No Pseudoscience, All Science

About Doc

Inspired by the intimate early days of TED (the Monterey era, when it felt like a salon) and Allen & Co, a small group of thoughtful, committed scientists and leaders have come together to animate a movement anchored in ‘truth in medicine.’ To enhance the experience, an interactive testing suite will let our community measure, monitor, and gain insight into their health and longevity using the latest, scientifically validated diagnostics.

Advances in longevity-related science are accelerating against a backdrop of false claims and marketing schemes. How can we go fast but not break things? How can we parse credible, life-enhancing science from the incessant pseudo-science dominating today’s health narrative?

For three days this Fall, the DOC experience will transform the Estate Yountville into an exclusive and intimate community committed to scaling proven advances in medicine. DOC features a faculty of the most important scientists you need to know - each at the forefront of singular medical advances that are impactful right now. DOC's inaugural agenda will highlight actionable insights into neuroscience, longevity, artificial intelligence, cancer, the microbiome, cardiovascular health, and more. DOC participants - leaders in business, technology, and finance - have the opportunity to engage in credible scientific tests that illuminate biology, sleep, and brain health and to discuss their results with the DOC faculty.

Join us in Napa this Fall as we identify and harness credible, meaningful medical advances.

We are delighted to introduce our esteemed 2024 faculty 

Featured FACULTY MEMBERS

Program

Overview

At the center of our program are multi-part, salon-style conversations focusing on a single topic. Our program is unique - any member of the DOC community can add to the conversation.

To enhance the experience, an interactive testing suite will let our community measure, monitor, and gain insight into their longevity and health using advanced, scientifically validated tools.

Day 1: Thursday, October 24th

4:00pm–5:00pm

Check-in and Orientation

5:00pm–6:00pm

Welcome Networking Reception

6:30pm–9:30pm

Dinner and an Oxford-Style Debate: Is Aging a Disease or a Process?
Featuring Eric Verdin M.D., Daniel Krizek, Karl Pfleger, Ph.D. and Andrea Gartenbach, M.D.

9:30pm–10:30pm

Afterglow Conversations

Day 2: Friday, October 25th

7:15am–8:30am

Google Health Breakfast

8:30am–12:00pm

Opening Remarks/ Framing for the Day
Featuring Dr. Jordan Shlain and John Battelle


Applied Neuroscience: The Implications of Decoding the Brain
Featuring David Eagleman, Ph.D., Eddie Chang, M.D. and Arjun Desai, M.D.


Do Stem Cells Work Right Now?
Featuring Leonard Zon, M.D.


What Capital Wants: The Role of Money in Healthcare
Featuring Kavita Patel, M.D. and Kevin Ryan


Break: Living Room Lab


Advanced Diagnostics and Therapeutics: What Really Works and What You Should Do
Featuring Adam Gazzaley, M.D. Ph.D., James K. Min M.D., Leanne Willams, Ph.D. and Tony Wyss-Coray Ph.D.


Eat Real
Featuring Nora LaTorre

12:45pm–2:00pm

Faculty Table Talks
Intimate lunch conversations with the experts

2:00pm–5:30pm

Table Talk Readout


Smarter than Cancer: Opportunities and Obstacles in Oncology
Featuring Stephanie Kuku, M.D., Laura Esserman, M.D. and Behfar Ehdaie, M.D., MPH


Can AI Live Up To Its Press?
Featuring Michael Howell, M.D., MPH


Break: Living Room Lab


Behavior - Simple Not Easy: The Science of Sleep, Exercise, Diet and the Microbiome
Featuring Eric Verdin, M.D., Rebecca Robbins, Ph.D., Emeran Mayer, M.D. and Meagan Wasfy, M.D., MPH


Epigenetic Risk: Predicting Women's Cancers


A Performance from Aloe Blacc

5:30pm–6:30pm

Break: Living Room Lab

6:30pm–9:30pm

Cocktails and Dinner with a Very Special Guest

9:30pm–10:30pm

Ask the Doctors Anything: The Unvarnished Truth

Day 3: Saturday, October 26th

8:00am–10:00am

Workshops: Identifying Obstacles to Scale in Healthcare

10:00am–12:00pm

Mis-information: Finding Signal in The Noise
Featuring Berra Yazar-Klosinski, Ph.D., Richard Edelman and James Madara


Closing Conversation with a Special Guest

FOUNDING MEMBERS Include

Cyan Banister
General Partner
Long Journey Ventures
John Borthwick
CEO
Betaworks
Larry Brilliant
CEO
Evity Technologies
James Citrin
Partner & Leader, CEO & Boards Practice
Spencer Stuart
Raj Gokal
Chief Operating Officer
Solana Labs
David Krane
CEO & Managing Partner
Google Ventures
Amy Kruse
CIO
Satori Neuro
Nora LaTorre
CEO
Eat Real®
James Madara M.D.
CEO & EVP
American Medical Association

Welcome to The Estate Yountville, Napa Valley, CA

To know Yountville is to love it. With more culinary—and Michelin—star power in a few square miles than anywhere in the country, Yountville welcomes in-the-know tastemakers from across the globe. For those who love wellness, The Estate brings together the best of all that Yountville has to offer, on 22-acres of impeccably positioned, and exquisitely landscaped grounds and vineyards.

Hotel accommodations are not included in the event fees. Details about how to book hotel rooms will be provided after registration is confirmed. 

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Estate Yountville, Napa Valley
Estate Yountville, Napa Valley
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Estate Yountville, Napa Valley
Estate Yountville, Napa Valley
Estate Yountville, Napa Valley
Estate Yountville, Napa Valley

FAQs

DOC is an invitation-only event. If you have received an invitation, you can sign up by selecting the Accept My Invitation button on the top of the page. If you would like to Apply for an Invitation, select that button and complete the form. 

The inaugural DOC event will take place from 4pm on October 24 through Noon on October 26, 2024 at The Estate at Yountville in California. All meals and events are included in the ticket price with exception to Hotel accommodations. Hotel Accommodations are NOT included in the DOC pass fees. Details for housing sign up will be shared after the registration process is complete.

As DOC already has a waitlist, we can only hold invitations for a few weeks. Sign up today to secure your spot to attend DOC 2024.

 

Contact

Do you have additional questions or need to contact us? Write us at concierge@doc.health

Thanks to our strategic and community partners.

doc 2024 Partners

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We are honored to partner with organizations who share our mission to bring credible innovations and information to light for the benefit of everyone. These partnerships enrich our community of changemakers and tastemakers — enabling them to engage with actionable insights and credible scientific tests.

If your organization shares this mission and seeks to make a difference, we invite you to join us as a partner for this transformative event. Please contact Jamie Tilson Ross at jamie@doc.health.