World Longevity Summit Italy · 2027
Provisional program

15–18 September 2026

Salsomaggiore Terme · Bargone · Milan

Four days of institutional sessions, study visits, music and community welfare, between the thermal territory of Parma and the city of Milan.

Tuesday 15 September

Transfer & Opening Ceremony

Congress Palace, Salone Moresco — Salsomaggiore Terme
Morning
Transfer from Milan to Salsomaggiore Terme

By train to Fidenza station, then by minibus to the hotels in Salsomaggiore Terme.

Early pm
Rest and free time
16:30
Walk to the Congress Palace
17:00
Institutional presentation — Opening

Venue: Congress Palace, Salone Moresco.

Luca Musile Tanzi Mayor of Salsomaggiore Terme
Welcome to the Japanese Delegation
Stefania Bandini University of Milano-Bicocca
Introduction to the Event
Satoaki Matoba Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan
Towards World Longevity Summit 2027: from Kyotango to Salsomaggiore Terme
With video-greetings from Yasushi Nakayama, Mayor of the City of Kyotango, Japan
17:30
Thematic contributions
Yuji Naito Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan
Dietary patterns and gut microbial clusters jointly stratify frailty in community-dwelling older Japanese adults
Tomoo Matsuda Mitsubishi Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
Platinum society: all around win-win model in super aging society
Sae Kondo Mie University and RCAST, The University of Tokyo, Japan
The urban planning of Longevity: rebuilding community mutual-support systems in a super-ageing society
Katsuhiro Nishinari The University of Tokyo, Japan
Pedestrian mobility as a driver of Longevity: exploring healthy walkable environments
18:15
Institutional contributions
Elisabetta Donati Fondazione Ravasi Garzanti, Area Research and Culture, Chair
Marco Granelli Confartigianato Imprese, President
Riccardo D’Urso Tesori d’Europa, President
18:30
Concert by “I Musici di Parma”

A musical journey between East and West, featuring the finest arias by Giuseppe Verdi and Giacomo Puccini.

19:30
Light dinner

Venue: Congress Palace, Sala Lampadario.

Wednesday 16 September

Taiko at Fudenji

Fudenji Monastery — Bargone
Morning
Free time
Early pm
Transfer to Bargone by minibus
16:00
Study visit to the Fudenji Monastery

Welcome by the Fudenji Authorities · Presentation of the Japanese Delegation.

18:00
Networking and light dinner
19:00
Taiko concert at the Fudenji Monastery

Transfer back to Salsomaggiore Terme by minibus.

Thursday 17 September

Thermae

Tabiano & Salsomaggiore Terme
Full day
Study visit to the Thermae of Tabiano and Salsomaggiore Terme

Discussion on wellbeing and longevity.

Evening
Free time, or transfer to Milan on request

Minibus to Fidenza station, then train to Milan — or QC Spa of Wonders. Option to be confirmed.

Friday 18 September · 14:00–19:30

The Alliance for the Great Age

Fondazione Ravasi Garzanti, Corso Magenta 42 — Milan

A model of proximity-based welfare for longevity.

Morning
Free time or transfer to Milan

Minibus to Fidenza station, then train to Milan.

14:00
Opening

Presentation and brief guided visit to the CuraMI & ProteggiMI main headquarters.

Representative of CuraMI & ProteggiMI Fondazione Ravasi Garzanti, Italy
Alberto Fossati President, Fondazione Pasquinelli, Italy
14:30
Institutional and welcome session
Koji Yagi Consul General of Japan in Milan TBC
Marco Papa Welfare Department, Municipality of Milan, Italy
Felice Scalvini General Director, Fondazione Ravasi Garzanti, Italy
14:45
Thematic contributions
Stefania Bandini University of Milano-Bicocca
Introduction
Satoaki Matoba Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan
Towards World Longevity Summit 2027
15:15
Alliance for the Great Age
Camilla Borghi VOICE Italia, Italy
Elena Fortunato Gallaratese Library, Italy
Alberto Zucconi Market Access & Government Affairs Manager, EISAI S.r.l., Italy
Alberto Castelli Marketing, Communications and Development Director, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano, Italy
Representative of Philanthropic Foundations Cariparma, Intesa San Paolo, Fondazione Amplifon TBC
Marta Vinci Walter Vinci Association, Italy
Andrea Abenavoli President, ParteciPrato APS, Italy
Francesco Samorè Secretary General, Fondazione Giannino Bassetti, Italy
16:30
Transfer by bus to the venue

ParteciPrato — Via Luigi Giuseppe Faravelli 31, Milan.

17:00
Community, culture and networking at ParteciPrato

Guided visit to ParteciPrato and FantaOrto, open rehearsal of the Sonoramente Choir, networking and dinner.

People — who is taking part → Abstracts of the talks ↓

ZIP archive, 1.3 MB — six abstracts in PDF and DOCX format.