Global Summit on
Aging & Longevity

The World's Most Advanced Aging Society — As Setting and Subject

The 2nd Edition of the Global Summit on Aging and Longevity convenes in Tokyo — the most significant location in the world for this conversation. Japan leads globally in aging demographics and has built more practical elder care infrastructure than any other country.

Why They're Coming to Tokyo

Geroscientists, geriatricians, and longevity researchers share why Aging & Longevity Summit 2026 matters — and what they hope to advance in Tokyo.

Real voices from our global MedGlobal community.

Confirmed Speakers

Speaker announcements are made on a rolling basis as confirmations come in. All speakers are senior-level practitioners, researchers, and policymakers.

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Takuji Shirasawa, MD

Director

Ochanomizu Health and Longevity Clinic, Tokyo, Japan

Virtual Talk: Regenerative Medical Approach for Alzheimer’s Disease with Vascular Complication and Autoimmune Disease

Virtual Speaker

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Michel Mommejat

President

A.D.A.M. Innovations (Genesis Healthcare – GeneLife), Japan

Panel: Advancing the Science of Healthy Longevity

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Dr. Waleed Osman, Ph.D.

Director, Human Life CORD Japan Inc.

General Manager, HLC-MENA, UAE

Panel: Advancing the Science of Healthy Longevity

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Kazuchika Furuishi

Representative Director & CEO

CellFiber, Japan

Panel: Advancing the Science of Healthy Longevity

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Keita Masui

Managing Partner

ASAGI Labs Ventures LLC, Japan

Panel: Advancing the Science of Healthy Longevity

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Hidekazu Yamada

President

Japanese Society of Anti-Aging Medicine

Panel: Advancing the Science of Healthy Longevity

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Nobby Yoshida

COO

ExoEarth, Japan

Panel: Personalized Approaches to Extending Healthspan

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Akira Higuchi

CEO

CogSmart Co., Ltd., Japan

Panel: Personalized Approaches to Extending Healthspan

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Bilal Kharouni

Founder & CEO

ekei labs, Japan

Panel: Personalized Approaches to Extending Healthspan

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Athena H. Y. Yang

Founder & CEO

Ageless Science Co., Ltd.

Panel: Personalized Approaches to Extending Healthspan

Plenary Talk: The Ageless Science: Biomarker-Guided Longevity — From Metabolomic Aging Clocks to Cell-Free Exosome Therapy

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Colin Magne

Partner & Mentor

Inovexus

Panel: Innovations Transforming Aging Care

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Masato Marumo

Founder/CEO

AI6 K.K, Japan

Panel: Innovations Transforming Aging Care

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Tomasz M. (Tomek) Rutkowski

Research Team Lead, Advanced Research Division

Araya Inc., Japan

Panel: Innovations Transforming Aging Care

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Dr. Michael Fossel

President & Co-Founder

Telocyte, USA

Virtual Talk: Aging, Longevity, and Reversal: Where Have We Been, Where Are We Going?

Virtual Speaker

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Bilu Huang

Founder & Principal Investigator

Bilu Huang Institute for Aging Research, China

Virtual Talk: From the Integrated Aging Theory Framework to the TRCS Model: Mechanisms and Falsifiable Predictions

Virtual Speaker

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Emily Roche

Head of Foodservice

Arvida Group, New Zealand

Virtual Talk: Foodservice as an Enabler of Living Well in Residential Aged Care: Supporting Autonomy, Nutrition and Mealtime Participation

Virtual Speaker

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Dr. Jeya Thayaparan

Geriatric Medicine Physician

Mackenzie Health Richmond Hill Hospital, Canada

Plenary Talk: Beyond Prescriptions: A New Paradigm for Reframing Dementia Care

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Dr. Katarina Lakovic

Researcher

Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada

Session to be announced

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Ng Jack Min

Resident Physician, Family Medicine

Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taiwan

Plenary Talk: Physiological Correlates of Adherence to Community-Based Resistance Training in Older Adults with Osteoporosis: A Secondary Analysis

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Dr. Rupanjana Roy Chowdhury

Consultant Geriatrician

Seawoods Hospital, Navi Mumbai, India

Session to be announced

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Dr. Eke Oyom Uduma

Researcher

Atlantic International University, USA

Session to be announced

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Francine Chan Wen Xin

Research Associate

Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore

Session to be announced

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Dr. Sangeeta Sahi

Regenerative Medicine Physician

Genuine Human Being, United Kingdom

Virtual Talk: Synergistic Longevity: Intergenerational Collaboration as a Catalyst for Cognitive Reserve and Social Cohesion

Virtual Speaker

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Dr. GeckHong Yeo

Senior Research Fellow

National University of Singapore, Singapore

Poster Presentation: Functional Specialization in the 15-Minute City: A Meta-Analysis of Socio-Spatial Apps, Social Capital, and Healthy Ageing

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Siti Masfiah

Researcher, Human Movement Sciences

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Session to be announced

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Lore Dikovsky

Founder & Longevity Consultant

HEBE Longevity, Israel

Virtual Talk: Longevity is Not Gender Neutral: Aligning Strategies with Women’s Physiology and Priorities

Virtual Speaker

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Dr. Jerome Santos

Healthcare Executive & Nursing Educator

Samuel Merritt University, USA

Plenary Talk: Community Engagement and Partnership Between Samuel Merritt University’s Accelerated BSN Program and HumanGood Affordable Housing

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Dr. Anamarija Kejžar

Assistant Professor & Researcher

University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Plenary Talk: Mobile palliative care – is it really opportunity for everyone?

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Dr. Junhyoung Kim

Associate Professor

Texas A&M University, United States

Plenary Talk: Examining the Health Benefits and Usability of Immersive Virtual Reality Tai Chi Among Rural Community-Dwelling Older Adults

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Yoshiaki Furuyama

CEO

Tokyo Relife Clinic, Japan

Plenary Talk: Building Resilient Systems for Longevity Medicine: An Integrated Clinical and R&D Platform in Japan

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Yulin Ge

Professor

NYU Grossman School of Medicine, USA

Plenary Talk: Structural and Vascular Aging of the Choroid Plexus: Implications for Brain Waste Clearance

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Niharika (Rika) Jishnu

Sophia University, Japan

Plenary Talk: Japanese health care systems for elderly

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Ana Calzón de Paz

Professor

University of Salamanca, Spain

Session to be announced

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Prof. Dr. Yvonne Suzy Handajani

Professor

Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, Indonesia

Session to be announced

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Dr. Yamini Ajmera

Consultant, Department of Geriatric Medicine

Artemis Hospitals, Haryana, India

Virtual Talk: Healthy Ageing in the 21st Century: Moving from Longevity to Healthspan

Virtual Speaker

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Dr. Ewa Ehrenborg

Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine Unit

Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

Plenary Talk: MAP1LC3A Controls Autophagy-Dependent VSMC Phenotypic Modulation and Associates with Cardiovascular Risk

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Gianni Cossar

CEO

Neura Mobile Robots

Panel: Innovations Transforming Aging Care

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Sirawich Chaiparnich

Research Fellow in Ophthalmology

Thammasat University

Panel: Advancing the Science of Healthy Longevity

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Da Jiang

Professor

The Education University of Hong Kong

Poster Presentation: Future Time Perspective as a Moderator of Age Differences in Lifelong Learning Intentions

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Alexander Hutchison

Associate Director, Editorial-Health Sciences

Wiley

Virtual Talk: Biohacking, Wellness Fads, and the Simple Truth About Healthy Aging

Virtual Speaker

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Simon Ulubabov

Hospice of New York, USA

Virtual Talk: Medical Aid In Dying (MAID) in New York State - Lessons learned

Virtual Speaker

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Harcharan (Coach) Singh

Longevity & Health Performance Coach

Longevity and Vitality Center, San Francisco, USA

Virtual Talk: INFLAMMAGING as common root cause for most modern diseases or accelerated biological age

Virtual Speaker

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David Furman

Buck Institute for Research on Aging, USA

Session to be announced

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Oliver Josué Aroche Alvarez

Director

Guatemalan Institute of Social Security, Guatemala

Virtual Talk: Longevity Therapeutics & Senolytics, Geriatric Medicine & Frailty

Virtual Speaker

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Silvia Candamil Neira

Vice President

GIA Longevity, Dubai

Virtual Talk: Global Initiative on Ageing & Longevity

Virtual Speaker

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Prof. Mohammad Bodaghabadi

Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Virtual Talk: Digital Cognitive Interventions and Longevity in Older Adults: Myth or Reality? A 2020–2026 Review article

Virtual Speaker

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Lana AlSabe

SurgiConnect, Jordan

Session to be announced

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Marios Kyriazis

National Gerontology Centre, Cyprus

Virtual Talk: Ageing and Symbiotic Fitness

Virtual Speaker

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Petya Kamburova

Head of Strategy & Partnerships

Cambridge Society of Ageing and Longevity Research

Virtual Talk: Longevity Therapeutics: What the Future Holds

Virtual Speaker

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Conference Agenda

Sessions are organised by theme. The programme is updated on a rolling basis as speakers are confirmed.

In-Person Conference Agenda

Day 1 — Nov 9 · In-Person

08:00 – 09:00

Registration, Welcome Coffee & Networking

09:00 – 09:15

Opening Ceremony & Welcome Address

09:15 – 09:45

Keynote: The Future of Healthy Aging: Extending Healthspan Through Science and Innovation

Keynote speaker to be announced

09:45 – 10:30

Session 1 – Biology of Aging & Longevity Science
Panel Discussion: Advancing the Science of Healthy Longevity

• Hallmarks of Aging
• Cellular Senescence & Senolytic Therapies
• Epigenetic Clocks & Biological Age Assessment
• Multi-Omics & Precision Longevity Medicine
• Regenerative Medicine
• Partial Cellular Reprogramming

Panelists

• 
  Michel Mommejat
  President, A.D.A.M. Innovations (Genesis Healthcare – GeneLife)
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  Dr. Waleed Osman, Ph.D.
  Director, Human Life CORD Japan Inc. | General Manager, HLC-MENA
• 
  Kazuchika Furuishi
  Representative Director & CEO, CellFiber, Japan
• 
  Hidekazu Yamada
  President, Japanese Society of Anti-Aging Medicine
• 
  Keita Masui
  Managing Partner, ASAGI Labs Ventures LLC

10:30 – 11:00

Networking Tea Break

11:00 – 11:45

Session 2 – Longevity Medicine & Precision Prevention
Panel Discussion: Personalized Approaches to Extending Healthspan

• Precision Longevity Medicine
• Personalized Preventive Healthcare
• Biomarker-Guided Risk Assessment
• Healthy Longevity Clinics
• Microbiome & Metabolic Health
• Lifestyle Medicine & Healthspan Optimization

Panelists

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  Nobby Yoshida
  COO, ExoEarth
• 
  Akira Higuchi
  CEO CogSmart Co., Ltd., Japan
• 
  Bilal Kharouni
  Founder & CEO, ekei labs, Japan
• 
  Athena H. Y. Yang
  Founder and CEO, Ageless Science Co., Ltd.

11:45 – 12:10

Plenary Talk: Beyond Prescriptions: A New Paradigm for Reframing Dementia Care

Jeya Thayaparan — Mackenzie Health Richmond Hill Hospital, Canada

12:10 – 12:35

Plenary Talk: MAP1LC3A Controls Autophagy-Dependent VSMC Phenotypic Modulation and Associates with Cardiovascular Risk

Ewa Ehrenborg — Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

12:35 – 13:00

Plenary Talk: Community Engagement and Partnership Between Samuel Merritt University’s Accelerated BSN Program and HumanGood Affordable Housing

Jerome Santos — Samuel Merritt University, USA

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch & Networking

14:00 – 14:25

Plenary Talk: Mobile palliative care – is it really opportunity for everyone?

Anamarija Kejžar — University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

14:25 – 15:10

Session 3 – Technology, Robotics & Smart Living
Panel Discussion: Innovations Transforming Aging Care

• Artificial Intelligence in Geriatric Healthcare
• Robotics for Elder Care
• Smart Homes & Independent Living
• Wearable Technologies & Remote Monitoring
• Telehealth
• Digital Therapeutics

Panelists

• 
  Colin Magne
  Partner & Mentor, Inovexus
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  Gianni Cossar
  CEO Neura Mobile Robots, Italy
• 
  Masato Marumo
  Founder/CEO, AI6 K.K, Japan
• 
  Tomasz M. (Tomek) Rutkowski
  Research Team Lead, Advanced Research Division, Araya Inc.

15:10 – 15:35

Plenary Talk: Physiological Correlates of Adherence to Community-Based Resistance Training in Older Adults with Osteoporosis: A Secondary Analysis

Ng Jack Min — Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taiwan

15:35 – 16:00

Plenary Talk: Building Resilient Systems for Longevity Medicine: An Integrated Clinical and R&D Platform in Japan

Yoshiaki Furuyama — CEO, Tokyo Relife Clinic, Tokyo, Japan

16:00 – 16:20

Networking Tea Break

16:20 – 16:45

Plenary Talk: Structural and Vascular Aging of the Choroid Plexus: Implications for Brain Waste Clearance

Yulin Ge — Professor, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, NY, USA

16:45 – 17:10

Plenary Talk: Examining the Health Benefits and Usability of Immersive Virtual Reality Tai Chi Among Rural Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Junhyoung Kim — Texas A&M University, United States

17:10 – 17:35

Plenary Talk: The Ageless Science: Biomarker-Guided Longevity — From Metabolomic Aging Clocks to Cell-Free Exosome Therapy

Athena H. Y. Yang — Founder and CEO, Ageless Science Co., Ltd.

17:35 – 18:00

Plenary Talk: Japanese health care systems for elderly

Niharika (Rika) Jishnu — Sophia University, Japan

18:00 – 18:30

Poster Presentations

• GeckHong Yeo, National University of Singapore, Singapore — Functional Specialization in the 15-Minute City: A Meta-Analysis of Socio-Spatial Apps, Social Capital, and Healthy Ageing
• Da Jiang, The Education University of Hong Kong — Future Time Perspective as a Moderator of Age Differences in Lifelong Learning Intentions

Awards & Recognition Ceremony

Virtual Scientific Program

Day 2 — Nov 10 · Virtual · Tokyo Time (JST)

08:15 – 08:30

Introduction

08:30 – 09:00

Virtual Talk: Aging, Longevity, and Reversal: Where Have We Been, Where Are We Going?

Michael Fossel — Founder & CEO, Telocyte, USA

09:00 – 09:30

Virtual Talk: Biohacking, Wellness Fads, and the Simple Truth About Healthy Aging

Alexander Hutchison — Associate Director, Editorial-Health Sciences at Wiley

09:30 – 10:00

Virtual Talk: Medical Aid In Dying (MAID) in New York State - Lessons learned

Simon Ulubabov — Hospice of New York, USA

10:00 – 10:30

Virtual Talk: INFLAMMAGING as common root cause for most modern diseases or accelerated biological age

Harcharan (Coach) Singh — Longevity & Health Performance Coach, Longevity and Vitality Center, San Francisco, USA

10:30 – 11:00

Virtual Talk: Longevity Therapeutics & Senolytics, Geriatric Medicine & Frailty

Oliver Josué Aroche Alvarez — Director, Guatemalan Institute of Social Security, Guatemala

11:00 – 11:30

Virtual Talk: Foodservice as an Enabler of Living Well in Residential Aged Care: Supporting Autonomy, Nutrition and Mealtime Participation

Emily Roche — Arvida Group, New Zealand

11:30 – 12:00

Virtual Talk: Regenerative Medical Approach for Alzheimer’s Disease with Vascular Complication and Autoimmune Disease

Takuji Shirasawa, MD — Director, Ochanomizu Health and Longevity Clinic, Tokyo, Japan

12:00 – 12:30

Virtual Talk: From the Integrated Aging Theory Framework to the TRCS Model: Mechanisms and Falsifiable Predictions

Bilu Huang — Bilu Huang Institute for Aging Research, China

12:30 – 13:00

Virtual Talk: Healthy Ageing in the 21st Century: Moving from Longevity to Healthspan

Yamini Ajmera — Artemis Hospitals, Gurugram, Haryana, India

13:00 – 13:30

Virtual Talk: Global Initiative on Ageing & Longevity

Silvia Candamil Neira — Vice President- GIA Longevity, Dubai

13:30 – 14:00

Virtual Talk: Digital Cognitive Interventions and Longevity in Older Adults: Myth or Reality? A 2020–2026 Review article

Prof. Mohammad Bodaghabadi — Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Iran

14:00 – 15:00

Break

15:00 – 15:30

Virtual Talk: Longevity is Not Gender Neutral: Aligning Strategies with Women’s Physiology and Priorities

Lore Dikovsky — Founder & Longevity Consultant, HEBE Longevity, Israel

15:30 – 16:00

Virtual Talk: Ageing and Symbiotic Fitness

Marios Kyriazis — National Gerontology Centre, Cyprus

16:00 – 16:30

Virtual Talk: Synergistic Longevity: Intergenerational Collaboration as a Catalyst for Cognitive Reserve and Social Cohesion

Sangeeta Sahi — Genuine Human Being, United Kingdom

16:30 – 17:00

Virtual Talk: Longevity Therapeutics: What the Future Holds

Petya Kamburova — Head of Strategy & Partnerships- Cambridge Society of Ageing and Longevity Research

Awards & Recognition Ceremony

Collaborations & Partnerships

Partnership opportunities are open across media, academic, community, and technology categories. Contact us to discuss how your organisation can be involved.

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To Be Confirmed

Media Partner

CP

To Be Confirmed

Community Partner

AP

To Be Confirmed

Academic Partner

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To Be Confirmed

NGO Partner

TP

To Be Confirmed

Technology Partner

KP

To Be Confirmed

Knowledge Partner

Global Journal of Medicine & Public Health

Journal Partner

Join Us in Tokyo

Aging & Longevity Summit is an invitation-only forum. Delegate places, speaker applications, and abstract submissions are reviewed on a rolling basis.

Venue: ANA Crowne Plaza Narita, 68 Horinouchi, Narita, Chiba 286-0107, Japan

Voices From Our 2025 Summit

The inaugural Global Summit on Aging & Longevity brought together 45 experts from across the world — researchers, clinicians, policymakers, and innovators. Their contributions laid the foundation for what this forum is becoming. The 2nd Edition builds on this established community.

Alberto Aparicio

Assistant Professor

UT Medical Branch, USA

Roy Koren

Co-Founder

Senior Market Israel, Israel

Sergey Jakimov

Managing Partner

LongeVC, USA

Dr. Trevor Tingate

Longevity Researcher

Independent, Australia

Dr. Andrea Holzner

Academic

Walden University, USA

Dr. Maysa Seabra Cendoroglo

Professor of Geriatrics

Federal University São Paulo, Brazil

Dr. Takuji Shirasawa

Director

Ochanomizu Health & Longevity Clinic, Japan

Dr. Mamta Saini

Consultant Geriatric Medicine

Mahavir Jaipuria Rajasthan Hospital, India

Nico Helling

Managing Director

Quentlin Coral GmbH, Germany

Masato Marumo

Founder / CEO

AI6 K.K., Japan

Madina Suleimenova

Researcher

Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan

Kate Batz

Founding President

Unified Human Foundation

Horie Shigeo

Professor & Chair

Juntendo University Graduate School, Japan

Meenal Thakral

Geriatrician

Artemis Hospitals, India

Dr. Thiago Guimarães Osório

Research Physician

Institute for Healthier Living, UAE

Dr. Radim Bohacek

Researcher

CERGE-EI, Czech Republic

Dr. Yamini Ajmera

MD Geriatric Medicine

AIIMS New Delhi, India

Jiahao Wang

CEO

OASIS Inc., Japan

Prof. Mohammad Bodaghabadi

Head of Geriatric Medicine

Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Dr. Varalakshmi Manchana

Associate Professor

University of Hyderabad, India

Dr. Beyla Zuberi

Medical Consultant

Zia Medical Center, UAE

Hidekazu Yamada

President

Japanese Society of Anti-Aging Medicine, Japan

Dr. Mike Studer

Adjunct Professor

Touro University Nevada, USA

Katsuya Iijima

Director

Institute of Gerontology, University of Tokyo, Japan

Hiromi Komuro

CEO

International Metaverse Association of Japan, Japan

Dr. José Pedro Castro

Assistant Researcher

i3S, Portugal

Hannibal Alexander PUCA

Professor

University of Salerno, Italy

Akira Higuchi

CEO

CogSmart Co. Ltd., Japan

Gulfiya Kadyrzhanova

Postdoctoral Researcher

Center for iPS Cell Research, Japan

Ana João Sepulveda

CEO

40+ Lab, Lisbon, Portugal

Silvia Candamil Neira

Vice President

GIA Longevity

Dr. Rupanjana Roy Chowdhury

Consulting Geriatrician

Mumbai, India

Prof. Haruhiko Inufusa

Antioxidant Research

Life Science Center, Gifu University, Japan

Lisa Lambie

Managing Partner

Maroon Venture Fund I LP

David Barzilai

Lecturer

Harvard Medical School, USA

Jill Loris

CEO

Old Cow Media, USA

Dr. Frederik Dierick

Wellness Specialist

Pioneer Wellness Group, Belgium

Yulin Ge, MD

Professor of Radiology

NYU Grossman School of Medicine, USA

Sergio Serapiao

Founder & CEO

Labora, Brazil

Lucia Hue

Doctor, Integrative Endocrinology

LHF CARE, France

Marios Kyriazis

Scientific Director

National Gerontology Centre, Cyprus

Bilu Huang

Founder & Chief Scientist

Fuzhuang Therapeutics Co Ltd, China

Paola Mussi

Head of Patient Experience

Johnson & Johnson, Japan

Yuki Shiina

Breathing Practitioner

Zen Kokyu Breathing, Japan

Ms. Yang Xintong

Researcher

Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong