Building the Future of Healthy Longevity Brands Summit

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

• 9:00 AM Breakfast & Registration
• 9:30 AM Opening Remarks

  Marc Sternberg, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Brand Innovators

  Dianna Dilworth, Executive Editor, Brand Innovators

  Melanie Brinbaum, Chief Marketing Officer, Nestlé Europe

• 9:40 AM Why Healthy Longevity is the Next Growth Chapter

  Consumers are increasingly focused on living longer in good health, with prevention, nutrition and daily habits extending healthspan. This conversation will explore how Nestle brands are translating emerging science on longevity, prevention and healthspan into credible, consumer-relevant solutions.

  Serena Aboutboul, Head of Nutrition & Health, Nestlé

  Melanie Brinbaum, CMO, Nestle Europe

  Guillaume Le Cunff, Chief Executive Officer, Nestlé Zone Europe

  David Rennie, Executive Vice President – Head of Strategic Business Units and Marketing and Sales, Nestle

• 10:15 AM Longevity as a Brand Promise

  Longevity is more than a product feature, it is a brand promise. This panel will explore how brands can bring longevity into their purpose, offering more than a product but a commitment to supporting healthier lifestyles.

  Simone Gibertoni, Chief Executive Officer, Clinique La Prairie

  Sophia Jalal, Head of Nutrition & Health, Nestlé Zone Europe

• 10:45 AM Building Consumer Trust When Selling Health

  Consumers are willing to invest in brands that credibly support healthy aging, while passing over those that offer superficial wellness claims. This session will explore how brands can use expert advice, science and innovation to help build trust when selling healthy products to consumers.

  Daniele Calderoni, Chief Marketing Officer, Zurich Insurance Company Ltd

  Olga Komleva, Marketing Lead CEEE Consumer Tissue, Essity

• 11:15 AM Networking Break
• 11:45 PM Fireside Chat: From Lifespan to Health Span

  Consumers are increasingly focused on living longer in good health, with prevention, nutrition and daily habits seen as key levers to extend healthspan. This panel will explore how brands can help consumers live longer, healthier and more fulfilling lives and embrace aging.

  Hemant Ahlawat, Global Co-chair, McKinsey Health Institute

  Philipp Gut, Adult Health Platform Lead, Nestlé Research

• 12:15 PM Healthspan From a Consumer‑First Lens

  As consumers redefine what it means to live well longer, brands are rethinking how they engage people around healthspan, not just lifespan. This panel explores how companies are translating complex science into accessible, personalized experiences that resonate with today’s health-conscious consumer.

  Amy Divaraniva, Founder and CEO OOVA, Start-up winner of NHSc-Tufts, Innovation challenge (Science)

  Mathieu Ovaert, Head of Digital Zone, Europe, Nestlé

  Anna Ruzmanova, Head of Consumer Marketplace Insights and Data Analytics Zone Europe, Nestlé Europe

• 12:45 PM Lunch
• 2:00 PM From Health Claims to Healthy Longevity Impact

  As consumer expectations evolve, CPG brands are being challenged to go beyond highlighting isolated benefits and instead demonstrate how their products support meaningful, measurable outcomes across the lifespan. This session examines the shift from marketing-driven health claims to evidence-based contributions to long-term health and vitality.

  Fernando Carvalho, Head of Infant, Kids & All Family Nutrition, Nestlé Europe

• 2:30 PM Brands as Enablers of Prevention & Healthy Aging

  From early development through midlife and into older age, nutrition plays a foundational role in shaping resilience, preventing disease and sustaining vitality. Brands that people interact with daily are uniquely positioned to influence these outcomes. This panel will explore how brands can support prevention across the life course.

• 3:00 PM Fireside Chat: Designing Healthy Longevity at Scale

  What does it take to bring healthy longevity to everyday consumers? This fireside chat explores how brands are scaling products, platforms, and experiences that support long-term well-being while balancing accessibility, credibility, and cultural relevance.

  Ryan Carvalho, Head of Nestlé Research, Nestlé

• 3:30 PM Coffee & Networking Break
• 4:00 PM Human‑Centred, Culture‑Led Healthy Longevity Brands

  Healthy longevity is becoming as much a cultural conversation as a scientific one. This panel explores how brands are creating human-centered experiences rooted in community, storytelling, and evolving consumer values around wellness and aging.

  Anna Gryshchuk, Head of Food Brands ZEUR, Nestlé

• 4:30 PM Building Brands that Last a Lifetime

  Consumers are living longer and they expect brands to support them throughout their lives with a commitment to creating products and experiences that stand the test of time, both in quality and relevance. This panel will explore how to build brands that are durable, resilient and forward-thinking at the core, ensuring that what we build today continues to deliver value tomorrow.

  Nic Brandenberger, Chief Marketing Officer, Mammut

  Boris Dolkhani, Chief Marketing Officer, Bosch

• 5:00 PM Happy Hour & Networking