Longevity Unleashed

Longevity Unleashed · Event recap

One in four in NSW will be over 65.
Is your organisation ready?

Most organisations still treat longer lives as a welfare question. At Longevity Unleashed, our third Spark Festival event, we made the economic case: revenue, housing, care and work all move together, and readiness can be measured.

Monday 21 September 2026 · UNSW CBD Campus, Sydney · Part of Spark Festival 2026

Dr Abby Bloom introducing the Longevity Innovation Showcase to the audience at UNSW CBD Campus
8.2M → 11.5MNSW population, 2020 to 2061: a 40% increase
17% → 25%Share of the NSW population aged 65 and over, today vs 2061
3.9 → 2.4People of working age for every person aged 65+, 2020 vs 2061

Source: NSW Treasury, 2021–22 NSW Intergenerational Report (Towards 2061).

Who spoke, and what they showed

PrimeLife Partners

Anne-Marie Elias and Dr Abby Bloom, Co-Founders

The longevity market and its four pillars: Financial Security, Housing Security, Securing Care and Resilience.

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Harry Godber

CEO, Spark Foundation

How do we innovate in superannuation? The policy and investment view on where innovation in super gets unlocked.

The Hon. Jacqui Munro MLC

Shadow Minister for Science and Technology

A special address on innovation, science and technology policy in NSW, and the role of government in an ageing state.

Toastie Health

Annabel Zhou

Tracking symptoms, medications and chronic conditions, with personalised insights.

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BillWill

Colin Jowell

An open-banking tool that closes and transfers bills when someone dies, with a letter of wishes.

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CarePlans AI

Andrew Payne

Daily AI check-in calls for aged care: listening for decline and loneliness, and escalating to the care team.

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From the room

Anne-Marie Elias and Dr Abby Bloom, Co-Founders of PrimeLife Partners Andrew Payne, Colin Jowell and Annabel Zhou on the Longevity Innovation Showcase panel Anne-Marie Elias opening Longevity Unleashed The Hon. Jacqui Munro MLC giving the special address Dr Abby Bloom taking questions from the audience during the showcase Dr Abby Bloom presenting the four pillars of longevity readiness

Can you show where your organisation stands?

The market is coming either way. Talk to us about a MatchFit readiness diagnostic for your organisation.

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