Longevity and Demographics: Rethinking Ageing Societies

Summit Session

Health & Life Sciences

A deep dive into the demographic and epidemiological foundations of longevity. Opening with a keynote on life extension, the session examines stalling life expectancy trends, sociodemographic inequalities, and the reframing of population ageing through a positive demography lens. Closes with a keynote on brain health and the role of glial cells in neuroenergetics.

SPEAKERS:

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Diego Ramiro-Fariñas

Institute of Economics, Geography and Demography CSIC

Pierre Magistretti

Brain Mind Institute at EPFL; Universites of Lausanne and Geneva

Francesco Billari

Bocconi University

Jay Olshansky

University of Chicago

Jennifer Beam Dowd

University of Oxford

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