Speaking · English & German

Bring the signal to your stage.

Longevity, prevention, biomarkers, and the incentives that keep the health system treating instead of preventing.

No talking points. No sponsor scripts. Just what the data actually says, and where the field is overselling.

Check availability → See the formats
Largest room1,000+ in the audience
Based inHamburg · travels from
LanguagesEnglish · German
FormatsKeynote · Panel · Workshop · Podcast
Niko Hems on stage at Life Summit, speaking to a seated audience with his name on the screen behind him
▲ Life Summit · main stage
Recently on stage · 2025/26
prEVENTion conference Life Summit Käpsele Festival
The formats

Four ways to put me to work.

Pick the one that fits your programme. If you are not sure, describe the room and I will tell you which one lands best.

Niko Hems as a panellist at the AEPIKUR conference, on stage with three other speakers
▲ Panel · AEPIKUR
01

Panel discussions

As panellist or moderator. I am most useful where the panel risks turning into mutual agreement. I will name the trade-off everyone is avoiding, without making it a fight.

  • Length30–60 min
  • Best forIndustry conferences, health-tech and pharma events
  • AlsoAvailable to moderate
Niko Hems in a small-group discussion on stage, talking with other participants
▲ Working session
02

Workshops

A working session, not a lecture. We take real biomarker panels, real marketing claims, real studies, and build the filter your team needs to tell the three apart.

  • Length60–120 min
  • Best forLeadership teams, clinical staff, health-product teams
  • GroupWorks best under 30 people
Niko Hems giving a keynote, holding a microphone mid-gesture
▲ Keynote · DYNO
03

Keynotes

A single argument, built from evidence, delivered so the room can act on it. Every talk is rebuilt for your audience. I do not have one deck I carry around.

  • Length20–45 min, plus Q&A
  • Best forMain stage, company offsites, medical congresses
  • IncludesA pre-call to sharpen the angle
Niko Hems recording a long-form podcast interview
▲ Return on Health
04

Podcasts

I host Return on Health, so I know what makes an episode worth someone's commute. Remote or in person, and happy to go deep rather than wide.

  • Length45–90 min
  • SetupRemote or in person
  • BonusI will share the episode with my audience
Topics

What I cover on stage.

KeynotePanelWorkshopPodcast
01
Most “Longevity” Advice Is Noise.

Supplements, peptides, biological age tests and miracle protocols get the attention. But what actually moves the needle on healthspan?

02
The Biomarkers That Predict Your Future.

ApoB, Lp(a), VO₂max, insulin resistance and more: which numbers deserve your attention, and which ones mostly create noise?

03
Can We Detect Disease Before It Starts?

Whole-body MRI, liquid biopsy, genetics and advanced diagnostics promise earlier detection. Where the science is strong, where it isn’t, and when more testing can backfire.

04
Why Healthcare Waits Until You’re Sick.

We spend enormous amounts treating disease late. What would healthcare look like if diagnostics, prevention and risk reduction came first?

05
I Tested 87 Biomarkers on Myself. Here’s What Actually Changed.

An N=1 experiment with repeated testing, 14 interventions, and plenty of surprises about what optimization can and cannot tell you.

Bring your own brief and I will build the talk around it. These are starting points, not a fixed menu.

Why me

Inside the industry.
Outside the hustle.

  • ClinicHead of Strategy & Medical Communications at YEARS, a Berlin healthspan clinic
  • StageSpoken to rooms of 1,000+, in English and German
  • RankingFavikon #1 Aging & Longevity voice in Germany
  • AuthorSpringer essentials, on digital health misinformation
  • HostReturn on Health, long-form conversations with researchers and clinicians
  • StudyingExecutive MSc in Longevity, Geneva College of Longevity Sciences
  • PressPsychology Today, Entrepreneur UK, t3n, Longevity.Technology
Booking

Let's get it in the diary.

One email is enough to start. I reply to every genuine enquiry, usually within two working days.

Send a speaking enquiry →
niko@nikohems.de · or message me on LinkedIn
HELPFUL TO INCLUDE
  • Event, date and city (or remote)
  • Which format, and how long the slot is
  • Who is in the room, and roughly how many
  • English or German
  • Budget, even as a range
Lead time4+ weeks preferred, ask anyway if it is sooner
TravelFrom Hamburg, across Europe
RateDepends on format and organisation. Non-profits, ask