2024

 2024 Stanford Center on Longevity Design Challenge Finals 

Tuesday, April 9, 2024 

Li Ka Shing Learning and Knowledge Center
Berg Hall C
291 Campus Drive
Stanford, CA 

8:30am – 9:00am    Check-in, breakfast & coffee 

9:00am – 9:15am    Stanford Center on Longevity Welcome
Laura Carstensen, Director, Stanford Center on Longevity 

9:15am – 9:45am    Keynote: Why Experimenting Beats Planning for Start Ups
Perry Klebahn, Adjunct Professor and Director of Executive Education, Stanford d.school; Founder, Stanford LaunchPad Accelerator 

9:45am – 9:55am    Design Challenge Finals Introduction and Sponsor Recognition
Marie Conley-Smith, Stanford Center on Longevity 

9:55am – 10:55am    Finalist Presentations, Part 1 (4 presentations)

9:55-10:10        Bala
10:10-10:25     Tradeways
10:25-10:40     Reframe
10:40-10:55     Limitless Financial

10:55am – 11:10am    Break 

11:10am – 12:10pm    Finalist Presentations, Part 2 (4 presentations)

11:10-11:25     Setu
11:25-11:40     LifeQuest
11:40-11:55     Asterisk
11:55-12:10     Kur

12:15pm – 1:45pm    Networking Lunch and Judges Meeting (Lunch provided) 

1:45pm – 2:15pm    Stanford Student Founders Panel
Weston Ballard & Emily Sheng, Stanford Graduate School of Business

2:15pm – 2:30pm    Introduction to Design Challenge 2025
Marie Conley-Smith, Stanford Center on Longevity 

2:30pm – 2:45pm    Awards 

2:45pm – 4:00pm    Networking Reception (Light snacks provided) 

Li Ka Shing Learning & Knowledge Center | Berg Hall C
291 Campus Drive
Stanford, CA 94305

From Highway 280 North or South:
• Take the Sand Hill Road exit, head east
• Turn right on Stock Farm Road
• Go past Oak Road
• Make the next left‐hand turn into Stock Farm Lot

From Bayshore US Highway 101 North or South:
• Take the Embarcadero Road/West exit
• Follow Embarcadero Road for about two miles
• Cross El Camino Real, after which the road becomes Galvez St.
• Turn right at Arboretum Road
• Turn left on Sand Hill Road
• Turn left on Stock Farm Road
• Go past Oak Road
• Make the next left‐hand turn into Stock Farm Lot

Visit Stanford Visitor parking to pay for a parking permit, or use the ParkMobile app.

Walking to LKSC from the Parking Structure (10 minute walk):

• After parking, go to the South‐East corner of the parking lot (you’ll see the Hoover Tower in the distance).
• Take the elevator down to street level and make two rights, or take the stairs down to the street level and make a right.
• Turn left at the white fire hydrant and walk across the parking lotMake a right when you get to Welch Road.
• Make a left and cross the street at the corner\
• Follow the path and the LKSC Event signs
• Turn left at the first palm tree
• Walk up the stairs of the Li Ka Shing Center, 291 Campus Drive, Stanford
• The Conference Center is located on the 2nd Floor.
  (An elevator is available if you enter on the first floor.)

Recommended hotels in the area include:

• Sheraton Palo Alto Hotel 
• Cabana Hotel Palo Alto
• The Nest Hotel Palo Alto
• Hotel Lucent
• The Westin Palo Alto

We will provide lunch on the day of the conference. For dinner options, see the below list of recommended local restaurants:

• Saint Michael’s Alley
  
• Reposado
• Left Bank, Menlo Park
• Stanford Park Hotel
  
• Rosewood
  
• CucinaVenti
  
• iTalico
  
• Café Riace
  
• Flemings Steakhouse, Palo Alto

Please direct any initial logistical questions to concerns to:

Marie Conley-Smith
[email protected]
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