WIRED2016: Next Generation home
On November 5, 12- to-18-year-olds will be welcomed to London to experience a day of mind-blowing talks, hands-on workshops and performances exploring how science, technology and innovative thinking are transforming the world they will inherit.
WIRED2016: Next Generation is a unique opportunity. This inspiring event brings together switched-on and engaged young people with some of the most exciting innovators around today.
Schools can access discounts for groups of pupils. Click here to find out more (PDF).
Pioneering chef and entrepreneur, UK
Internationally famous for his award-winning, Michelin-starred restaurants, Blumenthal is considered one of the greatest and most influential chefs of his generation.
Blockbuster visual effects artist, UK
A visual effects artist at Moving Picture Company, Shevket helped create the groundbreaking visual effects for The Jungle Book and Life of Pi.
The first privately funded female space traveller, US
A serial entrepreneur, Ansari’s family funded the first XPRIZE for suborbital flight, launching a new era of private spaceflight.
World drone-racing champion, UK
Wolferstan-Bannister, known as BanniUK, has quickly made a name for himself in the emerging sport of drone racing, having won the 2016 World Drone Prix in Dubai at the age of 15.
Teenage neuroscientist, UK
At 15, Nithiyanandam created a molecular “trojan horse” antibody that can detect Alzheimer’s and potentially halt its development. He won the Scientific American Innovator Award at the global Google Science Fair 2015 and other awards at national fairs.
Robotics artist, US
Gannon is the founder of design studio MADLAB.CC. Her latest project, coming to the Design Museum in November, explores our interaction with smart machines.
Mental health campaigner and poet, UK
Manawer writes and performs poetry exploring mental health. Having won an international competition, he is scheduled to travel to space in 2018, dedicating the trip to all people with mental health problems.
Swedish singer-songwriter, Sweden
Signed to Relentless Records, 24-year-old MY produces Swedish pop that blends Scandinavian noir with rock and roll. Her debut album will be released in 2017.
Co-founder, The Restart Project, UK
Gunter is co-founder of The Restart Project, a social enterprise dedicated to changing our relationship with electronics – from learning to repair broken devices to donating and recycling.
Memory scientist, UK
Criminologist/forensic psychologist and memory hacker Shaw is the author of The Memory Illusion. A lecturer at London South Bank University, she has advised on memory science for criminal cases, with police forces and the military.
AI music maker, UK
Can machines make music? Stobbs is the co-founder of Jukedeck, a startup in the exploding field of artificial intelligence, which has developed software to do just that.
Teen media mogul, UK
Gilmore is the founder and managing director of W!ZARD Radio Media, a media company that includes teen-focused station W!ZARD Radio, which he founded at 12 years old.
AR and VR pioneer, UK
Barton is the CEO and co-founder of Curiscope, a startup creating immersive VR & AR learning experiences. They have one of the most-viewed VR experiences globally and crowdfunded the Virtuali-Tee, an interactive AR journey inside the human anatomy.
Entrepreneur and coding champion, UK
Bentinck’s Entrepreneur First accelerator helps individuals build tech companies from scratch through a six-month incubator. Three hundred founders have already developed their ideas with the accelerator.
App entrepreneur, UK
Nash has been creating online platforms since the age of 12. He founded mobile advertising exchange Tapdaq and controversial social platform Little Gossip.
Bionic arm builder, UK
Samantha Payne’s Open Bionics turns children with limb differences into superheroes with its robotic hands, inspired by the worlds of Frozen, Star Wars and Iron Man.
Malala Fund Campaigner, UK
Almellehan is a 18-year-old Syrian refugee who recently resettled in the UK. She is a Malala Fund Campaigner, hoping to secure education for children from her home country and other regions affected by war.
This article was originally published by WIRED UK
