Adam Gries Keynote Speaker

Adam Gries is a serial entrepreneur, technologist, and founder of the Vitalism movement, a fast-growing initiative focused on solving one of humanity’s greatest challenges: aging and death. Combining his background in software engineering, business, and philosophy, he brings a forward-thinking perspective on longevity, innovation, and the future of human health.

Having founded and exited four companies, Adam has built and scaled digital products that have reached more than 80 million users globally across iOS and social platforms. His entrepreneurial journey spans high-growth startups, product development, and advising early-stage ventures, including work with founders at Harvard Innovation Labs.

As the founder of Vitalism, Adam is helping to shape a new global movement that seeks to treat aging as a solvable problem rather than an inevitability. Through initiatives such as longevity communities and experimental network states, he is pioneering new models for collaboration between scientists, technologists, and policymakers focused on extending human healthspan. He is also a contributing author to the forthcoming chapter, “Grand Strategy for Longevity,” in the Nature/Springer volume Frontiers of Longevity Science, exploring strategic frameworks for accelerating progress in longevity research and healthy life extension.

An engaging and thought-provoking speaker, Adam challenges conventional thinking and invites audiences to rethink the limits of human potential. He explores how breakthroughs in technology, biology, and systems thinking can reshape healthcare and society, equipping leaders with a new lens on innovation, risk, and long-term impact.