Most longevity conferences today are technology shocases. What is missing is a serious collective discussion around a larger question: beyond science, what must change to make death optional for everyone? In 2026, it is time to create such a conference.
Format
Philosophers only. No marketing or promotional talks.
This is a safe space to say what you genuinely think.
Each participant will share their current work or research, followed by a short discussion. Please also explain why you believe this is the right moment for this work.
Each person will have between 5 and 30 minutes, depending on the number of participants.
We will begin with immortality and the possibility of ending aging, then follow the discussion wherever it leads.
At the end, we will decide together how to continue developing this philosophical circle.
The meeting will be recorded. Please use a clean, pleasant background or a virtual background.
Why this event should happen?
Martin Lipovšek
Philosophy addresses fundamental questions of life, meaning, identity, ethics, and justice. Today, rapid scientific and technological progress makes the radical extension of healthy human life increasingly plausible. This raises urgent philosophical and ethical questions. A conference on the philosophy of longevity can help philosophers connect, identify shared positions, guide future research, influence society to better prepare for an ageless future and articulate the urgency of saving millions from aging.
Andrei Panferov
We will not arrive at a civilisation that refuses to accept death by default. Before death becomes optional for everyone, billions more people will die. That is why life extension is not only a scientific challenge. It requires us to rethink what it means to be human, how justice is defined, how societies govern risk, identity, and power, and what gives life meaning.
Patrick Linden
My interest in longevity and in the philosophy of death stems from my view that it is a terrible thing to exist and then not exist. To object to death itself is to run counter to a long tradition of philosophy that tries to show that death is, for some reason, not fearsome. In my book The Case against Death, I have argued that common philosophical arguments in favor of death are unpersuasive: if death is the end, then death is dreadful. We should want to be able to live for as long as we want to, and we should hope that we will always have a reason to want to live. One of my unusual beliefs is that one does not have to have some important project to carry out in order to want to live; existence is a miracle in itself.
Confirmed to join
Natasha Vita-More — Transhumanist philosopher and author of the Transhumanist Manifesto. Led research demonstrating the persistence of long-term memory after vitrification and revival. Executive Director and President Emeritus of Humanity+.
Max More — Philosopher who helped define modern transhumanism and founded the philosophy of extropianism. Co-founded the Extropy Institute; former President and CEO of Alcor.
Patrick Linden — Philosopher and author of The Case Against Death. Argues that death is an evil rather than a source of meaning and defends anti-aging research and radical life extension.
Martin Lipovšek — Slovenian philosopher specializing in the ethical and existential questions raised by healthy life extension. Founder and President of the Slovenian Society for Vital Life Extension.
Andrei Panferov — Tech entrepreneur, Co-founder of Dowell Bio, which is focused on spinal cord fusion and head transplantation. Co-founder of Fund Longevity — rallies in 16 cities pro government funding of aging research.
Alexey Turchin — Futurist and life-extension researcher; author of the book Immortality, a systematic exploration of life extension philosophy, that summarises the answers to all the philosophical systems of the past
Invite list
Anders Sandberg — Researcher and transhumanist thinker working on human enhancement, whole-brain emulation, existential risk, and the long-term future of civilization. Former Senior Research Fellow at Oxford’s Future of Humanity Institute.
Rachel Armstrong — Interdisciplinary researcher and Professor of Experimental Architecture. Works on living architecture, artificial life, and the relationship between human bodies, technology, and living environments.
Susan Schneider — Philosopher and cognitive scientist focused on AI consciousness, personal identity, mind uploading, and the future of intelligence. Author of Artificial You.
Randal Koene — Neuroscientist and neuroengineer working on whole-brain emulation and substrate-independent minds. Co-founder of Carboncopies and a contributor to the first roadmap for whole-brain emulation.
David Chalmers — Philosopher of mind who formulated the “hard problem of consciousness.” Works on consciousness, virtual reality, AI minds, and the possibility of conscious digital beings.
Mark Walker — Philosopher working on transhumanism, ethics, biohappiness, and human enhancement. Author of Happy-People-Pills for All.
Mikhail Batin — Transhumanist and co-founder of Open Longevity. Focused on defeating aging and building open research and human-trial infrastructure for life-extension interventions.
Adam Gries — Founder of Vitalism and a technology entrepreneur and investor. Argues that preserving and expanding life should become a central political and civilizational priority.
Nathan Cheng — Co-founder of Vitalism and the Longevity Biotech Fellowship; General Partner at Healthspan Capital. Builds movements, networks, and investment infrastructure around ending biological aging.
Kai Micah Mills — Founder of Cryopets and co-founder of CryoDAO and HydraDAO. Works on cryopreservation, replacement biotechnology, and biostasis as a path toward survival beyond current biological limits.
Masataka Watanabe — University of Tokyo neuroscientist developing machine-consciousness systems and scientifically plausible approaches to seamless mind uploading. Proposed a subjective test connecting biological and artificial brain hemispheres.
Andrew Steele — Scientist, writer, and author of Ageless. Communicates the science of treating aging while connecting it to broader questions about whether society should pursue radically longer lives.
Nick Bostrom — Philosopher known for foundational work on existential risk, human enhancement, superintelligence, and humanity’s long-term future. Author of Superintelligence and Deep Utopia.
Adam Buben — Philosopher of death, immortality, and personal identity. Author of Existentialism and the Desirability of Immortality, defending the possibility that immortal life could remain meaningful and valuable.
Raiany Romanni-Klein — Researcher working across the ethics, economics, and science of human longevity. Studies why secular societies often portray aging and death as necessary or beneficial.
João Pedro de Magalhães — Professor of Molecular Biogerontology leading research on the genomics of aging and rejuvenation. Also writes on the ethics, social consequences, and possible futures of radical life extension.
David Pearce — Transhumanist philosopher and co-founder of the World Transhumanist Association. Author of The Hedonistic Imperative and founder of the Abolitionist Project, which argues for using biotechnology to eliminate suffering in all sentient life.
Aschwin de Wolf — Cryonics researcher, writer, and CEO of Advanced Neural Biosciences. Co-authored a comprehensive human cryopreservation procedures manual and developed medical and philosophical frameworks for biostasis.
Colin Farrelly — Political philosopher working on justice, geroscience, human enhancement, and the social allocation of biomedical research. Author of Biologically Modified Justice.
Martine Rothblatt — Author of Virtually Human and founder of the Terasem Movement. Developed the mindfile and mindclone framework for technological continuity of identity and possible digital immortality.
John K. Davis — Philosopher and author of New Methuselahs: The Ethics of Life Extension. Defends aggressive investment in life-extension research while addressing inequality, overpopulation, and access.
John Martin Fischer — Philosopher known for work on free will, moral responsibility, death, and immortality. Former leader of the multidisciplinary Immortality Project.
Travis Timmerman — Philosopher specializing in death, normative ethics, and the desirability of immortality. Defends the view that death is bad because it deprives a person of the valuable life they could otherwise have lived.
Linus Petersson — Founder of the Swedish Longevity Cluster and author of Medicines Against Aging. Longevity community builder and pharmaceutical-industry specialist.
Saturday, 1st of August 2026. Starting - 8 am PST, 5 pm CET
Most longevity conferences today are technology shocases. What is missing is a serious collective discussion around a larger question: beyond science, what must change to make death optional for everyone? In 2026, it is time to create such a conference.
Format
Why this event should happen?
Martin Lipovšek
Andrei Panferov
Patrick Linden
Confirmed to join
Natasha Vita-More — Transhumanist philosopher and author of the Transhumanist Manifesto. Led research demonstrating the persistence of long-term memory after vitrification and revival. Executive Director and President Emeritus of Humanity+.
Max More — Philosopher who helped define modern transhumanism and founded the philosophy of extropianism. Co-founded the Extropy Institute; former President and CEO of Alcor.
Patrick Linden — Philosopher and author of The Case Against Death. Argues that death is an evil rather than a source of meaning and defends anti-aging research and radical life extension.
Martin Lipovšek — Slovenian philosopher specializing in the ethical and existential questions raised by healthy life extension. Founder and President of the Slovenian Society for Vital Life Extension.
Andrei Panferov — Tech entrepreneur, Co-founder of Dowell Bio, which is focused on spinal cord fusion and head transplantation. Co-founder of Fund Longevity — rallies in 16 cities pro government funding of aging research.
Alexey Turchin — Futurist and life-extension researcher; author of the book Immortality, a systematic exploration of life extension philosophy, that summarises the answers to all the philosophical systems of the past
Invite list
Anders Sandberg — Researcher and transhumanist thinker working on human enhancement, whole-brain emulation, existential risk, and the long-term future of civilization. Former Senior Research Fellow at Oxford’s Future of Humanity Institute.
Rachel Armstrong — Interdisciplinary researcher and Professor of Experimental Architecture. Works on living architecture, artificial life, and the relationship between human bodies, technology, and living environments.
Susan Schneider — Philosopher and cognitive scientist focused on AI consciousness, personal identity, mind uploading, and the future of intelligence. Author of Artificial You.
Randal Koene — Neuroscientist and neuroengineer working on whole-brain emulation and substrate-independent minds. Co-founder of Carboncopies and a contributor to the first roadmap for whole-brain emulation.
David Chalmers — Philosopher of mind who formulated the “hard problem of consciousness.” Works on consciousness, virtual reality, AI minds, and the possibility of conscious digital beings.
Mark Walker — Philosopher working on transhumanism, ethics, biohappiness, and human enhancement. Author of Happy-People-Pills for All.
Mikhail Batin — Transhumanist and co-founder of Open Longevity. Focused on defeating aging and building open research and human-trial infrastructure for life-extension interventions.
Adam Gries — Founder of Vitalism and a technology entrepreneur and investor. Argues that preserving and expanding life should become a central political and civilizational priority.
Nathan Cheng — Co-founder of Vitalism and the Longevity Biotech Fellowship; General Partner at Healthspan Capital. Builds movements, networks, and investment infrastructure around ending biological aging.
Kai Micah Mills — Founder of Cryopets and co-founder of CryoDAO and HydraDAO. Works on cryopreservation, replacement biotechnology, and biostasis as a path toward survival beyond current biological limits.
Masataka Watanabe — University of Tokyo neuroscientist developing machine-consciousness systems and scientifically plausible approaches to seamless mind uploading. Proposed a subjective test connecting biological and artificial brain hemispheres.
Andrew Steele — Scientist, writer, and author of Ageless. Communicates the science of treating aging while connecting it to broader questions about whether society should pursue radically longer lives.
Nick Bostrom — Philosopher known for foundational work on existential risk, human enhancement, superintelligence, and humanity’s long-term future. Author of Superintelligence and Deep Utopia.
Adam Buben — Philosopher of death, immortality, and personal identity. Author of Existentialism and the Desirability of Immortality, defending the possibility that immortal life could remain meaningful and valuable.
Raiany Romanni-Klein — Researcher working across the ethics, economics, and science of human longevity. Studies why secular societies often portray aging and death as necessary or beneficial.
João Pedro de Magalhães — Professor of Molecular Biogerontology leading research on the genomics of aging and rejuvenation. Also writes on the ethics, social consequences, and possible futures of radical life extension.
David Pearce — Transhumanist philosopher and co-founder of the World Transhumanist Association. Author of The Hedonistic Imperative and founder of the Abolitionist Project, which argues for using biotechnology to eliminate suffering in all sentient life.
Aschwin de Wolf — Cryonics researcher, writer, and CEO of Advanced Neural Biosciences. Co-authored a comprehensive human cryopreservation procedures manual and developed medical and philosophical frameworks for biostasis.
Colin Farrelly — Political philosopher working on justice, geroscience, human enhancement, and the social allocation of biomedical research. Author of Biologically Modified Justice.
Martine Rothblatt — Author of Virtually Human and founder of the Terasem Movement. Developed the mindfile and mindclone framework for technological continuity of identity and possible digital immortality.
John K. Davis — Philosopher and author of New Methuselahs: The Ethics of Life Extension. Defends aggressive investment in life-extension research while addressing inequality, overpopulation, and access.
John Martin Fischer — Philosopher known for work on free will, moral responsibility, death, and immortality. Former leader of the multidisciplinary Immortality Project.
Travis Timmerman — Philosopher specializing in death, normative ethics, and the desirability of immortality. Defends the view that death is bad because it deprives a person of the valuable life they could otherwise have lived.
Linus Petersson — Founder of the Swedish Longevity Cluster and author of Medicines Against Aging. Longevity community builder and pharmaceutical-industry specialist.
Saturday, 1st of August 2026. Starting - 8 am PST, 5 pm CET
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