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WIRED Next Generation 2017 Agenda

Inspiring talks, interactive workshops and 30+ demos and showcases in the Test Lab – view the full programme and brochure for the WIRED Next Generation 2017 youth festival, hosted with headline partner Accenture.

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This year, you’ll have the option to drop in and between the Main Stage and the Workshops, as well as experience our new Test Lab.

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2017 WIRED Next Gen Programme

KEYNOTE STAGE

9.00 - REGISTRATION
10.00 - CURATORS’ WELCOME
SESSION ONE: EXPLORE AT EXTREMES
10.05 - WHITE SPACE: HOW TO VISIT MARS ON EARTH

Beth Healey, Medical doctor and polar scientist

10.25 - WHAT LIES BENEATH: USING IMAGING TECH TO REVEAL THE UNSEEN

Farah Ahmed, head of imaging, Natural History Museum

10.45 - WHY ALIENS MATTER: HOW FACT, FICTION AND FANTASY SHAPE TECHNOLOGY

George Simons, fantasy UI and technology designer, Territory Studio

11.05 - POEMS: “WHAT MADE ME” & “TOOTH DECAY”

Tatenda Naomi Matsvai, Spit the Atom

11.45 - POEMS: “HONESTY”, Gabriel Akamo;

“ABOUT A POEM” Tommy Sissons, Spit the Atom

SESSION TWO: BE AN ENTREPRENEUR
11.55 - REACHING 50 MILLION DOWNLOADS: WHY ANYONE CAN START THEIR OWN BUSINESS

Harry Stebbings, entrepreneur and investor, The Twenty Minute VC

12.15 - HAPPY NOT PERFECT: USING TECHNOLOGY TO PUT YOUR HAPPINESS FIRST

Poppy Jamie, entrepreneur and presenter

12.35 - YOUTUBE CREATORS: HOW TO SHARE YOUR PASSION WITH THE WORLD

Em Ford, beauty vlogger

Suli Breaks, spoken-word artist

Scola Dondo, personal trainer

SESSION THREE: LIVE YOUR DREAMS
13.05 - REACH FOR THE STARS

Maggie Aderin-Pocock, space scientist

13.20 - LUNCH
SESSION FOUR: ENGINEER THE FUTURE
14.25 - HACKING TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE REAL MAGIC

Tom London, magician/hacker

14.50 - EXOMARS: A MARTIAN SURVIAL STORY

Abbie Hutty, engineer, Airbus

15.10 - DESIGNING TECHNOLOGY WITH DISABLED PEOPLE

Ross Atkin, designer and engineer

15.30 - COMBINING ROBOTICS, GAMING AND AUGUMENTED REALITY

Silas Adekunle, roboticist and entrepreneur, Reach Robotics

15.45 - BREAK
16.20 - POEMS

“KANGAROO”, Kit Finnie

“2069”, Kit Finnie & Gabriel Akamo, Spit the Atom

SESSION FIVE: BUILD A BETTER WORLD
16.30 - BREAKING THE CYCLE

Leyla Hussein, anti-FGM activist

16.50 - LET’S TALK TOILETS!

Jasmine Burton, social-impact designer, Wish for WASH

17.10 - CLOSING REMARKS

This article was originally published by WIRED UK