Longevity x Posture
Longevity × Posture
Beyond standing straight, toward lifelong mobility
Posture is often dismissed as a matter of appearance or etiquette. In reality, it reflects how strength, joint mobility, balance, breathing mechanics, and daily movement habits work together.
In a scree-first world, prolonged sitting and “tech neck” can contribute to pain, stiffness, and reduced movement. As we age, preserving postural control becomes increasingly important for balance, mobility, confidence, and functional independence.
Good posture is not about holding one perfect position, and it will not make us live longer on its own. It is about staying free to move, adapt, recover and keep doing what we love, from playing tennis to playing with our children. Posture is the foundation for lifelong mobility, helping us put more life into every year.
A new generation of founders is now using intelligent sensors, wearables, real-time feedback, and behavioral science to make our invisible movement habits measurable, and help us improve them before discomfort becomes chronic.
🎤 This meetup will explore how posture is becoming an overlooked longevity lever, and what this means for preventive health, digital health, workplace wellness, and human performance.
🌟 Featured experts
Liliana Guerrero, Founder, Linea
Liliana is building a smart posture necklace that senses when you're slouching and provides discreet, personalized cues and app-based feedback to help healthy alignment become second nature. It combines jewelry, engineering, and behavioral coaching.
Simon Fiechtner, Co-Founder, Deep Care
Simon co-founded Deep Care, the company behind Isa, an intelligent desk-health companion that uses privacy-preserving sensors and AI to understand posture, movement and working patterns, then delivers personalized, real-time guidance that helps healthier habits become part of the workday.
Additional experts to be announced.
🧠 Discussion themes
We’ll explore:
Why posture matters for mobility, balance, pain prevention, and independence
How sedentary work and screen use are reshaping our bodies
The relationship between spinal alignment, strength, breathing, and movement quality
Whether posture can become a useful signal of functional aging
How sensors, wearables, AI, and real-time coaching can create lasting behavioral change
Common posture and ergonomics myths
What is scientifically credible today, what remains speculative, and where posture technology may go next
🗓️ Program
5:30 PM : Doors open
Arrival and early networking
6:00 PM : Welcome
Community welcome by Elaine He, followed by an introduction to Posture × Longevity by Arnaud Auger
6:15 PM : Expert introductions
Five-minute lightning introduction from each invited expert
6:30 PM : Moderated panel
A focused conversation moderated by Michelle Cen
6:50 PM : Audience Q&A
7:05 PM : Networking
7:30 PM : Official close
Conversations may continue until approximately 8:00 PM
🤝 A curated longevity gathering
Attendance is limited to approximately 75 longevity enthusiasts, founders, scientists, investors, health practitioners, and technologists. We curate the room to create meaningful conversations among members of our 750+ follower community and the broader Bay Area longevity ecosystem.
Previous community meetups have repeatedly been featured by Luma among San Francisco’s standout events.
🌉 Organized by Longevity Cities San Francisco
Longevity Cities San Francisco brings together founders, scientists, investors, practitioners, and longevity enthusiasts committed to making San Francisco a leading hub for healthier, longer lives.
📍 Hosted at Cathay Innovation
101 Mission Street, 16th Floor
San Francisco, CA
Cathay Innovation is a global venture-capital firm backing category-defining companies at the intersection of AI, healthcare, consumer innovation, and other transformative sectors.
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