Opening and Keynote Address:

• HRH The Princess Royal, President of The Princess Royal Trust for Carers
• Rt Hon Andrew Lansley MP, Secretary of State for Health
• Eric Dishman, Intel Fellow and Director of Health Innovation and Policy, Intel's Digital Health Group, USA

Speakers Include:

• Paul Timmers, Head of Unit for ICT for Inclusion, Directorate-General Information Society & Media, European Commission
• Baroness Jill Pitkeathley of Caversham OBE, Labour Peer
• Professor Heinz Wolff, Emeritus Professor of Bioengineering, Brunel University

New Frontiers in Caring: 2010 and Beyond

Building on the success of the 4th International Conference in Toronto, Carers UK and the University of Leeds are pleased to invite you to the 5th International Carers Conference, which will take place from 8-11 July 2010.

How we manage care and caring in a changing and ageing world is one of the world's greatest challenges, touching everyone's lives.
This is a global issue, and it calls for a big debate and big solutions. Are we having that big debate at national, European and international level? Are we looking at whole systems reform and 21st century solutions? How do we meet the needs of modern societies and modern economies?

This conference will again bring together the international community of researchers, practitioners and those with an interest in caring to debate these critical issues and exchange expertise and experience. Mapping the policy framework from around the world, the conference will explore innovation and seek real solutions to the care crunch.

The conference will focus on four key themes, identified through latest international debate:

• Health, Social Care and Well-being Services
• Caring and Employment
• Funding and Financial and Legal Support
• Technology, Design and the Built Environment
• read more about the conference themes

This conference delegates will:

• Hear from a range of internationally renowned speakers
• Participate and present in workshops and poster sessions presenting cutting edge perspectives on the four key conference themes
• Learn about latest innovations at the conference exhibition
• Network with colleagues at a range of exciting social events