Brain Emulation Debate

Ahead of our Defeating Entropy Hackathon on radical life extension technologies, join us for an evening bringing together hackathon participants, advisers, and guests. The evening will also feature the inaugural SoTA Debates, co-organised with the London Longevity Network, centred on the motion: “Can Whole Brain Emulation Deliver Radical Life Extension?” Debaters Christian Larsen — Cofounder of NethoLabs, working on whole-brain neuroscience and whole-brain emulation technologies. Daniel Burger — Cofounder & Chief Scientist at the Synconetics Organization and Neuroengineer at EightSix Science, a company developing biohybrid gradual brain replacement and functional brain extraction technologies. The debate will be moderated by Levan Bokeria, cofounder of SoTA. The format combines elements of Oxford- and Cambridge-style debating, with audience participation including floor speeches and extended Q&A. This event launches the new SoTA Debates series, aiming to create a forum for high-stakes discussions on frontier technoscientific questions. Register for the Defeating Entropy Hackathon. Attendance will be prioritised for hackathon contestants. ABOUT US: SoTA (the Society for Technological Advancement) is the cross-disciplinary community for Britain's most promising scientists, engineers and technologists. We identify and aggregate exceptional talent early in their trajectories, and cultivate optimism about technoscientific progress.London Longevity: a curated network driving the science, capital and companies redefining human ageing, catalysing breakthroughs, connections and momentum to extend healthy human lifespan. PARTNERS: Pillar VC invests at inception in companies solving the world's greatest challenges. With a significant track record of investing in over 150 companies, with deep university roots throughout, Pillar has raised over $500 million across 4 funds. Pillar’s Encode: AI for Science Fellowship gives AI researchers 12 months of salary and freedom to build something that matters. Powered by the UK’s Pillar’s Encode: AI for Science Fellowship (ARIA), applications close on 28th March. Klona Biotech develops advanced bioprinting technologies that replicate the fibrous architectures found in native human tissues, enabling strong, biocompatible structures for research and medical applications. Their approach bridges tissue engineering, robotics, and manufacturing to unlock mechanically reliable, patient-specific implants. Tomorrow Bio aims to build a world where people can choose how long they want to live — independent of where they are, who they are, and their financial resources. They spread awareness and inform people openly about the option of cryopreservation, offer a high-quality service, and conduct and fund research to further the field of cryonics. CryoDAO aims to contribute to cryopreservation research projects that have a high potential to increase the quality and capabilities of cryopreservation. Fifty Years: home to 5050 - a free, 14-week, part-time programme helping exceptional scientists and engineers test whether founding a company is the highest-impact path for their work. Powered by Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA), a UK R&D funding agency built to unlock scientific and technological breakthroughs that benefit everyone. ARIA empowers scientists and engineers, from their Programme Directors to the teams they fund, with the resources and freedom to pursue breakthroughs at the edge of the possible. Google Cloud provides a comprehensive suite of cloud computing services - including scalable compute, secure data storage, advanced AI and machine learning tools, and high‑performance analytics.