The Gender Gap in Longevity: Science, Society and the Future of Health | Milan Longevity Summit 2026

*Panel | Milan Longevity Summit 2026* *Women tend to live longer than men. But do they live those extra years in better health?* This panel from the *Milan Longevity Summit 2026*, chaired by *Dr. Antonella Santuccione Chadha*, brings together leaders from medicine, research, demography, the pharmaceutical industry, consulting, and venture capital to examine one of the most important—and often overlooked—dimensions of longevity: the gender gap. Longevity is not experienced equally. Biological differences interact with healthcare systems, social structures, work, caregiving, economic opportunity, and decades of gender imbalance in medical research. While women generally have longer life expectancy, they can also spend more years living with chronic disease, disability, and conditions that remain underdiagnosed or undertreated. The discussion explores how sex and gender shape brain health, cardiovascular and metabolic risk, access to prevention and treatment, demographic trajectories, clinical research, and investment in women's health. It also asks what needs to change—from the way studies are designed and medicines developed to how healthcare systems and capital markets define unmet need. *Speakers:* • Antonella Santuccione Chadha – CEO, Women’s Brain Foundation • Anna Erat – Physician and Longevity Expert, Hirslanden Clinic • Lars Hartenstein – Director of Healthy Longevity, McKinsey Health Institute • Roberta Gualtierotti – Associate Professor, University of Milan • Jan Schadrack – Global Development Leader, Roche • Letizia Mencarini – Professor, Bocconi University • Diana Saraceni – Co-Founder & General Partner, Panakès Partners Bringing together science, society, industry, and investment, the conversation makes the case for a more fundamental shift: *if we want longer lives to become healthier lives, longevity must account for the biological and social differences that shape health across the lifespan.* The Milan Longevity Summit brings together global leaders across science, medicine, policy, business, technology and society to rethink the future of health through a *One Health* perspective—recognising that the wellbeing of people, planet and economies is deeply interconnected. *Learn more about the Milan Longevity Summit:* https://www.milanlongevitysummit.org/it/speakers26 #MilanLongevitySummit #Longevity #OneHealth #WomensHealth #GenderHealthGap #HealthyAgeing #HealthEquity #PrecisionMedicine #Healthspan #FutureOfHealth