With fascinating speakers including the chief medical officer for England and the co-discoverer of the Ebola virus, we are excited to return to London with the fourth installment of WIRED Health.
Hundreds of healthcare, pharmaceutical and technology influencers and leaders travel from around the world to be a part of this refreshing ‘unplugged-style’ one-day event, which offers attendees valuable business insight, human factor thinking and exceptional networking opportunities.
Here are the amazing individuals who will share their compelling stories.
Chief medical officer for England, Department of Health
Dame Sally Davies is chief medical officer of the UK government, acting as its principal medical advisor on all issues relating to public health.
Microbiologist; co-discoverer of the Ebola virus and Director, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Piot helped discover the Ebola virus and has contributed to the understanding of HIV/AIDS. He has been on the frontline of the fight against both epidemics since.
Chief medical officer, Verily
Jessica Mega is a cardiologist and Chief medical officer of Verily – Alphabet’s medical arm and former Google[x] moonshot.
Science, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
A neuroscientist and computational biologist, Freeman is part of the team working to cure, prevent or manage all diseases by the end of the century.
Chief executive, Behavioural Insights Team
The Behavioural Insights Team – also known as the Nudge Unit – is a UK government and Nesta partnership that applies behavioural sciences to public services, from economics to healthcare. CEO Halpern has advised Downing Street and the White House.
Senior researcher, Microsoft Research Cambridge & Associate Professor, University of Cambridge
Fisher’s research in executable biology focuses on cutting-edge technologies for modelling the molecular mechanisms of cancer and the development of novel drug therapies.
Founding executive director & chair, Exponential Medicine
Kraft is a Stanford and Harvard trained physician-scientist, inventor and entrepreneur. He has chaired the medicine department at Singularity University since its launch, and is the founder and executive director of Exponential Medicine conference.
Co-founder & CEO, Sync Project
With the Sync Project Marko Ahtisaari – former executive vice president of design at Nokia – is pioneering the scientific use of music in healthcare. Collaborators include Peter Gabriel, St. Vincent and Jon Hopkins.
Director, Oxford Institute of Population Ageing
Sarah Harper serves on the Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology, which advises on the scientific evidence for strategic policies and frameworks.
CEO & Co-founder, Sophia Genetics
Sophia Genetics fuses DNA sequencing and big data to detect cancer in the lungs, skin, ovaries and breast, as well as congenital diseases. It then uses machine learning to compare results and suggest treatments.
Patient engagement advocate
Matt Eagles was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson’s Disease at the age of eight. He can now control some of his symptoms with deep brain-stimulation treatments, and works to raise awareness of the condition.
President, Galvani Bioelectronics
Molecular biologist turned bioelectrician, Kristoffer Famm leads Galvani Bioelectronics, a partnership between GSK and Alphabet to develop implantable medical devices.
Associate Professor for Neurotechnology, Imperial College
Fusing neuroscience with technology to create neurotechnology, Faisal’s team is using machine learning to reverse-engineer the brain.
Mental health strategist, Humanitarian, Public health specialist
Middelthon-Candler Peace Prize winner Khaliya is a philanthropist and venture capitalist involved with several social ventures promoting innovation in mental health and neurodegenerative disease.
Co-founder & CEO, Guardant Health
Eltoukhy’s Guardant Health has created a blood test to diagnose cancer to replace tissue biopsies and potentially detect early stage cancers.
CEO, BioViva Science
With BioViva Science Liz Parrish is bringing dual gene therapies to the treatment of age-related issues and illnesses – such as skin deterioration and Alzheimer’s – and leading research in regenerative medicine.
Co-founder, Carbon Health
Founder of online learning platform Udemy, Eren Bali now aims to radically improve the patient experience with Carbon Health, a unified healthcare platform for medical records and billing.
Research doctor, European Space Agency
Medical doctor and polar scientist, Beth Healey researches health in extreme environments, preparing humans for space travel and interplanetary colonisation.
Postdoctoral scientist, Harvard University & co-founder, Weird and Wonderful
Robinton explores bioengineering and its potential to end ageing. Her published work covers stem cell research and the mechanisms behind liver cancer.
NIHR Professor in Cell & Gene Therapy, Institute of Child Health & Great Ormond Street Hospital
Leading a research group investigating viral vectors for gene therapy, Qasim's group has a strong focus on lentiviral technology and gene-editing tools including TALENs and CRISPR/Cas reagents for the modification of human cells for novel therapeutic applications.
This article was originally published by WIRED UK
