2-Day Conference Agenda

2-Day Conference Agenda

Stay informed. Plan both days.

Stay informed. Plan both days.

Day 1 - Thursday 26/2/2026

Day 1 - Thursday 26/2/2026

Chair: Prof. Andrea Maier


8:00 AM – Registration


9:00 AM – Opening Remarks

Prof Andrea Maier - NUS Academy for Healthy Longevity, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS

9:05 AM – Guest of Honour

Prof Raymond Chua - Health Sciences Authority

9:10 AM – Cross-tissue molecules of healthy ageing

Prof Nir Eynon - Monash University

9:35 AM – Computational approaches to measure and target aging

Asso. Prof Morten Scheibye-Knudsen - University of Copenhagen

9:55 AM – NAD+ metabolism modulation for age-associated diseases: "old" pathways as new targets for healthy longevity

Asst. Prof Vincenzo Sorrentino - Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS

10:15 AM – Gifts and a group photo

10:20 AM – The effect of dietary ingredients on cellular senescence in animal models and humans

Dr. Lihuan Guan - NUS Academy for Healthy Longevity, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS

10:25 AM – Bioactive compounds in health and disease

Prof Vasso Apostolopoulos - RMIT University

10:50 AM – Programming and reprogramming of ageing

Prof. Guanghui Liu - Chinese Academy of Sciences

11:15 AM – Oral poster

11:25 AM – Urolithin A in healthy longevity and brain resilience and the 1st clinical trial for Alzheimer’s disease

Asso. Prof. Evandro Fei Fang - University of Oslo

11:50 AM – Gifts and a group photo

11:55 AM – Sponsors acknowledgement: Spotlight Manulife

11:55 AM – Lunch break

Chair: Prof. Hans Meij


12:55 PM – Drug repurposing in geromedicine: Translating geroscience for healthy longevity

Mr Christian Sotelo - NUS Academy for Healthy Longevity, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS

13:00 PM – Metabolic drugs as gerotherapeutics: Repurposing GLP-1 receptor agonists and SGLT2 inhibitors for dementia

Assoc. Prof Sandra Aleksic - Albert Einstein College of Medicine

13:25 PM – Oral poster

13:35 PM – Oral poster

13:45 PM - Poster Presentation

14:15 PM - Gifts and a group photo

14:15 PM - Sponsors acknowledgement

14:20 PM - Afternoon Tea

14:50 PM – Gerotherapeutic in precision geromedicine

Prof Andrea Maier - NUS Academy for Healthy Longevity, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS

15:10 PM – Who is interested in longevity medicine? Insights from the HELO survey

Dr Jordi Morwani - NUS Academy for Healthy Longevity, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS

15:15 PM – Supplement use - case report

Ms Denise Teo - Chi Longevity

15:30 PM – Supplement use - case report

Dr Grace Chiang - Alexandra Hospital, NUHS

15:40 PM – Hormone therapy utilised as a geroprotective approach 

Dr Tashiya Mirando, Osler Health

15:55 PM – Menopause as a geroprotection window: midlife women, ageing trajectories and translational evidence

Ms Diana Tan - Menopause Care Alliance

16:10 PM – Panel 1: How longevity clinic utilise nutraceuticals and repurposed drugs

Moderator: Prof Hans Meij

Dr Grace Chiang - Alexandra Hospital, NUHS

Prof Chema Valderas - NUH, NUHS

Dr Eu Leong Oh - Chi Longevity

Dr Neil Forrest - Osler Health

Dr Wanviput Sanphasitvong - Bumrungrad Hospital

16:50 PM - Gifts and a group photo

16:55 PM - Startup pitch competition & Flash Pitch

17:55 PM - Reception/Networking/industry showcase

Day 2 - Friday 27/2/2026

Day 2 - Friday 27/2/2026

Chair: Prof Andrea Maier


8:30 AM – Registration


9:00 AM – Recap

Prof Andrea Maier - NUS Academy for Healthy Longevity, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS

9:05 AM – Ergothioneine – recent developments

Prof Barry Halliwell - Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS

9:25 AM – Is ergothioneine a “longevity vitamin” that can help unlock healthy ageing?

Prof Bob Beelman - Penn State University

9:45 AM – Progress in food biomarker studies among Chinese

Prof Geng Zong - Fudan University

10:05 AM – Ergothioneine industrial manufacturing process

Mr Lin Yi - Shanghai Get Group

10:20 AM – Panel 2: The future of ergothioneine in science, medicine and industry

Moderator: Prof Barry Halliwell - Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS

Prof Bob Beelman - Penn State University

Prof Geng Zong - Fudan University

10:35 AM – Gifts and a group photo

10:40 AM – Oral poster

10:50 AM – Start-up pitch competition

10:50 AM – Sponsors acknowledgement: Spotlight HSBC Life

11:50 AM – Lunch break

Chair: Prof Hans Meij


12:50 PM – Iatrogenic ageing induced by benzodiazepines and glucocorticoids

Prof Guido Kroemer - Université de Paris Cité, Sorbonne Université

13:15 PM – Precision geromedicine: tailored healthy ageing with lifestyle, supplements, and drugs: A clinical trial

Dr Weilan Wang - NUS Academy for Healthy Longevity, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS

13:20 PM – The science of longevity: An integrative approach to extend skin healthspan

Dr Magali Moreau - L’Oréal USA

13:40 PM – Oral poster

13:50 PM – Microbiome in adulthood: A key to extended healthspan

Dr Christophe Lay - Danone

14:05 PM – Gifts and a group photo

14:10 PM - Poster Presentation

14:40 PM – Beyond hype: Validating nutraceuticals & repurposed drugs in longevity clinics 

Ms Manjit Sareen - Longevity Clinics World

14:55 PM – How to advance gerotherapeutics

Dr Lars Hartenstein - McKinsey Health Institute

15:10 PM – Panel 3: Networks and investment for accelerating evidence-based precision geromedicine

Moderator: Prof Andrea Maier

Allen Law - MORROW

Dr Tim Shi - President of Asia-Pacific Longevity Medicine Society

Dr Shamandree Govender - Chi Longevity

15:45 PM - Gifts and a group photo

15:50 PM - Afternoon Tea

15:50 PM - Sponsor Speech HSBC Life

16:20 PM – Introducing precision geromedicine into the clinic: Ethical considerations

Asso. Prof Michael Dunn -Centre for Biomedical Ethics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS

16:40 PM – Supplement safety from a toxicology and regulatory perspective

Dr Dushani L. Palliyaguru - HealthSurveil LC

17:00 PM – Panel 4: Ethical, regulatory, and implementation pathways for geroprotective interventions

Moderator: Prof Hans Meij

Mr. Henry Kwek - Member of Parliment

Paul Anantharajah Tambyah - NUHS

Dr. Lars Hartenstein - McKinsey Health Institute

17:35 PM - Gifts and a group photo

17:40 PM - Closing Remarks

Prof Andrea Maier - NUS Academy for Healthy Longevity, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS