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

Amanda Efthimiou

Talk · Panelist

Amanda Efthimiou

Principal · Integra

Elemental Wisdom For A Longer Life

Integration facilitator, keynote speaker, and founder of INTEGRA. With an MSc in Neuroscience and over a decade of cross-cultural practice spanning Eastern medicine, Western neuroscience, and South American traditions, Amánda bridges ancestral wisdom and modern science to reframe how we approach health and longevity. A longtime collaborator with Indigenous-led regeneration in the Amazon and a student of nature-based intelligence systems, she has spoken at TEDx Berlin, Yale University, and YPO. She opens the Wisdom from the Past track with a talk on the five elemental keys to a longer, fuller life.

Yves Bernaerts

Panelist

Yves Bernaerts

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.

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.

Catarina Pessoa-Lopes

Moderator

Catarina Pessoa-Lopes

Partnerships & Community Builder · Mirror SleepWise

Ancient Signals, Modern Bodies

Partnerships and community builder at Mirror SleepWise, working at the intersection of healthtech, behavioral science and entrepreneurship. With a background in strategy consulting (KPMG), marketing (Unilever) and non-profits (UP Desenvolvimento), Catarina's toolkit spans design thinking, business strategy, and data-driven innovation.

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 Longevity Day.

DIAGNOSTICS · BIOMARKERS · DATA-DRIVEN LONGEVITY

Knowledge from the Present

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.

Matthew Ferreira

Panelist

Matthew Ferreira

PhD · Life Science Strategist & Brain Health

The State of Longevity Medicine

Life science strategist and speaker at the intersection of brain health, longevity, and entrepreneurship, holding a doctorate in Cell Biology from the University of São Paulo. With a decade of consulting across biotech, medtech, and pharma and a current role at an early-stage neurotechnology company focused on neural circuit repair, Matthew bridges scientific rigor with strategic vision — and believes healthy aging starts with a healthy mind.

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.

Gabriel Cian

Panelist

Gabriel Cian

Founder · 2060 Foundation

The LongBio Bet: Investing at the Frontier

Gabriel has spent 20 years in the tech space, creating and selling startups. When he was 40, he discovered that time — not money — was the ultimate limiting factor. This led him to create the 2060 Foundation, a whole ecosystem of initiatives to defeat aging before the year 2060, including the 2060 Investment Club, the 3060 Fund of Longevity Funds, the 2060 Longevity Forum, and Ikare.

Aksana Labokha

Panelist

Aksana Labokha

Venture Partner · AdBio Partners

The LongBio Bet: Investing at the Frontier

Former CEO of Rejuveron, Aksana Labokha built and scaled a portfolio of longevity biotech companies, leading a $75M financing and multiple strategic transactions. A biotech investor and company builder, she has helped create six ventures turning ageing biology into venture-scale therapeutics. Now a Venture Partner at AdBio Partners, she leads the Longevity Vertical, backing companies targeting the root causes of ageing.

Thomas Weidlich

Moderator

Thomas Weidlich

Founder · Noēsis — The Longevity Collective

The LongBio Bet: Investing at the Frontier

Thomas Weidlich is the founder of Noēsis — The Longevity Collective, a curated mastermind bringing together founders, scientists, doctors, and investors shaping the future of longevity. His core conviction: your five closest relationships are more predictive of your healthspan than your supplement stack. With over a decade in facilitation and community design, he has spoken at Life Summit, the Conscious Health Summit, and the SIP Global Health Conference.

Victoria Forest

Talk

Victoria Forest

Longevity Trends in Women's Health

Founded and led a six-week longevity-focused pop-up city in Berlin, spanning science, entrepreneurship, and decentralised research. Produced 5 interdisciplinary conferences and hosted 30 residents plus 150–200 weekend attendees. Secured Gitcoin funding with support from Vitalik Buterin. Speakers included George Church, Aubrey de Grey, Andrea Maier, Oliver Zolman, and Morten Scheibye-Knudsen.

Miriam Herten

Activation

Miriam Herten

Human Garage Coach · Human Garage

Fascial Release Workshop

Human Garage Certified Fascial Maneuvers Coach, Physical Therapist (BSc), Master of Science, Certified Embodiment Coach, and Breathwork & Movement Coach based in Switzerland. Her work focuses on fascia, breath, pressure, nervous system regulation, and the body's innate capacity to release, adapt, and reorganize from within.

Tünde Bausz

Activation

Tünde Bausz

Human Garage Certified Coach · Human Garage

Fascial Release Workshop

Human Garage Certified Fascial Maneuvers Level 1 Coach, trainer, teacher, and digital marketing expert, with an MBA in Hotel and Tourism Development. Her work sits at the intersection of body intelligence, self-healing, and longevity.

RADICAL EXTENSION · CONSCIOUSNESS · AND BEYOND

Hope from the Future

Jose Luis Cordeiro

Talk

Jose Luis Cordeiro

The Death of Death

Engineer, economist, futurist, and MIT-trained transhumanist working to transcend the limits of biology. Founder of TransVision Madrid 2021 and a leading voice on radical life extension, cryonics, and the convergence of technology with human longevity.

Sebastian Brunemeier

Talk · Panelist · 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.

Caitlin Lewis

Talk

Caitlin Lewis

Research Director · LEV Foundation

Achieving Longevity Escape Velocity

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.

Borjan Milinkovic

Talk

Borjan Milinkovic

Postdoctoral Researcher · Institut des Neurosciences Paris-Saclay

Synthesising 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.

Bruno Guerreiro

Talk

Bruno Guerreiro

PhD · Cryobiologist & Researcher

How to Break The Ice in 2050

Bruno M. Guerreiro, Ph.D. has 10 years of scientific experience in biomolecular cryopreservation and is the recipient of the John K. Critser Award by the Society of Cryobiology for describing the world's first biopolymer isochoric cryopreservation system at UC-Berkeley under a Fulbright Fellowship. A specialist in carbohydrate chemistry, value-added biotechnology and cryobiology, he developed XPOL-DB in 2024 — a multidimensional cryobiological database for reverse engineering.

Anthony Schwartz

Talk

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 how decentralised models are reshaping how radical science gets funded.

Your Host

Michael Robinson

MC

Michael Robinson

Founder · Virgo. Innovation

A consumer-centric innovation leader with 17 years shaping the beauty and wellness CPG industries at L'Oréal, Colgate-Palmolive, and Bliss. Through his consultancy Virgo. Innovation, Michael supports local and global wellness entrepreneurs to lead with human-centred, adaptable, and differentiated brand, go-to-market strategies and foresight. He leads the Lisbon chapters of Founders Running Club and ProudFitLX.

Curators of the Day

Michelangelo Gallia

Curator

Michelangelo Gallia

Founder & Managing Partner · Fronteava

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.

Nina Patrick

Curator

Nina Patrick

Founder · Nina's Notes & Longevity Wednesdays

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.