UniCredit prepares to launch its first Longevity Economic Forum: a strategic look into how longer lives will reshape Europe
Wednesday 21 May 2025
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On May 28, UniCredit will launch thet Longevity Economic Forum 2025 in Milan, a high-level event dedicated to exploring the long-term economic and social implications of ageing and to shaping new strategies for a longer, better life across Europe.
The Forum represents the official launch of a Group-wide platform focused on longevity and marks the beginning of a journey to inform, connect and inspire decision-makers, institutions, businesses and communities.
With contributions from Nobel Laureates Michael Spence and Robert C. Merton, and keynote speakers including top and senior managers at UniCredit, Keith Metters, President of Fidelity International, Nic Palmarini, Director of the UK's National Innovation Centre for Ageing (NICA), Stefano Scarpetta, Director for Employment, Labor & Social Affairs, OECD, Prof. Tito Boeri, Head of the Economics Department, Bocconi University, Prof. Dr. h.c. Axel Börsch-Supan, Ph.D., Director emeritus at Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy and Prof. Dr. Phoebe Koundouri, Chair World Council of Environmental and Resource Economists Associations (EAERE) and Chair UN SDSN Global Climate Hub, the event, moderated by Avivah Wittenberg Cox, CEO 20-first, Ambassador - Stanford Center on Longevity and many more including business leaders from corporate and financial sectors, will offer an unprecedented perspective on how we invest, plan, and live in an age of longer lifespans.
In collaboration with the UK’s National Innovation Centre for Ageing (NICA) and the asset manager Fidelity International, UniCredit will present proprietary insight materials, including a series of research Observatories and the UniCredit Longevity Index. These insights include in depth analysis covering all UniCredit’s core markets.
This is just the beginning. Four additional observatories will be released in the coming months.
“The longevity economy is not just about living longer – it’s about thriving in an extended lifespan, reshaping industries, investment strategies, and the very fabric of society.”, says Michael Spence, Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences, Professor and Dean Emeritus, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford.
“Companies have always thought their future lies with the young. Now, it may lie with the older.” - Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, CEO 20-first, Ambassador - Stanford Center on Longevity.
The Longevity Forum will bring together leading economists, institutional representatives and international experts from across Europe and will be followed by a series of thematic publications, local activations and ongoing research throughout 2025.
This is not just a conversation about age. It is a conversation about the future.
Stay tuned – full agenda here