Prof. Francesco Landi, MD, PhD

Director, Department of Ageing, Orthopaedic and Rheumatological Sciences Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome
Professor Francesco Landi is Professor of Internal Medicine at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and Director of the Department of Aging, Orthopedic and Rheumatological Sciences at the Gemelli University Hospital in Rome. He leads several of the hospital’s longevity initiatives, including the Longevity Run, a ten-year prevention and research project that reached 25,000 people across Italy in 2025, and was a speaker at the Longevity Lab in Madonna di Campiglio in summer 2026. With more than 300 peer-reviewed papers on the factors playing into longevity, he is one of the most renowned longevity experts in Europe.

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Christian Schneidermeier

Board Member of FESI, the European Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry.

European national, born in Tegernsee, Bavaria, and raised in close connection with the mountains.
56 years old, married, father of two adult daughters.
Holds a degree in Sports Economics.

Spent 25 years at ORTOVOX, until November 2024.
Over the past 13 years, served as Managing Director, steering the company’s transformation from a niche player to a recognized outdoor brand.

Since February 2025, serving as Director of the European Outdoor Group, representing the voice of the entire outdoor industry.