BerkeleyCAL Conference - May 2-3, 2026 (live streaming today 2nd May and tomorrow)

https://www.berkeleycal.org/

Timings pacific

8:30 – 9:15Registration & Coffee

9:15 – 9:30Opening Remarks

9:30 – 10:15Opening Keynote - Her Royal Highness Princess Dr. Haya Bint Khaled Bin Bandar Al Saud · Hevolution Foundation

10:20 – 10:45Dr. Steven A. Garan · UC Berkeley · How Phenomics is reshaping our understanding of human aging

10:45 – 11:10Morning Coffee Break; Poster Session

11:15 – 11:40Dr. Michael Conboy · UC Berkeley · Plasma dilution after a heart attack helps heart recovery, repair and function, in mice.

11:45 – 12:20Panel Discussion · HRH Princess Dr. Al Saud, Dr. Steven A. Garan, Dr. Greg Cole, Dr. Nuno R.B. Martins, Warren Freitag · The past and future of aging research.

12:25 – 1:05Lunch Break; Poster Session

1:10 – 1:35Dr. Aubrey de Grey · LEV Research Foundation · Taking rejuvenation to longevity escape velocity

1:40 – 2:05Dr. Nuno R. B. Martins · UC Berkeley · The impact of nanotechnology on aging research

2:10 – 2:35Dr. Irina Conboy · UC Berkeley · Aging biomarkers are known and aging is a curable disease.

2:40 – 3:05Afternoon Break; Poster Session

3:10 – 3:35Dr. Greg Cole · UCLA · Biomarkers for Treating Aging Pathways and Pathology

3:40 – 4:05Dr. Marco Quarta · Founder and CSO of Rubedo Life Sciences · From Senolytics to Adaptive Senotherapy: Clinical Validation of a New Class of Senotherapeutics Advancing Judi Campisi’s Legacy

4:10 – 4:45Panel Discussion · Dr. Hanadie Yousef, Dr. Steven A. Garan, Dr. Marco Quart · The “How” of Healthspan: Architecting the Next Generation of Longevity Biotech

4:50 – 5:15Dr. Brendan Hughes · Buck Institute · Unique, disease-relevant senescent cell states are shaped by differences in the response to DNA damage

5:20 – 5:45Dr. Paula S. Timiras Award Ceremony
Posthumous award to Dr. Judy Campisi · Accepted by Dr. Pierre Desprez

Sunday

9:15 – 9:35Dr. Felipe Sierra · Formerly Hevolution Foundation / NIA · Geroscience 2.0: A focus on health

9:40 – 9:45Dr. Michael D. West · CEO, LifeCraft Sciences, Inc · Age Reprogramming and Cell Immortality: The Path Forward

9:50 – 10:20Panel Discussion · HRH Princess Dr. Al Saud, Melissa King, Dr. Greg fahy, Dr. Greg Cole, Dr. Hanadie Yousef and Dr. Steven A. Garan · Why is female Menopause rarely talked about at aging conferences?

10:25 – 10:45Morning Coffee Break; Poster Session

10:50 – 11:10Dr. Greg Fahy · Intervene Immune · Reversal of Immunological, Epigenetic, and Physiological Aging Trends in Humans

11:15 – 11:35Dr. Wei-Wu He · Human Longevity Inc. · From Evidence to Action: If 50% of Lifespan and Healthspan Is Genetic, Why Aren’t We Using It?

11:40 – 12:00Dr. Andreas Stahl · UC Berkeley

12:05 – 12:50Lunch Break; Poster Session

12:55 – 1:30BioTech Company 5 minute pitch sessions

1:35 – 2:00Joan Ziegler · CEO Elev8Data · Longitudinal Data: Aging Science’s Crown Jewel — Finally Breach-Proof, Hallucination-Free & Unleashed.

2:05 – 2:30Paul A. Spiegel, Esq. · Founding Partner, Eclectic Law | Aging Research Advocate ·

2:35 – 3:00Scott Summit · Bespoke Innovations · Robotic Solutions in Healthspan: Enhancing Persistent Fitness

3:05 – 3:30Afternoon Break; Poster Session

3:35 – 4:00Brian Wang · NextBigFuture

4:05 – 4:30Laurence Ion · Founder of Viva City · Building a semi-autonomous city to enable innovation at warp-speed

4:35 – 5:00Dr. Karl R. Pfleger · VC and angel investor · Motivation for, Status of, & Path to Eliminating Aging

5:05 – 5:30Dr. Dobri Kiprov · CMO Global Apheresis · From Parabiosis in Mice to Human Longevity, A True Story

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Sorry, I have just seen I duplicated this although I think the agenda is not on the other topic.

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No problem, I’ll delete it after the conference is finished.

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