At the Health & Longevity Summit: health, prevention and quality of life – bridging the present and the future
Join us on 27 October at the Fondazione Cariplo Conference Centre to explore the challenges and opportunities presented by an increasingly long-lived society.
Health, prevention, innovation and quality of life will be the focus of the Health & Longevity Summit 2026, the live & digital event organised by the Il Sole 24 ORE Group, to be held on 27 October 2026, from 10.00 to 13.15, in Milan, at the Fondazione Cariplo Conference Centre. The event will be dedicated to exploring the challenges and opportunities of an increasingly long-lived society. The Summit will bring together institutions, the scientific community, healthcare professionals, researchers and representatives of civil society to reflect on the profound demographic changes affecting our country and on the responses needed to ensure wellbeing, sustainability and quality of life throughout the entire lifespan. The proceedings will be opened by Fabio Tamburini, Editor-in-Chief of *Il Sole 24 Ore*, and Federico Silvestri, Chief Executive of the *Il Sole 24 Ore* Group.
The morning session, moderated by Nicoletta Carbone, presenter of *Obiettivo salute* on Radio 24, will open with a discussion on population ageing in Italia and worldwide, led by Silvio Garattini, President of the Mario Negri Institute. Next, Guido Bertolaso, Councillor for Welfare for the Lombardy Region, will explore the role of health promotion as a strategic lever for the sustainability of healthcare and social-care systems, whilst Victor Savevski, Chief Innovation & Partnerships Officer and Director of the AI Centre at Humanitas and President of ESAIH, will outline the contribution of innovation and new technologies to improving quality of life and life expectancy.
The topic of prevention and lifestyle choices will be the focus of a discussion between Jury Chechi, Olympic gymnastics champion, and Damiano Galimberti, a doctor specialising in nutritional science and founder of I.L.S.A. (International Longevity Science Association), who will discuss the path to a long and healthy life through physical care, exercise and personal balance. Ample attention will also be given to cognitive and mental health with Giuseppe Iannoccari, a neuropsychologist and founder and president of the Assomensana Association. This will be followed by a discussion on the value of solidarity, inclusion and personal wellbeing with Arisa, singer-songwriter and Patron of the Francesca Rava Foundation, and Mariavittoria Rava, President of the Francesca Rava Foundation.
The second part of the event will focus on the new frontiers of medicine and research into healthy ageing. Fabrizio Gervasoni, physiatrist and Head of the Home Care Unit at Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, and Silvia Tonolo, President of ANMAR, will address the topic of osteoarticular health, covering both prevention and treatment. Following this, Emanuele Bartoletti, a specialist in plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery, and Maurizio Cavallini, President of Agorà, will explore the evolution of aesthetic medicine and surgery and the contribution of innovation to improving quality of life.
Among the topics covered were the changes that accompany adulthood and their impact on an individual’s wellbeing, with contributions from Marta Giuliani, Psychologist, psychotherapist and clinical sexologist, National Secretary of AltraPsicologia, and Emmanuele A. Jannini, Full Professor of Endocrinology, Andrology and Medical Sexology at the University of Rome Tor Vergata.
