Hannah Went

Advancements in Quantifying Biological Aging and Why it Matters

Hannah Went has a lifelong passion for longevity and breakthrough, disruptive technologies that drive radical improvement to the human condition. She attended the University of Kentucky and graduated with a degree in Biology. During that time, she had multiple research internships studying cell signaling and cell biology. After graduation, she worked for the International Peptide Society as their Director of Research and Content. Through work in the integrative medicine industry, Hannah saw an opportunity for methylation based age diagnostics and started TruDiagnostics in 2020. TruDiagnostic is a company focusing on methylation array-based diagnostics for life extension and preventive healthcare serving functional medicine providers. TruDiagnostic has a commitment to research with over 30 approved clinical trials investigating the epigenetic methylation changes of longevity and health interventions. Since TruDiagnostic’s inception, they have created one of the largest private epigenetic health databases in the world with over 30,000 patients tested to date. Hannah has since created Everything Epigenetics where she shares  insights on  how DNA regulation has an impact on your health.

Suresh Rattan, Ph.D., D.Sc.

Hormesis and hormetins as drugs for health and longevity.

Suresh Rattan, Ph.D., D.Sc. is Professor Emeritus of Biogerontology affiliated with the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Denmark. His research areas and expertise include ageing of human cells and application of the concept of mild stress-induced hormesis as a modulator of ageing and longevity. He is a recipient of the prestigious Lord Cohen Medal in Gerontology from the British Society for Research on Ageing (BSRA), and an Honorary Doctorate from the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (St. Petersburg branch). He is the discoverer of the healthy-ageing effects of kinetin and zeatin. He has published more than 300 scientific articles and has authored/edited/co-edited 25 books, including books for children, public and research scientists. He is the founding Editor-in-Chief of Biogerontology – an international peer reviewed journal published by Springer-Nature. He is the present Chairman of the Biological Section of the European Region of the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG-ER).

Sladjana Nedic, M.D. from South Africa

Abdominal obesity: More than a cosmetic concern, it’s a sign of a complex insulin resistance syndrome requiring functional medicine assessment and reversal.

Functional Medicine Specialist (IFMCP). Founder and Owner of 8th Sense antiaging clinic in Johannesburg since 2005 specializing in functional medicine, preventive genetics, and longevity medicine. Optimizing patient health and well-being through personalization and precision. An expert in using bio-identical hormone replacement for promoting health- span, and longevity. Qualifications: MD, Medical Doctor – Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade. Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner by The Institute of Functional Medicine (IFMCP, USA). World Organisation of Antiaging Medicine (WOSAAM) certified Antiaging Diplomate, Belgium. A registered medical doctor with the Health Profession Council of South Africa (HPCSA). Certified TCM doctor registered with the Allied Health Profession Council, SA. Diploma in Preventive Genetics – Academy Reunis, Luxemburg.

Rob Verkerk, Ph.D. from the UK

Micronutrients that save lives: looking beyond essentiality

Founder, Alliance for Natural Health (ANH). Executive & scientific director, Alliance for Natural Health International (www.anhinternational.org) and USA (www.anh-usa.org). Rob Verkerk PhD is a multi-disciplinary scientist, researcher, freedom proponent and regenerative health advocate. He founded the non-profit, the Alliance for Natural Health (ANH), in 2002 that has been at the forefront, both in Europe and the USA, of establishing scientific and legal frameworks appropriate for integrative, sustainable, and nature-aligned approaches to human health using the tools of ‘good science and ‘good law’. He presently heads both the UK-based international and the US offices of ANH. For 40 years, Dr Verkerk has used science as a tool for good, while upholding human unalienable rights, fundamental freedoms, and the rule of law. Throughout his career, he has been driven to further our understanding of, along with ways of sustaining, human and planetary health. He earned his MSc and PhD degrees from Imperial College London where he continued his research as a postdoctoral research fellow for a further 7 years, working also on research and development projects in Africa, Central and Southeast Asia. Since its inception in 2005, he has been lead scientist and regulatory consultant for ANH Consultancy which has protected and supported companies, medical doctors, and other practitioners in the natural health sector, including following challenges by regulators. Dr Verkerk is the pioneer of a new framework for integrative, nature-aligned, community-based regenerative health systems, and has authored more than 60 papers in peer reviewed journals and conference proceedings, including one of the largest studies on health outcomes among the non-covid-19 vaccinated. Among his affiliations, Dr Verkerk is a fellow of both the American College of Nutrition and the Royal College of Medicine (London), and scientific advisor to the UK-based integrative cancer charity, Yes to Life.

Liz Parrish, MBA, from Washington

Gene therapies, the latest developments

The Founder and CEO of BioViva, a company committed to extending healthy lifespans using cell technologies. Liz is a humanitarian, entrepreneur, innovator, podcaster, and a leading voice for genetic cures.  As a strong proponent of progress and education for the advancement of regenerative medicine modalities, she serves as a motivational speaker to the public at large for the life sciences. She is actively involved in international educational media outreach.

Elena Seranova, Ph.D. from the UAE

Maximizing healthspan with NAD+ brain and cellular optimisation

Dr. Elena Seranova is an interdisciplinary scientist and a serial entrepreneur. She is the founder of NMN Bio, an anti-ageing supplement company. Dr. Seranova was fortunate enough to find her life’s purpose in her early twenties. She’s been on a mission to transform the way we approach and optimise human health ever since. She is a published author in peer-reviewed scientific journals such as Cell Reports, Developmental Cell, and the Journal of Molecular Biology. She holds a Ph.D. in Stem Cell Biology and Autophagy from the University of Birmingham, UK. Her interests include NAD+ metabolism, autophagy, healthspan optimisation, intermittent fasting, and insulin sensitivity.

Meleni Aldridge, BSc, from the UK

Brain inflammation: quench the fire and regenerate

Meleni Aldridge has been immersed in the field of natural and integrative medicine for over 30 years. She is a practicing clinical psychoneuroimmunologist, functional medicine practitioner, certified Metabolic Balance coach and DNALife Practitioner. For 11 years, before joining the Alliance for Natural Health International, Meleni lectured at St Mary’s University College, Middlesex on the Sport Rehabilitation BSc programme. In July 2005, she joined the ANH. In her role as executive coordinator, in which she remains today, she works closely with Dr Robert Verkerk, the founder, executive and scientific director in their combined mission to positively shape the scientific and regulatory environment required to facilitate the future development of natural, sustainable, and regenerative health care.

Meleni combines broad knowledge of the natural and integrative health sector with a deep understanding of the regulatory framework in the UK and Europe. Meleni is not only an experienced nutrition and lifestyle practitioner with over 30 years of experience; she has also triumphed over her own autoimmune thyroid journey. Her passion for the power of nutrition and lifestyle interventions to ignite the body’s miraculous self-healing pathways is a major driver behind all her professional endeavours. Meleni is also the editor and co-author of RESET EATING — guidance for resetting health and resilience by turning what and how you eat into powerful medicine — published in 2022.

Wendy Denning – MBBS, DRCOG, MRCGP, CCFP, DCMAc

Is there more to menopause than bioidentical hormones?

Dr Denning trained at University College Hospital. London and did her Postgraduate training in London, Oxford and Vancouver, Canada. She spent 6 years working as a GP in Vancouver and it was here that she first started helping women with the Menopause.

Dr Denning has had a lifelong passion and undertaken considerable training in Integrated and Functional Medicine. She has worked as a Private GP, practicing Integrated Medicine at The Integrated Medical Clinic for 8 years and then went on to do the same in her own Clinic called The Health Doctors – 18 years ago.

In 2006 she was a Co Presenter of the Successful Channel 5 TV Series – “The Diet Doctors Inside and Out” and wrote a Sunday Times best-seller book to accompany this. Since then, she has been featured regularly in the press, written her own column for 18 months and appeared on TV and on Radio. Over the years she has lectured to doctors and nutritionists on a wide range of medical topics, but these days is best known for lecturing on the Menopause and Hormone Issues.