The Price of Forgetting – Challenges of the Aging Society
Budapest, Dec 3, 2025
Budapest Music Center
08:30 - 09:00
Registration
09:00 - 09:10
Opening Remarks
Dr. Katalin Szalóki, Director, AIPM
Unveiling the Social and Economic Burden
09:10 - 09:30
The Economic Burden of an Aging Society
Dr. habil. Zoltán Pogátsa, associate professor, University of Sopron
09:30 - 09:50
The Social Burden of Dementia
Dr. Márta Fekete, assistant professor, Semmelweis University
09:50 - 10:10
Presentation of the Decision-maker's Perspective
Dr. Attila Beneda, Deputy State Secretary for Families, Ministry of Culture and Innovation
10:10 - 10:55
Panel discussion
Dr. Attila Beneda, Deputy State Secretary for Families, Ministry of Culture and Innovation
Mónika Deli, researcher, Támaszadók Program
Dr. Márta Fekete, assistant professor, Semmelweis University
Dr. habil. Zoltán Pogátsa, associate professor, University of Sopron
Coffee break
The challenges of Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease from a professional's perspective
11:25 – 11:45
Presentation
Prof. Dr. Péter Klivényi, chairman, Hungarian Dementia Society
11:45 – 12:05
Parkinson's Pandemic
Dr. Norbert Kovács, president, Hungarian Scientific Parkinson's Society
12:05 – 13:05
Panel discussion
Dr. Ágnes Egervári, head of department, Gizella Home
Dr. Szilvia Heim, assistant professor, Institute of Primary Care, University of Pécs
Prof. Dr. Péter Klivényi, chairman, Hungarian Dementia Society
Dr. Norbert Kovács, president, Hungarian Scientific Parkinson's Society
Prof. Dr. Tibor Kovács, deputy director, Department of Neurology, Semmelweis University
Lunch break
Dementia as Real Illness – Is a Paradigm Shift Needed?
14:05 – 14:25
Dementia: A Paradigm Shift in Diagnostics
Med. Habil. Dr. András Attila Horváth, PhD, center director, Neurocognitive Research Center, Gyula Nyírő National Institute of Psychiatry and Addiction
14:25 – 15:15
Panel discussion
Med. Habil. Dr. András Attila Horváth, PhD, center director, Neurocognitive Research Center, Gyula Nyírő National Institute of Psychiatry and Addiction
Prof. Dr. Anita Kamondi, head physician, Department of Neurology, Clinic of Neurosurgery and Neurointervention, Semmelweis University
Dr. Ágnes Dr. Melcherné Kázár, chairman of the board, Feledhetetlen Foundation
Prof. Dr. Péter Torzsa, head of department, Department of Family Medicine, Semmelweis University – TBC
Prevention and Solutions for the Future
15:15 – 15:35
The Future of Dementia Care: Technology and Innovatio
Dr. Zsuzsanna Martony, psychiatrist, geriatrician, rehabilitation specialist, professional director of Mental Poliklinika
15:35 – 15:55
Dementia: Preventability and Prevention
Med. Habil. Dr. András Attila Horváth, PhD, center director, Neurocognitive Research Center, Gyula Nyírő National Institute of Psychiatry and Addiction
15:55 – 16:15
How to Age Well?
Imre Cserhalmi, writer, Ambassador for Olajág Homes
16:15 - 16:35
The Challenges of Aging from a Researcher's Perspective
Anna Anoir Abbas, neurobiology researcher, Semmelweis University, Scientific Ambassador of the Hungarian Year of Science Program
16:35 – 16:45
Closing remarks