Bringing together the global cryonics community for talks, workshops, and networking.
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The Global Cryonics Summit is organized by the Cryosphere team to bring together experts and foster a cohesive cryonics community.
Connect siloed groups and individuals.
Give productive people in the space the awareness and resources they need to push their projects forward.
Spark new and innovative ideas by co-mingling elements of the industry and community that don't typically mix.
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Take a look at some of the key speakers and panelists at the Global Cryonics Summit.
James Arrowood is the Co-CEO of the American cryonics provider Alcor. James started working with Alcor in 2015 as outside General Counsel and has helped Alcor successfully navigate through various complex legal and related business matters before becoming Co-CEO in December, 2022. Learn more about James and his new directions at Alcor in his interview on the Cryonics Underground podcast.
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Emil Kendziorra is the founder and CEO of the European cryonics provider Tomorrow Bio and the founder and president of the board of the European Biostasis Foundation (EBF). Emil is a medical doctor who started his career in longevity research and later pivoted into entrepreneurship and cryonics. Learn more about Emil in his interviews on the Cryonics Underground podcast.
Kai Micah Mills is the CEO of the American pet cryopreservation company Cryopets and Co-founder of the cryonics research funding organization CryoDAO. Kai has previous history as a tech entrepreneur and is a 2023 Thiel Fellow. Learn more about Kai in his interview on the Cryonics Underground podcast.
Bill Faloon is the co-founder of the Biomedical Research & Longevity Society (BRLS) which is one of the leading providers of financial support for otherwise unfunded research in the areas of cryobiology, interventive gerontology and cryonics. During the last decade alone, BRLS awarded more than $100 million in grants to highly-specialized cryogenic research organizations.
Bill has also funded multiple landmark legal cases that have secured legal protection for the cryonics field.
Robin Hanson is an associate professor of economics at George Mason University and a research associate at the Future of Humanity Institute of Oxford University. He is an avid futurist whose cryonics membership was documented in the New York Times article Until Cryonics Do Us Part. Learn more about Robin by watching his interview on the Cryonics Underground podcast.
Aschwin de Wolf is the CEO of the research organizations Advanced Neural Biosciences and Biostasis Technologies. Achwin has experience in creating standby and cryoprotection capabilities, and writing protocols and documentation. He also is an editor of the Cryonics magazine and co-author of Human Cryopreservation Procedures.
Catered breakfast options and coffee served.
Catered breakfast options and coffee served.
Workshop sessions are intended as 20-30 person group discussions on a given project. Meant to have a presentation segment and then a “work the problem” segment that is heavy on group participation. Potential action items/summary distributed at conclusion.
The Standby Session: A practical workshop on how to be useful in an SST situation; both what to do before professionals arrive and how to be useful to them after they arrive.
Workshop sessions are intended as 20-30 person group discussions on a given project. Meant to have a presentation segment and then a “work the problem” segment that is heavy on group participation. Potential action items/summary distributed at conclusion.
The Standby Session: A practical workshop on how to be useful in an SST situation; both what to do before professionals arrive and how to be useful to them after they arrive.
Workshop sessions are intended as 20-30 person group discussions on a given project. Meant to have a presentation segment and then a “work the problem” segment that is heavy on group participation. Potential action items/summary distributed at conclusion.
The Stories Session: Listen to stories from people who have been in the field for a long time. What have they learned? What are some interesting things they have witnessed?
Catered lunch in The Bass dining area and the opportunity to explore museum exhibits.
Workshop sessions are intended as 20-30 person group discussions on a given project. Meant to have a presentation segment and then a “work the problem” segment that is heavy on group participation. Potential action items/summary distributed at conclusion.
The Stories Session: Listen to stories from people who have been in the field for a long time. What have they learned? What are some interesting things they have witnessed?
Workshop sessions are intended as 20-30 person group discussions on a given project. Meant to have a presentation segment and then a “work the problem” segment that is heavy on group participation. Potential action items/summary distributed at conclusion.
The Community Session: Creating and running local and online meetups. Includes first-hand experiences from online and local meetup organizers in different areas.
Workshop sessions are intended as 20-30 person group discussions on a given project. Meant to have a presentation segment and then a “work the problem” segment that is heavy on group participation. Potential action items/summary distributed at conclusion.
The Community Session: Creating and running local and online meetups. Includes first-hand experiences from online and local meetup organizers in different areas.
Workshop sessions are intended as 20-30 person group discussions on a given project. Meant to have a presentation segment and then a “work the problem” segment that is heavy on group participation. Potential action items/summary distributed at conclusion.
The Standards Session: Existing and potential standardization and oversight in the industry. This session to focus on the prospect of an independent Cryonics Accreditation and Ratings group.
Workshop sessions are intended as 20-30 person group discussions on a given project. Meant to have a presentation segment and then a “work the problem” segment that is heavy on group participation. Potential action items/summary distributed at conclusion.
The Standards Session: Existing and potential standardization and oversight in the industry. This session to focus on the prospect of an independent Cryonics Accreditation and Ratings group.
Registration will take place in the entry to the venue. Attendees will receive their passes and an event schedule.
Keynote By Tim Urban (to be invited)
Drawing from his expertise in communicating complex concepts, Tim Urban discusses the importance of narrative in shaping public perception. He dissects the current story around cryonics and offers a new, compelling narrative that could make the concept more palatable to the general public.
The main room will host talks presenting information and ideas with broad appeal & interest. Attendees will hear about the latest research in the field, industry updates, as well as from speakers having overlapping interests with cryonics. Q&A sessions to follow all main room presentations.
These sessions will be recorded for later posting to Youtube.
The main room will host talks presenting information and ideas with broad appeal & interest. Attendees will hear about the latest research in the field, industry updates, as well as from speakers having overlapping interests with cryonics. Q&A sessions to follow all main room presentations.
These sessions will be recorded for later posting to Youtube.
Catered lunch in The Bass dining area and the opportunity to explore museum exhibits.
A series of panel discussion on diverse topics.
Women in Cryonics: Where are all the women? A panel discussion featuring 4-5 women in cryonics sharing their thoughts and answering questions.
Setting the Stage for the Next 50 Years A fireside chat-style panel between leaders of current cryonics organizations focusing on their visions and plans of how cryonics may evolve and change over the next 50 years. Q&A at the end.
A series of 2 to 3 oxford style debates.
Tentative debates include:
1. For and Against the notion: "In light of resent advances in AI, progress in life extension means that young people (<35) are unlikely to ever need Cryonics."
2. For and Against the notion: "Mind uploading is you, in all the ways that matter."
An Oxford-style debate is a formal debate format where two opposing teams argue for and against a specifically defined proposition. The debate consists of opening statements, rebuttals, and audience interaction, concluding with a vote from the audience on the motion.
Awards and closing statements
Details TBD
Join us for a refined conference dinner set amidst a modern yet elegant setting. Contemporary lighting and marble accents create a serene ambiance, ensuring a comfortable and upscale dining experience as we delve into meaningful discussions.
Registration will take place in the entry to the venue. Attendees will receive their passes and an event schedule.
Keynote By Tim Urban (to be invited)
Drawing from his expertise in communicating complex concepts, Tim Urban discusses the importance of narrative in shaping public perception. He dissects the current story around cryonics and offers a new, compelling narrative that could make the concept more palatable to the general public.
The main room will host talks presenting information and ideas with broad appeal & interest. Attendees will hear about the latest research in the field, industry updates, as well as from speakers having overlapping interests with cryonics. Q&A sessions to follow all main room presentations.
These sessions will be recorded for later posting to Youtube.
The main room will host talks presenting information and ideas with broad appeal & interest. Attendees will hear about the latest research in the field, industry updates, as well as from speakers having overlapping interests with cryonics. Q&A sessions to follow all main room presentations.
These sessions will be recorded for later posting to Youtube.
Catered lunch in The Bass dining area and the opportunity to explore museum exhibits.
A series of 2 to 3 oxford style debates.
Tentative debates include:
1. For and Against the notion: "In light of resent advances in AI, progress in life extension means that young people (<35) are unlikely to ever need Cryonics."
2. For and Against the notion: "Mind uploading is you, in all the ways that matter."
An Oxford-style debate is a formal debate format where two opposing teams argue for and against a specifically defined proposition. The debate consists of opening statements, rebuttals, and audience interaction, concluding with a vote from the audience on the motion.
A series of panel discussion on diverse topics.
Women in Cryonics: Where are all the women? A panel discussion featuring 4-5 women in cryonics sharing their thoughts and answering questions.
Setting the Stage for the Next 50 Years A fireside chat-style panel between leaders of current cryonics organizations focusing on their visions and plans of how cryonics may evolve and change over the next 50 years. Q&A at the end.
Awards and closing statements
Details TBD
Join us for a refined conference dinner set amidst a modern yet elegant setting. Contemporary lighting and marble accents create a serene ambiance, ensuring a comfortable and upscale dining experience as we delve into meaningful discussions.
Breakout sessions would be 20-30 person group discussions on a given idea. Breakout sessions are meant to have a presentation segment and then a brainstorming segment that involves group participation.
The Organ Preservation Breakout: Where the science stands and where it can go next. Includes practical ways for audience members to help push this space forward.
This year's prompt is "Cryonics should primarily be marketed as…"
Each speaker will have 3 minutes to make the case for a marketing framing for cryonics. Positions include:
A. Emergency Medicine
B. A Bridge to the Future
C. Experimental Medicine
D. An Alternative form of Burial
E. A Universal Medical Application
This year's prompt is "Cryonics should primarily be marketed as…"
Each speaker will have 3 minutes to make the case for a marketing framing for cryonics. Positions include:
A. Emergency Medicine
B. A Bridge to the Future
C. Experimental Medicine
D. An Alternative form of Burial
E. A Universal Medical Application
Breakout sessions would be 20-30 person group discussions on a given idea. Breakout sessions are meant to have a presentation segment and then a brainstorming segment that involves group participation.
Organ Cryopreservation: What are the latest changes in the organ cryopreservation space? How might organ cryopreservation be involved in popularizing cryonics?
Breakout sessions would be 20-30 person group discussions on a given idea. Breakout sessions are meant to have a presentation segment and then a brainstorming segment that involves group participation.
Organ Cryopreservation: What are the latest changes in the organ cryopreservation space? How might organ cryopreservation be involved in popularizing cryonics?
Breakout sessions would be 20-30 person group discussions on a given idea. Breakout sessions are meant to have a presentation segment and then a brainstorming segment that involves group participation.
The Understanding The Cryonics Consumer breakout: What distinguishes a person who signs up from Cryonics from one who doesn’t? What does this mean for Cryonics marketing efforts?
Breakout sessions would be 20-30 person group discussions on a given idea. Breakout sessions are meant to have a presentation segment and then a brainstorming segment that involves group participation.
The Understanding The Cryonics Consumer breakout: What distinguishes a person who signs up from Cryonics from one who doesn’t? What does this mean for Cryonics marketing efforts?
Breakout sessions would be 20-30 person group discussions on a given idea. Breakout sessions are meant to have a presentation segment and then a brainstorming segment that involves group participation.
The Cryonics Industry in 2050 Breakout: Thinking radically, whether and how we might restructure the entire Cryonics endeavor. Including vertical integration vs flattening. Audience participation encouraged.
Breakout sessions would be 20-30 person group discussions on a given idea. Breakout sessions are meant to have a presentation segment and then a brainstorming segment that involves group participation.
The Cryonics Industry in 2050 Breakout: Thinking radically, whether and how we might restructure the entire Cryonics endeavor. Including vertical integration vs flattening. Audience participation encouraged.
Learn about what's new in cryonics from industry leader's presentations followed by a Q&A with the audience.
Hear from a panel of experts followed by a Q&A, such as a panel of cryonics provider presidents.
Watch live debates on key cryonics topics such as mind uploading vs. biological reanimation. Pre-debate and post-debate polls from the audience will determine the debate winners.
Smaller group discussions and hands on workshops on projects such as: creating and running local meetups, standby volunteer team workshop, and how to talk to loved ones about cryonics.
Listen to entrepreneurs pitch their cryonics business ideas to a panel of funders.
Listen to scientists pitch their cryonics research proposals before a panel of funders.
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