San Francisco Chronicle Hosts Inaugural Aging and Longevity Summit February 23

The San Francisco Chronicle’s inaugural Aging & Longevity Summit on February 23 is officially sold out in person, but you can still watch it live," a LinkedIn post from Michael Clinton says as the one-day event takes place at the InterContinental San Francisco, 888 Howard Street, downtown. The program runs 9 a.m.–4 p.m. with an exclusive attendee social hour from 4–5 p.m.; the overall event block listed by organizers is 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Organizers are billing the summit around the question, "How can we live better longer?" and the day features panels, interviews and workshops that the Chronicle says will cover brain health, fitness and nutrition, social connection and financial wellness. General admission was listed at $150; Chronicle subscribers were offered a 15 percent presale discount January 5–7 and a 5 percent subscriber discount after January 7 while supplies lasted.

Keynote programming and expert participation are specific draws for the downtown gathering. Travel host and writer Rick Steves is named as the keynote speaker, and UCSF announced that Dr. Ashwin Kotwal, Dr. Louise Aronson and Dr. Kristine Yaffe are slated to speak. The Chronicle and preview coverage cite participation from the Stanford Center on Longevity, the Buck Institute for Research on Aging and Kaiser Permanente among other Bay Area research and clinical institutions.

The event’s interactive agenda includes guided mindfulness exercises, a session to "learn moves from an NBA dancer" and, in promotional language, the cheeky line that attendees may "cultivate new connections and maybe throw a punch or two." Tickets include access to an exhibitor floor with "standout activations," attendance at all panels, interviews and workshops, Rick Steves’ keynote, and a complimentary healthy lunch for in-person registrants, according to the ticket copy.

Ticketing fine print is explicit: the Chronicle’s page repeats that "All items are non-refundable, all sales are final" and lists Ticketing Administration and Need Help sections for purchasers. A discrepancy remains between the LinkedIn sale-status post and the Chronicle ticket page, Clinton’s post declares the in-person event sold out while the ticket page continues to display a Get Tickets option and event details; the LinkedIn post also directs readers to secure a livestream pass.

Local research institutions are prominent throughout the schedule. UCSF’s announcement frames the summit as "a one‑day event exploring the latest in healthy aging, brain health, fitness, social connection, and more," and the Chronicle materials emphasize Bay Area leadership on aging and longevity research as a central theme. As the summit proceeds today at 888 Howard Street, panels scheduled through 4 p.m. will test practical, research-backed approaches to living longer with purpose.