It has been a tradition of the longevity community, with a strong involvement of ILA, since 2013 to prepare the Longevity Day and Month campaign for October 1 and the whole month of October – the “Longevity Day” and “Longevity Month” respectively.

https://www.longevityhistory.com/longevity-day-and-longevity-month/

We keep this tradition and invite you to organize and/or join such events for the Longevity Month, to promote longevity research and advocacy, and share your plans to encourage others. Several conferences are already planned in relation to the Longevity Day and Month Campaign around the world:

Madrid, Spain – September 30 – October 1 – International Longevity Summit Madrid 2026 https://www.longevitysummit.madrid/

Brussels, Belgium – September 28 – October 1 – Longevity advocacy during EU Cancer Mission events

Slemani city, Iraq, Kurdistan – October 1 – Multilingual Longevity Awareness Marathon https://www.healthgevity.global/healthgevity-event

Humanity+ International Longevity Day online – October 1 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/international-longevity-day-tickets-1996666422017?aff=oddtdtcreator

Ljubljana, Slovenia – October 6 – Conference on Healthy Longevity https://podaljsevanje-zivljenja.si/en/

Boston, USA – October 7-11 – Translational Longevity Summit https://healthspanaction.org/translational-longevity-summit/

Actions for the Longevity Day of October 1 are being planned by the Fund Longevity group https://fundlongevity.org/en/

More are forthcoming!

The International Longevity Alliance (ILA) welcomes 4 new organizations as ILA federated members: from Switzerland, Bulgaria, Georgia and Sweden!

Geneva College of Longevity Science (GCLS), Switzerland

https://www.gcls.study/

Bulgarian Longevity Society, Bulgaria

https://longevityalliance.org/member/bulgarian-longevity-society/

Georgian Wellness and Longevity Association (GWLA), Georgia

https://longevityalliance.org/member/georgian-wellness-and-longevity-association-gwla/

Swedish Society for Prevention and Longevity Medicine, Sweden

https://longevityalliance.org/member/swedish-society-for-prevention-and-longevity-medicine/

This brings the International Longevity Alliance to 85 federated member organizations, working in 66 countries!

https://longevityalliance.org/members/

In 2026, International Longevity Alliance (ILA) continues to be strongly involved in international longevity community building. A major instrument for community building is conferences, that are effective for raising public awareness and outreach, bringing stakeholders together, enhancing education and establishing collaborations and support programs.

We are proud that in 2025, ILA co-organized at least 12 large international longevity conferences in 12 countries: Italy, Switzerland, Bulgaria, South Africa, Latvia, Lithuania, Spain, Germany, Slovenia, Portugal, Israel and Romania. 

https://longevityalliance.org/new/ila-organizing-international-conferences-in-2025/

And for 2026, there are several international conferences taking place in cooperation with ILA. If you are involved in organizing additional longevity conferences in 2026, including by ILA federated members, you are welcome to suggest partnership in co-organizing these conferences to the ILA board and, after approval, they will be added to the list.

Also welcome to suggest partnerships and sponsorships for the conferences that we are already co-organizing.

In 2026, ILA is a major partner in co-organizing the following longevity conferences:

January 22 – Davos, Switzerland – Future Health Forum https://futurehealthforum.org/  

May 20-23 – Milan, Italy – Milan Longevity Summit 2026 https://www.milanlongevitysummit.org/

June 8-14 – Vilnius, Kaunas, Birstonas, Klaipeda, Druskininkai – Lithuania – Healthy Aging and Longevity Assembly (including events in Lithuanian University of Health Sciences in Kaunas, open air event in Vilnius, Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, The Lithuanian Parliament – Seimas in Vilnius, and other events)

https://longevitybaltics.org/healthy-ageing-and-longevity-assembly/

June 24-25 – Owerri, Nigeria – Imo State University (IMSU) International Conference on Longevity https://www.conference.taffds.org/

September 8-14 – Ravda, Bulgaria – Vanguard Scientific Instruments in Management (VSIM) incl. Longevity sessions on September 9 https://vsim-conf.info/

September 24-26 – Bucharest, Romania – International Longevity Congress, together with Longevity Expo Forum Fest https://fundatiadanvoiculescu.ro/en/congresul-international-de-longevitate/

September 30 – October 1 – Madrid, Spain – Longevity Summit Transvision https://longevitysummitmadrid.com/

September 28 – October 1 – Brussels, Belgium – Longevity advocacy during EU Cancer Mission events

Slemani city, Iraq, Kurdistan – October 1 – Multilingual Longevity Awareness Marathon https://www.healthgevity.global/healthgevity-even

October 6 – Ljubljana, Slovenia – Conference on Healthy Longevity https://podaljsevanje-zivljenja.si/en/

October 7-11 – Boston, USA – Translational Longevity Summit https://healthspanaction.org/translational-longevity-summit/

October 16-17 – Frankfurt, Germany – Longevity Goes Business https://lgoesb.com/  

November 4-6 – Brussels, Belgium – Eurosymposium on Healthy Ageing (EHA) https://www.eha-heales.org/

November 13-14 – Opatija, Croatia – European Longevity Festival www.european-longevity-festival.com

November 19 – Ljubljana, Slovenia – Conference on Healthy Longevity https://podaljsevanje-zivljenja.si/en/

November 20-21 – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – International Longevity Summit Africa (ILSA) 2026 https://www.conference.taffds.org/

November 23-24 – Tel Aviv (Bar-Ilan University), Israel – Longevity Nation https://longevitynation.org/

November 24-25, 2026 – Bucharest, Romania – National Active Ageing Congress – 4th Edition, which will take place on 24–25 November 2026 https://institutulpentruimbatranireactiva.ro/

December 4 – Dhaka, Bangladesh, and online – Global Longevity & Healthy Aging Innovation Summit 2026 https://wtefi.org/

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

International Parliamentary Cooperation Initiative

for Healthy Ageing and Longevity

Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, Vilnius

12 June 2026

The Parties to this Memorandum of Understanding,

Recognising that population ageing represents one of the defining demographic transformations of the twenty-first century, with profound implications for public health systems, social protection, economic productivity, and intergenerational solidarity;

Acknowledging that the global burden of age-related disease and disability imposes escalating human, social, and fiscal costs that demand a paradigm shift from reactive treatment towards proactive prevention, early intervention, and the promotion of healthy life years across the entire life course;

Noting that despite the urgency and magnitude of the ageing challenge, there remains a persistent deficit of dedicated parliamentary policy-making frameworks for the systematic promotion of healthy ageing and longevity;

Convinced that effective policy responses require international, cross-party, and cross-departmental collaboration rooted in the principle of “Health in All Policies” and informed by the best available scientific evidence;

Recalling the United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021–2030), the WHO Global Strategy and Action Plan on Ageing and Health, the Sustainable Development Goals, and relevant regional frameworks including the European Pillar of Social Rights;

Affirming the right to health as enshrined in Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Article 12 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and acknowledging the emerging discourse on the right to and necessity of healthy ageing and longevity;

Agreeing that achieving long and healthy life for all people is a high humanitarian value, for the individual and for the society, without sectorial distinctions, unifying all of humanity for a common ethical goal, and therefore representing a high individual and social priority;

Have reached the following understanding:

Article 1 – Establishment and Name

1.1 The Parties hereby agree to establish the International Parliamentary Cooperation Initiative for Healthy Ageing and Longevity (hereinafter “the Initiative”).

1.2 The Initiative is inaugurated on the occasion of the International Conference “Healthy Ageing and Health in All Policies – A Strategic Choice for the State”, convened at the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, Vilnius, on 12 June 2026, as part of the Healthy Ageing and Longevity Assembly 2026.

Article 2 – Purpose

2.1 The Initiative shall serve as a structured, international platform through which parliamentarians, experts, and civil-society actors collaborate to develop, exchange, promote, implement, and evaluate policies and programmes for healthy ageing and longevity at the national, European, and global levels.

2.2 The Initiative shall operate on the founding principles of:

• International, cross-party, and cross-departmental cooperation;
• Health in All Policies as a horizontal governmental priority;
• Evidence-based policy-making informed by geroscience and public-health research;
• Inclusivity across the full life course, from childhood health to healthy ageing.

Article 3 – Objectives

3.1 The Initiative shall pursue the following strategic objectives:

• Position health as a horizontal priority and a criterion in major policy decisions across all government departments;
• Agree on practical mechanisms for Health in All Policies, including ex ante and ex post health-impact assessment of legislation;
• Identify and advance priority policy areas for 2026–2035 where cross-sectoral action can deliver the greatest gains in healthy life years;
• Strengthen prevention, early intervention, healthy lifestyle, biomedical research, technological development, and public education for healthy ageing and longevity as investments with measurable social, economic, and humanitarian returns;
• Promote the progressive realisation of the right to and necessity of healthy ageing and longevity within national and international legal frameworks.

Article 4 – Working Tasks

The Initiative shall advance its objectives through the following working tasks:

(a) Legislative exchange: Developing, sharing, and evaluating legislative practices and model provisions across jurisdictions;

(b) Prevention policy: Strengthening prevention-oriented policies encompassing primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention across the life course;

(c) Research, development, and education: Advocating for increased public and private investment in public health improvement, geroscience, translational ageing research, health-professional training, and public health literacy;

(d) Healthy life years: Developing indicator frameworks and policy benchmarks to measure and increase healthy life expectancy;

(e) International parliamentary cooperation: Building sustained cooperative relationships between parliaments, parliamentary committees, and inter-parliamentary organisations at the European and global levels.

Article 5 – Policy Areas

The Initiative shall address the following policy areas, without limitation:

• Research and innovation in healthy longevity, including healthy lifestyle promotion, geroscience, diagnostic metrics development, assistive technologies, preventive and regenerative medicine;
• Data, standards, regulation, and health technology assessment to ensure that emerging interventions for healthy ageing and longevity meet rigorous evidence thresholds before adoption;
• Ecosystem development and market uptake, including public-private partnerships, regulatory sandboxes, and innovative financing mechanisms for healthy longevity-oriented products and services;
• Societal, economic, and policy impact assessment, including fiscal projections of healthy ageing scenarios, labour-market adaptation, healthcare and pension-system sustainability;
• Education, skills, and public engagement, encompassing professional training for the longevity workforce, health literacy campaigns, and citizen participation in policy design.

Article 6 – Working Methodologies

To fulfil its tasks, the Initiative shall:

• Establish collaborative working groups, task forces, committees, and subcommittees organised by objective, task, or policy area;
• Share best practices across borders, including successful legislative language, committee models, institutional designs, governance approaches, and public-private partnership frameworks;
• Facilitate access to technical, analytical, and scientific support from expert networks and research institutions;
• Develop or adapt ready-to-use legislative proposals, policy toolkits, and model regulations;
• Convene stakeholders—including researchers, industry representatives, healthcare professionals, civil-society organisations, and patient groups—around concrete legislative or institutional initiatives;
• Organise regular conferences, hearings, and inter-parliamentary exchanges to maintain momentum and public visibility.

Article 7 – Membership and Participation

7.1 The Initiative shall comprise the following categories of participants:

• Members of Parliaments: Current members of national or sub-national parliaments, or of the European Parliament or other inter-parliamentary bodies, who endorse this MoU;
• Former Members of Parliaments: Former parliamentarians who retain an active commitment to healthy ageing and longevity policy;
• Experts: Researchers, clinicians, public-health professionals, and other specialists invited to provide scientific, technical, or policy expertise;
• Civil-Society Partners: Organisations, networks, and high-level public figures contributing to the Initiative’s objectives.

7.2 A Coordination Group, composed of founding signatories and such additional members as may be co-opted, in accordance with Article 10, shall be responsible for the operational management, communication, and strategic direction of the Initiative.

Article 8 – Coordination and Secretariat

8.1 The Parties shall designate a Coordinating Secretariat, to assist the Coordination Group, to support the operational activities of the Initiative, including the organisation of meetings, maintenance of records, circulation of documents, and liaison with external stakeholders.

8.2 The Coordination Group shall meet at least twice per year, in person or by videoconference, and shall report annually to all Parties on the Initiative’s activities and progress.

Article 9 – Duration, Amendment, and Termination

9.1 This MoU shall take effect on 12 June 2026 (the “Commencement Date”) and shall remain in force for an initial period of three (3) years.

9.2 This MoU shall be automatically renewed for successive periods of two (2) years unless terminated in accordance with Article 9.5.

9.3 This MoU may be amended or supplemented by mutual written agreement of a simple majority of the Parties.

9.4 Any Party may withdraw from this MoU by providing six (6) months’ advance written notice to the Coordination Group. Withdrawal by individual Parties shall not affect the continued validity of this MoU among the remaining Parties.

9.5 This MoU may be terminated in its entirety through mutual consultation of all Parties, with six (6) months’ advance written notice.

Article 10 – Accession

10.1 This MoU is open for accession by additional parties at any time during the period of its validity.

10.2 Accession shall be effected by written endorsement of this MoU and shall require the approval of a simple majority of the existing Parties.

Article 11 – Legal Nature

11.1 This MoU expresses the shared intentions of the Parties to collaborate on the promotion of healthy ageing and longevity. It does not create legally or politically binding obligations, does not establish a legal entity, and does not give rise to financial commitments unless separately agreed in writing.

11.2 Nothing in this MoU shall be construed as limiting the sovereign right of any parliament or member of parliament to act independently within their constitutional mandate.

Article 12 – Working Languages

The working language of the Initiative shall be English. Documents may additionally be produced in the official languages of the participating Parties where appropriate and feasible.

Article 13 – Depositary

The original of this MoU shall be deposited with the Coordinating Secretariat and shall be made available in electronic form to all Parties and acceding parties.

SIGNATURES

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, duly authorised, have endorsed this Memorandum of Understanding on the dates indicated below.

—  Members of Parliaments —

Name: ___________________________________________________________

Organisation: ______________________________________________________

Signature: ________________________________________________________

Date: ____________________________________________________________

Name: ___________________________________________________________

Organisation: ______________________________________________________

Signature: ________________________________________________________

Date: ____________________________________________________________

—  Former Members of Parliaments —

Name: ___________________________________________________________

Organisation: ______________________________________________________

Signature: ________________________________________________________

Date: ____________________________________________________________

Name: ___________________________________________________________

Organisation: ______________________________________________________

Signature: ________________________________________________________

Date: ____________________________________________________________

—  Experts —

Name: ___________________________________________________________

Organisation: ______________________________________________________

Signature: ________________________________________________________

Date: ____________________________________________________________

Name: ___________________________________________________________

Organisation: ______________________________________________________

Signature: ________________________________________________________

Date: ____________________________________________________________

—  Civil-Society Partners —

Name: ___________________________________________________________

Organisation: ______________________________________________________

Signature: ________________________________________________________

Date: ____________________________________________________________

Name: ___________________________________________________________

Organisation: ______________________________________________________

Signature: ________________________________________________________

Date: ____________________________________________________________

The MoU is also available at https://www.youtube.com/@ilgaam%C5%BEi%C5%A1kumoambasadoriai/posts

The open access position paper “The need to increase support for healthy ageing and longevity research in the EU by establishing a Coordination and Support Programme on Healthy Ageing and Longevity” has been published in Mechanisms of Ageing and Development!
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mad.2026.112187

This position paper is co-authored by over 80 leading researchers and experts on aging and longevity, representing over 100 leading organizations in the aging field (national and international associations, research institutes, research foundations) from 28 Horizon Europe member and associated countries. It is thus the widest endorsed position paper for healthy longevity promotion in Europe. The position paper was initiated by ILA, and includes many ILA federated and individual members.

Full citation:

Stambler I, Tietz-Latza A, Schumacher B, Geiger H, Morrison H, Tüscher O, Fuellen G, Meisel R, Simm A, Pfeiffer A, Steinhage A, Popa-Wagner A, Wagner W, Cornely O, Krause M, Mitrou G, Kyriazis M, Scheibye-Knudsen M, Rattan S, Siow R, Weinkove D, Bhattacharjee S, Coeurnelle D, Invidia N, Marino N, Illario M, Caruso C, Tasciotti E, Schena F, Cesaroni F, De Rosa S, Neri F, Bulavin D, Rowell J, Vellas B, Debonneuil E, Lens-Pechakova L, Cordeiro JL, Díaz-Rubio E, Cordón Muro M, Marín M, Santana Gil C, Guillen S, Corella D, Barata P, Pilar Rauter A, Sousa M, Petersson L, Ulfhake B, Pīrāgs V, Kistkins S, Sjundjukovs E, Bliznuks D, Valius L, Valdonė Alšauskė S, Arredondo MT, Postula M, Berkovics I, Kaminski K, Santuccione Chadha A, Bischof E, Puiatti A, Prodan R, Blănculescu I, Frasineanu L, Sandu AA, Georgieva M, Marchev ASr, Marchev AJr, Tchernev A, Lipovšek M, Horváth D, Sourij H, Vankova H, Visser M, Matuła K, Lushchak O, Dikhtiarenko Z, Kebede A, Sandic-Spaho R, Adams M, Gonos ES. The need to increase support for healthy ageing and longevity research in the EU by establishing a Coordination and Support Programme on Healthy Ageing and Longevity. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. 231:112187, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mad.2026.112187

We will continue leveraging this position paper to advocate for policies for healthy longevity research, development, education and application, in Europe and internationally! Thanks to all the contributors!

The original position paper and endorsements are gathered in the google doc linked below. Though the article is published, adding endorsements on behalf of your organizations, at the end of the google doc, is still welcome!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/Healthy Ageing and Longevity Research in the EU – endorsed/edit

Healthy Ageing & Longevity Assembly 2026 Lithuania

Aims

Building on the ideas and conclusions of the international conference “Towards Healthy Longevity,” held in the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania on 19 September 2025, the next stage – the “Healthy Ageing and Longevity Assembly 2026,” will take place on 8–14 June 2026 in Lithuania.

This Assembly aims to become an international platform, bringing together Lithuanian as well as European and global experts, institutions, international organizations, academics, and social partners to jointly shape a sustainable vision for health, social well-being, and active ageing in Lithuania, in the EU and partner countries.

The Assembly will encourage dialogue and cooperation between science, policy, health care, social services, education, technology, and business, leading to practical recommendations and partnerships in Lithuania, the European Union, EU partner countries and beyond.

Preliminary Program (To be updated. Details about registration for each event will be published later on)

The Assembly is designed as a series of events, each with a slightly different focus, altogether encompassing and stimulating the entire healthy aging and longevity ecosystem:

Monday, 8 June 2026

Opening press conference in the Lithuanian Parliament – the Seimas, Vilnius.

Tuesday, 9 June 2026

International conference “Healthy Longevity Medicine: Clinical Practice and Prevention”

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LSMU), Kaunas.

The program will present the most advanced practical experience and knowledge in the field of healthy longevity medicine, primarily for physicians and healthcare professionals.

Wednesday, 10 June 2026

Longevity Science in Communities and Study Visits

Community events in various locations across Lithuania – in Vilnius, Kaunas, other cities (TBC). Informal public meetings aimed at promoting healthy ageing and longevity.

Thursday, 11 June 2026

International scientific conference “Science of Ageing and Longevity: From fundamental research to implementation”

Lithuanian Academy of Sciences (LMA), Vilnius.

Aim: To inform the broader scientific community and decision-makers about the current state of longevity science in Lithuania and globally, and to outline further directions for developing this field in Lithuania. Focus: the latest advances in ageing and longevity science – primarily for researchers and students.

Friday, 12 June 2026

High-Level Policy Forum “Health In All Policies“

Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, Vilnius.

Focus: New policies and programs for the development of healthy longevity in Lithuania and internationally – for researchers, health professionals, decision-makers and the public interested in promoting healthy longevity.

Objectives:

• Position health as a horizontal government priority and a criterion in major policy decisions.
• Agree on practical mechanisms for Health in All Policies, including ex ante and ex post health impact assessment.
• Identify priority policy areas for 2026–2030 where cross-sector action can deliver the largest gains in healthy life years.
• Strengthen prevention, early intervention, research and development,  as investments that deliver measurable social and economic returns.

Saturday–Sunday, 13–14 June 2026

Innovation and Partnership Weekend

Weekend events at Lithuanian resort areas, cities, and communities, including at Eglės Sanatorija in Birštonas, showcasing new health technologies and therapies, practical workshops, and opportunities for partnership-building among participants.

Organisers and Partners (to be expanded)

• Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania
• Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania
• Lithuanian Academy of Sciences
• Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
• Vilnius University

International Partners (to be expanded) Proud that International Longevity Alliance (ILA) as well as ILA federated members – Longevity Alliance Baltic (LAB) and Vetek (Seniority) Association are among the partners

• Vetek (Seniority) Association – the Movement for Longevity and Quality of Life
• International Longevity Alliance (ILA)
• Longevity Alliance Baltic
• Embassy of Israel in Lithuania