2: Learning from the AT-history to inform the development of sustainable AT ecosystems
Location: Inclusion Forum: Educational Sessions 2 - Room 115
Chair: Emil Erdtman
PS Fr.M1: Advancing Social Inclusion through Technology and Empowerment for the Autistic Community: A White Paper
Location: Inclusion Forum: Policy Sessions - Room 122
Chair: Merita Hoxha
Chair: Geraldine Leader

With:

  • Dr. May Agius (University of Malta)
  • Prof. Cecilia Lanyi (University of Pannonia, Hungary)
  • Dr. Eleni Damianidou (European University Cyprus, Ministry of Education)
  • Nefi Charalambous-Darden (Autism Praxis Infinity Solutions)
  • Dr Lorenzo Desideri, AIAS Bologna onlus
  • Others TBC
IA Fr.M1: Innovation Area - Friday Morning 1
Location: Inclusion Forum: Innovation Area - Room 118

Showcasing of new products, prototypes or service innovations.

Each presentation is chaired by their presenters

10:30am
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11:00am
Coffee Break 4: Coffee Break
Location: Coffee Area - EUC Cafeteria
11:00am
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12:15pm
Fr.T1.M2: STS on Artificial Intelligence in Care and Support Ecosystems
Location: Track 1 - Room 107
Chair: Riccardo Magni
Chair: Evert-Jan Hoogerwerf
Fr.T2.M2: STS on Assisitive Technology and Children's Rights
Location: Track 2 - Room 116
Chair: Angharad Beckett
Chair: Pedro Encarnação
Fr.T3.M2: STS on Museums for All: Co-design, Inclusion and Emerging Technologies
Location: Track 3 - Room 105
Chair: Elena Stylianou
Chair: Katerina Mavrou
Fr.T4.M2: TA on AT and Accessibility for Cognitive Disabilities
Location: Track 4 - Room 112
Chair: Melanie Schaur
ES Fr.M2: Provision of Assistive Technology - How to Develop an Optimal Provision Process Together with all Stakeholders by Αpplying an Experience-based Co-design Approach
Location: Inclusion Forum: Educational Sessions 1 - Room 113
Chair: Edith Hagedoren
Chair: Uta Roentgen
Chair: Erik de Jeu
PS Fr.M2: Enabling the success of EU Digital Health research (Trinity College Dublin)
Location: Inclusion Forum: Policy Sessions - Room 122
Chair: John Dinsmore

Building on the momentum and insights generated by the SEURO project’s “Laying the Groundwork” workshop on 28 May 2028, this follow-up session is designed to consolidate and extend our collective understanding of what drives and what impedes the successful implementation of EU-funded digital health initiatives. 

With: 

Julie Doyle (Netwell CASALA)

Francisco Florez-Revuelta (University of Alicante)

Angelina Kouroubali (FORTH Institute of Computer Science)

Evert-Jan Hoogerwerf (WeCareMore centre for Research and Innovation of AIAS Bologna)

Claudine Auger (University of Montreal)

Sara Comai (Polytechnic University of Milan)

IA Fr.M2: Innovation Area - Friday Morning 2
Location: Inclusion Forum: Innovation Area - Room 118

Showcasing of new products, prototypes or service innovations.

Each presentation is chaired by their presenters

12:30pm
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2:00pm
Plenary III: Panel and Conference Closing
Location: Plenary - EUC Cultural Centre
Chair: Evert-Jan Hoogerwerf
Chair: Dominique Archambault
Chair: Georgios Kouroupetroglou

Round Table Discussion: From Legacy to Leadership: Rethinking AT (and the role of AAATE) for the Next 30 Years

Chair: Evert-Jan Hoogerwerf, AAATE Secretary General, AIAS Bologna, Italy

Panelists:

  • Luc de Witte, Global Alliance of Assistive Technology Organizations, The Hague University of Applied Science
  • Christakis Nicolaides, Pancyprian Organisation of the Blind
  • Alex Kamadu, International Society of Wheelchair Professionals
  • Sari Merilampi, Satakunta University

Awards ceremony

  • AAATE Diamond Award – announced by: Georgios Kouroupetroglou, AAATE Past-President, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and Tone Øderud, SINTEF Digital, Norway
  • Best paper award – announced by: Silvio Pagliara, University of Cagliari, Italy

Conference Closing

Concluding Remarks: Dominique Archambault, University Paris 8-Vincennes-Saint-Denis, France