A few weeks before the first Vatican Summit on Longevitythe International Neurobioethics Institute (IINBE) is pleased to announce this extraordinary scientific event, which will take place on 24 March 2025 in the Auditorium of the Augustinianum Congress Centre, Via Paolo VI, Rome.
This historic meeting will bring together scientists, Nobel Prize winners and world leaders to address one of the crucial challenges of our time: promoting healthy, sustainable and holistic ageing.
The summit, organised in the framework of the Jubilee of Hope 2025is a unique opportunity to explore cutting-edge scientific discoveries and to reflect on the fundamental ethical values that guide research in this field.
The protagonists include the Prof. Shyn'ya YamanakaNobel Laureate in Medicine 2012, whose discoveries on the cellular reprogramming are opening up innumerable applications, and the Prof. Venki RamakrishnanNobel Laureate in Chemistry 2009, whose presence gives the summit an exceptional scientific and cultural level.
The First Vatican Summit on Longevity was the brainchild of Alberto Carrara, President of the International Institute of Neurobioethics (IINBE), y Viviana Kasam, President of BrainCircle Italywho sadly passed away in October 2024. The event is sponsored by the Pontifical Academy for Life (PAV), whose President will open the proceedings, and is in synergy with the Milan Longevity Summit.
THE PROGRAMME
Opening greetings:
● Msgr. Vincenzo Paglia, President of the Pontifical Academy for Life
● Prof. Giulio Maira, Founder and President of the Atena Foundation
Lectio Magistralis:
● Shyn'ya Yamanaka, presented by Prof. Juan Carlos Ipsizua Belmonte
● Venki Ramakrishnan, presented by Prof. Valerio Orlando
Round table:
Moderated by Prof. Nir Barzilai, the round table will address innovative and multidisciplinary topics:
● Juan Carlos Izpisúa Belmonte: How Yamanaka factors affect longevity prospects
● Valerio Orlando: Readjusting the time of human dignity
● Vittorio Sebastiano: The ovary and its secrets to longevity
● Valentina Bollati: It's not just genes: behaviour can also help us to lead a healthy life
● Eileen Crimmins: The challenge between life expectancy and health span
● Camillo Ricordi: What models for longevity?
Conclusion:
● Nir Barzillai: From Methuselah to us: what next?
A GLOBAL PROJECT FOR INTEGRAL HUMAN LONGEVITY
The Vatican's Longevity Summit will not be a one-off event, but will the first step in an ambitious global project led by the Vatican.in collaboration with international scientific and academic institutions. This project aims to promote a model of longevity that is not limited to increasing the years of life, but enriches them in terms of quality, dignity and sustainability, integrating science, ethics and spirituality.
In line with shared ethical and anthropological principles, the International Institute of Neurobioethics aims to develop an interdisciplinary platform to foster dialogue between scientists, philosophers, bioethicists and policy makers. Comprehensive human longevity will be the focus of future activities.The aim is to build a society that values all stages of life and promotes intergenerational solidarity.
This summit represents not only a scientific reflection, but a call to consider ageing as an ethical responsibility and an extraordinary opportunity for innovation for the common good.
For more information and to register for the event (free entry until full capacity is reached), please visit https://vaticanlongevitysummit.org/en/
For more information: International Neurobioethics Institute: istitutodineurobioetica@gmail.com
