Copenhagen International Brain Congress

5 February 2020

From 22 to 24 February 2020 we will be present at the Copenhagen International Brain Congress organized by Elisabeth Ildal with the extraordinary participation of Alex Kerten. It will be held in Copenhagen (Denmark), at the Danish Christiansborg Parliament.

Participating speakers will include:
ELISABETH ILDAL is a Parkinson’s lawyer and ambassador in the world, blogger during the WPC2019 in Kyoto, DJ for Radio Parkinson DK, founder of Cure4Parkinson DK, member of the European group YOPD Onset and Critical Voice at CCP, EPDA, Parkinson’s Eve – Team Captain Blue Team, Unite, Parkinson’s activist and PD activist, Parkinson’s international ping pong coach.

ALEX KERTEN is a specialist in behavioral physiology, martial arts, writer and music lover. He has many years of experience in the field of movement, respiratory and posture disorders. He developed the Gyro-Kinetics method with which he treated many people with Parkinson’s. A mix of martial arts, structured movements and music are some of the elements of his method. Author of books on Parkinson’s, translated into several languages, including “Goodbye Parkinson, Hello Life!”.

MATT EAGLES, will be present with ParkyLife. He is a global supporter of people living with Parkinson’s, and co-founder and director of ParkyLife, a global initiative officially launched in Japan at the World Parkinson Congress 2019. Positivity activist, he deals with the mental well-being of people with Parkinson’s and of their families. Matt is an important speaker, mentor and moderator. He was the first “patient” to preside over EyeForPharma in London and Barcelona.

FRANCESCA DE BARTOLOMEIS psychomotor specialist specializing in adulthood and the elderly at the school of Prof. Cecilia Morosini, with a thesis dedicated to the holistic treatment of Parkinson’s dedicated to his father, a young Parkinsonian. Expert in Theater, Dance, Body Reading Techniques, Basal Stimulations, Body Mediation Active Techniques and Ayurveda Massages.

In Italy he collaborated with the “Associazione Italiana Parkinson” (AIP) and with the neurologist prof. G. Pezzoli.

She collaborates in the foundation of the “Associazione culturale Namasté” (Italy) as coordinator of consultants, organizer of events and head of public relations. As a psychomotrist, she co-led groups for people with Parkinson’s and their family members together with a colleague experienced in biodance. With the Namasté association, he attended the World Parkinson Congress in Portland in 2016, bringing an original plan for the future.

In 2019 he represented the consultants of the Fuerte es la Vida Parkinson No Limits association, of which he is the spokesperson. The Fuerte Es La Vida Parkinson No Limits association, among its various proposals, includes wellness holidays for people with Parkinson’s disease and their families in Fuerteventura, Canary Islands.

ANDY BUTLER founder of the independent Parkinson’s People page with over 52,000 followers on Facebook, ambassador for Cure4parkinson and worldwide PD lawyer. He attends numerous conferences, seminars, groups and associations around the world with the aim of creating awareness regarding the point of view of people who have Parkinson’s. Collaborates with Web Radio Parkyes.

Parkinson’s People is a partner of the World Parkinson Congress and Andy Butler has participated in the Leadership Forums for the last 2 conferences (Portland and Kyoto).

MIRKO LORENZ is the founder of Keep Moving and this training technique. He is a teacher of TaiChi, QiGong and meditation, martial arts and self-awareness techniques. In recent years he has worked with people with movement disorders and with Parkinson’s. Collaborates with the Parkinson Clinic in Beelitz-Heilstätten.
He studied and practiced TaiChi, Qi Gong and meditation at the Academy of martial arts in China. He also attended the World Parkinson Congress held in Kyoto in 2019.

CHARLOTTE MARIA is the founder of PD Kinetics, sports science professor and member of the London applied science and advanced research team. Her personal experience in supporting her mother in dealing with Parkinson’s daily and her professional skills has allowed her to build programs specifically aimed at managing the many symptoms that Parkinson’s can present.

RIKKE JAKOBSEN, entrepreneur with 25 years of political experience and expert in Nutrition and Health, co-founder of the Medical Cannabis Association Denmark in 2014, helping to create conditions for all people who need it to benefit from cannabis for medical use