Age Management:
A Path to National Survival
AM SUMMIT 2025 launched the development of a national resource-recovery strategy for Ukrainians.
An international Age Management summit was held in Kyiv on 30 October, where researchers, government leaders, and business representatives discussed age-management practices that can restore Ukrainians’ health and productivity and build a strong foundation for the nation’s future. The key outcome of AM SUMMIT 2025 was a national-level longevity strategy.
Why This Summit Matters
This was the first event of such scale in Ukraine, since until recently Age Management had been practiced only by a small group of experts.
However, in the current context with the demographic situation driven to the critical limits by the war, AM methods must be actively implemented across the country, including through new state policy.
In response, AM SUMMIT 2025 organizers – AM ONE and its founder, MD/PhD Yevhen Shagov – declared an ambitious goal: to bring Ukraine into the top five longest-living nations by 2055.
Dr. Shagov noted: “The experience of Croatia, Yugoslavia, and other countries demonstrates that after a war ends, population health declines marked by higher incidences of mental health disorders, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. On the other hand, Japan offers a remarkable example: by having prioritized the public health restoration after World War II it raised the average life expectancy by 13.7 years in just the first decade and still ranks among the world’s leading longevity nations. Hence, we must develop our own culture of longevity, age management, energy, and future, because we are losing what matters most: our people. The country needs systemic solutions, which is why we are bringing together business, researchers, and the state to secure its survival. With AM SUMMIT 2025, Ukraine takes the first step toward managing not just its economy, but its own future.”
10 hours of brainstorming, 9 sections, 40 experts
and the strategy roadmap
To develop the national longevity strategy, the summit brought together more than 40 leading experts and 700 participants from various fields.
The speakers’ insights and recommendations will be integrated into the document “Productivity Code. White Paper 2025,” which will underpin the strategy the organizers plan to release later this year.
At the event, which included 9 discussion panels, participants explored how to implement Age Management to tackle Ukraine’s current challenges: from cultivating a nationwide culture of health and longevity to creating rehabilitation programmes for the military, as well as integrating age-management methods into the healthcare system and encouraging businesses to invest in the well-being of their employees.
The Role of the State in Introducing a
New Direction for National Health and Longevity
MP Oksana Dmytriyeva noted that Ukraine’s health system must be built on the synergy of education, science, and technology. Only then will the longevity ecosystem truly function. Education at all levels, from kindergarten to professional and medical communities, must foster a responsible approach to one’s own health. Medical science (NAMS) must ensure accuracy and standards, while digital solutions (the Ministry of Digital Transformation) should integrate everything into a single system providing each citizen with a personalised health and energy profile. The initiative should be overseen by a competent multidisciplinary team from government, science, and technological sector.
The parliamentarian and doctor added: “The state must act as the chief coordinator, the authority that defines tasks for the ministries. Our goal, therefore, is to create National Coordination Offices that will collect and analyse all information and then translate it into actionable tasks for each ministry.”
The founder of the Ukrainian Institute for the Future, Anatoliy Amelin, emphasised that today the National Security and Defense Council must take responsibility for coordinating longevity and public health, since these issues fall within the scope of national security.
Steps Already Taken
Valeriia Ionan, Adviser to the First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine on Innovation, Digitalisation, and Global Partnerships, highlighted that MedTech and BioTech are priority sectors for the government under the WINWIN Strategy for Ukraine’s digital innovation development:
“Technology is our national idea. Today we are shaping a new reality of a country where technology and innovation become the main driving force of development. The WINWIN 2030 Digital Innovation Strategy is a roadmap for making Ukraine a magnet for talent, startups, and investment from around the world. It covers 14 priority areas, including AI, defense tech, MedTech, BioTech, EdTech, and others. It implies building a new innovation infrastructure that will range from tech parks, venture instruments, tax incentives, and educational programmes, to global partnerships. Innovation must be developed here and now.”
Oleksandr Tolstanov, Chair of the Academic Council of the Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine, noted: “We have launched a preventive medicine course, and the idea of modern medical education that integrates Age Management is already gaining strong support among healthcare professionals. Those who completed the course understand the crucial role of prevention and know how to apply this knowledge to implement the longevity strategy. Our goal is to ensure that every doctor confidently applies preventive medicine skills in practice.”
The Economic Impact of the Age Management Strategy
President of the International Investment Office Roman Matys stressed that healthcare cannot depend solely on the government:
The entrepreneur commented: “Business must take the lead in driving these changes. It makes sense to encourage investors to involve insurance companies in cooperation. This way, we do not need to wait for regulatory decisions since companies can create conditions for proactive employee health management themselves. Employer brand value should be built through caring for the team. Company-funded sports and recreation, proper working conditions, and a reasonable workday must be guaranteed today.” He also added that many Ukrainian companies have already been investing in their employees.
UIF economist Yevhen Astakhov highlighted the importance of Age Management from a macroeconomic perspective and its direct link to the state’s financial growth:
“Our nation is aging rapidly. We are stuck in a deficit of health and prevention funding, a deficit worth billions. And this will only increase future treatment costs. That is why Age Management should be seen as a framework for improving corporate ROI. Yes, it requires investment, but without it we risk moving toward the status of a disappearing nation. With cooperation between the state and corporate sector, we can create a country that becomes a global case study.”
AM SUMMIT launched a new tradition: creating a yearly working document that converts ideas into an action plan In 2025, it is called the “Productivity Code” – a one-year roadmap within the larger programme Age Management 365×30, a 10,000-day marathon that leads Ukraine toward the top five longevity nations step by step.
Dr. Shagov concluded: “Japan achieved this in 80 years; our aim is to do it in 30. It is an ambitious target, impossible for one person to achieve alone but if we unite our efforts, we will get there. We must remember that national health and business energy start with the choices each of us makes. When we walk this path together, it inspires, empowers, and makes everything possible. Today we made the first step. There are 9,999 ahead. This is how we shape Ukraine’s future longevity strategy. Together.”
