Longevity Summit Dublin 2026 — Official Programme Archive
Programme
Below is the full programme from our 2026 event. Session recordings will be available soon.
Day 1 — Tuesday 24 June
25 sessionsUnderstanding Aging: Where Are We Now?
Registration Opens
OtherAll Tracks09:00–09:45
Reception
Welcome to Dublin — Opening Address
KeynoteMain Stage09:45–10:00
Main Auditorium
Martin O'DeaOpen Questions in Reproductive Aging and Female Longevity
KeynoteWomen's Health10:00–10:25
Maria Marinova, PhDCirculating miRNA Networks Linking Biological Age Clocks and Female cycle
PresentationWomen's Health10:25–10:50
Dr. Berit Hippe is a nutrition scientist specializing in epigenetics and microRNA-based regulation of aging. She is the CEO and co-founder of HealthBioCare, focusing on personalized prevention strategies based on molecular biomarkers. She also teaches at the University of Vienna. Her work centers on circulating microRNAs as indicators of biological age, with a particular emphasis on women’s health and the interaction between the female cycle and aging processes.
Dr Berit HippeThe Longevity of Fertility: Can we extend ovarian function?
KeynoteWomen's Health10:50–11:15
Prof Evelyn E Telfer, CBE FRSEThe Missing Half: Women's Health in Longevity Science
PanelWomen's Health11:15–11:45
Dr Berit HippeMaria Marinova, PhDProf Evelyn E Telfer, CBE FRSE
Rosemarie Hickey mod.Tea/ Coffee Break @ Startup Showcase and Posters Floor
Coffee Break11:45–12:15
Our Partners: Perspectives from Global Leaders
PanelMain Stage12:15–12:40
Main Auditorium
Brian Kennedy, PhD
Dr Mehmood Khan MD
Yuta Lee
Kennedy (Matsagas) SchaalMartin O'Dea mod.Understanding Aging: Where are we now?
KeynoteMain Stage12:40–13:10
Main Auditorium
Dr Mehmood Khan MDDelegate & Speaker Group Photo
OtherAll Tracks13:10–13:25
Lunch Break: Poster Session & Exhibition Floor
Lunch13:25–14:25
Dr Yongjoo Na | The K Longevity Moonshot Initative
PresentationAll Tracks14:25–14:35
Dr Yongjoo NaFireside chat | The K Longevity Moonshot Initiative
PresentationAll Tracks14:35–14:40
Brian Kennedy, PhDDr Yongjoo NaOpportunities to address major healthcare needs via agreed programs | The K Longevity Moonshot Initiave
PresentationAll Tracks14:40–14:50
Prof Richard W. BarkerSpace Biology, A Novel Frontier for Healthy Aging and Longevity | The K Longevity Moonshot Initiative
PresentationAll Tracks14:50–15:00
Prof. Dr. Marcel EgliAdvancing the Future of Health Through Research in Extreme Environments | The K Longevity Moonshot Initiative
PresentationAll Tracks15:00–15:10
Prof Daniel OhXPRIZE Healthspan: Innovation in Aging
KeynoteInvestment15:10–15:35
Annika AndersonAfter AI- Is Longevity Next? From Some Money to Big Money
PanelInvestment15:35–16:00
Gérôme Guiot
Martial Trigeaud
Dirk Probstel
Charlotte Calvet mod.Networking Break: Poster Session & Exhibition Floor
Coffee Break16:00–16:30
From Ageing Biomarkers to Human Flourishing: Taking Longevity Science Beyond the Clinic
PresentationAll Tracks16:30–16:55
Tina WoodsBiomarkers of Aging to Guide and Monitor Nutritional Interventions
PresentationAll Tracks16:55–17:20
Dr. Philipp GutFrom Birth to 120: When Does Longevity Truly Begin?
PresentationLongevity Clinics17:20–17:45
Prof. Tzipi Strauss , MD, MPHBiological Dating: The Match Between Gerotypes and Gerointerventions in Humans
KeynoteLongevity Clinics17:45–18:10
Prof. Andrea B. MaierThe Deployment Gap: Why Longevity Science Hasn't Reached Most Patients Yet
PresentationLongevity Clinics18:10–18:35
Yani Langenberg
The Summit Local — J.R. Mahon's Public House & Brewery
NetworkingAll Tracks18:35–22:35
Day 2 — Wednesday 25 June
25 sessionsDelay, Stop, Reverse
Placeholder
Registration opens
OtherAll Tracks08:00–08:30
Reception Area
PRIMA Longevity Policy Institute – Making Longevity Legible: From Hype to a Unified Longevity Ecosystem Through Standards and Policy
PresentationAll Tracks08:30–08:55
Vitalii WinterData Driven Interventions in Human Aging
PresentationGeroscience Interventions08:55–09:20
Morten Scheibye-KnudsenAging Triggers an Immunosuppressive Senescent Microenvironment Promoting Lung Cancer Development and Metastasis
PresentationAll Tracks09:20–09:45
Daniel Munoz-Espin, PhDNetworking Break: Poster Session & Exhibition Floor
Coffee Break09:45–10:15
Visit our Startup Showcase and Poster Presentation
Human Trophoblast Stem Cell Secretome and Cell Senescence
PresentationAll Tracks10:15–10:40
Yuta LeeTargeting NAD Metabolism
PresentationGeroscience Interventions10:40–11:00
Eric Verdin, M.D., Ph.D.Is Rapamycin Dead?
PresentationAll Tracks11:00–11:25
Dr Matt KaeberleinWill Longevity Science Redefine Medicine?
PresentationAll Tracks11:25–11:50
Brian Kennedy, PhDPanel: Back to the Future: From the Guarente Lab to the Next 30 Years
PanelMain Stage11:50–12:35
Brian Kennedy, PhD
Dr Leonard GuarenteDr Matt KaeberleinKennedy (Matsagas) Schaal mod.Lunch Break: Poster Session & Exhibition Floor
Lunch12:35–13:35
Exhibition Floor
The Role of Cholesterol in the Aged Cell
PresentationGeroscience Interventions13:35–14:00
Deepak Kumar Saini, PhDResidual Burden: What Aging Interventions Leave Behind
PresentationAll Tracks14:00–14:25
Caitlin LewisMichael Levin
PresentationGeroscience Interventions14:25–14:50
Michael Levin, PhDEpigenetic Restoration to Reverse Age-Related Diseases
KeynoteGeroscience Interventions14:50–15:15
Michael RingelDark Genome - A New Promising Target for Antiaging Interventions
PresentationGeroscience Interventions15:15–15:40
Andrei Seluanov, PhDImplementation of AI in Healthy Longevity Medicine and Setting Standards and Guidelines in the Field
PresentationAll Tracks15:40–16:05
Prof. Dr. Evelyne Bischof, MD, PhD, MPHNetworking Break: Poster Session & Exhibition Floor
Coffee Break16:05–16:20
Visit our Startus Showcase and Poster Presentation
Proteome Landscape Across 44 species of Mammals Reveals a Signature of Mammalian Longevity
KeynoteGeroscience Interventions16:20–16:45
Vera Gorbunova, PhDInflammaging Checkpoints
PresentationGeroscience Interventions16:45–17:10
Vishwa Deep Dixit, DVM, PhDLongitudinal Metabolism of Aging
KeynoteGeroscience Interventions17:10–17:35
Rozalyn Anderson, PhDLessons in Longevity; Insights from the Extraordinarily Long-lived Naked Mole-rat
KeynoteGeroscience Interventions17:35–17:55
Dr. Rochelle BuffensteinRepair, Remove, Resist- How do bats achieve extended healthspans?
KeynoteGeroscience Interventions17:55–18:20
Prof Emma TeelingPanel: What can we learn from animal models?
PanelGeroscience Interventions18:20–18:45
Vera Gorbunova, PhDVishwa Deep Dixit, DVM, PhDProf Emma TeelingDr. Rochelle BuffensteinRozalyn Anderson, PhD mod.
The Summit Local — J.R. Mahon's Public House & Brewery
NetworkingAll Tracks18:45–23:45
Day 3 — Thursday 26 June
22 sessionsCalibrate & Collaborate
Registration opens
OtherAll Tracks08:00–08:30
Reception
Neglected Aspects of Rejuvenation
KeynoteGeroscience Interventions08:30–08:55
Aubrey de Grey PhDArterial Calcification as a Reversible Aging Factor: An Elastin-Targeted Therapy
KeynoteGeroscience Interventions08:55–09:20
Valentin BuschLB-01 restores lens flexibility and treats presbyopia by reducing disulfides and improving upon glutathione, the natural damage repair molecule in the lens
PresentationGeroscience Interventions09:20–09:45
Dr. Kris BarnesWhy We Are Not Yet on Track for Radical Life Extension - and How to Fix It
KeynoteGeroscience Interventions09:45–10:10
Aleksandr FedintsevNetworking Break: Poster Session & Exhibition Floor
Coffee Break10:10–10:35
The Strong Epigenetic Theory: Aging as a Suicide Program
KeynoteGeroscience Interventions10:35–11:00
Yuri DeiginWhat is Aging: Damage or Program?
KeynoteGeroscience Interventions11:00–11:25
Peter Lidsky, PhDPanel: Is Aging Programmed? A Modern Update on an Age-old Debate
PanelGeroscience Interventions11:25–11:50
Peter Lidsky, PhDYuri DeiginAubrey de Grey PhD mod.From Prediction to Reasoning: Building the AI Co-Scientist for Longevity Medicine
KeynoteAI in Health11:50–12:30
Kennedy (Matsagas) SchaalLunch Break: Poster Session & Exhibition Floor
Lunch12:30–13:30
The Flaw at the Heart of Drug Discovery, and Why AI Scientists Won't Fix It
KeynoteAI in Health13:30–13:55
Nicholas Schaum, PhDBiological Age: Measurement, Meaning & What Comes Next
KeynoteAll Tracks13:55–14:20
Steve Horvath PhDDecoding Inflammatory Fidelity: From Disease to Regeneration
PresentationGeroscience Interventions14:20–14:45
José Pedro Castro, PhDTargeting Microglial Senescence in Neuropsychiatric Disease
PresentationGeroscience Interventions14:45–15:10
Ben KolisnykTea/ Coffee Break @ Startup Showcase and Posters Floor
Coffee Break15:10–15:40
Metabolic Drivers of Aging
KeynoteGeroscience Interventions15:40–16:05
Dr. Peter James MullenInspiring the Masses with Longevity Science - to help the field grow
PresentationAll Tracks16:05–16:30
Marek PiotrowskiMoonshots: What Could We Achieve in a Generation?
PanelAll Tracks16:30–16:55
Main Auditorium
Eric Verdin, M.D., Ph.D.Kennedy (Matsagas) SchaalRozalyn Anderson, PhDBrian Kennedy, PhD
AWARDS
PresentationMain Stage16:55–17:05
Closing Speech
PresentationAll Tracks17:05–17:15
Main Auditorium
Martin O'Dea
The Summit Local — J.R. Mahon's Public House & Brewery
NetworkingAll Tracks17:15–21:15
