Sunday Keynote Luncheon

Prospects for Defeating Aging Altogether

Sunday, July 10, 2011

12:15-1:45 p.m.

Aubrey de Grey

Biomedical gerontologist,
chief science officer
SENS Foundation

editor-in-chief Rejuvenation Research
premier academic journal in the field of biomedical gerontology

Cambridge, United Kingdom

It may seem premature to be discussing the elimination of human aging as a cause of death, when so little progress has been made in even postponing it. However, two facts undermine this assessment. The first is that aging happens throughout our lives but only causes ill health after middle age. This shows that we can postpone this ill-health without knowing how to prevent aging completely, by molecular and cellular repair. The second is that the typical rate of subsequent, incremental refinement of big technological breakthroughs is usually fast enough (so long as public enthusiasm for them is strong) to change those technologies almost beyond recognition within a natural human life span.
Dr. de Grey will explain: (1) why therapies that can add 30 healthy years to the remaining life span of the typical 60-year-old may well arrive within the next few decades, and (2) why those who benefit from such therapies will very probably continue to benefit from progressively improved therapies indefinitely and will thus avoid debilitation or death from age-related causes at any age.
Who should attend: Every futurist interested in improving longevity and avoiding the debilitating effects of advancing age.
What you’ll learn: Attendees will learn how new and improved technologies and therapies will enable the human body to repair itself and avoid age-related problems.
How this new knowledge can be applied: Attendees will learn of the advancements of technologies and therapies available to slow the aging process.
key words: aging, technology, medicine
issues: Health and Wellness, Technology and Science