Longevity Economy: Social and Digital Innovation for an Actively Aging Italy

The demographic transition demands a profound overhaul of welfare, labor, consumption, and participation models: by 2050, one-third of the global population will be over 65. In Italy, this threshold will be reached by one in three citizens as early as 2030.

In this context, artificial intelligence (AI) emerges as a crucial enabling factor, capable of intervening across various fronts: from preventive and predictive medicine to drug discovery, and from the personalization of care pathways to the redefining of productivity in older age.

This panel discussion aims to explore how a purpose-driven alliance between social innovation, open innovation, and digital technologies—with AI acting as a cross-cutting infrastructure—can promote active and sustainable aging, transforming demographic challenges into genuine levers for development.