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

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

9:15 AM – Cross-tissue molecules of healthy ageing

Prof Nir Eynon - Monash University

9:40 AM – Overview of NAD+ precursors

TBC

9:45 AM – Computational approaches to measure and target aging

Asso. Prof Morten Scheibye-Knudsen - University of Copenhagen

10:05 AM – Novel NAD+ precursor

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

10:25 AM – Gifts and a group photo

10:30 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

10:35 AM – Bioactive compounds in health and disease

Prof Vasso Apostolopoulos - RMIT University

11:00 AM – Programming and reprogramming of ageing

Prof. Guanghui Liu - Chinese Academy of Sciences

11:25 AM – Oral poster

11:35 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

12:00 PM – Gifts and a group photo

12:05 PM – Start-up pitch competition

12:35 PM – Lunch break

13:40 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

13:45 PM – Metabolic drugs as gerotherapeutics: Repurposing GLP-1 receptor agonists and SGLT2 inhibitors for dementia

Assoc. Prof Sandra Aleksic - Albert Einstein College of Medicine

14:10 PM – Oral poster

14:20 PM – TBC

TBC

14:45 PM – TBC

TBC

15:05 PM - Poster Presentation

15:30 PM - Gifts and a group photo

15:40 PM - Afternoon Tea

16:10 PM – The essence of healthy longevity medicine

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

16:30 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

16:35 PM – Supplement use - case report

Ms Denise Teo - Chi Longevity

16:50 PM – Supplement use - case report

TBC

17:00 PM – Hormone therapy utilised as a geroprotective approach 

Dr Tashiya Mirando, Osler Health

17:20 PM – Menopause as a geroprotection window: midlife women, ageing trajectories and translational evidence

Ms Diana Tan - Menopause Care Alliance

17:35 PM – Panel 1: How longevity clinic utilise nutraceuticals and repurposed drugs

Moderator: TBC

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

18:10 PM - Gifts and a group photo

18:15 PM - Networking & Industry showcase

18:30 PM - Conference networking reception

Day 2 - Friday 27/2/2026

Day 2 - Friday 27/2/2026

8:30 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 – 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

9:50 AM – Progress in food biomarker studies among Chinese

Prof Geng Zong - Fudan University

10:15 AM – Oral poster

10:25 AM – Ergothioneine industrial manufacturing process

Mr Lin Yi - Shanghai Get Group

10:40 AM – Panel 2: The future of ergothioneine in science, medicine and industry

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

Prof Bob Beelman - Penn State University

Prof Geng Zong - Fudan University

11:15 AM – Gifts and a group photo

11:20 AM – Start-up pitch competition

11:50 AM – Lunch break

12:55 PM – Biology of ageing

Prof Guido Kroemer - Université de Paris Cité, Sorbonne Université

13:20 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

13:25 PM – The science of longevity: An integrative approach to extend skin healthspan

Dr Magali Moreau - L’Oréal USA

13:45 PM – Oral poster

13:55 PM – Microbiome in adulthood: A key to extended healthspan

Dr Christophe Lay - Danone

14:10 PM - Poster Presentation

14:40 PM – Gifts and a group photo

14:45 PM – Beyond hype: Validating nutraceuticals & repurposed drugs in longevity clinics 

Ms Manjit Sareen - Longevity Clinics World

15:00 PM – How to advance gerotherapeutics

Dr Lars Hartenstein - McKinsey Health Institute

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

Moderator: TBC

Allen Law - MORROW

Dr Tim Shi - GlobalMD Org

Dr Shamandree Govender - Chi Longevity

Dr Lars Hartenstein - McKinsey Health Institute

15:50 PM - Gifts and a group photo

15:55 PM - Afternoon Tea

16:25 PM – Introducing precision geromedicine into the clinic: Ethical considerations

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

16:45 PM – Supplement safety from a toxicology and regulatory perspective

Dr Dushani L. Palliyaguru - HealthSurveil LC

17:05 PM – Regulatory pathways for nutraceuticals and repurposed drugs

TBC

17:25 PM – Panel 4: Ethical, regulatory, and implementation pathways for geroprotective interventions

Moderator: TBC

Mr. Henry Kwek - Member of Parliment

Prof Raymond Chua - Health Sciences Authority

Paul Anantharajah Tambyah - NUHS

18:00 PM - Gifts and a group photo

18:05 PM - Closing Remarks

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