LONGEVITY Dawn of a new Civilization
From longer life to greater human relevance
What happens when 100 becomes the new 70? Longer lives are arriving alongside AI, biotechnology, robotics, clean energy and new economic models. The question is no longer only how to add years to life. It is what we do with them, and what kind of civilisation longer-lived humans want to build.
This is not a lecture. It is a working session. By the end, we will have written and signed the Kobe Declaration on Longevity and Human Relevance together.
Agenda
10:30 | Welcome + Trick or Treat for the Future
Everyone gets two cards on arrival.
TRICK: what could go wrong if humanity routinely lives to 100 to 120?
TREAT: what becomes possible if we use those extra decades wisely?
Swap cards with someone you don't know and discuss.
10:45 | Longevity and Human Relevance, with Cesar Gonzales
An interactive talk with Q&A: lifespan, healthspan and "relevancespan"; why the 100-year life changes everything; the human operating system (Moderation, Mobility, Imagination, Creativity, Community, Relevance); and what a new civilisation needs.
11:30 | Break and connection
11:40 | Fireside: Dawn of a New Civilization
Science, industry, human performance and futurism in one conversation. Every guest answers the same questions, ending with: "What single principle belongs in the Kobe Declaration?"
12:10 | The Kobe Declaration
We arrive with an 80% draft. Your cards, questions and the fireside shape the final 20%. Then signing and a group photo.
12:30 | Close and networking
The signed declaration will be published after the event.
Hosted by Cesar Gonzales, Founder and CEO, HEIRITAGE EcoCultural.
📍 MiraiTechCity Co-working Space, Shimin Byoin-mae Building 4F (room 407, ring the intercom), 2-1-11 Minatojima Minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe