Huffington Magazine Issue 59 | Page 72

Exit TECH HUFFINGTON 07.28.13 Dmitry Itskov Knows He’ll Live Forever AP PHOTO/MARY ALTAFFER BY BIANCA BOSKER O SOONER has Dmitry Itskov, a 32-year-old Russian multimillionaire, sat down at the table in his hotel room than he springs up again and begins pawing through the snacks in the minibar. He tosses aside chips and N candy, settles on a box of mixed nuts, then sits back down. Itskov maintains a strict diet — no meat, fish, coffee, alcohol or cold water — but not because he’s afraid of high blood pressure or heart disease. In fact, he’s convinced we’ll all live forever. Itskov’s 2045 Initiative has the goal of achieving human immortality within the next three Russian billionaire Dmitry Itskov speaks at the Global Future 2045 Congress in New York on June 15, 2013.