15–18 September 2026 · Salsomaggiore Terme & Milan

Living Longer, Living Better

Towards a Human-Centered Future of Longevity

The World Longevity Summit will be held in Italy in 2027. These four days in Salsomaggiore Terme and Milan open the road toward it, bringing the Japanese delegation together with Italian institutions, researchers and welfare organisations.

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About the event

A global dialogue on the future of healthy longevity

The first World Longevity Summit, held in Kyotango City (Japan) in 2025, established a premise: longevity is not only a biomedical challenge but a societal one, spanning health, nutrition, physical activity, intergenerational connection and a renewed sense of purpose.

The Summit comes to Italy in 2027, building on the 2025 Declaration. It spans the molecular mechanisms of aging, microbiome and metabolic research, preventive medicine and community-centred approaches to wellbeing — with digital technologies and artificial intelligence addressed throughout, not as ends in themselves but as tools to support independent living and social inclusion.

At a glance

Dates

15–18 September 2026

Locations

Salsomaggiore Terme & Milan, Italy

Toward

World Longevity Summit 2027

First edition

Kyotango City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan — 2025

The four pillars of the Declaration from the 1st World Longevity Summit: bonds with communication, dietary fiber, physical activity and Ikigai

The four pillars of the 2025 Declaration. Figure from Kitani et al., npj Aging (2025), CC BY 4.0.

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Four interconnected dimensions

An integrated vision of healthy aging

Human relationships

Fostering human relationships and social participation across generations and communities.

Mediterranean Diet

Encouraging sustainable nutritional models and shared food cultures.

Active lifestyles

Supporting active lifestyles and daily wellbeing practices.

Ikigai

Cultivating gratitude, purpose and ikigai as essential components of quality of life.

Two locations

Thermal territory, then the city

15–17 September 2026

Salsomaggiore Terme

A thermal town in the province of Parma, host of the opening ceremony at the Congress Palace, the concert by I Musici di Parma, the study visit to the Fudenji Monastery in Bargone, and the visit to the Thermae of Tabiano and Salsomaggiore.

Programme (PDF) ↓

18 September 2026

Milan

More than 28% of residents are over 65. The follow-up day at Fondazione Ravasi Garzanti presents the Alliance for the Great Age, a model of proximity-based welfare for longevity, and closes with community and culture at ParteciPrato.