04 JUNE 2026 · UNICORN FACTORY
SPEAKERS
LONGEVITY DAY
Opening

Opening Keynote

Carla Sousa Pontes
Keynote

Carla Sousa Pontes

Head of Longevity · CUF Hospitais e Clínicas

Opening Keynote

Head of Longevity at CUF, Portugal's largest hospital group, and a Catalyst of the Stanford Center on Longevity. Former WHO Advisor, Carla has shaped global frameworks on active aging and chronic disease prevention with the European Commission and World Bank. She opens Longevity Day with a perspective on what a 100-year life demands of medicine, systems, and each of us.

ANCESTRAL PRACTICES · TRADITIONAL SYSTEMS · CENTENARIAN PATTERNS

Wisdom from the Past

Nina Patrick
Talk · Host
Nina Patrick

Founder · Nina's Notes & Longevity Wednesdays

Sacred Plants & Longevity

Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences and serial biotech founder. Nina built an AI diagnostics company, was first hire at a Ginkgo Bioworks acquisition, and now curates Longevity Day and writes Nina's Notes — a weekly newsletter translating frontier science for serious readers. She explores the intersection of ancestral plant wisdom and modern longevity biology.

Dr. Yi Song
Talk
Dr. Yi Song

Founder · Zenerchi Health

East Meets West: TCM Wisdom & Stem Cell Science

Dr. Yi Song, raised in Beijing in a 17-generation medical family, trained in Pathology at Brown University before focusing on regenerative and holistic healing. She has operated a holistic clinic in Boston since 2004 and founded the Zenerchi Retreat in Colombia in 2018, where she offers advanced stem cell therapies. Integrating stem cell therapy, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and anti-aging treatments, Dr. Song aims to help people live longer, healthier lives.

Yves Beraerts
Panelist
Yves Beraerts

Neuroscientist & Wim Hof Method Instructor · Champalimaud Foundation

Ancient Signals, Modern Bodies

Computational neuroscientist with a PhD and PostDoc, researching how breathwork and cold exposure modulate the nervous system as a longevity lever. A certified Wim Hof Method instructor with six years of practice and teaching, Yves brings rigorous science to techniques that have been used for centuries.

Amanda Efthimiou
Panelist
Amanda Efthimiou

Principal · Integra

Ancient Signals, Modern Bodies

Principal at Integra. Amanda joins the panel exploring how ancient practices — breathwork, cold exposure, nervous system regulation — act as measurable longevity levers, and what modern neuroscience is finally proving about them.

Ekua Yankah
Panelist
Ekua Yankah

Founder · Awodee

Ancient Signals, Modern Bodies

Social epidemiologist with a PhD from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and 25 years at UNESCO, UNFPA, and WHO. Founder of Awodee, a research platform closing the data gap in African women's health. Her personal longevity journey through Qi Gong and eastern medicine runs alongside her epidemiological work — making her a rare bridge between ancestral practice and global health science.

Francisco Marques-Teixeira
Activation
Francisco Marques-Teixeira

Founder & CEO · Mu Labs

Alchemy: Breathe & Rewire

Neuroscientist specialising in brain-computer interfaces, real-time EEG, and the quantified self. Francisco leads an immersive breathwork activation guided by live neural feedback — making the invisible architecture of the nervous system legible in real time. TEDx speaker and researcher in computational neuroscience and neuroimaging.

Max Rodman
Activation
Max Rodman

Founder · MVMT.Studio

Movement Activations

From Division I lacrosse at Yale to winning the Latin American CrossFit regional championship, Max brings elite athletic experience and real-world coaching wisdom. With 2,000+ client sessions, he leads the movement activations that open and close Longevity Day.

DIAGNOSTICS · BIOMARKERS · DATA-DRIVEN LONGEVITY

Knowledge from the Present

Max Berthelot
Talk
Max Berthelot

Founder & CEO · Lucis

Reading Your Blood: The Biomarker Revolution

Co-founder and CEO of Lucis, a fast-growing European health platform making advanced biomarker testing accessible and actionable. Max presents the blood biomarker revolution — how reading your own biology has become the most powerful tool in personalised longevity.

Diogo Barardo
Panelist
Diogo Barardo

R&D Director · NOVOS

The State of Longevity Medicine

Longevity researcher and R&D Director at NOVOS, focused on the molecular biology of aging. Diogo bridges academic geroscience and consumer longevity, translating decades of aging research into evidence-based interventions that can be used today.

Jose Pedro Castro
Panelist
Jose Pedro Castro

Researcher on Aging & Asst. Professor of Immunology · i3s & NOVA Medical School

The State of Longevity Medicine

Researcher at i3s and Assistant Professor of Immunology at NOVA Medical School, Jose Pedro studies how inflammation accelerates biological aging. His work spans immune system aging, regenerative drug development, and multi-omics tools to predict inflammatory disease trajectories.

Dr. Luisa Batista
Panelist
Dr. Luisa Batista

Medical Director · TejoMed

The State of Longevity Medicine

Family physician and Medical Director at TejoMed, with 11 years of clinical experience and a postgraduate in Health Administration. Luisa combines evidence-based medicine with a strong focus on patient empowerment, mental health, and women's health — bringing a frontline clinical perspective to longevity medicine.

Stephen Watson
Moderator
Stephen Watson

Founder · The Miami Institute

The State of Longevity Medicine

Founder of The Miami Institute for age management medicine and former CSO of the Blue Zones Center at Miami Worldcenter. Twenty years at the intersection of longevity science, Special Economic Zone policy, and real estate — including the world's first Blue Zones-branded skyscraper.

Dr. Sabine Krofczik-Wilhelm
Workshop Facilitator
Dr. Sabine Krofczik-Wilhelm

Head of Neurodegenerative Disorders Pillar · PPD / Thermo Fisher

Design Your Longevity Protocol

Head of the Neurodegenerative Disorders Pillar at PPD/Thermo Fisher, overseeing clinical trials in dementia research. Founder of Be a Longevity Creator, Sabine designs practical longevity protocols for remote workers and corporates — translating clinical evidence into daily habits that actually stick.

Marvin Amberg
Panelist
Marvin Amberg

Consumer Health Investor · naturalX

The LongBio Bet: Investing at the Frontier

Founder of naturalX Health Ventures, a €100M consumer healthcare fund investing at Series A and B. A serial entrepreneur turned investor, Marvin has built CPG, digital health, and e-commerce brands across Europe and the US, and now backs the founders shaping the next generation of longevity products.

Yang Chen
Panelist
Yang Chen

Investor · naturalX & Joyance Partners

The LongBio Bet: Investing at the Frontier

Investor at naturalX and Joyance Partners, backing scientifically-validated consumer health and longevity companies. With a PhD in Neuroscience, Yang brings a rigorous science lens to early-stage investing — joining the panel on what it actually takes to build the next generation of longevity products.

RADICAL EXTENSION · DESCI · CONSCIOUSNESS · AND BEYOND

Hope from the Future

Sebastian Brunemeier
Talk · Closing
Sebastian Brunemeier

Co-Founder · Healthspan Capital & LongGame Ventures

What Comes Next

Co-Founder of Healthspan Capital and LongGame Ventures, Sebastian has built four longevity biotech companies — including Cambrian Biopharma and ImmuneAGE Bio — with a combined equity value exceeding $600M. A former Oxford biochemist turned prolific company builder, he is one of the most active architects of the LongBio ecosystem.

Max Unfried
Talk
Max Unfried

Research Fellow · National University of Singapore

The Thalion Initiative: Funding Radical Longevity

Research Fellow at the National University of Singapore and Scientific Director of The Thalion Initiative, Max applies theoretical physics and AI to decode the fundamental structure of aging. Inventor of lipid-based aging clocks, he argues that the next longevity breakthroughs require not more data, but better questions — and new paradigms to ask them.

Borjan Miliniković
Talk
Borjan Miliniković

Postdoctoral Researcher · Institut des Neurosciences Paris-Saclay

Beyond the Brain: Artificial Consciousness

Postdoctoral researcher in theoretical and computational neuroscience at Institut des Neurosciences Paris-Saclay. Borjan mathematically models the effects of psychedelics and brain stimulation on conscious experience, working at the precise boundary where biological intelligence meets artificial systems — and asking what it means for the mind to persist.

Caitlin Lewis
Panelist
Caitlin Lewis

Research Director · LEV Foundation

DeSci & the Longevity Revolution

Research Director and Founding Board Member of the LEV Foundation. Caitlin began at SENS Research Foundation developing engineered mitochondrial genes for therapeutic allotopic expression, and now maps the entire longevity field — identifying neglected targets and building new paths to radical life extension.

Anthony Schwartz
Talk · Panelist
Anthony Schwartz

CEO · ARTAN Bio

ARTAN Bio: The First Tokenized Longevity Company

CEO of ARTAN Bio, with 15 years co-founding and scaling biotechnology companies, achieving FDA approval, and holding patents on cancer therapeutics. Anthony presents ARTAN's longevity pipeline and joins the DeSci panel on decentralised models for funding radical science.

Michelangelo Gallia
Panelist
Michelangelo Gallia

Founder & Managing Partner · Fronteava

DeSci & the Longevity Revolution

Founder and Managing Partner of Fronteava, Michelangelo helps early-stage longevity biotech and frontier science companies build their first commercial traction. His work sits at the intersection of longevity science, web3-enabled research infrastructure, and new institutional models — including charter cities. Previously strategy consulting at Bain & Company.

Lizzie Liu
Panelist
Lizzie Liu

Co-founder · CUDIS.xyz

DeSci & the Longevity Revolution

Lizzie is co-founder of CUDIS, a smart ring company at the intersection of AI, wearables, and decentralized infrastructure. Since launching in April 2024, CUDIS has sold 15,000 rings, generated $4M in revenue, and built a community of over 100,000 members — built on the conviction that people should own their health data. She is also Vice President of the French-Chinese Blockchain Association (AFCB), a Lyon-founded community connecting builders and innovators across European and Chinese Web3 ecosystems.