WIRED Health 2018: The Full Programme

The health industry is undergoing unprecedented advancement; WIRED Health will focus on which trends are making the most impact.

On March 13 – Main Conference Day, you’ll have the option to drop in and between the Keynote and the EY Access Stages, as well as experience our Test Lab. On March 14, you can join a brand new workshop dedicated to startups looking to get the most out of their accelerator programmes.

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9:00-9:05

WELCOME REMARKS

9:05 - 10:20

EARLY MORNING SESSIONSTreating untreatable cancers with gene therapyBruce Levine, Center for Cellular Immunotherapies, University of Pennsylvania

Creating the Human Cell AtlasSarah Teichmann, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute

How to stop ageingNir Brazilai, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Innovative health policy: from HIV to school eye healthHon. Dorcas Makgato, Minister of Health and Wellness, Government of Boswana

10:20 - 11:00

MID MORNING BREAK

11:05 - 12:40

MID MORNING SESSIONS[EY WIRED Health Access Stage Opens]

KEYNOTE STAGE

IntroductionJonathan Wood, The Francis Crick Institute

Correlative imaging: from cells to starsLucy Collinson, The Francis Crick Institute

The computer will see you nowAndrew Steele, The Francis Crick Institute

The rise of femtechTania Boler, Elvie

VR to rebuild your brainTej Tadi, MindMaze

The gut-body network: using microbes to fight diseaseSimba Gill, Evelo Biosciences

ACCESS STAGE

[Partner session]

When the human body is the biggest data platform, who will capture value?Pamela Spence, EY

Fireside chatwith Bruce Levine, Center for Cellular Immunotherapies

[Partner session]

Clinova

[Startup Showcase Part One]

WIRED presents the first showcase of startups in the health industryVivian Chan, Sparrho Juliana Bersani, Outcomes Based Healthcare Patrick Short, Heterogeneous Virgilio Bento, SWORD Health Katerina Spranger, Oxford Heartbeat

12:45 - 14:00

LUNCH BREAK

13:00 - 13:45

Partner Panel: The Future of HIV: What's Next?Co-Hosted by Gilead

14:05 - 15:20
KEYNOTE STAGE

How the smartphone can provide eyecare for allAndrew Bastawrous, Peek Vision

The AI doctorClaire Novorol, Ada Health GmbH

Training the next generation of surgeonsShafi Ahmed, Medical Realities

Disrupting big pharma with AIJackie Hunter, BenevolentBio

ACCESS STAGE

Female HealthPanel Discussion

[Partner session]

Demo and KeynoteJason McKeown, Modius

[Startup Showcase Part Two]

WIRED presents the second showcase of startups in the health industryLouis Weinstock, Bounce Works Pete Trainor, BotsAndUs Luke Buhl-Nielsen, KRY

15:20 - 15:55

MID AFTERNOON BREAKFollowed by Startup Showcase winner announcement [EY WIRED Health Access Stage closes]

16:00 - 17:35

The psychedelic cureRobin L Carhart-Harris, Imperial College London

Surgery on the wild sideRomain Pizzi, Royal Zoological Society of Scotland

Can VR diagnose dementia?Michael Hornberger, Sea Hero Quest

ACT: The new approach in the fight against cancerJess Mills and Jack Kreindler

The Startup ShowcaseWinner Announced CLOSING REMARKS AND EVENING DRINKS RECEPTION

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This article was originally published by WIRED UK