Conference Program – Longevity Baltics

International Baltic Conference on Healthy Longevity 2025 Preliminary Program

September 16

09:00 - 10:00 - Gathering & Registration

Governance and Policies to Promote Healthy Longevity Research, Development and Application

10:00 - 10:30 - Dr. Ilia Stambler - Vetek (Seniority) Association – the Movement for Longevity and Quality of Life, Israel

International advancement of research, development, education and policy for healthy longevity

10:30 - 11:00 - Dr. Wouter De Tavernier - Health Policy Department. OECD – OCDE, France

Developing the OECD framework for healthy ageing

11:00 - 11:30 - Break

Enhancing Public Health and Preventive Healthcare for Healthy Longevity

11:30 - 12:00 - Prof. Arnon Afek - Sheba Medical Center, Israel

The national program for preventing cardiovascular diseases and diabetes

12:00 - 12:30 - Prof. Dr. Pedro Barata - Portuguese Society for Longevity Science and Medicine, Portugal

Optimization of longevity therapeutics and development of new medical devices and pharmaceutical dosage systems

12:30 - 14:00 - Lunch Break

Healthy Longevity Medicine – State of the Art and Vision of the Future. What Treatments can be Offered to Extend Healthspan Now and in the Near Future?

14.00 - 14.30 - Prof. Evelyne Bischof - Sheba Longevity Department at Sheba Medical Center, Israel

Pioneering Longevity Medicine: AI, Clinical Implementation & the Future

14:30 - 15.00 - Prof. Dr. MD. Bernd Kleine-Gunk - The German Society of Preventative and Anti-Aging Medicine (GSAAM), Germany

Hormone replacement therapy in postmenopausal women – is it a Longevity treatment?

15:00 - 15:30 - Panel Discussion - The Baltic Region – An Emerging Hub in the Global Longevity Ecosystem

Dr. Marta Kobzevaite, Longevity Alliance Baltic (LAB); Yuri Ostrinski, Riga Stradins University; Prof. Dr. Valdis Pirags, University of Latvia

15:30 - 16:00 - Panel Discussion - Education for Healthy Longevity – from Scientists and Health Care Professionals to the General Public

Amit Goldman, EMBA, Longevity Education Hub; Prof. Evelyne Bischof, Sheba Longevity Center; Dr. Svjatoslavs Kistkins, Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital; Dr. Silvija Valdonė Alšauskė

September 17

09:00 - 10:00 - Gathering & Registration

Healthy Longevity Science – Advances of Geroscience. From Fundamental Studies to Clinical Trials and Application – New Models

10:00 - 10:30 - Prof. Morten Scheibye-Knudsen - University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Data-driven interventions in aging

10:30 - 11:00 - Prof. Dr. Valdis Pirags - University of Latvia, Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, Latvia

New physiological models of aging and longevity. Or what terminal illness can teach about longevity?

11:00 - 11:30 - Break

Healthy Longevity Science – Advances of Geroscience. From Fundamental Studies to Clinical Trials and Application – New Interventions

11:30 -12:00 - Prof. Dr. Marek Postula, MD, PhD - Polish Society of Longevity Medicine, Poland

SGLT2 Inhibitors and GLP-1 Agonists – Modern Gerotherapeutics: A United Strategy or Separate Pathways?

12:00 - 12:30 - Dr. Ugis Kletnieks - Longevity Alliance Baltic, Latvia

The Role of Retrotransposable Elements (Retrobiome) in Aging and Age-Related Diseases

12:30 - 14:00 - Lunch Break

Longevity Technologies – Developments and Cooperations

14:00 -14:30 - Dr. Jesper Eugen-Olsen - Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev and Gentofte, Denmark

Chronic Inflammation as the Hallmark of Aging: Association Between Elevated suPAR Biomarker and Accelerated Aging

14:30 - 15:00 - Dr. Scott Parkinson - Aqabela.EU SIA, Latvia

Microbiome: A pharmaceutical approach to longevity and disease prevention

Healthy Longevity Lifestyle – Exercise, Nutrition, Sleep, Motivation

15:00 - 15:30 - Dr. Svjatoslavs Kistkins - Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, Latvia

Insights into metabolic and endocrine regulation in longevity and chronobiology

15:30 - 16:00 - Yuri Ostrinski - Institute of Microbiology and Virology, Riga Stradins University, Latvia

Physical exercise as a targeted healthy longevity intervention

16:00 - 16:30 - Concluding Remarks

11.00-11.30 Dr. Ilia Stambler Vetek (Seniority) Association, Tel Aviv	Promoting Longevity Research & Advocacy Internationally
11.30-12.00 Dr. Ugis Kletnieks Longevity Alliance Baltic, Riga	Hallmarks of aging instrumental in guiding and pushing forward research on the biology of ageing
12.00-12.30 Prof. Valdis Pirags University of Latvia, Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, Riga	Hypothalamus and aging
12.30-13.00 Dr. Svjatoslavs Kistkins Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, Riga	Deregulated nutrient sensing and insulin/IGF-1 pathway
13.00-13.40 Break
13.40-14.10 Dr. Marta Kobzevaite Aera Health, London, Vilnius	Longevity medicine in a current clinical practice: client and physician experience
14.10-14.40 Amit Goldman, EMBA Lapsi Health, Amsterdam, Vilnius	Wearable Technologies and Longevity: Monitoring, Intervention, and Beyond
14.40-15.00 Sofia Shkunnikova GlycanAge, Newcastle upon Tyne	Unlocking Human Glycome for Preventative Health
15.00-15.30 Prof. Alex Zhavoronkov In Silico Medicine, Hong Kong, New York	AI and Robotics for Drug Discovery and Longevity Medicine
15.30-16.00 Prof. Nir Barzilai Einstein Institute for Aging Research at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York	How to die young at a very old age
16.00-16.30	Concluding remarks
Moderators: Dr. Rolands Lappuķe. Precision Medicine Network. Riga Lika Levskaya. Longevity Alliance Baltic (LAB). Riga

June 7 9.00-9.45. Gathering and registration
9.45-10.00. Greetings Dr. Rolands Lappuķe. Precision Medicine Network, Riga Dr. Lauris Vidzis. Paul Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Riga
10.00-10.30. Dr. Ilia Stambler Bar-Ilan University, Tel-Aviv, Israel		Promoting longevity research and advocacy internationally
10.30-11.00. Prof. Alex Zhavoronkov ^(Online) In Silico Medicine, Hong Kong, New York		AI and robotics for drug discovery and longevity medicine
11.00-11.30. Prof. Morten Scheibye-Knudsen University of Copenhagen, Denmark		Data-driven interventions in aging
11.30-12.00. Prof. Yehuda Shoenfeld ^(Online) Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel		Aging, immunity and autoimmunity
12.00-12.30. Prof. Evelyne Bischof ^(Online) Sheba Longevity Center, Israel		Applying longevity medicine to optimize healthspan
12.30-13.00. Break
13.00-13.30. Dr. Ugis Kletnieks Longevity Alliance Baltic, Riga		Hallmarks of health – Essential biology of wellness and resilience
13.30-14.00. Dr. Svjatoslavs Kistkins Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, Riga		Insights into metabolic and endocrine regulation in longevity and chronobiology
14.00-14.30. Dr. Marta Kobzevaite Longevity Alliance Baltic, Vilnius		Longevity medicine in a current clinical practice: client and physician experience
14.30-15.00. Amit Goldman EMBA Lapsi Health, London, Vilnius		Wearable technologies and longevity: monitoring, intervention, and beyond
15.00-15.30. Prof. Nir Barzilai ^(Online) Einstein Institute for Aging Research at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York		How to die young at a very old age
15.30-16.00. Discussion. Concluding remarks

June 8 9.00-10.00. Gathering and registration
10.00-10.30. Prof. Valdis Pirags University of Latvia, Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, Riga	Can we slow down the ageing by restoring of healthy psychoneuroendocrine regulation?
10.30-11.00. Prof. Marek Postula. Medical University of Warsaw Longevity Center, Warsaw	Healthy longevity and modern prevention
11.00-11.30. Yuri Ostrinski Institute of Microbiology and Virology, Riga Stradins University, Riga	Physical exercise as a targeted healthy longevity intervention
11.30-12.00. Sergey Jakimov LongeVC, Riga	Investing in longevity
12.00-12.30. Break
12.30-13.00. Dr. Bat-Sheva Porat Katz ^(Online) Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel	Preventive medicine in older adults. The Israeli experience
13.00-13.30. Dr. Laima Ķimse Institute of Food safety, Animal Health and Environment “BIOR”, Riga	Psychobiotics: probiotics that affect the nervous system.
13.30-14.00. Emil Syundyukov Longenesis, Riga	Digital technologies for population engagement in longevity research
14.00-14.30. Dr. Lika Levskaya Longevity Alliance Baltic, Riga	Psychological and social aspects of longevity promotion
14.30-15.00. Discussion. Concluding remarks
Moderators: Dr. Rolands Lappuķe. Precision Medicine Network, Riga Lev Dvornik. Longevity Alliance Baltic (LAB), Riga Dr. Marta Kobzevaite. Longevity Alliance Baltic (LAB), Vilnius Amit Goldman. Longevity Alliance Baltic (LAB), Vilnius Yuri Ostrinski. Longevity Alliance Baltic (LAB), Riga Dr. Lika Levskaya. Longevity Alliance Baltic (LAB), Riga

International Baltic Conference on Healthy Longevity 2025 Preliminary Program

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