Sir Muir Gray and Angela Rippon to speak at The Oxford Longevity Project's Smart Ageing Summit

The innovative Smart Ageing Summit, organised by the not-for-profit Oxford Longevity Project, will return again this summer to explore how we can age smarter and better right now, with Sir Muir Gray, author of Dr. Gray’s Walking Cure and TV'S Angela Rippon amongst key speakers.

Created by The Oxford Longevity Project, a not-for-profit project that produces public service webinars around the latest scientific breakthroughs in ageing, the event at Rhodes House, Oxford University will see speakers such as: menopause expert Dr Louise Newson; new OLP board member Sir Muir Gray ( an internationally renowned authority on healthcare systems) and Clinical Oncologist Dr Wafaa Abdel-Hadi. They’ll all come together to explore this year’s theme: the vital link between mental health and mindset and longevity.

Founded by Oxford Professors Denis Noble and Sir Christopher Ball, Oxford College doctor Dr Paul Ch'en, and Harvard MBA and Oxford-based patient advocate Leslie Kenny, the summit will take place at the prestigious Rhodes House, Oxford University (home of Rhodes Scholars and an historic Grade II listed building) on the 7 June.

This exciting event promises to include networking, engaged discussions and thought-provoking sessions on topics such as: moving at any age, the power of the placebo effect, the power of hormones and modifiable lifestyle habits that trump our genetics. Wendy Welpton and Jane Tarrant will also be leading functional movements and breathing habit breaks throughout the day.

Pictured L-R: Leslie Kenny, Dr Paul Ch'en, Sir Muir Gray, Professor Denis Noble and Sir Chris Ball, all of the Oxford Longevity Project.placeholder image
Pictured L-R: Leslie Kenny, Dr Paul Ch'en, Sir Muir Gray, Professor Denis Noble and Sir Chris Ball, all of the Oxford Longevity Project.

“We all know that connecting with our tribe and living in vibrant communities is one of the keys to longer, healthier lives, so it’s fantastic to bring together such a unique group of leading experts and welcome some amazing new speakers for our third event to discuss the science of ageing in the prestigious setting of Rhodes House. Oxford Healthspan is also proud to sponsor this important event to empower the public with actionable tips to live better, right now,” says Co-Founder of the Oxford Longevity Project and CEO of Oxford Healthspan Leslie Kenny.

For more information, visit: oxfordlongevityproject.org

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