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2027 Summit Agenda

Dates February 19-21, 2027
Location Scottsdale, Arizona
Format Three-Day In-Person Summit

Friday

February 19, 2027
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Time Session Title Faculty
9:00 - 9:10 AM Introductory Remarks
9:10 - 9:30 AM Skin as a Sentinel and Modulator for Systemic Aging Leslie Harris MA, MPS
Cellular & Molecular Longevity
9:30 - 9:45 AM Molecular Signatures of Aging Helen He, MD
9:45 - 10:00 AM Using Epigenetic Clocks: Promise with Pitfalls Elke Groenniger, PhD
10:00 - 10:15 AM So Many Clocks, So Little Time Amanda Hill, MD
10:15 - 10:30 AM Is the Mitochondria the Longevity Organelle? Rishabh Kala, PhD
10:30 - 10:50 AM Cellular Reset: The Future of Skinspan Saranya Wyles, MD, PhD
10:50 - 11:10 AM ECM Changes as a Hallmark of Aging Alan D. Widgerow, MBBCh, MMed, FCS, FACS
11:10 - 11:30 AM Panel: Cellular and Molecular Endpoints for Trials Session Faculty
Integrative Health & Systems Biology
12:30 - 12:50 PM The Gut Microbiome and Skinspan Jennifer Fugo, MS, LDN, CNS
12:50 - 1:10 PM The Skin Microbiome and Aging Julia Oh, PhD
1:10 - 1:30 PM Skin-Gut-Brain Axis and Aging Kat Toups, MD, DFAPA, IFMCP
1:30 - 1:50 PM Panel Session Faculty
1:50 - 2:10 PM Harnessing Circadian Rhythma Biology for Longevity Selma Masri, PhD
2:10 - 2:30 PM Integrating Eastern Medicine/TCM in a Longevity Practice Nam Lee, LaC, PhD
2:30 - 2:50 PM Panel Session Faculty
2:50 - 3:00 PM Questions Session Faculty
Experiential Learning
3:30 - 4:00 PM Interactive Lecture: Nutritional Strategies for Healthy Skin Aging Lucia Aronica
4:00 - 4:30 PM Interactive Lecture: Exercise as a Longevity Intervention Robert Tygenhof, MA, CPT

Saturday

February 20, 2027
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Time Session Title Faculty
Practice Extension: Hormones, Peptides, and Supplements
9:00 - 9:20 AM The 101 on HRT Sahar Swidan, PharmD
9:20 - 9:40 AM Estradiol's Activity in the Skin Felice Gersh, MD
9:40 - 10:00 AM The Science Behind Testosterone Supplementation for Men Mayank Shah, PharmD
10:00 - 10:20 AM Panel: Peptides in 2026 Hillary Lin, MD, Kat Toups, MD, DFAPA, IFMCP
10:20 - 10:40 AM Evidence-based Longevity Supplement Recommendations Simon Sakhai
10:40 - 11:00 AM Understanding Supplement Mfg, Labeling, Oversight Andrea Wong, PhD
11:00 - 11:20 AM Panel: Pearls for Supplements in Clinical Practice Andrea Wong, PhD, Simon Sakhai, Naana Boakye, MD MPH
11:20 - 11:30 AM Questions
Aesthetic Longevity
12:30 - 12:45 PM Skin Longevity to address Evolving Consumer Needs
12:45 - 1:00 PM Formulating for Longevity Rahul Mehta, PhD
1:00 - 1:15 PM Do in office procedures extend Skinspan? Diala Haykal, MD
1:15 - 1:30 PM Regenerative Ingredients for Periprocedure Jill Waibel, MD
1:30 - 1:45 PM Future of Longevity Cosmeceuticals Ted Lain, MD, MBA & Patricia Farris, MD
1:45 - 2:05 PM Targeting Oxinflammation for Cellular Health Giuseppe Valacchi, PhD
2:05 - 2:25 PM Panel: What does Beauty Mean in the Age of Longevity? Saranya Wyles, MD, PhD, Stephanie Manson-Brown, MD, Alan D. Widgerow, MBBCh, MMed, FCS, FACS, Rahul Mehta, PhD
2:25 - 2:35 PM Questions
Challenges
3:05 - 3:20 PM Inclusive Longevity: Diversity and the Biology of Skin Aging Naana Boakye, MD, MPH
3:20 - 3:35 PM The Pre-Aging Patient and the Future of Longevity Barbara Green
3:35 - 3:55 PM Panel: Regulatory Pitfalls and Watchouts in Longevity Stephanie Manson-Brown, MD, Rahul Mehta, PhD
3:55 - 4:05 PM Questions
Hairspan
4:05 - 4:20 PM Beyond Regrowth: A Longevity Framework for Hair Health Isabelle Raymond, PhD
4:20 - 4:35 PM Turning on Dormant Follicles with Regenerative Technologies Natasha A. Mesinkovska, MD, PhD
4:35 - 4:50 PM An Evidence Based Review of Hair Nutraceuticals Glynis Ablon, MD

Sunday

February 21, 2027
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Time Session Title Faculty
9:00 - 9:15 AM Investing in Longevity Humberto C. Antunes
GLP-1A Focus
9:15 - 9:30 AM GLP-1A in Inflammatory Disease
9:30 - 9:45 AM A Users Guide to Prescribing GLP-1RA Lindsey Bordone, MD
9:45 - 10:00 AM Effects of Metabolic Syndrome on Skin Health Robert Lustig, MD, MSL
10:00 - 10:15 AM Update on GLP-1A Pipeline Francisco Ramirez-Valle, MD, PhD
Longevity Principles for the Medical Patient
10:15 - 10:30 AM A Case Study: Rubedo Life Sciences
10:30 - 10:45 AM Senolytics for Inflammatory Disease
10:45 - 11:15 AM The Promise of Precision Medicine Kat Toups, MD, DFAPA, IFMCP
AI and Longevity Presented in collaboration with Skin & Digital Summit® Session in collaboration with
11:15 - 11:30 AM Optimizing AI for a Longevity Practice Raya Khanin, PhD
11:30 - 11:45 AM AI in the Room: When the Consultation Ends Anjali Mahto, MD
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM AI in Precision Diagnostics Hillary Lin, MD
Longevity is the new frontier of skin science.