The CLARA Symposium 2025 is the first scientific conference on brain research organised by CLARA and held within CLARA Days, a two-day event featuring lectures, discussions, and poster sessions on the latest trends in interdisciplinary brain research and artificial intelligence.

Join us from Tuesday (11 Nov) noon until Wednesday (12 Nov) afternoon and enjoy a rich agenda featuring great keynote speakers, panel discussions and also the first high-level quadruple helix roundtable.

The CLARA Symposium will bring together leading scientists, industry experts, policymakers, and students. The symposium will present CLARA’s research strategy and long-term vision, foster international collaboration, and open new joint research directions to address global health challenges such as neurodegeneration and dementia. Its ambition is to connect the dots representing the wealth of information we already have about dementia-Alzheimer syndrome, using disruptive technologies and methods.

The event also has a broader international dimension - within the framework of the Capacity Building for Ukraine programme of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic, a delegation of university students and academics from Lviv, Ukraine, will participate in the entire CLARA DAYS 2025. The event will thus support direct networking and education of future leaders of European science and innovation.

The patronage of the City of Prague over CLARA Days 2025 is being taken over by RNDr. Daniel Mazur, PhD., Councillor of the City of Prague.

Who should not miss this event:

Register HERE Day 1 - Tuesday Day 2 - Wednesday

Day 1: Tuesday, 11 November 2025 | 12:30 - 20:00

CLARA Symposium – Part I

Venue: CIIRC CTU, Respirium, 4th Floor, Building B

12:30-13:00

Registration and arrival of guests

Welcome to the event! After you register, please also enjoy time for networking and individual discussions before the conference program starts. Do not miss visiting the poster area with the latest presentation of CLARA scientific papers.

13:00 - 13:10

Opening & Welcome

Vít Dočkal, PhD, INDRC Director, CLARA SB Chair | INDRC

Prof. RNDr. Václav Snášel, CSc., CLARA Director | INDRC

Mgr. Ondřej Velek, PhD, CIIRC CTU Director, on behalf of the hosting institution

RNDr. Daniel Mazur, PhD., Councillor of the City of Prague, on behalf of the authority providing auspices

13:10 - 15:00

Keynote Lectures I: Frontier Trends in Neurodegenerative Research

Prof. Michal Rosen-Zvi, AI for Healthcare and Life Sciences at IBM Research, Israel (remotely)

Dr. Ira Ronit Hebold Haraldsen, MD PhD, Cognitive Health Research Group, Oslo University Hospital, Norway

Adam J Schwarz. B.Sc. (Hons I), PhD, Global Head of Imaging & Digital at GE Healthcare, USA

15:00 - 15:30

Coffee break

Enjoy coffee and small refreshments alongside with networking and individual discussions.

15:30 - 15:50

Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding with an international partner

15:50 - 16:40

Panel Discussion: Challenges and Breakthrough Approaches in Neurodegenerative research

Moderated by Ara Khachaturian | INDRC, USA

  • Prof. Olivier Colliot | Paris Brain Institute/ CNRS, Paris, France
  • Vít Vondrák, Ph.D. | IT4Innovations National Supercomputing Center, VSB-TUO, Ostrava, Czech Republic
  • Dr. Ing. Josef Šivic | CIIRC CTU, Prague, Czech Republic
  • Prof. Dr. Nataliia Melnykova | Head of the Department of Artificial Intelligence of the Lviv Polytechnic National University, Lviv, Ukraine
  • Dr. Ondřej Uher | ICRC, Brno, Czech Republic

16:40 - 17:00

Day 1 Conclusion & Invitation to Day 2

Vít Dočkal, PhD, INDRC Director, CLARA SB Chair | INDRC

17:00 - 20:00

Networking & Scientific chill-out

Enjoy the momentum for further meetings and interactions

Day 2: Wednesday, 12 November 2025 | 08:30 - 20:00

CLARA Symposium – Part I

Venue: CIIRC CTU, Respirium, 4th Floor, Building B

08:30 - 09:00

Registration and arrival of guests

Welcome to the second day of the event! After you register, please also enjoy time for networking and individual discussions before the conference program starts. Do not miss visiting the poster area with the latest presentation of CLARA scientific papers.

09:00 - 09:10

Opening & Day 1 Recap by Ara Khachaturian | INDRC

09:10 - 10:00

Keynote Lectures II – Multidisciplinary Strategies for Addressing Neurodegenerative Challenges

  • James Arthur Rice, Health Governance International LLC, University of Minnesota-School of Public Health, USA (tbc)
  • MUDr. Kateřina Sheardová Ph.D., ICRC, Czech Republic (tbc)
  • Zaven Khachaturian, PhD, President of the Campaign to Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease by 2020 [PAS2020] Inc., Senior Science Advisor to the Alzheimer's Association; the Editor-in-Chief of Alzheimer's & Dementia: Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, USA

10:00 - 11:00

CLARA Scientific Presentations – Part I

Presentations of CLARA Research Programs 1-3 (14 min. each, 6 min Q&A)

  • Josef Šivic, CIIRC CTU
  • Ninon Burgos, Paris Brain Institute | CNRS
  • Jean-Marie C Bouteiller, INDRC
11:00-11:30

Coffee Break

Enjoy coffee and small refreshments alongside with networking and individual discussions.

11:30 - 12:30

CLARA Scientific Presentations – Part II

Presentations of CLARA Research Programs 1-3 (14 min. each, 6 min Q&A)

  • RP1: Saltuk Eyrilmez | ICRC, RECETOX MUNI: Recent progress in drug screening for APOE
  • Václav Křemen | CIIRC CTU
  • Ara Khachaturian | INDRC
12:30 - 13:30

Lunch | Networking | Meetings with media

13:30 - 15:00

AI & Brain Health: Building Trust through Collaboration across Sectors

High-level quadruple innovation helix roundtable with the participation of public authorities, representatives of society, academia and industry:

Moderator: Vít Dočkal, INDRC

Representatives of the Ministry/state level:

  • Petr Braťka – Unit of Preclinical assessment, Czech metrology institute (ČMI)

Representative of municipality:

  • Daniel Mazur, Councilor for Smart City, ICT, Science, Research, and Innovation, City of Prague 

Representative of hospitals and healthcare providers:

  • tbc

Representative of society/patient organisations:

  • tbc

Representative of academia:

  • Prof. Olga Štěpánková, Head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Assistive Technologies (BEAT), CIIRC CTU

(more to be invited and confirmed)

15:00

Conclusion & Programme continues with the Young AI Research Forum (15:30 - 20:00)

For more information and registration, please visit the event webpage HERE.