Sleep as a Lever to Extend Healthspan
🌙 Longevity Wednesdays: Sleep & Longevity — A Panel Discussion
Hosted by Longevity Wednesdays, a Lisbon-based community uniting entrepreneurs, researchers, clinicians, and longevity enthusiasts through monthly gatherings designed to exchange knowledge, build meaningful connections, and push the frontier of healthy aging.
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In this edition, we dive into one of the most powerful levers to extend healthspan: sleep. From clinical insights to innovative product design, our expert panel will explore how optimizing sleep can influence cellular repair, metabolic health, and the aging process itself. This event is sponsored by TejoMed.
🧠 Themes We’ll Explore
How deep, restorative sleep supports immune function, metabolic regulation, and neuroplasticity
The links between sleep disruption, inflammation, and accelerated aging
Clinical diagnostics and interventions for sleep health
Innovations in sleep-tech and product design to enhance nightly recovery
Translating evidence into practical longevity strategies
👥 Panelists
Nicolas Ronco — Founder of YeloSpa, a pioneering New York–based wellness concept blending reflexology, relaxation, and sleep therapy to help urban dwellers restore rest and recovery.
Luisa Batista — Physician and longevity clinician, and Medical Director at TejoMed, a concierge family medicine clinic in Lisbon.
Teresa Paiva — Renowned neurologist and one of Portugal’s foremost sleep medicine experts, founder and director of CENC – Sleep Medicine Center.
Rique Villa — Founder of H2Pillow™️, an emerging sleep-tech company pioneering sleep wellness solutions rooted in the scientifically supported bidirectional relationship between hydration and sleep. He is also the creator of the Unlocking Better Sleep™️ initiative, leading one of the largest global sleep wellness surveys exploring how sleeptech is reshaping the future of sleep.
Agenda
6:30 PM - 6:45 PM Doors open
6:45 PM - 7:30 PM Panel and Q&A
7:30 PM - 8:00 PM Networking and snacks
✨ Whether you’re a researcher, entrepreneur, or simply curious about optimizing your healthspan, this panel will offer both science-based insights and practical tools to help you sleep better, and live longer.