Healthy Aging 2026 conference at Stanford to focus on living with purpose, power and play

As more people reach their 80s, 90s and beyond, how do we live those years well? Healthy Aging 2026, an annual day-long conference at Stanford University, will try to answer that question. This year’s theme, “Aging with Purpose, Power, and Play,” will explore how strength and purpose are central to health throughout the lifespan.

The Longevity Project, a group that fosters research and public conversation about the effects of longer lifespans, is sponsoring the project in partnership with the Stanford Lifestyle Medicine Program. This year’s keynote speakers will include Louise Aronson, a writer and professor of medicine at University of California, San Francisco, who is widely known for her work on reframing how we think about aging.