Russian tycoon Dmitry Itskov met with a few of the humankind’s best minds, and couple more robots in the city of New York on Saturday to talk about how humans can make their minds last longer than their bodies. The 32-year-old tycoon, who actually looks young for his age, set an aggressive timeline for how he envisions his goal:

In 2020 – humans can now control robots remotely using our brains.

In 2025 – just like in the animated sitcom Futurama, humans can plant their brains into a life-support system, like a robot body, that would serve as a robot replacement for a weak body, even perhaps a dying body.

In 2035 – humans should already possess the ability to transfer their minds into a computer, thus removing the need for a robot body to move around while carrying the vulnerable brain.

Finally, by 2045 –Itskov predicts that by that time, humans can start having artificial brains and controlling hologram bodies.

Neuroscience experts who were invited to Itskov's Global Future 2045 conference at the Lincoln Center in the New York City's Manhattan were skeptical. A lot of the experts say that not only is the timetable too ambitious, but it has also reached a point where it has become unrealistic. However, the gathering was indeed a rare chance to publicly voice questions that might face us as technology continues to progress.

A few philosophical questions were – Is immortality even desirable, and if so, what would be the best path to take to achieve it? Are we abandoning our sense of humanity once we leave behind our body for the sake of immortality?

There were also practical questions such as – If you send your robot body to work, will you get paid?

Itskov said in the press conference that he does try to get rid of his “selfishness” one day at a time, and has already spend around $3 million in promoting his timeline. His first conference was held last year in Russia.

Dmitry Itskov is currently president of Russian online media company New Media Stars and famous for his 2045 Initiative—a quest for immortality.