Century Summit VI
Session recordings, speaker highlights, and our key takeaways from the sixth annual gathering of leaders reimagining lifelong learning.
Co-hosted by the Stanford Center on Longevity and the Longevity Project, Century Summit is a principal convening point for leaders and experts to explore the implications of longevity and to investigate how we can better support healthier, more productive, and more equitable lives.
Century Summit VI took place February 17-18, 2026 at Stanford University. Over two days, attendees grappled with some of the defining questions of our time, such as:
How do we ensure that opportunity is not limited by age?
How can education and training adapt to careers that span several decades?
What role will employers, governments, and communities play in shaping systems that are both equitable and sustainable?
How can we design a society that prizes purpose, productivity, and connection across the entire lifespan?
These questions sparked generative, cross-sector conversations about the future of work, learning, and beyond.
Want to dig deeper? Full recordings for each of the Century Summit VI sessions are available below.
And stay tuned for more information on Century Summit VII in 2027!
RECORDINGS
Day One
Tuesday, February 17th, 2026
The Future of Learning in the Age of Longevity
Laura Carstensen, Director of Stanford Center on Longevity
Dan Schwartz, Dean and Professor at Stanford Graduate School of
Education
The New Life Course of Work and Learning
Peter Cappelli, Professor of Management at Wharton
Tracy Layney, Adjunct Faculty Member at The University of Chicago
Booth School of Business
Anne Trumbore, Chief Digital Learning Officer at UVA
The Lifelong Benefits of Educational Investments
Isabelle Hau, Executive Director at Stanford Accelerator for Learning
Chandra Muller, Professor of Sociology at University of Texas
Mitchell Stevens, Professor of Education at Stanford
Rethinking Learning and Opportunity
Jodi Anderson Jr., Founder of Rézme
Chelsea Miller, Associate Director at UpSkill America, Aspen Institute
Mara Woody, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Riipen
Ana Mallari, Co-Founder, QuestBridge
Ken Stern, Founder and Chair of the Longevity Project
Enabling Learning Across the Life Course
Candace Thille, Associate Professor at Stanford Graduate School of
Education
Bill Gaudelli, Inaugural Dean of Georgia Tech College of Lifetime
Learning
Carissa Little, Executive Dean and Associate Director at Stanford
Engineering Center for Global and Online Education
Kyle Gunnels, Founder and CEO of SINA Communications
Building a Learning Society
Constance Yowell, Senior Advisor to the Provost, Special Projects at
Northeastern University
Rob English, CCO of Friends at Work
Paul LeBlanc, President Emeritus, Southern New Hampshire University
Mitchell Stevens, Professor of Education at Stanford
The View from the C-Suite
Sarah Chapman, Chief Marketing Officer, Global Wealth & Asset
Management and Global Head of Digital & Customer Centricity at
Manulife
Subarna Malakar, North America Inclusion Lead at Sanofi
Anne Thévenet-Abitbol, Prospective and New Concepts VP at Danone
Mehbs Remtulla, Founder + CEO at What’s neXT50
Day Two
Wednesday, February 18th, 2026
The Centering People in the Future of Work and Learning
Allison Pugh, Professor of Sociology at Johns Hopkins University
Diane Ty, Managing Director at Milken Institute
The Intergenerational Workforce
Marci Alboher, Chief Engagement Officer at Co-Generate
Dustin Liu, Senior Associate Director at NYU Stern School of Business
Kevin Delaney, Editor in Chief of San Francisco Standard
Martha Deevy, Associate Director, Senior Research Scholar at Stanford
Center on Longevity
Reimagining Higher Education for the Multigenerational Moment
David Vasquez-Levy, President of Pacific School of Religion
Hollee Freeman, Dean, School of Arts + Sciences at Virginia Union
University
Arielle Galinsky, JD/MPP Candidate, Yale Law School/Harvard Kennedy
School, CEO + Co- Founder, The Legacy Project
Aaron Kuecker, CEO of Hope Chicago
Eunice Lin Nichols, Co-CEO of CoGenerate (moderator)
Life Transitions – The Role of Learning in Work, Retirement, and Health
JoAnne Moore, Vice President Thought Leadership & Content at
Corebridge Financial
Richard Settersten, Professor of Life Course and Human Development
at OSU
Phyllis Stewart Pires, Associate Vice President Human Resources at
Stanford University
Rich Eisenberg, Freelance Writer
Remaking the Future – Investing in Older Workers and Economic Resilience
Lina Walker, Senior Vice President of Global Thought Leadership, AARP
Allison Aubrey, Food & Health Correspondent at NPR
Keynote Conversation with Governor Wes Moore
Wes Moore, Governor of Maryland
Ken Stern, Founder and Chair of the Longevity Project
State Initiatives and the Multigenerational Future
Stewart Knox, Secretary of the California Labor & Workforce
Development Agency
Marlena Sessions, Executive Director at NOVAworks
Ken Stern, Founder and Chair of the Longevity Project