Activations
From Summit to Movement
Discover the Summit's Ecosystem of Experiences
Beyond the main Summit, MLS 2026 unfolded across a network of immersive, collaborative, and high-impact experiences. Each activation played a unique role in advancing the One Health agenda, bridging science, business, and society to turn ideas into systems change.
Explore the formats that made longevity a lived experience at MLS26.
Conference Sessions
Keynote sessions, fireside chats, and panel discussions led by global thinkers, from Nobel Laureates and CEOs to policymakers and changemakers.
These conversations set the global agenda, connecting scientific and technological progress with social, environmental, and economic priorities across the twelve industries driving systems change.
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Innovation Expo
The Expo brings startups, scaleups, corporates, and institutions working across 12 sectors, creating a space where innovation meets implementation.
Designed for discovery and collaboration, it connects ideas, investors, and industries, turning exhibition into engagement and visibility into opportunity
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Presentations & Breakouts​
Solution-focused gatherings designed for collaboration and co-creation.
From open dialogues to hands-on design sessions, participants work side by side to test ideas, align strategies, and shape actionable roadmaps, turning cross-sector insight into measurable impact.
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Workshops & Labs
Structured spaces for experts, institutions, and innovators to co-design strategies and test ideas in real time.
These sessions go beyond discussion, translating research, policy, and innovation priorities into practical roadmaps for implementation.
Focused, collaborative, and impact-driven, they connect thought leadership with applied action across the One Health agenda.​
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Awards & Recognition
The Longevity Awards celebrate the visionaries, organizations, and solutions advancing the One Health agenda.
From breakthrough science and sustainable innovation to policy leadership and cultural impact, the awards honor excellence across disciplines and generations.
They serve as a moment of recognition and reflection, spotlighting the people and ideas driving measurable change toward a healthier, more resilient world.​
Longevity Houses
Immersive installations across Milan’s most iconic squares and neighborhoods, transforming the city into a living showcase for the future of One Health.
Each House explores a theme that, through interactive, sensory experiences, engages citizens and connects science with everyday life.
These open-air hubs bridge education, innovation, and culture, making global priorities tangible for the public and inspiring healthier, more sustainable choices.
Pitch Competitions
A showcase of high-potential startups and emerging ventures advancing the One Health economy.
Selected teams present their innovations before a jury of investors, corporates, and institutions, spotlighting solutions ready to scale across health, sustainability, and technology.
Beyond visibility, the competition fosters partnerships, investment opportunities, and strategic collaborations that drive real-world impact.
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Innovation Challenges
High-energy, collaborative sprints designed to tackle real-world challenges across science, industry, policy, and technology.
Through an intensive program of teamwork and mentorship, participants co-develop prototypes, solutions, and policy concepts that advance key One Health priorities.
For partners, it’s a platform to connect with next-generation talent, shape challenge themes, and accelerate innovation with measurable, real-world impact.​​
Open Calls
Global open calls inviting innovators, researchers, and organizations to propose breakthrough ideas addressing critical One Health challenges.
Each call is shaped around real-world priorities and social equity, curated in partnership with leading institutions and industry experts.
The initiative accelerates discovery, connects global talent, and identifies scalable solutions that move from concept to implementation.​​
Networking & Business Matching
The Milan Longevity Summit brings together the people shaping the future of the One Health economy.
Through curated 1:1 meetings, thematic roundtables, and informal networking moments, MLS creates opportunities for collaboration across science, policy, business, and investment.
It’s where dialogue turns into partnerships—and where ecosystems connect to scale impact beyond the Summit.​​​​
Catalyst Club
A curated platform connecting emerging innovators with the global One Health ecosystem.
The Catalyst Club spotlights startups developing breakthrough solutions across industries.
It fosters mentorship, collaboration, and access to networks that help early-stage innovation grow, bridging ideas, capital, and strategic partnerships to accelerate systemic change.​​​
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Culture & Engagement
Art, culture, and storytelling play a vital role in making longevity accessible and inspiring collective reflection.
Through exhibitions, performances, installations, and creative collaborations, MLS weaves science with culture, sparking dialogue, empathy, and imagination around the future of life on our planet.
These experiences extend the Summit beyond the conference hall, turning awareness into connection and culture into a catalyst for change.​​​
Pitch Competition: Where ideas met capital. And scale began.
At the Milan Longevity Summit 2026, 28 startups took the stage — redefining longevity across health, food, climate, AI and beyond. In front of investors, corporates, and decision-makers, each pitch was a moment of validation, visibility, and acceleration.
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And the winners are:
Pausitiv — 1st Place
Alma Serum — 2nd Place
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Congratulations to both teams, and to every founder who took the stage, the next generation of industry leaders didn't emerge quietly.
