Swiss Healthspan Summit 26 (Copy)

Help shape one of Switzerland’s next strategic assets: Healthspan

The average healthspan of people in Switzerland is estimated at 71 years. Average lifespan is 84. That’s a 13-year gap where quality of life declines, healthcare costs escalate, workforce productivity drops, and personal independence is lost.

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) cause more than 80% of deaths in Switzerland. A large part of the risk for NCDs is related to lifestyle and life environment, and improving these factors can add many healthy years to our population.

Our first Swiss Healthspan Summit brings together stakeholders from science, healthcare, business, policy, and innovation to start building the path towards increasing healthspan in Switzerland.

It will be an afternoon of bold ideas, cross-sector dialogue, and the beginning of a coordinated effort to extend healthy years of life, followed by apéro and conversation.

AGENDA

13:30 – 13:45 Welcome and Opening

“Switzerland’s 13 Lost Years”

The Healthspan Reality Check. Anders Bally, PhD

13:45 – 14:05 Keynote

The Science of Healthspan

Prof. Dr. Christoph Handschin

14:05 – 14:25 Keynote

The National Economic Importance of Healthspan

Prof. Dr. oec. publ Simon Wieser

14:30 – 15:20: Panel

The Role of Lifestyle for Increasing Healthspan

Panel discussion on sleep, muscle, nutrition, stress, relationships, environment

☕ 15:20 – 15.40 Break (20 min)

15:40 – 16:00 Keynote

The Role of Women’s Health in Extending Swiss Healthspan

Prof. (UNIC) Dr. med. Bettina von Seefried

16:00 – 16:20 Keynote

Longevity Risk and the Case for Wealthspan

Nadine Esposito

☕ 16:20 –16:40 Break (20 min)

16:40 – 17:40 Shaping Switzerland’s Healthspan Opportunity

Panel discussion on best practice and how to shape healthspan in Switzerland

17:40 – 18:00 A draft call to Action and Closing Statement

Introducing the Healthspan Think Tank and other next steps

🥂 18:00 – Apero & Strategic Networking