SPEAKERS 2026

Felipe Sierra

Chief Scientific Officer of the Hevolution Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, that provides grants and early-stage

Luigi Ferrucci

Scientific Director, National Institute on Aging (NIA), NIH – United States Dr. Luigi Ferrucci is a geriatrician and epidemiologist internationally

Nir Barzilai  

Director of the Institute for Aging Research at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and president of The Academy for

Ricardo Álvarez-Cienfuegos

Ricardo Álvarez-Cienfuegos holds dual degrees in Law and Business Administration from the Complutense University of Madrid and has an MBA

Carolina Hernández

Carolina Hernández Peratta is a clinical biochemist with over 22 years of experience, specializing in Longevity Medicine and aging management.

Nicolas Randall

Nicolas Randall is a Storytelling Professor at IE and a trusted advisor to senior executives on how to communicate strategic

Débora Nuevo

Débora Nuevo Ejeda is a specialist in Internal Medicine, focusing on Longevity Medicine, Microbiota, and Anti-Aging Medicine. She currently leads

Vanesa Pytel

Vanesa Pytel Córdoba is a neurologist specializing in clinical neurology and non-invasive brain neuromodulation. She holds a PhD in Medical-Surgical

Sonia Tejada

Sonia Tejada Solís is a neurosurgeon specialized in brain tumors, pediatric neurosurgery, and anti-aging medicine. She currently leads the Preventive

Vicente Mera

Dr. Mera is the Chief of Internal Medicine at SHA Spain, specializing in longevity, regenerative medicine, sleep, smoking cessation, and

Manuel Bonilla

Manuel Bonilla, Corporate Director of Innovation at SHA He has more than 20 years of experience in management positions; as

Javier Ramírez

With more than 20 years of experience in the financial sector, Javier is currently Founder & Managing Director of Longevity

Giovanni Scapagnini

Giovanni Scapagnini, MD, PhD is a full professor of Clinical Nutrition at the University of University of Molise, Campobasso Trained

Stefan Christen

Stefan Christen, Metabolomics Researcher at Nestlé Research in Lausanne, Switzerland Stefan is a biologist by training with a PhD from

Leocadio Rodríguez Mañas

Specialist in Geriatrics. Head of the Geriatrics Department at Getafe University Hospital (Madrid) and Professor of Geriatrics at the Faculty

Pedro Ros

Pedro Ros is the Founder of SilverEconomy.com, a leading research centre and expert hub on longevity trends and the business

Manuel Pérez Alonso

Doctor of Biology and Professor of Genetics at the University of Valencia. Manuel Pérez Alonso received his PhD in Biology

Guillermo Pérez-Solero

Guillermo Pérez-Solero is the CEO and founder of N-GENE and has extensive experience in the field of longevity, applying innovative

Ana Jiménez-Pastor

Ana Jimenez-Pastor is PhD in Artificial Intelligence (AI) applied to medical imaging by the Polytechnic University of Valencia. She is

Irene Martínez de Toda Cabeza

Irene Martínez de Toda Cabeza is a researcher and professor at the Complutense University of Madrid. She leads the NeuroImmunolAge

Jean Marc Lemaitre

Jean-Marc Lemaitre, PhD, is Research Director at INSERM and co-founder/co-director of the Institute for Regenerative Medicine and Biotherapies (IRMB) at

Israel Barrantes

Dr. Barrantes holds a degree in Biology, with additional predoctoral studies in Systems Engineering and Biochemistry. He completed his doctoral

Cristina Sánchez-Puelles

Molecular biologist and neuroscientist, currently working at Tetraneuron, a biotechnology company focused on developing innovative gene therapies to treat neurodegenerative

Valle Palomo

PhD in Chemistry and Director of the Biosensors in Neuroscience Laboratory. Valle Palomo graduated with a degree in Chemistry in

Nina Khera

Undergraduate student at Harvard, studying computational neuroscience with a focus on brain aging. Nina Khera investiga los factores genéticos que

Manuel J. Castillo

Medical doctor and specialist in nutrition and endocrinology, professor at the University of Granada, author of over 350 publications, and

Mari Carmen Álvarez

PhD in Biology and scientific entrepreneur. Co-founder of Valentia Biopharma. Mari Carmen Álvarez es Dra. en Biología por la Universidad

Marcos Vázquez

Health communicator and creator of Fitness Revolucionario, one of the most influential Spanish-language projects on health, training, and nutrition. Marcos

Leslie Kenny

Leslie Kenny, longevity expert based in Oxford and alumna of UC Berkeley and Harvard She founded Oxford Healthspan after reversing

José Viña

Professor of Physiology at the University of Valencia. He leads the FRESHAGE group, which focuses on healthy aging, exercise, and

Jose Hernández

Medical doctor specializing in neurosurgery by the Hospital Gregorio Marañon in Madrid Dr. José Hernández Poveda is a medical doctor,

Daniele Magistro

Associate Professor in Aging and Dementia at the University of Southampton Dr Daniele Magistro previously held academic posts at Nottingham

Helena Diez (Host)

Having worked for 20 years as a lawyer, journalist and entrepreneur, Helena now devotes herself to what she always wanted

SPEAKERS 2024

Alvaro Pascual-Leone

  Alvaro Pascual-Leone, M.D., Ph.D., is professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School, and director of the Berenson-Allen Center for

STEVE HORVATH

Biogerontologist and principal investigator at Altos Labs. Recently, he has presented a universal clock that applies to all mammals. Biogerontologist

ANA MARÍA CUERVO

Molecular biologist. She holds the Robert and Renee Belfer Chair for the study of neurodegenerative diseases at the Albert Einstein

TOREN FINKEL

PhD at Harvard Medical School. Director of the Institute on Aging and Distinguished Professor of Medicine at the University of

MERCEDES AYUSO

Professor of Actuarial Statistics at the University of Barcelona. Main lines of research: longevity and dependency risk analysis, economics of

DAVID GARRIDO

Director of Innovation in Biomedical Assessment in the Health Area of the Instituto de Biomecánica de Valencia (IBV). José David

JAMES NELSON

Professor of Cellular and Integrative Physiology and the Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies at UT Health San Antonio.

JOSÉ SEMPERE

First Professor of Immunology in the Valencian Community, he chairs the Valencian Society of Immunology (SVI). José Miguel Sempere Ortells,

JOSÉ VIÑA

Professor of Physiology at the University of Valencia. He leads the FRESHAGE group working on healthy ageing, exercise and Alzheimer’s

SALVADOR MACIP

Professor of Molecular Medicine at the University of Leicester (UK) and at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (Spain). Salvador Macip

FILIPE BARATA

Senior researcher at ETH Zurich and senior director of AI and digital biomarker research at the Centre for Digital Health

ENRIQUE SAMPER

Business and Innovation Director at Life Length SL (Madrid), a leading company in telomerase and telomere diagnostics. Enrique Samper Rodríguez

STEPHEN HARRIGE

Founder and Director of the Centre for Human and Applied Physiological Sciences at King’s College London. Stephen Harridge is Professor

MARI CARMEN ÁLVAREZ

CEO of Tetraneuron, where she leads the development of innovative gene therapies for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease. Mari

VICENTE MERA

Head of internal medicine, genomics and anti-ageing at SHA Wellness Clinic, a comprehensive and integrative health project. Vicente Mera, awarded

MANUEL PÉREZ

PhD in Biology and Professor of Genetics at the University of Valencia. Manuel Pérez Alonso holds a PhD in Biology

MIGUEL ÁNGEL COBOS

Degree in Medicine and Surgery from the Complutense University of Madrid Leading cardiologist with a long career in research and

Liz Parrish

Founder and CEO of BioViva Sciences USA Inc Elizabeth (Liz) Parrish MBA, is the Founder and CEO of BioViva Sciences

Ángel Alberich

CEO and co-founder of Quibim Ángel Alberich is CEO and co-founder of Quibim, a global company specialized in the design

Antonio Urbano

Clinical geneticist and technical director of Nuuma Genetics. Antonio Urbano is a clinical geneticist and technical director of Nuuma Genetics,

Debora Nuevo

Head of the Longevity and Microbiota Unit at Olympia del Grupo Quirónsalud. Debora Nuevo is head of the Longevity and

Ricardo Ramos

Director of Institute IMDEA Alimentación. Ricardo Ramos is the Director of Institute IMDEA Alimentación, specialized in Precision Nutrition and Health,

Bryan Jonhson

Founder and CEO of Blueprint. Bryan Jonhson is founder and CEO of Blueprint, a project that has achieved metabolic health

PREVIOUS EDITIONS SPEAKERS

Ángela Nieto

Research Professor, CSIC; Institute of Neurosciences (CSIC-UMH)

Federico Pallardó

Professor of Physiology, University of Valencia; Researcher at INCLIVA and CIBERER


Ángela Pérez

Vice President Business Development, Health in Code; President, Biohub Valencia


Jorge Cortell

Executive Director, TECH Tokyo; Visiting Professor, Institute of Science Tokyo


Rafael de Cabo

Chief, Translational Gerontology Branch, National Institute on Aging (NIH, USA)


José Ignacio Cuende

Doctor of Medicine. Specialist in Internal Medicine. Cardiovascular Risk Consultation. Internal Medicine Service. Palencia University Welfare Complex

Silvia Forcano

Vice-president of the Valencian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology. She currently works in a Hospital at Home Unit.

Ángel Barco

His team investigates the role of activity-driven gene expression and chromatin modifications in neuronal plasticity, learning and memory.

Pura Muñoz

The main objective of her researching group is to understand the mechanisms regulating stem cell homeostasis and regenerative functions.

Mirka Uhlirova

Leader of the Uhlirova Lab, that studies stress resilience and ageing in Drosophila intestine.

Vicente Andrés

PhD in Biology from Universidad de Barcelona. Postdoctoral research in Harvard University and Tufts University.

Fabio García Castro

Telecommunications Engineer from the Polytechnics University of Valencia (UPV). He works in the field of radiological image processing and analysis.

Mercedes Sanchis Almenara

PhD in industrial engineering from the Polytechnic University of Valencia. Working now at the Biomechanics Institute of Valencia.

María Trinidad Herrero Ezquerro

Professor of Human Anatomy at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Murcia. Director of the Official Aging Research Institute of Murcia.

Jay Sarkar

Dr. Jay Sarkar is a Co-Founder for Turn Biotechnologies, a Stanford-born biotechnology company focused on multifaceted age-reversal via epigenetic reprogramming.

Elena Oliete

Doctor specialising in Family and Community Healthcare. PhD in Pharmacology from the University of Valencia.

Maria Entraigues Abramson

Entraigues Abramson has been part of SRF since its founding days (2009) and before that, part of Methuselah Foundation (co-founded by Dave Gobel and Dr. Aubrey de Grey).

José María Labeaga

He is Professor of the Foundations of Economic Analysis at the UNED, where he was Director of the International PhD School and where he currently coordinates the Doctoral Programme in Economics and Business.

Bruno Vellas

Chair of the Gerontopole & Department of Geriatric Internal Medicine at the Toulouse University Hospital and member of INSERM UMR 1027, as well as chair of the WHO Collaborating Center for Frailty, Clinical Research and Geriatric Training.

Pedro Almaida

Researcher in the Chronobiology Group of the University of Murcia on a project to understand the mechanisms associated with the ageing of the circadian system of vertebrate models.

Carlos F. Sánchez-Ferrer

He leads a UAM and IdiPAZ research group named with the acronym FARMAVASM, dedicated to the study of the mechanisms that produce deterioration of the vascular function in pathological conditions.

Marc Ramis

He is a co-founder and CEO at Senolytic Therapeutics Inc., a pharmaceutical company that develops a novel class of medicines by targeting senescence cells. He is also supporting investments and strategic partnerships at Life Biosciences Inc. in Europe.

Manuel Serrano

Manuel Serrano obtained his PhD in 1991, from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. From 1991 to 1996, Serrano worked in the team of David Beach in Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, NY. During this period, Serrano made his most important discovery with the identification and characterization of the gene p16.

Manuel Collado

Manuel Collado holds a PhD in Biology from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Having previously worked in London, New York and at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) in Madrid, he is currently at the Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS).

Consuelo Borrás

In 2003 she received a European PhD degree from the Department of Physiology of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Valencia.

Mari Carmen Gómez Cabrera

Mari Carmen Gómez Cabrera gained her doctorate from the Department of Physiology of the University of Valencia in 2004 and received a thesis award.

José Viña

Born in 1953, José Viña is Professor of Physiology at the University of Valencia. He obtained his PhD at Valencia University in 1976 and has honoris causa doctorates from the University of Rennes (France) and the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina).

María Blasco Marhuenda

PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Ramón y Cajal National Award for Research, European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Gold Medal for best European researcher under the age of 40.

Manuel Perez Alonso

PhD in Biology and Professor of Genetics at the University of Valencia. Communicator and scientist-entrepreneur with projects such as Sistemas Genómicos (Genomic Systems), Valentia BioPharma and Genomic Medicine Institute.

Manuel Corpas

Graduated in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Navarra, Manuel Corpas has worked at the National Institute of Bioinformatics and the Sanger Institute of genome analysis.