Confirmed Speakers
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Accessibility to Education and Life Long Learning
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Design for all
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Health Economics
- Brian Lamb OBE, Visiting Professor Derby University, Chair of the Action Group on Adult Cochlear Implantation (UK) and associate with the Ear Foundation: The Real Cost of Hearing Loss - Why investing in hearing technology improves lives and saves society money
- Antti Aarnisalo (Finland): Chidren and Young People/CI
- Sari Mykkänen (Finland): Adults /CI
- Aarno Dietz : Seniors/CI
Multilingualism
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Music and Cognitive Development
- Dr., Docent Minna Huotilainen, Cognitive Brain Research Unit and CICERO Learning Network, University of Helsinki, and Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study, Uppsala (Finland/Sweden): Why and how music can help the brain to develop?
- Johanna Pätzold, M.A, Musicologist, Music Research (Germany/USA): The potential Benefit of including Music into CI (Re-)Habilitation
- Dr. Björn Petersen, Music in the Brain, Aarhus University (Denmark)
- Dr. Teppo Särkämö, PhD, Docent (Psychology): The power of music at older age
- Director Markku Kaikkonen, Special Music Centre Resonaari (Finland)
- Dr. Suvi Pitkola, Occupational Therapist and Music Therapist (Finland/Singapore) & Mr. Ingo Steinbach, Sound Engineer, Physicist, Musician (Germany): Music and Autism Spectrum Disorder (Workshop)
- Elisa Seppänen, Lecturer, Sibelius Academy/Music Education Department (Finland)
- MA Ulla Sergejeff, Speech therapist, Outloud oy (Finland): Music groups for hearing impaired children in Finland
- MA Heini Siltainsuu, the coordinator of FeelingMusic (Finland): Workshop: FeelingMusic: Musical activities for older people with hearing impairments.
- Dr. Ritva Torppa, PhD, Speech therapist, University Lecturer, Logopedics, Brain and Music Team, Cognitive Brain Research Unit (CBRU), Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki (Finland): Music for better spoken language skills of children with CIs
- PsM Sanni Verkasalo, Music therapist, Special Music Centre Resonaari (Finland)
Peer Support and Rehabilitation
- Heidi Olze, MD, PhD, Professor in ORL, Director of ENT Department, Charité- Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Germany): Changes in the quality of life and tinnitus-related distress following cochlear implantation – a study of aged generation
- Ann-Charlotte Gyllenram, President, Barnplantorna (Sweden): Family Intervention in a new era
