Ahead of the International Longevity Summit, José Cordeiro highlights Madrid’s rise as Europe’s new capital of healthy aging.
Following its major success last year, we are thrilled to announce the second edition of the International Longevity Summit in beautiful Madrid. Organized by the Illustrious College of Medical Doctors of Madrid (ICOMEM) and the International Longevity Alliance (ILA), this year we expect over 500 participants with a great number of international experts, including George Church (Professor, Harvard Medical School and MIT), Mehmood Khan (CEO, Hevolution Foundation), Steve Horvath (Principal Investigator, Altos Labs), Michael Ringel (COO, Life Biosciences), Aubrey de Grey (CEO, LEV Foundation: Longevity Escape Velocity), Joao Pedro de Magalhaes (Chair of Molecular Biology, University of Birmingham) and Andrea Maier (Founding President, Healthy Longevity Medicine Society).
Other speakers include Phil Newman (Founder, Longevity Technology), Liz Parrish (CEO, BioViva), David Wood (Executive Director, LEV Foundation: Longevity Escape Velocity), Natalie Coles (Director, Supercentenarians Project, R3 Bio), Ken Scott (Founder, Human Longevity and Rejuvenation Syndicate), Tina Woods (Executive Director, International Institute of Longevity), Juan Carlos Mendez (President, SOVEMAL), Sabinije von Gaffke (Director of Partnerships, Super Human Network), Roberto Grau (Cofounder, Juventas4Life), Sajidxa Mariño (Founder & CEO, Respira Libre), Jose Angel Olalde (Founder, Centro de Medicina Regenerativa) and me (Jose Cordeiro, Director, International Longevity Alliance). We’ll be announcing more names soon, as we will also be joined by a select group of Spanish experts, from scientists and doctors all the way to the world of economics and politics, starting with the Mayor of Madrid: José Luis Martínez Almeida.
Madrid is the most longevous capital in the European Union, with a current life expectancy of 86.1 years at birth, and Spain is also the most longevous country in the region, according to Eurostat. Some of the oldest people in the world have been Spanish, like María Branyas Morera who was the oldest living person until she died last year at the age of 117 years and 168 days. In fact, life expectancy in Madrid is higher than in the so-called blue zones of Sardinia in Italy, Ikaria in Greece, Okinawa in Japan, Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica or Loma Linda in California. Therefore, Madrid can be considered as a blue zone 2.0, beating all the rest but with the added bonus of what I consider a much higher and more pleasurable standard of living. Yes, it is the Mediterranean diet, and more, much more that makes Madrid the most longevous city in the EU!
Come to Madrid and discover the beauty of life and longevity in Spain, one of most longevous countries in the world, among large nations, second only to Japan. Just before the International Longevity Summit (October 1-2), the week will kick off with two days of pre-conference tours (September 29-30) to visit the UNESCO World Heritage sites around Madrid (Avila, Segovia, Aranjuez, Toledo, El Escorial and Alcala de Henares). You are more than welcome to join us for one or both tours so that you can really enjoy the beauty of Castilla La Mancha, the land of Cervantes and Don Quixote, the land of fiesta and siesta, the land of Picasso and Dali, the land of vino and sangria, the land of tapas and picoteo, the land of flamenco and fandango – the land of Plus Ultra as the Romans called Hispania over two millennia ago.
During October 1st, which corresponds to the International Longevity Day, we will announce the Madrid Longevity Declaration and will award the Madrid Longevity Prizes, activities which will see Madrid reinforce its position as the longevity capital of Europe, and Spain as the most longevous country in the EU.
All these activities will be in the historic Great Amphitheater of the Illustrious College of Medical Doctors of Madrid (ICOMEM), an impressive classical theater where Spanish Nobel Laureate Santiago Ramon y Cajal gave his master lectures – a location steeped in history. We will also premiere an award-winning longevity documentary and will walk the Madrid March for Longevity, between the world-renowned Puerta del Sol (Kilometer 0.0 of Madrid and Spain) and the famous Cibeles Fountain (where world champion Real Madrid celebrates its football victories). Come to Madrid – let’s all write history and create the future together; it will be an immortal experience, literally.
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About José Cordeiro
José Cordeiro, PhD, is an engineer from MIT and MBA from INSEAD. He is director of the International Longevity Alliance, vicechair of HumanityPlus, fellow of the World Academy of Art & Science, senior fellow of The Millennium Project, founder of the International Longevity Summit in Madrid, founding faculty of Singularity University in Silicon Valley, former Spanish candidate to the European Parliament and coauthor of the international bestseller The Death of Death.
