Asia-Pacific Healthy Longevity Int'l Summit Opening Remark——Movement II: For thousands of years, people have searched for longevity. We have always wanted to live longer, but we also want to stay healthy and enjoy a good life as we grow older. In Chinese culture, longevity has never simply meant adding more years to life. It is closely connected with health, family, happiness, harmony, and a fulfilling life (in China, one of the most iconic symbols is the Five Bats celebration of longevity, "五蝠祝寿"). Today, science is giving us new ways to understand this ancient aspiration. We have genomics and biomarkers, AI, and digital health. We are learning much more about the biology of aging, prevention, precision medicine, and lifestyle. But one thing is becoming increasingly clear: healthy longevity cannot be created by one technology, one drug, one doctor, or one clinic. It is something we build throughout our lives. Modern medicine has made extraordinary progress in treating disease and saving lives. As people live longer, however, medicine faces another important challenge: Can we do more before disease develops? Can we identify risks earlier, preserve function, and help people remain healthy for longer? This is an important shift—from treating disease alone to paying much greater attention to maintaining health. One message during this Asia-Pacific Summit is: “Healthy Longevity Is a Journey We Walk Every Day.” Healthy longevity does not begin when we turn 60, 70, or 80. It begins much earlier—with how we eat, how we move, how we sleep, how we manage our health risks, and how we stay connected with our families and communities. Science and technology can help us along this journey, but ultimately healthy longevity has to become part of everyday life. That is why the vision of the APLMS is: Healthy Longevity for Everyone: A Way of Life.

Asia-Pacific Healthy Longevity International Themed Lecture: Geroscientists and longevity medicine professionals strive to slow biological aging, prevent age-related diseases, and extend healthy lifespan. As a renowned science journalist and bestselling author, Mr. David Ewing Duncan bridges science, medicine, and society with a powerful message: The greatest legacy we can leave our grandchildren is not wealth, but a healthier, longer life.

Participants at the 2026 Asia-Pacific Healthy Longevity International Summit included frontline physicians, healthcare providers, and hospital leaders who play essential roles in delivering care and advancing healthy longevity in their communities. Our focus is not on hype, but on real-world evidence, practical solutions, and meaningful clinical impact—turning longevity science into better health outcomes for everyone.

During the Asia-Pacific Healthy Longevity International Summit, speakers and attendees not only shared but also learned from each other, including globally well-known experts in longevity medicine and bioscience. The atmosphere of networking was not only casual conversation but also an exchange of views and inspiration.

Asia-Pacific Healthy Longevity International Themed Lecture: Investment in Longevity: Capital Trends and Strategic Priorities. GCC Capital and the Longevity Economy: What the Middle East Money Is Actually Underwriting. In recent years, there have been many business investments in healthy longevity and wellness services in the Middle East region. It is hard to know whether the future of biomedicine and technology will be driven from there or to where. Mr. Hassan's lecture provided some insights into that story. ★★★ Featured Speaker: Kamal Hassan, Founder & Managing Partner, TURN8.

CGTN Report: Is healthy aging really possible? Is simply letting nature take its course enough to stay healthy as we age? In this episode of CGTN's Health Talk, Prof. Andrea Maier, Dr. Camillo Ricordi and Dr. Tim Shi share practical advice on healthy longevity and discuss the shared challenges facing global healthcare. The experts explain how modern lifestyles disrupt the body's internal balance and suggest proactive daily habits, including intermittent fasting, cutting back on high-carb breakfasts and combining exercise with cognitive tasks. Beyond individual habits, they stress that shifting healthcare from reactive treatment to proactive disease prevention remains a major global challenge – one that requires cross-border collaboration and resource sharing to overcome. Asia-Pacific Healthy Longevity International Summit.

Asia-Pacific Healthy Longevity International Summit Themed Lecture: Healthy Longevity Clinics: Building Best-Practice Models and Standards. Exploring how longevity science can be translated into credible clinical practice through evidence-informed assessment, personalized interventions, measurable outcomes, and standards of care. ★★★ Featured Speaker: Andrea Maier, Co-Founder & Director, NUS Academy for Healthy Longevity, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Asia-Pacific Healthy Longevity Int'l Summit Themed Lecture: Centenarians, Geroscience, and the Future of Healthy Aging in Asia Drawing lessons from centenarians, exceptional longevity, and geroscience to explore new approaches for Asia’s rapidly aging populations. This is not only the biggest issue for the West, but also a more urgent issue for the East ★★★ Featured Speaker: Nir Barzilai, Director, Institute for Aging Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Co-Founder & President, Academy for Health and Lifespan Research, USA

Asia-Pacific Healthy Longevity Int'l Summit Keynote Lecture: The Metabolic Arc of Aging: AI-Driven Prediction, Retirement-Induced Depression, and Food as Medicine. Exploring the connections among metabolism, AI, mental well-being, nutrition, and aging to advance integrated approaches to healthy longevity. ★★★Featured Speaker: Professor Aiping Lyu, Vice-President (Research & Development), Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong

Asia-Pacific Healthy Longevity Int'l Summit Opening Keynote: "Healthspan Engineering: Moving from Reactive Healthcare to Proactive Health": Exploring why current reactive healthcare models struggle to preserve healthspan, and how prevention, early intervention, and healthspan-focused strategies could help reshape the future of healthcare. ★★★ Featured Speaker: Camillo Ricordi, Chief Scientific Officer, Healthspan Action Coalition; Director, Cell Transplant Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; Director Emeritus, Diabetes Research Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, USA

Across four themed sessions, the International Executive Workshops on Longevity Medicine offered a more interactive setting for speakers and participants to exchange perspectives, explore shared interests, spark “aha!” moments, and build new collaborations—opportunities rarely found in formal summit sessions.

Sincere thanks to all our speakers for sharing their valuable experiences and insights and, most importantly, for fostering meaningful discussions and exploring opportunities for collaboration in clinical research and business development, both across the Asia-Pacific region and globally.