Living Well, Dying Better: Innovation Shaping Our Final Chapter
Hosted by AgeTech CO x Longevity Global CO
The final chapter of life — whatever number that chapter may be — is changing.
As longevity science extends life, healthspan and possibility, the way we think about mortality, legacy, autonomy, and end-of-life planning is evolving.
This AgeTech × Longevity Global Colorado meet-up explores what that looks like today — where intention, innovation, culture, and new models of care and deathcare are reshaping how individuals and families prepare for the later chapters of life.
This is not a traditional conference panel.
It is a salon-style conversation designed for thoughtful dialogue and meaningful community connection.
Panel Discussion
Living Well, Dying Better
How innovation, culture, and design are reshaping the final chapter of life
Topics include:
• Mortality literacy and cultural readiness
• Emotional readiness vs. legal planning
• Medical Aid in Dying (MAiD) and patient autonomy
• New models of deathcare and body disposition
• Ritual, meaning, and community around death
• Platforms and tools helping individuals plan their final chapter
• Opportunities for the longevity ecosystem to engage more directly with end-of-life planning
Speakers
Maura McInerney-Rowley
Founder — Hello, Mortal
Hello, Mortal is building a modern end-of-life planning platform rooted in the belief that individuals must become emotionally ready before completing legal and financial planning. The platform blends contemplation, conversation, and practical tools guiding people through health, ethical, and legacy decisions.
Mike Reagan
Founder — The Natural Funeral
Mike Regan is a leader in the natural deathcare movement, helping individuals and families reconnect with meaningful rituals and environmentally conscious approaches to body disposition.
Vanessa Johnston
Death Doula & End-of-Life Educator
Colorado End-of-Life Collaborative
Vanessa Johnston supports individuals and families navigating the emotional, practical, and spiritual dimensions of end-of-life. Through her work with the Colorado End-of-Life Collaborative, she helps increase mortality literacy and empower people to approach death with greater awareness, dignity, and choice.
Moderator
Cambria Jacobs
CEO — AgeTech CO
Lead — Longevity Global Colorado
Vice Chair — Colorado Innovation & AgeTech Task Force
Cambria builds ecosystems connecting entrepreneurs, healthcare leaders, and innovators working to transform the human experience in aging.
Who Should Attend
The AgeTech CO × Longevity Global community brings together leaders across the longevity ecosystem, including:
• Founders & entrepreneurs building products for the longevity economy
• Researchers and academics
• Investors and ecosystem builders
• Healthcare and senior living leaders
• Policy leaders and nonprofit innovators
These are the leaders helping shape how systems and services support the human experience.
Event Format
4:00 PM — Arrival + networking
4:20 PM — Welcome + framing
4:30 PM — Panel conversation
5:15 PM — Audience Q&A
5:30 – 6:00 PM — Networking
Expected attendance: ~65 leaders across the longevity ecosystem
Hosted By
AgeTech CO
Longevity Global Colorado
2026 Partners
We are grateful to Serendipity Labs – LoDo for hosting this gathering and supporting the growing AgeTech and Longevity community in Colorado.
As well as our Partners:
Dividat
AgeTech Collaborative from AARP
American Society on Aging
K4Connect
Collaboration in Aging
Assured Senior Living
Guardian Pharmacy Services
Riverside Home Care
Serenity
AgeWise Colorado
Thrive Center
Society of Certified Senior Advisors