From the polar scientist preparing humans to live in outer space to the youngest venture capitalist, we're excited to present the speakers for WIRED Next Generation, taking place in London on November 4, 2017.
Co-founder and CEO, Reach Robotics
Born in Nigeria and raised in the UK, Adekunle blends biology, video games and robotics with Reach Robotics. His MekaMon gaming platform combines advanced robots with video games via augmented-reality gameplay, controlled by smartphone.
Space scientist
Maggie Aderin-Pocock, MBE is a space scientist who has worked on many out-of-this-world projects. She is also a popular science communicator and is perhaps best-known for presenting astronomy show The Sky at Night.
Head of imaging, Core Research Labs, Natural History Museum
Farah Ahmed and her team at the Natural History Museum use the latest imaging technologies to reveal the unseen - from identifying parasites to digitising dinosaurs.
Designer and engineer
Combining design and digital technology with user research, Ross Atkin works to make life easier for people living with disabilities. He is part of the Fix Team on BBC Two’s The Big Life Fix.
Poet and Youtuber
Suli Breaks' wordplay has inspired millions around the world, with more than 342,000 subscribers and nearly 25m views.
founder and president, Wish for WASH
Social-impact organisation Wish for WASH brings innovation to the global sanitation industry, with its SafiChoo toilet making its way to countries without sanitation infrastructure.
Personal trainer, YouTuber
Scola Dondo documented her journey from obesity to tness in losing 22 kilograms. She also runs the blog That Fitness Life.
[b]creator and founder, my Pale Skin YouTube channel[b]
My Pale Skin has an active audience of two million followers and has attracted more than 73 million views.
Medical doctor and polar scientist
Medical doctor and scientist Beth Healey researches human health in extreme environments to prepare us for space travel and interplanetary colonisation.
Photo credit by Jason Ashwood
Lead social activist, writer, psychotherapist and founder of Dahlia Project
Hussein is an anti-FGM activist and psychotherapist. She helped found Dahlia Project, the UK’s first specialist therapeutic service for FGM survivors, and Daughters of Eve, a charity dedicated to ending gender-based violence.
Engineer, Airbus
Abbie Hutty worked on Europe’s first Mars Rover mission as the lead structures engineer for the ExoMars Rover Vehicle.
Founder, Happy Not Perfect
Happy Not Perfect is a mental-well-being app dedicated to mindfulness and inspired by the science behind happiness.
Digital magician
Creative storyteller Tom London is a pioneer of digital hacktivism, combining technology and magic as an art form to explain the possibilities of VR, drones and robotics.
Creative manager, Territory Studio
George Simons oversees Territory’s UK and US growth. The company worked on VFX for Blade Runner 2049 and The Martian.
Founder and executive creative director, Territory Studio
Territory supplies motion- digital- and graphic design to some of Hollywood’s biggest movie hits, including Prometheus and Blade Runner 2049.
Founder, The Twenty Minute VC
Harry is probably the world’s youngest venture capitalist, having joined VC firm Atomico at the age of 20 last year. He started his podcast, The Twenty Minute VC, when he was 18.
Spit the Atom, young poetry collective
Spit the Atom is pleased to bring four poets to the WIRED Next Generation stage, including former SLAMbassador UK winner Gabriel Akamo; Edinburgh Fringe Festival regular Kit Finnie; award-winning poet and playwright Tommy Sissons; and Tatenda-Naomi Matsvai.
This article was originally published by WIRED UK
