Livelong Women's Health SummitTM

Connect with exhibitors and other attendees before the day's sessions begin.

Have you always wanted to try a PVOLVE workout? Now’s your chance! Join PVOLVE’s Chief Training Officer, Antonietta Vicario, for a 30-minute workout that builds strength, mobility, and stability to start your day strong.

• Antonietta Vicario — Chief Training Officer & Founding Trainer at PVOLVE with more than 2 decades of experience leading global fitness brands

Open to first 30 attendees

In this introduction to Tai Chi, you'll explore gentle movements that promote balance, relaxation, and mindfulness.

• Danny Gallegos, Rising Sun Tai Chi

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Female physiology differs fundamentally from male physiology. Understanding these differences clarifies how training, nutrition, and recovery choices affect long-term capability.

• Dr. Stacy Sims, PhD — Exercise physiologist known for pioneering research on female physiology and performance

How ovaries age, what that means across decades, and why this knowledge matters whether you’re planning a family or planning for your seventies.

• Dr. Jessica Shepherd — OB-GYN focused on comprehensive women’s health across the lifespan.
• Dr. Natalie Crawford - Reproductive endocrinologist specializing in fertility preservation, ovarian health, and evidence-based reproductive decision-making.

Moderated by Abigail Cuffey, Executive Editor, Women’s Health Magazine

A panel spanning dermatology, fertility, and endocrinology unpacks the current evidence on weight, hair, hormones, and metabolic health, and how to navigate these medications with clarity, not hype.

• Dr. Kathleen Jordan — Physician and healthcare executive focused on evidence-based women’s midlife health and metabolic care.
• Dr. Heather Woolery-Lloyd — Board-certified dermatologist & Chief Medical Advisor, Nutrafol
• Dr. Rocio Salas-Whalen — Board-certified endocrinologist specializing in obesity medicine & diabetes 

Moderated by Dr. Hillary Lin — Physician-founder working where AI and longevity medicine meet patient agency, clinical judgment, and better systems of care.

Building a culture of acceptance around aging fuels happiness, connection, and ultimately longevity, reframing midlife not as decline, but as a story worth telling out loud. 

• Constance Zimmer — Emmy Nominated Actor, Podcast Co-host "Talk Fifty To Me", Midlife Advocate & Co-Founder, The Midlife Collective
• Abby Epstein — Filmmaker, Women’s Health Advocate & Co-Founder of the Midlife Collective

Moderated by Julie Flakstad — Award-winning Podcaster, Pro-Age Advocate & Co-Founder, The Midlife Collective

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Learn the screenings, lifestyle habits, and integrated care model, mind and body, protecting active women's hearts today.

• Dr. Tamanna Singh — Sports Cardiologist & Co-Founder, WISER Center, Cleveland Clinic
• Barb Anthony — Clinical Lead of Athlete Support for the Sports Cardiology and Women’s Integrated Sports, Exercise, & Research Centers, Cleveland Clinic
• Dr. Stacey Ellyn Rosen - Senior Vice President for the Katz Institute for Women's Health at Northwell Health & leading expert in cardiovascular disease in women

Moderated by Rachel Lehmann-Haupt — Journalist, author, and editorial executive in women’s health

Take a break and move your body.

High-achieving women are exceptionally good at performing while absorbing enormous psychological cost. This session unpacks that cost, clinically, professionally, and legally, along with the toll of invisible labor, mental load, and burnout.

• Dr. Sasha Hamdani — Psychiatrist focused on mental health, attention, and emotional regulation.
• Jess Ekstrom — Forbes Top-Rated Speaker, bestselling author, and Founder of Mic Drop Workshop
• Dr. Anne Welsh — Clinical psychologist, executive coach, author

Moderated by Jana Fitzgerald — Employment law specialist advocating for healthier workplaces for women

The Sleep Gap: Why Women’s Bodies Run Hotter, and What That’s Costing You 

The science of women's sleep, why hormonal shifts disrupt temperature regulation and increase undiagnosed sleep apnea risk, and what the data says actually helps, from better sleep environments to proper diagnosis and treatment.

• Dr. Stacey Gunn — Sleep medicine physician at Empower Sleep, dual board-certified in Sleep Medicine and Internal Medicine, Harvard-trained, former HMS faculty

• Dr. Sohaib Imtiaz — Board-certified lifestyle medicine physician, Chief Medical Officer at People Inc., sleep and digital health expert

Moderated by Erica Huss— Entrepreneur, wellness strategist, and founder

What eight hours of daily screen time is doing to your health and the simple protocol to undo it. Attendees will adopt concrete protocols to combat digital fatigue, restoring diagnostic focus and active listening during patient encounters.

• Manoush Zomorodi — Award-winning journalist, bestselling author, and host of NPR's “TED Radio Hour,” where she explores fascinating ideas with the world's greatest thinkers

From cancer screening to comprehensive lab testing, the tools for catching disease early are expanding fast. This panel breaks down what's actually worth testing for, how to read your results, and what recovery and resilience look like when something's found.

• Dr. Elizabeth Comen — Breast oncologist and NYU professor advancing women's health research, education, and clinical care
• Antonietta Vicario — Chief Training Officer & Founding Trainer at PVOLVE with more than 2 decades of experience leading global fitness brands
• Dr. Todd Constable — Yale researcher leading a $24M project to build a low-cost breast MRI for early cancer detection
• Dr. Tiffany Lester — Board-certified integrative medicine physician, Women’s Health Medical Director at Function Health

Moderated by Dr. Hillary Lin — Physician-founder working where AI and longevity medicine meet patient agency, clinical judgment, and better systems of care

Wearables and health apps are generating more personal data than ever. Experts spanning clinical medicine, performance science, and AI break down what your rings, watches, and apps are actually measuring, where AI fits into making sense of it, and how to turn the numbers into decisions that serve you, not just more data to track.

• Dr. Jen Wagner — Board-certified anesthesiologist and Chief Health and Performance Officer at Canyon Ranch
• Dr. Kristen Holmes — Psychophysiologist and Global Head of Human Performance at WHOOP, researching how sleep, recovery, and training data reveal patterns unique to women's physiology
• Giuliana Freda — Healthcare AI Strategist at OpenAI, partnering with health systems to apply AI to reduce administrative burden and improve patient experience
• Dr. Chris Curry — OB/GYN and Clinical Director of Women's Health at Oura, previously led Cycle Tracking and Pregnancy Mode at Apple

Moderated by Tiffany Nieslanik - VP of Membership & Community, Livelong

How integrative and functional medicine are rewriting the rules for what women can expect from their doctors, in midlife and beyond.

• Dr. Aviva Romm — Yale-trained physician and midwife pioneering integrative, evidence-based women's healthcare
• Dr. Robin Berzin — Founder and CEO of Parsley Health, a leading voice in functional medicine and longevity
• Dr. Krista Ramonas — Double board-certified physician and founder of LabXMD, a concierge longevity practice
• Dr. Kathleen Léger — Triple board-certified physician in Internal Medicine, Nephrology, and Critical Care Medicine

Moderated by Tiffany Nieslanik — VP of Membership & Community at Livelong

Specific steps, habits, and interventions that move the needle for women at midlife and beyond. You'll leave with a concrete plan, not just inspiration.

• Dr. Sara Szal, MD — Harvard-trained physician, NY Times bestselling author of Younger, and the #1 longevity voice on Substack, now focused on the emerging science of female longevity.

A 2-hour dedicated workshop for physicians and healthcare professionals. Earn an additional (2) hours of CE credit. Add-on ticket required.

View the agenda here.

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Time for nourishment, informal conversation, and exploration.

Sexual health changes throughout life. This session brings the conversation into the open, with real answers and zero embarrassment.

• Dr. Somi Javaid — Board-certified OB/GYN, surgeon, and founder of HerMD
• Dr. Sameena Rahman — Board-certified OB/GYN, sex-med gynecologist, menopause specialist and clinical assistant professor of OB/GYN at the Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

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Hormones set the stage, but the nervous system determines how well the body adapts to it. This conversation explores the autonomic nervous system as an overlooked driver of resilience through perimenopause, menopause, and beyond, and what the science says about training it.

• Dr. Jo Brown — Head of Human Performance at Parasym, 19 years training elite athletes, TEDx speaker on nervous system regulation
• Dr. Stacey Gunn — Sleep medicine physician at Empower Sleep, dual board-certified in Sleep Medicine and Internal Medicine, Harvard faculty-trained‍

Sponsored by Parasym

Peptides are everywhere in longevity conversations, but the science doesn't always match the marketing. This session cuts through the noise to explain what peptides actually do, where the evidence is strong, and where it's still catching up to the hype.

• Dr. Florence Comite — Yale-trained endocrinologist and physician-scientist who spent 25 years on the Yale School of Medicine faculty, developed and patented peptide therapies at the NIH and Yale, and pioneered the first women's health center in the country there in 1992.
• Dr. Poonam Desai — Double board-certified, double fellowship-trained physician
• Dr. Juhi Saltzstein — Board-certified primary care physician, Associate Director, Clinical Strategy & Women's Health, The WNDR Lab
• Dr. Krista Ramonas — Founder and CEO of LabXMD

Small-group conversations with experts and peers. Find your demographic table or topic table — and feel free to move between sessions.

Table Topics:

1. The Screenings, Tests, and Wearables That Are Worth the Investment With Dr. Tiffany Lester — Women’s Health Medical Director, Function Health
2. Perimenopause: What’s Happening Before Menopause with Heidi Davis — Co-Founder & CEO, Peri
3. Why Your Hair is Changing and What Actually Helps with Dr. Kan Cao — Founder & Chief Scientific Officer of Mblue Labs
4. Mental Health, Identity, and Relationships with Annie Wright — Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
5. GLP-1s and What You Need to Know
6. Nutrition Strategies to Optimize Metabolism & Extend Healthspan with Therese Nadler — Functional & Integrative Registered Dietitian
7. Window of Opportunity for Hormone Therapy
8. What the Science Actually Says About Supplements
9. Personalized Genetics & Precision Medicine with Dr. Nicki Byrne — Clinical Director at Optispan, leading healthspan-medicine programs grounded in diagnostics and data
10. All Things Peptides 
11. Pickleball Your Way to Better Health, Physically and Emotionally with Mary Cannon — Co-Founder & Co-CEO, CityPickle
12. Women’s Health & Breast Cancer: Your Biggest Questions, Answered with Dr. Jocelyn Park — Northwell Health
13. Gut Health & the Microbiome with Dr. Kumkum Patel — Double board-certified gastroenterologist specializing in the gut-brain-pelvic floor connection
14. Sex Differences in the Brain: Lessons from Basic Science with Dr. Chen Wang — Neuroscientist at Columbia University
15. At-Home Hormone Testing: The Future of Fertility & Perimenopause Tracking with Dr. Amy Divaraniya — Founder & CEO of Oova
16. Your Menopause Questions Answered with Dr. Francesco Callipari — Medical Director, Carolyn Rowan Center for Women’s Health and Wellness at Mount Sinai. Board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist, integrative medicine physician, and The Menopause Society certified women’s health specialist.
17. The Menopause Mind: Clear Brain Fog, Feel Like Yourself Again with Dr. Rhonda Voskuhl — UCLA Neurologist and Co-Founder, CleopatraRX
18. Healthy Hearing & Healthy Aging with Dr. Michele Distefano and Carolyn Stern — Center for Hearing and Communication
19. PCOS, Endometriosis & Menstrual Irregularities with Dr. Kudzai Dombo — Board-Certified OBGYN & Director of Advocacy at Alloy Health
20. Building Financial Wellness in a Changing World with Emily Green — Head of Wealth Management, Ellevest
21. Post-Menopause Aging Strategies
22. The Audacity to Ask: Women’s Intuition, Health, Career Highs, and Navigating Real Life with Merrell Botello — Benefits strategist helping employers navigate healthcare coverage and cost
23. How to Protect Your Heart Health with Dr. Caroline Berchuck — Co-Director of the women's health program at McKinsey Health Institute
24. Oral Health & Healthy Aging
25. What Your Skin Needs at Every Age
26. The Paperwork That Protects You: Healthcare Proxies and Wills
27. Mapping Your Career Power Curve with Jana Fitzgerald — Employment law specialist
28. Caring for Aging Parents Without Losing Yourself
29. Why You Wake Up at 3 A.M.—and What Actually Helps with Erica Huss — Entrepreneur, wellness strategist, and founder
30. Pelvic Floor Health Without Embarrassment with Dr. Feven Getaneh — Board-certified urogynecologist at the Carolyn Rowan Center for Women’s Health and Wellness, where she also specializes in minimally invasive surgery.

2:30 - 3:00 — HERgevity: The New Blueprint for Women’s Longevity™
A first look at CO2Lift’s new framework for women’s longevity, built around skin, sex, and strength, and grounded in the science of cellular health and aging well from the inside out.

• Lana Kerr — Founder and CEO of Lumisque Skincare, creator of CO2LIFT®, a non-invasive carboxytherapy treatment for skin and intimate wellness
• Dr. Tess Mauricio — Board-certified dermatologist, Stanford-trained, and internationally recognized cosmetic surgeon and women's health pioneer

Sponsored by Lumisque

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3:00 - 3:30  — Rethinking Menopause: A Cellular Approach to Healthy Aging
Menopause affects far more than fertility, shaping muscle, metabolism, skin, and brain health. This session looks at how supporting mitochondria, the cell's energy centers, may offer a new path to strength and resilience in midlife.

• Jennifer Scheinman — Registered dietitian and Director of Science Communications at Timeline, translating cellular health research into practical guidance for women's longevity

Sponsored by Timeline

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3:30 - 4:00 — Healthspan Starts With Your Smile

Your mouth is one of the clearest early windows into what's happening in the rest of your body. This session goes inside the science and technology behind Align's Invisalign Oral Health Scan, showing how a routine scan can surface signals tied to systemic health, and what that means for catching issues sooner.

• Kamal Bhandal — Align Technology
• Dr. Donna Galante — Board-Certified Orthodontist and Align Technology Faculty Member

Sponsored by Align Technology

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4:00 - 4:30 — Longevity, Independence, and Quality of Life: What Every Woman Should Preserve, Measure, and Improve

Women are living longer than ever before, but what should we be doing to preserve independence and quality of life along the way? Learn which physical abilities and assessments matter most for longevity, and how to measure whether you're aging well.

• Dr. Rachel Gastaldo — Exercise physiologist specializing in power-based training for older adults
• Moderated by Tiffany Nieslanik — VP of Membership & Community at Livelong Media

Sponsored by Pritikin Longevity Center

2:30 - 3:00 — The Alternative to Heavy Lifting that Builds Real Muscle in Midlife and Beyond

You don't need heavy weights to build real strength after 50. This session breaks down Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) training, a joint-friendly method proven to build muscle and reverse midlife strength loss without high-impact lifting.

• Ashley Selman — Founder of Seli Strength and Evolution Trainers, a 30-year strength coach who has trained elite athletes and now specializes in BFR training for women 45+
• Dr. Jen Wagner — Board-certified anesthesiologist and Chief Health and Performance Officer at Canyon Ranch
• Moderated by Tiffany Nieslanik — VP of Membership & Community at Livelong Media

Sponsored by Seli Strength

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3:00 - 3:30  — Beyond Muscle: The PVOLVE Formula for Body Longevity

Muscle is only part of the longevity equation. This conversation explores Pvolve's approach to functional strength, mobility, and stability, the foundation for staying capable and independent at every age.

• Dr. Jessica Shepherd — OB-GYN focused on comprehensive women's health across the lifespan
• Antonietta Vicario — Chief Training Officer & Founding Trainer at PVOLVE with more than 2 decades of experience leading global fitness brands
• Moderated by Tiffany Nieslanik — VP of Membership & Community at Livelong Media

Sponsored by PVOLVE

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3:30 - 4:00 — The Front Row: Investing at the Edge of Women’s Health
An inside look at where smart money is moving in women's health and longevity, and what it takes for the next generation of health innovations to get funded.

• Trish Costello — Founder and CEO of Portfolia, the venture fund investing in innovations that advance women's health and longevity

Sponsored by Portfolia

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4:00 - 4:30 — What the Science Says: The Impact of Cannabis on Longevity

Cannabis and longevity are colliding in new ways. Two leading cannabis physicians separate the evidence from the hype on pain, sleep, aging, and healthspan, and what women should actually know before considering it.

• Dr. June Chin — Integrative cannabis physician and Chief Medical Officer of the NY Office of Cannabis Management, author of Cannabis and CBD for Health and Wellness
• Dr. Benjamin Caplan — Board-certified family physician and Chief Medical Officer of CED Clinic, author of The Doctor-Approved Cannabis Handbook, named one of the 100 most influential people in cannabis

In partnership with Gotham

2:30 - 3:00 — Solo Aging with Confidence

By choice or by circumstance, millions of Americans will age solo. This expert-led panel will cover the first steps and thoughtful planning – legal, financial, and social – you need to take to maintain your independence. 

• Marni Blank, JD — End of Life & Legacy Planner
• Candace Dellacona — Estates & Trusts Attorney and Principle at Offit Kurman
• Beth Pinsker — Certified Financial Planner and financial-planning columnist at MarketWatch
• Moderated by Leslie Price — Co-founder of Gloria

In partnership with Gloria

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3:00 - 3:30  — Gut Health: The Missing Piece in Women's Longevity

The gut does far more than digest; it shapes hormones, immunity, and even mood. This session unpacks the gut-brain-hormone connection and what women can actually do to support it through midlife and beyond.

• Dr. Kumkum Patel — Double board-certified gastroenterologist specializing in the gut-brain-pelvic floor connection, and a nationally featured women's gut health expert
• Dr. Kudzai Dombo — Board-Certified OBGYN & Director of Advocacy at Alloy Health
• Anita Mirchandani — Dietitian & Director of Nutrition Services, Carolyn Rowan Center for Women’s Health & Wellness

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3:30 - 4:00 — The Clearest Voice in the Room: How to Speak with Power & Intention at Work

How to show up and communicate authentically.

• Dr. Kristine Sickels — Best-Selling Author and CEO, Mic Drop Workshop
• Moderated by Francesca Donner — Founder & Editor of The Persistent

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4:00 - 4:30 — All Things Sleep, Wearables & AI

AI is changing what wearables can actually tell you about your body. This panel breaks down what that means for sleep, symptoms, and the next wave of health tech worth paying attention to.

• Elizabeth Weil — Venture investor and founder of Scribble Ventures, backing category-defining tech companies
• Heidi Davis — Co-Founder & CEO, Peri

Moderated by Christen O’Brien — Operating Partner at Scribble Ventures