As populations across Europe grow older, the challenge is to turn longer lives into better lives. The Longevity Agenda brings together researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders to discuss how evidence, innovation, and collaboration can shape longevity societies.
The event will address key themes — from intergenerational fairness to healthy ageing and technological innovation — and invite participants to share perspectives and contribute to shaping a forward-looking agenda for ageing and longevity in Europe.
This meeting forms part of the broader Age-It Programme, an initiative advancing research and policy on ageing and longevity, and lays the groundwork for the future Italian Institute of Ageing—a national hub with a strong European and international orientation.
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Agenda
9:30–9:45 – Registration
9:45–10:00 – Building the Foundations: Italy at the Forefront of Population Ageing and the Age-It Programme
Keynote address by Daniele Vignoli (Age-It Scientific Coordinator, University of Florence)
- The opening session sets the stage by presenting the Age-It Programme and the vision for the future Italian Institute of Ageing.
10:00–11:00 – Why We Need Knowledge and Policy Frameworks for Longevity Societies
With input by Agar Brugiavini (Ca' Foscari University of Venice) & Marco Albertini (University of Bologna)
- This interactive session will explore how evidence and policy can be better connected to address the opportunities and challenges of longer lives. Participants will be encouraged to share their perspectives on the topic, and on how to strengthen Europe’s capacity to respond to demographic change.
11:00–12:00 – Intergenerational Fairness: Participation and Resource Distribution in Ageing Societies
With input by Vincenzo Galasso (Bocconi University) & Alberto dal Molin (University of Eastern Piemont) | Aleksandra Torbica (Bocconi University)
- Speakers will focus on how to ensure equitable participation across generations and the fair allocation of economic, social, and health resources in societies with longer life expectancies. The discussion will invite input on strategies to balance participation, care, and resource distribution across generations.
12:00–13:00 – Lunch Break
13:00–14:30 – Understanding Longevity: Health, Costs, and the Limits of Ageing
With input by Fabrizio d’Adda di Fagagna (IFOM ETS - the AIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology) & Fabrizia Lattanzio (INRCA Istituto Nazionale di Ricovero e Cura per Anziani)
- Through an open exchange, this session invites participants to reflect on what current evidence tells us about the scope of human ageing, its impact on health systems, and the economic implications of extended life spans.
14:30–15:00 – Coffee Break
15:00–16:45 – Innovation and Care: Supporting People Through Technology, Medicine, and Services
With input by Guido Iaccarino (Università Federico II di Napoli), Giuseppe Bellelli (University of Milano-Bicocca) & Filippo Cavallo (University of Florence)
- Participants will engage in dialogue on how innovations in technology, and care models can support older adults and promote healthy ageing.
16:45–17:00 – Towards the Italian Institute of Ageing
Concluding remarks by Alessandra Petrucci (University of Florence)
- The event concludes with a reflection on the next steps toward establishing the Italian Institute of Ageing and its role in fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange within a European and international context.
17:00-18:00 - Reception
Acknowledgment:
This event is part of the Age-It project: Ageing Well in an Ageing Society, funded by Next Generation EU, in the context of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, Investment PE8 – Project Age-It: “Ageing Well in an Ageing Society” [DM 1557 11.10.2022]. Age-It is an alliance of Italian universities, research centres, private firms, public institutions and civil society, covering, among others, demography, geriatrics and gerontology, neurology, cardiology, immunology, data science, education science, epidemiology, biology, genetic research, engineering, sociology, law, political science, and economics - https://ageit.eu