8 July 2026
Morning Session: Age-Friendly City – Active and Proactive Ageing (Third Age)
08:30 Welcome Venue: Verschwörhaus, Weinhof 9, Ulm
09:00 – 10:45 Venue: Generationentreff Ulm/Neu-Ulm, Grüner Hof 5, Ulm
- Brief welcome by the host, Dieter Lehrmann
- Presentation of the Ulm Senior Citizens’ Council: functions and activities
Speaker: Ms. Eichenhofer Fröscher, Chairperson - Presentation of the Generationentreff Ulm/Neu-Ulm
Speaker: Dieter Lehrmann - Presentation of Senior Education at Ulm University
Speaker: Dr. Markus Marquard
10:45 Coffee break (coffee and pretzel)
11:00 – 11:20 Tour of the Generationentreff
11:30 – 12:00 Meeting with a representative of the City of Ulm (at City Hall or the Generationentreff)
12:30 Lunch at the cafeteria of Bethesda Senior Centre, located on the Danube riverfront/Zollernring
Afternoon Session: Age-Friendly City – Support for Older Adults Requiring Assistance (Fourth and Fifth Age)
13:15 Welcome by Prof. Michael Denkinger, Director of the Agaplesion Bethesda Clinic
13:30 – 14:15 Fall Prevention Programme / Falls Outpatient Clinic
Speaker: Vanessa Haug
14:15 – 15:00 “Home Thanks to Digital Technology” Programme (Daheim Dank Digital), Speaker: Dr. Sarah Mayer
15:30 – 16:30 Coffee at Senior Residence Friedrichsau
Presentation and guided tour of the residence
Afterwards Free time
19:00 Women along the Danube event organised by the Soroptimist Club SI Ulm Donaustadt, Venue: Werklabor, Ulm Museum
Alternative: Individual programme activities at the Danube riverfront
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9 July 2026
Theme: Inclusion
09:00 Welcome for all participants at the Verschwörhaus
Visit to Habila Foundation – Tannenhof Ulm, Wiblingen, Saulgauer Straße 3 (requested/to confirmed)
Lunch
Afternoon Intergenerational Living – Housing for Young and Old Together Multi-Generational Housing Project on the Kuhberg Warndtstraße 12, 14 and 16, Unterer Kuhberg Presentation by Elke Ruff
18:30 Danube Networkers Community Evening (all participants)
Venue: Familienbildungsstätte Ulm, Sattlergasse
10 July 2026 Conference: “Democracy Needs All of Us”, Venue: Edwin-Scharff-Haus, Silcherstraße, Neu-Ulm
08:00 – 09:00 Registration
09:00 Opening of the Conference Carmen Stadelhofer
09:30 Welcome Address by the Mayor of Neu-Ulm Katrin Albsteiger
09:45 – 10:15 Small Group Discussions What Democracy Needs from Me – What We Need from Democracy
10:15 – 10:30 Keynote Input, Dr. Markus Marquard, ZAWiW
10:30 – 10:50 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 Panel Discussion with Stakeholders
12:30 – 13:15 Lunch
13:15 – 14:15 Poster Session and Short Project Presentations
14:30 – 17:00 Working Groups and Presentation ELEVATE
17:00 – 18:00 Reports and Conclusions
19:00 Joint Evening Event at the Petrussaal
11 July 2026, Community Event
11:00 – 14:00 Sing and Swing along the Danube
